Vindicators

Manufacturer: Atari
Year: 1988
Class: Wide Release
Genre: Shooter
Type: Videogame

Monitor:

Orientation: Horizontal
Type: Raster: Standard Resolution
CRT: Color

Conversion Class: unique
Number of Simultaneous Players: 2
Maximum number of Players: 2
Gameplay: Joint
Control Panel Layout: Multiple Player
Controls:

Joystick: 2-way (up, down)
Joystick: 2-way (up, down) with button [Fire]
Buttons: 1 [Special Weapon]

Sound: Amplified Mono (one channel)

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Vindicators Description

Use your tank to destroy other tanks, turrets, and saucers while collecting fuel, stars, and bonuses along the way. Exit the level by finding the key that unlocks the doors. Use collected stars to customize your tank with speed, power, shields, smart shots, and bombs.

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Cabinet Information

The cabinet is shaped like a tank (and weighs like one).

Game Play

Once a game has been started, the 1P/2P buttons allow each player to rotate through any special weapons they might have. At the end of the 15th level, you must destroy a huge monster with many eyes.

Miscellaneous

Viewing the original contest advertisement that is built-in (ala Roadblasters) is selectable via the game setup.

CAPS/VAPS Arcade Census

There are 6,492 members of the Classic Arcade Preservation Society / Video Arcade Preservation Society, 3,731 whom participate in our arcade census project of games owned, wanted, or for sale. Census data currently includes 61,187 machines (3,630 unique titles).

Common - There are 37 known instances of this machine owned by Vindicators collectors. Of these, 32 of them are original dedicated machines, and 5 of them are only circuit boards which a collector could put into a generic case if desired.

This game ranks a 23 on a scale out of 100 (100 = most commonly seen, 1=least common) in popularity based on census ownership records.

Wanted - There are 2 VAPS members currently looking for Vindicators.

This game ranks a 5 on a scale out of 100 (100 = most commonly seen, 1=least common) in popularity based on census want list records.

For Sale - There are 4 VAPS members with Vindicators machines for sale. VAPS members are totally independent of VAPS and the International Arcade Museum, and we are unable to recommend, endorce, or guarantee any person or company selling games or game parts.

Rarity is NOT necessarily an indication of value. Some common games show up as very rare here because collectors don't want them even though arcade operators might be sitting on tons of them in warehouses, while some fairly scarce games are grabbed by collectors every time they show up.
Additionally, some games made in the last 5 years are still making money for operators and are thus not yet affordable to the typical collector.
In particular, since VAPS started out focusing on videogames, statistics for other types of machines should not (yet) be an indication of scarcity.
For a clue to value, look at absolute numbers of owners and potential owners above, compare a ratio of how many people want this game vs. how many people have this game (5%) and then click on the eBay links to help determine an accurate price range.

Technical

Joysticks that do not center need to have the compression springs replaced, but do not go to a specialty store for replacements as they will be expensive. I got mine at a local hardware store for $4. You will need 8.

Legacy

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