Operation Get Operation Wolf Success!

supertechnoboy

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Operation Wolf has been on my list from the very beginning. I have lots of memories playing this one at the mall arcade in Wichita, even though I could never get very far. It's not highly sought after, and eXidy's price guide tops it out at $150. Maybe it's the weight or the relatively new release date. To me it's worth more, so when one popped up on CL for three-and-a-half bills in awesome shape I was pretty excited.

The problem was that it was in Blue Springs, Missouri, which is something like an 8-hour round trip that I don't have time to make right now. Luckily, I have some GOOD friends in Kansas City that were willing to make the drive, pick it up, and store it for me until Thanksgiving. It took three of them to unload it in my buddy's garage, partially because the casters are missing.

I received this message from my buddy's wife (who has a keen sense of humor) after the game had been unloaded for only a couple of hours:
"Should I go ahead and bill you for the hours of therapy that [my son] will need? His daddy is making him an expert marksman . . . of people."
I told her not to worry, that it was only people with mustaches, and people with mustaches are pretty dangerous anyway. Now all I have to do is wait until Thanksgiving to enjoy my prize. I've attached the only real photo I have of the game until it's in my possession. Here's to good friends!
 

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I told her not to worry, that it was only people with mustaches, and people with mustaches are pretty dangerous anyway.


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Wow great score, loved that game and it's a massive icon from the mid 80's.
Hope you will get to enjoy it soon.
I seen one for sale in my country but I have no room for it.
If I ever get a bigger house, that is most def. on the list.
It has great artwork, it's just an awesome machine.
 
Congrats! I loved Operation Wolf; used to play it a lot at the Pearlridge Mall when I was stationed at Pearl Harbor in the late 80's-early 90's. A buddy and I used to continue with quarters until we reached the end. Fun game.
 
A buddy and I used to continue with quarters until we reached the end.
That's what I tried to do, but I always ran out of quarters before I got too far.:) I haven't decided how I'm going to set this one up--I think the default is $.50 to start, $.25 to continue. I'll either set it to $.25 for both, or no continues at all. Man, I wish I could play it right now.
 
That's what I tried to do, but I always ran out of quarters before I got too far.:) I haven't decided how I'm going to set this one up--I think the default is $.50 to start, $.25 to continue. I'll either set it to $.25 for both, or no continues at all. Man, I wish I could play it right now.

Yeah we used to have a couple rolls of quarters EACH, so we made sure we could beat the game. Pumping as much money in as we did though, the game beat us for sure! Sure was fun though. Hope you have fun with it!!
 
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