1979 Asteroids Arcade Machine by Atari

1979 Asteroids Arcade Machine by AtariReleased by Atari in 1979, Asteroids was one of the first major hits of the golden age of arcade games and is now widely recognised as one of the all time arcade classics. With single player and multi player modes, and the simple objective of shooting asteroids and saucers whilst avoiding incoming fire, the game proved tremendously popular and inspired many other arcade classics such as Defender and Gravitar. Over the years many Asteroid machines have

resulting in a look which had a seamless sense of ‘flow’ to it and was very much of its time

the National Automatic Selective Phonograph

Reginald Waldersmith founded the company back in 1962 and his son Alexander

building on the high standards that we first set in the '50s

however more collectable records are charged at a higher price

resulting in the game gradually building up to its intended speed

the Jelkes Bar Billiards is six feet long

The Space Commander is set up for 2 players but can be played individually too

inspected and rebuilt with an uncompromising attention to detail

an immensely popular vintage automobile-styled jukebox with a rich vinyl-to-valve sound

open to reveal sculpted inserts which store the balls

The game also features a then-revolutionary difficulty curve