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Manufacturer:
Taito Year: 1988 Class: Wide Release Genre: Shooter Type: Videogame Monitor:
Number of Simultaneous Players: 2 Maximum number of Players: 2 Gameplay: Joint Control Panel Layout: Multiple Player Controls:
Sound: Amplified Mono (one channel) |
 Photo contributed by: Andre
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Operation Thunderbolt DescriptionRoy Adams and Hardy Jones must shoot waves of attacking enemies in order to save American hostages from a hijacked airliner. The object is to take over all six bases and save the hostages along the way.Know anything more about this game? Game IntroductionIn this sequel to Operation Wolf, Roy Adams (the hero) is joined by another green beret, Hardy Jones. Together their new mission is to save American hostages from a hijacked airliner. The object is to take over all six bases and save hostages along the way. If this is completed, the game starts over but the difficulty level increases.Game PlayAs the terrorists move across the screen (on foot, in jeeps, helicopters, and tanks) the player must shoot them using the machine gun or greenade launcher. Avoid being hit by terrorist bullets, grenades or rockets.VAPS Arcade CensusGAMES OWNED, WANTED, or FOR SALE BY MEMBERS OF THE VIDEO ARCADE PRESERVATION SOCIETYUncommon - There are 20 known instances of Operation Thunderbolt owned by one of our 3,650 members who participate in our machine census project. Of these, 16 of them are original dedicated machines, and 4 of them are only circuit boards which a collector could put into a generic case if desired. Wanted - There is one VAPS member currently looking for Operation Thunderbolt. Rarity is NOT necessarily an indication of value. Some common games show up as very rare here because collectors don't want them (they are common because arcade operators might be sitting on tons of them in warehouses), while some fairly scarce games are grabbed by collectors every time they show up. Additionally, some games made in the last 5 years are still making money for operators and are thus not yet affordable to the typical collector. For a clue to value, compare how many people have this game vs. how many people want this game and then click on the eBay links to help determine an accurate price range. TechnicalThe boardset may appear to use a JAMMA pinout but the video lines have been remapped to different locations.FixesLike Operation Wolf, the vast majority of problems revolve around the guns. Being mechanical devices, they are prone to failure. For example, there are four springs that hold each gun up, but under heavy usage these springs tend to break. The guns have a motor designed to give them a rachet effect and these motors commonly failed after a few years. Additionally, the gun's photo-light sensor PCB is prone to failure.eBay ListingsClick here to automatically search eBay's Arcade, Jukebox, and Pinball categories for the Operation Thunderbolt Videogame machine and items related to it.Click here to automatically search eBay's Arcade, Jukebox, and Pinball categories for machines and parts made by Taito. Alternatively, check out the IAM/KLOV custom report of the hottest coin-op machines on eBay, powered by Ace.com (updated throughoutthe day).
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