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04/02/10 - ROAD TRIP : Galaxian by CKONG
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"Yesterday I was finally able to pick up another classic cab from the same seller, Andreas, where I also got my Asteroids from. Actually, I bought both games at the same time, so this is a kind of Part II of the road trip..." - CKONG [read the
full story here]
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27/01/10 - ROAD TRIP : Asteroids by CKONG
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"Here it is, another road trip story, my 5th one. Because of the bad weather this road trip didn’t quite go as planned. In fact I already postponed this trip 3 times during the last 6 weeks, but now it really was time to go. But it turns out that this road trip will have a part 2...." The first CKONG's teasing is over...[read the
full story here]
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18/01/10 - ROAD TRIP : After Burner II by CKONG
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"At last I could pick up the After Burner II upright which I bought mid December. The winter weather forced me to cancel the trip 3 times, Angry but today everything went OK..." Ride into the Danger Zone with CKONG [read the
full story here]
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16/01/10 - Road Trip : M.A.C.H. 3
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You pilot either a Fighter plane or a Bomber plane and must fly around hitting targets on the ground or in the air while avoiding enemy fire. M.A.C.H. 3 used video footage from the laser disc and overlaid computer graphics for your ship and the enemy ships... Sounds good isn't it? Well, I got few months ago an opportunity to buy this game... So what do you think I've done? [read the
full story here]
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08/01/10 - Super Sprint for a 'Championship Sprint' by SuperUlly
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"Well, the new year is just a few days old and i'm back on the road again. I couldn't resist the temptation of bidding on the Atari System 2 Championship sprint which was listed on ebay germany a couple of days ago. and i got it CHEAP!" - Superully [read the
full story here]
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02/01/10 - TEMPEST ... the lastest Scr33n's replica!
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Do you think no more Classic arcade cabinet are manufactured nowadays? Of course you're right... but it doesn't seems to be a problem for Scr33n 'Master Replica Man' ! Yes, it's 2010...and here's a *BRAND* new Tempest cabinet! S.P.E.C.T.A.C.U.L.A.R.! [read the
full story here]
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27/12/09 - ArcadeLifeStyle at...BARCADE!
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Barcade is a bar in Brooklyn/ New York featuring more than 25 vintage arcade games from the 1980s and draft beer from local and regional microbreweries.... The bar was opened in 2004 in a former metal shop and won immediate acclaim for its unique combination of vintage arcade games and rare American craft beers. Sounds good! Let's check that by myself... [read the
full story here]
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25/12/09 - GT6 still alive located in USA?
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After visiting FUNSPOT, on the way back to New York, there is a place called FUNWORLD. Rumour says that there is a Galaxian Theater still alive... let's check it by myself (part 2 of the Pilgrimage in USA). [read the
full story here]
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24/12/09 - MERRY CHRISTMAS
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Merry Christmas to all of you! I hope Santa brings you all the arcade goodies you're hoping for... [greetings here]
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21/12/09 - DOUBLE COMBO for GYRUSS
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"I have been looking for a race cabinet for quite some time. After having some bad luck with an Outrun 2 cabinet and passing on a Super Hang On, I got a text message from 'Ronald Reagan' (the actor?) with some very good news regarding a free Taito Chase HQ cab on Marktplaats..." - Gyruss [read the
full story here]
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20/12/09 - SAVING SAGAIA ?
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"Sad news, today I was supposed to pick up the Sagaia, but my friend with the van just let me know he couldn't make it today. So I asked the seller today if it was possible to pick it up later. He told me only today was pickup day, after this evening everything that's left in the warehouse will be scrapped..." - Petieken. Hey? It's close to Christmas now...There must be an happy end! Do you want to know more? [read the
full story here]
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18/12/09
- Dragon's Lair on Nintendo DSI Ware... the trailer. |
Dragon's Lair for Ninendo DSi ware - The trailer is now available! [check it here ]
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13/12/09 - Road Trip : Fast Ully...huh ... no Fast Freddie!
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"Just a couple of days ago a very rare Fast Freddie game was on sale on ebay Germay. Since the seller wasn't willing to ship the item to other european countries, I was contacted by Michael "Muerto" who asked me if I could bid on the game and pick it up for him. Fortunately, the seller's location wasn't too far out, so I happily agreed to help out a fellow arcade friend. Roadtrip - here I come ..." - Superully [read the
full story here]
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12/12/09 - It's time for a Burger Road Trip?
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Back in August 2009' ... It's a story about Burgers, or maybe about Pepper? No, it's time for a King.. maybe a King of Burgers then?... wait! No ... It's time for BurgerTime!!! Take a ride with me in this UK roadtrip #14... Mhhhh ... Ready to eat? [read the
full story here]
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10/12/09 - FUNSPOT : Here Am I...
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Well, this is a very special Road Trip / Pilgrimage... because this time, it'll happen in USA and not as I use to do in Europe... A premiere for me.
Of course I've already drove cars in US, but not for a such Road Trip... or "Arcade Pilgrimage".
So the starting point will be the heart of New York... Did you ever heard a place called FUN SPOT ?...Get ready for a very special Road Trip [read the
full story here]
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07/12/09
- Dragon's Lair for iPhone / iPod touch... NOW AVAILABLE! |
After Space Ace, Cobra Command... it's now Dragon's Lair to be available on iPhone [download it from here / discuss here ]
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28/11/09
- LDG / Software Corner kit : the review |
Back in October 1992...here's a review for the LDG / Software Corner kit for playing with a real Dragon's Lair laser disc on one of these systems : Amiga, Atari ST or IBM compatible. Far better than all the computer conversions available back in 1992... but also very expensive! Many thanks to Gerald from Gemany for the scan. I Hope you can read German (I can't...) [read the
full review here]
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23/11/09 - ROAD TRIP : Breaking Out the Berzerks by Superully
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"You've read ckong's ride and checked out muerto's trip - now it's time for my side of the story. rest assured, there are parts and pictures you haven't seen yet..." - Superully [read the
full story here]
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22/11/09 - ROAD TRIP : Berzerk by Muerto
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"Well, finally the day came where i was going to pick up the Bezerk... (and what a day!)
My mobile woke me at 03.33, and the night before i had prepared everything, almost....." - Muerto [read the
full story here]
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21/11/09 - ROAD TRIP : Vanguard by CKONG
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"Today Level42 organized a small group visit to a specific warehouse in Belgium. The participants were Muerto, Superully, Level42, jcp and I.
I had my mind set on Vanguard and I was lucky enough to catch this game, made by Zaccaria..."
- CKONG [read the
full story here]
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02/11/09 - ROAD TRIP : Where are the bugs?
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"It’s Road Trip Season! This is my second road trip, and where I met an Ape at the first one, this time I’m going to see a lot of bugs. And Ealthough I’m not afraid of bugs, I’m still happy that they are trapped inside a game called …… CENTIPEDE" - CKONG [read the
full story here]
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01/11/09 - GALAXIAN³ 'one player version' PROTO TYPE!
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Oh my god! Here's for the first time (outside Japan) some footage of the Galaxian³ one player version proto type, done by Namco in 1990. This version will be releases in arcade under the name : "StarBlade" in 1991- [read the
full story here] |
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31/10/09 - ARCADE WAREHOUSE RAID!!!
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"So today one week ago, I drive off to his place. I'm pretty excited because I've seen some pics and this thing is what the US guys call a WAREHOUSE RAID !!!! I never dreamt I would find something like that around here, but here it was.... a warehouse full of old arcade stuff..." - Level 42 [read the
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30/10/09 - Starblade vs Galaxian³ : System Comparaison
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"Starblade & Galaxian³ seems to have a lot of similarity. In order to help the mame developper community, let's compare all the boards from each system... - [read the
full story here]
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28/10/09 - ROAD TRIP : (Death)Race for Paperboy
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"Only one week after i had GONE APE, i'm back on the road again - obviously i'm still not ape enough Tongue. when i visited stefan's world of arcade a couple of weeks ago, there was a very rough Paperboy standing around, but the asking price was too steep. I was lucky though, because Stefan put the game up on ebay and somehow not a lot of people seemed to be interested in it ..." - SuperUlly - [read the
full story here]
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25/10/09 - ROAD TRIP : Welcome to the club CKONG^
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"I went on a road trip today, my first one ever to fetch a classic game cab. And this first one was for nothing more than an original Donkey Kong cabinet. A game I have loved since my childhood, and I wanted to own one for more quite some years now. I occasionally searched for it, mostly on the internet, but in Europe you hardly find any. Until this cab came along. Abouth six months ago someone mentioned to me that his brother had one, but unfortunately at that time he wasn’t interested in selling it. But I knew one day it would be mine... " - CKONG [read the
full story here]
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22/10/09 - ROAD TRIP ... Gone Ape ?!
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"On the back of the Congo Bongo's box C64 version you can read : 'GO APE AFTER CONGO BONGO'. I've probably taken this tagline too seriously, because with this road trip I have officially GONE APE..." - SuperUlly & Muerto as guest star... [read the
full story here]
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19/10/09
- Sir Benson - New Episode available! |
'Sir Benson...a Knight (probably the true brother of Dirk the
Darking) ... a true hero ... inside the great forest... is back in a
new episode called 'The Sword In The Anvil'. Written and animated by Martin. - [see the full episode here]
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10/10/09
- Dirk & Daphne... THE couple! |
"...Having got all that out of my system, Dragon's Lair is my latest obsession. It's insanely fun (also insanely difficult) and is pretty much the best arcade game of all time. I mean, full 2D Don Bluth animation that you can control? Awesomesauce. Also, Dirk and Daphne are an awesome couple. He's just so adorably dorky, but she totally goes for him anyway, even being the hottie that she is... - Tell-Me-Lies (artist nickname) - [see the full picture here]
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04/10/09 - TRACK & FIELD Cab' ... the lastest Screen's replica...
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"So guys it's time to open a new topic for my new project :TRACK & FIELD UPRIGHT CAB' from scratch.
I love the game and the cab' (I remember the challenges with my childhood friends, and the broken fingers) and of course here -in Italy- I have never seen the original cab.... it's time to build it with my hands and fingers.." - Scr33n 'Master Replica' in august 2009... Now see the result less than two months later...Simply Perfect!
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full story here]
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03/10/09
- AWESOME Dragon's Lair poster! |
"Another month, another awesome group theme from the autumn society of philadelphia! for august's "8-bit and beyond" show, i chose to illustrate my take on Dragon's Lair, the most gorgeous (and simultaneously frustrating) game of the 1980's. i had a chance to work out the sketches for this piece on my trip to LA last week, and i think the finished piece has retained some of that sun drenched 80's west coast vibe." - Tom Whalen / StrongStuff- [see the
poster here]
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30/09/09 - Happy Birthday Darth Nunette... live @ the Nuno's Lair
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Ops... I'm a little bit late on this... but the 18th of June (yes, I'm very late oppps), it's the Darth Nunette birthday!.
So let's improvise a small party...inside the Nuno's Lair of course ^^
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25/09/09 - ROADTRIP : Daytonaaaaa!!! Haaaaaaaa!!!!
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"It´s Friday the 19th of june, lovely weather - only some clouds on the sky....
Im going to pick up the Daytona i bought 1 week earlier, for some pension money the danish goverment decided to pay out early..." - Muerto
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24/09/09 - ROADTRIP : Donkey Kong... by ETIENNE
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And here we go with the very first road trip done by ...ETIENNE! Remeber this : You'll never forget the first time! Ok, so you went on the German road for a DONKEY KONG cocktail... You're now 'KONGED' ...like many of us my friend ;-)
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full story here]
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21/09/09 - ROADTRIP : Tank Attack ... by SuperUlly!
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"It's arcade roadtrip heaven at the moment! In my opinion every gameroom should have a couple of classic black & white games which started it all and which tell the story of how it all began. I'm trying to get a collection of the earliest games together like Computer Space and Pong. I already have the first ever driving game, Gran Trak 10, i'm preparing a Pong replica, i have my hands on a yet to be revealed game and today i made another score TANK!" - SuperUlly
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20/09/09 - ROADTRIP : World of Kong by SuperUlly
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"I've given up hope to have a full american-style nintendo row (the donkey kongs, popeye and mario bros.) in my (yet to be) gameroom because those cabinets are almost impossible to come by in germany (and even in europe) and when you're lucky to score one, they usually cost tons of money. it IS possible to get one (as André and Bruno have proven) or you could 'scr33n' one yourself ;-) , but a full row..
Therefore i've decided on a new plan of attack" - SuperUlly [read the
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19/09/09 - Model : Geosword and ...the commander from Starblade.
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Once again, it happens in Japan...Have a look at these Starblade ship models, and for the first time the 'Commander' ship! Available for sale? read the
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16/09/09
- Dragon’s Lair DS submitted for final publisher approval |
It's coming... it'coming! Yeeeessss!!!! More details right here!
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14/09/09
- "Inside The Dragon's Lair" Documentary... the teaser! |
Teaser of the TV documentary "Inside The Dragon's Lair" in the works concerning the history of ... Dragon’s Lair of course. No detail for the moment... only this TRAILER. -Enjoy -
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05/09/09 - ROAD TRIP - 2K for Q*Bert...no, this is NOT the price!!!
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"@!#?@!?" - Q*bert (pronounced /kju? b?rt/) - read the
full story here
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30/08/09
- Playing Dragon's Lair on laser disc in 92 at home... How much? |
At least an advertisement for the LDG / Software Corner kit for playing with a real Dragon's Lair laser disc on one of these systems : Amiga, Atari ST or IBM compatible. Far better than all the computer conversions available back in 1992... but also very expensive too! See the original price of the kit in the scan of the original German advertisement right here. Many thanks to Gerald from Gemany for the scan.
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23/08/09 - JOYSTIX...Heaven on earth?!
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"Houston, we've got a problem!" Well, I've just visited a game room called 'Joystix' with my friend Barry and now, we cannot remember if we are in 2009 or somewhere in the 80's... can you help us on this please? Beware, explicit pictures for retrogamers & collectors! (read the
full story here)
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17/08/09 - ROAD TRIP - Powered by Zonderic...
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"Well the time has finally come. Tomorrow a friend and I will be doing the 2 hours drive up to sunny Zonhoven in Belgium to pick up 3 cabs...." - Alzo Sprach André 'Level 42' (read the
full story here)
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16/08/09
- After 'Dork' the Daring, here's Dex's starlight runner... |
Got a new Space Ace article in the UK mag called "BigK" ... back in November 1984 right here ;-)
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07/08/09
- New Dragon's Lair T-Shirt! |
The company 80sTees.com just received the shipment of officially licensed Dragon's Lair t-shirts. See right here.
UPDATE : Discount 20% off for all DLF... be quick!
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03/08/09
- Dork the Daring? |
Got a new 'DL related' article in the UK mag called "BigK" ... back in april 1984 right here ;-)
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26/07/09
- Interesting crossover... |
"Princess Daphne and Princess Leia (Star Wars) in her slave outfit"... Possible? Yes, right here ;-)
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19/07/09 - DeLorean ... so 80's !
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"Time Machine? Are you trying to tell me you built a time machine... out of a DeLorean?" -Marty
"The way I figured it, it you're gonna build a time machine into a car, why not do it with some style?" -Doc
Let's check that by myself right here.
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18/07/09
- New Space Ace artwork... |
All done in shimmering watercolors and sparkling glitter glue, by Blackhellcat. ~Enjoy~
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11/07/09 - Disney Quest Arcade in Orlando, back to the 80's?
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DisneyQuest is an "indoor interactive theme park" located in Downtown Disney at the Walt Disney World Resort. DisneyQuest is housed in a five-story, windowless building; guests enter the first-floor lobby and are brought via elevator to the third floor atrium as the start of their visit. DisneyQuest contains several virtual reality attractions, classic and recent arcade video games. Classic? did ya' say Classic? Ok, let's check it by myself... enjoy the ride right here.
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10/07/09 - DONKEY KONG Red Cab' ... the lastest Screen's replica...
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"All the items necessary for the project, original control panel, coin door, bezel retainer, speaker, sidearts etc... so ... now it's DONKEY KONG TIME! ..." - Screen 'Master Replica' in may 2009... Now see the result less than two months later... IMPRESSIVE!!!!
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full story here)
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09/07/09 - ROAD TRIP - Hot Toobin' Summer Road...
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"A couple of weeks ago i had posted a WANTED thread where I was looking for a TOOBIN' arcade cabinet because i had played this game like crazy while being on holidays in a belgium center parcs. with the help of petieken (thx again, man) i was fortunate enough to find a person in france who was willing to sell his machine. but the price he was asking was imho too steep, so we agreed on a trade and i volunteered to be the one bringing the two machines together. have fun - read how the roadtrip went down ..." - SuperUlly (read the
full story here)
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