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| + | | publisher=[[Sega Enterprises, Ltd.]] | ||
| + | | developer=[[Sega Enterprises, Ltd.]] | ||
| + | | system=Discrete logic arcade | ||
| + | | players=2 | ||
| + | | genre=Shoot-'em-Up | ||
| + | | releases={{releasesArcade | ||
| + | | dl_date_jp=1974-08{{fileref|Sega Arcade History JP EnterBrain Book-1.pdf|page=35}} | ||
| + | | dl_rrp_jp=420,000{{fileref|1977SegaPriceList JP.pdf|page=5}} | ||
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| + | '''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' (バルーンガン) is a discrete logic [[arcade]] video game manufactured by [[Sega Enterprises, Ltd.]] and released in August 1974. It was a first-person light-gun shooter, with twin guns for two-player co-op gameplay. | ||
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| + | In 1975, Sega released ''[[Bullet Mark]]'', a similar game where the players use Tommy guns to hit a variety of moving targets displayed on the monitor. | ||
==Specifications== | ==Specifications== | ||
| − | + | ===Dimensions=== | |
| − | + | {{Dimensions|hi=69|wi=26|di=33|diagramsize=150|ref={{fileref|BalloonGun DiscreteLogic JP Flyer.pdf}}}} | |
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| + | ==Gameplay== | ||
| + | The game is a 1 or 2-player game and perfect score is 60. As the game starts, the balloons appear in a slow pattern, allowing ample time for careful aim; as the game proceeds, the balloons are released at a faster rate making scoring more difficult. With each balloon that is burst by a pistol shot as it appears in the target area, a score of 1 point is recorded. Each player is given 60 shots and the game ends when that number has been fired. | ||
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| + | In a 2-player game, the first one to use all 60 shots terminates the game for both players and the one with the highest score is the winner. | ||
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| + | ==Magazine articles== | ||
| + | {{mainArticle|{{PAGENAME}}/Magazine articles}} | ||
| + | ==Promotional material== | ||
| + | {{gallery | ||
| + | |{{gitem|BalloonGun DiscreteLogic JP Flyer.pdf|page=1|JP flyer}} | ||
| + | }} | ||
| − | == | + | ==Photo gallery== |
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
| − | + | Balloongun machine1.jpg|Cabinet | |
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</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
| − | + | ==References== | |
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| System(s): Discrete logic arcade | |||||||||
| Publisher: Sega Enterprises, Ltd. | |||||||||
| Developer: Sega Enterprises, Ltd. | |||||||||
| Genre: Shoot-'em-Up | |||||||||
| Number of players: 2 | |||||||||
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Balloon Gun (バルーンガン) is a discrete logic arcade video game manufactured by Sega Enterprises, Ltd. and released in August 1974. It was a first-person light-gun shooter, with twin guns for two-player co-op gameplay.
In 1975, Sega released Bullet Mark, a similar game where the players use Tommy guns to hit a variety of moving targets displayed on the monitor.
Contents
Specifications
Dimensions
Gameplay
The game is a 1 or 2-player game and perfect score is 60. As the game starts, the balloons appear in a slow pattern, allowing ample time for careful aim; as the game proceeds, the balloons are released at a faster rate making scoring more difficult. With each balloon that is burst by a pistol shot as it appears in the target area, a score of 1 point is recorded. Each player is given 60 shots and the game ends when that number has been fired.
In a 2-player game, the first one to use all 60 shots terminates the game for both players and the one with the highest score is the winner.
Magazine articles
- Main article: Balloon Gun/Magazine articles.
Promotional material
Photo gallery
Cabinet