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So I have 30+ games in my collection...

But I just grabbed my FIRST vector... and she is absolutely gorgeous. If say cab is a 9 out of 10.

An all OG Atari Tempest with a pretty cool backstory.

The guy I bought it off gave me the details:

Back in 1981, he convinced his dad to open an arcade. It was called SPACE ONE arcade in Fresno, California in a strip mall next to a movie theatre. He can still remember when the movies would show Rocky Horror on a Friday night, and they'd all flock over to play games in "drag."

He was 14 at the time... and his dad would take him to Atari HQ. He would test out new games and tell his pops which ones he should purchase.

About 1983, things slowed down, so he sold everything. But, he allowed his son to keep his favorite game. Tempest! They've held onto it... moving it to Philly years back... until the graphics got "glitchy". He didn't know how to fix it... so he sold it.

I'm telling you guys, it is my nicest all original game by far.

See my next thread in the "troubleshooting" section.