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Grobda Grobda - Japanese Logo - Katakana / Kanji

Grobda - Cabinet - Video Game Marquee

Description

A tank-like game that uses an overhead view. Enemy tanks attack in waves and they must be destroyed before they do the same to you.

Grobda was produced by Namco in 1984.

Namco released 310 machines in our database under this trade name, starting in 1977.

Other machines made by Namco during the time period Grobda was produced include: Phozon, Pac-Man & Chomp Chomp, Pac & Pal, Mappy, Libble Rabble, Dragon Buster, Galaga 3, Gaplus, Shoot Away, and Super Xevious

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Specs

Name Grobda
Developer Namco
Year 1984
Type Videogame
KLOV/MOG # 8015
Class Wide Release
Genre Shooter
Monitor
Conversion Class unique
Game Specific Grobda Pinout
Dipswitch Settings

Grobda Dipswitch Settings (user contributed)

# Simultaneous Players 1
# Maximum Players 2
Gameplay Alternating
Control Panel Layout Single Player
Controls
  • Joystick: 8-way
  • Buttons: 2 [FireShield]
Sound Amplified Mono (one channel)
Cabinet Styles
  • Upright/Standard

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

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VAPS Arcade/Coin-Op Grobda 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).

Scarce - There are 4 known instances of this machine owned by Grobda collectors who are active members. Of these, 4 of them are only circuit boards which a collector could put into a generic case if desired.

For Sale - There is one active VAPS member with an extra Grobda circuit board for sale.

Wanted - No active members have added this machine to their wish list. There is one active VAPS member looking for a Grobda circuit board set.

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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Technical

The game uses two 6809 microprocessors and a Namco 8-channel PSG for sounds. A DAC is used for the speech "Get Ready".

Manuals

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