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General Chat => Arcade Lifestyle => Topic started by: Muerto on March 27, 2011, 02:23:03 PM

Title: Trip to NY..
Post by: Muerto on March 27, 2011, 02:23:03 PM: Hiya guys..
I´ve been inactive here for a short while, because of a little trip....
Last Saturday i went for New York on a little trip to visit some of my girlfriends relatives, they lived about 2 hours north of NY, but we had a total of 2 days in the big(http://www.opdenkelder.com/muerto/arc/NY/BA.png)

BTW....
This is how DLF looks like when you haven´t been there for a while!!!!!:
(http://www.opdenkelder.com/muerto/arc/NY/DLFWOW.png)

I had asked on the KLOV forum if there was any arcades, and got a few replys, unfortunately we did´nt have time to visit any one. :shock:
Though, when we went down to take the bus at the bus station, we (of course) had to have tickets, and as i´m walking through the door i spot something in the corner......

(http://www.opdenkelder.com/muerto/arc/NY/NY12.jpg)

Wow! a genuine Elevator Action!!! - i would love to take that home!!!...
Couldn't resist, so i took a few games, and yes, i sucked BIG time, however, here´s the first EA highscore:

800 Points!!!!! WOW!!!!! ;D ;D ;D ;D
(http://www.opdenkelder.com/muerto/arc/NY/NY10.jpg)

More pics of the beauty...
(http://www.opdenkelder.com/muerto/arc/NY/NY7.jpg)

(http://www.opdenkelder.com/muerto/arc/NY/NY8.jpg)

Overall in good shape... and i think (hope) it was running the real deal...
(http://www.opdenkelder.com/muerto/arc/NY/NY13.jpg)

So, in NY we saw Ground Zero, it was quite touching, as i exactly knew where i where and what i was doing when the attack happen..

The new Freedom Tower, and a building missing a Monkey ;)
(http://www.opdenkelder.com/muerto/arc/NY/NY9.jpg)

(http://www.opdenkelder.com/muerto/arc/NY/NY5.jpg)

I saw tonnes of other stuff there too, that i won´t bother you with, though - a picture exclusively for Nuno... ;)

(http://www.opdenkelder.com/muerto/arc/NY/NY14.jpg)
Title: Re: Trip to NY..
Post by: DarthNuno on March 27, 2011, 02:38:37 PM: Welcome back Muerto :)

Quote from: Muerto on March 27, 2011, 02:23:03 PM
I had asked on the KLOV forum if there was any arcades, and got a few replys, unfortunately we did´nt have time to visit any one. :shock:

Too bad you've missed Barcade (see here (https://www.dragonslairfans.com/smfor/index.php?topic=1217.0)) :-\

Thanks for that picture ;D :arrow:

(http://www.opdenkelder.com/muerto/arc/NY/NY14.jpg)

Note that I'm waiting for Diet Dr Pepper now :P
Title: Re: Trip to NY..
Post by: Etienne MacGyver on March 27, 2011, 05:04:01 PM: Cool EA!

I was reading the highscores, and was thinking "hmm since when has muerto an EA"
But this story explains it !

Great to see youre back !
Title: Re: Trip to NY..
Post by: Superully on March 27, 2011, 09:42:54 PM: cool find in the wild, michael! elevator action is a great game, i need to add this to my collection one day ...

did you have a great time in the big apple? for some reason, new york is one of those cities i'm not interested in at all, probably because it is featured in almost every freaking american movie. sometimes i've got the feeling that new york = usa (same as paris = france) :P
Title: Re: Trip to NY..
Post by: level42 on March 27, 2011, 09:56:10 PM: Well, it's quite simply a city you have to go, to feel, to taste, to breathe, to live instead of see on some screen.
Was there in 1998 and loved every second of it. Can't explain it. You just have to see it at least once in your life.

The plan is to return this summer so WHERE WAS THAT EA Michael, I _have_ to beat your hi-score !
(Maybe I can even sell them my EA bootleg board as a back-up unit ;) ;) ;) ;))

Barcade is on my list of places to go of course :)
Title: Re: Trip to NY..
Post by: Q*ris on March 27, 2011, 10:59:28 PM: Love that EA, especially since it was "hidden" and you found it randomly.
Sadly I've spent a couple days in NY 2 years ago and wasn't aware of that cool barcade (very nice game selection there).
Even more sadly during the same trip I've spent a week in Portland (OR) and didn't even visit Ground Kontrol (http://www.groundkontrol.com/) :'(

Well that makes me 2 good excuses to go back there asap ;).
Title: Re: Trip to NY..
Post by: Ronald Reagan on March 28, 2011, 11:26:32 AM: nice find in the field!

NYC rocks bigtime. I visited it once, and it's a real 24/7 madhouse. It gives you a lot of energy.
Title: Re: Trip to NY..
Post by: level42 on May 26, 2011, 10:10:25 AM: So, where was this EA Michael, do you remember ??
Title: Re: Trip to NY..
Post by: Muerto on May 26, 2011, 02:27:46 PM: Big building in the center:

http://maps.google.dk/?ie=UTF8&ll=41.933925,-74.024095&spn=0.001239,0.002446&t=h&z=19
Title: Re: Trip to NY..
Post by: level42 on May 26, 2011, 03:26:43 PM: OK, let's see if I can find it and I'll try to beat your hi-score. I never played EA before either, so we have equal chances ;)

If I won't be in the area, I'm very sure there's an EA at Funspot ;)
Title: Re: Trip to NY..
Post by: Muerto on May 26, 2011, 04:45:47 PM: Quote from: Level42 on May 26, 2011, 03:26:43 PM
OK, let's see if I can find it and I'll try to beat your hi-score. I never played EA before either, so we have equal chances ;)

If I won't be in the area, I'm very sure there's an EA at Funspot ;)

Hehe, good idea! - ill be going to NY again the 26 next month... so i can give it another go!