4 Fun in 1

4 Fun in 1

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Console
Arcade
Players
2P alt

About 4 Fun in 1

Arcade Video game published 45 years ago:

4 Fun in 1 (c) 1981 Armenia, Limited.

This multi-game system lets you select from four different games; "Galactic Convoy", "Scramble Pt2", "Galaxian Pt5" and "The Ghost Muncher Pt3".

Actually, they are bootlegs: Galactic Convoy is a version of "War of the Bugs or Monsterous Manouvers in a Mushroom Maze". Scramble Pt 2 is a bootleg of "Scramble". Galaxian Pt 5 is a bootleg of "Galaxian". The Ghost Muncher Pt 3 is a bootleg of "Pac-Man".

- TECHNICAL -

Main CPU: Zilog Z80 (@ 3.072 Mhz) Sound Chips: Tone generator, discrete circuits

Screen orientation: Vertical Video resolution: 224 x 256 pixels Screen refresh: 60.61 Hz Palette colors: 98

Players: 2 Control: 8-way joystick Buttons: 1

- SCORING -

* Galactic Convoy: Field items: 40, 30, 20 points (in order) Bomb: 900 point Convoy: 100 points per segment Saucer: 600 points Field Crosser: 5,000 points Item Layer: Mystery

* Scramble Pt 2: 10 points per second of flying. Missile on ground: 50 points Missile in air: 80 points UFO: 100 points Fuel Tank: 150 points Mystery Base: 100, 200, or 300 points Main Base: 800 points

Player layout in our catalog: 2P alt.

If you are exploring by feel rather than by title, jump from the tags above into the matching genre rooms, or return to the Arcade hall for the full wall.

Open Play on this page to start 4 Fun in 1. Keyboard, USB/Bluetooth pads, and the on-screen touch gamepad all work inside the emulator bar. Save states and fullscreen live on that same bar so you can pause mid-session and resume later.

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4 Fun in 1 — play guide

What 4 Fun in 1 wants from you

4 Fun in 1 (Armenia, Limited, 1981) is a four-game multi-cart: pick Galactic Convoy, Scramble Pt2, Galaxian Pt5, or The Ghost Muncher, then clear that game’s patterns before continues empty. Mode literacy beats mash. Learn each of the four cold—do not paste clean Scramble/Galaxian/Pac habits blindly onto these Pt/Muncher variants. Pick one game per credit until its patterns are narratable; multi-game chrome is packaging, not four free clears.

First minutes in 4 Fun in 1

Pick one of the four, map its controls, take slow first screens without hopping titles mid-tilt. Power-cycle once so 4-in-1 chrome stops looking like clean Midway/Konami originals. Early sessions teach Fun in 1 grammar: one-game focus before menu routes that burn credits hopping all four mid-death on later picks.

Core systems in 4 Fun in 1

Game select, per-title movement/fire, enemy patterns, lives/continues, and 4 Fun in 1 UI define the systems. Skill is finishing one variant under multi-game distraction—not treating the menu as the score. After continues, reconfirm which of the four is live before blaming “the cab.” Keep a one-sentence difference note versus clean Scramble/Galaxian/Pac if you hopped mid-session.

Score, continues, and resources in 4 Fun in 1

Stage progress in the live title scores the run; deaths tax continues. Continues are coins. Fewer blind title hops and fewer imported clean-ROM habits keep credits alive. Farming the menu forever without finishing one variant still leaves 4 Fun in 1 unread. Progress is a session path you can narrate without guessing which of the four you were in.

Mistakes that burn credits in 4 Fun in 1

Hopping all four mid-tilt, importing clean Scramble/Galaxian timing blindly, mash without reading Pt/Muncher patterns, and rage-continuing without naming the live game burn credits. Power-cycling mid-tilt without a plan burns another credit. Next credit: one title, slow patterns—stop when the plan stops, not when the menu invents another pick.

Next steps after 4 Fun in 1

When one 4 Fun in 1 title clears cleanly, compare its clean arcade cousin on paper, then return with another single-title credit. Keep playing until menu-hop empties stop ending sessions mid-stage on later picks. Cousin multi-game boards help as contrast after Fun in 1 feels automatic—not as escape from variants you still abandon for the menu. Finish one embedded game before you browse again.

Sources cited below under Further reading.

Cabinet dossier

Player layout on this cabinet: 2P alt.

Genre tags on Classic Arcade Games: MultiGame, Arcade.

Screenshots

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Next cabinets

Nearby cabinets you may also open from this hall (each on its own play page):39 in 1 MAME bootleg (GNO-V000), New HyperMan (3-in-1 with Cookie & Bibi & HyperMan) (set 1), Anime Champ (GCA07 VER. JAA), Arcade Classics (prototype), Bishi Bashi Championship Mini Game Senshuken (ver JAA, 3 Players), CPS3 Multi-game bootleg for HD6417095 type SH2 (V4), Defender M2500P 120-in-1, Galaxy Games StarPak 2, Galaxy Games StarPak 3, Galaxy Games StarPak 4 (prototype), Great Bishi Bashi Champ (GBA48 VER. JAB), Ghostmuncher Galaxian (bootleg)

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Same genre

39 in 1 MAME bootleg (GNO-V000) · New HyperMan (3-in-1 with Cookie & Bibi & HyperMan) (set 1) · Anime Champ (GCA07 VER. JAA) · Arcade Classics (prototype) · Bishi Bashi Championship Mini Game Senshuken (ver JAA, 3 Players) · CPS3 Multi-game bootleg for HD6417095 type SH2 (V4) · Defender M2500P 120-in-1 · Galaxy Games StarPak 2 · Galaxy Games StarPak 3 · Galaxy Games StarPak 4 (prototype) · Great Bishi Bashi Champ (GBA48 VER. JAB) · Ghostmuncher Galaxian (bootleg)

How to play 4 Fun in 1 online

  • Arcade stick feel: Arrow keys for the joystick, X/Z (and nearby keys) for buttons, Enter=Start.
  • USB / Bluetooth pads map cleanly; six-button fighters use the face-button cluster.
  • On phones, open the on-screen pad from the emulator bar; rotate sits next to fullscreen.
  • Save states, load, volume, and fullscreen stay on the emulator bar between credits.
Can I play 4 Fun in 1 free in a browser?

Yes. Classic Arcade Games hosts 4 Fun in 1 as a Arcade cabinet you can start on this page. The emulator loads in the browser; you do not need to install a separate app.

What controls does 4 Fun in 1 support?

Arcade stick feel: Arrow keys for the joystick, X/Z (and nearby keys) for buttons, Enter=Start. USB / Bluetooth pads map cleanly; six-button fighters use the face-button cluster.

What genre is 4 Fun in 1 on Classic Arcade Games?

Our catalog tags 4 Fun in 1 under MultiGame, Arcade. Open those genre rooms from the tags on this page to find more playable cabinets in the same feel.

Further reading

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