My 1980 Atari Missile Command Arcade Machine!
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Date: 2022-04-14
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Tommy
You lucky dog! A lot of us in the comment section would love to know what you had to PAY for it. Here in Sweden you're lucky if you can get a beat up fixer upper for 2000$ and nevermind shipping which usually doesn't come less than 1500$ for any old arcade machine. I had 2 arcade machines as a kid, but then they where easily accessible from the local arcade back then. I had an original Crystal castles (with the same trackball issues you had, I got that one for 40 bucks back in the 90s, and a coctail table Mr. Do. for 50$, those where the days. Wish I had one now, I've built a -mame- cabinet from scratch, with a modified X-Arcade joystick built into the cabinet, nice - but not the same as your little original gem! Good find.
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You lucky dog! A lot of us in the comment section would love to know what you had to PAY for it. Here in Sweden you're lucky if you can get a beat up fixer upper for 2000$ and nevermind shipping which usually doesn't come less than 1500$ for any old arcade machine. I had 2 arcade machines as a kid, but then they where easily accessible from the local arcade back then. I had an original Crystal castles (with the same trackball issues you had, I got that one for 40 bucks back in the 90s, and a coctail table Mr. Do. for 50$, those where the days. Wish I had one now, I've built a -mame- cabinet from scratch, with a modified X-Arcade joystick built into the cabinet, nice - but not the same as your little original gem! Good find.
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Milk
I love to see LGR so excited! That being said. Man, I HATE this cabinet style. I remember seeing these machines in places like lounges, you know 21 and over, verboten to kids like me. I just think it has a really tacky aesthetic, no side art makes it look so sparse, like some sort of generic gambling machine. Just my take. I would totally still love to have one, but the full upright is so much cooler. These days you can get custom art for pretty cheap or even make it yourself and I think that would really make it more attractive. I know that's anti-collector, you supposed to leave it OG, but I don't care.
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I love to see LGR so excited! That being said. Man, I HATE this cabinet style. I remember seeing these machines in places like lounges, you know 21 and over, verboten to kids like me. I just think it has a really tacky aesthetic, no side art makes it look so sparse, like some sort of generic gambling machine. Just my take. I would totally still love to have one, but the full upright is so much cooler. These days you can get custom art for pretty cheap or even make it yourself and I think that would really make it more attractive. I know that's anti-collector, you supposed to leave it OG, but I don't care.
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Skorpius
When I was in grade school, I went to voluntary summer school for nerds at the local community college. They had an Asteroids machine in the dining hall. There was just something romantic about those simple vector graphics, even back in the early '90s. Ever since then I have always wanted one of those machines. But if I had to pick something affordable, I would probably go for Galaga or Ms. Pac Man because those are the machines I remember playing the most in the '80s.
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When I was in grade school, I went to voluntary summer school for nerds at the local community college. They had an Asteroids machine in the dining hall. There was just something romantic about those simple vector graphics, even back in the early '90s. Ever since then I have always wanted one of those machines. But if I had to pick something affordable, I would probably go for Galaga or Ms. Pac Man because those are the machines I remember playing the most in the '80s.
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Not
My favorite game ever. I dropped tons of quarters (tokens actually) into that game in college. I could get through the 4x levels pretty easily, and learned to get through the 5x without being completely annihilated, but could never get through 6x completely. A good friend and I used to have competitions for who could get through each level using the fewest shots. I once got through the first level with only 3. Things just lined up the right way that day!
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My favorite game ever. I dropped tons of quarters (tokens actually) into that game in college. I could get through the 4x levels pretty easily, and learned to get through the 5x without being completely annihilated, but could never get through 6x completely. A good friend and I used to have competitions for who could get through each level using the fewest shots. I once got through the first level with only 3. Things just lined up the right way that day!
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Jason
Oh I know how you feel! I bought a used pinball ages ago that was left in a store, fixed it up and then put it in an arcade for awhile and made all my money back which was awesome. Had to sell it when I moved, no room.
Later I picked up a Pac-Man machine and had it for quite awhile but sadly had to sell that when I moved again. Wish I hadn't as I now have room again. Oh well.
I love the smell inside arcade machine cabinets, something about it.
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Oh I know how you feel! I bought a used pinball ages ago that was left in a store, fixed it up and then put it in an arcade for awhile and made all my money back which was awesome. Had to sell it when I moved, no room.
Later I picked up a Pac-Man machine and had it for quite awhile but sadly had to sell that when I moved again. Wish I hadn't as I now have room again. Oh well.
I love the smell inside arcade machine cabinets, something about it.
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davy
Cabaret version - very nice. Gorgeous condition too. Yeah you can emulate but nothing like an original cabinet. And there's nothing quite like classic era Atari cabinets either! I got my first arcade a year ago - Asteroids Deluxe and I love it. It's the full size cabinet and a 300lb brute though. There are cabaret versions of it too but they are pretty rare and the side art on the full size is a better look for where I have it in the house.
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Cabaret version - very nice. Gorgeous condition too. Yeah you can emulate but nothing like an original cabinet. And there's nothing quite like classic era Atari cabinets either! I got my first arcade a year ago - Asteroids Deluxe and I love it. It's the full size cabinet and a 300lb brute though. There are cabaret versions of it too but they are pretty rare and the side art on the full size is a better look for where I have it in the house.
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darren
You lucky bugger, I'd love to get a few arcade cabinets! If you don't mind me asking, how much did you pay for this as prices seem to fluctuate all over the place for these machines. I've got a few 68000 based boards somewhere including Smash TV & Terminator 2. I'd love to get the Atari Battlezone, the one with the wireframe tanks and the little periscope thing you looked through. Another great vid Clint, cheers from the UK: )
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You lucky bugger, I'd love to get a few arcade cabinets! If you don't mind me asking, how much did you pay for this as prices seem to fluctuate all over the place for these machines. I've got a few 68000 based boards somewhere including Smash TV & Terminator 2. I'd love to get the Atari Battlezone, the one with the wireframe tanks and the little periscope thing you looked through. Another great vid Clint, cheers from the UK: )
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Abstract
STOCK WARNING
I've never played Missile Command (not that I remember) seen it being played in the arcade etc but never got to it. Now after seeing this I'm think BIG thoughts. I have a 486 DX 2 with a serial trackball. I'm guessing that would work well as the ball thing for this game!
Now I just need a good emulator for Missile Command on the 486 windows 95 or DOS.
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STOCK WARNING
I've never played Missile Command (not that I remember) seen it being played in the arcade etc but never got to it. Now after seeing this I'm think BIG thoughts. I have a 486 DX 2 with a serial trackball. I'm guessing that would work well as the ball thing for this game!
Now I just need a good emulator for Missile Command on the 486 windows 95 or DOS.
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Mikko
I always knew about missile commander and I believe that I played some old DOS imitation of it when I was really young, but I never particularly cared for it. But then I saw you playing it on this old machine and for some reason it looks really intriguing. The vibrant colors of the display and the sounds of the track ball makes me want to try that game out.
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I always knew about missile commander and I believe that I played some old DOS imitation of it when I was really young, but I never particularly cared for it. But then I saw you playing it on this old machine and for some reason it looks really intriguing. The vibrant colors of the display and the sounds of the track ball makes me want to try that game out.
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BlueSlime
I have only played the Atari 2600 copy of Missle Command, the trackball on the arcade version looks amazing to control it with. I was still pretty young when arcades were a thing and even then they didn't have classics like Missle Command, at that point in the arcade near me they were already phasing out the older games from the 80s.
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I have only played the Atari 2600 copy of Missle Command, the trackball on the arcade version looks amazing to control it with. I was still pretty young when arcades were a thing and even then they didn't have classics like Missle Command, at that point in the arcade near me they were already phasing out the older games from the 80s.
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