M.A.C.H. 3 / Us vs. Them

  • Manufacturer: Mylstar
  • Year: 1983 / 1984

“MACH 3” is a game in Laserdisc technology made in 1983. A videodisc containing real videos of a flight with interludes of soldiers talking about the mission intertwined with overlapping computer graphics to create an extraordinary game that was light years ahead of the time of competitors. His second part “Us vs. Them” (1984) overlaps alien enemies and space bases, adding runs in the woods and fantastic places. Particularly famous are the panic scenes inserted during the gameplay played by actors in different funny situations: from the Amish couple to the ornithologist with his assistant or the family during a picnic …

The cabinet in the collection is a quite rare Cockpit or Sit-down version which reproduces the plane cockpit. Built by the American Mylstar, it uses a 19 ” monitor whose image is enlarged by a Fresnel lens so that the film “wraps” the player. The cabinet is in excellent condition and completely original.

Informazioni utili

  • Cabinet type: Arcade game - Cockpit
  • Dimensions (LxHxW): 64.4 x 150 x 300 cm
  • Working voltage: 220V
  • Power consumption: 112.0W 0.635A
  • Technology: This game uses a raster color monitor in horizontal position and a laserdisc player for the background scenes. Audio is mono