AVALANCHE GAME WANTED!

[olsport]

I would really appreciate any help in locating an Atari Avalanche coin op game. Thanks!

Edited January 27, 2008 by olsport

[Cassidy Nolen]

Good luck. That is a tough one. Fantastic game, btw. The most accurate translation I have ever played was the VIC 20 "The Sky is Falling" game. Plays very similar except its color. For those of you that don't know it is the inspiration behind the 2600 and 5200 Kaboom! games.

 

I would contact Jerry Russo at Apollo Amusements or maybe Todd at TNT Amusements and see what they can get a lead on. Coinopwarehouse.com might be worth an email too. Low production, heavy machine, very large cabinet, prone to water damage. You could also try RGVAC or RGVAM and post "WTB: Avalanche" and see what happens. You might fair better to trade for it if you could find a few lesser rarities.

 

The strange thing is, in all the years I played with B&W machines, you know I never saw one for sale? Most likely because I got there after Seth and Videotopia

 

Good luck, but be prepared to pay for it.

 

 

Cassidy

[+Nathan Strum]

Incidentally, there's an excellent homebrew version for the 2600 (unreleased on cart, but the binary is available).

[+SpiceWare]

prone to water damage.

Yep - melting snow can do that

[Cassidy Nolen]

I meant its the classic Atari MDF construction. It acts like a sponge when it gets wet. Mopwater at a pizza place, damp warehouses, leaking roofs, etc. make for a VERY soft wood cabinet.

 

Midways and Nintendo's were plywood. They stood up better but are more likely to chip or snap. Its a tradeoff. None of this stuff was designed to last this long. The games came with a 90 day warranty when they were new....I cannot imagine making the FULL value back on a machine (new cost) in 3 months NET. That would be mind-bending. As an operator, you're lucky to clear your investment in 10 months to a year on a location set.

 

C

[joeybastard]

Incidentally, there's an excellent homebrew version for the 2600 (unreleased on cart, but the binary is available).

 

I had the good fortune to play that on real hardware at PacManPlus's house when he had a game night in Dec. 07. JohnnyWC did a GREAT job on it.

[Curt Vendel]

Hi Cassidy,

 

Its actually not a big machine, same cabinet at Canyon Bomber, weighs around 225lbs or so. Its about 5'-8" high.

 

I own one in perfect shape. I'm not sure if I'd want to part with it, but if the offer is high enough, I'd consider it.

 

 

 

Curt

 

Good luck. That is a tough one. Fantastic game, btw. The most accurate translation I have ever played was the VIC 20 "The Sky is Falling" game. Plays very similar except its color. For those of you that don't know it is the inspiration behind the 2600 and 5200 Kaboom! games.

 

I would contact Jerry Russo at Apollo Amusements or maybe Todd at TNT Amusements and see what they can get a lead on. Coinopwarehouse.com might be worth an email too. Low production, heavy machine, very large cabinet, prone to water damage. You could also try RGVAC or RGVAM and post "WTB: Avalanche" and see what happens. You might fair better to trade for it if you could find a few lesser rarities.

 

The strange thing is, in all the years I played with B&W machines, you know I never saw one for sale? Most likely because I got there after Seth and Videotopia

 

Good luck, but be prepared to pay for it.

 

 

Cassidy

[+SpiceWare]

I meant its the classic Atari MDF construction. It acts like a sponge when it gets wet. Mopwater at a pizza place, damp warehouses, leaking roofs, etc. make for a VERY soft wood cabinet.

 

Midways and Nintendo's were plywood. They stood up better but are more likely to chip or snap. Its a tradeoff. None of this stuff was designed to last this long. The games came with a 90 day warranty when they were new....I cannot imagine making the FULL value back on a machine (new cost) in 3 months NET. That would be mind-bending. As an operator, you're lucky to clear your investment in 10 months to a year on a location set.

 

C

It was a joke, I probably should have used instead of

[Crazy Climber]

Never even heard of this one. I checked on KLOV and it looks a little before my time. Here is the link in case anyone else was wondering

http://www.klov.com/game_detail.php?game_id=6976

BTW - This does look like it would make a great homebrew game

[+johnnywc]

Never even heard of this one. I checked on KLOV and it looks a little before my time. Here is the link in case anyone else was wondering

http://www.klov.com/game_detail.php?game_id=6976

BTW - This does look like it would make a great homebrew game

 

Hmmm... as Nathan mentioned above, I developed a version of Avalanche last year that was never released. Perhaps I'll talk to Curt about trying to get this out on cart...

[Tempest]

Avalanche was also released for the Atari 8-bit through APX. I have it on disk somewhere...

 

http://atariarchives.planetmirror.com/APX/...o.php?cat=20003

 

Tempest

[+SpiceWare]

After reading KLOV, I guess the joke's on me - when I hear avalanche I think of snow, not rocks.

[Crazy Climber]

After reading KLOV, I guess the joke's on me - when I hear avalanche I think of snow, not rocks.

That was my initial thought as well.

[theking21083]

Shouldn't the game be called landslide?