Quick video of the arcade (Nov 2013)

[IndyJones]

Better late than never, when I joined I was asked to put up some pics of what I had, one thing I've realised with this hobby there will always be something in the pipeline so rather than hang on any longer here is a quick video of some of the cabs up & running in a new space I've made.

I've another 6 to shift in, mostly big ones like gunblade & silent scope, I'll shift those in along with some new purchases that will hopefully be here soon like brave firefighters, full size op wolf & 2 from forcefulfil's op clearance megadeals & update the video.

Oh yes, appologies for the video quality, I dropped my camera a few months ago so am making do with the ipad.

 

[jonwarby]

Fantastic collection, lot of favourites squeezed in there could spend many a happy hour playing that lot.

 

[strykr]

Your not scared of a large cabinet

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Some great games there,

. Every arcade needs a Badlands

 

[TonyElyod]

Lovely selection

.....Where is all this lovelyness set up ??

 

[IndyJones]

Jon, Thanks, glad you like it as it stands, I rckon we can squeeze some more in there

Just spent a couple of hours on f355 & the mvs cab.

Strykr, haha, your right I do like the big cabs although f355 was a pain having to strip it all down to squeeze it in throught the front door, Yes, Badlands is a great game & one you must be very good at to hold the world record, pedals on mine need some attention & the monitor is a bit fizzy but I'm pleased ith it.

Tony, Thank you

the lovelyness is set up in an empty shop next to where I work in a town called Gainsborough, it's not ideal as I live about 10 miles away so I can't just have a quick blast on something on an evening but at least there is no space problems, tbh the shop needs to go & be replaced with a small unit somewhere to save overheads in particular crippling business rates & that will make getting big cabs in easier as well

 

[cmonkey]

That's an awesome little arcade that you're putting together there Indy! Will there be any opportunity to visit it in the future, or will it remain completely private to you? Would love a blast on the Power Drift, not played that since the early 90's on a cab and MAME just doesn't quite have the same effect

Well done anyway, you're a credit to all things arcade-y

 

[IndyJones]

That's an awesome little arcade that you're putting together there Indy! Will there be any opportunity to visit it in the future, or will it remain completely private to you? Would love a blast on the Power Drift, not played that since the early 90's on a cab and MAME just doesn't quite have the same effect

Well done anyway, you're a credit to all things arcade-y

Cheers sir, glad you like things so far

No they are there to share, I'd love to organise a little meet up at some point in the future, Power Drift was my first cab purchase & probably would be last to go if I had to sell them, love all the classics from Sega, shame they hardly ever come up for sale though.

 

[cmonkey]

Awesome news! I'll watch out for the invite thread in the new year then.

 

[IndyJones]

Awesome news! I'll watch out for the invite thread in the new year then.

That is really good, I didn't think anyone would be willing to travel that far tbh for what I have to offer, mind you Leeds isn't too far, I used to go m62, m18, m180, a161 I used to go to near Morley quite a lot & as long as it wasn't peak time you could do it in under an hourish, there are some ongoing projects to finish & some new purchases paid for now so the arcade can only improve as well.

Thanks for the positive vibes

 

[neil]

fantastic puts my man shed to shame love to come and have a blast

 

[cmonkey]

I'm happy to travel far and wide to relive happy memories of the days gone by! I drove down to London a couple of weeks ago to visit Chuckie Egg's awesome Nintendo arcade, so Gainsborough's merely a stone's throw away compared to that!

It's ironic that you used to go to Morley because I live just at the bottom end of Morley in a little village called Churwell. Small world eh!

 

[IndyJones]

I'm happy to travel far and wide to relive happy memories of the days gone by! I drove down to London a couple of weeks ago to visit Chuckie Egg's awesome Nintendo arcade, so Gainsborough's merely a stone's throw away compared to that!

It's ironic that you used to go to Morley because I live just at the bottom end of Morley in a little village called Churwell. Small world eh!

yes, I'm nearly walking distance then, yes, always used to stop off at Tingley Bar Fisheries for my tea every time as well

 

[IndyJones]

fantastic puts my man shed to shame love to come and have a blast

Nothing wrong with a man shed & a cab or two, I'm lucky with the space job, if I had to keep things at home then I wouldn't be able to have so many & certainly wouldn't be able to look in the for sale sections

Yes, looks like a meet up is on the cards so of course your welcome, I know a couple of others from Leicester via Utube who are wanting to make the trip over as well

 

[neil]

sounds good, would love to come and play a few games and have a few beers !!!

 

[paulie]

Looks fantastic

 

[paulie]

It's ironic that you used to go to Morley because I live just at the bottom end of Morley in a little village called Churwell. Small world eh!

Small world indeed, I'm only 10 mins from Churwell

 

[neo-geo-mvs]

What a great arcade. It's like stepping back in time

Wish arcades these days had all these games

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[bbz149]

Great walk-through vid and some awesome machines there

 

[frothmeister]

Amazing set up there Indy.

Have you only been collecting them since you signed up here in July? If so that's some pretty good going dude.

So Gainsborough you say?

I just checked on route planner and I'm just over an hour away from you (just East of Hull myself). I'd certainly be up for a trip over at some point to check this lot out and meet some fellow enthusiasts.

I also spent a fair amount of time in Morley in my youth.

BITD I used to frequent the Orbit (at the Afterdark nightclub) on a regular basis. Was the best night out in the country as far as I was concerned - went to loads any loads of clubs, raves etc all over the country back in the early 90s and nothing ever came close to the atmosphere in there.

 

[IndyJones]

Thanks Paulie, another member from Leeds as well, may be worth a trip over in the new year

Thanks neo-geo-mvs, yes it is nice to listen to the sounds of the classic games & transport ourselves back in time, I'd be over the moon if any arcades had 2 or 3 older cabs instead of fruities, pushers & redemptions

Thanks bbz, I keep adding a few bits but am trying to be more selective now, some of the cabs I would really like have yet to show up for sale since I've been around, would love a dedicated track & field, I did like the zac one on ebay but ended up a few hundred more than I would pay sadly.

Cheers Frothmeister, I had a spell of buying about 3 years ago where I picked up 8 or 9, then I ran out of space so never bought anymore & put some into a storage container I had, someone then wanted the container so I wheeled them out, plugged some in & was bitten by the arcade bug again

I then did some searching & found the forums as last time they were all ebay purchases, I get the feeling it will be downhill all the way now

Great, again nice to hear of so much enthusiasm for a meet up, I loook forward to it