Killer Instinct - Videogame by Midway Games

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Killer Instinct

Name: Killer Instinct
Manufacturer: Midway Games
Year: 1994
Type: Videogame

Class: Wide Release
Genre: Fighting
Monitor:

Orientation: Horizontal
Type: Raster: Standard Resolution
CRT: Color

Conversion Class: JAMMA+

Number of Simultaneous Players: 2
Maximum number of Players: 2
Gameplay: Competitive
Control Panel Layout: Multiple Player
Controls:

Joystick: 8-way
Buttons: 6 [Light High Attack|Medium High Attack|Fierce High Attack|Light Low Attack|Medium Low Attack|Fierce Low Attack]

Sound: Midway Digital Compression System (DCS) - Amplified Mono

Cabinet Styles:

Upright/Standard

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Killer Instinct Description

Killer Instinct was produced by Midway Games in 1994.

Midway Games released 53 different machines in our database under this trade name, starting in 1972.

Other machines made by Midway Games during the time period Killer Instinct was produced include Revolution X - Aerosmith, Cruis'n USA, Mortal Kombat 3, Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3, 2 On 2 Open Ice Challenge, Mortal Kombat II, NBA Jam, NBA Jam Tournament Edition, Judge Dredd, and Mortal Kombat.

Each player fights against Ultratech. The final battle is against Eyedol. Two players can also compete against each other.

Killer Instinct - KLOV/IAM 5 Point User Score: 3.50 (9 votes)

Personal Impressions Score: 4.14

     Overall 'Like': 4.00
     Fun (Social): 4.71
     Fun (Solo): 4.00
     Collector Desire: 3.43

Technical Impressions Score: 3.56

     Gameplay: 4.43
     Graphics: 3.89
     Originality: 3.57
     Sound/Music: 4.43

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 dedicated cabinet is solid black with a picture of Spinal on both sides.

Cabinet Style Weights and Measures

Type
Upright/Standard

Cheats, Tricks, Bugs, and Easter Eggs

To play as EYEDOL: select Riptor, then hold Left+1+2+4; during the VS screen, but before the screen fades, hold Right+2+3+6. You should hear the game say "EYEDOL". To Enhance Combo Breakers, Hold Both Start Buttons Down and hold Both Joysticks in the "Down" Position. When you hear "COMBO BREAKER", Breakers will be easier to perform.

Game Introduction

This is a typical mid-1990's fighting game, but it has probably the best sound and graphics of the genre.

Game Play

A tournament held by Ultratech soon turns to a battle for survival. Fighters from Agencies, Temples, Castles, Labs, and Outer Space converge with different vendettas and a common goal, Champion Of Ultratech. The Game introduced Performable combos, Featured Fatalities and Humiliations Like The Mortal Kombat Series, and the option to pull off multiple ULTRA COMBOS!!!

Miscellaneous

LICENSOR: Nintendo
DEVELOPER: Rareware
DISTRIBUTOR: Midway

VAPS Arcade/Coin-Op Killer Instinct Census

There are 11,505 members of the Video Arcade Preservation Society / Vintage Arcade Preservation Society, 9,119 whom participate in our arcade census project of games owned, wanted, or for sale. Census data currently includes 152,577 machines (6,538 unique titles).

Very Common - There are 241 known instances of this machine owned by Killer Instinct collectors who are active members. Of these, 151 of them are original dedicated machines, 12 of them are conversions in which game circuit boards (and possibly cabinet graphics) have been placed in (and on) another game cabinet, and 78 of them are only circuit boards which a collector could put into a generic case if desired.

For Sale - There are 7 active VAPS members with Killer Instinct machines for sale. There are 4 active VAPS members with extra Killer Instinct circuit boards for sale.

Wanted - Popular - There are 17 active VAPS members currently looking for Killer Instinct.

This game ranks a 45 on a scale out of 100 (100 = most often seen, 1=least common) in popularity based on census ownership records.

This game ranks a 28 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]

Technical

CPU: R4600 RISC processor
SOUND: ADSP2150

The game will come up with a blue screen and it will remain blue if the hard drive is missing. If the screen turns red, you will hear "DANGER!!!" This indicates that either the Hard Disk and/or a ROM may be corrupt.

Trivia

Contrary to what some believe, Killer Instinct does not use a modified Midway T-Unit architecture. Instead of the TMS34010, an R4600 RISC processor was used for the main CPU. This game does use the DCS DSP for sound and music, though. It showcased Nintendo's promotion for the Nintendo 64 system as the ULTRA 64.

Legacy

Killer Instinct
Killer Instinct 2

Manuals

Killer Instinct Operations Manual 43 Pages, 1.8 MB File.

Video Clips

Killer Instinct Arcade Intro

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Additional References
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The Arcade Flyer Archive (TAFA): Killer Instinct Flyer #558
The Arcade Flyer Archive (TAFA): Killer Instinct Flyer #5324

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