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Bomb Jack
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Name: Bomb Jack Developer: Tehkan Year: 1984 Type: Videogame Class: Wide Release
Game Specific: Bomb Jack Pinout Settings: Bomb Jack Dipswitch Settings Number of Simultaneous Players: 1
Sound: Amplified Mono (one channel)
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Bomb Jack DescriptionA platform game where the object is to collect bombs. Extra bonuses are awarded for collecting bombs with their fuses lit. When you get killed you drop to the nearest platform always landing on your head. Levels begin to repeat after level 18.Bomb Jack was produced by Tehkan in 1984. Tehkan released 15 different machines in our database under this trade name, starting in 1981. Other machines made by Tehkan during the time period Bomb Jack was produced include Star Force, Gridiron Fight, Lovely Poker, Pinball Action, Pontoon, Guzzler, Senjyo, Space Tank, Swimmer, and Voyager. Bomb Jack - KLOV/IAM 5 Point User Score: 3.65 (6 votes)
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. Log in to rate this game! Cabinet Style Weights and Measures
Game IntroductionCollect all the bombs to complete a screen. Only one bomb at a time has a lit fuse. Collect 20 or more of these lit bombs on a level for a bonus 10k to 50k. Avoid the various monsters who chase you. Monsters are drawn in a very distinctive grey color and have a 3D look. There are various background pictures on each level e.g. the Sphinx, skyscrapers, a castle.Game PlayMonsters move in different patterns. For example, the bird character always moves towards you slowly, but it can only move horizontallly or vertically.Grab the powerball when it appears to freeze the monsters for a short period of time during which you can kill them simply by touching them. Collect the "Bonus" symbols to increase the score for each lit bomb collected. Pick up an "Extra" symbol for an additional man and a "Special" symbol for an extra credit. Hit the Jump button to fly up the screen until the button is released. Tap the Fly button when falling to slow the character's descent. VAPS Arcade/Coin-Op Bomb Jack CensusThere are 12,084 members of the Video Arcade Preservation Society / Vintage Arcade Preservation Society, 9,585 whom participate in our arcade census project of games owned, wanted, or for sale. Census data currently includes 162,631 machines (6,830 unique titles).Very Common - There are approximately 150 known instances of this machine presumably owned by our current and past members. More are likely owned by non-members. 51 of these machines are owned by our active Bomb Jack collectors. And of these, 2 are original dedicated machines, 2 are conversions in which game circuit boards (and possibly cabinet graphics) have been placed in (and on) another game cabinet, and 47 are only circuit boards which a collector could put into a generic case if desired. For Sale - There are 2 active VAPS members with extra Bomb Jack circuit boards for sale. Wanted - There are 2 active VAPS members currently looking for Bomb Jack. This game ranks a 58 on a scale out of 100 (100 = most often seen, 1=least common) in popularity based on census ownership records. This game ranks a 7 on a scale out of 100 (100 = most often wanted, 1=least common) in popularity based on census want list records.
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eBay ListingsClick to search eBay for Bomb Jack Videogame machines and related items.Click to search eBay for Tehkan for machines and parts. Check out the IAM/KLOV report of the hottest coin-op machine auctions, powered by Ace.com.
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