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Soul Calibur

Manufacturer: Namco
Year: 1998
Class: Wide Release
Genre: Fighting
Type: Videogame

Monitor:

Orientation: Horizontal
Type: Raster: Standard Resolution
CRT: Color

Conversion Class: JAMMA+
Number of Simultaneous Players: 2
Maximum number of Players: 2
Gameplay: Competitive
Control Panel Layout: Multiple Player
Controls:

Joystick: 8-way
Buttons: 4 [Horizontal Slash|Vertical Slash|Kick|Guard]

Sound: Amplified Stereo (two channel)

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Soul Calibur Description

The second game in the Soul series. The game features an 8-way run system that allows a player character to run in and out of the screen to dodge and attack opponents. There is also a time release system for both characters and extra weapons and arenas in which to fight.

Cheats, Tricks and Bugs

After Time Release is complete, hold the Start button when choosing a character to play as an Unknown Soul. Also at this time, pressing the Guard button on the character select screen will cycle through the availible weapons.

Conversion

This game uses the Namco System 12 board which is identical to Tekken 3.

Game Introduction

A one-on-one 3-D beat-em-up. Power-up by using a soul charge and batter your opponent into submission with various weapons or toss them out of the ring.

CAPS/VAPS Arcade Census

There are 6,862 members of the Classic Arcade Preservation Society / Video Arcade Preservation Society, 3,937 whom participate in our arcade census project of games owned, wanted, or for sale. Census data currently includes 64,459 machines (3,753 unique titles).

Common - There are 37 known instances of this machine owned by Soul Calibur collectors. Of these, 4 of them are original dedicated machines, 8 of them are conversions in which game circuit boards (and possibly cabinet graphics) have been placed in (and on) another game cabinet, and 25 of them are only circuit boards which a collector could put into a generic case if desired.

This game ranks a 23 on a scale out of 100 (100 = most commonly seen, 1=least common) in popularity based on census ownership records.

Wanted - There are 6 VAPS members currently looking for Soul Calibur. There is one VAPS member looking for a Soul Calibur circuit board set.

This game ranks a 18 on a scale out of 100 (100 = most commonly seen, 1=least common) in popularity based on census want list records.

For Sale - There are 3 VAPS members with Soul Calibur machines for sale. VAPS members are totally independent of VAPS and the International Arcade Museum, and we are unable to recommend, endorce, or guarantee any person or company selling games or game parts.

Rarity is NOT necessarily an indication of value. [More Information]

Fixes

BUG: Occasional resets do occur when certain situations arise. The screen will become a small dark blue dot then go back to the NAMCO startup screen.

Legacy

Soul Edge
Soul Calibur

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