The cool arcade pix thread

[virtvic]

WTF?

I'm far to classy to even know what a 'caravan' is.

My motto - "Never stay anywhere that is sh*tter than your own home"

 

[Hurray Banana]

WTF?

I'm far to classy to even know what a 'caravan' is.

My motto - "Never stay anywhere that is sh*tter than your own home"

not a bad motto to be fair

 

[Bods]

WTF?

I'm far to classy to even know what a 'caravan' is.

My motto - "Never stay anywhere that is sh*tter than your own home"

 not a bad motto to be fair

But then that depends on how sh*t ya home is, some people the only way is up

 

[aeroflott]

Dave Lee Travis delivering an arcade machine to a competition winner way back when:

 

[Nintendo Arcade]

You couldn't get away with groping a arcade cab like that these days

 

[virtvic]

So many jokes, but they are probably all true and disturbing...

 

[aeroflott]

 

[Alpha1]

That picture is AMAZING! Where did you find that?

The one lit marquee I can see is Asteroids

 

[Alpha1]

Godammit the neon across that arcade front is amazeballs

 

[big10p]

That is one awesome arcade pic.

 

[panpar227]

One can only imagine the goodies that once graced those floors!

https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@51.5124038,-0.1337824,3a,75y,185.55h,93.15t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1syf_Wx1p_1LwLBwGZVO5CTQ!2e0!7i13312!8i6656

panpar2272016-01-30 12:03:38

 

[big10p]

One can only imagine the goodies that once graced those floors!

https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@51.5124038,-0.1337824,3a,75y,185.55h,93.15t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1syf_Wx1p_1LwLBwGZVO5CTQ!2e0!7i13312!8i6656

SNOG? The mind boggles wondering what exactly they sell there.

 

[aeroflott]

That picture is AMAZING! Where did you find that?

It was on a blog somewhere about disappearing arcades in the USA (bizarrely). Can't find anything else about the arcade. Pic was taken around 1979/1980. It seems to be a Getty stock image.

 

[aeroflott]

Interestingly, the company named at the top of the sign appears to still be around!

http://www.electrosigns.co.uk/

Just dropped them an email with a link to the pic.
aeroflott2016-01-30 13:05:23

 

[muddymusic]

They've made some f*cking awesome stuff!

 

[RygarR]

That is one remarkably high quality pic for a 198x effort, and what a great scene. If only there were more of em about. The neon is pretty special too. Don't see so many of them these days. Where has all the joy gone

 

[Milky]

Is that a Vauxhall Shoveit on the right?

 

[big10p]

Is that a Vauxhall Shoveit on the right?

it is. I noticed it, too. Just adds to the scene.

 

[Mitchell Gant]

Is that a Vauxhall Shoveit on the right?

And on the left I reckon it's a blue Cortina parked close to an orange Mini with a roofrack in front. Mmmmm, '80's

 

[aeroflott]

My dad had an identical Cortina to that.