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well traveled video & pinball games (11,186 & 12,604 miles)
Several years ago, I wanted to get an Exterminator video game (the cabinet is way cool). I found one in Seattle and had it shipped to me. The guy who owned it told me he picked it up in Norway when he was stationed there in the military. The game was originally made in the Chicago area (Gottlieb/Mylstar/Premier). I've since sold it to a guy out in the Boston area. So it went something like this:
originally manufactured, Chicago, Il to Oslo, Norway 4,044 miles,
Oslo to Seattle 4,558 miles,
Seattle to Chicago, 1733 miles,
Chicago to Boston, 851 miles.
I used this site to get the miles: http://www.geobytes.com/CityDistanceTool.htm?loadpage
The site says it's a "as the crow flies" distance, so the actually mileage was higher. But at a minimum, that game traveled 11,186 miles. Plus whatever other intermediate destinations it had along the way (I doubt it went straight from the manufacturer to Oslo, Norway). And the game was in great condition (at least when it left me).
I also re-imported a Revenge From Mars pinball game from Japan, so that went something like this:
Originally manufactured, Chicago, Il to Tokyo, Japan, 6,302 miles,
Tokyo, Japan to Chicago, 6,302,
Total of 12,604 miles.
Heck, I've never even been to Oslo or Tokyo. Maybe I need to make up a t-shirt, "my pinball game went to Tokyo and all I got was this lousy t-shirt".
So, any of you have any well traveled games?
Several years ago, I wanted to get an Exterminator video game (the cabinet is way cool). I found one in Seattle and had it shipped to me. The guy who owned it told me he picked it up in Norway when he was stationed there in the military. The game was originally made in the Chicago area (Gottlieb/Mylstar/Premier). I've since sold it to a guy out in the Boston area. So it went something like this:
originally manufactured, Chicago, Il to Oslo, Norway 4,044 miles,
Oslo to Seattle 4,558 miles,
Seattle to Chicago, 1733 miles,
Chicago to Boston, 851 miles.
I used this site to get the miles: http://www.geobytes.com/CityDistanceTool.htm?loadpage
The site says it's a "as the crow flies" distance, so the actually mileage was higher. But at a minimum, that game traveled 11,186 miles. Plus whatever other intermediate destinations it had along the way (I doubt it went straight from the manufacturer to Oslo, Norway). And the game was in great condition (at least when it left me).
I also re-imported a Revenge From Mars pinball game from Japan, so that went something like this:
Originally manufactured, Chicago, Il to Tokyo, Japan, 6,302 miles,
Tokyo, Japan to Chicago, 6,302,
Total of 12,604 miles.
Heck, I've never even been to Oslo or Tokyo. Maybe I need to make up a t-shirt, "my pinball game went to Tokyo and all I got was this lousy t-shirt".
So, any of you have any well traveled games?

