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General Chat => Arcade Lifestyle => Topic started by: Q*ris on February 05, 2013, 12:44:25 PM

Title: Midway's Blue Shark
Post by: Q*ris on February 05, 2013, 12:44:25 PM

A while ago I stored a nice working Blue Shark cab for an arcade fellow so I grabbed the opportunity to take a few pictures for documentation.

I'm a sucker for this generation of cabs with illuminated backdrops, it really is magical and in this case it beats any fancy aquariums in a living room  ;).

The game is OK (shoot a maximum of sharks in a definite time) I certainly wouldn't play it everyday but the underwater sounds are really cool,
the big pixels graphics always have my vote and this cab displays so nicely that sometimes I was turning it on just to watch it.

Enjoy!

by day:

(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/~chrischris/arcade/blue_shark_small/day_small/L1210157.jpg)

(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/~chrischris/arcade/blue_shark_small/day_small/L1210160.jpg)

(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/~chrischris/arcade/blue_shark_small/day_small/L1210161.jpg)

(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/~chrischris/arcade/blue_shark_small/day_small/L1210163.jpg)

by night:

(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/~chrischris/arcade/blue_shark_small/night_small/L1200994.jpg)

(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/~chrischris/arcade/blue_shark_small/night_small/L1210029.jpg)

(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/~chrischris/arcade/blue_shark_small/night_small/L1210063.jpg)

(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/~chrischris/arcade/blue_shark_small/night_small/L1210071.jpg)

(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/~chrischris/arcade/blue_shark_small/night_small/L1210074.jpg)

(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/~chrischris/arcade/blue_shark_small/night_small/L1210077.jpg)

(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/~chrischris/arcade/blue_shark_small/night_small/L1210083.jpg)

(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/~chrischris/arcade/blue_shark_small/night_small/L1210088.jpg)

Title: Re: Midway's Blue Shark
Post by: Superully on February 05, 2013, 01:07:57 PM

that looks great indeed! would love to see (and hear) some gameplay :-*

Title: Re: Midway's Blue Shark
Post by: Belike on February 05, 2013, 02:07:36 PM

Extremly cool, me want!!! :D

Title: Re: Midway's Blue Shark
Post by: Etienne MacGyver on February 05, 2013, 02:11:21 PM

I like it !

hey chris, dont tell me you removed/sold the "Monster" right ?

you know who to think of when you want that to let go  ;)

Title: Re: Midway's Blue Shark
Post by: Q*ris on February 05, 2013, 04:05:14 PM

@ Super: There's a video of the gameplay on youtube, I could'nt do better...and yes I 'm lazy: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rEzhHccmK0w (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rEzhHccmK0w)
@ Etienne: If I ever find another "Monster" cab, it's yours of course!
@ Béla: I want it too, it was kinda hard to let it go, I kept delaying the pick up date, but it happened eventually :)

Title: Re: Midway's Blue Shark
Post by: scr33n on February 05, 2013, 04:28:21 PM

Thanks for the pics!!!  :-* Great memories!!!  :'(

Title: Re: Midway's Blue Shark
Post by: anunaki on February 05, 2013, 05:41:32 PM

what a pretty cab that is 8)

Title: Re: Midway's Blue Shark
Post by: Muerto on February 05, 2013, 07:49:55 PM

Awesome pictures!!!

Title: Re: Midway's Blue Shark
Post by: level42 on February 05, 2013, 08:11:57 PM

Very very cool, I love all the half-mirrored stuff...:)

Title: Re: Midway's Blue Shark
Post by: DarthNuno on February 05, 2013, 08:27:24 PM

Woow, it looks extremely cool!  :-*

Title: Re: Midway's Blue Shark
Post by: Q*ris on February 05, 2013, 10:56:30 PM

Thanks guys, glad you enjoyed it too!
(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/~chrischris/arcade/blue_shark_small/night_small/L1210098_small.jpg)

Title: Re: Midway's Blue Shark
Post by: z3k3 on February 20, 2013, 06:16:47 PM

Nice pics, Chris!

Title: Re: Midway's Blue Shark
Post by: Alpha1 on September 11, 2015, 04:33:26 PM

Man what a beautiful game.

I really want the Taito version - there appears to be lots of them in France - but I keep missing out on them!   :ghost: :ghost: :ghost:

Title: Re: Midway's Blue Shark
Post by: Chuckie egg on September 22, 2015, 08:27:15 AM

Yea that is cool
I am a sucker for this era of games too
I guess it's a age thing   :o
Not that I remember this game in particular but remember looking into these type of games as a kid thinking they were magic
I could never work out how they did it.
Lovely game mate

Title: Re: Midway's Blue Shark
Post by: Arch on September 22, 2015, 09:37:07 AM

Oh, that is a beauty. :) Thanks for sharing.

Title: Re: Midway's Blue Shark
Post by: old school on September 27, 2015, 11:51:43 AM

Nice pics and nice cab by the way
it's not my generation of cabs but it's a gorgeous one
the colors are great
a really nice piece of art.

i like the   " MIDWAY's "

Thank's for sharing

Title: Re: Midway's Blue Shark
Post by: xadhoom on September 27, 2015, 12:30:32 PM

Simply beautiful! I have the Model Racing one to restore.... Your work is great.