LOS ANGELES — October 21, 2020 — Today, New Wave Toys announced Asteroids X RepliCade, a fully playable, limited edition 12-inch-tall replica of Atari’s legendary arcade classic. Pre-orders are now live on NewWaveToys.com for a special discount price of $90 (MSRP: $119.99) and ends November 5, 2020.

Pre-Order Asteroids X RepliCade:

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Officially licensed by Atari, the Asteroids X RepliCade celebrates 40 years of the groundbreaking vector-based space shooter and is modeled after the original 1979 arcade cabinet. Faithfully featuring the classic Atari Owl Eyes diecast coin door, operator dip switches, and glow-in-the-dark packaging, Asteroids x RepliCade is an essential addition to any nostalgic gamer’s cabinet collection.

Key features:

• Limited Production 40th Anniversary Edition (of 3,500)

• Replica 1979 Asteroids arcade machine in 1/6th scale (12 inches tall)

• Professional reproduction cabinet art by Escape Pod

• Plays the original Asteroids arcade game on high resolution screen optimized for vector enhancement

• Arcade Operator’s menu featuring dip switches and cabinet settings

• High Score saving with non-volatile memory

• Atari Owl Eyes metal coin door with storage compartment

• Atari cone Volcano buttons

• Authentic wood cabinet construction

• Illuminated marquee and cabinet accents

• Built-in high capacity rechargeable battery

• Amplified mono audio with volume control

• Glow in the dark packaging

• Officially licensed by Atari

Accessories:

• (1) Micro USB Charge Cable

• (1) Replica Asteroids Owners/Operator’s Manual

• (4) Mini Arcade Tokens

Also available for pre-order is New Wave Toys’ exclusive “Overhaul Edition” Asteroids X RepliCade, a classy reinterpretation of a 40-year-old, well-worn Asteroids cabinet that appears lovingly refurbished and reconditioned. With its beautifully aged and patinated 3D bezel, a battle-scarred coin door, and a control panel “decorated” by cigarette burns, it’s a collectible that reflects the vintage quality of an item out of time while seeming to have weathered the years alongside you since those golden days of misspent youth. Limited to just 500 units, the Overhaul Edition is also available for pre-order for a special discount price of $90.00 (MSRP: $119.99).

New Wave Toys is dedicated to recreating the authentic arcade experience with its line of premium collectibles, all of which replicate the features and vintage feel of the arcade machines we grew up with, in consumer-friendly 1/6-scale. Asteroids X RepliCade follows previously released cabinets including Street Fighter II: Champion Edition X RepliCade, Tempest X RepliCade, Centipede X RepliCade, and arrives ahead of this fall’s Dragon’s Lair X RepliCade.

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