Wiping

44 Years old Arcade Video game Nichibutsu [Nihon Bussan Co., Ltd.] [Osaka, Japan]

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TECHNICAL

Main CPU : Zilog Z80 (@ 3.072 Mhz)
Sound CPU : Zilog Z80 (@ 3.072 Mhz)
Sound Chips : Custom (@ 3.072 Mhz)

Players : 2
Control : 4-way joystick
Buttons : 1

TRIVIA

Wiping was released in September 1982.

This game was updated one year later as Rug Rats (see this entry for difference).

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SCORING

Clearing a square of floor	10 points.
Baddon	400 points.
Bilbola	500 points.
Bigimba	600 points.
Frozen Baddon	800 points.
Frozen Bilbola	1,000 points.
Frozen Bigimba	1,200 points.
Killing 1 Monster With Carpet	1,500 points.
Killing 2 Monsters With Carpet	3,000 points.
Killing 3 Monsters With Carpet	6,000 points.
Killing 4 Monsters With Carpet	10,000 points.
Last Monster	3,000 points.
Bottle	1,000 points.
Bag	1,000 points.
Telephone	1,000 points.
Clock	1,000 points.
Teapot	1,000 points.
Pipe	1,000 points.
Crown	5,000 points.

TIPS AND TRICKS

* Try to group the monsters together, and lure as many as possible at once behind you on to a carpet for big points (10,000 for 4 monsters).

* Remember the positions of the four bonus items when the level starts, as collecting all the items will stun all existing monsters - and killing all the monsters when stunned is worth a lot of points.

* At the early parts of each level, concentrate on killing the monsters singly, clearing a path into their territory and waiting around a corner to stun them.

* When the monsters start homing in on you, move to a large safe area away from them and then make your way to a carpet, waiting for as many monsters as you can.

STAFF

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Wiping was developed by game developer company Jorudan.

SOURCES

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ROM dump (MAME).