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Arcade Club (Bury, Leeds, Blackpool)

Wizcat

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New arcade opened up for the first time last night. Their plan at the moment is to run this weekly (Saturday nights) and see how it plays out. £10 entry for four hours (6pm - 10pm)

If you're local, come along and check it out. https://www.arcadeclub.co.uk/

Video (not mine) from last night gives a little walkround

 

Update for November 2015: Now relocated to much larger venue in Bury, and opening slots on Friday night as well as most of the day Sat and Sunday

 

March 2017: Second floor opened with modern gaming - PC's, VR, consoles and large cabs/rhythm games. Pinball machines moved to this area too

 

May 2019: Second venue now open in Leeds

 

Dec 2019: Third venue in Blackpool opening early 2020 (delayed due to Covid)

 

Feb 2020: A third floor opened at Bury

 

Jun 2022: Blackpool venue opens

 

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I'll try and organise a trip up with me Dad (loves pinball) and our Dave.

If I get a date sorted I'll let you know and you can cadge a lift with me while you're just down the road. :)

I'm there this Sat for the pinball and Street Fighter. Let me know which week you're thinking of going and I'll try and attend as well. I'm lucky it's only about 30mins or so from my house.

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This was an entertaining evening out.

Sharp reminders of just how fast these games took money off you. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles I'm looking at you. Then there's Point Blanks capacity to lead you into a fit with screen flash. *blink blink* 2P Ikaruga gets you killed pretty fast as well.

Highlight was discovering Dynablaster. Stuck to that for a lot of the evening with our Dave, really enjoyable.

What I also liked is the £10 on the door gets you a free snack and refreshment from the the tuck shop. A large brew and Mars is perfect fodder to play Smash TV to.

Will be back.

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This was an entertaining evening out.

Sharp reminders of just how fast these games took money off you. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles I'm looking at you. Then there's Point Blanks capacity to lead you into a fit with screen flash. *blink blink* 2P Ikaruga gets you killed pretty fast as well.

Yeah, imo, TMNT arcade games were pretty shameless in that respect. I played the original arcade game on Xbox Live some years ago, and was amazed at how cheap the (later) levels were. By the final level, it had hardly anything to do with skill, but everything with pouring coins down the machine.

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I've given my Astro City along with an MVS 1 slot and Puzzle Bobble to Arcade Club while I'm in the middle of a major home move and renovation.

They'll look after it for me and the cab can enjoy some love & attention.

Should be getting a staple diet of CAVE shooters.

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Visited the arcade club today - what a fantastic place! Definitely worth a visit if you're in the area - it's about a hour drive for me and I'd definitely make the journey again.

Sundays are 12-6 which is more than enough time to take the while place in :)

One game I hadn't seen before which I enjoyed was Space Zap. Simple idea but addictive.

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Fucking hell it's like play expo but open all year. I've got to check it out if I'm ever near Bury.

Don't suppose you'll have any plans later on for hosting events? I know the Heart of Gaming hosts fighting game tournaments and they get pretty big attendance.

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