Springer - Videogame by Orca

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Springer

Name: Springer
Developer: Orca

Year: 1982
Type: Videogame

Class: Wide Release
Genre: Platform
Monitor:

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

Conversion Class: unique
Game Specific: Springer Pinout

Number of Simultaneous Players: 1
Maximum number of Players: 2
Gameplay: Alternating
Control Panel Layout: Single Player
Controls:

Joystick: 4-way (up, down, left, right)
Buttons: 1 [Kick]

Sound: Amplified Mono (one channel)

Cabinet Styles:

Upright/Standard

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Springer Description

You control Springer, a pink rabbit that hops from different cloud levels and a few moving clouds picking up bonus object such as carrots, apples, sunglasses and a toothbrush. Kick the evil dino eggs that will hatch into green dinos all under the watchful eye of a big red sun. Your ultimate objective is to reach the sun at the top of the screen with bonus time remaining and maximum bonus points.

Springer was produced by Orca in 1982.

Orca released 14 different machines in our database under this trade name, starting in 1981.

Other machines made by Orca during the time period Springer was produced include Bounty, Changes, Funky Bee, Looper, Marine Boy, Congorilla, and Percussor, The.

Cabinet Style Weights and Measures

Type
Upright/Standard

VAPS Arcade/Coin-Op Springer Census

There are 12,007 members of the Video Arcade Preservation Society / Vintage Arcade Preservation Society, 9,523 whom participate in our arcade census project of games owned, wanted, or for sale. Census data currently includes 161,736 machines (6,804 unique titles).

Scarce - There are approximately 4 known instances of this machine presumably owned by our current and past members. More are likely owned by non-members. 2 of these machines are owned by our active Springer collectors. And of these, 2 are only 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.

At any given time, our active members are listing on VAPS on average of 4,400 games they are looking for, and 3,600 games for sale.

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]

Technical

The game is comprised of two boards. The top board measures 5.5 inches by 11.5 inches and it contains a custom CPU a Z80 derivative in a three by four inch silver metal case and a AY-3-8910. The bottom board is 9 inches by 11.5 inches and connects to the top via a 50 wire ribbon cable. The boards were manufactured by ORCA with the logo picture of Orca the killer whale - OVG-51D on the top board OVG-54D on the bottom. Each of the 2732 EPROMs have a silver window label containing the Orca name and a number from one to nine.

Video Clips

Springer shortplay by Ivan Paduano

(first level complete) Springer, arcade, Universal, 1981

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Additional References
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The Arcade Flyer Archive (TAFA): Springer Flyer #2336
The Arcade Flyer Archive (TAFA): Springer Flyer #3359
The Arcade Flyer Archive (TAFA): Springer Flyer #5459

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Springer - Title screen image