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Atomic Point Atomic Point - Japanese Logo - Katakana / Kanji

Atomic Point - Cabinet - Video Game Marquee

Description

A collection of colored blocks appears on the screen along with two glowing diamonds. Single colored blocks fall from the top of the playfield and your task is to complete a horizontal row on the same level that each flashing diamond appears.

Atomic Point was produced by Philko in 1990.

Philko released 7 machines in our database under this trade name, starting in 1988. Philko was based in United States.

Other machines made by Philko during the time period Atomic Point was produced include: Dyger, Twin Falcons, Whizz, Xyonix, Turtle Ship, and Lock On

Specs

Name Atomic Point
Developer Philko (United States)
Year 1990
Type Videogame
KLOV/MOG # 6967
Class Wide Release
Genre Puzzle
Monitor
Conversion Class JAMMA
Dipswitch Settings

Atomic Point Dipswitch Settings (user contributed)

# Simultaneous Players 2
# Maximum Players 2
Game Play Joint
Control Panel Layout Multiple Player
Controls
  • Joystick: 4-way (up, down, left, right)
  • Buttons: 2 - RotateSelect
Sound Amplified Mono (one channel)
Cabinet Styles
  • Upright/Standard

Game Play

There is a number made from Tetris-like blocks in the middle of the screen. Shapes fall from the top of the play field and a row of blocks will disappear whenever there is a completed horizontal row. The object of this the game is to complete a horizontal row at the levels containing each flashing diamond block. You are rewarded points for how fast you can complete this task.

If a falling block has one block flasing you can press the second button and you get four choices. One of these it to get to select what the next shape will be.

Atomic Point KLOV/IAM 5 Point User Score: 0.00 (0 votes)

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VAPS Arcade/Coin-Op Atomic Point Census

There are 15,211 members of the Video Arcade Preservation Society / Vintage Arcade Preservation Society, 9,644 whom participate in our arcade census project of games owned, wanted, or for sale. Census data currently includes 166,563 machines (6,981 unique titles).

Scarce - There are 3 known instances of this machine owned by Atomic Point collectors who are active members. Of these, 3 of them are only circuit boards which a collector could put into a generic case if desired.

Wanted - No active members have added this machine to their wish list.

This game ranks a 1 on a scale out of 100 (100 = most often seen, 1=least common) in popularity based on census ownership records.

Rarity and Popularity independently are not necessarily indications of value. [More Information]

Technical

CPU: 68000
SOUND: YM-2413

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