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Having played on a completely knackered old cab this weekend (the first I've seen in 3 years!)
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Hell, I ain't seen one since.....

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Well if you're interested in an exercise of frustration... It's in the lobby of the Urbis building in Manchester, UK that is. They're running an exhibition called 'Videogame Nation' which chronicles the UK games industry.

In the lobby there is (if I remember right) - Space Invaders, some kind of multi-game setup (I spotted Galaga and PacMan on there), the aforementioned rather ill Star Wars cockpit, some other multi-game set up and a Galaxian machine.

Inside the exhibition (which'll cost you £3) they've got also got a Rainbow Islands machine, and something else, which I think was Contra (it was opposite the Gryzor conversion stuff that Ocean did for old 8-bit computers, i.e. C64, Spectrum and Amstrad) but which was out of action.

There's various other games on play, but they're emulated 8-bit and more recent games. Maybe not ones of all that much interest for you arcade folk.

The last time I saw a Star Wars Cockpit was on the beach front at Mablethorpe, I'd always go play that whenever I was nearby. Till the last time I went (about 3 years ago) where it had completely vanished, replaced with some penny falls machines :(

These days we don't have any really good Retro arcades anywhere up this end of the world, not without a good couple of hours drive :(

Hence me looking forward to getting a yoke so I can at least play it as it was meant!

Sorry for the off-topicness :P

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