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Arcade Collecting => Miscellaneous Arcade Talk => Topic started by: Skadar on September 21, 2005, 04:32:20 pm

Title: The Arcade Photo Gallery
Post by: Skadar on September 21, 2005, 04:32:20 pm
Arcades are getting so rare around my part of the world that I often take pictures when I find them.  I started to post some arcade pics in another thread when I suddently thought that this might make an interesting thread on its own.  Feel free to post pictures of arcades both current and vintage (that would be great!).

Please identify the location and status if you can.

I'll start with the pics that I posted in another thread...

(http://ooine.com/image/arcades_rye_2005_01.jpg)
Playland Park, Rye, NY - September 2005

(http://ooine.com/image/arcades_rye_2005_02.jpg)
Playland Park, Rye, NY - September 2005

(http://ooine.com/image/arcades_hampton_2005_01.jpg)
Casino Arcade, Hampton Beach, NH - August 2005

(http://ooine.com/image/arcades_hampton_2005_02.jpg)
Casino Arcade, Hampton Beach, NH - August 2005

(http://ooine.com/image/arcades_hampton_2005_03.jpg)
Casino Arcade, Hampton Beach, NH - August 2005

(http://ooine.com/image/arcades_hampton_2005_05.jpg)
Casino Arcade, Hampton Beach, NH - August 2005
Title: Re: The Arcade Photo Gallery
Post by: RayB on September 21, 2005, 04:34:48 pm
OH MY GOD. That Centipede is hovering in mid-air!!!
 :o

(http://ooine.com/image/arcades_hampton_2005_03.jpg)

Title: Re: The Arcade Photo Gallery
Post by: Hoopz on September 21, 2005, 07:04:58 pm
The coke can aboe the Donkey Kong is holding it up.  A hidden pulley system....
Title: Re: The Arcade Photo Gallery
Post by: babydickonboard on September 22, 2005, 01:03:37 am
i wish i had an arcade like that around.....only classic there is galaga...but i still drive an hour to play it and raiden II
Title: Re: The Arcade Photo Gallery
Post by: LPZ on September 22, 2005, 12:14:34 pm
i wish i had an arcade like that around.....only classic there is galaga...but i still drive an hour to play it and raiden II

What do you mean the "only classic is galaga"?  Track and Field, Asteriods, Centipede are not classics?  I wish too I had a selection of that multitude....

LPZ
Title: Re: The Arcade Photo Gallery
Post by: DarkKobold on September 22, 2005, 08:04:26 pm
I think he meant here....
Anywho, I freaked out when I saw tapper. You don't really see those anywhere. I was thinking, man, I'd love to have it...

Then I remembered, I already have one. God, I love that game.
Title: Re: The Arcade Photo Gallery
Post by: babydickonboard on September 22, 2005, 11:42:40 pm
yeah, i did mean that the only classic i have around is galaga....but luckly that is probaly my favorite game.....so it works out for me(kinda,......)
Title: Re: The Arcade Photo Gallery
Post by: Level42 on September 23, 2005, 02:42:55 pm
Well lucky you, a range of these kind of games in ONE arcade will be impossible to find here. In fact, you will be extremely lucky to find an "arcade" here at all. I only know a handful still in service today here in Holland. Good place to go especialy for pinball lovers: Slagharen (www.slagharen.org). They have three arcade halls, one has an incredible range of pinball tables. The were plenty of videogames too, but not real classics except for a couple of Outruns...stupidely I spent the little time I got there playing games instead of taking pictures ;)

But I like this thread, I'll make pics in future as much as possible.

Title: Re: The Arcade Photo Gallery
Post by: Skadar on September 23, 2005, 06:00:36 pm
Well, don't be so quick to congratulate.   :)  There are two things wrong with the pictures of the arcade classics line-up.

1) They are in New Hampshire and I live in Connecticut.  About 4.5 hours away.

2) Many of the machines were in rather poor shape... a few being downright unplayable.

And when I *did* hang out at that arcade when I was home from college in the summers (I lived in New Hapshire at the time), I spent my time playing Strider, Rolling Thunder, X-Men, and Mortal Kombat II.
Title: Re: The Arcade Photo Gallery
Post by: Chickadee on September 25, 2005, 02:30:57 pm
The only place to find more than a few games around here in NJ is down the shore on the arcade boardwalks.  most of the old arcades that were worth going to are now long gone.

There are a few decent ones still around, but most of them cater to the Bemani or fighting game scenes.
Title: Re: The Arcade Photo Gallery
Post by: USSEnterprise on September 25, 2005, 10:38:40 pm
are there any good, non redemption arcades in NJ