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Moon Patrol
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Name: Moon Patrol Developer: Irem Year: 1982 Type: Videogame Class: Wide Release
Game Specific: Moon Patrol Pinout Settings: Moon Patrol Dipswitch Settings Number of Simultaneous Players: 1
Sound: Amplified Mono (one channel)
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Moon Patrol DescriptionPlayer drives a moon buggy jumping over craters, rocks and land mines, shooting simultaneously at rocks in front and aliens above while dodging their missiles. Features very catchy background music and cute bouncing tires when the buggy is destroyed. Foreground and background terrain scroll at different rates giving the illusion of depth.Moon Patrol was produced by Irem in 1982. Irem released 87 different machines in our database under this trade name, starting in 1978. Other machines made by Irem during the time period Moon Patrol was produced include Zippy Race, Traverse USA, Tropical Angel, Lode Runner, Spartan X, Panther, Demoneye-X, Red Alert, Andromeda, and Gingateikoku No Gyakushuu. Moon Patrol - KLOV/IAM 5 Point User Score: 3.86 (17 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 InformationTwo small transparent stickers are placed on the side-art. The first is a rectangular "T.M." Trademark sticker placed on the "L" of the Moon Patrol logo. The second is a circle with an "R" inside it Registered Trademark, placed after the Williams logo.Cabinet Style Weights and Measures
Cheats, Tricks, Bugs, and Easter EggsTRICK: You have a better chance of hitting a UFO directly above if you jump while firing rapidly. This will compress your shots, making it harder for a UFO to slip through the space between bullets.Game PlayThe object is to complete the varying legs of the patrol course as quickly as you can while avoiding rocks, craters, mines, and attacks from enemy craft. Your buggy has two guns: a short-range cannon that fires ahead of you and an anti-aircraft gun that fires upwards. You can use the cannon to blast away rocks that block your progress. Most rocks will crumble in one hit, but large ones qill need two hits. There are also tiny rocks that can only be destroyed with precision shooting otherwise, you will have to jump it.Your on-screen display has three indicator lights to warn you of approaching danger. Points E, J, O, and T are checkpoints. When you reach them, you are evaluated against the average. If you beat the average, you gain bonus points. If you reach the end of the course point Z, you automatically receive a special bonus in addition to any time bonus you may receive. 59 seconds is the fastest time possible to reach checkpoints E, J, O, T, or Z. The game keeps track of the best times to reach these points. If you complete the Beginner's Course, the second course is called the Champion or Expert Course which repeats after successful completion. Mastering speed control and simultaneous use of jump/fire buttons will give you the edge you need to master the game. MiscellaneousBOOTLEG: Moon RangerThe game was created by Irem Corporation Japan and licensed to Williams Electronics, Inc. for US manufacture and distribution. VAPS Arcade/Coin-Op Moon Patrol 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 458 known instances of this machine presumably owned by our current and past members. More are likely owned by non-members. 177 of these machines are owned by our active Moon Patrol collectors. And of these, 126 are original dedicated machines, 4 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 Moon Patrol machines for sale. There are 7 active VAPS members with extra Moon Patrol circuit boards for sale. Wanted - Popular - There are 19 active VAPS members currently looking for Moon Patrol. There are 3 active VAPS members looking for Moon Patrol board sets. This game ranks a 84 on a scale out of 100 (100 = most often seen, 1=least common) in popularity based on census ownership records. This game ranks a 63 on a scale out of 100 (100 = most often wanted, 1=least common) in popularity based on census want list records.
TechnicalThe game uses a Z80 microprocessor and a 6803 microprocessor. For sound it uses two AY-3-8910 PSGs and a MSM5205.Some boardsets are configured to use a positive composite sync. Use a TTL inverter e.g. 7404 to convert this signal to the JAMMA standard negative composite sync. The boardset is comprised of three equal-sized PCBs and a 1/3 size PCB for sound generation. The main PCB utilizes a Z-80. The boardset requires a 22/44 pin edge connector for interfacing. Manuals
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eBay ListingsClick to search eBay for Moon Patrol Videogame machines and related items.Click to search eBay for Irem 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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