Bugman

[lesoleil70]

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

[zxthehedgehog]

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

[Etienne MacGyver]

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.

[lesoleil70]

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

[lesoleil70]

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

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

http://openlab.jp/kitaro/natsupaso/_ARCADE/T2U.htm

[zxthehedgehog]

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. 

[lesoleil70]

Some more pics from the seller , just sent via sms.


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.

[Etienne MacGyver]

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

[zxthehedgehog]

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.

[lesoleil70]

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