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Super Cobra

Manufacturer: Konami
Year: 1981
Class: Wide Release
Genre: Shooter
Type: Videogame

Monitor:

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

Conversion Class: Konami Classic
Number of Simultaneous Players: 1
Maximum number of Players: 2
Gameplay: Alternating
Control Panel Layout: Single Player
Sound: Amplified Mono (one channel)

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Super Cobra Description

A helicopter flies horizontally through 10 levels, with different enemies on each level, and finally a base where it must capture the booty and escape. A game can be continued where it left off. Catchy theme music.

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).

Very Common - There are 60 known instances of this machine owned by Super Cobra collectors. Of these, 23 of them are original dedicated machines, 2 of them are conversions in which game circuit boards (and possibly cabinet graphics) have been placed in (and on) another game cabinet, and 35 of them are only circuit boards which a collector could put into a generic case if desired.

This game ranks a 36 on a scale out of 100 (100 = most commonly seen, 1=least common) in popularity based on census ownership records.

Wanted - There are 2 VAPS members currently looking for Super Cobra. There are 2 VAPS members looking for Super Cobra board sets.

This game ranks a 11 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 2 VAPS members with Super Cobra machines for sale. There are 2 VAPS members with extra Super Cobra circuit boards 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]

Technical

The game uses two Z80 microprocessors and two AY-3-8910 PSGs for sound.

Legacy

Scramble
Super Cobra

Manuals

Manual 9 Pages, 2092 KB File.

Foto-Finder™ (books)

Encyclopedia of Arcade Video Games, Kurtz (ISBN 0764319256): Page: 117; Color photo; Price guide:

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Super Cobra - Title screen image

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