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Space Laser Space Laser - Japanese Logo - Katakana / Kanji

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Description

Shoot the laser at the top of the screen before it shoots you. Also, shoot or hide behind the ships moving horizontally across the screen.

Space Laser 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 Laser 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 Laser - Cabinet - Machine
Cabinet

Specs

Name Space Laser
Developer Taito
Year 1980
Type Videogame
KLOV/MOG # 9672
Class Wide Release
Genre Shooter
Monitor
Conversion Class unique
# Simultaneous Players 1
# Maximum Players 1
Gameplay Single
Control Panel Layout Single Player
Controls
  • Joystick: 2-way (left, right)
  • Buttons: 1 [Fire]
Sound Amplified Mono (one channel)
Cabinet Styles
  • Upright/Standard

Game Introduction

This game is one player only.

Game Play

When your fuel reaches a high number (like 75 or so) your laser will reach the other side of the screen to get your opponent. Once you fire your laser your fuel drops sharply and you must wait for it to build before you can shoot at your opponent again.

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VAPS Arcade/Coin-Op Space Laser Census

There are 14,716 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).

Scarce - There are 4 known instances of this machine owned by Space Laser collectors who are active members. Of these, 2 of them are original dedicated machines. One is a conversion in which game circuit boards (and possibly cabinet graphics) have been placed in (and on) another game cabinet. One is a set of 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.

This game ranks a 2 on a scale out of 100 (100 = most often seen, 1=least common) in popularity based on census ownership records.

Rarity and Popularity independently are not necessarily indications of value. [More Information]

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Technical

CPU: 8080
SOUND: SN76477 and Samples

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