Hi from Bournemouth

[pawncrackers]

Hi everyone!

My name is Liana, and I was a member of the Jamma + forums a few years ago (liana_c).

I'm a lifelong SEGA girl, and once was lucky enough to own a pair of Daytona USA sit down cabs. Years went by and while at work, things changed for the worse, and had no choice but to sell them. -_- The new owners were going to convert one and use the other for parts - kindly, they let me keep the cert sticker and plate, which I still hold dear.

I found this forum a while ago and decided to sign up again, to try and reconnect with some of the kind folks from J+. Looking around, I already see some familiar names!

I have been collecting games for over 27 years, enjoy collecting other SEGA related stuff and may be in the market for a Naomi or MAME cab. Thinking of toying with emulation on Xbox Series S, also, but will see.

It's nice to meet you all! I'm off to peruse the repairs and sales forums.. Here's one for the road - a photo of myself outside Sega World, circa 1993/4.

L

pawncrackers2022-01-30 21:03:53

 

[big10p]

Welcome to ukvac. I visited Sega World in Bournemouth a few times.

 

[Alpha1]

Welcome to the forum, I remember your username from J+!

 

[TheDaddy]

Welcome to ukvac !! Thats a proper 90's picture there , lol. ( I initially thought an 80's photo till i read it was 90's , must have been an 80's camera ?)

Dave.TheDaddy2022-01-30 22:02:46

 

[Flinnster]

Welcome (back!)

 

[digweed]

I remember you as well. Welcome back to the forum. Pretty sure I got naomi chips from you on J+

 

[pawncrackers]

Thanks for the warm welcome! ^^

@TheDaddy I think it was a Hanimex!

@digiweed aah, nope, no Naomi chips, lol! I sold a handful of cabs though.

L

pawncrackers2022-01-31 23:38:11

 

[Danscu]

Hi there, good to see you join ukvac!

 

[ZeroSum]

Youkoso.

I was the first person to enter SegaWorld Bournemouth with my mate on the day it opened.

Twice infact

Too bad about what it became though.

I also got into a fight with someone at the pier arcade just down the pathway.

Circa 93/94

I mostly played in Slots as it's just up the road from where i lived, Do you remember ? They had a SSF2 T.E link up machine.

Nice Pic btw

Good Times

ZeroSum2022-01-31 16:35:36

 

[simonden]

Hey Liana,

Long time no speak, welcome to the other side

, glad you made it.

 

[Robotgreg]

Youkoso.

I was the first person to enter SegaWorld Bournemouth with my mate on the day it opened.

Twice infact

Too bad about what it became though.

I also got into a fight with someone at the pier arcade just down the pathway.

Circa 93/94

I mostly played in Slots as it's just up the road from where i lived, Do you remember ? They had a SSF2 T.E link up machine.

Nice Pic btw

Good Times

Wow, that's cool to be first there.

Remind me where Slots was as doesn't ring a bell..

 

[ZeroSum]

Wow, that's cool to be first there.

Remind me where Slots was as doesn't ring a bell..

Yes it was a fun opening day.

I still have some of the free gifts they handed out like SegaWorld Posters & badges.

Slots was in Poole of course

But it has a new name now.

Originally Slots had 2 locations at Tower Park but one is now a Pizza Hut.

The 1st Slots arcade is still there but it's been split into an arcade & gambling area.

ZeroSum2022-04-20 18:52:25

 

[Robotgreg]

Ah I remember Slots and went to both in the early 90s - remember the Pizza Hut one and the other which sadly is rubbish now.

Was orignally thinking you meant one in Bournemouth

 

[ZeroSum]

Yeah it is crap now unfortunately.

Anyway i certainly remember the original Swanage arcade.

It was massive

or am i thinking of the Weymouth one ?

 

[Robotgreg]

There are two arcades in Swanage, both pretty poor now, one much worse than the other but suspect you were thinking of Weymouth with a massive one although there would have been around 5 or more arcades there.

Only moved to Swanage a few years ago so never went here in the 80s.

 

[big10p]

Yeah, there was a pretty big one in Weymouth, and several smaller ones along the seafront.

 

[ZeroSum]

Im pretty sure Swanage had a much larger arcade too.

I went to it in the early 90s

Yeah, there was a pretty big one in Weymouth, and several smaller ones along the seafront.

I also remember the smaller arcades in weymouth.

Thats where i saw DarkStalkers for the first time back in 94.

It was featured in one of those big Electrocoin Sit Down cabs.

ZeroSum2022-04-20 20:51:13