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RE: VECTOR: Monitor Overlay


From: Brian Deuel ( )
Date: Sun Nov 05 2000 - 13:36:18 CST


Actually, that's a Space Encounters overlay. The controls are similar, so
that may have been what confused you. Starship 1 didn't have any kind of
overlay.

Brian Deuel
http://www.arcadehistory.com
http://www.syzygy-magazine.com

-----Original Message-----
From:
[mailto: ]On Behalf Of chumblespuzz
Sent: Sunday, November 05, 2000 2:29 PM
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Subject: Re: VECTOR: Monitor Overlay

Ok. Most importantly, it is not from Rip Off. Could it be from Star Hawk?

-roy-

----- Original Message -----
From: "John Robertson" < >
To: < >
Sent: Saturday, November 04, 2000 7:05 PM
Subject: Re: VECTOR: Monitor Overlay

> I don't recall a colour overlay on Starship 1, just the cross in the
center
> of the screen. This overlay looks more like a Space Invader style overlay
> or along the lines of clone Vector games (had to sneak that in) like
Hoei's
> line of Asteroids and Star Castle clones. Maybe this was for the Taito
> Asteroids licensed copy?
>
> John :-#)#
>
>
> At 04:30 AM 11/6/00, tom mcclintock wrote:
> >I saw the game this overlay goes to at the last Mesquite auction... It's
> >a space game, and it's raster. Late 1970s, but I cannot remember the
> >name. The overlay gives a really cool effect.
> >
> >Ok, KLOV search reminds me that it is for an Atari Starship I
> >http://www.klov.com/S/Starship_I.html
> >
> >tm
> >
> >chumblespuzz wrote:
> > >
> > > Hi All,
> > >
> > > I just picked up my Rip Off today. Be sure to expect many questions
> > soon. :)
> > >
> > > Anyway, in the bottom of the cab was this monitor overlay:
> > >
> > > http://members.home.net/chumblespuzz/images/monitor_overlay.jpg
> > >
> > > Any idea what game this is from? I can't imagine that it is from Rip
> > Off, is
> > > it?
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > > -roy-
> > >
> >
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