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Arcade Collecting => Miscellaneous Arcade Talk => Topic started by: spacies on February 08, 2007, 01:17:00 am

Title: Atari Pool Shark.
Post by: spacies on February 08, 2007, 01:17:00 am: Very rare to see a USA machine in this neck of the woods.

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Gaming/Coinop-pinball/auction-86850714.htm

$300 NZD isn't much.
Prob $200 USD.

Looks complete as well.

Mmmmmmmm.
Title: Re: Atari Pool Shark.
Post by: RayB on February 08, 2007, 12:24:59 pm: Oh nice! I'd love to have that!
Title: Re: Atari Pool Shark.
Post by: Texasmame on February 10, 2007, 10:31:54 pm: Are those SILVER tracballs?!?
Title: Re: Atari Pool Shark.
Post by: spacies on February 11, 2007, 12:03:32 am: Good spotting.

I have asked for more detailed pics.
I will post them up.
Title: Re: Atari Pool Shark.
Post by: RayB on February 11, 2007, 04:40:36 pm: I think that's an illusion. The original flyer says it uses joysticks:
http://www.arcadeflyers.com/?page=flyer&id=797&image=2
Title: Re: Atari Pool Shark.
Post by: Texasmame on February 22, 2007, 03:12:32 pm: Ever get those pics?
Title: Re: Atari Pool Shark.
Post by: Dav on February 22, 2007, 04:08:18 pm: Some of the really old games used half spheres that completely covered the joysticks. I was kind of thinking they were bigger than that looks though.
Title: Re: Atari Pool Shark.
Post by: FrizzleFried on February 22, 2007, 06:13:49 pm: KLOV says analog joystick and shows a cabinet with very joystick looking ...well...joysticks....those COULD be trackballs I imagine!
Title: Re: Atari Pool Shark.
Post by: CheffoJeffo on February 22, 2007, 08:29:43 pm: Quote from: Dav on February 22, 2007, 04:08:18 pm
Some of the really old games used half spheres that completely covered the joysticks. I was kind of thinking they were bigger than that looks though.

Gotcha! comes to mind ... I would love to have one of those "boobie" cabs.
Title: Re: Atari Pool Shark.
Post by: Level42 on February 23, 2007, 05:05:15 am: If I compare the pictures of the add with that of the original flyer, it looks like the joysticks shaf and balltops are missing.

The shiny "balls" you see seem to have a black ball-top joystick on top on the flyer. A weird joystick construction indeed. I zoomed in a bit on that flyer and those shiny metal things actualy look a bit like a metal ashtray, with indeed a joystick shaft and black ball-top in the middle........they sure match the Atari startbuttons nicely !
Title: Re: Atari Pool Shark.
Post by: spacies on February 24, 2007, 08:07:25 pm: Sorry fellas,

He sold it and I didn't get the pics.

:hissy:
Title: Re: Atari Pool Shark.
Post by: Texasmame on March 04, 2007, 01:41:35 pm: Quote from: Level42 on February 23, 2007, 05:05:15 am
If I compare the pictures of the add with that of the original flyer, it looks like the joysticks shaf and balltops are missing.

The shiny "balls" you see seem to have a black ball-top joystick on top on the flyer. A weird joystick construction indeed. I zoomed in a bit on that flyer and those shiny metal things actualy look a bit like a metal ashtray, with indeed a joystick shaft and black ball-top in the middle........they sure match the Atari startbuttons nicely !

Think I solved this mystery. ;)

For some reason, Atari apparently used these weird, pot-based joys in some games, Flyball and Pool Shark being two.

http://klov.com/game_detail.php?letter=&game_id=10581 (http://klov.com/game_detail.php?letter=&game_id=10581)

Look at the auctions at the bottom. The stick came with a silver, shiny bezel. Thin stick + shiny bezel + poor pic = "silver tracball."
Title: Re: Atari Pool Shark.
Post by: Level42 on March 04, 2007, 01:55:38 pm: I really like the style ! So retro :)
Title: Re: Atari Pool Shark.
Post by: RayB on March 05, 2007, 09:50:30 am: Maybe this is the kind of joystick they used (http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=160091861254&ssPageName=ADME:B:FSEL:US:1)
Title: Re: Atari Pool Shark.
Post by: Texasmame on March 06, 2007, 06:23:44 pm: Quote from: RayB on March 05, 2007, 09:50:30 am
Maybe this is the kind of joystick they used (http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=160091861254&ssPageName=ADME:B:FSEL:US:1)

Yup. That's the stick I referred to in my post. Gotta be it.
Title: Re: Atari Pool Shark.
Post by: RayB on March 09, 2007, 06:00:57 pm: Check it out, here is the chrome joystick bezel (http://cgi.ebay.ca/JOYSTICK-BEZEL-FLYBALL-and-other-PONG-LIKE-GAMES_W0QQitemZ160091861649QQihZ006QQcategoryZ13718QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem) that we thought looked like a trackball:
Title: Re: Atari Pool Shark.
Post by: Level42 on March 10, 2007, 01:36:40 am: Uh, yeah Ray, Texasmame pointed to those auctions already on his post nr.11........

Still....I really like the style...
Title: Re: Atari Pool Shark.
Post by: RayB on March 10, 2007, 03:13:56 pm: I didn't know KLOV listed Ebay auctions. New feature.
(and also, once the listings are done, they will no longer show up on that KLOV page, but a direct link will)