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Arcade Collecting => Miscellaneous Arcade Talk => Topic started by: Gambit on August 06, 2006, 08:28:00 am

Title: Ataxx as a coin-op arcade machine?
Post by: Gambit on August 06, 2006, 08:28:00 am: Another eBay find. This guy has pcb, joysticks, buttons, graphics, and everthing needed to make Ataxx arcade machine, except for the cabinet.

Ataxx is an othello type game, and I wouldn't think a game like that would be found in an arcade. Maybe something he made himself? I thought it a joke at first.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=220014157740
Title: Re: Ataxx as a coin-op arcade machine?
Post by: D_Zoot on August 06, 2006, 10:28:27 am: Yeah, that's a legit kit for cabinet conversions.

http://www.klov.com/game_detail.php?letter=&game_id=6960

Nothing unusual, funny or strange about it.

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Title: Re: Ataxx as a coin-op arcade machine?
Post by: Gambit on August 06, 2006, 03:41:46 pm: I guess its just very uncommon. It ranks a 19 on a scale of 1 to 100, with 100 being the most common and 1 being the least.

It just didn't seem like anything a kid would pay a quarter for.
Title: Re: Ataxx as a coin-op arcade machine?
Post by: NightGod on August 06, 2006, 04:08:44 pm: I've played it in the arcade before, years ago. About as exciting as you would think it is(n't).
Title: Re: Ataxx as a coin-op arcade machine?
Post by: Ken Layton on August 06, 2006, 07:54:00 pm: Atari made the conversion kit. We had over two dozen of them on our route (I built every one of them from kits). The only reason my boss bought these kits was that they were cheap (around $900 at the time). Since they were Jamma they were easy conversions. Too bad the game just plain SUCKS!
Title: Re: Ataxx as a coin-op arcade machine?
Post by: richms on August 06, 2006, 11:01:15 pm: Looks like the most boring game ever!
Title: Re: Ataxx as a coin-op arcade machine?
Post by: Gambit on August 07, 2006, 02:05:01 am: I think its a fun game. Othello type games are fun maybe to play on your computer while you're bored. Sortof like Windows solitaire. I just dont see it as a game played much in arcades.
Title: Re: Ataxx as a coin-op arcade machine?
Post by: leapinlew on August 08, 2006, 12:27:46 pm: We used to play this at my local pool hall. It was semi-fun head to head and the computer is challenging at all it's levels. It's about as well done as it can be, the game itself isn't usually what a person plays video games for. I enjoy it, but I can see it's not for everyone.
Title: Re: Ataxx as a coin-op arcade machine?
Post by: slycrel on August 08, 2006, 01:45:37 pm: I enjoyed it the few times I played it, though I certainly wouldn't have gone out of my way to do so. Not really a great arcade game, though it is fun. More of a computer / cellphone kind of game. heh. I would expect people who liked tetris and klax to like this game.
Title: Re: Ataxx as a coin-op arcade machine?
Post by: horseboy on August 08, 2006, 03:36:10 pm: Quote from: Gambit on August 06, 2006, 03:41:46 pm
I guess its just very uncommon. It ranks a 19 on a scale of 1 to 100, with 100 being the most common and 1 being the least.

It just didn't seem like anything a kid would pay a quarter for.

Those rankings are notoriously bad. Do not rely on those as far as rarity is concerned.
Title: Re: Ataxx as a coin-op arcade machine?
Post by: Spaz Monkey on August 09, 2006, 11:07:01 pm: Local JC (junior college) had one for a few years.