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General Chat => Arcade Lifestyle => Topic started by: level42 on June 30, 2009, 10:28:44 PM

Title: Asterock !
Post by: level42 on June 30, 2009, 10:28:44 PM

Well, I've been a good boy for the entire first half of the year.


No cabs bought.



Not one.



But I couldn't pass on this one ! :

(http://gallery.me.com/andre.huijts/100490/Asterock/web.jpg?ver=12464370340001)

I must be insane.....my 2nd Asteroids bootleg.....

This one has one of the most weird CP's I've seen. Basically the whole thing doubles as a big ashtray !
The buttons are mounted angled inward, which in fact may be a very good idea to have good control....

There's a load of pics of another Asterock (not the one I bought !) on my good friend Andreas' site here:
http://andysarcade.de/data/picseries/asterock/overview.html

Notice that the card-board bezel there is the original Atari one, which is not original on the Asterock....

Title: Re: Asterock !
Post by: Superully on July 01, 2009, 07:44:59 AM

picture doesn't work for me, but i've already seen your post on the klov forum.

the machine has an interesting weird design - congrats on that catch. where did you spot that / pick it up?

Title: Re: Asterock !
Post by: petieken on July 01, 2009, 10:05:12 AM

Are you going to start an Asteroids bootleg collection? ;D ;)

Nice pickup btw, it's always nice to see something "new" and uncommon. Is it vector based like the real thing, and is it working?

Title: Re: Asterock !
Post by: level42 on July 01, 2009, 10:58:03 AM

Fixed the picture. Superully, this one comes from Belgium. Still at the seller. I know him very well.

Of course it's vector based :) The monitor is working, PCB not....(yet)....

Title: Re: Asterock !
Post by: DarthNuno on July 01, 2009, 07:51:52 PM

Back to the topic please, gentlemen  ::)

André, here an other 'Asteroids' boot  :arrow:

(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/space_invaders/space_invaders_RT13.jpg)

...owned by Zebassprophet (remember this road trip (https://www.dragonslairfans.com/smfor/index.php?topic=721.0)).

On that picture, the bezel has been changed & the control panel modified... but it was a real Asteroids boot'  :P

Title: Re: Asterock !
Post by: level42 on July 01, 2009, 08:05:55 PM

Wow that's a really weird one. I think Asteroids was the most bootlegged (and licensed) game ever. There are LOADS of them:

http://andysarcade.de/vec_licclones.html#androids

Title: Re: Asterock !
Post by: Sonic 1992 on July 01, 2009, 08:26:23 PM

Quote from: Level42 on July 01, 2009, 08:05:55 PM

Wow that's a really weird one. I think Asteroids was the most bootlegged (and licensed) game ever. There are LOADS of them:

http://andysarcade.de/vec_licclones.html#androids

Man, I've never seen one for real ever!  I'd love to uncover one!  :D