![]() Batman knows this is no game for a madman! Image by Paul Benson.Ī new development with the Missile Command x Replicade is the inclusion of the CRT FX™ lens. The machine is still a lot of fun to play, though some of us who were playing Missile Command back when it was first in the arcades might be squinting a bit to keep track of the action on screen. And, you can also tweak the sensitivity of the Trak-Ball XL™ in the menu. But, it’s good to know that the trackball on the Missile Command x Replicade is nicely responsive. ![]() I’m lucky enough to have an Atari Legacy arcade cabinet, where I can play Missile Command on a 17″ screen with a full-sized trackball. Though, without an HDMI output to run the Missile Command x Replicade out to your television, you’ll probably be showing off this cabinet a bit more than playing on it. Image by Paul Benson.Īs I’ve said in the past, the x Replicade games from New Wave Toys are great to both play and display on your shelf. Missile Command for Your Shelf The Joker may love blowing up cities more than saving them. Image by Paul Benson.Īs the game is the original arcade ROM, all of the sights and sounds are just as you remember. You can really see the screen curvature effect of the CRT FX™ on the menu screen. ![]() The menu allows you to adjust several settings for both the cabinet and the “dip switch,” which allows you to change settings in the Missile Command game itself. Pressing the left coin button adds credits to the game, and pressing the left brings up the menu screen. All ready to save those cities! Image by Paul Benson. The buttons and the trackball are quite responsive, though of course the trackball doesn’t have the same solid feeling as one on a full-sized arcade cabinet. The Missile Command x Replicade plays quite well with the tiny controls. A few ports less than other x Replicades. But it would have been nice to have included the option to hook up your Missile Command x Replicade to a big screen. After all, you really need a trackball to play Missile Command, and most people don’t happen to have one laying about. Now, it’s understandable that New Wave left off the external controller ports. This is a far cry from Q*bert, which also had an HDMI-out port to play the game through a TV or monitor, and USB ports for connecting external controllers. There’s a volume dial, power button, speaker, and charging port. The back of the Missile Command x Replicade is relatively bare for an x Replicade machine. And of course, the Missile Command x Replicade is designed to look just like a smaller version of the 80’s arcade cabinet, down to the screen-printed instructions on the deck. The game is fully playable and contains the original arcade Missile Command ROM. The control deck has a Trak-Ball XL™ that rolls smoothly, as well as sixth-scale arcade buttons. You can store the USB cable or other small items inside. I don’t know whether it’s all the Missile Command machines or this one in particular, but I found that the door opened much easier on this unit than on my Q*bert x Replicade. Like many other x Replicade machines, the coin panel opens up to reveal a hidden compartment for storage. Though the Missile Command x Replicade uses an LCD screen, New Wave Toys has introduced a CRT FX™ convex lens, which goes over the LCD screen and emulates the appearance of an old-school CRT monitor. The arcade cabinet is 11-5/8ths inches tall, and constructed of MDF wood, metal, and plastic. (1) Replica Missile Command Operator’s ManualĮverything that comes in the box.Inside the box you’ll find the following: Image by Paul Benson.Īs with other x Replicade machines, everything comes nestled securely in foam. Inside of the brown box is thefull-colored packaging for the Missile Command x Replicade. I usually don’t pay too much attention to the brown product box inside, but this one has a lovely little Easter Egg…a side that replicates the original arcade cabinet shipping crates: Please, don’t use a forklift on your x Replicade. The shipping box and interior protective box. If your Replicade shows up at your house damaged, then it’s certainly not their fault. ![]() Both are currently available to order from the New Wave Toys website.Īs usual, New Wave Toys’ packaging is on point. There is also a Field Test Edition, which costs $179.99 and is based on the prototype version of the game that was field-tested in arcades before the version we know was released. The standard edition, which is the one they sent me, retails for $159.99. New Wave Toys has two different flavors of their Missile Command x Replicade available. How does it compare to some of their other releases, like the previously reviewed Q*bert x Replicade? Let’s take a look. New Wave Toys has just released their latest x Replicade machine, a playable reproduction of the Missile Command arcade cabinet in sixth scale.
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