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DodgyDave

Member Since 08 Aug 2005
Offline Last Active Mar 07 2006 09:20 AM
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In Topic: ** Barcrest Reworks **

07 March 2006 - 09:20 AM

Would you know it, my Samsung 15" Syncmaster won't do 1280, 1024 only, oh well, wish I'd kept my AOC 17" CRT!:bigeyes06:

In Topic: ** Barcrest Reworks **

07 March 2006 - 09:16 AM

I've been away from the scene for some time, due to personal things, like my Son starting school etc, but now I've got a bit of time to catch up, and this was a great place to start, what a rework, Viva Espana, is one of the few machines, even my wife likes playing!
Great work! I love the old Barcrest's, and did I mention I loved LineUp?, oh,no another MPU3 nutter!

In Topic: Retro Arcades

08 August 2005 - 11:37 AM

Hi, my first post, yeah I know damn Newbies, anyway I found this thread, and thought I'd add my find.
Mablethorpe, Lincolnshire.
I've got a static caravan up there, and everytime I stay, I visit the old arcade on the corner by the seafront.It's got loads of classic machines, fruity's, vids, and even old mechanical games and pushers.
For fans of the old Barcrest MPU3's etc you'll love this place, although they didn't have LineUp or Nudges Unlimited, shame!.There's also stuff like Eachway Nudger.
On the Vids front it's rather small, but there is a Pole Position and Star Wars (original vector) cockpits.The original Penny Falls, target games, M1 road test, this place is a real trip down memory lane.
I keep asking the owner if he'll sell me something, and each time he refuses!! I'll keep asking as around 8-9 years ago I went to Clacton for the day, just to see what it was like now, and visited SunSpot Amusements, they had loads of machines with for sale signs, and I got an original LineUp machine for £25, it's a shame I never realised it'd be worth so much years later, as after 2 years the missus said it had to go, and without thinking I scrapped it!.Nevermind it still lives on, I sent the top glass to Pandy? a few years ago.
I see someone mentioned Hunstanton, I use to go there a lot in my teens, as my dad had a caravan at Heacham Beach, I must go and visit soon!

OK, I'll stop now!