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Gravitar
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Name: Gravitar Manufacturer: Atari Year: 1982 Type: Videogame Class: Wide Release
Game Specific: Gravitar Pinout Settings: Gravitar Dipswitch Settings Number of Simultaneous Players: 1
Sound: Unamplified Mono (requires one-channel amp)
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Gravitar DescriptionGravitar was produced by Atari in 1982. Atari released 126 different machines in our database under this trade name, starting in 1972. Other machines made by Atari during the time period Gravitar was produced include Millipede, Qwak, Missile Command 2, Dig Dug, PAT 9000, Neutron Star, Pipeline never produced, Tempest, Maze Invaders, and Tempest Tubes. Gravitar - KLOV/IAM 5 Point User Score: 3.06 (3 votes)
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ConversionThis board set can be converted to Black Widow by a simple swap of ROMs.MiscellaneousPlay a free version of Gravitar at the official Atari site: http://www.atari.com/arcade/gravitar.Gravitar is available on the iPad and iPhone via Atari's Greatest Hits application. VAPS Arcade/Coin-Op Gravitar CensusThere are 8,462 members of the Video Arcade Preservation Society / Vintage Arcade Preservation Society, 7,010 whom participate in our arcade census project of games owned, wanted, or for sale. Census data currently includes 112,007 machines (5,181 unique titles).Very Common - There are 124 known instances of this machine owned by Gravitar collectors who are active members. Of these, 107 of them are original dedicated machines, 2 of them are conversions in which game circuit boards (and possibly cabinet graphics) have been placed in (and on) another game cabinet, and 15 of them are only circuit boards which a collector could put into a generic case if desired. For Sale - There are 2 active VAPS members with Gravitar machines for sale. There is one active VAPS member with an extra Gravitar circuit board for sale. Wanted - Popular - There are 19 active VAPS members currently looking for Gravitar. There are 2 active VAPS members looking for Gravitar board sets. This game ranks a 58 on a scale out of 100 (100 = most often seen, 1=least common) in popularity based on census ownership records. This game ranks a 44 on a scale out of 100 (100 = most often wanted, 1=least common) in popularity based on census want list records.
TechnicalThis boardset uses the same wiring as Space Duel, except for the controls. So, for testing purposes, a Gravitar PCB could be plugged directly into a Space Duel cabinet.TriviaDepending on the highest score, one of eight list names appears above the table of initials: FLUNKY 0- 20,000, GUNNER 20,001- 40,000, CO-PILOT 40,001- 80,000, PILOT 80,001-100,000, ACE PILOT 100,001-200,000, KILLER PILOT 200,001-400,000, PONTIUS PILATE 400,001-800,000, GOTTA-BE-LUCKY above 800,000.Manuals
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eBay ListingsClick to search eBay for Gravitar Videogame machines and related items.Click to search eBay for machines and parts made by Atari. Check out the IAM/KLOV report of the hottest coin-op machine auctions, powered by Ace.com.
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