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Wiping

In Wiping the player controls a vacuuming robot to scour and clean up. Each scene has the robot vacuuming dust off the floor while tackling the dust bunnies Baddon, Bilbola and Bigimba. Although some dust…

1 September 1982

Wiping is an arcade developed by Jorudan, released 1 September 1982 on Arcade.

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What Wiping is

Wiping is an arcade game developed by Jorudan and released in 1982. It was published by Nichibutsu. It is available on Arcade only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

In Wiping the player controls a vacuuming robot to scour and clean up. Each scene has the robot vacuuming dust off the floor while tackling the dust bunnies Baddon, Bilbola and Bigimba. Although some dust bunnies can easily be sucked up or repeatedly shot with cleaning projectiles, the more aggressive ones like Bigimba have ranged attacks. Cleaning dust off the floor limits the capabilities of the dust bunnies. Rolling carpets can be strategically used to eliminate one or more dust bunnies. One hit from a dust bunny loses a life. When all dust bunnies are cleared, the player proceeds to the next scene. Items can also be collected for bonus points. The scenes become progressively harder with…
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How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are action. It supports multiplayer. Local play supports 2 players. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.

What it launched against

Wiping launched on 1 September 1982, within three weeks of Mr. Do! and Pole Position.

Released around the same time: Mr. Do!, Pole Position.

Official trailer

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Quick answers

Wiping — frequently asked questions

When did Wiping come out?
Wiping was released on 1 September 1982 for Arcade.
Does Wiping have multiplayer?
Yes. Wiping supports multiplayer.

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