Cliff Hanger Description

Cliff Hanger was produced by Stern Electronics in 1983.

Stern Electronics released 68 different machines in our database under this trade name, starting in 1977.

Other machines made by Stern Electronics during the time period Cliff Hanger was produced include Lost Tomb, Great Guns, Mazer Blazer, Minefield, Goal To Go, Frenzy, Tazz Mania, Pooyan, Hypnox, and Orbitor 1.



The player uses a joystick along with hand and foot buttons to control Cliff Hanger whose mission is to save Clarissa from the evil Count Draco. Japanese laser gameplay from the movie "Lupin III" progresses through eight sections of action.

Cliff Hanger - KLOV/IAM 5 Point User Score: 3.58 (8 votes)

Personal Impressions Score: 3.75



Overall 'Like': 4.14

Fun (Social): 3.29

Fun (Solo): 3.75

Collector Desire: 4.43 Technical Impressions Score: 3.76



Gameplay: 3.43

Graphics: 4.43

Originality: 3.43

Sound/Music: 3.29

Cabinet Information

Cabinet Style Weights and Measures

Type Upright/Standard

Game Play

This game is very fast paced in some places, which makes it even more exciting. The game gives optional hints at the bottom of the screen regarding whether you are to make a joystick move or push a button.

VAPS Arcade/Coin-Op Cliff Hanger Census

Common - There are 41 known instances of this machine owned by Cliff Hanger collectors who are active members. Of these, 38 of them are original dedicated machines, and 3 of them are only circuit boards which a collector could put into a generic case if desired.

For Sale - There are 4 active VAPS members with Cliff Hanger machines for sale. There is one active VAPS member with an extra Cliff Hanger circuit board for sale.

Wanted - There are 7 active VAPS members currently looking for Cliff Hanger.

This game ranks a 15 on a scale out of 100 (100 = most often seen, 1=least common) in popularity based on census ownership records.

This game ranks a 11 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]

Trivia

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Additional References

(logged in members often see more) The Arcade Flyer Archive (TAFA): Cliff Hanger Flyer #209

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