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General Chat => Arcade Lifestyle => Topic started by: Q*ris on May 17, 2011, 12:22:25 PM

Title: Cool Arcade Pictures
Post by: Q*ris on May 17, 2011, 12:22:25 PM
(http://s-ak.buzzfed.com/static/enhanced/terminal01/2011/4/27/16/enhanced-buzz-18109-1303936522-7.jpg)

Wish I was there:
http://www.flickr.com/groups/arcades/pool/show/ (http://www.flickr.com/groups/arcades/pool/show/)
or there:
http://www.buzzfeed.com/mjs538/40-pictures-of-arcades-in-the-80s (http://www.buzzfeed.com/mjs538/40-pictures-of-arcades-in-the-80s)
or even there:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/radarcade/5671560982/in/photostream/  (http://www.flickr.com/photos/radarcade/5671560982/in/photostream/)

(thanks to KID for the links!).
Title: Re: Cool Arcade Pictures
Post by: Muerto on May 17, 2011, 03:27:33 PM
thanks for sharing!

Is this a Q*bert cab???
(http://s-ak.buzzfed.com/static/enhanced/terminal01/2011/4/27/16/enhanced-buzz-18094-1303937403-15.jpg)

and a Q*bert cocktailtable??!!!
(http://s-ak.buzzfed.com/static/enhanced/terminal01/2011/4/27/16/enhanced-buzz-18104-1303937591-13.jpg)
Title: Re: Cool Arcade Pictures
Post by: Q*ris on May 17, 2011, 05:57:57 PM
I would say yes and yes, well spotted!
Title: Re: Cool Arcade Pictures
Post by: caincan on May 17, 2011, 06:13:10 PM
This update is much much cooler  ;)

http://www.flickr.com/photos/radarcade/with/5670993629/
Title: Re: Cool Arcade Pictures
Post by: McVenco on May 17, 2011, 06:30:32 PM
Imagine finding a warehouse like this today   :o  :o 

(http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5225/5670993191_1cff97e9da_o.jpg)


Title: Re: Cool Arcade Pictures
Post by: gyruss on May 17, 2011, 07:35:44 PM
Love those pictures. And wouldn't it be cool to start a new topic but with European ones?

Ronald Reagan already posted some:

Amsterdam, 1986
(http://img10.imageshack.us/img10/2787/naamloosrvz.jpg) (http://img10.imageshack.us/i/naamloosrvz.jpg/)

Groningen, 1982. I spot a Cosmic Zero Hour.  ;D
(http://img508.imageshack.us/img508/1774/amsterdamn.jpg) (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/508/amsterdamn.jpg/)

Amsterdam, 1983
(http://img177.imageshack.us/img177/4899/naamlooslr.jpg) (http://img177.imageshack.us/i/naamlooslr.jpg/)

Scheveningen, 1984
(http://img240.imageshack.us/img240/372/naamloosy.jpg) (http://img240.imageshack.us/i/naamloosy.jpg/)

Amsterdam, 1986
(http://img248.imageshack.us/img248/9242/1986.jpg) (http://img248.imageshack.us/i/1986.jpg/)
Title: Re: Cool Arcade Pictures
Post by: Q*ris on May 18, 2011, 08:06:51 AM
Nice!
If ever somebody has any pictures of the REFLEX in Middelkerke (Belgium) from the 80's, I'd love to see them.
It's where I used to play arcade while on holidays.
I can even remember where my favourite cabs where located in that Luna Park.
Title: Re: Cool Arcade Pictures
Post by: level42 on May 18, 2011, 11:10:11 AM
(http://img248.imageshack.us/img248/9242/1986.jpg)

How can you see that this is Amsterdam ?

The streets are broken up !   ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: Cool Arcade Pictures
Post by: Q*ris on May 18, 2011, 12:46:45 PM
Groningen, 1982. I spot a Cosmic Zero Hour.  ;D
(http://img508.imageshack.us/img508/1774/amsterdamn.jpg) (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/508/amsterdamn.jpg/)
The one on the right is the same Italian generic cab I found at the dumpster a while a go.
I found a second one this monday too by the way.
(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/~chrischris/arcade/hacker_dumpster/2.jpg)
Title: Re: Cool Arcade Pictures
Post by: gyruss on May 18, 2011, 01:13:33 PM
Found some more:

(http://img23.imageshack.us/img23/9282/funhousep.jpg)

(http://img684.imageshack.us/img684/2487/palycoin.jpg)

(http://img805.imageshack.us/img805/733/outrun.jpg)

Title: Re: Cool Arcade Pictures
Post by: level42 on May 18, 2011, 03:25:53 PM
(http://img23.imageshack.us/img23/9282/funhousep.jpg)

No wonder arcades had a bad reputation in those days, put a coin in the videogame, or put a coin in the peepshow...mmmmm difficult choice :P
Title: Re: Cool Arcade Pictures
Post by: Q*ris on May 18, 2011, 04:45:09 PM
No wonder arcades had a bad reputation in those days
Also the clever name choice for arcades never really helped...
(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/~chrischris/arcade/mothershatearcade/hatearcade_01.jpg)
(sticker from a belgian arcade place early 80's)
Title: Re: Cool Arcade Pictures
Post by: gyruss on May 20, 2011, 07:33:27 PM

The one on the right is the same Italian generic cab I found at the dumpster a while a go.
I found a second one this monday too by the way.
(http://www.thisisbang.com/arcade/hacker_dumpster/2.jpg)
[/quote]

I have seen your pic's before, still a pretty cool generic cabinet.
It's jamma, i assume? Kinda miss having one, there are so many great games available for it. 
Title: Re: Cool Arcade Pictures
Post by: Ronald Reagan on April 05, 2013, 12:03:03 PM
wdf
Title: Re: Cool Arcade Pictures
Post by: Ronald Reagan on April 05, 2013, 12:57:47 PM
(http://resources21.kb.nl/gvn/NFA08/NFA08_CDV-NN629_X.JPG)
Title: Re: Cool Arcade Pictures
Post by: Ronald Reagan on April 05, 2013, 01:03:10 PM
(http://www.europhoto.eu.com/images/ANP-897292.jpg)
Title: Re: Cool Arcade Pictures
Post by: Ronald Reagan on April 05, 2013, 01:06:46 PM
(http://resources21.kb.nl/gvn/NFA08/NFA08_CDV-NN628_X.JPG)
Title: Re: Cool Arcade Pictures
Post by: Ronald Reagan on April 05, 2013, 01:08:00 PM
(http://europeanastatic.eu/api/image?type=IMAGE&uri=http%3A%2F%2Fna.memorix.nl%2Foai2%2F%3Fimage%3Dna%3Acol1%3Adat319604%3A319604.jpg%26type%3Dlarge&size=FULL_DOC)
Title: Re: Cool Arcade Pictures
Post by: Ronald Reagan on April 05, 2013, 01:08:54 PM
(http://www.europhoto.eu.com/images/ANP-924772.jpg)
Title: Re: Cool Arcade Pictures
Post by: level42 on April 05, 2013, 03:19:14 PM
(http://www.europhoto.eu.com/images/ANP-897292.jpg)
Heh.....those 020 players were forced to play that machine, Commodore was their sponsor BITD ;) ...I recognize Johnny Bosman and I think Aad de Mos (coach) is the player on the right side.
Title: Re: Cool Arcade Pictures
Post by: Ronald Reagan on April 05, 2013, 03:31:25 PM
the other guy playing is Dick Schoenaker, but which club is this Andre?  :lol:
Title: Re: Cool Arcade Pictures
Post by: level42 on April 05, 2013, 03:32:11 PM
Like I said: 020....I found a posting on a forum by a guy who said all players got a C64 set from their sponsor Commodore. They badly cheaped out if they didn't include a 1541 floppy drive though.....o wait, that was about as fast as that tape-drive anyway..... ;D ;D ;D ;D

I wonder if Commodore being sponsor of 020 was another factor in deciding to buy an Atari 600 XL for me BITD....it could very well be :)
Title: Re: Cool Arcade Pictures
Post by: gyruss on April 05, 2013, 04:14:55 PM
Lol, 020.... nobody knows what you guys are talking about...
Title: Re: Cool Arcade Pictures
Post by: Muerto on April 05, 2013, 04:15:40 PM
Lol, 020.... nobody knows what you guys are talking about...
68020 - AMIGA 1200...  ;D
Title: Re: Cool Arcade Pictures
Post by: anunaki on April 05, 2013, 04:26:50 PM
020 aka zero twenty

our beloved friends from the capitol ;D
Title: Re: Cool Arcade Pictures
Post by: level42 on April 05, 2013, 04:40:22 PM
Lol, 020.... nobody knows what you guys are talking about...
;D ;D

020 is the prefix you need to use to dial a phone number in our capital city. It is used as a "code" by those who prefer not to pronounce the name of that city   ;D ;D ;D

Why this is our capital city is still beyond me, because our government doe not reside there. Every country has it's capital where the government resides. Man, when I grew up Bonn (of all German places) was capital of West-Germany !
Our government resides in The Hague and as such it should be the capital IMHO...

Anyway, it's the term (mostly) Rotterdam people use to refer to Amsterdam and the football team from that city :)

I'm not that much of a die-hard but I still think it's fun to use to tease people :)

Oh, and Rotterdam has 010, which clearly indicated which city was most important to have a phone connection to back when phones started to get around ;)
Title: Re: Cool Arcade Pictures
Post by: Ronald Reagan on April 05, 2013, 04:43:42 PM
Australia has the same issue, capitol city and government are in different cities

Melbourne and Canberra..
Title: Re: Cool Arcade Pictures
Post by: McVenco on April 09, 2013, 05:08:33 PM
Every country has it's capital where the government resides.

Not *every* country ;)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_with_multiple_capitals


But The Hague, and even Utrecht, also have been capitol of the Netherlands. And legally, Amsterdam has only been the capitol since 1983  :)
for the Dutchies: http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoofdstad_van_Nederland
Title: Re: Cool Arcade Pictures
Post by: Ronald Reagan on October 31, 2013, 10:41:44 AM
(http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5532/10492719173_71d121dd15_k.jpg)
de Roxy Amsterdam discotheque