Pop Flamer
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Description
Players control a mouse with a flame-thrower that pops balloons! Scorch the attacking monsters while popping all the balloons on a level. Sip the power drink to transform into the Super Mouse and attack the monsters.
Pop Flamer was produced by Jaleco in 1982.
Jaleco released 98 machines in our database under this trade name, starting in 19. Jaleco was based in Japan.
Other machines made by Jaleco during the time period Pop Flamer was produced include: Naughty Boy, Top Roller, Saturn, Exerion, and Dingo
Specs
| Name | Pop Flamer |
|---|---|
| Developer | Jaleco (Japan) |
| Year | 1982 |
| Type | Videogame |
| KLOV/MOG # | 9085 |
| Class | Wide Release |
| Genre | Platform |
| Monitor |
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| Conversion Class | Konami Classic |
| Game Specific | Pop Flamer Pinout |
| Dipswitch Settings | |
| # Simultaneous Players | 1 |
| # Maximum Players | 2 |
| Game Play | Alternating |
| Control Panel Layout | Single Player |
| Controls |
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| Sound | Amplified Mono (one channel) |
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Game Introduction
From the Stern sales flyer probably the same as the instruction sheet:
- Operate POP FLAMER with lever to crush ballons avoiding or burning up monsters.
- Be careful! If hit by electro-shock wave emmited by HARADON, POP FLAMER will be paralyzed for a while.
- Flaming distance comes to be shorter gradually. Replenish fuel supply by crushing balloons.
- Throw flame to exterminate frogs if blocked by them.
- Get POWER DRINK to change to SUPER MOUSE and swallow monsters nearby.
- POP FLAMER disappears if touched by monsters.
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Conversion
If this game's boardset has the Stern adaptor installed, it can be swapped into just about any other vertical Konami cabinet.
Miscellaneous
LICENSOR: Stern
VAPS Arcade/Coin-Op Pop Flamer Census
There are 14,774 members of the Video Arcade Preservation Society / Vintage Arcade Preservation Society, 9,482 whom participate in our arcade census project of games owned, wanted, or for sale. Census data currently includes 164,618 machines (6,906 unique titles).
Common - There are 21 known instances of this machine owned by Pop Flamer collectors who are active members. Of these, 5 of them are original dedicated machines. 4 of them are conversions in which game circuit boards (and possibly cabinet graphics) have been placed in (and on) another game cabinet. 12 of them are only circuit boards which a collector could put into a generic case if desired.
For Sale - There are 2 active VAPS members with a Pop Flamer machines for sale.
Wanted - There are 2 active VAPS members currently looking for Pop Flamer.
This game ranks a 5 on a scale out of 100 (100 = most often seen, 1=least common) in popularity based on census ownership records.
This game ranks a 3 on a scale out of 100 (100 = most often seen, 1=least common) in popularity based on census want list records.
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Flyers
1982
1982
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Technical
This game uses a Z80 CPU. The original Jaleco boardset does not use the Konami pinout, but the Stern conversion includes an adaptor that converts it to this class.
Manuals
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