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RE: VECTOR: Battlezone month?


From: Jenison Mark-QA3578 ( )
Date: Wed Oct 11 2000 - 13:48:27 CDT


> > I don't know an immediate source, but your description is
> an important
> > point-- you probably don't *need* Battlezone joystick parts
> exclusively.
> > The bezels should be the same as the old Atari/Key games
> driving shifter
> > parts (like Sprint and Indy 800 I'd think). Maybe even

Correct.
 
> It's a Sprint bezel, or one in that family. Definately a four
> speed game,
> not Pole Position. If you look closely, you can see the
> numbers for the four
> speeds. It usually looks like they've been filed off, but you
> can still make
> them out.
>
> A PP Bezel will probably fit though. Hmm -- if someone needs
> to know, I have
> both games and could try it out.

The bezel was commonly used for Atari "shifter" games. PP, Indy, and Sprint. There are variations on the part number (005255-01, -02, -04)...my guess is the -0x indicates which parts have numbers and which don't.

-- 
Mark Jenison
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