I had just missed the peak season and it wasn’t until October half term that Hermanus Leisure opened the arcade and I finally got to check it out. This chance encounter proved to be a pretty awesome find and worth the wait! I was really happy to see Final Fight and intrigued by the cockpit cabinet.
The cabinet turned out to be
Special Criminal Investigation, Taito’s follow up to Chase H.Q., released in
1989. Finding this cabinet was an
awesome surprise. I don’t recall seeing
one back in the day, and I never thought I’d see one.
This cockpit was also used
for Chase H.Q., like the one that used to be sited at Thomas’s Showboat arcade
in Hunstanton.
The monitor was nice and the
game played well. Even the red flashing
lights were working!
I could see that the cockpit
still had some art work on the side next to the wall, but it was ripped and
shredded. The cabinet was in otherwise
good condition.
I love old school rain
effects!
The machines were still set
at 20p / credit.
