Head On - Videogame by Sega/Gremlin

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Head On

Name: Head On
Manufacturer: Sega/Gremlin
Year: 1979
Type: Videogame

Class: Wide Release
Genre: Labyrinth/Maze
Monitor:

Orientation: Horizontal
Type: Raster: Standard Resolution
CRT: Black and White

Conversion Class: unique

Number of Simultaneous Players: 1
Maximum number of Players: 2
Gameplay: Alternating
Control Panel Layout: Single Player
Controls:

Joystick: 4-way (up, down, left, right)

Sound: Amplified Mono (one channel)

Cabinet Styles:

Upright/Standard

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Head On Description

Head On was produced by Sega/Gremlin in 1979.

Sega/Gremlin released 21 different machines in our database under this trade name, starting in 1976.

Other machines made by Sega/Gremlin during the time period Head On was produced include Invinco!, Deep Scan, Fortress, Head On 2, Digger, Cartoon Gun, Safari, Super Bowl, and Fonz.

A car-shaped character circles in one of four lanes around the screen collecting dots while computer car(s) attempt to crash head-on into the player. There are only four locations on the screen to change lanes. Collecting all the dots advances the player to next level with either more or faster opponent cars.

Head On - KLOV/IAM 5 Point User Score: 3.03 (1 vote)

Personal Impressions Score: 2.80

     Overall 'Like': 3.00
     Fun (Social): 3.00
     Fun (Solo): 3.00
     Collector Desire: 2.00

Technical Impressions Score: 3.25

     Gameplay: 5.00
     Graphics: 3.00
     Originality: 3.00
     Sound/Music: 2.00

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 Style Weights and Measures

Type
Upright/Standard

VAPS Arcade/Coin-Op Head On Census

There are 12,158 members of the Video Arcade Preservation Society / Vintage Arcade Preservation Society, 9,544 whom participate in our arcade census project of games owned, wanted, or for sale. Census data currently includes 160,082 machines (6,700 unique titles).

Common - There are approximately 32 known instances of this machine presumably owned by our current and past members. More are likely owned by non-members. 19 of these machines are owned by our active Head On collectors. And of these, 18 are original dedicated machines, and one is a set of circuit boards which a collector could put into a generic case if desired.

For Sale - There are 2 active VAPS members with Head On machines for sale. There is one active VAPS member with an extra Head On circuit board for sale.

Wanted - No active members have added this machine to their wish list.

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.

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

Trivia

The Book "Atari Graphics and Arcade Game Design" credits Head On as being the very first eat-the-dots style game.

Foto-Finder® (books)

Arcade Treasures, Kurtz (ISBN 088740619X): Page: 168; Color photo; Price guide: 1994

Additional References
(logged in members often see more)

The Arcade Flyer Archive (TAFA): Head On Flyer #1284
The Arcade Flyer Archive (TAFA): Head On Flyer #1711
The Arcade Flyer Archive (TAFA): Head On Flyer #2805
The Arcade Flyer Archive (TAFA): Head On Flyer #2942
The Arcade Flyer Archive (TAFA): Head On Flyer #3537
The Arcade Flyer Archive (TAFA): Head On Flyer #3877
The Arcade Flyer Archive (TAFA): Head On Flyer #3098

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