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Asteroids (continued)
Typical comments from operators
include those of Jim McIntyre, who
operates Golden State Recreation in
Lakewood, CA. He writes, '' Asteroids
is a fantastic game with earning
potential equal to or above 'Space In-
vaders'''. He also states that
Asteroids has expanded his base of
players, p11JJjng in new clientele that
includes 25-30 year old players.
Asteroids is a unique space action
game with explosive rapid-fire ac-
tion. One or two players are
challenged to destroy asteroids and
enemy spacecraft. The new Atari-
designed QuadraScan ™ video display
system that offers h:igllly realistic
visual effects, space-age sound ef-
fects and a new High Score Table
round out some of the features.
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TECHNICAL TIPS
Asteroids™
Please perform the fallowing
modification.s to your ASTEROIDS
PCB's.
Resistors R87, R91, R96, R97,
and R98 should be changed from
lOK ohm to 470 ohms. To locate
these resistors, ref er to page 22 in
the ASTEROIDS manual (TM-143).
The resistors are located at coor-
dinates K-11 and M-11 on the main
PCB.
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This modification provides 10
to the open blade switch-
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es on the control panel. 10 milli-
amps is required to insure adequate
self-cleaning on gold plated swit-
ches.
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The video game is surging in
popularity and national attention.
Media of all types, TV, radio,
magazines and newspapers, are
caJling attention to the ilnpact of
video technology. TV programs
probe the future of video tech-
nology, creating increasing con-
sumer awareness.
Operators across the country are
watching this awareness intepsify
as reflected in their coin box. Join
these operators; critically evaluate
your mix of games and watch video
expand your profits:
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To prevent phosphor burn when
switching from self-test to game
mode, perform the following
modification to your ASTEROIDS
PCB.
1. Clip and lift Pin 9 of K9
(74LS164).
2. Jumper 30 gauge wire from
lifted Pin 9 to Pin 15 of M-10
(74LS259) (reset).
Atari, Inc.
1265 Borregas Avenue
Sunnyvale, California 94086
Bulk Rate
U.S. Postage
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