Cheers matey 

I have often thought about selling them but i could never go through with it as they are items from my childhood and it'll be like selling my youth (sounds strange i no but i hope you can see what i mean) i'd regret it as soon as they go 

I have 2 very good scores on this machine.

Firstly my own 'solo effort' is 55,000,000 which was on a '6 shields 1 shield back' (thats what i call it) setting.I did this on the cockpit version on the pier at Brighton in around 85' (my last holiday with my parents )  i were on it around 7 hours something like that (using the Force on almost every trench helps a lot  )  started on the hard level to get the maximum bonus of 800,000...

My second score on this was a 'joint effort' with my brother.We scored just over 60,000,000 (again 6 shields 1 shield back).This was in 'Shaws Amusements' in Scarborough North Yorkshire,

http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=Scarborough&hl=en&ll=54.283179,-0.397158&spn=0.001679,0.005284&sll=53.800651,-4.064941&sspn=13.940309,43.286133&vpsrc=6&hnear=Scarborough,+North+Yorkshire,+United+Kingdom&t=h&z=18&layer=c&cbll=54.283179,-0.397158&panoid=N66__3j67usp22KMaJsXLg&cbp=12,146.41,,0,5.66

The was in 84'.We took 'turns' in playing i'd do an hour or so then he'd come back and do an hour or so....probably on it for around 8 hours at a guess...

I was once in Bridlington in 84' (can't remember the name of the arcade now) and i were playing away (had around 16,000,000 at the time) and this guy came telling me to come off the machine or he'd unplug it,i told him to p1ss off (a cheeky thing to do as i were only 13 at the time  ) or i'd tell the arcade owner...he told me he was the arcade owner and proceeded to unplug the machine   i scurried off with my tail between my legs  


Regarding the WR at 300,000,000.I read years ago (probaby when i were around 16) that the worlds hightest score was 1000,000,000 (presumbaly clocked 10 times as (i think) its clocks at 100,000,000 ?) and this was done in the cafeteria at Leeds University by a few ppl (a group session so to speak)

This is what i read and heard off various ppl,now weather it was just 'chinese whispers' i don't know OR it wasn't witnessed by an official so to speak as well

Cheers Darth  

Yep all of them are from my childhood    I would'nt even consider starting to collect vintage stuff as the prices are way out of my league.I did collect Dinky and Corgi toys about 17-18 years ago (mainly TV Related stuff,Thunderbirds,Captain Scarlet...stuff like that) and then the Starwars stuff was through the roof then   so god nows what its like now ?

My only 'vice collection' i have now is restoring old BMX bikes (mainly Raleigh Burners) and that isn't a cheap hobby either  

But like i said i would love to 'dip my toe' into retro arcade machines (would have to sell a few of my BMX bikes first though as my wife would say   )

Thx Belike 

I've my parents to thank for me still having the boxes (after you've finished playing with them put them away properly as they cost me a packet to buy)      is what i always used to get when i were younger...still i'm so glad for it now though 

I've still my Starwars toys from when i were a kid,not sure if they are everyones cup of tea but here they are,

Sorry for the amount of pictures 






























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