Game Story


I was able to spend much of my early childhood with my grandparents. I lost my grandfather in 2006. One of the last "things" we did together was buy some games at an auction. This was one of those games. I moved to Arizona shortly after this buy and never got to restore this classic.

This was also a working machine. The Depth Control was a little wonky but it worked.

This game used all the tricks of the time. There was shroud art in front of a mirror, specialized controls, molded plastic wrapping around the player and big booming sound.

It was 8-bit, monochrome, simple math, poorly rastered heaven!

TypeUprightSerialunknownStatusSOLD
RestorationN/APhotosGalleryOther 


Technical Information


Title


Destroyer was released in 1977 by Atari. It features a monochrome raster display with a horizontal orientation. The title handles one player only.

Architecture


Video CPU6800Motorola
AudioCustomAtari
DisplayXM701Motorola

Controls


ActionControlUprightNotes
SpeedLever1Ship Speed, Potentiometer
Depth DialKnob1Set Explosion Depth
Drop ChargeButton1Push Depth Dial
StartCone1Chrome Cone