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New Arrival – Nintendo Donkey Kong: Part 5 - Complete

I’ve been working on and off this cab a while, and it seems like it’s taken forever.Coin door re-fitted.  Removing and re-fitting the door is a bit fiddly.  The lower bolts aren’t very accessible due...

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Arcade Op PCB Pick Ups #1: Sega Mega Play

 Amongst the PCB haul from an old Op in Blackpool were three Sega Mega Play motherboards complete with ten carts.  I must admit I didn’t know much about the system.  I had come across Mega-Tech carts,...

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The Future Is Now – MVS Collecting

SNK was synonymous with arcade gaming back in the day, with the Electrocoin licensed multi slot cabs down the seafront and generic one slot cabs down the pub, usually with Super Sidekicks installed....

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Recent Pick Ups

I thought I’d share some pics of my recent gaming pick ups.  First up are some console games from ‘Japanese Allan’, plus Sonic Wings 3 MVS from a Ukvac forum member. The Super Famicom game is Gegege No...

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Great Yarmouth Arcade Heaven - Part 3

In this awesome pic of the Golden Mile, some fantastic cabs can be seen in Circus Circus.  The sit-down driver is Final Lap R, released by Namco in 1993 and one of the only games to run on the System...

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Recent Pick Ups

These are my pick ups from the last few months.  As much as I’ve tried to resist buying games for current gen systems, I find myself caving in more in more, especially with these cool limited editions....

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New Arrival – Namco Noir Blue V2 ‘Fated Retribution’

About The Cab It’s been a while since I’ve had a new arrival in the games room.  A couple of months ago it was my 40th birthday, and I thought I’d treat myself to something a bit different!  I’ve been...

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Arcade Club Leeds Tour June 2021

A visit to the awesome Arcade Club in Leeds was top of the agenda following the easing of government restrictions, I couldn’t wait!  Joining me were my two trusty sidekicks, Cookie Gamer and Pizza...

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Awesome New Pick Ups

It’s that time again to show my pick ups from the last few months.  First we have an awesome delivery from Japan. The King of Fighters games for the PS4 were purchased from the SNK Online Shop and...

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Arcade Warehouse Lincoln Tour June 2021

It’s great to be out and about visiting arcades again, and we recently went to a brand new one, Arcade Warehouse in Lincoln.  Join me and my two trusty sidekicks, Cookie Gamer and Pizza Arcade Gamer...

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New Arrival – Toobin’

 It’s totally tubular!About The CabI remember seeing Toobin’ many years ago down Great Yarmouth seafront, but I don’t recall ever playing it until PLAY Expo Blackpool 2016.  The cab stood out from the...

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Four Quarters East Arcade Tour August 2021

We take a trip down to the Four Quarters East in Hackney Wick, East London to play some games, enjoy a few beers and chill by the canal.  Once again my two trusty sidekicks came along to hone their...

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A Great British Retro Hunt: On The Trail Of Banksy’s Spraycation

During the summer, artworks started appearing in towns on the east coast of England in Norfolk and Suffolk.  After much excitement and speculation, these were confirmed as the work of Banksy, the...

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PLAY Expo Blackpool & an epic MVS pick up October 2021

In this video me and my trusty sidekicks go on a road trip to Blackpool for the awesome PLAY Expo event.  It was three years since our last visit to PLAY at the Norbreck Castle and was great to be...

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The Heart Of Gaming & Playnation Games Arcade Tour

In this video we take a trip down to The Heart Of Gaming in Croydon, South London. I last went to The Heart Of Gaming a few years ago at their old site in Acton, and it was great to finally check out...

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EAG International Expo 2022

In this video we take a trip to the EAG International Expo, held at the ExCeL London.  It’s an annual three day event for the amusement industry, showcasing the latest coin operated releases.  After a...

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Arcade Club Bury Tour

In this video tour we check out the awesome Arcade Club in Bury, Europe’s largest arcade and one of the best in the world.  The arcade has so many incredible machines and just keeps getting better,...

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Road Trip to Revival Games & Pick Ups

In this video we take a trip down to Revival Games, a relatively new shop in Plymouth dedicated to classic games, toys and collectibles. This was my first visit. The shop has excellent stock, and I...

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Easter Arcade Tour 2022

Join us on an arcade tour as we check out three new awesome arcades, The Pixel Bunker in Milton Keynes, Boneyard Arcade in Exeter and Insanity Gaming Arcade in Poole.

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25 Years of Goldeneye Dev Talk

I spent many hours playing Goldeneye with my housemates back in the day. For the first time we had an amazing first person multiplayer shooter console experience, it was way ahead of everything else....

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Construction Site Arcade Raid June 2022

Join us on our next arcade adventure as we travel to a construction site to salvage some arcade machines. The machines were previously owned by an old fairground and circus owner and had been stored in...

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Summer Retro Hunt & Arcade Tour in Essex

In this video we check out the stunning new shop Miso Retro Games, as well as the awesome Retro Hunter.  We also stop by Nerd Base for a vintage toy nostalgia overload and get our arcade fix at Neon...

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Road Trip to Doorway to Dorkness & Pick Ups

We had stopped by Doorway to Dorkness in Doncaster once before and were incredibly impressed by the selection and condition of games and how well everything was presented. When they announced a move to...

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Road Trip to Vintage Gamer & Pick Ups

I'd been wanting to visit Vintage Gamer in Halesowen for a long time, but it always seemed just a little bit too out of the way for us.  When the owner decided to sell his personal Megadrive UK full...

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Road Trip to Super Game Shack & Pick Ups

On this retro hunt we head to the Super Game Shack in Leicester. The shop has an incredible selection of games and with vintage movie posters, a Tardis, multiple Gremlins, Blockbuster shelves and...

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