Arcade Video game published 44 years ago:

Wiping (c) 1982 Nichibutsu [Nihon Bussan Company, Limited.].

- 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).

- 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 -

Wiping was developed by game developer company Jorudan.

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 Wiping. 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.

Wiping is filed in our catalog as a 1982 release.

Player layout on this cabinet: 2P alt.

Genre tags on Classic Arcade Games: Maze.

Credit line lists Nichibutsu as developer.