Quantum Description

Quantum was produced by Atari in 1982.

Atari released 139 different machines in our database under this trade name, starting in 1972.

Other machines made by Atari during the time period Quantum was produced include Kangaroo, Atari Force Liberator, Missile Command 2, Runaway, Liberator, Tempest Tubes, Triangle, Neutron Star, Pipeline, and Tempest.



Enter a subatomic world. Using the trackball, capture particles by circling them with your probes tail. Player surpassing the high score gets to "draw" his name with the trackball.

Quantum - KLOV/IAM 5 Point User Score: 3.37 (5 votes)

Personal Impressions Score: 3.44



Overall 'Like': 3.40

Fun (Social): 3.20

Fun (Solo): 3.20

Collector Desire: 4.00 Technical Impressions Score: 3.30



Gameplay: 3.20

Graphics: 3.20

Originality: 3.80

Sound/Music: 3.00

Cabinet Information

Although there have been occasional rumors that a cocktail prototype exists, the findings may reveal that this is just a converted Tempest cocktail.

Cabinet Style Weights and Measures

Type Upright/Standard

Cheats, Tricks, Bugs, and Easter Eggs

Game Introduction

Game Play

You must avoid contact with any of the particles (except electrons, they are safe) as well as active (red) particle bonds. Otherwise, the scene collapses and destroys your probe. Besides the nuclei, other deadly particles may appear from time to time.

VAPS Arcade/Coin-Op Quantum Census

Very Common - There are 98 known instances of this machine owned by Quantum collectors who are active members. Of these, 81 of them are original dedicated machines, 4 of them are conversions in which game circuit boards (and possibly cabinet graphics) have been placed in (and on) another game cabinet, and 13 of them are only circuit boards which a collector could put into a generic case if desired.

For Sale - There is one active VAPS member with an extra Quantum circuit board for sale.

Wanted - Very Popular - There are 29 active VAPS members currently looking for Quantum.

This game ranks a 26 on a scale out of 100 (100 = most often seen, 1=least common) in popularity based on census ownership records.

This game ranks a 47 on a scale out of 100 (100 = most often wanted, 1=least common) in popularity based on census want list records.

Rarity and Popularity independently are NOT necessarily indications of value. [More Information]

Technical

Trivia

Manuals

Foto-Finder® (books)

Video Clips

Quantumk shortplay by Ivan Paduano



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Additional References

(logged in members often see more) The Arcade Flyer Archive (TAFA): Quantum Flyer #839 The Arcade Flyer Archive (TAFA): Quantum Flyer #4627

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