Arcade Games –
Asteroids mini
Files & Links
This page has my own files available for download, as well as links to materials available elsewhere.
If you come across a broken link, please let me know!
Game Manuals and Circuit Diagrams
Improved XY Deflection
A few hobbyists have successfully used the XY driver board to convert old monitors or TVs to vector displays. Recommended:
- wegi1 has
converted the schematics and layout to EasyEDA. He has also upgraded the layout for a 2-sided PCB, with proper traces and silkscreen on the top layer. Recommended as a starting point if you want to have your own boards made; especially convenient if you like JLCPCB as a supplier.
- Francesco, IZ8DWF, has converted an old TV set to a vector monitor with very nice picture quality indeed. He has published a
series of Youtube videos about the conversion, including the high voltage supply, yoke winding, and optimizing the picture.
High Score Saver
Cabinet
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Marquee as high-resolution JPG
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Bezel as 300 dpi PDF
- Sorry – no scale drawing of the cabinet is available yet. Maybe I’ll get around to reverse-engineering one…
Control Panel
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Control Panel graphics in Microsoft Powerpoint format. Requires one of the fonts below.
- The font used on the Asteroids control panel seems to be a version of “Eurostile” (or its precursor “Microgramma”). Various free versions are available for download, e.g. this
Eurostile TTF font. The “extended black” version comes closest to the Asteroids font, I think.