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SirPoonga:

--- Quote from: paigeoliver on April 19, 2005, 07:17:31 pm ---The Atari Vectors are out there, and are common, they just don't get flipped as much as other titles. Check the VAPS stats, the single most common DEDICATED game on VAPS.org is Tempest.

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Yeah, very common, I have one!

They used electrohome.  Actually, they used a couple different models according to the asteroid repair guides out there.
paigeoliver:
You just don't see them because people never sell them. The Atari vectors are permanent features in the gamerooms of most serious collectors. Everytime I go do a deal with someone and check out an awesome gameroom I always see Atari vectors. Asteroids, Tempest and Star Wars mostly, but I also see a lot of Battlezone, Ast Delux, Space Duel and have even spied a few Gravitars, Black Widows and Lunar Landers. Never seen a Quantum though, although I have seen several converted Quantum cabinets.

On the topic of converted cabinets, the I-Robot rarity story is total BS. If there were only 500 of them in the US, then I must have seen 400 of them converted to Choplifter!
ChadTower:
I don't see very many Vectors out there... what I see constantly are MVS cabinets.  Cheap, excellent shape MVS cabs.  They are everywhere.
JB:
If I recall, Asteroids is supposed to be Atari's best-selling game ever. Wouldn't exactly make sense for it to be rare.
Stingray:

--- Quote from: ChadTower on April 21, 2005, 10:19:16 am ---I don't see very many Vectors out there... what I see constantly are MVS cabinets.  Cheap, excellent shape MVS cabs.  They are everywhere.

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I agree with that. I decided I wanted an MVS and found one locally within a week. I decided years ago that I want a Tempest. Still waiting on that one to show up. :(

-S
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