Another ebay purchase from a guy named Tom in Iowa. The cabinet is in great shape but it looks like the boards are suffering from thermal failure in the eproms, (I'm guessing). When it's cold, the game starts but the levels are corrupted. When it's warm, the game plays great. No big deal. I'll just warm the board in areas until I find the defective part. Also, the marquee has a massive scar running down it. Once again, Arcade Shop to the rescue.

Update 3/3/07 - Just pressed down on all the EPROMs and it's up and running. I also took off the edge connector a few times to remove extra grime.

History

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Technical

Manufacturer: Atari
Year: 1980
Class: Wide Release
Genre: Space
Type: Videogame
Monitor:

  • Orientation: Vertical
  • Type: Vector
  • CRT: Color
  • 19-inch Wells-Gardner 19K6100
Conversion Class: unique
Number of Simultaneous Players: 1
Maximum number of Players: 2
Gameplay: Alternating
Control Panel Layout: Single Player
Controls:
  • Rotary: Optical
  • Buttons: 2
Sound: Unamplified Mono (requires one-channel amp)

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