Game Story
I just wanted to heard the Wizard again. I bought this one from Basement Arcade and played it for years. I traded it on a Joust cocktail project.
| Type | Upright | Serial | unknown | Status | SOLD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Restoration | N/A | Photos | Gallery | Other |
Technical Information
Title
Wizard of Wor was released in 1982 by Midway. The title was developed by Nutting and licensed to Midway. It features a color raster display with a horizontal orientation at standard resolution (320x204).
Architecture
This game is built on the Astrocade hardware platform. A Z80 CPU drives the platform with custom Astrocade sound.
| Video CPU | Z80 | Zilog |
|---|---|---|
| Audio CPU | Astrocade | Midway |
| Display | K4600 | Wells Gardner |
Controls
| Action | Control | Upright | Cocktail | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Move | Joystick | 2 | 2 | 4 way, 2 step |
| Fire | Button | 2 | 1 | Red, Leaf Switch |
| Player | Cone | 2 | 2 |
The joystick have two leaf switches at each of the 4 points. A light tap would rotate the character (and gun) without moving. A full push turns and moves in that direction.
Production Notes
Almost identical hardware to Gorf and the Bally Astrocade console.