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Gravitar

Gravitar - Japanese Title

Gravitar - marquee

Manufacturer: Atari
Year: 1982
Class: Wide Release
Genre: Shooter
Type: Videogame
Sub:

Monitor:

  • Orientation: Horizontal
  • Type: Vector
  • CRT: Color
Conversion Class: Atari Color Vector
Number of Simultaneous Players: 1
Maximum number of Players: 2
Gameplay: Alternating
Control Panel Layout: Single Player
Controls:
  • Buttons: Rotational (left, right)
  • Buttons: 3 [Thrust|Fire|Sheild/Tractor Beam]

Sound: Unamplified Mono (requires one-channel amp)

Gravitar


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Gravitar Description

The player controls a space ship in three different solar systems. Each solar system consists of a home base, a death star, a red alien planet and four regular planets. Each planet has its own unique terrain.

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Conversion

This board set can be converted to Black Widow by a simple swap of ROMs.

Miscellaneous

Play a JAVA emulated version of the game by visiting http://web.utanet.at/nkehrer/JGravitar.html

VAPS Arcade Census

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

Very Common - There are 94 known instances of Gravitar owned by one of our 900 members. Of these, 78 of them are original dedicated machines, 2 of them are conversions in which game circuit boards (and possibly cabinet graphics) have been placed in (and on) another game cabinet, and 14 of them are only circuit boards which a collector could put into a generic case if desired.

Of the 57,098 video games (3,420 unique) tracked by the Video Game Preservation Society, this game ranks a 50 on a scale out of 100 (100 = most commonly seen, 1=least common) in popularity based on ownership records.

Wanted - There are 10 VAPS members currently looking for Gravitar.

For Sale - There are 7 VAPS members with Gravitar 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 (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.

Technical

This boardset uses the same wiring as Space Duel, except for the controls. So, for testing purposes, a Gravitar PCB could be plugged directly into a Space Duel cabinet.

Trivia

Depending on the highest score, one of eight list names appears above the table of initials: FLUNKY (0- 20,000), GUNNER (20,001- 40,000), CO-PILOT (40,001- 80,000), PILOT (80,001-100,000), ACE PILOT (100,001-200,000), KILLER PILOT (200,001-400,000), PONTIUS PILATE (400,001-800,000), GOTTA-BE-LUCKY (above 800,000).

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Manuals

  1. Operation, Maintenance and Service Manual  68 Pages, 7399 KB File.
  2. Operation, Maintenance and Service Manual  49 Pages, 4736 KB File.

Foto-Finder™

  1. The Encyclpedia of Arcade Video Games, Kurtz (ISBN 0764319256): Page: 143; Color photo;


Gravitar - Title screen image


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