Vector arcade game manufactured by
Atari in
1982.
Quantum was designed by
General Computer Corp. for Atari as part of a lawsuit settlement for a
Missile Command speedup kit to which they affixed their
copyright. Quantum was one of the games, the other one being
Food Fight.
It was a
conversion kit for
Space Duel and
Gravitar.
Rumour is that about 500 units were sold. The game was never a great
success in the arcades.
The game allowed one
simultaneous player (with a maximum of two
players). The
gameplay was original : you had to
capture and destroy particles (
Electrons,
Nuclei,
Photons,
Positrons,
Pulsars,
Splitters and
Triphons), while avoiding said particles and other
obstacles (which, if captured, counted as
bonus). To capture, you had to circle the "
ennemy" with your
probe's tail. It was controlled using a
trackball.
Very
unique feature : the player who achieved best
score of the day got to draw his name (or whatever he wanted to draw, it was not surprising to find
offensive stuff in the
score table) using the same method of control.
Source :
- M.A.M.E - www.mame.net
- K.L.O.V - www.klov.net
- personal gaming experience