The Killer List of Videogames

Vindicators


--- Set Up The Ultimate Gameroom or Media Center ---

Click a category to get help from our sponsors!

Vindicators - Japanese Title

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
  • Buttons: 1

Sound: Amplified Mono (one channel)

Vindicators - Cabinet Image


Click here to contribute another image.


View Control Panel Image
View Side Art Image


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.

Know anything more about this game?
Click here to contribute a description or other text information.
Thanks!

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.

Scarcity in collections (VAPS.org)

Common - There are 29 known instances of this game owned by one of our 900 members. Of these, 24 of them are original dedicated machines, 0 of them are conversions in which game circuit boards have been placed in another game cabinet, and 5 of them are only circuit boards which a collector could put into a generic case if desired.

Of the 42,694 video games (3,154 unique) tracked by the Video Game Preservation Society, this game ranks a 21 on a scale out of 100 (100 = most commonly seen, 1=least common) in popularity based on ownership records.

Wanted - There is one VAPS member currently looking for this game.

Rarity is NOT necessarily an indication of value. Some common games show up as very rare here because collectors don't want them (they are common because arcade operatos 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. For a clue to value, compare how many people have this game vs. how many people want this game 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.

eBay Listings

Click here to automatically search eBay's Arcade, Jukebox, and Pinball categories for the Vindicators Videogame machine and items related to it.

Click here to automatically search
eBay's Arcade, Jukebox, and Pinball categories for machines and parts made by Atari.

Alternatively, check out the IAM/KLOV custom report of the hottest coin-op machines on eBay, powered by Ace.com (updated throughoutthe day).

Legacy

  1. Vindicators
  2. Vindicators Part II


Vindicators - Title screen image


Vindicators - Title screen image

Vindicators - Title screen image


Click here to contribute another image.






Return to the index | Return to the Main Page

© 1995-2009 by The International Arcade Museum®. All rights reserved.

If you wish to use material from our web sites, please take a look at our Acceptable Use, Copyright, and Trademark Page. Except as described on that page, any use of the information found here may not be copied or reprinted on any medium, either physical or electronic, without the express written permission of The International Arcade Museum.