A 3-D puzzle game where different shaped blocks are rotated and arranged while they fall down inside a grid-mapped well. Completing a solid grid level eliminates those blocks, while others stack up towards you. The game has New Age-type background music and an ominous, talking Max Headroom-like character.
Block Out was produced by Technos in 1989.
Technos released 28 machines in our database under this trade name, starting in 1982. Technos was based in United States.
Other machines made by Technos during the time period Block Out was produced include: U.S Championship V'Ball, V'Ball, Championship V'Ball, China Gate, Double Dragon II The Revenge, WWF Super Stars, Combatribes The, Double Dragon 3 The Rosetta Stone, Nintendo World Cup, and WWF WrestleFest
Name | Block Out |
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Developer | Technos (United States) |
Year | 1989 |
Type | Videogame |
KLOV/MOG # | 7159 |
Class | Wide Release |
Genre | Puzzle |
Monitor |
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Conversion Class | JAMMA |
Dipswitch Settings | |
# Simultaneous Players | 2 |
# Maximum Players | 2 |
Game Play | Either |
Control Panel Layout | Multiple Player |
Sound | Amplified Mono (one channel) |
Cabinet Styles |
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Overall Like |
5.00 |
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Fun (Social) | 5.00 |
Fun (Solo) | 5.00 |
Collector Desire | 1.00 |
Gameplay | 5.00 |
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Graphics | 5.00 |
Originality | 3.00 |
Sound/Music | 5.00 |
Personal Impressions and Technical Impressions each account for half of the total score.
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The name "Block Out" is actually a trademark of Kadon Enterprises.
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There are 15,165 members of the Video Arcade Preservation Society / Vintage Arcade Preservation Society, 9,628 whom participate in our arcade census project of games owned, wanted, or for sale. Census data currently includes 166,321 machines (6,975 unique titles).
Very Common - There are 51 known instances of this machine owned by Block Out collectors who are active members. Of these, 5 of them are original dedicated machines. 8 of them are conversions in which game circuit boards (and possibly cabinet graphics) have been placed in (and on) another game cabinet. 38 of them are only circuit boards which a collector could put into a generic case if desired.
For Sale - There are 3 active VAPS members with a Block Out machines for sale. There is one active VAPS member with an extra Block Out circuit board for sale.
Wanted - No active members have added this machine to their wish list.
This game ranks a 18 on a scale out of 100 (100 = most often seen, 1=least common) in popularity based on census ownership records.
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