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Space Cyclone Space Cyclone - Japanese Logo - Katakana / Kanji

Space Cyclone - Cabinet - Video Game Marquee

Description

You control a laserbase that fires at approaching enemy ships and alien creatures.

Space Cyclone was produced by Taito in 1980.

Taito released 487 machines in our database under this trade name, starting in 1967.

Other machines made by Taito during the time period Space Cyclone was produced include: ZunZun Block, Straight Flush, Lunar Rescue, Galaxy Wars, Galaxy Rescue, Balloon Bomber, Crazy Balloon, Indian Battle, Lupin III, and Moon Lander

Space Cyclone
Space Cyclone

Specs

Name Space Cyclone
Developer Taito
Year 1980
Type Videogame
KLOV/MOG # 9645
Class Wide Release
Genre Shooter
Monitor
Conversion Class unique
# Simultaneous Players 1
# Maximum Players 2
Gameplay Alternating
Control Panel Layout Single Player
Controls
  • Joystick: 2-way (left, right)
  • Buttons: 1 [Fire]
Sound Amplified Mono (one channel)
Cabinet Styles
  • Upright/Standard

Game Play

A vertical space shooter in which the player controls a laserbase that fires at approaching enemy "ships" and alien creatures called "bame". The aliens enter the play area from the top of either side of the screen riding what appear to be clouds. They then jump from the clouds and float towards the earth while firing at the player's laserbase. If the "bame" reach the earth without being destroyed, they contruct a ship at the left side of the screen which is completed when three "bame" successfully reach earth. Once completed, the ship takes off and fires a large "cyclone" beam at the player. Occasionally a UFO-type alien ship will enter the screen and fire a cyclone-type beam at the player as well.

The "voice messages" include: "We're coming!" as the bame approach the earth, "Watch out!" when the alien ship takes off and fires at the player's laserbase and "Gotcha!" when the player's laserbase is destroyed.

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Miscellaneous

Translated from the Japanese flyer:

How to Play:

  • Insert coin in slot. Use the button(s) to select for 1 or 2 players.
  • Moving the control lever right and left, accumulate points by attacking the incoming bame (insect cyborg) with rocket fire.
  • The bame appear only from the top of the screen, attacking in wave after wave at warp speed (translators note: through star fields?), so you need to attack them without being overwhelmed.
  • If you are able to dodge enemy rocket UFO cyclone attacks and also destroy them, you get mystery points.
  • The game is over when all rockets have been destroyed.

Features:

  • A thrilling game - See how long you can go in the battle against enemy rocket UFOs and their lightning-like cyclone attacks (translators note: some kind of powerful weapon that they fire).
  • Vivid graphics of glittering stars, falling stars that change colors, and beautiful outer space views.
  • If the incoming bame reach the earths surface 3 times, they build more rockets there and will attack as they re-launch back into space. If you can destroy these bame, you get mystery points.
  • The game is greatly enhanced by audio voice messages and sound effects (that are produced by the CPU).

VAPS Arcade/Coin-Op Space Cyclone Census

There are 14,717 members of the Video Arcade Preservation Society / Vintage Arcade Preservation Society, 9,455 whom participate in our arcade census project of games owned, wanted, or for sale. Census data currently includes 164,291 machines (6,886 unique titles).

Rare - There are 2 known instances of this machine owned by Space Cyclone collectors who are active members. Of these, 2 of them are only circuit boards which a collector could put into a generic case if desired.

Wanted - No active members have added this machine to their wish list.

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