California Extreme 2000

panoramic overwiew

3 Stooges World's largest rat S.T.U.N. Runner proto Armageddon Big Bang pinball
Alpha One Atari Vectors S.T.U.N. Runner marquee (1) Armageddon (2) Bing Bang (2) pinball
Alpha One (2) Marble Madness II S.T.U.N. Runner marquee (2) Computer Space Big Bang (3) pinball
Alpha One marquee Marble Madness II (2) Tempest Computer Space (2) Centaur pinball
Badlands (Atari) Marble Madness II (3) Tempest #1 Computer Space (3) Fathom pinball
Atari Protoplasm Missile Command cockpit Vapor TRX proto Death Race Joust pinball
Battlezone cocktail Missile Command (2) Warlords cocktail Discs of Tron Medusa pinball
Cloud 9 Pong Doubles Atari Arcade Classics proto Discs of Tron (2) Rocky & Bullwinkle (black body) pinball
Dig Dug Quantum proto Atari Arcade Classics proto (2) Electric Yo-Yo Varkon and Q*Bert's Quest
Freeze proto Quantum proto (2) Red Baron Journey a Pac-Man sale?
Hard Drivin' Airborne proto Quantum proto (3) Major Havoc proto Gridlee proto Gottliebs
I, Robot Quantum proto sideart Badlands (laser) Warrior Robotrons
Liberator Quantum proto control panel overlay Us vs. Them Zwackery Williams row

 

My notes:

A tremendous amount of fun and quite busy. The Alpha One next to the Major Havoc protoype was really facinating. Applause for Jess Askey bringing the machine all the way from Wyoming! Scott Evans brought out all the Atari prototype (well most of it anyway!) goodies, including the Marble Madness II prototype machine that he essentially hand assembled from an assortment of parts that had been scattered about. Freeze was a blast to play, especially against another player.

You might note the world's largest rat. No visit to San Jose would have been complete without visiting the world's first (and largest) Chuck E. Cheese that was started by Nolen Bushnell.

Oh, and ever wonder how to get Ed Rothber's head in the Blasteroids prototype? A little instruction for you, and the ROMs.