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Clacton-on-Sea & Walton-on-the-Naze Arcade Update
We had a couple of days away at a caravan park in Clacton and once again checked out the arcades. There have been a couple of changes since our last visit, with some interesting new...
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LincolnshireCoast 2 CoastDuring the summer hols, we had four nights in a caravan in Skegness. We checked out the nearby seaside towns. This resulted in lots of arcades, ice cream and fish n chips!...
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Arcade ClubWe recently made another visited to the awesome Arcade Club. The arcade has a lot of new additions since my last visit, including quite a few titles I had never played before. Here is a...
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EAG International Expo 2017
This was my first visit to EAG Expo, the annual trade show for the amusement industry, held at the ExCel London Exhibition Centre. The show encompasses all aspects of the industry, including gambling...
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Weston-super-Mare
On an unusually warm Christmas Eve, we ventured down to Weston-super-Mare.Grand Pier“The ultimate 21st Century indoor theme park”, proclaims the Grand Pier website. In addition to amusements, there...
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Let's Do the Timewarp Arcade Again
Timewarp Arcade in Bridgwater, Somersethas a great selection of titles from the 80’s, 90’s and 00’s as well as some pretty obscure gems. To quote Timewarp Arcade, “Our aim is to provide a nice mix of...
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New Arrival – Chase H.Q.2 Upright
About The CabChase H.Q.2 was released in 2007. The game had a fairly limited release, and it wasn’t until 2013 that I finally played it, having stumbled across a machine in the departure lounge at...
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Interview with Maasaki Kukino
Chase H.Q. is one of my favourite arcade games. I remember playing the sit down cabinet down the seaside with my Grandparents back in the late eighties. There had been a number of semi sequels and spin...
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The Four Quarters East
I recently checked out the new branch of the Four Quarters in Hackney Wick, East London. Located by a quiet canal, it’s a stark contrast to the busy streets of Peckham. The new venue has a nice...
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Dorset Coast 2 Coast
This time work took me to Portland, and I had a chance to check out some arcades during my time there.Bournemouth Pier UpdateThe pier has an excellent selection of modern titles, including Dark Escape...
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New Arrival – Bally / Midway Mappy
THE ULTIMATE CAT-AND-MOUSE GAME!About The CabMappy is a bit of an odd one. I never played it back in the day and the cabinet wasn’t on my radar, but Mappy is now one of my favourite cabs in my...
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Daytona Championship USA Hits The Arcades!
A local arcade in Great Yarmouth, The Golden Nugget now has a Daytona Championship USA twin set up. It’s great to see the new Daytona hitting the arcades and I have dropped plenty of gold coins into...
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New Arrival - Atari Klax Cabaret
IT IS THE NINETIES AND THERE IS TIME FOR...About The CabIt seemed like this cab was for sale forever on Ebay and on Jamma+ and Ukvac arcade forums. In the end I decided to buy it mainly for my wife,...
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Broad Farm Touring Caravan Park & Campsite Re-visit
We recently went down to Broad Farm in Fleggburgh, Norfolkto check out a band and see if there had been any changes to the arcade.Something has survived! On my last visit The Lost World was out of...
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Arcades in Herne Bay, Kent
During the holidays we travelled down to Kent and spent a few nights in a caravan at Romney Sands. On our way down to Romney, we stopped off at Herne Bay and checked out the arcades.Caine’s...
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Arcades in Deal, Kent
On day two of our holiday at Romney Sands, we ventured down to Deal. The first arcade we checked out was Pier Amusements on the seafront. The arcade featured mostly coin pushers and redemption...
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Arcades in Dymchurch, Kent
On day three of our holiday we ventured to Dymchurch, a small seaside village with a children’s amusement park, shops, cafes and sandy beach. The journey from Romney was made on a one-third full size...
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Bexhill Arcade, East Sussex
On day four of our holiday we travelled down to Bexhill. There is one arcade in Bexhill, mostly comprising of pushers and fruit machines. The arcade is quite peculiar, with a large graveyard of...
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Norfolk Coast 2 Coast - 2017 Update
Great YarmouthThere have been a couple of new additions this year including Cruis ‘n Blast, Daytona Championship USA, Space Invaders Frenzy and The Walking Dead. As well as the new Daytona, the...
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New Arrival - Donkey Kong: Part 1
About The CabI love the look of these early Nintendo cabinets and Donkey Kong is an all time classic. I had wanted one for a while, but unfortunately they rarely come up for sale on these shores. I...
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