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RE: VECTOR: Asteroids hack


From: Jenison Mark-QA3578 ( )
Date: Mon Apr 30 2001 - 14:23:57 CDT


Let me get this straight...you converted a Lunar Lander board to play Asteroids? Why would you want to do that?? Are you going to now convert your Quantum board to play Space Duel??? ;-)

> -----Original Message-----
> From: tom mcclintock [mailto: ]
> Sent: Monday, April 30, 2001 1:50 PM
> To:
> Subject: VECTOR: Asteroids hack
>
>
> After watching with much interest in Neil's Asteroids/Asteroids Deluxe
> hack I got the urge to do something similar. After a few
> beers and much
> review of the schematics, I decided to convert my extra Lunar Lander
> board into an Asteroids. Neil, I guess you worked form the top down
> using an Asteroids Deluxe board, so this is another approach from the
> bottom up!
>
> Here are some pictures of the board. It only took me a couple of hours
> to do the wire wrapping. Be forewarned - the image files are big to
> retain some level of detail!
>
> http://www.ionpool.net/arcade/LL1.jpg
> http://www.ionpool.net/arcade/LL2.jpg
> http://www.ionpool.net/arcade/LL3.jpg
> http://www.ionpool.net/arcade/LL4.jpg
> http://www.ionpool.net/arcade/LL5.jpg
>
>
> Think this might make a good DIY kit?
> tom
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