Spy Hunter Arcade Restoration with The 8-Bit Guy

David "The 8-Bit Guy" restores the amazing Spy Hunter Arcade game for the Time Rift Arcade.

Spy Hunter is a classic arcade game released by Bally Midway in 1983. The game puts players in the role of a secret agent driving an armed sports car, tasked with eliminating enemy vehicles while avoiding civilian traffic. Featuring top-down gameplay, it became renowned for its innovative use of vehicle transformations, allowing the player's car to turn into a boat. Its memorable soundtrack, inspired by the James Bond theme, and unique gameplay mechanics made "Spy Hunter" a beloved title in the arcade gaming scene of the 1980s.

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[TimeRiftArcade]

The 8-Bit Guy restores a Spy Hunter arcade game we bought a couple of years ago for the Time Rift Arcade in Bedford, TX (opening late summer of 2024).

[dugolas]

I'll never get tired of these repair videos. it's always satisfying seeing old busted machines getting lovingly restored

[WheeledHamster]

Let me hit it with some compressed air.
Brings out giant leaf blower.

[Holabirdsupercluster]

Guy who fixes 80s computers friends with guy who fixes 80s cars, it just makes sense

[doctorbarber]

Jorts, crew socks, and white New Balances. Please never change David.

[jayebyrd]

I'm 64 years old. This was one of my favorite games back in the day. I really loved the Peter Gunn soundtrack.

[HamburgerNetwork]

Dusting that off without a mask is mad man’s work

[John_Locke_]

I can't even begin to fathom the amount of time I spent playing Spy Hunter in the 80's.

[STARSHIPTROOP]

What's even rarer is the "sit down" version of this game. Having an adjustable racing seat with built in speakers so loud it would tingle the hairs in your ears and burn the soundtrack into your brain.

[ChucklesNewsParody-of]

This is my favorite arcade game, played when I was about 10, now I'm 50. Love what you guys do.

[garymccarthy]

Hi guys I was a game mechanic back in 1977. I loved all 20 years of it.. thanks for the

[ProfessorKroog]

Spy Hunter was extremely popular in the arcade when it came out. The music drew players in. It was arrangement of Henry Mancini's theme to 'Peter Gunn.'

[OneOfDisease]

That game was a coin gobbling demon. Game manufacturers made arcade cabinets hard for a reason.

Great game and great video!

[Andy-Christian]

I'm actually really happy to see this video, because this is the first time I've seen one of those CRT restore products actually work. I've seen them a hundred times, and not once seen one improve the picture until now. It's really good to see that it's not a total scam to buy one of those kits.

[esinohio]

Oh wow, this is one of my favorites. When I was a kid my family and I were stuck in a hotel for six months while our house was being rebuilt from a fire. The hotel had two video games in their bar, Spy Hunter and AirWolf. I played the poop out of those two games.

[Jnes]

You make repairs and restorations look easy but there is a lot of knowledge, skill, patience, and planning involved.

[gags]

I spent a lot of Quarters in that machine at the Roller Skating ring when I was about 12 years old. I miss the arcades we had in the late 80s.

[BigRalphSmith]

I was born in 1965, graduated from high school in '83, which put me in the perfect age range for the golden era of coin-op arcade games. I consider myself to be so lucky to have (not) grown up during this time period. American early gen X'ers truly had a unique experience growing up in the beginning of the information age.

[midifool]

An angel gets their wings when an 80s arcade machine is lovingly restored.

[timmyb]

i remember playing a sit down version of this, and it had an ash tray, so you could smoke and play at the same time.:)