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http://ukpinball.wetpaint.com/page/SCS+Tables+2012

That's the pin tables so far, vids, well, I guess they need to wipe the 30 years of dust off them first
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Seriously, forget the games, the UKVAC elite will be there and it'll be a blast, last year rocked and this year will rock even more. It's the retro UK gaming event in 2012, no question.

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OK.....so can we now return on-topic :)

Eurocade, who of you UK hooligans is coming ! :p There were WAY to few of you last year (0). :p

Just updated the list in the first post, already 20 machines and this is just the beginning !!!

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Alpha1 said:
Bump for EUROCADE. I will of course try to attend, family permitting of course.

GREAT !!!! Really hope it will work out this year !!!

I just updated the game and visitor list again !!!

New entry's are DKjr. and Spy Hunter (amongst others possibly...lost track a bit ;))
 

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Going to try and make it over, work permitting.

Off topic - Will be in Amsterdam 4th-7th May this year - My 12yo daughter wanted to go to for some reason, so who am I to pass up on a change of scenery for the weekend. A little bit disappointed that I miss the "National dress up in orange and get drunk day" (Queens Birthday for the un-educated), but I am assuming that Liberation day will be enough to make up for it.
 

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Great if you will be able to make Eurocade !!!!

About 020: (I'm sorry here in the Rotterdam area we never pronounce that name so we refer to it by the phone net number of that city. Since Rotterdam has 010 you can understand which is most important for the country ;))

Believe me. You do not want to be in that city on Queensday. Not unless you like "walking" between 1 million people, the majority drunk beyond compare and making a sh*tty mess of that place....

The 5th may is our liberation day but hey, only government and city workers etc. are actually a day off that day. "Normal" people have to work. There are always a number of festivities though like gigs etc. so you may want to check that out if you like Dutch bands :)

The 4th of may is "remembering the dead" day, where we pay respect to all people who got killed in WW2 and more recently also in other war situations that we have been involved, like Afghanistan.

At 20.00 we have two minutes of silence because of that.

Anyway, enjoy 020, loads of funny tourists to watch there !! :)
 

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Cheers for the info - I had a rough idea of what to expect. Was in Dordrecht, working at Zwjindrecht then Rotterdam, working in Schiedam pretty much full time from March to July 2 years ago. Was living 2 doors away from Sensi-Smile which was an interesting neighborhood to say the least.

Weather was brilliant (turning up at Mamooet yard @7am in shorts when it is 27 degrees), and to be in Rotterdam for the World Cup was a good time also.
 

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Meehhh, just noticed may 5th is on a Saturday this year.

Info about the festivals: http://www.bevrijdingsfestivals.nl/ ...sorry Dutch only....

Try to see Alain Clark, pretty good artist. Try to avoid Nick & Simon though :)
 

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2 years ago ? Should have dropped me a note for a visit, my gameroom (annex workplace I'm afraid) is always open for arcade fans to visit :)

Zwijndrecht is only a couple of miles from me...like Rotterdam of course...

Ok hope to see you in September !
 

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Update time !!! Only 54 days until Eurocade 2012 !

Guys, it is with great pride I present you the new logo for Eurocade 2012:

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Big thanks go to ChrisChris for designing it !!!

We, the Eurocade team, felt that this logo truly captures what it is about: the video arcade machine in 8-bit graphics on the left says it all. The look of a "used old somewhat crumbled piece of carton" fits perfectly to the theme too.

A variation of this logo will be used on promotion materials. This variation will not have a date and location so that we can use it for (all) future Eurocades.

I also updated the website www.eurocade.eu so that it will connect to the Van Der Valk Hotel website again. They have re-arranged their website and way of booking, but the good news is that the prices have remained the same as last year. IMHO, comparing to a lot of hotel prices I see all over Europe I think this price is absolutely great for this room, hotel and breakfast.

It's only 54 days until Eurocade. I would like the people who have not yet uncovered the cab that they will be bringing to do so ASAP (either by PM or post here). The reason is that knowing what games will be there is a clear attraction point for visitors. I know some people may come especially to play a certain game, or it may give them just that final push to decide and come....

The same for people who are not certain yet to come. Last year (on top of all the other "last minute" work I got quite a phew messages of "latecomers" in the last week before Eurocade. I realize that some of you can really not know if they can make it until the last "minute" but even if you are not 100% sure, please register now. It's easier for us to have a complete list where some people might not show up than having to add people in the last days....

Thanks for understanding !!!

Also......we still have room for more cabs !!!! We have seen a lot of new members on this great forum the last 6 months so do not hesitate to register !

How ? Send me a PM with your Avatar (=username here), full name, address, mobile phone number and what (if) cab(s) you will bring and we will put you on the list. If you really don't have a cab or no way to bring it but love this hobby you are still very welcome !

Three more news items on which we will give more info a bit later:

1) there will be a (small) competition

2) we plan to organize a raffle

3) there _will_ be a piggy bank again this year. We know that the majority wanted to have an "all inclusive" entry price, and that is also what we have now. However, some of you guys already told us we were crazy to offer all this good stuff for just 20 Euro. These people are free to donate some extra cash. Also there will be non-registered people from my music club (etc) who are "gently invited" to contribute a bit too.

The money will of course only be used to cover costs of Eurocade. Should there be anything left we will probably invest it in getting some decoration for the next Eurocade.

If things go well, Etienne's brilliant Pong model will be the "Pongy bank" ;)

Oh, and in case you missed it, here is the games list so far. I am positive there will be more though !


Black Widow
Star Wars Cockpit
Joust (with Jrok multi-board also plays Robotron 2084)
Centipede
Asterock
Mario Bros.
Galaxian
Berzerk
Ms. Pac Man (if ready)
Hard Drivin' cockpit (if ready)
Space Invaders (Taito)
Juno First
Donkey Kong
Donkey Kong Jr.
Crazy Kong
Moon Patrol
Simpsons
Space Pirate
Video Pinball
[Muerto's cab]
Omega Race
Championship Sprint (2 player)
[Hatster's cab]
[Superully's cab]
Outrunners 2 player sit-down
Konami Jet Wave
Hyper Olympic
Paperboy
Spy Hunter
Magical Spot 2 (cocktail)
Aliens 3
Pong 1:2 scale repro
Lunar Lander

Pinballs (2):
Jungle Lord
Goldwings

 

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Welcome Bomjac !! Great your getting over and that's a good price to fly across :)

Sure hope there will be more UK guys joining us. !!

@Alpha1: hope you wiil be able to play your WG at Eurocade !!
 

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hi guys,

really sorry but i gotta pull out of this. workload is mad and money is tight. i really hope there is another next year though so i can come to that...

again sorry.

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That's too bad Kev, hopfully we'll see you next year....

Talking of Eurocade, quite a lot of developments. More and more machines are being put on the list and Aart van Vliet, the current WR holder on Galaxian will try to break his own record during Eurocade !

Here is the most recent game list:

Machines (36):
Black Widow
Star Wars Cockpit
Joust (with Jrok multi-board also plays Robotron 2084)
Centipede
Asterock
Mario Bros. Widebody
Galaxian
Berzerk
Ms. Pac Man (if ready)
Hard Drivin' cockpit (if ready)
Space Invaders (Taito)
Juno First
Donkey Kong
Donkey Kong Jr.
Crazy Kong
Moon Patrol
Simpsons
Space Pirate
Video Pinball
Omega Race
Outrunners 2 player sit-down
Konami Jet Wave
Hyper Olympic
Paperboy
Spy Hunter
Magical Spot 2 (cocktail)
Aliens 3
Pong 1:2 scale repro
Lunar Lander
[DarthNuno's cab]
Out Run mini
Galaga
Slam II (4 player Pong table)
Mad Planets (Ultra Rare Euro version !)
Warlords
Bubble Bobble
Ice Cold Beer
[Lazlo's cab]

but there will be MORE added up to the event....

Pinballs (2):
Jungle Lord
Goldwings

Check out the site for all the latest:

Eurocade.eu

or the special Eurocade section at DLF FORUM RIGHT HERE:

DLF Forum Eurocade section
 

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1 September is almost there so time for an update!!!

Here's our excellent list of playable cabinets:

Star Wars Cockpit, Phoenix, Western Gun, Joust (with Jrok multi-board), Centipede, Asterock, Mario Bros. Widebody, Galaxian, Berzerk, Ms. Pac Man, Space Invaders, Juno First, Donkey Kong, Donkey Kong Jr, Crazy Kong, Moon Patrol, Simpsons, Video Pinball, Omega Race, Bad Lands, Vindicators Hang-On Deluxe, Spy Hunter, Magical Spot 2, Pong, Lunar Lander, Out Run, Galaga, , Slam II, Mad Planets, Warlords, Bubble Bobble, Ice Cold Beer, Frogger, Space Duel. More coming soon!

Galaxian World Record Attempt

We are proud let you know that Aart van Vliet, official World Record holder on Galaxian will attempt to set a NEW WORLD RECORD at Eurocade 2012 !!! We are working to get the attempt on a live stream so fans around the world will be able to view it live !

High Score Competition

During the event there's going to be one cabinet available for the visitors to compete with each other. Which cabinet? That's a surprise, but it's a great classic and the cabinet is a real looker!! We won't charge a fee for this competition!! But we do have some really great prizes for the top 5 players!!!!!

Many thanks to our sponsors who showed some real love for arcade gaming by making these great prizes available!

In no particular order:

€100,-(!!!) GIFT COUPON from WWW.ARCADESHOP.DE
OFFICIAL EUROCADE T-SHIRTS made available by FREAKSHIRT.NL
$50,- (!) GIFT COUPON from ARCADEFIXIT.COM
SLG3000 including enclosure (Worth €66,-) from WWW.ARCADEFORGE.DE

Eurocade 2012 Sponsors

This edition we found some great sponsors to help us cover the costs:

BEELDENGELUID.NL/EN
A cultural-historical organization of national interest. It collects, preserves and opens the audiovisual heritage for as many users as possible: media professionals, education, science and the general public. In addition, the institute develops and disseminates knowledge in the area of audiovisual archiving, digitization and media history.

ARCADEFIXIT.COM
Amusement Parts & Supply. They have over 100,000 NOS parts in stock and ship Worldwide! check out their site at www.arcadefixit.com!

WWW.ARCADEFORGE.DE
They offers a range of custom hardware for the (arcade) videogameplayer and ship Worldwide!
More details on www.arcadeforge.de !!!

WWW.ARCADESHOP.DE
They sells lot and lots of arcade parts for MAME cabinets, candy cabs and of course classic arcade machines.
Buttons, switches, PSU's, joysticks, locks, EPROMS, you name it, they got it. Visit their website: www.arcadeshop.de They ship worldwide !

FREAKSHIRT.NL / shadaloo.eu

They're not only providing Team Eurocade with free shirts but those same shirt's are now for sale on their website.
So please take a look at FREAKSHIRT.NL http://www.shadaloo.eu/, they have a great collection of T-shirts!
Many thanks to DLF member Jinxz who not only ownes freakshirt but also runs shadaloo.eu , the place for (custom made) Fightsticks & parts!!!

We still have place for a few more visitors, so if you're interested in coming please pm me or visit:

 

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The Eurocade T-shirts are almost ready and the look totally awesome..

Order them from Freakshirt.nl

Many thinks to ChrisChris for designing our beautiful logo!!!

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