Tecmo Sound Lava Economy

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Tecmo Sound Lava Economy
Katakana サウンドラバエコノミー
Rōmaji SAUNDORABAEKONOMĪ
Type Upright
Released 1987
Dimensions 860 x 660 x 1390 mm
Wiring JAMMA
Monitor 26 in 15/24 kHz (Mitsubishi with Nanao Dual8 MS8-26 type)
Rotatable Yes
Power 170 W


Tecmo Sound Lava Economy, was released in 1987 alongside the Sound Lava Excel. The Economy had a footrest steel bar fixed on a bottom extension of the cabinet, extension which is absent in the Excel which has instead a coin mech column .

Excel & Economy models had the exact same specs apart from the coin chute column & footrest.


Sound Lava models had a peculiar shader hood, under which, right above the glass plate, were located 2 stereo "high quality, superior sound" speakers (specs undisclosed yet); affixed on one internal side of said hood, a game instructions/how-to-play leaflet could be found on a hinged transparent plastic case which could remain folded on the side or displaced for the player(s) to consult anytime (see ads & flyer in Gallery below).

The Sound Lava cabs' registered design evolved a couple years later when Tecmo produced the Urban, derived more from the Economy rather than from the Excel.

Gallery