Trafford Park Raid Manchester 12.03.15

[Nintendo Arcade]

lost for words guys,it must have been so exciting.
you did well to take so many pictures as well i would have been to excited.

i wanna play them now

 

[rcantor77]

This is amazing to see these things still being found... and a load of very rarely seen cabs. Glad they have been saved.

Tapper and Trog. I WANT.

 

[Bensonrad]

720........and Warlords table, ooooo you soo lucky.

 

[Thwocker]

Jjawdropping amazing - congrats guys!

 

[jonhughes]

Well done to all those involved in saving these, I hate seeing good merchandise going to waste. Just think of the lost time people could have been playing these. Hopefully most of them will work.

 

[Guests]

I wonder why vendors bought so many dedicated games when Europe was flooded with generic cabinets and bootleg-PCB´s.
Everybody can understand that the vendors succumbed that enticement as it was a lot cheaper.

If I see raids like that with 2 Star Wars cockpits (which for sure costed a treasure that time) I really wonder why....

Did they ship from the US or are they from the Irland-plant of Atari?

 

[cosine]

Now I know where the porn stash pic came from

Some awesome stuff right there, hopefully a good number of them are in a working state

 

[Guests]

Now I know where the porn stash pic came from

Some awesome stuff right there, hopefully a good number of them are in a working state

This is funny, in my raid I also found a good bundle of 80´s porn-magazins.
I like them almost better than the new ones with every girl clean-shaved (which I hate).

My girl read them while I took out all the Midway-games to clean and fotograph them....funny, maybe I should save them too

 

[Muppz]

Mach 3 not seen one of those since '85 at the back of some dingy little arcade down chippy alley in skeg, ah the memories

Thanks for sharing the pics.Muppz2015-03-16 22:03:16

 

[joe34]

amazing pics guys, and as others have said, i also say.... 720 degrees, oh yes.

 

[tb lilley]

Yep. Easily the raid of the century. Can't see it being bettered. Can but hope!

 

[tb2000]

Great stuff! It's nice to see that they got rescued, it never ceases to amaze me that stuff like this is still found in this country. You sort of expect it in the USA but not here!

Nice stack of Hanty or Barco cube monitors in one of those photos (bit like what they used for the scorecards in bowling alleys etc.) Looked like there was plenty of other stuff other than the cabs - was there much in the way of monitors?

 

[Bensonrad]

Just looking at those pics makes me want to write a list....and what a list is, I am just amazed that so much quality could be found in one place and such a score of rare beasts too! not much on the Sega front though looking at them, the previous owner sure seemed to sway to the Atari side.

Dodgem
Gravitar
Space Duel
Indiana Jones
Roadblasters
Lunar Lander
Paperboy
Tapper
Space Harrier
Space Harrier
Baby Pacman
Mortal Kombat
Slick Shot
Gauntlet II
Food Fight
Badlands
Crystal Castles
Star Wars
Star Wars
Major Havoc
Escape from the planet of Robot Monsters
I Robot
Centipede?
Stunrunner
Dragons lair II
Time Pilot
Battle Zone
Crazy Balloon
Mach 3
Arabian
Astron Belt
APB
Fast Freddie
Video Pinball
Roadrunner
Asteroids
Pole Position
Tempest (table)
Holosium
Warlords (table)
Trog
Space Ace
Dominos
Zero Point
Food Fight
Star Rider
Blasteroids
San Franciso Rush
Pacmania
Tempest
Carmageddon
720
Klax

 

[tb2000]

It's an amazing selection of cabs that's for sure!

Would've been a real shame if they'd have ended up being skipped!

 

[Wall_Street]

Amazing find.

What's happening with them now?

 

[mr_ppp]

I do admire you guys for doing things like this, so glad they've been saved - at this point in time its hard to imagine ever owning a classic but its great to know they are in safe hands at least!

 

[Guests]

Just looking at those pics makes me want to write a list....and what a list is, I am just amazed that so much quality could be found in one place and such a score of rare beasts too! not much on the Sega front though looking at them, the previous owner sure seemed to sway to the Atari side.

Dodgem
Gravitar
Space Duel
Indiana Jones
Roadblasters
Lunar Lander
Paperboy
Tapper
Space Harrier
Space Harrier
Baby Pacman
Mortal Kombat
Slick Shot
Gauntlet II
Food Fight
Badlands
Crystal Castles
Star Wars
Star Wars
Major Havoc
Escape from the planet of Robot Monsters
I Robot
Centipede?
Stunrunner
Dragons lair II
Time Pilot
Battle Zone
Crazy Balloon
Mach 3
Arabian
Astron Belt
APB
Fast Freddie
Video Pinball
Roadrunner
Asteroids
Pole Position
Tempest (table)
Holosium
Warlords (table)
Trog
Space Ace
Dominos
Zero Point
Food Fight
Star Rider
Blasteroids
San Franciso Rush
Pacmania
Tempest
Carmageddon
720
Klax

Dude, I did´nt see a dedicated Food Fight but a conversion.
On the other hand I think a saw a Roadrunner along to the Indy and the E.F.T.P.O.R.M. (which is awesome )
Astron Belt was two as well

 

[edwoodjnr]

Dude, I did´nt see a dedicated Food Fight but a conversion.

I see an Atari Ireland Food Fight (plus extra buttons)

 

[iamjimmi]

"Can you see anything?"
"Yes, wonderful things!"

All those times that I have driven through Trafford Park with no idea what was lurking in those warehouse doors.

Well done chaps - outstanding find! Absolutely outstanding!

 

[Jase]

Facking hell you hit the mother lode! That must have been one hell of a buzz! Congrats to all involved. I can't believe that lot would have been skipped.