Spotted in the wild

Shapey Fiend

Bummer. There were 5 or 6 pinballs there as well but most of them were pretty broken. It's a shame to see slot machines take over but Irish people of all ages seem to have no interest in even modern arcade games anymore. The ones in Dr Quirkies are rarely in use and that's the best location you could ask for.

Jack burton

Yeah Tramore isnt anything what it used to be

Freddies, which had a CSI and Simpsons pilball and house of the dead and few other great machines is closed down

The Atlantic is the arcade Keith is talking about, they close half of it off this time of year and its the half with all the games

They used to have a Theatre of magic I'd frequent but its been gone a few months now, I tried to ask about it but I got nowhere

CathalDublin

Played those Outruns 3years ago down there, likewise there was no old games, didnt even spot that Theatre of magic of i'd have had a go.
That spinning wall across the road in the carnival is pure evil, I thought I was going to die on the bloody thing!

I was in London for a few days there.
Thes a place near the London eye called Namco funscape or something.
Pritty cool arcade but fairly pricey.








This was working the second time I went in.


This was the most interesting machine of the lot.
PacMan battle royal.4 player pacman.
Didnt play it tho.

All I played was Lets go jungle.
A game I always wanted to play.
Disappointment was had :mad:

Flaregon

urbanledge wrote: »

I was in London for a few days there.
Thes a place near the London eye called Namco funscape or something.
Pritty cool arcade but fairly pricey.








This was working the second time I went in.


This was the most interesting machine of the lot.
PacMan battle royal.4 player pacman.
Didnt play it tho.

All I played was Lets go jungle.
A game I always wanted to play.
Disappointment was had :mad:

Looks dead, is it a 5er a game or something.

It was 11am on a monday!
The place has a massive bar.bumpercars and a small bowling ally.
It was a pound a go.rip off.
I got totaly rode in the imax there.
50e for 2 standard tickets and a large popcorn.shocking

unky chop chop

I'd be jumping straight into that outrun2 cab.
I've only ever played the outrun 1 full sitdown version before in Dublin airport when I was too young to remember the joys.

I had a go of one in stillorgan bowl around a year ago but it wasn't the full hydraulic sit down version.
Sega knew how to make cabs in the day.Pioneers

CiDeRmAn

The Bowling place there beside the UCI in Coolock, sorry the Odeon in Coolock, has a 4 player Pacman CE machine, I was surprised that a dingy kip like that would have a thing of beauty in it's midst, like finding a Constable hanging on the wall of your local chipper, next to an ad for Italian kebabs.

MrVestek

CathalDublin wrote: »

Friend of mine just posted this on facebook
It's going into Fibbers:eek:

Fibbers? It'll be ****ed after about three weeks...

Shapey Fiend

They have a Metalica pinball in Dr. Quirkies at the moment and it's working perfectly (for now). It's a great table as well I've pumped 20 or 30 euro into it on the couple of occasions I've been there lately.

Optimus Prime

Took a trip out to Skerries and Rush today with the kid, Skerries seems to have added a few older games back into its arcade from when i was there last year. A lot better than the rubbish out in Bray anyways. They also have this Nazi style kids plane ride, a helicopter and Knightrider car im pretty sure i used to get on as a kid over 30 years ago.





First Cab i spotted from the door when i walked in, an upright Outrun! Working!



Next up "The Invaders" it was clearly a different car game before hand with an artwork kit applied and a new board put in.



Next Operation Thunderbolt, this was here last year too, had a couple of goes with the kids, must not get much play as i got to the 4th level on one go and got the top score.



Generic cab beside it, silverline i think? The marquee was just a mirror. forget which game was on it now.. I spotted another one of these style cabs out the back room by the toilets non working.. well i assume it wasn't working.



After Burner!!



And a soccer game..



Spotted this then, 400 Miles.. looks like some weird back-lit style cab, it wasn't switched on though i don't think..



Next, Punch out!



Finally Point Blank in serious need of repair and the guns where filthy..



There was a load of cabs out the back beside the toilets piled into a room, most where naruto pokers, but i did spot a galaga cab, one of those silverlines pictured above and some white konami racer as i pretended to be looking for the toilets.

Anyways.. decent few games if you are out that way.

Wow a Nintendo cab in the wild in Ireland! Did you jet try buy something?
Been a while since you got a cab...... ;-)

Optimus Prime

haha no have enough at the minute, still trying to get the space invaders cocktail going and have to start on the cab i got of myrddin, turning it MK2. Just havent had a minute, new kid on the way in 6 weeks.

Riesen_Meal

keithgeo wrote: »

haha no have enough at the minute, still trying to get the space invaders cocktail going and have to start on the cab i got of myrddin, turning it MK2. Just havent had a minute, new kid on the way in 6 weeks.

Nice find,

Where in Skerries was that?

Optimus Prime

The arcade right on the beach front. its been there since i was a kid! with most of the same stuff in it!

Andrew76

keithgeo wrote: »

Generic cab beside it, silverline i think? The marquee was just a mirror. forget which game was on it now.. I spotted another one of these style cabs out the back room by the toilets non working.. well i assume it wasn't working.

That game looks like Raiden to me. I'm impressed.

ripperman

Wow!!? Warms my heart to see pictures like that!

TechnoFreek

Andrew76 wrote: »

That game looks like Raiden to me. I'm impressed.

Sure does!

unky chop chop

That's quality.
Great to see outrun, after burner and punchout cabs still out there.
It's sad to say but that's the best arcade I've seen in Ireland in many a year.
Those afterburner and outrun cabs look in top notch condition surprisingly.

Optimus Prime

unky chop chop wrote: »

That's quality.
Great to see outrun, after burner and punchout cabs still out there.
It's sad to say but that's the best arcade I've seen in Ireland in many a year.
Those afterburner and outrun cabs look in top notch condition surprisingly.

Outrun wasn't great to be honest, the plastic was all melted from smokes and the pedals where rusty.

Doge

I think I might try and make it up to Skerries for the first time next year for the bike races and visit that arcade also.

Hopefully those cabs will still be intact by then.

I've always wanted to go to the races in Skerries so I think I should just do it!

Myrddin

I'd have had to speak to the manager & asked about buying that Outrun cab. It might need some tlc, but it's Outrun!

CathalDublin

Bunch of disused machines in pudden hill, might be a chance for someone to grab a pinball

CathalDublin

What????
Closer?

It's supposed to be a fairly ****ty game!
Would still like it tho!
Have they an arcade or is that it?

I rang them......... Could be mine! Ha ha ha

CathalDublin

Haha really?
They seemed fairly sound, that room is unused!
They've a pool table and a couple air hockey tables too

Jack burton

I was in oakwood yesterday and they have an arcade, sorry no pics, my phone was dead

Only a handful of games, that new Batman driving game, a sega rally and a DDR machine. Everthing else is slots and pennys falls and boxing machines. Very disapointing!

Funny story though, I was doing single player on DDR, which is a game I usually play whenever I see it so I'm ok at it, and some random girl asks to dance with me on it. Now I know what ye are all thinking, did old jack make the move?

Well I certainly did, put the game up to the next difficulty starting laying down 250+ combos, She never had a chance.

Oak wood worth a trip?
DId you just go over and back in one day?
Last year me and a few lads got the 1st ryanair flight out of dublin to manchester and were at alton towers before it opened.
going to do it again soon.

CathalDublin

urbanledge wrote: »

Oak wood worth a trip?
DId you just go over and back in one day?
Last year me and a few lads got the 1st ryanair flight out of dublin to manchester and were at alton towers before it opened.
going to do it again soon.

I've been meaning to do that for years now!

well worth it,
even more so now because of the smiler.they have some arcades too but I cant remember what they were like.
Get the express tickets too if your going for only one day.
we didnt and regretted it in the afternoon when we had to que for an hour +

MrVestek

How much do you reckon they'd want for that Crazy Taxi standup if they were to sell it? Is there a going rate at all?

I doubt I'd have the room but I can dream...

I'll be talking to them today I'll find out.
I think Jack Burton would also like it

Star Lord

Ask about the candy too... Don't know if I'd have the money/space, but it looks about as small as they get, footprint wise!

Naomis are pretty big!
crazy heavy too

Star Lord

Maybe it just looks small beside the pinball table and slot machine...

MrVestek

urbanledge wrote: »

Naomis are pretty big!
crazy heavy too

Dammit a man can dream!

Jack burton

urbanledge wrote: »

Oak wood worth a trip?
DId you just go over and back in one day?
Last year me and a few lads got the 1st ryanair flight out of dublin to manchester and were at alton towers before it opened.
going to do it again soon.

I was in Oakwood back in like 2001 and then again in 2008-2009ish

If you've never been there before its worth a trip, 60 quid on the ferry with bus transfer and entrance to the park included. But in honesty its a bit run down at this stage, the food is crap and the staff are useless. The rides are still fun though, even if a good few of the main ones were closed due to wet weather when I was there, I was on them before so I didnt mind.

Dr Bob

saw a couple in Tramore at the weekend..
warning big ass photos, so I've left them as attachments
Sega Title fight
Suzuka 8 hours

Jack burton

Dr Bob wrote: »

saw a couple in Tramore at the weekend..
warning big ass photos, so I've left them as attachments
Sega Title fight
Suzuka 8 hours

I was out running in Tramore Sunday morning and all myself!

Sorry there was no pins in that arcade for you to play :P

The Sega Title fight is pretty cool though, except i feel like my hands are rotting off after playing it. If I opened an arcade, alcohol hand gel everywhere!

o1s1n

The cabs used remind me of Namco Exceleena 2s. Although it might just be the colour!

Jack burton

Too much red for me!

MrVestek

...but the red makes it go faster!

o1s1n

Yeah, not my scene at all!

The Exceleena 1 is even uglier.

Optimus Prime

Not sure if it was mentioned here before, but there is an Avengers pinball machine downstairs in the Disney shop on grafton street.

Also a life size hulk which is sweet.

Thargor

keithgeo wrote: »

Not sure if it was mentioned here before, but there is an Avengers pinball machine downstairs in the Disney shop on grafton street.

Also a life size hulk which is sweet.

Didn't know that, thanks!

safetyboy

keithgeo wrote: »

Not sure if it was mentioned here before, but there is an Avengers pinball machine downstairs in the Disney shop on grafton street.

Also a life size hulk which is sweet.

A reason to go xmas shopping

o1s1n

I hate that moment when you realize you're a 30 year old man standing in the middle of the Disney store and you don't actually have any kids.

The Last Bandit

o1s1n wrote: »

I hate that moment when you realize you're a 30 year old man standing in the middle of the Disney store and you don't actually have any kids.

Wait till you find yourself dribbling in the lingerie section in Dunnes..

Tomo.Murphy

The Last Bandit wrote: »

Wait till you find yourself dribbling in the lingerie section in Dunnes..

I hear it's Ireland's largest lingerie section