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Arcade Collecting => Miscellaneous Arcade Talk => Topic started by: Level42 on March 02, 2009, 03:43:18 pm

Title: Pretty decent arcade in my country: Taurusworld
Post by: Level42 on March 02, 2009, 03:43:18 pm

Not just an arcade, also lasergame, bowling, restaurent, you know the stuff, but it looks very nice.

They even have a number of pinballs (where to find that these days) BUT the most amazing thing to me is that they call it a Sega Gamesworld AND it has a R360 !!!

I've played R360 only one time, was in the early 90's when the game was new, in London.

I _HAVE_ to play it again.....Venlo, I will visit soon ! :D

Pics (Ignore the Dutch):
http://www.gameroom.be/forum/viewtopic.php?f=17&t=2558&start=45#p31422

Official site:
www.taurusworld.nl

Nice site, click on Taurus Gamesworld to see the R360 in action :D

Title: Re: Pretty decent arcade in my country: Taurusworld
Post by: patrickl on March 02, 2009, 04:12:57 pm

Looks cool. The arcade looks a bit similar to what they have in places like Walibi and Zandvoort (circus), ie mostly racing games.

Taurusworld reminds me a bit of these all inclusive places like Kalkar. Although the arcade in Kalkar was a mess. Most machines were broken. It's all inclusive, so I guess they didn't really care if the machines worked or not.

IIRC they had an R360 in Scheveningen too, but it's gone there now.

Title: Re: Pretty decent arcade in my country: Taurusworld
Post by: Level42 on March 02, 2009, 05:50:58 pm

If there ever was a R360 in Scheveningen, I've never seen it there. I do remember playing Power Drift in the sit-down version, very cool and underrated game (there's a working upright patiently waiting in Belgium for me......)

Title: Re: Pretty decent arcade in my country: Taurusworld
Post by: patrickl on March 02, 2009, 06:10:26 pm

Quote from: Level42 on March 02, 2009, 05:50:58 pm

If there ever was a R360 in Scheveningen, I've never seen it there. I do remember playing Power Drift in the sit-down version, very cool and underrated game (there's a working upright patiently waiting in Belgium for me......)

They had one the first time I visited there. It was right next to the entrance and there was an attendant helping me to get in.

I wasn't exactly sure if it was an R360 or a similar machine (if there even exist something like that), but the news paper clip says it's an R360 too:
http://www.volkskrant.nl/archief_gratis/article621011.ece/Zweten_en_kokhalzen_bij_de_spelautomaat (http://www.volkskrant.nl/archief_gratis/article621011.ece/Zweten_en_kokhalzen_bij_de_spelautomaat)

Title: Re: Pretty decent arcade in my country: Taurusworld
Post by: Ummon on March 03, 2009, 02:02:42 pm

Interesting site layout an all they got.