ryūkotsusei
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I went to Chuck E. Cheese in Fort Myers celebrating a birthday party for a friends child. They have a really decent arcade there, and no I didn't go to this birthday party attempting find a F-Zero cabinet... although the boost power thirst was real around 2004.
So, I was discussing my struggle finding any AX machine 10+ years ago with friends there... I only got to play it once. While vacationing in Canada. Just for the hell of it, I tracked down the remnants of a popular location map and it reported a cabinet close to where I reside. If the map always reported this Murdock location I must've missed it somehow while searching the area.
Yet there it was, randomly in Kidstar Park's arcade in Murdock, FL. 1 deluxe unit in excellent condition. Apparently, the only location in Florida outside of Orlando.
All those years ago Kidstar Park had arcade machines in two separate buildings. Since then, the F-Zero cabinet was moved as the arcade expanded.
Other arcade units:
Heard music I recognized from Initial D. Turned around with this staring at me:
Dancing Stage featuring Disney's Rave
Here are some units there:
Beach Head 2000: Special Edition, Crimson Skies, ExZeus, and Mechwarrior 4 Vengeance are together as part of a TsuMo Multi-Game Motion System
F-Zero AX - deluxe
Fighting Mania: Fist of the North Star
Mambo a go go
Police 911 2
Rambo (the music this cabinet was blasting in the lobby)
Silent Scope EX
Wangan Midnight Maximum Tune 2
+ check out the image gallery.
Turns out the owner collects rare and oddball arcade units, some of which he no longer has for public use to avoid wear and tear. Most of those are pinball machines.
Kidstar Park's arcade is currently divided into 3 sections; two of which are in a different building. The cabinet is in the smaller building with a laser tag area. If you're passing through the southwest Florida region between Fort Myers and Sarasota, check it out.
So, I was discussing my struggle finding any AX machine 10+ years ago with friends there... I only got to play it once. While vacationing in Canada. Just for the hell of it, I tracked down the remnants of a popular location map and it reported a cabinet close to where I reside. If the map always reported this Murdock location I must've missed it somehow while searching the area.
Yet there it was, randomly in Kidstar Park's arcade in Murdock, FL. 1 deluxe unit in excellent condition. Apparently, the only location in Florida outside of Orlando.
All those years ago Kidstar Park had arcade machines in two separate buildings. Since then, the F-Zero cabinet was moved as the arcade expanded.
Other arcade units:
Heard music I recognized from Initial D. Turned around with this staring at me:
Dancing Stage featuring Disney's Rave
Here are some units there:
Beach Head 2000: Special Edition, Crimson Skies, ExZeus, and Mechwarrior 4 Vengeance are together as part of a TsuMo Multi-Game Motion System
F-Zero AX - deluxe
Fighting Mania: Fist of the North Star
Mambo a go go
Police 911 2
Rambo (the music this cabinet was blasting in the lobby)
Silent Scope EX
Wangan Midnight Maximum Tune 2
+ check out the image gallery.
Turns out the owner collects rare and oddball arcade units, some of which he no longer has for public use to avoid wear and tear. Most of those are pinball machines.
Kidstar Park's arcade is currently divided into 3 sections; two of which are in a different building. The cabinet is in the smaller building with a laser tag area. If you're passing through the southwest Florida region between Fort Myers and Sarasota, check it out.
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