spyhunter
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As for my Spy Hunter cockpit arcade, I've known it it's entire life! And I've actually owned it for approx. 13 years! I think this is pretty unique as most people I see on here acquire their games from recent auctions...
I grew up playing it in my local roller rink in Aberdeen, SD until around 1990 when it disappeared until I called around looking for it in 1997 and then purchased it from my local vending company. They assured me that it was the same one from the skating rink, it had went to a nearby small town for several years and then sat in a warehouse for a few because the power supply was broken. They had considered converting it to another game (why would anybody in their right mind ever consider this of a Spy Hunter) until I called and offered them $500, and they even repaired it for me! Then because I was stationed away from home in the military, it stayed in my parents porch for 10 more years, getting played every few years when I visited home, even in the freezing Midwest temperatures of -10 to -20, it booted right up! Then they got tired of looking at it and I had it shipped out here to London courtesy of the Air Force. Then the 50Hz power grid did not play friendly with the power supply and it sat for a couple more years in my garage and now in my study as I took my time upgrading the power supply, sound and hoped to convert it to LCD, but no such luck. Now it's back 100% and I'm back to being that Spy Hunter I was always so good at as a kid.
SH
I grew up playing it in my local roller rink in Aberdeen, SD until around 1990 when it disappeared until I called around looking for it in 1997 and then purchased it from my local vending company. They assured me that it was the same one from the skating rink, it had went to a nearby small town for several years and then sat in a warehouse for a few because the power supply was broken. They had considered converting it to another game (why would anybody in their right mind ever consider this of a Spy Hunter) until I called and offered them $500, and they even repaired it for me! Then because I was stationed away from home in the military, it stayed in my parents porch for 10 more years, getting played every few years when I visited home, even in the freezing Midwest temperatures of -10 to -20, it booted right up! Then they got tired of looking at it and I had it shipped out here to London courtesy of the Air Force. Then the 50Hz power grid did not play friendly with the power supply and it sat for a couple more years in my garage and now in my study as I took my time upgrading the power supply, sound and hoped to convert it to LCD, but no such luck. Now it's back 100% and I'm back to being that Spy Hunter I was always so good at as a kid.
SH


