Re: Battlezone month?

National Battlezone Month. Now that sounds kind of cool. For Battlezone month I got a free copy of Arcade Hits 2 from the Vintage Computer Convention next to California Extreme. The emulation of
Battlezone is finally the way it should look and sound. All the games are good as a matter of fact. Other than that I have no complaints about my upright. It's been working great for the 3 years I've
owned it. I still think someone needs to design a head to head version of battlezone. Perhaps even a networked version. Who wants to be the first to design a true vectorgame that can run over the
internet? :)

Matt

Jenison Mark-QA3578 wrote:

> What is this, Battlezone month??? Lot's of people working on them, a Bradley Trainer was picked up, and a possible Battlezone multigame...
>
> I, too, picked up a Battlezone recently. Haven't turned it on yet, as I'm working on getting the necessary parts to restore it first.
>
> Thought I'd start a little thread here about parts I've had luck finding for Battlezone restorations:
>
> The joystick handles are still available through WICO (1-800-FOR-WICO) for about $5 per side.
>
> Wico part number
> 16304500 Left handle
> 16304400 Right handle
>
> These come with the hole in the top of them. The left joystick on mine was totally destroyed, but I'm guessing there is some plug in the left handle for the button hole. You'll need to manufacture one.
>
> Of course, Tom W has repro bellows available at his web site: http://www.enteract.com/~twisnion/bellows.htm for $11 each. He also has monitor overlay gells available, but not listed on his site.
>
> If you want to re-cover the foot pedal, the ribbed mat can be picked up at hardware stores. ACE is the last place I found it for my last Battlezone.
>
> Does anyone have a source for the following items?
>
> shift bezels (the round flat plastic piece around the joystick base)
> shift housing (the two plastic pieces under the CP which holds the joystick)
>
> Wico used to carry these parts, but they are sold out.
>
> Well, I hope someone finds this information helpful and can add to it.
>
> --
> Mark Jenison
>
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