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Description

Move your tank back and forth along the bottom of the screen and shoot endless waves of aliens marching towards earth. Shoot the flying saucer for extra points.

Space War was produced by Sanritsu in 1978.

Sanritsu released 6 machines in our database under this trade name, starting in 1978. Sanritsu was based in United States.

Other machines made by Sanritsu during the time period Space War was produced include: Dream Shopper, Rougien, Jantotsu, Dr. Micro, and Mahjong Kyou Jidai

Space War
Space War

Specs

Name Space War
Developer Sanritsu (United States)
Year 1978
Type Videogame
KLOV/MOG # 9687
Class Wide Release
Genre Shooter
Monitor
Conversion Class Midway 8080
# 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
  • Cocktail

Game Play

Move your base left or right to shoot the endless waves of aliens marching towards earth. There are four buildings (shields) that you can hide behind, but eventually they will be destroyed either by enemy missiles or by the enemies themselves. The aliens' descent quickens as you eliminate them. Shoot the flying saucer for extra points.

Space War KLOV/IAM 5 Point User Score: 0.00 (0 votes)

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COPY OF: Space Invaders

VAPS Arcade/Coin-Op Space War 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 War collectors who are active members. Of these, 2 of them are original dedicated machines.

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

This game ranks a 1 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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