Video of my Atari Sky Diver in action

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Here's a video of my Sky Diver, including gameplay. I finally got it cleaned up and in place next to Asteroids. Bought this from Allen (alejandromad) a couple of months ago. I love the old black and white games. This is a nice addition to my gameroom. The video isn't the greatest quality, and the overhead light is reflecting on the monitor, but overall you get the idea. Thanks for looking

http://s1142.photobucket.com/albums...978/?action=view&current=SkyDivergameplay.mp4
 
Cool! Yep, remember that one well... right across the aisle from Target Zero at Aladdin's Castle MadTown. Never quite got the hang of skydiving...

The title and game-play concept fits in well with the theme of your Arcade:cool:
 
Watching that video gives me mixed emotions. I am sad that I don't have here to play anymore but happy that she has a good home with you.

...oh, and from the way you were playing... I can beat your ass at it.
;-)
 
Watching that video gives me mixed emotions. I am sad that I don't have here to play anymore but happy that she has a good home with you.

...oh, and from the way you were playing... I can beat your ass at it.
;-)

I got over 8K on it last nite when wifey and I were playing....but I know you could still kick my ass! lol

Give me some time and we'll play head to head....
 
Love the old games from the flashing lights in the marquee to the clouds on the monitor its great,wish i had one.
 
John - that game in your arcade is just a PERFECT match! I have never run across one in my travels and it is just so amazing to see one in such nice condition! And an owl eye coin door to top it off! NICE!.....
 
I'm still in shock that he sold it. But I know he felt it would be great in your arcade....until you part it out ;-)

I think Allen would make a special trip down here to kill me if I parted it out lol.

I've only parted out one game in 14 years....a Gorf of all games. A ton of its parts went on to fix about 7 or 8 other Gorfs
 
That game is badass. I didn't realize the "marquee" did that. Very cool to see you have it, I admit I'm a bit jealous. - Barry
 
Never played or saw that one bitd, fired it up in mame, that's a really fun game.
Those lights are the best, wish more marquees bitd had cool lighting effects.:)
 
Never played or saw that one bitd, fired it up in mame, that's a really fun game.
Those lights are the best, wish more marquees bitd had cool lighting effects.:)

The coolest thing about the lights is that they are an integral part of scoring higher point totals in the game. In fact, this is the first video game to employ pinball logic -- integrating the light sequence and behavior into the scoring of the game...

If you land successfully on a jump, the letter that was illuminated at the time of the jump stays lit solid for the rest of the game. IF you manage to spell out the word SKYDIVER you get double points for every successful landing after that.

Sounds easy but since the lights illuminate at a specific rate - only in the left-right direction, and each pass of your airplane begins immediately after the previous jump finishes, you may have to land successfully many, many times before getting the timing right to obtain one specific letter... say the D for example.

Did I mention that the planes come on the screen progressively lower as the game continues and from alternating sides, left-right then right-left...
or that the wind speed varies (which basically cancels out your steering with the deployed chute)...
or that the landing platforms are in a different spot each time...
or that the longer you freefall the higher your points for a successful landing BUT the landing pad shrinks the longer you free fall too making the landing much harder to score.

"Cute" game that was brilliant from the gameplay standpoint.
 
The coolest thing about the lights is that they are an integral part of scoring higher point totals in the game. In fact, this is the first video game to employ pinball logic -- integrating the light sequence and behavior into the scoring of the game...

If you land successfully on a jump, the letter that was illuminated at the time of the jump stays lit solid for the rest of the game. IF you manage to spell out the word SKYDIVER you get double points for every successful landing after that.

Sounds easy but since the lights illuminate at a specific rate - only in the left-right direction, and each pass of your airplane begins immediately after the previous jump finishes, you may have to land successfully many, many times before getting the timing right to obtain one specific letter... say the D for example.

Did I mention that the planes come on the screen progressively lower as the game continues and from alternating sides, left-right then right-left...
or that the wind speed varies (which basically cancels out your steering with the deployed chute)...
or that the landing platforms are in a different spot each time...
or that the longer you freefall the higher your points for a successful landing BUT the landing pad shrinks the longer you free fall too making the landing much harder to score.

"Cute" game that was brilliant from the gameplay standpoint.

Ahh, I noticed the letters on the screen in certain sequences, wasn't sure what I did to "highlight" them at points during the game,without the marquee lights I guess it will be tougher to figure it out, I did get far enough that the planes were about half way down from the top, and the wind is one tough beyotch...I could see playing this game a bunch.:)
 
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