Limited production Atari cabs?

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Were some Atari cabs made in limited numbers in the 80's? I am wondering because they are the cabs I rarely ever see especially 720. It was the same way back when I was a kid frequenting most of the arcades in south jersey and delaware. I am 31 and from the year 1985 to now I have only seen two paperboy's, three APB'S, and one 720 out in the wild. Is everyone now holding onto them? If the numbers were not limited were most of them destroyed or thrown out? Feebay barely even has them and I may see only one at an auction.What gives?
 
Production Numbers:

720 -- 2265
A.P.B -- 2000
Paperboy -- 3442

Not necessarily limited numbers, but a heck of a lot less then Centipedes (46,062) and Tempests (25,112) and the like.....
 
Production Numbers:

720 -- 2265
A.P.B -- 2000
Paperboy -- 3442

Not necessarily limited numbers, but a heck of a lot less then Centipedes (46,062) and Tempests (25,112) and the like.....

wow! those are low numbers, any reason as to why? It's not like they were bad games in the slightest
 
wow! those are low numbers, any reason as to why? It's not like they were bad games in the slightest

I would guess that it had to do with the shift in popularity of arcade machines. Back when Centipedes were being produced, games were being put everywhere, even places that would be considered a weird place to put a game these days.

By the time the Atari System 2 games hit the market (of which 720, APB and Paperboy are) the craze had died down a lot. Also, at that point, Atari had more competitors and less market share.
 
It is also about the time that JAMMA and kits started to take over the industry. Dedicated cabinets were no longer as cost effective.
 
i have all 3... 2 of them are for sale. I sent you a pm and never heard back... i also have Toobin, serial # 00051 and it's for sale too.
 
aracdeannex is right. at that time atari was struggling to compete with not only jamma conversons which were more cost effective but more so with the home console market particularly thier own. atari put more effort and money converting arcade titles to home console games therefore giving the console programmers more credit than the programmers who actually created the aracde version, leaving the new projects (system II, 720, and others at the time) by the wayside.
 
i have all 3... 2 of them are for sale. I sent you a pm and never heard back... i also have Toobin, serial # 00051 and it's for sale too.

I thought I did speak with you but I guess not. You are too far from me for one thing and they are all out of my price range, no offense to you. I know they are worth what you are asking, possibly more but they are not in my price range. I am holding out to see if I can get at least one of them from the auction coming next month,if not maybe then we will talk business. I really appreciate you trying to help a klov brother out.
 
Were some Atari cabs made in limited numbers in the 80's? I am wondering because they are the cabs I rarely ever see especially 720. It was the same way back when I was a kid frequenting most of the arcades in south jersey and delaware. I am 31 and from the year 1985 to now I have only seen two paperboy's, three APB'S, and one 720 out in the wild. Is everyone now holding onto them? If the numbers were not limited were most of them destroyed or thrown out? Feebay barely even has them and I may see only one at an auction.What gives?


Atari production numbers are pretty well known. if your interested you can find them here. www.ionpool.net
 
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