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| yotsuya:
--- Quote from: DCsegaDH on August 09, 2011, 05:43:43 pm --- --- Quote from: yotsuya on August 09, 2011, 01:49:00 pm ---It's been years since I've been to Golfland. It's like a poor man's Castles 'N Coasters. --- End quote --- Yeah, but it's closer to me than Castles 'N Coasters. They have Japanese cabinets last time I went there (last month), it's really different now compared to the last couple of years I went there. --- End quote --- Interesting. I might have to hit it up as well. I saw a few months ago that they had put a Super Monaco GP on Craigslist for $100. |
| jtslade:
The Arcade scene here in Germany is very limited, there is a Pinball Xtra-Ball Pub that I am dying to go to (now that school is finished for me), but arcades are almost non-existent. I'll post pics and owner interviews in English when I go. But when I travel back to the USA and visit my wife's family in Fort Lauderdale I always try and visit the Florida Swap Shop. It is massive, (largest in the USA if I recall) just crazy large and a impressive site to see. I know this in not a traditional arcade but the guy has a pretty large selection of arcade games, with a few redemption games (good to see a place that has a reverse trend like this). The website has their standard local commercial in flash on the homepage at http://www.floridaswapshop.com/swap.html it's worth a look. The entrance The main building showroom. The guy who owns it is a big car collector, so his auto collection is spread out all over the location. He even is selling his Gulfstream Jet if anyone is interested. The Ferrari shown was used in Miami Vice. A original Ms. Pacman with some color problems in one of the color rom chips, or a monitor going bad. It has a multigame chip in it. A newer model multi-Donkey kong/ Mario Bros machine in mint condition. Street Fighter with color problems or bad monitor. His Ultracade Unit only had about three games on it. Needed some monitor adjustment. It is interesting to see the system that Hyperspin got it's inspiration from. Metal Slug 6 Atomiswave which I am dying for the emulator to support, should be soon? Cybersled, left monitor was out. This is one of my favorite games and will be in my collection when I get back home to the US. Never heard of this one. I'll play it next time. Best Rock & Roll band themed shooting game ever made.. :) He only has two pinballs, Ripley's Believe It or Not and my favorite Red and Ted Roadshow. I spend hours playing Roadshow when I go, I plan to spend one entire day on it the next time I go back. Cobra Command, in a converted cab. If I had to have a redemption machine, then TMNT or Simpsons would be 1st choice.. Any thoughts? This is by no means all of the games there, on my next trip I'll get better pics and a complete list. |
| gnateye:
castles and coasters looks AMAZING!! thats sounds like a road trip destination for sure!! here in chicago we have a few of the 'kid friendly' chuck e cheese type of places that are technically arcades, but... enchanted castle and haunted trails, safari land, chuck e, and D&b's but we are also lucky enough to have an awesome arcade called galloping ghosts! 200+ games, tournaments, 15$ all you can play til 2am... i could go on, but you have to see it to believe it. http://www.gallopingghostarcade.com/ edit: i almost forgot novelty golf in lincolnwood (?) its an awesome old school minigolf place with a small but cool arcade attached. also a must if you're in the area |
| extendedplayarcade:
Here is a video of Richie Knucklez place in Flemington, NJ. I filmed and edited the video for him so i might be a bit bias and say all his machines play mint. 99% of the machines are classics. :cheers: |
| Gatt:
I don't have pictures, but I'm pretty sure Kennywood in Pittsburgh still has a huge dedicated arcade, was there last year. Pretty good sized room, skeeball on the sides, huge number of arcade games in a large building, many of the classics represented and I'm pretty sure they're all originals. They were there when I was little, and they're still there today. I think it counts! |
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