Documentation

     Of all the classic systems, the Astrocade is one of the most difficult to find any solid information about on the Internet. This section's aim is to be the resource where Astrocade information of all sorts can be found.

Articles and News Articles and news about the Bally Arcade / Astrocade from books, magazines, and trade papers.
Astrocade, Inc. Astrocade, Inc. Company paperwork
Bally Check Bally Check. Test hardware that plugs into the 50-pin connector on the back of an Astrocade.
Cart manuals button Manuals for Astrocade cartridges in html, pdf and text format
Astrocade Discussion Group Text archive of the Astrocade Discussion Group
Hi-Res Upgrade Extensive documentation on how to upgrade the Astrocade to High-Resolution mode.
Inside the Box Manuals, information cards and information that was inside the Astrocade box when you bought a unit.
JS&A JS&A is the company that originally sold the Bally Arcade Professional in 1977 and 1978. This is a document archive of the catastrophe that befell them when Bally didn't send them orders on time and when the machines began to fail.
Astrocade, Inc. Marketing Material Thumbnail Astrocade, Inc. and Bally Marketing Materials.
Miscellaneous Hardware Documentation Miscellaneous Hardware Documentation
Multicarts Documentation for the Astrocade multicarts.
Nitron Button Documents showing the end of the line for the company that worked with Astrovision to produce the Astrocade.
Perkins Engineering Perkins Engineering (makers of the Blue Ram, keyboards, and more)
Press Releases Press Releases from Astrocade, Inc.
Reviews Reviews for Astrocade cartridges and tapes.
Spectre Systems Spectre Systems was a third-party company that released several cartridges and hardware for the Astrocade.
Tape manuals Manuals for Astrocade Cassette Tapes
Viper RAM Expansion Documentation for the Viper RAM Expansion
Zgrass/UV-1 Information about the UV-1, ZGrass language, and ZGrass expansion system