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===Background=== |
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'''Action Max''' was a video game console made in 1987 by Worlds of Wonder. It used VHS tapes as the game medium |
The '''Action Max''' was a video game console made in 1987 by Worlds of Wonder. It used VHS tapes as the game medium (one of a few consoles during the era to do so, others including the [[View-Master Interactive Vision]] and [[Takara]]'s [[Video Challenger]], the latter of which was introduced in the same year as the Action Max) and featured only light-gun games. Only 5 titles for the Action Max were released in the NTSC format. The system was a sales flop and the units are now considered rare. |
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===Logo (1987-1988)=== |
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[[File:Action Max (1987).jpeg|center|350px]] |
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{{youtube|id=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WpV5XYa39I4}} |
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⚫ | '''Visuals:''' On a blue background with a sunburst below, there is a filmstrip with clips from Action Max games playing inside each part of the strip. "{{color|silver|'''''{{Big|A}}CTION {{Big|M}}AX'''''}}", in a futuristic font, zooms out, then flips up. A white laser shoots the "O" in the logo, making it flash, and then the logo zooms in through the "O". |
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'''Nickname:''' "Action Max Filmstrip" |
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'''Technique:''' CGI with live-action clips. |
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'''Audio:''' A 1980s synth-guitar pop tune, with a soft "DING!" when the laser hits the "O". |
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'''FX/SFX:''' 80s computer animation. |
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'''Availability:''' Seen when the Action Max is turned on. |
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=== External Links === |
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'''Availability''': Seen when the Action Max (the only video game system that uses VHS tapes, though Hasbro did plan on a similar system years later) is turned on. |
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* {{Wikipedia link}} |
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'''Legacy:''' None. |
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Latest revision as of 07:44, 24 September 2024
Background
The Action Max was a video game console made in 1987 by Worlds of Wonder. It used VHS tapes as the game medium (one of a few consoles during the era to do so, others including the View-Master Interactive Vision and Takara's Video Challenger, the latter of which was introduced in the same year as the Action Max) and featured only light-gun games. Only 5 titles for the Action Max were released in the NTSC format. The system was a sales flop and the units are now considered rare.
Logo (1987-1988)
Visuals: On a blue background with a sunburst below, there is a filmstrip with clips from Action Max games playing inside each part of the strip. "ACTION MAX", in a futuristic font, zooms out, then flips up. A white laser shoots the "O" in the logo, making it flash, and then the logo zooms in through the "O".
Technique: CGI with live-action clips.
Audio: A 1980s synth-guitar pop tune, with a soft "DING!" when the laser hits the "O".
Availability: Seen when the Action Max is turned on.
External Links
- Action Max article on Wikipedia