While not as cool a "score" as Chris' Lunar Lander, I couldn't pass this one up.
(and I needed another Asteroids like I needed the proverbial extra hole in the head)
My $125 auction purchase today was a very early production Asteroids upright, serial number 434. It's complete, all original (and of course non-working).
Supporting the serial number evidence, it has all the markings of a very early Asteroids:
- "owl eye" coin door
- G05-801 monitor
- monitor bezel with the yellow text
- sides of the cabinet are plywood (later Asteroids switched to particle board)
- rev -02 game pcb
- burn at the bottom of the screen is "Asteroids by Atari" which is code rev 1. (code rev 2 had "© 1979 Atari" at the bottom)
I plan to restore this one and swap it into my collection to replace my current Asteroids.
Somehow, I also bought another Asteroids today too (for $75). This one is mid-production, serial number in the 30,000s.
Plus, a friend convinced me to pick up a $25 Sea Wolf for him.
Yes, the attached pic shows three Asteroids cabs in my garage. (today's two purchases plus one that I already had under restoration) That's at least two more than any sane person needs...
(and I needed another Asteroids like I needed the proverbial extra hole in the head)
My $125 auction purchase today was a very early production Asteroids upright, serial number 434. It's complete, all original (and of course non-working).
Supporting the serial number evidence, it has all the markings of a very early Asteroids:
- "owl eye" coin door
- G05-801 monitor
- monitor bezel with the yellow text
- sides of the cabinet are plywood (later Asteroids switched to particle board)
- rev -02 game pcb
- burn at the bottom of the screen is "Asteroids by Atari" which is code rev 1. (code rev 2 had "© 1979 Atari" at the bottom)
I plan to restore this one and swap it into my collection to replace my current Asteroids.
Somehow, I also bought another Asteroids today too (for $75). This one is mid-production, serial number in the 30,000s.
Plus, a friend convinced me to pick up a $25 Sea Wolf for him.
Yes, the attached pic shows three Asteroids cabs in my garage. (today's two purchases plus one that I already had under restoration) That's at least two more than any sane person needs...

