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:: The EuroCade12 Darth Nuno's report ::
« on: September 06, 2012, 09:52:38 AM »


31st of August 2012, D-1 before the ...



The cabinet I will bring to the 'party' will be PLEIADS by Irecsa (Spanish version 'licensed' of the game).
After moving few cabinets in the V1 game room, that Pleiads shouldn't be too much difficult to extract by now  :roll: :arrow:



But.. why to bring this specific game?
First, there's is a kind of 'love' story between that Pleiads and the Netherlands.
That cabinet was operated in Belgium at the beginning of its live. At a certain point of time (early 2000 approx), this game was purchased for the Video Game museum in Mechelen, still in Belgium. The museum no longer exist, but there are sill few pages available here.
When the museum closed, some games (including Pleiads) were purchased by a collector in... the Netherlands.

In 2008, I was looking for a Space Wars cabinet, and finally found one on ebay. The seller also mentioned a Pleiads, I game I really enjoyed back in the days!
I cannot resist to take that one too!  :P  :arrow:



So the game is mine since 2008, and It has been restored to his full glory days since...  :arrow:



I thought it would be funny to bring back once again, for one day, that Pleiads, in the Netherlands...but this time, fully operational!  ;)
...oh, and the second reason for this choice was ... the cabinet was not too far from the game room exit, and it's a small cabinet, easy to move!  ;D

Ok, you know all now! Here's the beast before loading it in the car :



Once loading, I see the restoration wasn't totally finished!?  :arrow:



My first WIP in a car  ;D  :arrow:



Oh, and I'm also preparing the DLF/ALS, ready to be displayed for the second time  :)  :arrow:



1st of September 2012, this is it!

Departure in few minutes...





3 hours to drive? Pfff... let's say close to my house!  ;D  :arrow:



No traffic jam, easy road, nice music... and here we are already!



Preparation of the European Game Room of the day still in progress. After a warm welcome with the team/collector already there, we put my Pleiads in the row of games! We also fix the official ALS/DLF flag on a wall.



Suddenly, the police enter the place?!



I don't understand NL but I think Ckong explains them that the guns from the Wester Gun are not dangerous!  ;D



...and we don't plan to ride that bike on the road!  ;D  :arrow:



Hi & Atarimania installing the Warlords  :arrow:



On the other room (the bar), there is an impressive setup for the 'climax' of the day...



Aart van Vliet, official World Record holder on Galaxian will attempt to set a NEW WORLD RECORD at Eurocade 2012here, today, @ Eurocade 2012  :o :-* !



He is really kind. I took this opportunity to ask many questions about Galaxian, which is in my TOP 3 games all time! He showed me few tricks, this safe spot for instance :


(click on picture to watch the video)

Watching him 'mastering' the game is totally incredible! Each shoot hits a bee! After practicing so much the game, he knows how the enemies react! How they move, how they become more aggressive! They are so much things to say about Galaxian, wooow!!! Awesome!  :-* :-* :-*



He also watched me playing...but after my poor game, I felt like these guys  :oops:  :arrow:



Ok, I let him quiet... His new WR (he's already the WR owner!) attempt will start l8ter...

Still in the 'bar area', the famous mini PONG  :)  :arrow:



Very well done, and perfectly playable!



Congratulation of this great job, Etienne!



Belike vs Darth Nuno ...or Darth Nuno vs Belike?!   ::) :P ;D



Back in the main room, new cabinets in the place... ChrisChris got with him my future cabinet his JUNO FIRST...



...he also got with him SuperUlly who got himself with him MAD PLANETS ...



...but unfortunately DOA (Death On Arrival)  :'(



Some sounds problem on the JUNO FIRST  :? ...but repair on progress?!  ;)



Yeah! Sounds are back... it would be a shame to play JUNO FIRST without the sounds... they are so amazing!  :-*

« Last Edit: September 15, 2012, 11:34:14 PM by DarthNuno »

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Re: :: The EuroCade12 Darth Nuno's report ::
« Reply #1 on: September 06, 2012, 11:13:04 AM »
OK, let check out what are the games here... this row looks interesting...

















This area is quite nice too!  :arrow:





Wow, I didn't expect to see a fully Hang On DX working again! Last time it was at Fun Spot USA, and before that, it was when I had the same age than the kid on it  ;)

At the entrance, the Donkey Kong for the high score contest :



I can spot Vernimark, coming specially from Italy (Forza!) playing on Pleiads  :arrow:





Here a scene I've seen dozens of time that day... Mrs. & Ms. Atari playing the Ice Cold Beer...and PunkRockCaveman not too far  ;D :arrow:



Back in the 'pub area', where Aart 'PacWhiz' will start the WR attempt on Galaxian  :-*  :arrow:



The cabinet is connected to this power protection unit...maximum precaution!



The game is recorded via a camera on a tripod, but also broadcasted worldwide on the web, via a mini USB camera located in the speaker hole of the cabinet.
A giant screen shows us what's on the screen. So we don't have to disturb Aart while his game.



Back on the main room...and the terrible addictive "Space Zap" :



...or an other way to play that game, by Speleo_de's daughter :D  :arrow:



It seems that perfection is achieved not when there is nothing more to add, but when there is nothing more to take away.
— Antoine de Saint-Exupéry: Terre des hommes

So simple...but so fun  :-*  :arrow:



Good 80's atmosphere here!



Ok, let's continue to check each game, back to the first row at the entrance, where the Donkey Kong starts to be very played  ;D



Games for girls, sorry Muerto  ;D





How to practice DK when it's not accessible? Crazy Kong of course!  :D



Mrs. Atari & Yoshi... on ICB  :D  :arrow:







Never played an Amidar in its dedicated cab, coool  :-*  :arrow:



Phoenix  :-* ... loved the bright (and big?) screen!  :arrow:

« Last Edit: September 07, 2012, 01:00:27 AM by DarthNuno »

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Re: :: The EuroCade12 Darth Nuno's report ::
« Reply #2 on: September 06, 2012, 11:13:20 AM »
...and let's continue with an other row :



Check this old lady... love that 'black & yellow' colors, perfect for that Westerntheme!  :)  :arrow:



My Pleiads, back in NL...



...but like my friend said...



...just for one day!  ;D

The 'twin' cabinets/classics Ms Pac-Man & Galaga  :-*  :arrow:





Nintendo powered!



The pinballs of the day...great selection  :)  :arrow:



My favorite one : Top Gun ..he no?! Gold Wings!  8)  :arrow:



- for the Top Gun theme (dawn, no law problems for a such plagiarism?)
- for the  siren  :P
- for the 'kitsch' factor  ;D

Too bad for the Mad Planets  :-\ ... Ully, you have to fix it for the next edition!



The Nintendo Red Tent (where is my Wonder Boy score done last year?) :



Warlords, in pristine condition  :-*  :arrow:



Magical Spot 2 cocktail :



Juno First (soon mine, chrischis?  ::) :P ;):arrow:



I love that picture ... two generations of players  :)  :arrow:



An other well know 'team' from Hungary  :)  :arrow:



The 'market' area :







Hey Superully, you got something for me, right?



Hell yeah... the set of 3 Tron Legacy collector toys... gift from Béla 'Belike'.... thhhhhhhhhaaaannnnnnnnnnks again!  :arrow:



Back in the bar room, where Aart is still going for a new world record... so far so good, yes!  :-*



It's time for me to 'check in' at the hotel... I'll be back this afternoon, for sure  :lol:

Outside, the 'cade team in work  8) :

« Last Edit: September 08, 2012, 04:40:27 PM by DarthNuno »

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Re: :: The EuroCade12 Darth Nuno's report ::
« Reply #3 on: September 06, 2012, 11:13:43 AM »
Back from the hotel...Aart is going well :)  



... 864480 PTS so far!!!  :o :o :o!!!  :arrow:



We stayed a long time with Hi & Atarimania, watching him doing his score! He was in a kind hypnotic trance! Galaxian is not an easy game! You've to take risks all the time if you want to score high... mostly each time the yellow flagship diving with its 2 red escorts...and that's he did... man! So focused he was... but unfortunately ... it ends at 1.455.530 PTS



Phenomenal score! Incredible performance, thanks for this demonstration, Aart!  :)



 :spaceace: :spaceace: :spaceace:

After watching a world champion in action, I had to score on my favorite games, for example this wonderful Spy Hunter  :-*  :arrow:



24870 PTS, not too bad for my second game on it, huh?  ;D  :arrow:



Here's some random pictures :















Steve Wiebe?  :arrow:









Now, let's plug the video camera and a make a round inside the game room. Everything is doing well until...


[click on the picture to watch the video]

...the fuses blow...at 1m38 sec!  Like the good old times ;D
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Re: :: The EuroCade12 Darth Nuno's report ::
« Reply #4 on: September 06, 2012, 11:14:24 AM »
It's time to eat...



A great gift for a great champion!  :)  :arrow:



...and back to the games! After the power failure, I had to put back a nice score on Galaga  :P  :arrow:



Psykick's next mission... beat me on Galaga!  ;D



Everybody was crazy about that Space Zap... let's try it for the first time!



189000 PTS, not too bad huh?  8)



I also had a great game on Juno First...223710 PTS, Atarimania was my referee  ;D  :arrow:



Everyone want to score on DK  8) :arrow:







The final result  :arrow:



Let's join Vernimark, very busy atm  ;D



Nice collection of cabinets  :) Cool fellows, Pac Man cake, coffee... what else?  ;D



Various pictures :























One word.... like the Death Star explosion... Brilliant!  :)  :arrow:

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Re: :: The EuroCade12 Darth Nuno's report ::
« Reply #5 on: September 08, 2012, 04:41:01 PM »
Players 'in action'















Come on guys, insert coins!  ;D  :arrow:



The Western Gun didn't pass the day.  :-\ Fortunately I had the chance to play it before the 'failure'...



It's late... some of us have a long way to drive... less and less cabinets, but the fun is still here  :)



The 'cade team had the great idea to print most of our games flyers in A3 format, displayed all along the game room...



...and at the end of the show, they generously given them to those who wanted them! Cool  :)  :arrow:



For me it's also time to leave the place. Here's I'm taking down my flag  8)  :arrow:



A last shoot of the building, from the outside...



It's too l8te for me to drive back to Belgium now. I'll spend the night in the hotel.



2nd of September 2012, early in the morning, it's time to go home.



And few hours l8ter, I'm at home. The Pleiads is once again back in Belgium  :)



The 'goodies' of the WE  :P  :arrow:



It was a great meeting. Can't wait for the next edition!  8)

 :spaceace: :spaceace: :spaceace:
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Re: :: The EuroCade12 Darth Nuno's report ::
« Reply #6 on: September 08, 2012, 11:09:23 PM »
Great pics Bruno ! my son lost the first game we played on Western Gun but he totally smoked me later that night ! They learn fast ! :):)

And isnt it brilliant how a game that was new in the year that I was 7 years old, is still fun to play now that I have a 10 year old son..... :spaceace:


Soon little Sun will be kicking your butt on G3 my friend ;););)


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« Reply #7 on: September 13, 2012, 11:05:31 PM »
Soon little Sun will be kicking your butt on G3 my friend ;););)

Yes André, and I'm sure It'll come sooner than expected!  ;)

OK, new pictures in slot 4, including a special video with a surprise at 1m38sec....KABOUM!  ;D ;D ;D

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Re: :: The EuroCade12 Darth Nuno's report ::
« Reply #8 on: September 14, 2012, 11:03:19 PM »
OK, new pictures in slot 5  :) One more slot to fill and it will be done  ;)

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« Reply #9 on: September 14, 2012, 11:09:21 PM »
OK, new pictures in slot 5  :) One more slot to fill and it will be done  ;)
http://youtu.be/e6zZYCdyF_o

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Re: :: The EuroCade12 Darth Nuno's report ::
« Reply #10 on: September 15, 2012, 09:46:02 AM »

OK, new pictures in slot 4, including a special video with a surprise at 1m38sec....KABOUM!  ;D ;D ;D

I must be blind but I can´t find a video in slot 4.

Oeps, never mind, reply on #3 = slot 4.  :oops:
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Re: :: The EuroCade12 Darth Nuno's report ::
« Reply #11 on: September 15, 2012, 11:05:22 PM »
...and the last pictures are now available. Enjoy!  :)

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« Reply #12 on: September 15, 2012, 11:18:05 PM »
These pics bringing back great memories! :D
Can't wait to meet you guys again, I hope it won't last a year this time! :spaceace:

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« Reply #13 on: September 16, 2012, 08:26:54 AM »
It was indeed Super !

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« Reply #14 on: September 18, 2012, 09:43:09 PM »
great report as usual !!! thanks Bruno !
and.... waaooow.... all theses machines !! very impressive !
and very good work from staff... Sure, next year I will be there !