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Spelunker

Name: Spelunker
Developer: Irem

Year: 1985
Type: Videogame

Class: Wide Release
Genre: Labyrinth/Maze
Monitor:

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

Conversion Class: Irem
Game Specific: Spelunker Pinout
Settings: Spelunker Dipswitch Settings

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

Joystick: 8-way
Buttons: 2 [ShootJump]

Sound: Amplified Mono (one channel)

Cabinet Styles:

Upright/Standard

Spelunker Description

A miner has to find the exit to a world of wonders that is deep in the ground. During his journey he has to collect bombs to destroy rocks in his way, collect keys to open doors and pick up little potions that refresh his timer. Treasure chests can be opened for bonus items.

Spelunker was produced by Irem in 1985.

Irem released 87 different machines in our database under this trade name, starting in 1978.

Other machines made by Irem during the time period Spelunker was produced include Lode Runner - Majin No Fukkatsu, Spelunker II, Lot Lot, Atomic Boy, Lode Runner - Golden Labyrinth, Spartan X, Battle-Road, Lode Runner - The Bungeling Strikes Back, Kung Fu, and Lode Runner.

Spelunker - KLOV/IAM 5 Point User Score: 1.97 (1 vote)

Personal Impressions Score: 2.25

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

Technical Impressions Score: 1.67

     Gameplay: 3.00
     Graphics: 1.00
     Originality: 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 Spelunker Census

There 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).

Uncommon - There are approximately 13 known instances of this machine presumably owned by our current and past members. More are likely owned by non-members. 5 of these machines are owned by our active Spelunker collectors. And of these, 5 are only circuit boards which a collector could put into a generic case if desired.

Wanted - There are 2 active VAPS members currently looking for Spelunker.

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 3 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 wanted, 1=least common) in popularity based on census want list records.

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

Legacy

Spelunker (1985)
Spelunker II (1985)

Manuals

Pinout and DIP Switch Settings 2 Pages, 365 kB File.

Additional References
(logged in members often see more)

The Arcade Flyer Archive (TAFA): Spelunker Flyer #3776

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