Space Panic - Videogame by Universal

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Space Panic

Name: Space Panic
Developer: Universal

Year: 1980
Type: Videogame

Class: Wide Release
Genre: Labyrinth/Maze
Monitor:

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

Conversion Class: unique
Game Specific: Space Panic Pinout
Settings: Space Panic Dipswitch Settings

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)
Buttons: 2 [DigFill]

Sound: Amplified Mono (one channel)

Cabinet Styles:

Upright/Standard
Cabaret/Mini
Cocktail

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Space Panic Description

Space Panic was produced by Universal in 1980.

Universal released 52 different machines in our database under this trade name, starting in 1977.

Other machines made by Universal during the time period Space Panic was produced include Magical Spot, Mr.Gun Man, Magical Spot II, Devil Zone, Asteroid Killer, Alien Invader, Cosmic Guerilla, Cosmic Monsters, Limbo, and Get A Way.

You control an astronaut who ventures through caverns beneath a planet. Climb ladders and move from floor to floor avoiding alien creatures. Trap the aliens by digging holes for them to fall into and then hit them over the head to eliminate them.

Space Panic - KLOV/IAM 5 Point User Score: 3.60 (2 votes)

Personal Impressions Score: 3.88

     Overall 'Like': 4.00
     Fun (Social): 1.00
     Fun (Solo): 4.00
     Collector Desire: 4.00

Technical Impressions Score: 3.38

     Gameplay: 4.00
     Graphics: 3.00
     Originality: 3.50
     Sound/Music: 3.00

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
Cabaret/Mini
Cocktail

Game Play

On each level, your oxygen supply is limited. After you dig holes, you must lure the aliens into them to trap them. As you go to higher levels, you will have to dig two holes, perfectly placed, one above the other, to keep an alien in.

VAPS Arcade/Coin-Op Space Panic Census

There are 12,254 members of the Video Arcade Preservation Society / Vintage Arcade Preservation Society, 9,612 whom participate in our arcade census project of games owned, wanted, or for sale. Census data currently includes 161,093 machines (6,737 unique titles).

Common - There are approximately 44 known instances of this machine presumably owned by our current and past members. More are likely owned by non-members. 22 of these machines are owned by our active Space Panic collectors. And of these, 14 are original dedicated machines, and 8 are only circuit boards which a collector could put into a generic case if desired.

For Sale - There is one active VAPS member with a Space Panic machine for sale.

Wanted - There are 3 active VAPS members currently looking for Space Panic.

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 15 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.

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

Manuals

Operation Maintenance and Service Manual 36 Pages, 3.1 MB File.
German Manual 39 Pages, 2.9 MB File.
PEIC Space Panic Monitor schematic 1 Pages, 978 kB File.
PECI 51056 monitor PDF 1 Pages, 769 kB File.
PECI 51056 monitor PDF 1 Pages, 769 kB File.
Space Panic Cocktail Control Panel Overlay 1 Pages, 395 kB File.
Space Panic Cocktail Instruction Card 1 Pages, 398 kB File.

Video Clips

SPACE PANIC ARCADE ORIGINAL GAME BOARD

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Additional References
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The Arcade Flyer Archive (TAFA): Space Panic Flyer #2404
The Arcade Flyer Archive (TAFA): Space Panic Flyer #4678
The Arcade Flyer Archive (TAFA): Space Panic Flyer #6230
The Arcade Flyer Archive (TAFA): Space Panic Flyer #6231
The Arcade Flyer Archive (TAFA): Space Panic Flyer #6232
The Arcade Flyer Archive (TAFA): Space Panic Flyer #6233

eBay Listings

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