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General Chat => Artwork => Topic started by: lesoleil70 on June 29, 2014, 11:14:57 PM

Title: Bugman
Post by: lesoleil70 on June 29, 2014, 11:14:57 PM

Hi,

On my Dodgem CPO is this sticker, inserted under the CPO.
I've searched all over the net for info on a game called Bugman, I can't find one mention.
Does anyone here know anything about this game, or any link to this game and Zaccaria?
Here's a pic of the instruction card. Looks like a Pac-Man clone
https://www.flickr.com/photos/arcadeoutsiders/14512655186 (https://www.flickr.com/photos/arcadeoutsiders/14512655186)

Title: Re: Bugman
Post by: zxthehedgehog on July 01, 2014, 07:40:00 PM

This is likely a rebranded version of the game Hangly-Man, and likely had no changes to the board itself.

Title: Re: Bugman
Post by: Etienne MacGyver on July 01, 2014, 08:52:52 PM

That could be the case, because the maze of Hangly-Man is exactly the same as the falcon one, and we all know which boardsets zaccaria used..  indeed, Falcon, so it makes sence.

Title: Re: Bugman
Post by: lesoleil70 on July 02, 2014, 06:18:20 PM

So are we saying my Dodgem may have been shipped from Zaccaria as Bugman but had a Hangly Man on a falcon board inside?

Title: Re: Bugman
Post by: lesoleil70 on July 02, 2014, 06:25:31 PM

Bizarre - look what's on ebay....looks like you nailed it as Hangly Man - check out the ghost names. :spaceace:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=231270184237 (http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=231270184237)

http://openlab.jp/kitaro/natsupaso/_ARCADE/T2U.htm (http://openlab.jp/kitaro/natsupaso/_ARCADE/T2U.htm)
(http://i.ebayimg.com/00/s/MTE0M1g5NjA=/z/dTIAAOSw-ndToblC/$_57.JPG)
(http://i.ebayimg.com/00/s/MTE1Mlg4NjQ=/z/kvAAAOSwq5lTobnm/$_57.JPG)
(http://i.ebayimg.com/00/s/ODgwWDg2NA==/z/UXUAAOSwewJTobmt/$_57.JPG)
(http://i.ebayimg.com/00/s/MTE1Mlg5NTc=/z/5VgAAOSw7PBTobpF/$_57.JPG)
(http://i.ebayimg.com/00/s/MTE1Mlg4NjQ=/z/fJYAAOSwoQ1Tobog/$_57.JPG)

Title: Re: Bugman
Post by: zxthehedgehog on July 02, 2014, 10:13:16 PM

Looks like I was right, then.

On another hand, it could be a Hangly-Man board inside of a Bug-Man cabinet with Lupin III and Galaxian CPs.  ;D

Title: Re: Bugman
Post by: lesoleil70 on July 02, 2014, 10:47:53 PM

Some more pics from the seller , just sent via sms.
(http://oi62.tinypic.com/1zv9zqt.jpg)(http://oi57.tinypic.com/ff3kw4.jpg)

Just played it in mame, total flashback to childhood, must have played on this clone, when the map vanished when I ate the powerpill it sent tingles down my spine.

Title: Re: Bugman
Post by: Etienne MacGyver on July 03, 2014, 09:46:07 AM

thats a different board, because the maze is the standard one, there is a difference in the maze on hangly-man AFIAK

(http://gamesdbase.com/Media/SYSTEM/Arcade/Snap/big/Hangly-Man_-_1981_-_Hack.jpg)

Title: Re: Bugman
Post by: zxthehedgehog on July 03, 2014, 06:06:14 PM

He's right, that's just the normal maze. :?

It likely is a variant of the Hangly-Man board, but with the original mazes. I've heard of Hangly-Man boards with the original mazes, so it doesn't seem unlikely.

Title: Re: Bugman
Post by: lesoleil70 on July 03, 2014, 09:06:32 PM

On Mame there appears to be 3 rom sets, although I've only got 1 and 3 downloaded, might explain a few things.