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Offline MikeDX

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My Other Vice
« on: 28, July, 2010 - 21:58:21 »
Well, I finally got around to it, my other time eater is my collection of arcade games!
















In my current collection I have:

outrun
multi-game machine (60 in 1)
crazy taxi
hangman quiz game
crystal maze quiz / prize game
gauntlet
marble madness
operation wolf
pacman tabletop

Hopefully will get more soon!


Offline radiomarty

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Re: My Other Vice
« Reply #1 on: 28, July, 2010 - 23:43:23 »
Next time we are at MK I think we need to retire to your garage !!!!!!! Top collection matey.

Offline MikeDX

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Re: My Other Vice
« Reply #2 on: 29, July, 2010 - 00:00:12 »
More than welcome to do so matey, but if we do that, I'll have to make sure they are all running of course :) keeping them all running is hard work :(

Offline Retro Andy

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Re: My Other Vice
« Reply #3 on: 29, July, 2010 - 08:05:25 »
Great collection, Outrun ! "what a classic" really look forword to coming and seeing them one day, if you can find a tupney nudger my wife always loved playing that, You've got to get Chase HQ

Retro Andy.

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Re: My Other Vice
« Reply #4 on: 29, July, 2010 - 08:20:28 »
Love the hangman game, but as a spotty youth my favourites were "BootHill" and "Phoenix" ...bit of a trip down memory lane  ;D


Offline minidaz

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Re: My Other Vice
« Reply #5 on: 29, July, 2010 - 15:10:29 »
That's a cool collection of games you've got there  ;D

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Re: My Other Vice
« Reply #6 on: 29, July, 2010 - 17:29:30 »
We've got a Wii. Takes up much less space!  :-*

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Re: My Other Vice
« Reply #7 on: 29, July, 2010 - 22:50:38 »
We've got a Wii. Takes up much less space!  :-*

True - modern stuff is far more compact, but older stuff still has a certain appeal. For example, my jukebox is huge considering it only holds 60 records. The crackle and hiss of the needle might not be to every ones taste, but I prefer the "experience" of listening to records over cd's...I reckon it's probably the same with Mikes arcade games. Digital copies just aren't the same ;D

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Re: My Other Vice
« Reply #8 on: 29, July, 2010 - 22:53:43 »
You are totally right Karl

for me its the whole experience, the rubbish picture on the screen, putting the 10p in, the pedals, the BIG joysticks, the big heavy GUN (in the case of the operation wolf), the steering wheels, big trackballs, big buttons, heavy duty rock solid stuff that isn't just going to break if you step on it!

Also, the machines themselves, the artwork, the shapes, just lovely.

We have a wii and about 90 games. Can't remember the last time it was played..

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Re: My Other Vice
« Reply #9 on: 31, July, 2010 - 09:00:26 »
I second that, here here !  ;D

Retro Andy

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Re: My Other Vice
« Reply #10 on: 09, November, 2010 - 18:44:24 »
I use M.A.M.E for all that stuff, I love the retro arcade scene.

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Re: My Other Vice
« Reply #11 on: 24, December, 2011 - 23:15:56 »
And now I have an arcade *pardon my French*tail machine.  I'll post pics if anyone is interested.

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Re: My Other Vice
« Reply #12 on: 25, December, 2011 - 09:06:22 »
And now I have an arcade *pardon my French*tail machine.  I'll post pics if anyone is interested.

...think the swear word checker might need tweaking a bit  :D


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Re: My Other Vice
« Reply #13 on: 25, December, 2011 - 22:18:52 »
Oh now that is nice! Does the recoil still work on Operation Wolf? :) I have a Neo-Geo myself :)

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Re: My Other Vice
« Reply #14 on: 25, December, 2011 - 22:37:43 »
, if you can find a tupney nudger my wife always loved playing that,

Andy that sound way too much like an euphemism!