Turtle Ship
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Description
Ancient ship comes to life with new weapons to save human race from annihilation. Space shooter that plays both horizontally and vertically.
Turtle Ship was produced by Philko in 1988.
Philko released 7 machines in our database under this trade name, starting in 1988. Philko was based in United States.
Other machines made by Philko during the time period Turtle Ship was produced include: Dyger, Twin Falcons, Whizz, Xyonix, and Atomic Point
Specs
| Name | Turtle Ship |
|---|---|
| Developer | Philko (United States) |
| Year | 1988 |
| Type | Videogame |
| KLOV/MOG # | 10225 |
| Class | Wide Release |
| Genre | Shooter |
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| Conversion Class | JAMMA |
| Dipswitch Settings | |
| # Simultaneous Players | 2 |
| # Maximum Players | 2 |
| Game Play | Competitive |
| Control Panel Layout | Multiple Player |
| Sound | Amplified Mono (one channel) |
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Game Play
The game is a typical space shooter that plays horizontally or vertically depending on the level. Three buttons per player: guns, missiles and special. Special is a super weapon which kills all but the most powerful enemies.
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Miscellaneous
Licensed to Sharp Image for US manufacture and distribution.
VAPS Arcade/Coin-Op Turtle Ship Census
There are 15,116 members of the Video Arcade Preservation Society / Vintage Arcade Preservation Society, 9,608 whom participate in our arcade census project of games owned, wanted, or for sale. Census data currently includes 166,036 machines (6,962 unique titles).
Uncommon - There are 7 known instances of this machine owned by Turtle Ship collectors who are active members. Of these, 2 of them are original dedicated machines. 5 of them 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.
This game ranks a 2 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]
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