(#) Though I'm still sure even *that* would have impressed me as I wasn't an arcade-goer and used to 8-bit home computers (even the Amiga would have been incredible then). (Almost forgot, I also had one of the in-game tunes on cassette, copied from a tape my friend got with one of his Sinclair magazines.) Makes the price seem less extortionate and worth it as a one-off or occasional treat, but still doesn't change the fact that it would have been way too expensive for repeated plays. I have to admit that this struck me as horrendously expensive (I didn't get much pocket money!), but I don't think I realised that the game- or at least the version they appeared to be reviewing had that full "spin and tumble" chair rather than just being a regular cabinet. I still remember reading a review of After Burner in Computer and Video Games circa late 1987 that said a single game cost £1 a pop (the equivalent of £2.50 in 2015 and approximately US $1.70 at late 1987 exchange rates). £1 a pop seemed ludicrously expensive in '87.
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