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General Chat => Arcade Lifestyle => Topic started by: PaTrYcK on October 21, 2014, 09:36:45 PM

Title: Atari Asteroids
Post by: PaTrYcK on October 21, 2014, 09:36:45 PM: Hi, my new "toy", a nice atari asteroids :)

(http://i.imgur.com/ztwTULr.jpg)

Cab in good condition:

(http://i.imgur.com/cytiOkH.jpg)

(http://i.imgur.com/bVRJAng.jpg)

I must restore CPO, painted with a brush ???

(http://i.imgur.com/yS9AhTR.jpg)

Dusty Hantarex MTRV:

(http://i.imgur.com/ZoBsCBv.jpg)

(http://i.imgur.com/jWWKhYp.jpg)

(http://i.imgur.com/wIUn9bW.jpg)

PCB asteroids:

(http://i.imgur.com/etcdNOz.jpg)

Regulator audio:

(http://i.imgur.com/Dv3r4iE.jpg)

Coin acceptor:

(http://i.imgur.com/usgKzjv.jpg)

(http://i.imgur.com/d1srqsb.jpg)
Title: Re: Atari Asteroids
Post by: level42 on October 21, 2014, 10:01:52 PM: Holy cow, an Italian version !!!!

AWESOME ! :spaceace:
Title: Re: Atari Asteroids
Post by: PaTrYcK on October 21, 2014, 10:10:42 PM: Quote from: Level42 on October 21, 2014, 10:01:52 PM
Holy cow, an Italian version !!!!

AWESOME ! :spaceace:
Yes, italian version, Atari licensed by F.lli Bertolino
Title: Re: Atari Asteroids
Post by: Q*ris on October 21, 2014, 10:11:46 PM: Never seen that version!
GREAT game, still one of my all time favorite… it was also my first dedicated cab and my first roadtrip to UK.
Title: Re: Atari Asteroids
Post by: level42 on October 21, 2014, 10:42:38 PM: Still seems to have a gel over the CRT on this picture: (http://i.imgur.com/ztwTULr.jpg)

Funny, one like that was also on my Meteor IIRC. They were meant for Star Castle like games I guess ?
Title: Re: Atari Asteroids
Post by: PaTrYcK on October 21, 2014, 10:49:58 PM: Quote from: Level42 on October 21, 2014, 10:42:38 PM
Funny, one like that was also on my Meteor IIRC. They were meant for Star Castle like games I guess ?

Exactly, someone has put them wrongly:

(http://i.imgur.com/IsxjPNb.jpg)
Title: Re: Atari Asteroids
Post by: level42 on October 21, 2014, 11:30:04 PM: Is that a "hard plastic" one ?

The one on my CRT was just a flexible "sticker" (but it adhered without glue of course and luckily....).
Title: Re: Atari Asteroids
Post by: ckong on October 21, 2014, 11:50:28 PM: Very nice one. Look at the glossy side panels! :o
Title: Re: Atari Asteroids
Post by: level42 on October 22, 2014, 12:00:42 AM: Yeah that was the first thing I noticed. That and the silver T-molding and when I saw that I knew it was something different.... :)

The glossy thing must have come from the Italian style :) I like it !
Title: Re: Atari Asteroids
Post by: vernimark on October 22, 2014, 02:58:06 PM: Mine has the original monitor although it is F.lli Bertolino too
http://www.vernimark.com/?cat=11
probably your monitor has been replaced or it is a late production

Great cab patryck!
Title: Re: Atari Asteroids
Post by: level42 on October 22, 2014, 03:04:46 PM: So, wanna share where you dug up an Italian Asteroids ? :)
Title: Re: Atari Asteroids
Post by: vernimark on October 22, 2014, 03:12:13 PM: Mine come from speleo :)
Title: Re: Atari Asteroids
Post by: PaTrYcK on October 22, 2014, 11:05:39 PM: Quote from: vernimark on October 22, 2014, 02:58:06 PM
probably your monitor has been replaced or it is a late production
I think that is late production, connector & wiring seem to be original and not cut or rebuilt.

Now start the restoration, spot killer in the xy monitor is on, problem on pcb, work in progress ;)
Title: Re: Atari Asteroids
Post by: vernimark on October 23, 2014, 12:51:27 AM: Great!
Title: Re: Atari Asteroids
Post by: level42 on October 23, 2014, 09:54:58 AM: Quote from: PaTrYcK on October 22, 2014, 11:05:39 PM
Quote from: vernimark on October 22, 2014, 02:58:06 PM
probably your monitor has been replaced or it is a late production
, spot killer in the xy monitor is on,
where do you see that ?

That Hantarex looks like a very clean design, does it work Anu ?
Title: Re: Atari Asteroids
Post by: PaTrYcK on March 14, 2015, 01:34:26 AM: Hi, Asteroids now is ok !

board game, monitor mtrv, atari regulator fixed, now working fine.

(http://i.imgur.com/4EgTe1U.jpg)

Cpo replacement:

(http://i.imgur.com/6woedMN.jpg)

(http://i.imgur.com/4syo5y0.jpg)

(http://i.imgur.com/iuYW58I.jpg)

(http://i.imgur.com/9kei09P.jpg)

(http://i.imgur.com/QCpRw1T.jpg)

(http://i.imgur.com/Sq5mFMR.jpg)

(http://i.imgur.com/hRQctMw.jpg)

(http://i.imgur.com/tsY6e2N.jpg)

(http://i.imgur.com/FtbE3dh.jpg?1)

(http://i.imgur.com/GBhEddZ.jpg)

(http://i.imgur.com/cEnju6C.jpg)

(http://i.imgur.com/VBk2vlc.jpg)
Title: Re: Atari Asteroids
Post by: level42 on March 14, 2015, 09:49:21 AM: Love it !

Must say the green buttons are a bit funny looking, but if those were originally there by all means keep it that way :)

Very nice and rare machine !!!
Title: Re: Atari Asteroids
Post by: Tyrem on March 14, 2015, 10:23:07 AM: Quote from: Level42 on March 14, 2015, 09:49:21 AM
Love it !

Must say the green buttons are a bit funny looking, but if those were originally there by all means keep it that way :)

Very nice and rare machine !!!

my asteroids buttons are all white. :) reminds me that i have to put the nos cpo on the asteroids as soon as i have done this to Gyruss and Zaxxon.
Title: Re: Atari Asteroids
Post by: Q*ris on March 15, 2015, 11:00:49 AM: Quote from: Level42 on March 14, 2015, 09:49:21 AM
Love it !

Must say the green buttons are a bit funny looking, but if those were originally there by all means keep it that way :)

Very nice and rare machine !!!
And your space invaders buttons are also green.
Is it kinda your "signature design" ? ;)
Title: Re: Atari Asteroids
Post by: PaTrYcK on March 15, 2015, 05:35:53 PM: Hi, my asteroids is original italian version, Atari licensed by F.lli Bertolino, i found the cpo with 2 green buttons, but I think they were originally all white :wink:
Title: Re: Atari Asteroids
Post by: level42 on August 15, 2015, 12:54:25 AM: I actually think the green buttons were factory since I too found one :)
Title: Re: Atari Asteroids
Post by: xadhoom on August 23, 2015, 09:35:40 AM: Great cab i like it!!! Very good restoration.
What are the problem on the pcb? How does you solve them?