Dragon's Lair Fans - Arcade Lifestyle
General Chat => Arcade Lifestyle => Topic started by: DarthNuno on June 04, 2008, 06:04:57 PM
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Yeps, I'll be in less than two weeks in USA for holidays : Los Angeles & Las Vegas (no, it's not for a roadtrip ;))
Maybe some of you knows good place over there ? good Arcades with old games ? good shops or any good locations not to miss ?
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Back in 2000, There was a place called Sega Game Works.. (in Las Vegas) But I've heard no more about it...
LA & Las Vegas... I hope you have lots 'o cash ready!! Fun places, but expensive to do stuff :(
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Bruno is coming with the almighty Euro! He will be able to buy most of Las Vegas with his money!
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Here's some more info/suggestions:
If you go to Las Vegas.. You're only a few hours from AREA 51 !!!! If you decide to go and check it out, you must be very careful, that is, if you don't know much on Area 51 lore, you could get shot, let alone die in the desert.. here's a few pix of what you could see:
(http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h60/sonic_1992/Message%20board%20pix/Area%2051/aleinnbillboard.jpg)
(http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h60/sonic_1992/Message%20board%20pix/Area%2051/4-wheelerarea51behindrachel98.jpg)
(http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h60/sonic_1992/Message%20board%20pix/Area%2051/aleinnsign97.jpg)
(http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h60/sonic_1992/Message%20board%20pix/Area%2051/area51fromtikaboo99-4.jpg)
(http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h60/sonic_1992/Message%20board%20pix/Area%2051/area51sign97-2.jpg)
(http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h60/sonic_1992/Message%20board%20pix/Area%2051/barrydudearea51border98.jpg)
(http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h60/sonic_1992/Message%20board%20pix/Area%2051/barrydondeealeinnsign98.jpg)
(http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h60/sonic_1992/Message%20board%20pix/Area%2051/hwy375-theet.jpg)
(http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h60/sonic_1992/Message%20board%20pix/Area%2051/theet-1.jpg)
Other Things You Can Do In Nevada!! ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
(http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h60/sonic_1992/Message%20board%20pix/Area%2051/bestcathousesinnevada.jpg)
Check out the Hoover Dam!!
(http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h60/sonic_1992/Message%20board%20pix/Area%2051/hardhattour98-1.jpg)
(http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h60/sonic_1992/Message%20board%20pix/Area%2051/hardhattour98-2.jpg)
(http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h60/sonic_1992/Message%20board%20pix/Area%2051/hardhattour2000-5.jpg)
If Game Works is still there, here's what it looks like:
(http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h60/sonic_1992/Message%20board%20pix/Area%2051/lasvegasblvdgameworks99.jpg)
A few things in California:
(http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h60/sonic_1992/California/welcometocalifornia99.jpg)
(http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h60/sonic_1992/California/universalstudios99-1.jpg)
(http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h60/sonic_1992/California/universalstudios99-3.jpg)
Whatcha think? and Have Fun!!
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;D
http://www.pinballmuseum.org/
http://www.pokerpages.com/articles/archives/swanson07.htm
http://www.roadsideamerica.com/tip/12381
;D
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Thanks for the pictures Barry :-* :-* :-*
I've already been in LA (one time) and VEGAS (two times) few years ago... but I wasn't so 'ArcadeLifeStyle' crazy than nowadays ( :oops: ), and I didn't pay attention too much the arcades ( ...at the time :oops: :oops: )
In LA, I remember Chinese theater, stars avenue, Universal Studios (and the famous place from Back to The Future), Beverly Hill... usual tourist stuff, but now... I want the big stuff : Arcade Vintage, old pinballs, beers & Rickey's sauce, talking with Billy Mitchell :D :D :D :pac: :ghost: :ghost: :ghost: :ghost:
I remember the Hoover ham too ... Superman stuff ... Really impressive... I've the 'Death Valley' trip... but you've done the best : AREA 51 and aliens stuff :P It looks very great... but it's in Arizona isn't it ?
Thanks Elpancho... PinballMuseum seems to be the place not to miss in Vegas... I'll take a TON of pictures of course :-* :-* :-*
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Thanks for the pictures Barry :-* :-* :-*
I remember the Hoover ham too ... Superman stuff ... Really impressive... I've the 'Death Valley' trip... but you've done the best : AREA 51 and aliens stuff :P It looks very great... but it's in Arizona isn't it ?
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Nope.. it's just a few hours drive north of Las Vegas!! ;D
(http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h60/sonic_1992/Message%20board%20pix/Area%2051/area51map2.gif)
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...and after the trip 8) :arrow:
(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/news/la-vegas1.jpg)
Don't get me wrong... There must be a lot of Arcades over there I didn't see of couse ! But let me show you the ones that most of tourists (like me) can easily find because these Arcade rooms are located in high tourist spots.
My wish would be to find out as much 'classics' as possible... Possible in 2008 ? Let's see... (part 1)
OK, the first encounter was somewhere in Hollywood Boulevard ...
(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/forforum/la-vegas/us0.jpg)
...almost on the street, in front of a small shop :arrow:
(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/forforum/la-vegas/us1.jpg)
Nothing to say about the pinball, but the midway cab .. hmm... Ms PacMan sides, Galaga Bezel, running which front end ? No idea.
(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/forforum/la-vegas/us2.jpg)
More interesting, this Arcade located at Santa Monica, on the pier :
(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/forforum/la-vegas/us3.jpg)
Yesss... some classics games :-*
(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/forforum/la-vegas/us4.jpg)
(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/forforum/la-vegas/us5.jpg)
...still good to see them, up & running ... even if they have been modified with modern pieces... but the most important thing is : THESE GAMES ARE PLAYABLE :-*
Old and new pinballs :
(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/forforum/la-vegas/us6.jpg)
Ouch... who wants to restore this Pac Man from this point ? I would like to, believe me :spaceace: :ghost: :ghost: :ghost: :ghost:
(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/forforum/la-vegas/us7.jpg)
I'm very happy to touch...and play a classic game in a public arcade room in 2008 8) :-* :arrow:
(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/forforum/la-vegas/us8.jpg)
Various things :
(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/forforum/la-vegas/us9.jpg)
(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/forforum/la-vegas/us10.jpg)
This modern game 'Blazing Angels' is really cool... It has the basis of an After Burner ...very fun to play :P
(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/forforum/la-vegas/us11.jpg)
In a corner... three Midway cabs in line :o Why it is so easy to found them in USA, and very hard in Europe ??? :?
Have a look at my hand... I really want to bring them back in Belgium with me :oops: :ghost: :ghost: :ghost:
(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/forforum/la-vegas/us12.jpg)
A lot of work to do on it, but nothing impossible ::) :arrow:
(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/forforum/la-vegas/us13.jpg)
(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/forforum/la-vegas/us14.jpg)
Ok, let's move to an other place : Universal Studios Hollywood
(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/forforum/la-vegas/us15.jpg)
The park is great (the brand new Simpsons ride is incredible), but nothing special regarding the Arcade room :? Only a very small one located close to the Jurassic Park Ride :
(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/forforum/la-vegas/us16.jpg)
(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/forforum/la-vegas/us17.jpg)
(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/forforum/la-vegas/us18.jpg)
...no classics here :ghost:
(to continue)
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Hope you had a great trip!! ;D
I saw an Air Hockey Table.... Not a total loss for that game room!!! :D
I want that Area 51 poster!! (it's in the background) :spaceace: :spaceace:
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I want that Area 51 poster!! (it's in the background) :spaceace: :spaceace:
I dunno if it's your kind of music, but ... impossible to miss this one because you're so fan about 'Area 51' stuff -> MEGADETH 'Hangar 18' :-*
The lyrics :
Welcome to our fortress tall
Take some time to show you around
Impossible to break these walls
For you see the steel is much too strong
Computer banks to rule the world
Instruments to sight the stars
Possibly Ive seen to much
Hangar 18 I know too much
Foreign life forms inventory
Suspended state of cryogenics
Selective amnesias the story
Believed foretold but whod suspect
The military intelligence
Two words combined that cant make sense
Possibly Ive seen to much
Hangar 18 I know too much
The Video on youtube right here (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fLqdFnbHAlw)
:spaceace:
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Still in Los Angeles...
At the entrance of the Universal Studio, there is the 'Citywalk' (shops & restaurants) :arrow:
(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/forforum/la-vegas/lifestyleus1.jpg)
There is a small Game room, called Jillian's :
(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/forforum/la-vegas/lifestyleus2.jpg)
No classic games :'( but at least, four Daytona USA2 :arrow:
(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/forforum/la-vegas/lifestyleus3.jpg)
Other games :
(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/forforum/la-vegas/lifestyleus4.jpg)
(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/forforum/la-vegas/lifestyleus5.jpg)
(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/forforum/la-vegas/lifestyleus6.jpg)
OK, an other funny place to visit in Los Angeles is the Disneyland (both Parks) :arrow:
(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/forforum/la-vegas/lifestyleus7.jpg)
Ladies & Gentlemen, this is Starcade... ;D ;D ;D
(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/forforum/la-vegas/lifestyleus8.jpg)
I think this Arcade has nothing to do with the TV show ?!
Anyway, let's take a ride :
(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/forforum/la-vegas/lifestyleus9.jpg)
Modern games :
(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/forforum/la-vegas/lifestyleus10.jpg)
(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/forforum/la-vegas/lifestyleus11.jpg)
(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/forforum/la-vegas/lifestyleus13.jpg)
An other passive simulator ? I didn't check it :oops:
(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/forforum/la-vegas/lifestyleus14.jpg)
Hey... a classic ? yes & no ... but anyway... still great to play Galaga/Ms PacMan in 2008 :P :D :arrow:
(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/forforum/la-vegas/lifestyleus12.jpg)
This is the first time I see a mini upright cab like this :shock: :arrow:
(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/forforum/la-vegas/lifestyleus15.jpg)
OK, there is an Indiana Jones ride at Disneyland, and in the shop, at the exit of the ride, you can see a custom Indiana Jones Pinball 8)
(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/forforum/la-vegas/lifestyleus16.jpg)
No artwork but wood all around... it looks nice :-* :arrow:
(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/forforum/la-vegas/lifestyleus17.jpg)
Let's leave Disneyland and let's go to Los Angeles Downtown, for an area called "Japanese Village", close to the LA Chinatown :
(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/forforum/la-vegas/lifestyleus18.jpg)
Nice shop with goodies :P
(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/forforum/la-vegas/lifestyleus19.jpg)
(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/forforum/la-vegas/lifestyleus20.jpg)
And of course, a JAPAN ARCADE ;D :arrow:
(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/forforum/la-vegas/lifestyleus21.jpg)
A lot of music games of course :
(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/forforum/la-vegas/lifestyleus22.jpg)
(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/forforum/la-vegas/lifestyleus26.jpg)
(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/forforum/la-vegas/lifestyleus32.jpg)
This one is on my 'must have' list 8) DrumMania :-* :-* :-* :arrow:
(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/forforum/la-vegas/lifestyleus33.jpg)
A 'Typing Of The Death' ;D :
(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/forforum/la-vegas/lifestyleus25.jpg)
A nice place...
(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/forforum/la-vegas/lifestyleus23.jpg)
...full of japanese cabs of course ;D
(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/forforum/la-vegas/lifestyleus24.jpg)
(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/forforum/la-vegas/lifestyleus27.jpg)
I really love these Astro cabs :-* ("must have" list too ;) )
(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/forforum/la-vegas/lifestyleus28.jpg)
I don't know this racing cab ?
(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/forforum/la-vegas/lifestyleus29.jpg)
The well know Tekken 5 :
(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/forforum/la-vegas/lifestyleus30.jpg)
I don't know this Namco game ? ...too bad, the name is written in Japanse :oops:
(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/forforum/la-vegas/lifestyleus31.jpg)
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Hey, Thanks for the link on the Hangar 18 video.. You're right, not my type of tunes, but was still cool to see!! ;D
More great pictures!! I'm sorry you didn't see more classic games, but I think it's like a miracle to see any, when you do!! ;)
When we were in Las Vegas back in '99, We stayed at the Luxor.. They had a large game room, but you know what was the only game that caught my attention, as well as a handfull of quarters??... A Cocktail ASTEROIDS!!!!! I just wanted to walk out with it!!!!!!!!
We have a Jillians here in the Houston Area, but I don't like them due to the fact that they allow SMOKING in there! (because they serve alchol & has a bar setting along with all the games)
I liked that VR Racer looking game, Never seen/played it.. but it sure looks like a TRON LightCycle to me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ;D ;D
I would like to raid that store with all the goodies!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Saw some stuff I'd like to have!!
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:o Wowwwwwwwww the japan arcade is terrific !!!!
Universal look nice, but not like the one in Orlando ;D
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I'm sorry you didn't see more classic games, but I think it's like a miracle to see any, when you do!! ;)
Stay Tuned for some coming picture ( @ Vegas) ::) ;D
When we were in Las Vegas back in '99, We stayed at the Luxor.. They had a large game room, but you know what was the only game that caught my attention, as well as a handfull of quarters??... A Cocktail ASTEROIDS!!!!!
Stay Tuned too Barry ::) :P :spaceace:
:o Wowwwwwwwww the japan arcade is terrific !!!!
Yes very nice... but not a lot of players inside :oops:
OK, here the last batch of pictures I took in Los Angeles.
The last game room we went was in Westwood village :arrow:
(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/forforum/la-vegas/lastla1.jpg)
3 pinballs :
(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/forforum/la-vegas/lastla2.jpg)
A Sega strike fighter *Triple screen* :-* :arrow:
(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/forforum/la-vegas/lastla3.jpg)
A lot of racing games... including the most famous one since 1994 : "Dayytttooonnaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa" :-*
(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/forforum/la-vegas/lastla4.jpg)
No real classic games here but...a Galaga/Ms PacMan reunion cab' :pac: :P
(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/forforum/la-vegas/lastla5.jpg)
Gun games 'in line' :-*
(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/forforum/la-vegas/lastla6.jpg)
Next pictures will be the ones in Vegas :P 8)
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...leaving L.A. 8)
(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/news/vegas1.jpg)
Now, let's go for some places in Las Vega$ ;D
In the Caesar Palace, there is a big toys shop where you can buy a mame cab 'Dreamauthentics' (upright & bartop) :
(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/forforum/la-vegas/veg1.jpg)
... I tried it but the setup is not very good :-\ By example, check out the display of Pac Man :-X :arrow:
(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/forforum/la-vegas/veg2.jpg)
Common desktop computer inside...
(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/forforum/la-vegas/veg3.jpg)
I'm not a 'gambling machine' guy, but I love the theme of this one :o :
(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/forforum/la-vegas/veg4.jpg)
Inside the New York New York Casino, there's a big Luna Park :-*
(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/forforum/la-vegas/veg11.jpg)
Very nice to see kids playing Rally-X on the Namco Classic Collection (vol 2) cab :-* :arrow:
(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/forforum/la-vegas/veg5.jpg)
This room is very big :
(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/forforum/la-vegas/veg6.jpg)
(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/forforum/la-vegas/veg7.jpg)
(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/forforum/la-vegas/veg8.jpg)
Daytona USA twins playing Daytona GTX :-* :arrow:
(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/forforum/la-vegas/veg9.jpg)
Hey, a real Ms Pac Man... still alive :) ok no more artwork on it, but... still playable in 2008 :-* :arrow:
(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/forforum/la-vegas/veg10.jpg)
I hear something : "... Lead on brave adventurer... your quest awaits!" :o
Holy Jesus... Yeah ... a Dragon's Lair cab ... the UltradeCade 20th anniversary cab :D
(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/forforum/la-vegas/veg12.jpg)
Great... ok, it's not the original 1983 cabinet, but still great to play Dragon's Lair in Arcade 8) 8) 8) :-* :-* :-*
Here's the geek picture, I'm sorry :P ;D ;D ;D
(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/forforum/la-vegas/veg14.jpg)
Of course, I've to play on it... ;D ;D ;D
(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/forforum/la-vegas/veg13.jpg)
It was real cool. During my game, few guys came behind me, and they were really happy to see Dragon's Lair after so many years :) I asked them : 'Hey, do you remember this game?'
They said : 'Of course, everybody knows Dragon's Lair!' :-* :-* :-*
Hey, another great slot machine :D
(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/forforum/la-vegas/veg15.jpg)
This one is for me : Star Wars Dark Side :o
(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/forforum/la-vegas/veg16.jpg)
I only played on this one during my Vegas Trip :P
(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/forforum/la-vegas/veg17.jpg)
... and I win on this one... I win 10$ after 20 minutes of fun ... I really love it :-* :-* :-* :spaceace:
(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/forforum/la-vegas/veg18.jpg)
OK, let's move to the Excalibur Casino :
(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/forforum/la-vegas/veg19.jpg)
There is an Arcade room here... nice 8)
(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/forforum/la-vegas/veg20.jpg)
Like most of Arcades in US, the Ms Pac Man ~Galaga reunion cab :-*
(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/forforum/la-vegas/veg21.jpg)
Daytona USA 2 :
(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/forforum/la-vegas/veg22.jpg)
...and a big area with non-working games :? It's maybe the opportunity to buy some of them ??? Ouch... I'm too far from Vegas now ;D
(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/forforum/la-vegas/veg23.jpg)
Still inside the Excalibur casino, a Dragon's Lair shop :shock: ;D
(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/forforum/la-vegas/veg24.jpg)
LOL... no word about our favorite game :oops: Only book/toys about Dragons :-\ Maybe they should sell the game at least :lol:
...to continue ;)
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Nice pictures dude keep them coming :D That mini Neo Geo cab was neat looking I've seen one that small before :D I too love the Sega Naomi and
Astro City cabs as well!
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Nice pictures !!!
did you visit any casino ? i love the new york new york :)
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Nice pictures !!!
did you visit any casino ? i love the new york new york :)
Yeps, I visit all the major casinos on the strip ;) The pictures where you can see the Dragon's Lair 20th anniversary cab are taken on the 'New York New York' Luna Park ;)
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(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/news/vegas4.jpg)
And here's the Bally's :arrow:
(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/forforum/la-vegas/bally0.jpg)
Yes ! There's a game room inside :P
(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/forforum/la-vegas/bally1.jpg)
The games here look in very good condition :
(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/forforum/la-vegas/bally2.jpg)
(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/forforum/la-vegas/bally3.jpg)
(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/forforum/la-vegas/bally4.jpg)
(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/forforum/la-vegas/bally5.jpg)
A classic here ? ...mweell...
(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/forforum/la-vegas/bally6.jpg)
...like inside most of the other rooms, the Galaga/Ms Pacman reunion :wink: :arrow:
(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/forforum/la-vegas/bally7.jpg)
One pinball :
(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/forforum/la-vegas/bally8.jpg)
Wow... A MANX TT... It's been I while I didn't play it :-\ Ok, let's have some fun ::) :P :-* :arrow:
(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/forforum/la-vegas/bally9.jpg)
OK, now the serious stuff at Vegas... GAMEWORK :P :arrow:
(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/forforum/la-vegas/gamew1.jpg)
Wow... 8 SUPER DELUXE INDY 500 cockpit :o :arrow:
(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/forforum/la-vegas/gamew2.jpg)
(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/forforum/la-vegas/gamew3.jpg)
All the games are in their *deluxe version* 8) :arrow:
(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/forforum/la-vegas/gamew4.jpg)
(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/forforum/la-vegas/gamew5.jpg)
A nice room 8)
(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/forforum/la-vegas/gamew6.jpg)
In the middle, a lot of monitors... it looks so 80s :-* :-* :-*
(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/forforum/la-vegas/gamew7.jpg)
Yes !!! A Namco Turret Tower !!! It's the first time I see this game for real :D But impossible to play it now... a guy won't stop to play on it :o Ok, I'll come later ...
(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/forforum/la-vegas/gamew8.jpg)
Some pins :
(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/forforum/la-vegas/gamew9.jpg)
One word : HUGE :o
Check it out :arrow:
(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/forforum/la-vegas/gamew10.jpg)
(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/forforum/la-vegas/gamew11.jpg)
(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/forforum/la-vegas/gamew12.jpg)
(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/forforum/la-vegas/gamew13.jpg)
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Impossible to show you all the cabs here... too many ;D
There is a 'House Of The Death' dedicated room :o Here's the entrance :
(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/forforum/la-vegas/gamew14.jpg)
3 house of the death 4 + all the other HOTD version are here ! Impressive :o :-* !
(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/forforum/la-vegas/gamew15.jpg)
And here's the classics section !!! :arrow:
(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/forforum/la-vegas/gamew16.jpg)
OK, not the original cabs, but hey ... kids can play Moon Patrol in 2008 !!! GREEEATTTT !!! :-* :-* :-*
(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/forforum/la-vegas/gamew17.jpg)
Asteroids powweerr !!!
(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/forforum/la-vegas/gamew27.jpg)
Few CYCRAFT motion sim :arrow:
(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/forforum/la-vegas/gamew18.jpg)
Cranes
(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/forforum/la-vegas/gamew19.jpg)
A funny game :
(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/forforum/la-vegas/gamew20.jpg)
Ok, back to the Turret Tower... I use the card to put a credit and ...
(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/forforum/la-vegas/gamew21.jpg)
LOL... Let's call 'The operator'... he does a power off/on, and apologies for this... and he puts SIX credits :-* :-* :-*
I played the game more than 25 minutes !!! I've a headache now :oops: I'm too old of this one I guess :'( :wink: :D
(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/forforum/la-vegas/gamew22.jpg)
A house of the Death 4 *special* ... inside a dedicated theater :
(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/forforum/la-vegas/gamew23.jpg)
WHat it that ? WOw... I didn't know it exits ??? It's a Jurassic Park 'The Lost Word' Theater !!! :arrow:
(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/forforum/la-vegas/gamew24.jpg)
Of course We have to try this :P
(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/forforum/la-vegas/gamew25.jpg)
How to start the game, Mr 'operator' ? ;D
(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/forforum/la-vegas/gamew26.jpg)
...and this is it... We had great time in LA & VEGAS... and of course not only regarding games :-* :-* :-*
The bad thing : We missed the visit to the pinballs museum :-\
(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/forforum/la-vegas/gamew29.jpg)
...the last game I played in USA ... is this one... in the Vegas airport :
(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/forforum/la-vegas/gamew28.jpg)
;D ;D ;D
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In the U.S you have:
-Gameworks
-dave&buster
-chucky cheese
I have a dave & buster next to where i live, and a nice game work too, with the Jurassic park theater, But we have also a game that i did not see on your picture, with sit that go up and down very high, i will try to take pictures one day...
The fire fighter game is really coo, i played a few times on it ...
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I know that they didn't have any DL or SA... But that classics section says it all! The most memorable games are there!
I think I remember them being there as of 1999. (our first trip to Gameworks).
Definately a trip to remember! Hope you had a great time!!! ;D :pac: :ghost: :spaceace: :spaceace: :spaceace:
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... classics ..... new stuff ... candies ....
:P
Seems like you had a blast !
Nice
:)
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I wish I knew you were going to be in Vegas, otherwise I could take you around some distributor warehouses. Last time I was at one, they had a working Space Ace.
Did you get to the Pinball Hall Of Fame?
http://www.pinballmuseum.org/ (http://www.pinballmuseum.org/)
His pinball pictures are way better than mine. ;D
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I wish I knew you were going to be in Vegas, otherwise I could take you around some distributor warehouses. Last time I was at one, they had a working Space Ace.
Did you get to the Pinball Hall Of Fame?
http://www.pinballmuseum.org/ (http://www.pinballmuseum.org/)
His pinball pictures are way better than mine. ;D
Argh... ok .. next time I'll go the Vegas (I guess next year), I'll contact you 8)
Nope... I misses the 'Pinball Hall Of Fame Museum' :'( This one is not located in the Strip... and we haven't not much time :-[
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I wish I knew you were going to be in Vegas, otherwise I could take you around some distributor warehouses. Last time I was at one, they had a working Space Ace.
Did you get to the Pinball Hall Of Fame?
http://www.pinballmuseum.org/ (http://www.pinballmuseum.org/)
His pinball pictures are way better than mine. ;D
Argh... ok .. next time I'll go the Vegas (I guess next year), I'll contact you 8)
Nope... I misses the 'Pinball Hall Of Fame Museum' :'( This one is not located in the Strip... and we haven't not much time :-[
You and me both mate.
I'm back in the UK now, but you never know I could go back for a visit but later when CAX is on. :)
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Ouch... who wants to restore this Pac Man from this point ? I would like to, believe me :spaceace: :ghost: :ghost: :ghost: :ghost:
(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/forforum/la-vegas/us7.jpg)
That is actually an original Nintendo conversion. Zenomorp (on KLOV) just fixed his and even has the kit manual for Ms./Pac-Man. You can see his project here (http://forums.webmagic.com/ubbthreads/showflat.php?Cat=0&Number=921407&page=0&fpart=all&vc=1)
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Ouch... who wants to restore this Pac Man from this point ? I would like to, believe me :spaceace: :ghost: :ghost: :ghost: :ghost:
(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/forforum/la-vegas/us7.jpg)
That is actually an original Nintendo conversion. Zenomorp (on KLOV) just fixed his and even has the kit manual for Ms./Pac-Man. You can see his project here (http://forums.webmagic.com/ubbthreads/showflat.php?Cat=0&Number=921407&page=0&fpart=all&vc=1)
Wow... :shock: Totally amazing... Nintendo did such conversion kit :arrow:
(http://i105.photobucket.com/albums/m202/zenomorp/CIMG0011.jpg)
Thanks for the info and for the link :-*
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Ah, good thing you got to see Westwood's arcade while it was still alive. Here's what it looked like as of a few weeks ago:
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3330/3191037542_9b37ba66b2_b.jpg)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/slonie/3191037542/
It's very sad, considering I used to go there all the time! (they used to have Motor Raid too, which is my favorite Model 2 game besides Daytona...)
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Ah, good thing you got to see Westwood's arcade while it was still alive. Here's what it looked like as of a few weeks ago:
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3330/3191037542_9b37ba66b2_b.jpg)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/slonie/3191037542/
It's very sad, considering I used to go there all the time! (they used to have Motor Raid too, which is my favorite Model 2 game besides Daytona...)
Hello Slonie, and welcome to the DLF/ALS board :-*
Does your picture shows this Westwood's arcade based in Los Angeles ? :arrow:
(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/forforum/la-vegas/lastla1.jpg)
Oh my god :oops: ...
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Unfortunately, yes...The same one. I used to go there daily!
UCLA used to have an amazing arcade (actually two arcades), but it was shut down and turned into a Jamba Juice, even before Westwood Arcade closed its doors. Then, more recently, UCLA re-opened a smaller arcade with less than 20 cabinets. Better than nothing, I suppose...
I can post pictures of the new one later, but to see if I have photos of the old one, will require digging in the archives...
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Okay, here's the photos of the current UCLA arcade...Just a shadow of its former self. However, it has several new games (like Street Fighter IV).
http://www.flickr.com/photos/slonie/sets/72157612759002961/
I think I caught every game in there in this photoset, there's nothing else. I still have memories of the old one, with 60" projector cabinets for the new fighting games, big heavy cabinets like Desert Tank, linked Daytona and Daytona 2, WAR: Final Assault (4-player), Super GT, Time Crisis 2 twin, and rows of standard cabinets with games like Zero Gunner, Shock Troopers, and The Outfoxies...
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Well, regarding the current pictures... even with new games such 'Street Fighter', this place doesn't give me the desire to play overthere ...
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3405/3213420027_39016b586b.jpg)
... I mean, the environment looks so 'cold' ... without life... it looks like an operating room :-\ No neon, no posters, ... sad :oops:
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Well, regarding the current pictures... even with new games such 'Street Fighter', this place doesn't give me the desire to play overthere ...
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3405/3213420027_39016b586b.jpg)
... I mean, the environment looks so 'cold' ... without life... it looks like an operating room :-\ No neon, no posters, ... sad :oops:
Can't disagree with you there....The old arcade had plenty of posters. I really wish I was around when they were packing up so I could get the Raiden Fighters 2 poster on foam core...I always had my eye on that one. But don't go too hard on the new arcade, after all, it's new.
As a consolation, I'll make a gallery of all my arcade pictures from Japan...
(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2165/2129255050_55785da1da_b.jpg)
That can be its own thread though... Off-topic for this thread!
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.I always had my eye on that one. But don't go too hard on the new arcade, after all, it's new...
Yes, you're right ( :oops:) . Let's give the operator more time for the decorations. It's still nice to see arcade in 2009 . Congratulation & courage to the operator, because it's not an easy task to keep an arcade room alive ... in 2009 :)
Let's wish them good luck :)
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This is me at the Pinball Hall of Fame over Christmas... it's not far from the strip and well worth the trip. Definitely one of the high lights.
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3219/3154860776_6c9c68100d.jpg)
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3222/3154369136_e4d2bdeae9.jpg)
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This is me at the Pinball Hall of Fame over Christmas... it's not far from the strip and well worth the trip. Definitely one of the high lights.
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3219/3154860776_6c9c68100d.jpg)
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3222/3154369136_e4d2bdeae9.jpg)
Thanks for the pictures Vib :)
Arg...How can I miss that place :oops: We were very 'lazy' for this :oops:
I remember ...we were in Vegas... in the morning, and we asked to a policeman where that pinballs Museum is located... he said : it's not on the strip, you've to get a cab' ... but it's only open after noon or evening... and after a long walk into the strip during all the afternoon/evening... we were so tired... :oops: ....
...and we missed the opportunity to visit the Museum.. Shame on me :shock: :oops:
Vib, only pinballs over there ? No arcade games ?
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wow, i'm surprised that a policeman would know where it is, cos we caught the bus to get there and even the bus driver didn't know where it is!
anyway, here are some arcade games in there...
me on 4 player track n field cocktail looking like i need the toilet:
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3290/3156528025_6d5a6b37fa.jpg)
you'd like this:
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3246/3157344926_97cb08c88e.jpg)
paperboy is still good after all these years!
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3103/3156501065_5818481a88.jpg)
wanted to see how rubbish i am on out run... only level 3 for me. :'(
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3122/3156468909_703c4c440b.jpg)
wanted to compare this with fred's tron:
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3077/3192337156_f491baa775.jpg)
a lot of the games had bad screen burn...i didn't mind.
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3381/3192333684_ea1a9d293c.jpg)
peasant of kong:
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3328/3191546255_76c308e526.jpg)
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And among all the beautiful things to see in Las Vegas & around, let's try to see what is being done on the 'mainstream arcade level', 16 years after this first topic! 8)
Not for far from the strip, a place called Area 15 :
(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/forforum4/las_vegas_arcade_1.jpg)
Some classics, here and there inside the building...
(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/forforum4/las_vegas_arcade_2.jpg)
(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/forforum4/las_vegas_arcade_3.jpg)
...but also a 'true' arcade bar on two levels (upstair for adults, downstair for everyone) :
(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/forforum4/las_vegas_arcade_7.jpg)
(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/forforum4/las_vegas_arcade_4.jpg)
(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/forforum4/las_vegas_arcade_5.jpg)
(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/forforum4/las_vegas_arcade_6.jpg)
On the strip, there is a 'Stranger Things' exhibition (close to the M&Ms store), with several rooms, and one of them is a mini arcade game room :
(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/forforum4/las_vegas_arcade_8.jpg)
At the entrance of the MGM casino, a small game room with 20 games... but no real classic :
(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/forforum4/las_vegas_arcade_9.jpg)
Inside the Circus Circus, in the middle of the park you can find a couple of games...
(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/forforum4/las_vegas_arcade_10.jpg)
(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/forforum4/las_vegas_arcade_11.jpg)
An other game room at the Hard Rock casino/hotel... no classic or so, like most of places here now ...
(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/forforum4/las_vegas_arcade_14.jpg)
(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/forforum4/las_vegas_arcade_12.jpg)
(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/forforum4/las_vegas_arcade_13.jpg)
OK, this is by far the most interresting place to go for people like us ... the Las Vegas Pinball Hall of Fame Pinball Museum :-*
(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/forforum4/las_vegas_arcade_15.jpg)
A couple of old friends (games I owned) 8) :
(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/forforum4/las_vegas_arcade_16.jpg)
(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/forforum4/las_vegas_arcade_17.jpg)
(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/forforum4/las_vegas_arcade_19.jpg)
What the hell? I cannot be something else than a generic cabinet equipped with the official Ultracade kit released during the 20th DL anniversary era... :arrow:
(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/forforum4/las_vegas_arcade_20.jpg)
some other interessting ones :
(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/forforum4/las_vegas_arcade_18.jpg)
(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/forforum4/las_vegas_arcade_21.jpg)
(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/forforum4/las_vegas_arcade_22.jpg)
(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/forforum4/las_vegas_arcade_23.jpg)
(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/forforum4/las_vegas_arcade_24.jpg)
(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/forforum4/las_vegas_arcade_25.jpg)
(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/forforum4/las_vegas_arcade_26.jpg)
(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/forforum4/las_vegas_arcade_27.jpg)
(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/forforum4/las_vegas_arcade_28.jpg)
(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/forforum4/las_vegas_arcade_29.jpg)
Impossible to miss it, follow the sign 8) :arrow:
(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/forforum4/las_vegas_arcade_30.jpg)
OK, better than pictures, here a video walkthrough I filmed the 1st of January 2024, right before going to the airport :
(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/forforum4/vegastube.jpg) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5MQYyM-oVF8)
(click on picture)
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Thanks for the tons of pics, it is really nice to see, that there are still a lot of classics in Vegas. :)