Picked up an Atari Off the Wall today

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The ad said it had a blown fuse... but it was only $100 so...

I got the game home. It's dirty, but I'm cleaning it up now.

The cabinet looks to be from a Centuri game and from the looks of the CP and the bezel/surround behind the monitor that was painted black, it looks to be from a Route 16.

The cabinet was originally wood grain on the sides, but it's been painted over with a textured black spray paint. That's coming off easily with a scraper though.

I don't know if the spinners are supposed to be the Atari Tempest type, but they're not. They're not like any spinner I've seen on a game like this, in fact. They just look like enclosed pots of some kind and they have no weight to them so they don't spin freely...

But the good news is that the game works! I plugged it in and and flipped the switch on top and it fired right up. I'm guessing the guy didn't realize there was a switch. That's the second time I've picked up a game for cheap under those circumstances!

The monitor needs a cap kit. It looks great but has a slight curl to it.

I'm thinking that I may transfer the PCB and controls to an old Ataxx cabinet I have to get it inside more quickly, as it seems like it'll be a fun game. Then I can use this cabinet for something else... Maybe my Choplifter that's looking for somewhere to go...

Here are some pics though...
 

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Not sure if all Centuri games had the handle, but I have a Karate Master in a route 16 cab, and a Renegade in a Pleiades cab, and both cabs have that handle.
 
Doesn't Gyruss have that handle? I know I have a cab somewhere with that ...
(of course, OPs cab is not a Gyruss)
 
The second game they threw in is a Maximum Force that has some severe damage to the top that needs to be fixed and it's missing the PCB. But the rest of it is there and it's free, so... Anyone have a Max Force PCB for sale? :D

The handle on top is the same as the one I have on my Centuri Track & Field cab so I think they're like that from the factory.

There is a little damage on the back corners of the Off the Wall that'll need to be fixed but overall it's a solid cabinet. The t-molding is off-set though. Didn't know that would be the case...

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Those are the correct spinners they are not like tempest. Not spinning freely is also correct as no 360s needed. Awesome snag!
 
That's cool that the spinners are correct. I guess I misspoke about them not spinning freely. They do spin 360 continuously, they just don't continue spinning like a top the way a weighted spinner does. They're stiff instead...

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The second game they threw in is a Maximum Force that has some severe damage to the top that needs to be fixed and it's missing the PCB. But the rest of it is there and it's free, so... Anyone have a Max Force PCB for sale? :D

The handle on top is the same as the one I have on my Centuri Track & Field cab so I think they're like that from the factory.

There is a little damage on the back corners of the Off the Wall that'll need to be fixed but overall it's a solid cabinet. The t-molding is off-set though. Didn't know that would be the case...

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You should look to buy a Area 51/max force combo board. Or find an Area 51 and upgrade it. Might as well have a 2in 1.
 
In it's former life... love the look on that Route 16 cab. Gameplay is kinda meh...

I borrowed your pic Herb.


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*The ad said it had a blown fuse... but it was only $100 so...

SCORE!

*I don't know if the spinners are supposed to be the Atari Tempest type, but they're not. They're not like any spinner I've seen on a game like this, in fact. They just look like enclosed pots of some kind and they have no weight to them so they don't spin freely...

I had an HS-1 with this game and the controls looked the same (maybe part of a kit?)

*But the good news is that the game works! I plugged it in and and flipped the switch on top and it fired right up. I'm guessing the guy didn't realize there was a switch. That's the second time I've picked up a game for cheap under those circumstances!

Luuuuuuckeey!

*I'm thinking that I may transfer the PCB and controls to an old Ataxx cabinet I have to get it inside more quickly, as it seems like it'll be a fun game.

hmmm - Game play is kinda Meh - much better with two players.
 
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