Fire Escape
Description
The player gets five silver balls. It has a pinball like plunger to the top level. The time counts down and the player controls the ball on moveable ramps. The player "ladders" towards goal of the point slot or the basket pit. Points are awarded to receive the rank of Arsonist, Fireman, Lieutant, Captain or Fire chief.
Fire Escape was produced by Mech-Tronic Games Inc. in 1984.
Mech-Tronic Games Inc. released only 1 machine in our database under this trade name. Mech-Tronic Games Inc. was based in United States.
Specs
| Name | Fire Escape |
|---|---|
| Developer | Mech-Tronic Games Inc. (United States) |
| Year | 1984 |
| Type | Arcade |
| KLOV/MOG # | 13348 |
| Sub-Type | Skill game |
| Monitor |
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| # Maximum Players | 1 |
| Game Play | Single |
| Control Panel Layout | Single Player |
| Cabinet Styles |
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| Control Panel | Fire Escape Control Panel Image |
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Fire Escape KLOV/IAM 5 Point User Score: 3.00 (1 vote)
Fun Factor: 3.00
Overall Like |
3.00 |
|---|---|
| Fun (Social) | 3.00 |
| Fun (Solo) | 3.00 |
| Collector Desire | 3.00 |
Technical Rating: 3.00
| Gameplay | 3.00 |
|---|---|
| Graphics | 3.00 |
| Originality | 4.00 |
| Sound/Music | 2.00 |
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Problems/Repairs
The board's 12 VDC power line had been measured at more than 14 volts on multiple machines. This possibly contributes to burn-out of the digital scoreboard modules. The 12 volts line on the board can be lowered by installing 3 x 1N4007 diodes on each leg of the transformer's secondary VAC input lines.
VAPS Arcade/Coin-Op Fire Escape Census
There are 16,440 members of the Vintage Arcade Preservation Society, 10,005 whom participate in our arcade census project of games owned, wanted, or for sale. Census data currently includes 171,019 machines (7,185 unique titles).
Common - There are 25 known instances of this machine owned by Fire Escape collectors who are active members. Of these, 25 of them are original dedicated machines.
For Sale - There are 3 active VAPS members with a Fire Escape machines for sale.
Wanted - There are 2 active VAPS members currently looking for Fire Escape.
This game ranks a 9 on a scale out of 100 (100 = most often seen, 1=least common) in popularity based on census ownership records.
This game ranks a 3 on a scale out of 100 (100 = most often seen, 1=least common) in popularity based on census want list records.
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