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Missile Command

Description

Using three atomic missile launching bases you defend your cities against incoming missiles. Enemy missiles may seperate into several missiles so shoot them down early because you only have a limited number of missiles.

Missile Command was produced by Atari in 1980.

Atari released 137 machines in our database under this trade name, starting in 1972. Atari was based in United States.

Other machines made by Atari during the time period Missile Command was produced include: Atari Soccer, Hercules, Superman, Atari Baseball, Asteroids, Red Baron, Monte Carlo, Centipede, Asteroids Deluxe, and Battlezone

Specs

Name	Missile Command
Developer	Atari (United States)
Year	1980
Type	Videogame
KLOV/MOG #	8715
Class	Wide Release
Genre	Shooter
Development Team	Dave Theurer, Designer / Programmer
Monitor	Orientation: Horizontal Type: Raster: Standard Resolution Color: Color
Conversion Class	unique
Game Specific	Missile Command Pinout
Dipswitch Settings	Missile Command Dipswitch Settings (user contributed)
# Simultaneous Players	1
# Maximum Players	2
Game Play	Alternating
Control Panel Layout	Single Player
Controls	Buttons: 3 - Fire LeftFire MiddleFire Right Trackball: Optical
Sound	Amplified Mono (one channel)
Cabinet Styles	Upright/Standard H: 64.75 x W: 25.25 x D: 32.75 inches (164.47 x 64.14 x 83.19 cm) 270 lbs. (122.47 kg) / Shipping: 410 lbs. (185.97 kg) Cocktail H: 21.5 x W: 32 x D: 24 inches (54.61 x 81.28 x 60.96 cm) 170 lbs. (77.11 kg) / Shipping: 146 lbs. (66.22 kg) Cabaret/Mini - Height adjustable to 27 7/8" H: 55 x W: 20.5 x D: 24 inches (139.7 x 52.07 x 60.96 cm) 190 lbs. (86.18 kg) / Shipping: 228 lbs. (103.42 kg) Environmental/Cockpit
Control Panel	Missile Command Control Panel Image
Side Art	Missile Command Side Art Image
PCB	Missile Command PCB Image

Video Clips

Tapped In Missile Command

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Missile Command

Missile Command Arcade Game Review - Atari - with Super Missile Attack Mod

Missile Command KLOV/IAM 5 Point User Score: 4.33 (26 votes)

Fun Factor: 4.37

Overall Like	4.58
Fun (Social)	3.96
Fun (Solo)	4.27
Collector Desire	4.31

Technical Rating: 4.29

Gameplay	4.58
Graphics	3.96
Originality	4.73
Sound/Music	3.88

Personal Impressions and Technical Impressions each account for half of the total score. Within the Personal Impressions category, Like carries a little more weight than the other factors.

Images

Cabinet - Video Game Marquee: Alternate

Trivia

This game was also licensed to Sega for release in certain European countries. This game was included in the Arcade's Greatest Hits Collection, which also includes Super Breakout, Centipede, Tempest, Asteroids, and Battlezone.

Cabinet Information

The game was released as a table model, a standard up-right cabinet, a cabaret-style mini cabinet and even a giant sit-down cockpit cabinet.

Conversion

A conversion kit by GCC Technologies called Super Missile Attack was made to convert this game.

Miscellaneous

SPINOFF: Super Missile Attack
BOOTLEG: Missile Defend
MOVIE APPEARANCES: "Terminator 2: Judgment Day" 1991, "Fast Times At Ridgemont High" ending credits

Missile Command is available on the iPad and iPhone via Atari's Greatest Hits application.

VAPS Arcade/Coin-Op Missile Command 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).

Very Common - There are 618 known instances of this machine owned by Missile Command collectors who are active members. Of these, 576 of them are original dedicated machines. One is a conversion in which game circuit boards (and possibly cabinet graphics) have been placed in (and on) another game cabinet. 40 of them are only circuit boards which a collector could put into a generic case if desired.

For Sale - There are 21 active VAPS members with a Missile Command machines for sale. There are 5 active VAPS members with a Missile Command circuit boards for sale.

Wanted - Very Popular - There are 45 active VAPS members currently looking for Missile Command. There is one active VAPS member looking for a Missile Command circuit board set.

This game ranks a 89 on a scale out of 100 (100 = most often seen, 1=least common) in popularity based on census ownership records.

This game ranks a 53 on a scale out of 100 (100 = most often seen, 1=least common) in popularity based on census want list records.

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

Flyers

Technical

The game uses a 6502 microprocessor and one Atari Pokey sound chip.

Legacy

Missile Command
Missile Command 2

Manuals

Operation, Maintenance, and Service Manual - Missile Command Manual — **Operation, Maintenance, and Service Manual**
(63 pages, 5.6 MB File)

Foto-Finder® (Books)

The Encyclopedia of Arcade Video Games Kurtz (ISBN 0764319256) Page: 87; Color photo Price guide: No
Arcade Fever Sellers (ISBN 0762409371) Page: 54; Color photo
Encyclopedia of Arcade Video Games Kurtz (ISBN 0764319256) Page: 87; Color photo

Additional References (logged in members often see more)

3D Model (External): Cabaret (c05385ab825beb5b73b4ec5aa28d567a)
3D Model (External): Upright (3ba77949b165a96b1d9de88c1cabaeb7)

Arcade Map - Play This Game

Our members have reported that Missile Command is playable at 1 locations:

Name	Location	State	Country	Details	Check-ins
The Very Best Arcade (The Very Best Weiner Shop)	252 E High St, Pottstown	Pennsylvania	United States	Arcade	1

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