Warrior - Videogame by Vectorbeam

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Warrior

Name: Warrior
Manufacturer: Vectorbeam
Year: 1979
Type: Videogame

Class: Wide Release
Genre: Fighting
Monitor:

Orientation: Horizontal
Type: Vector
CRT: Black and White

Conversion Class: unique

Number of Simultaneous Players: 2
Maximum number of Players: 2
Gameplay: Competitive
Control Panel Layout: Multiple Player
Sound: Amplified Mono (one channel)

Cabinet Styles:

Upright/Standard

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Warrior Description

Warrior was produced by Vectorbeam in 1979.

Vectorbeam released 5 different machines in our database under this trade name, starting in 1977.

Other machines made by Vectorbeam during the time period Warrior was produced include Barrier, Speed Freak, Scramble , and Space War.

This game consists of a top, or bird's eye view, of two knights fighting around two square pits. The game must have two players. Each player controls both the movement and sword of their knight with a single joystick. The object is to kill the opposing knight by hitting him with your sword or by forcing him to fall into one of the pits.

Warrior - KLOV/IAM 5 Point User Score: 3.44 (5 votes)

Personal Impressions Score: 4.18

     Overall 'Like': 4.25
     Fun (Social): 4.50
     Fun (Solo): 2.25
     Collector Desire: 4.50

Technical Impressions Score: 3.35

     Gameplay: 3.00
     Graphics: 4.25
     Originality: 4.50
     Sound/Music: 3.50

Personal Impressions and Technical Impressions each account for half of the total score. Within the Personal Impressions category, "Like" carries a little more weight than the other factors.

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Cabinet Information

The backdrop artwork comprises the playing field. Only the score and the two knights are displayed on the monitor using vector graphics. The rest of the environment is provided by backdrop and cabinet artwork.

Cabinet Style Weights and Measures

Type
Upright/Standard

Game Introduction

"The first one-on-one fighting game, Warrior was a 2-player overhead sword-fighting contest. Brilliant vector graphics and incredibly beautful backdrop and internal cabinet artwork made the game enthralling to watch, producing more complex images than Atari's vector hardware was capable of. Unfortunately, the Cinematronics vector system was also far less reliable. Most Cinematronics vector games are rare, and Warrior is rare among them." -- A quote from The Electronics Conservatory's Videotopia.

VAPS Arcade/Coin-Op Warrior Census

There are 12,097 members of the Video Arcade Preservation Society / Vintage Arcade Preservation Society, 9,507 whom participate in our arcade census project of games owned, wanted, or for sale. Census data currently includes 159,184 machines (6,676 unique titles).

Common - There are approximately 23 known instances of this machine presumably owned by our current and past members. More are likely owned by non-members. 8 of these machines are owned by our active Warrior collectors. And of these, 7 are original dedicated machines, and one is a set of circuit boards which a collector could put into a generic case if desired.

Wanted - There are 4 active VAPS members currently looking for Warrior.

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 8 on a scale out of 100 (100 = most often seen, 1=least common) in popularity based on census ownership records.

This game ranks a 15 on a scale out of 100 (100 = most often wanted, 1=least common) in popularity based on census want list records.

Rarity and Popularity independently are NOT necessarily indications of value. [More Information]

Foto-Finder® (books)

The Encyclopedia of Arcade Video Games, Kurtz (ISBN 0764319256): Page: C1; Color photo;
The Encyclopedia of Arcade Video Games, Kurtz (ISBN 0764319256): Page: 69; Color photo;
Encyclopedia of Arcade Video Games, Kurtz (ISBN 0764319256): Page: 69; Color photo; Price guide:

Video Clips

Warrior (Vectorbeam 1979)

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Additional References
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The Arcade Flyer Archive (TAFA): Warrior Flyer #1350

eBay Listings

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Warrior

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