Monster Bash
モンスター・バッシュ
Description
A game consisting of three unique stages featuring some of the most popular movie monsters like Dracula, Frankenstein and The Wolfman. Complete each level's task to continue on to the next.
Monster Bash was produced by Sega in 1982.
Sega released 601 machines in our database under this trade name, starting in 1960. Sega is based in Japan.
Other machines made by Sega during the time period Monster Bash was produced include: Borderline, Star Laker, Turpin, K.O. Punch, Turbo, Pengo, 005, Ali Baba And 40 Thieves, Buck Rogers - Planet Of Zoom, and Guttang Gottong
Specs
| Name | Monster Bash |
|---|---|
| Developer | Sega (Japan) |
| Year | 1982 |
| Type | Videogame |
| KLOV/MOG # | 8740 |
| Class | Wide Release |
| Genre | Platform |
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| Conversion Class | Sega G80 System Raster |
| Game Specific | Monster Bash Pinout |
| # Simultaneous Players | 1 |
| # Maximum Players | 2 |
| Game Play | Alternating |
| Control Panel Layout | Single Player Ambidextrous |
| Controls |
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| Sound | Amplified Mono (one channel) |
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Video Clips
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Game Introduction
The levels are as follows:
- Dracula's House: You play "Little Red" who chases Dracula through his five-story house trying to light the candles to energize the sword.
- Frankenstein's Castle: Avoid the wolfmen by zapping them and then escape through a warp door.
- Chameleon Man's Graveyard: Avoid spiders and Chameleon Man by activating a background color change button.
Monster Bash KLOV/IAM 5 Point User Score: 3.24 (6 votes)
Fun Factor: 3.33
Overall Like |
4.00 |
|---|---|
| Fun (Social) | 1.33 |
| Fun (Solo) | 3.80 |
| Collector Desire | 4.40 |
Technical Rating: 3.58
| Gameplay | 3.60 |
|---|---|
| Graphics | 3.40 |
| Originality | 3.80 |
| Sound/Music | 2.80 |
Personal Impressions and Technical Impressions each account for half of the total score.
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Cabinet Information
The game is housed in the standard Sega Convert-A-Cabinet enclosure.
VAPS Arcade/Coin-Op Monster Bash Census
There are 16,438 members of the Video Arcade Preservation Society / Vintage Arcade Preservation Society, 10,004 whom participate in our arcade census project of games owned, wanted, or for sale. Census data currently includes 171,014 machines (7,185 unique titles).
Uncommon - There are 10 known instances of this machine owned by Monster Bash collectors who are active members. Of these, 6 of them are original dedicated machines. One is a conversion in which game circuit boards (and possibly cabinet graphics) have been placed in (and on) another game cabinet. 3 of them are only circuit boards which a collector could put into a generic case if desired.
Wanted - There are 5 active VAPS members currently looking for Monster Bash. There is one active VAPS member looking for a Monster Bash circuit board set.
This game ranks a 4 on a scale out of 100 (100 = most often seen, 1=least common) in popularity based on census ownership records.
This game ranks a 9 on a scale out of 100 (100 = most often seen, 1=least common) in popularity based on census want list records.
Rarity and Popularity independently are not necessarily indications of value. [More Information]
Flyers
1982
/ 4 Pages
1982
/ 2 Pages
Manuals
Foto-Finder® (Books)
- The Encyclopedia of Arcade Video Games Kurtz (ISBN 0764319256) Page: 121; Color photo Price guide: No
- Encyclopedia of Arcade Video Games Kurtz (ISBN 0764319256) Page: 121; Color photo
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