*sniff sniff* Something smells like ASS-ault!

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Just grabbed this today.
I forgot how much I LOVED this game from years ago.
Cabinet design, game play, music, and the controls.......ah the controls.



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I usually try to be respectful and as nice as possible when I post...but this time I can't. I frickin' hate you!! Just kidding. LOL Damn I love that game and have not played it since 1992. Wow it looks really good! I hope to have one someday. Thanks for posting
 
Dude, that's a nice Assault! The side art looks great, as does the control panel, and you have the original sticks - congrats! Mine needs a little work to get to that stage. Awesome game, looks great in your gameroom.
 
I love having a complete hodge podge of various game shapes and sizes but I really wish more cabs had been made with this body width/height combination.
There's what, Assault, Toobin'....? Various mini's but they were more stumpy.
I know the narrow width basically demands vertical game play but damn, it just feels sexy.
I wanna go hump it.
 
Anything else use a double joystick like that? I have a control panel lying around that looks similar to that. Cannot figure out what game it belongs too.
 
So you picked that one up huh? I kept looking at that on CL for an but I just couldn't make it happen. Awesome game for a good price my friend.
 
Anything else use a double joystick like that? I have a control panel lying around that looks similar to that. Cannot figure out what game it belongs too.

I think all the versions of "Tank" had the dual control sticks. But all those were just 2-way up/down controls with thumb triggers. Assault has that cool rollover action and wheelie bomb lobbing feature with it's dual 4-way sticks.

Karate Champ had dual 4-way sticks.
I can't remember what else.
 
I'm thinking about doing some Mrs. Pac-Man fruit above the candy machines next. I haven't decided yet. Something candy/food related.......maybe dancing laser spitting hot-dogs, I dunno.
 
Anything else use a double joystick like that? I have a control panel lying around that looks similar to that. Cannot figure out what game it belongs too.

Dave from RAM controls is needing and Assault controller if you have one.
 
Woot! for the assault. :) Atari only made 1079 of these cabs. So its fairly rare as well.
 
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That's right!! I only need to BORROW two parts. The metal plate at the bottom of the controller and the main shaft. I have measurements I received from someone else, but after making a couple of first article parts to test out, I realized that those measurements were way off. I can get reproductions perfect down to 0.0001" if I have original samples in my hands.

Dave

Dave from RAM controls is needing and Assault controller if you have one.
 
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