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1943 sounds familiar, just googled it and yeah it was that one 
Video games arcades (80's - 90's games) in the UK
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Oo I remember Sega world. Got the train down to London in the early days. You paid an entrance fee and all the games were free after that. We t in at openi g time and emerged very bleary eyed that night.
Went a few years later but they'd changed it so you had to pay to play. Was a major disappointment.
Went a few years later but they'd changed it so you had to pay to play. Was a major disappointment.
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The older arcades at the back of the park used to have quite a few classics in but most were in bad shape. I don't think there's many left now.
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They [the Japanese] still have ways of wowing customers with things at the arcade you wouldn't have in your house tho!
http://www.cracked.com/article_19447_6-arcade-games-too-awesome-to-get-released-in-west.html
Dinosaur-Punching Simulator anyone? Heat Up Hockey?
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Luckly i live less than an hour from the worlds largest arcade, Funspot. Its full of all the games i used to play in the arcades at Blackpool in the late 80's early 90's 
http://www.funspotnh.com/gms-games.htm
http://www.funspotnh.com/gms-games.htm
Luckly i live less than an hour from the worlds largest arcade, Funspot. Its full of all the games i used to play in the arcades at Blackpool in the late 80's early 90's
http://www.funspotnh.com/gms-games.htm
Sounds awesome. Got any pics of what it looks like? What kinds of games do they have?
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The only arcade I can think of is Casino next to Goodge Street Tube station in London. It has some classics and newer arcade machines like Super Street Fighter 4 AE.
Edit: Just seen it closed down in March
Edit: Just seen it closed down in March
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Stafford has 3 or 4 arcades but like with a lot of replies, just 100% fruit machines. Fairground and theme park arcades are still quite good though coz they have arcade machines in the way we used to know it plus a few older fruities. I like the mix of both.
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EDIT: ^^ Thanks
Remember when you used to go on holiday with your parents and the hotel was pretty much guaranteed to have at least one, usually two or three different arcade games? And you could easily go into different hotels even if you weren't staying there, cause they had different games to the ones in your hotel. And there were usually a good few arcades around if it was a tourist resort. So many different games you could play in a short space of time. Good times...
Remember when you used to go on holiday with your parents and the hotel was pretty much guaranteed to have at least one, usually two or three different arcade games? And you could easily go into different hotels even if you weren't staying there, cause they had different games to the ones in your hotel. And there were usually a good few arcades around if it was a tourist resort. So many different games you could play in a short space of time. Good times...
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Part 2 shows more of the classic arcade games.
in fact thanks to this thread we are going to go tomorrow
in fact thanks to this thread we are going to go tomorrow
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Part 2 shows more of the classic arcade games.
in fact thanks to this thread we are going to go tomorrow
Take some video of the arcade games
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There's quite a few arcade spots around London.
One by M & Ms world on Wardour Street
Another also on Wardour street by Old Compton Street
One on Charing Cross Road - though not sure if it's still open.
One of my colleagues is well into the Arcades scene. I could find out more from him in terms of events and venues.
Also came across this.
One by M & Ms world on Wardour Street
Another also on Wardour street by Old Compton Street
One on Charing Cross Road - though not sure if it's still open.
One of my colleagues is well into the Arcades scene. I could find out more from him in terms of events and venues.
Also came across this.