:: Ms Pac Man :: ...an other UK Road Trip...

[DarthNuno]

::Saturday - 23rd of August 2008 ::

Remember the PacMan Jr / Gyruss road trip... and the 'Three sides for every story' picture  (from one of my all time favorite funk/metal band : EXTREME) ? Remember



Well... this is the second part of the story  Yes... I already have two cabs from that seller : Gyruss + Pac Man Jr... but there is an other one... and I cannot MISS it 

OK, let's prepare the usual 'road trip' stuff :



...yes, I'm taking the latest (at the time) Retro Gamer Mag... for reading it during the Euro Tunnel Journey 

It's very early this time... 5:35am ZZZZZzzzzzzzzzzzzZZZZZZZZZZZ 



The Darth Car is ready...



Here's the plan for today 



For my 'distance driven during road trip' statistics   



I don't like to drive in the dark  But the reward of the day give me THE motivation 



Few hours later... I'm crossing the Belgian / France border 



...and later...here's the all famous 'EuroTunnel'~  



...the 'check in' machine...  This time, it allows my wife to play the Atari 2600 Ms Pac Mac port   



Hey, I don't want this version please... I'm here for the real stuff 

OK, entering the beast 



'Reading time' during the crossing (less than one hour under the water  )



...and Welcome to UK ... mind the gap ... mind the gap...   



The world famous M20 ... the world famous 'Dartford Bridge' .... still the same story in fact... but I assure you it's not the same pictures   

[DarthNuno]

On location... here's the beauty (...and the beast) 



As you can see, it's an empty cab... but its cosmetic condition is hopefully not to bad  Let's load it 



This is it... I love my car... I can load so many different cab's in it   



Let's be sure that I'll bring back all the parts needed in order to rebuild this Miss 



Let's protect the original bezel before the journey :



The seller is very nice... but this is the worst part of the road trip ...  I've to pay him of course.



Even If I'm closing my eyes, I'm very happy 

Ok, let's go back to Belgium ... what's that strange black smoke     



It looks like an house is ...burning  Oh my god   

One more time... driving on the Dartford Bridge...



We are hungry... Yes ! It's also a part of all 'road trip'   



Not a McDo, not a Burger King... but a ... WIMPY ? First time we eat that 



Ok, back on the road... here's the last control before entering the Euro Tunnel... Nothing to declare ? No No Mr ... We are just bringing back an old video game 



Too late my UK friends... you've just lost an important game in the arcade history ... Ms Pac Man 

We are entering inside 'Le shuttle' ... nothing will stop us now   



During the 'cross'... I'm dreaming about a Miss Pac Man of course   



...but I've to be careful ... 'coz my wife is sitting just at my side 

Few hours later... Belgium has now a new important arcade game, yessssss 





I'm driving very slow... a cow seems to say something to my wife   



 

And finally, we are at home   





1081km on the road during 14 hours and 35 minutes ...not too bad  ... (faster than the first trip for the Gyruss/Pac Man Jr - 1107km / 17h20min)

Unloading the game ... into the Nuno's Lair V2 of course 



It looks very good isn't it ?   



All the parts I got with the cab... all the important ones are there   



 

[scr33n]

Wooooowww!!!! Another great roadtrip and another treasure found !!! 

Hey Bruno, where did you find this CD?



and .....

nice picture, seems an image from an old 80's videogames magazine 



 

[DarthNuno]

Wooooowww!!!! Another great roadtrip and another treasure found !!! 

Thanks my friend  I'm sure a Ms. Pac Man 'from scratch replica' will be easy for you  Same job than the Galaga 

Hey Bruno, where did you find this CD?

Easy... on the US Bay 

nice picture, seems an image from an old 80's videogames magazine 

It's coming from an old 80's videogame book ... I've used my Delorean 

 

[polaris]

Now Wimpy is something i wont dismiss, Wimpy fuckin rules

nice looking cab bruno, artwork looks pretty good

 

[scr33n]

It's coming from an old 80's videogame book ... I've used my Delorean 

   

[arcadefever]

WOWWWW another great classic !!!

[Dazza]

Even If I'm closing my eyes, I'm very happy

<Chuckle> That made me laugh...

Wimpy sucks, expensive and small portions..... They used to be massive in the 80's and then they went all "restauranty" trying to get rid of their "fast food" image. I mean COME ON! They also used to do a halfer pounder burgers, in those days they were good!

[DarthNuno]

Thanks 

And the good thing now is  I've a better understanding of "Wimpy" 



 

[polaris]

Thanks 

And the good thing now is  I've a better understanding of "Wimpy" 



 

if they still do the ' Bender in a Bun' ( embarrasing to ask for one though )  you have to try one, its a garlic sausage in a bun instead of a burger, AMAZING.


NOTE a bender is a slang term for a homosexual, so you can see why i don't like asking for a bender in a bun, i ask for the garlic sausage burger.
 

[DarthNuno]

The restoration starts on this topic   



 

[WunderCade]

Did you do anything with this Mrs. Pac-man? Restoration?

[DarthNuno]

Did you do anything with this Mrs. Pac-man? Restoration?

Thanks for the reminder... see here