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Space Ranger?
« on: August 22, 2006, 10:11:37 pm »
What's with Space Ranger? I can't find any info on it on KLOV or anywhere else. Supposedly a game released before Space Invaders?



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Re: Space Ranger?
« Reply #1 on: August 23, 2006, 12:19:13 am »
You should MAME that thing!!


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Re: Space Ranger?
« Reply #2 on: August 23, 2006, 12:59:24 am »
The only thing I can tell you is that the game playing on it is NOT the space ranger in mame. 

It's working and it appears to be in great shape.  Buy the looks of those crazy controls, I'd say it's a prototype.  So don't mame it. ;)

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Re: Space Ranger?
« Reply #3 on: August 23, 2006, 09:00:42 am »
What manufacturer and date information does the title screen or attract mode give you?
Is there any other info on the game pcb or cabinet iself?

Very interesting.....
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Re: Space Ranger?
« Reply #4 on: August 23, 2006, 03:24:10 pm »
WEIRD. I have photos of that exact same cabinet, but in the instruction area, and on the screen, the game is called Moon Lander.

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Re: Space Ranger?
« Reply #5 on: August 23, 2006, 03:42:17 pm »
WEIRD. I have photos of that exact same cabinet, but in the instruction area, and on the screen, the game is called Moon Lander.

That looks like a hack of Lunar Rescue to me.

Very interesting looking cab BTW.
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Re: Space Ranger?
« Reply #6 on: August 24, 2006, 12:56:52 am »
A.K.A. Astro Laser
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It doesn't matter if you win or lose....it's how you play the videogame.

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Re: Space Ranger?
« Reply #7 on: August 25, 2006, 09:40:20 am »
Ok, well.... what do you guys think? cuz I got this guy wants to get rid of it... CHEAP.

oh, and i definately been looking for a cocktail to MAME!

Ok so apparently Taito released three titles in the same cabinet in 1980? I found one of them on KLOV: http://www.klov.com/game_detail.php?letter=M&game_id=8746

Moon Lander. Why the others arent on KLOV, I have no idea.

I wonder if it would be worthwhile to snag this baby?
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Re: Space Ranger?
« Reply #8 on: August 25, 2006, 09:57:45 am »
If an oldie like that works, please don't mame it.


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Re: Space Ranger?
« Reply #9 on: August 25, 2006, 05:16:33 pm »
If you do get it; dump it and submit it to the MAMEDEV's.
Also find out if it has/had a colored overlay.  If you look at the flyer on my above post, it looks like it had one...Astro Laser in MAME has yet to incorporate this feature.  Space Ranger and Moon Lander have yet to be dumped.
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Re: Space Ranger?
« Reply #10 on: August 26, 2006, 08:12:15 am »
dont mame that cocktail... thats a great looking game that looks to be working fine, rare as well....

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Re: Space Ranger?
« Reply #11 on: August 26, 2006, 08:58:54 pm »
What? No way! Im gonna mame it! I can stick on a hotrod joystick and I can put like 10,000 gamez on there! Soo cool!  :P
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Re: Space Ranger?
« Reply #12 on: August 26, 2006, 10:01:39 pm »
What? No way! Im gonna mame it! I can stick on a hotrod joystick and I can put like 10,000 gamez on there! Soo cool!  :P

I sincerely hope you are kidding. 


In case you aren't that cocktail isn't really mame-able anyway as it doesn't have a control panel.