Sunday the 9th of August 2015, 6h30am, somewhere in South Belgium.
My car and myself are ready for a new arcade story…
![](https://www.dragonslairfans.com/buggy_boy/buggy_boy_road_trip_1.jpg)
…but for this new adventure, I’ll also need my beloved trailer, as the new toy won’t fit inside my car :
![](https://www.dragonslairfans.com/buggy_boy/buggy_boy_road_trip_2.jpg)
Oh, and please also welcome –once again- Sam ‘Wonder Boy’, my trusty road trip teammate…
![](https://www.dragonslairfans.com/buggy_boy/buggy_boy_road_trip_3.jpg)
…which had the good idea to bring me new stuff to taste? Ok, what we have here :
![](https://www.dragonslairfans.com/buggy_boy/buggy_boy_road_trip_4.jpg)
Dr Pepper BBQ sauce? Mhhh, nice present but not sure if this gonna be useful for this road trip to come, huh?
What, too spicy for you? So that’s gonna something I should appreciate then. Anyway, thanks mate!
Back to arcade stuff, and the usual ‘size my trip’ reference picture…
![](https://www.dragonslairfans.com/buggy_boy/buggy_boy_road_trip_5.jpg)
This time, this road trip will bring us in France, thankfully very close from here -as I’m getting old for this kind of things-
![](https://www.dragonslairfans.com/buggy_boy/im-too-old-for-this-shit.jpg)
See, only 162km from here…
![](https://www.dragonslairfans.com/buggy_boy/buggy_boy_road_trip_6.jpg)
...162 km? yep…almost an offense for a such grail/ sought after cabinet! But hey, we're not going to complain! With more than 60 road trips done since these last 10 years, I’m done with hardcore stuff…I guess?!
![roll eyes :roll:](https://www.dragonslairfans.com/smfor/Smileys/default/icon_roll.gif)
Engine on… and after less than 10 minutes, we are already in France
![](https://www.dragonslairfans.com/buggy_boy/buggy_boy_road_trip_7.jpg)
…already 2 minutes l8ter, we are in Luxembourg… I love my geographic situation! In no time I have access to the ‘arcade market’ from four different countries (Belgium, France, Luxembourg, Germany)
![](https://www.dragonslairfans.com/buggy_boy/buggy_boy_road_trip_8.jpg)
But what the hell going in Luxembourg this morning? Simple -> cheap fuel (among many other nice things)
![](https://www.dragonslairfans.com/buggy_boy/buggy_boy_road_trip_9.jpg)
All of the road trippers won’t denied that one of the coolest things during a road trip is … the food & the drinks! And even if you are in diet or especially taking care about your health, there’s usually the ‘road trip’ exception/excuse! So how can I resist to get these 'Fricadelles', huh?
![Tongue :P](https://www.dragonslairfans.com/smfor/Smileys/default/tongue.gif)
![](https://www.dragonslairfans.com/buggy_boy/buggy_boy_road_trip_10.jpg)
Yeah, this is mostly during road trip that I’m buying such stupid ‘gas stations’ drinks, and here’s my today’s choice :
![](https://www.dragonslairfans.com/buggy_boy/buggy_boy_road_trip_11.jpg)
And while I’m buying useless things in that gas station , Sam got stuff from his personal home stock. Dr Pepper again? This man really deserve to be my team mate!
![](https://www.dragonslairfans.com/buggy_boy/buggy_boy_road_trip_12.jpg)
Enough blabla, there’s a game waiting for us in France… but we have to pass over the Belgium again, for a couple of minutes…
![](https://www.dragonslairfans.com/buggy_boy/buggy_boy_road_trip_13.jpg)
… before entering in France!
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Nothing special during that short trip… except scoring all these flags on the road …
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Arriving at destination… a lot of military stuff around…
![](https://www.dragonslairfans.com/buggy_boy/buggy_boy_road_trip_16.jpg)
Damn, I wouldn’t risk to rush’n’jump over those barriers like this guy?!
![](https://www.dragonslairfans.com/buggy_boy/buggy_boy_road_trip_17.jpg)
Dangerous area for sure…
![](https://www.dragonslairfans.com/buggy_boy/buggy_boy_road_trip_18.jpg)
But I’m not here to play Commando, Rush’n’Attack or any kind of Tank game, I’m here for this lovely
Katsuni TASTUMI BUGGY BOY *triple screen* cabinet :
![](https://www.dragonslairfans.com/buggy_boy/buggy_boy_road_trip_19.jpg)
The cabinet is in very nice condition. After a short and quick inspection, the game is playable and you can already see few troubles : one screen is non-working, another one has a missing color problem. There’s also a sound issue (few sounds are missing).
In addition of this great grail game acquisition (
holy shit guy, I own a Buggy Boy, like the one I played back in the days….yeah the triple screen one!!!), I’m also extremely happy to be here, at the Jean Christophe’s place because I knew I would play on another exceptional game… this one!
![](https://www.dragonslairfans.com/buggy_boy/buggy_boy_road_trip_20.jpg)
This totally amazing
Sega Hang On Limited Edition!
Its condition is totally exceptional! Fully working and perfectly calibrated, it’s a real pleasure to play on and on and on and on
(to Coda)…
![](https://www.dragonslairfans.com/buggy_boy/buggy_boy_road_trip_21.jpg)
Sam, which is *everything* except a ‘racing games’ guy really enjoyed playing that game too :
![](https://www.dragonslairfans.com/buggy_boy/buggy_boy_road_trip_22.jpg)
I can’t stop playing it! I have to try all the stages/difficulty levels/ musics!
![](https://www.dragonslairfans.com/buggy_boy/buggy_boy_road_trip_23.jpg)
I used to play on the ‘regular red bike’ hang on, but this special edition of the game is far more interesting, with more features such selectable stages, a turbo button…
![](https://www.dragonslairfans.com/buggy_boy/buggy_boy_road_trip_24.jpg)
Woow! I need that game, which is definitively a winner in any game room! Come on, who wouldn’t try to be the best on a such game? Ok, maybe girls wouldn’t try it? But this special edition is so damn rare. I’m not sure I would enjoy so much the regular 'red' one… dunno ... I have to figure out thing...
![Roll Eyes ::)](https://www.dragonslairfans.com/smfor/Smileys/default/rolleyes.gif)
Hey, cool, Jean Christophe also owns a Sega Super Monaco GP dedicated! I have nice memories on that game, especially on the Megadrive /Genesis port which is called "Ayrton Senna's Super Monaco GP".
![](https://www.dragonslairfans.com/buggy_boy/buggy_boy_road_trip_25.jpg)
I love the ‘huge picture’ effect due to the lens in front of the screen, and the rumbling/sound effect
But dawn, I didn’t remember the game was so hard…
Another lovely cabinet here, an early version of Galaxian, the one with the original black tmolding (serial 5 hundred and something,..) :
![](https://www.dragonslairfans.com/buggy_boy/buggy_boy_road_trip_26.jpg)
I would be happy to spent more time here, but it’s time for us to leave.
The loading of the Buggy Boy was surprisly quite easy. Yeah, It’s a triple screen cabinet, but equipped with 14” monitors.
The width of the cabinet is 102cm, while the width of my trailer is 105cm… It (fortunately) fits as expected, but I have to pay attention not to scratch the sides :
![](https://www.dragonslairfans.com/buggy_boy/buggy_boy_road_trip_27.jpg)