Atari/Namco Assault owners: why do you love your game?
I've seen a lot of interest in this game lately and I wanted to get a feel from new and long-term owners about your love of the game. What attracted you to own the game?
My Assault has been with me since 2008, I got it with a resetting issue that I tracked down to the filter board which had cold solder joints. I gave the monitor a cap kit next and then refurbished the almost rusted through lower coin door and filled some lock bar holes on the front of the game.
My sticks are an operator hybridization of the original handles and standard 8 way micro-switch based sticks. All I can say is that it works well and looks original. I've been pretty happy with the controls even though they are not stock.
I had first seen the game only a few months prior to pickup and was very impressed with the graphic rotation effects and audio. The former owner had nicely already upgraded it to Assault Plus.
I still have some work to do on the game, the JAMMA harness connector has been cracked since before I got the game; I plan to wire a new one up so solve that little issue soon. It has been perfectly stable gameplay-wise for over four years and is a keeper for me. It looks great next to my Toobin'!
Like everyone else, I am looking forward to reproduction side art, even though it may be $125 for a set. Maybe we'll all get lucky and it'll be less expensive?
I've seen a lot of interest in this game lately and I wanted to get a feel from new and long-term owners about your love of the game. What attracted you to own the game?
My Assault has been with me since 2008, I got it with a resetting issue that I tracked down to the filter board which had cold solder joints. I gave the monitor a cap kit next and then refurbished the almost rusted through lower coin door and filled some lock bar holes on the front of the game.
My sticks are an operator hybridization of the original handles and standard 8 way micro-switch based sticks. All I can say is that it works well and looks original. I've been pretty happy with the controls even though they are not stock.
I had first seen the game only a few months prior to pickup and was very impressed with the graphic rotation effects and audio. The former owner had nicely already upgraded it to Assault Plus.
I still have some work to do on the game, the JAMMA harness connector has been cracked since before I got the game; I plan to wire a new one up so solve that little issue soon. It has been perfectly stable gameplay-wise for over four years and is a keeper for me. It looks great next to my Toobin'!
Like everyone else, I am looking forward to reproduction side art, even though it may be $125 for a set. Maybe we'll all get lucky and it'll be less expensive?


