Might be outside of your range but a friend of mine has one listed and he's near Detroit Lakes, MN.

Game was immaculate last time I played it.

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Interesting. I always assumed it was coming from the company that owns Tilt Studios and similar arcades.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tilt_(arcade)

Tilt still has one I believe. It hasn’t been at the main location the last couple times I’ve visited but it’s a slim possibility they have it out at one of their route locations (Morts, Sisyphus, others?).

WTB a Stern Electronics spinner. My Meteor one finally broke today and I'm not sure if its repairable.

Currently listed as out-of-stock but I sent in a hail mary email. Would be awesome to find a NOS part regardless of condition.

If anybody has one laying around I'd love to take it off your hands. Or if anybody has experience repairing something like this I would be in your debt for any insight and information that could be provided.

Have a players Meteor with the 2021 code on a switch.

Considering a trade for another Stern Electronics / Bally game if anyone has something taking up space or that they are bored with.

FWIW... its always been like this every time i've gone. I don't think they have somebody that comes in and turns everything on in the morning.

The rest of the assessments are accurate. Great lineup of games on paper. Excellent variety for a tournament. But the condition of the games is disappointing.

Pindigo is great for keeping a log of scores but man it always sucks to spend time uploading photos and inputting scores after traveling to a place with a bunch of games I haven't played. First world problems indeed.

Scorebit also has some potential if you play JJP games but it seems like the platform has stagnated a bit since IC came out.

Not surprising. Seems like its just something that the company making the games can do better.

Exactly the way I use it too. High scores on games and anything new I encounter in the wild gets a pic uploaded.

Give it time - everything gets old/boring eventually.

Its such a terrible game. Being shamed to the corner is definitely appropriate.

The lineup at Drekker is definitely destination worthy. The only thing needed is connecting all the Insider Connected machines to the wifi there. Couple games still aren't online yet.

They both stink. But its rare to see two in one location so I appreciate it for that - even if I never play them at this point.

I always try to stop by to play Lloyds Pirates whenever I could but it’s been a bit since Ive been that way.

Is that one gone/on the chopping block?

No worries. It is a truly great and rare game. But your reasoning is sound.

Does anybody know of a Twin Cities based op/distro that rents pins/arcade games for events?

I have a client doing an event in June at the MCC and wants to get some games on site. Not sure on the actual number of games yet but i'm assuming some modern sterns and bally williams games would be ideal. Maybe a Big Buck Hunter, Golden Tee and some of the new shooters (raw thrills, etc) too.

Appreciated any info. Thanks!

Thanks Lloyd!

Been off FB for several years now. Do you have any direct contact information. Feel free to PM me if so.

Thanks. Not sure on the dates yet but this would likely be mid-week because its a business conference. The client is definitely looking for a white-glove service that could deliver, setup, strike and load out the games with minimal involvement outside of "hey, we are looking to get the games setup over there."

Feel free to send me contact info and I'll try to forward the information along.

Thanks. Appreciate everyone that sent me suggestions/contact info. I’ve forwarded everything on to the client so hopefully they’ll be reaching out as we get closer to finalizing the details event.

Unfortunately I won’t be the one having fun at the event. But hopefully I can get some games in during the off-hours of the event if Im on site.