Missile Command 2

Manufacturer: Atari
Year: 1982
Class: Prototype
Genre: Shooter
Type: Videogame

Monitor:

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

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

Trackball: Optical
Buttons: 1 [Fire]

Sound: Amplified Mono (one channel)

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Missile Command 2 Description

You and another player are both being attacked. Both of you have missiles and cities to defend. If you beat all your opponents with missiles left you can help the other player.

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Cabinet Information

The cabinet is an upright version with controls located on both ends. Players look down at the screen from above. It is sort of like a very tall cocktail cabinet.

Game Play

You and another player are positioned on opposite sides of the screen. Enemies come down the middle and fire in both directions. Use your missiles to destroy any enemy that threatens your cities. Once you have destroyed the attacking enemies on your side

Miscellaneous

This game was made as a prototype cabinet but was never released. It is not the same as the "Missile Command II" that was planned to have been included in the game Arcade Classics.

VAPS Arcade Census

GAMES OWNED, WANTED, or FOR SALE BY MEMBERS OF THE VIDEO ARCADE PRESERVATION SOCIETY

Very Rare - There is one known instance of Missile Command 2 owned by one of our 900 members. It is a set of circuit boards which a collector could put into a generic case if desired.

Of the 57,121 video games (3,420 unique) tracked by the Video Game Preservation Society, this game ranks a 1 on a scale out of 100 (100 = most commonly seen, 1=least common) in popularity based on ownership records.

Wanted - We currently do not know of any VAPS members that have gotten around to adding this game to their wish list. The wish-list system is fairly new (not all VAPS members have filled one out) and there are probably a number of collectors who might purchase this game if offered one at the right price.

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 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. 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.

Trivia

Joe Magiera spent a year, part time, tracking down all the information he could about this game. The details of his quest can be viewed at http://arcadeathome.efront.com/btribble/mc2.txt

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Legacy

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