I've decided to go through my collection and fix things chronologically. I've done a few of my Pongs already, so next up is Space Race and Midways clone Asteroid.. The third original video arcade game ever released!
My Space Race pcb still has a few minor issues with the game timer pot so isn't quite ready to call done yet, but the Asteroid is behaving nicely after a few repairs so i videoed it this evening...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=28p7cR45FvY
Turn up the audio if you can, its quiet in the vid, but pretty cool
This pcb uses a diode matrix in the shape of half of a rocketship, much like computer space did, in the days before roms were invented to hold shape information
Asteroid may well be an official license from Atari, but it carries no license information, it is a blatant clone, much like the pong clones were. Some people say it was a license, but i've never seen any paperwork or other evidence... might have to contact Nolan to find out!
Like all games of this period, its a 2 player only game, so its a bit hard for me to play in the video on my own.
enjoy
P-Man2011-10-28 00:09:34
My Space Race pcb still has a few minor issues with the game timer pot so isn't quite ready to call done yet, but the Asteroid is behaving nicely after a few repairs so i videoed it this evening...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=28p7cR45FvY
Turn up the audio if you can, its quiet in the vid, but pretty cool
This pcb uses a diode matrix in the shape of half of a rocketship, much like computer space did, in the days before roms were invented to hold shape information Asteroid may well be an official license from Atari, but it carries no license information, it is a blatant clone, much like the pong clones were. Some people say it was a license, but i've never seen any paperwork or other evidence... might have to contact Nolan to find out!
Like all games of this period, its a 2 player only game, so its a bit hard for me to play in the video on my own.
enjoy
P-Man2011-10-28 00:09:34
