Arcade Club (Bury, Leeds, Blackpool)

[dadrester]

21 hours ago, geldra said:

 

Is that Lucky and Wild or something?  Seem to remember it being included in the PS2 port of Time Crisis 2 (obvs with a virtual mug).

 

 

HAHA! No not Lucky and Wild, that's a driving and shooting game (like Power Drift meets Operation Wolf). I happen to have worked on a canned reboot of it on PS2. It was fucking shit (the reboot, not the original).

No this shooting gallery is called Quick & Crash, it's brilliant!... 

 

[geldra]

Ah yes!  Quick and Crash!  Knew it was "something and something".   

 

[linkster]

I've been meaning to come up here for years now, a mate from Codemasters just moved to Bury but we were in Blackpool anyway so thought we'd stop on the way back

 

Was in heaven. I worked in a fairground as a kid and spent all the time I could 5-15 in arcades.

 

The guys said they'll sell me a Tron cabinet for £2.5 k. If I had any room I'd write a check right now.

 

Photos to follow.

[linkster]

I hadn't played it in 30 years, literally my first go set the fourth highest score ever

 

 

[JPickford]

This is the happiest I've ever head linkster about anything.  Lock the thread.

[linkster]

6 hours ago, JPickford said:

This is the happiest I've ever head linkster about anything.  Lock the thread.

 

 

you're not wrong

[linkster]

Favourite game ever. Reactions still pretty good but couldn't remember the light cycle game sequences. Still played for two hours.

[Vespa Alex]

They have put some photos on their facebook page of walls on floor 1 being knocked down in preparation for further expansion.

[linkster]

Am back there tomorrow, on my own this weekend so first place I thought of (well second but it’s considerably cheaper than Karting)

 

contemplating staying over and going Sunday as well ....

[linkster]

Well so far today I’ve set the best score of anyone on Commando, Tron, Star Wars, Return of the Jedi, and Scramble

[super_quincy]

Can somebody move this closer to me please. It’s too far away!

[JPickford]

1 hour ago, linkster said:

Well so far today I’ve set the best score of anyone on Commando, Tron, Star Wars, Return of the Jedi, and Scramble

 

Are you staying over?

[Poet]

I went here last week with a few people. It was tremendous. The memories the machines brought back from different times in my life made it all the better.

 

Going back with other friends soon.

[linkster]

1 hour ago, JPickford said:

 

Are you staying over?

 

I thought about it ... could easily spend another day there!

[linkster]

44 minutes ago, Poet said:

I went here last week with a few people. It was tremendous. The memories the machines brought back from different times in my life made it all the better.

 

Going back with other friends soon.

I had to go back on my own cos ... well cos that’s how it has to be!

 

[phresh]

What are the busiest times on a Saturday? We’re heading up in a couple of weekends and it’s a 3 hour drive so just trying to plan the day.

[Lorfarius]

3 hours ago, phresh said:

What are the busiest times on a Saturday? We’re heading up in a couple of weekends and it’s a 3 hour drive so just trying to plan the day.

 

https://www.arcadeclub.co.uk/

[phresh]

Can't see anything on the website, I know the opening times but just wondering if anyone has any experience of whether it is busier earlier or later.

[Lorfarius]

19 minutes ago, phresh said:

Can't see anything on the website, I know the opening times but just wondering if anyone has any experience of whether it is busier earlier or later.

 

It's always different. Depends if anythings on or if they booked in some coaches.

[carleton]

They’ve announced they’re opening a branch in Leeds which is at least as big. It’s going to all the big hydraulic cabs they can’t get up the stairs in Bury. I want to play the full Powerdrift.

[Parappa]

14 hours ago, carleton said:

They’ve announced they’re opening a branch in Leeds which is at least as big. It’s going to all the big hydraulic cabs they can’t get up the stairs in Bury. I want to play the full Powerdrift.

Oh yes! 

[Parappa]

Actually made it here today and wow what a place!

 

Could only do floor 3 due to having kids with us but can't wait to return and check out floor 2. 

[Lorfarius]

They've just opened a new gift shop:

 

[Vespa Alex]

On 31/10/2018 at 22:37, carleton said:

They’ve announced they’re opening a branch in Leeds which is at least as big. It’s going to all the big hydraulic cabs they can’t get up the stairs in Bury. I want to play the full Powerdrift.

 

Has anyone heard any more about this?

Leeds is a few miles further away from me than Bury, but it doesn’t involve the M6 to get there. 

[carleton]

22 hours ago, Vespa Alex said:

 

Has anyone heard any more about this?

Leeds is a few miles further away from me than Bury, but it doesn’t involve the M6 to get there. 

Opening early this year still, here's the FB page:

https://www.facebook.com/ArcadeClubLeeds/

 

[linkster]

Contemplating taking another trip up this weekend

[linkster]

That's it. I have no more ambition left in life.

[Vespa Alex]

Good work

[linkster]

I got further than I’ve ever managed on Star Wars too, wave 11, 1,700,000 and something 

 

my poor old brain just can’t sort the laser barriers in the trenches beyond that difficulty!

[linkster]