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Title: My Arcade & Project in Spain
Post by: Bicton on November 02, 2013, 02:07:22 PM
Hello

Glad to find this fórum, great place to be and find lots of friends all arcade lovers :D

I live in Alicante Area in Spain, time ago I started the collection and you all know this can´t stop  :roll: only if you run out of money  :D
 
The idea is being a  Collector, protect and restore the old machines from "Mame cabs" , host meetings and tournaments, "being a cool spot in the "Spanish Arcade Scene" started with the Tournament Classic 80s and next one will be the Classics 90s by the 1 of December.

Here is a bit of history about the things we are doing:  

http://arcadevintageshop.blogspot.com.es/ (http://arcadevintageshop.blogspot.com.es/)  

www.arcadevintageshop.com (http://www.arcadevintageshop.com)


And here loads photos of the Project:  :D

(http://imageshack.us/a/img713/8660/dsc0106copiar.jpg)

(http://imageshack.us/a/img585/2803/dsc0120copiar.jpg)

Early days :D

(http://imageshack.us/a/img15/4272/dsc0294copiar.jpg)

(http://imageshack.us/a/img585/6541/dsc0154copiar.jpg)

(http://imageshack.us/a/img829/3048/img0075copiar.jpg)

Busy days...


(http://imageshack.us/a/img542/4604/neonescopiar.jpg)

(http://imageshack.us/a/img199/900/5iwr.JPG)

(http://imageshack.us/a/img407/8179/q4en.jpg)

(http://imageshack.us/a/img12/6866/6b4f.jpg)

(http://imageshack.us/a/img41/3253/wb9s.jpg)

Loving our Arcade sings...


(http://imageshack.us/a/img577/6672/xm0s.jpg)

(http://imageshack.us/a/img594/8927/hmf0.jpg)

(http://imageshack.us/a/img822/4894/kb46.jpg)

(http://imageshack.us/a/img853/3952/zs7f.jpg)

Lots of projects here  :wink:...

(http://imageshack.us/a/img4/9681/g73k.jpg)

(http://imageshack.us/a/img209/607/82zy.jpg)

(http://imageshack.us/a/img850/2196/ne5h.jpg)

(http://imageshack.us/a/img594/8082/fgod.jpg)

More Classic Machines & Pinball Fever!


(http://imageshack.us/a/img163/8849/a7wo.jpg)

(http://imageshack.us/a/img42/6580/x6vj.jpg)

(http://imageshack.us/a/img404/346/7ghh.jpg)

(http://imageshack.us/a/img27/9501/cu3p.jpg)

(http://imageshack.us/a/img19/7800/nwoz.jpg)

(http://imageshack.us/a/img842/2940/xodv.jpg)

(http://imageshack.us/a/img513/3118/ohmo.jpg)

Open Day, New Arrivals & Filming time, a day to remember :D


(http://imageshack.us/a/img5/1724/iwzz.jpg)

(http://imageshack.us/a/img33/7730/7veg.JPG)

(http://imageshack.us/a/img809/674/6t5w.jpg)

(http://imageshack.us/a/img42/9851/wvf2.jpg)

(http://imageshack.us/a/img834/8673/53v5.jpg)

First Arcade Vintage Classics 80s Tournament

(http://imageshack.us/a/img546/9899/fjtl.jpg)


the next stage...

(http://imageshack.us/a/img39/3176/rxso.jpg)

Title: Re: My Arcade Room & Project in Spain
Post by: anunaki on November 02, 2013, 02:12:24 PM
nice place you have there sir :spaceace:

welcome to this great place
Title: Re: My Arcade Room & Project in Spain
Post by: gyruss on November 02, 2013, 03:30:16 PM
Wow, love it! very cool!
Title: Re: My Arcade Room & Project in Spain
Post by: Belike on November 02, 2013, 03:33:16 PM
Great selection of classics and cool decoration congrats! :spaceace:
Your best machine is the Zaccaria The Invaders of course. ;D
Title: Re: My Arcade Room & Project in Spain
Post by: Tyrem on November 02, 2013, 04:21:55 PM
Great place! Have to find something like this here in Trier, too. Really have to...

Greetings!
Stefan/Tyrem
Title: Re: My Arcade Room & Project in Spain
Post by: xentraz on November 02, 2013, 04:41:13 PM
Wow! Great place! Love the signs ;D
Title: Re: My Arcade Room & Project in Spain
Post by: Amiga on November 02, 2013, 05:43:18 PM
Great place  congret men :lol:

Title: Re: My Arcade Room & Project in Spain
Post by: muddymusic on November 02, 2013, 06:14:14 PM
Amazing place!

Where did you get the signs? They are awesome  :)
Title: Re: My Arcade Room & Project in Spain
Post by: Bicton on November 02, 2013, 07:22:02 PM

Thank you every one for the warm welcome! I will love to have some of you around, I´m close to Benidorm, Alicante, Torrevieja Turistic places... maybe for the next Tournament?  ;D

The signs are done by a friend of mine here in Spain, he sells the  Arcade Signs in my web, you can find more info here:  www.arcadevintageshop.com (http://www.arcadevintageshop.com)


Can be any shape & colour you chose, I´m thinking to do next the Berzerk, Flynn´s,  Pacman...If any body have interest I will say to him to do a 10% discount for any member of this great forum  :D

Personally my experience is I was looking for this after long time for my game room, only find Hong Kong ebay stuff... but with neon or very bad led ones so bright... I was a bit worried for transport etc... so I know him was doing similar with elwire for bars, pubs etc...I told him to try and we make some designs, the quality is good, warranty and very fast delivery 1 week...


Some of them in my place :D

(http://imageshack.us/a/img13/2883/dsc0137copiar.jpg)

(http://imageshack.us/a/img407/2084/3moe.jpg)

(http://imageshack.us/a/img824/6289/dsc0140copiar.jpg)

(http://imageshack.us/a/img841/3556/dsc0145copiar.jpg)

(http://imageshack.us/a/img17/2310/wx.jpg)

(http://imageshack.us/a/img19/2189/zjqn.jpg)






Title: Re: My Arcade & Project in Spain
Post by: Belike on November 03, 2013, 03:25:07 AM
A TRON sign combined with a Recognizer would be great, I would surely buy some. ;)
(http://fc07.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2010/025/6/e/Tron_Recognizer_by_cinfa.jpg)
Title: Re: My Arcade & Project in Spain
Post by: scr33n on November 03, 2013, 10:17:58 AM
Congratulations!!!! Awesome gameroom and nice games selection  :spaceace:
Title: Re: My Arcade & Project in Spain
Post by: Sphere on November 03, 2013, 10:35:49 AM
I have to agree, awesome gameroom you have there! :D
Title: Re: My Arcade & Project in Spain
Post by: baritonomarchetto on November 03, 2013, 10:38:27 AM
Nice, it would be a deram having a place like that here in Italy ...

Out of curiosity, is the offroad cabinet original or a modified super sprint cab? It looks very different from the "common" cab
Title: Re: My Arcade & Project in Spain
Post by: Laszo on November 03, 2013, 11:35:54 AM
What a nice gameroom and a great collection, most importantly it seams you are having a great time with family and friends :)

Time for a weekendtrip to this beautiful city  ;D
Title: Re: My Arcade & Project in Spain
Post by: DarthNuno on November 03, 2013, 06:05:59 PM
Great Arcade spirit in there! Tournaments, parties, discounts!  ;D  :-* ...and what a room for the games! OLE!  :)

Welcome here, Bicton  :)
Title: Re: My Arcade & Project in Spain
Post by: Etienne MacGyver on November 03, 2013, 06:19:03 PM
Nice place, love the signs !  :spaceace:
Title: Re: My Arcade & Project in Spain
Post by: Bicton on November 03, 2013, 09:51:16 PM
A TRON sign combined with a Recognizer would be great, I would surely buy some. ;)
(http://fc07.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2010/025/6/e/Tron_Recognizer_by_cinfa.jpg)


Thank you Belike is a great idea :D !
Title: Re: My Arcade & Project in Spain
Post by: Bicton on November 03, 2013, 09:58:55 PM
What a nice gameroom and a great collection, most importantly it seams you are having a great time with family and friends :)

Time for a weekendtrip to this beautiful city  ;D

Exactly thats the important Laszo, I focus this as a social place to remember good times and enjoy with family & friends  ;D
Title: Re: My Arcade & Project in Spain
Post by: Bicton on November 04, 2013, 03:42:29 PM
Nice, it would be a deram having a place like that here in Italy ...

Out of curiosity, is the offroad cabinet original or a modified super sprint cab? It looks very different from the "common" cab

Hello baritonomarchetto, you right here in Spain was Segasa / Sonic the company that licensed & distributed the game, they decided to do it in the same cabinet that already used for the Super Sprint, but with larger hantarex 25" monitor plus new rewiring work, and dedicated arts.
Title: Re: My Arcade & Project in Spain
Post by: baritonomarchetto on November 04, 2013, 06:27:40 PM
Ah, interesting! Never seen that version before, it's really a nice catch! :spaceace:

Super Sprint was also distributed in Europe with both 20" or 25" monitors, if i remember correctly  :pac:
Title: Re: My Arcade & Project in Spain
Post by: Bicton on November 14, 2013, 01:11:11 AM

Some update pictures from the Game Room this days...


(http://imageshack.us/a/img163/2863/hb39.jpg)

(http://imageshack.us/a/img820/5900/3fgv.jpg)

(http://imageshack.us/a/img855/6357/dv6d.jpg)

(http://imageshack.us/a/img30/7267/959n.jpg)

(http://imageshack.us/a/img42/1151/f7u4.jpg)

and plenty of work ahead...
Title: Re: My Arcade & Project in Spain
Post by: vernimark on November 15, 2013, 06:37:06 PM
O-M-G!  :spaceace: :spaceace:
can I visit you??
Title: Re: My Arcade & Project in Spain
Post by: Bicton on November 18, 2013, 08:51:58 PM
O-M-G!  :spaceace: :spaceace:
can I visit you??

Ok course you can vernimark

Doing a Tournament the 1st of December, will be nice if you come around that day.

http://arcadevintageshop.blogspot.com.es/2013/11/torneo-arcade-vintage-clasicas-90.html (http://arcadevintageshop.blogspot.com.es/2013/11/torneo-arcade-vintage-clasicas-90.html)

Just let me know some days before.  ;)


Title: Re: My Arcade & Project in Spain
Post by: vernimark on November 19, 2013, 02:23:09 PM
Dec the 1st is not a good period for me :) if you organize something for next spring I can convine my girlfriend (this one or the next one) to spend a w.e. in spain  :lol:
Title: Re: My Arcade & Project in Spain
Post by: Bicton on November 25, 2013, 04:24:17 PM

Great weekend , a lot of machines rescued and ready working in my Game room plus a Trip to Madrid to collect 2 Daytona USA twins

Exhaust but very happy  ;D

(http://imageshack.us/a/img708/6203/j6u5.jpg)
amazing discovery just 800mts from home   :o

(http://imageshack.us/a/img571/8332/x8f0.jpg)
Full load of Daytonas  :lol:

(http://imageshack.us/a/img46/7839/otqw.jpg)
cleaned and ready working most of them

(http://imageshack.us/a/img43/5797/kh4i.jpg)
Jap version in really mint condition!

(http://imageshack.us/a/img132/5088/c9v3.jpg)
Testing and getting ready everything for the Tournament next Sunday

Title: Re: My Arcade & Project in Spain
Post by: Bicton on January 27, 2014, 10:20:40 PM

Some update from the last weeks:

Program on TV Channel 4 with 2 of my machines being delivered from the UK.

http://youtu.be/arKBrXTjmro (http://youtu.be/arKBrXTjmro)


some great machines also arrived during December and January...


(http://imageshack.com/a/img10/6266/o7jy.jpg)

(http://imageshack.com/a/img829/6182/ybql.jpg)

(http://imageshack.com/a/img196/5918/ah5k.jpg)

Months ago I saw the great arcade adventure of the Duke of Lancaster, I fall in love with the history thanks to all the members who made it possible, so I been searching for one machine from the Duke for a while, luckily on other forum was one for sale and after a bit of time I decide to have this beauty on my Game Room, Missile Storm done by Sidam y almost pristine condition and great restoration job from the last owner.



(https://fbcdn-sphotos-a-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/t1/p403x403/1479342_528663817230018_673802597_n.jpg)

The house of the Dead also was a good find, my last gun game that I played on the arcades.



(http://imageshack.com/a/img22/6802/28kt.jpg)

Glad to find this nice Out Run Spanish licensed by Cirsa/Unidesa fully working 5 min from my house in the last Arcade on the region, unfortunately he closed in 2012...

(http://imageshack.com/a/img197/5498/iw0a.jpg)

Some nice PCB as well, Rainbow Island, Combat School, Shinobi, Mercs...

(http://imageshack.com/a/img534/395/n64z.jpg)

(http://imageshack.com/a/img823/6100/r9j6.jpg)





Title: Re: My Arcade & Project in Spain
Post by: Bicton on August 27, 2014, 07:43:29 PM
I´m sorry a long time without no updates from my Project now its Arcade Vintage Cultural Association  :P.

Things go steady we started a cultural association 3 month ago and we are opening 2-3 days a month for members and public in general.

The main purpose of this its to make this place more social and get more people involved in this at the moment around 16 members.

The idea is they can use my machines, free drinks and participate in Tournaments, workshops and get discounts in some arcade/game shops etc... They collaborate with a monthly fee of 15€, and 10€ day no Associates, thats helps me to pay some part of the maintenance of the place.

With our Humbly we wish to host a weekend event with the people of all the international forums, we are located in Petrer 25 mins from Alicante Airport.

We have access to a guest house ruled by the town council just 5 mins by car from our place with capacity 40-50 people and other facilities.
 
All the ideas will be very welcome. Lets do it!


Here some actual pictures of Arcade Vintage Game Room :D


(http://i.imgur.com/HxvGJVf.jpg)


(http://i.imgur.com/UPVJAHC.jpg)


(http://i.imgur.com/jVSmxvO.jpg)


(http://i.imgur.com/VrKySvx.jpg)


(http://i.imgur.com/R5eI3xp.jpg)


(http://i.imgur.com/ev1u4CQ.jpg)



(http://i.imgur.com/3cffJpN.jpg)


(http://i.imgur.com/SHSq20D.jpg)



(http://i.imgur.com/yZa683d.jpg)



(http://i.imgur.com/4wI4GpD.jpg)



(http://i.imgur.com/Hm13YNZ.jpg)



(http://i.imgur.com/InoenFV.jpg?2)









Title: Re: My Arcade & Project in Spain
Post by: Tyrem on August 27, 2014, 08:21:34 PM
this, my friend, is bloooooooody freakin amazing!!!
Title: Re: My Arcade & Project in Spain
Post by: anunaki on August 27, 2014, 09:27:15 PM
+1 I love it

this, my friend, is bloooooooody freakin amazing!!!
Title: Re: My Arcade & Project in Spain
Post by: Muerto on August 27, 2014, 10:47:48 PM
What an amazing place, its HUGE by the looks of it :spaceace: :spaceace:
Title: Re: My Arcade & Project in Spain
Post by: Luigi on August 28, 2014, 07:50:12 AM
What Tyrem says!! :)

Could you take some photos with the lights off? (and no flash, please!)  :spaceace:
Title: Re: My Arcade & Project in Spain
Post by: Bicton on September 03, 2014, 04:56:04 PM

Thank you all of you mates.

Luigi this the only one I have with me at the moment, I will try to do more during this week.  ;D


(http://i.imgur.com/mYonlRl.jpg?1)
Title: Re: My Arcade & Project in Spain
Post by: ckong on September 03, 2014, 05:10:58 PM
What a great place!! Man, we should do a DLF group tour down south to Spain, to your place and have lots of fun.   Do you still have the Moon Crest, one of my all time favourites?
Title: Re: My Arcade & Project in Spain
Post by: Tyrem on September 03, 2014, 06:21:35 PM
is there a way to get those neons?
Title: Re: My Arcade & Project in Spain
Post by: level42 on September 04, 2014, 12:17:59 AM
https://www.dragonslairfans.com/smfor/index.php?topic=3210.0

http://forums.arcade-museum.com/showthread.php?t=213489&highlight=atari+neon

This Chinese guy can make whatever you want :)

His ebay store/name is AOOS.STORE

If you find others with the same items they are re-sellers or fakers....here's a direct link: http://www.ebay.com/usr/aoos.store?_trksid=p2047675.l2559

The guy guarantees that it arrives safely or will refund/replace it right away. He's good.
Title: Re: My Arcade & Project in Spain
Post by: ckong on September 04, 2014, 12:28:38 AM
is there a way to get those neons?

Those are not neons. They are >>> http://imageshack.us/a/img407/8179/q4en.jpg
Title: Re: My Arcade & Project in Spain
Post by: ckong on September 04, 2014, 12:32:55 AM
The guy guarantees that it arrives safely or will refund/replace it right away. He's good.


Yes, he is. I got two neons from him. And this one also looks neat: http://www.ebay.com/itm/New-Ms-Pacman-Real-Glass-Neon-Light-Ms-Pacman-Pac-Man-Pac-Man-Game-Room-Sign-H86-/151074540892?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item232cbe8d5c
Title: Re: My Arcade & Project in Spain
Post by: level42 on September 04, 2014, 12:49:07 AM
Ow wow.....not bad though !

And love the arcade by the way !!!
Title: Re: My Arcade & Project in Spain
Post by: Etienne MacGyver on September 04, 2014, 06:48:16 AM
is there a way to get those neons?
These are not neon like erik says, its EL Wire

You can get it pretty cheap, and if you are a bit creative you can make great signs

http://www.glowspecialist.nl/contents/nl/d88_EL-Wire_EL-draad_lichtgevend_draad.html
Title: Re: My Arcade & Project in Spain
Post by: Luigi on September 04, 2014, 08:27:39 AM

Love it veeery much, thank you! :)

This place deserves more pictures of this kind ;)




Thank you all of you mates.

Luigi this the only one I have with me at the moment, I will try to do more during this week.  ;D


(http://i.imgur.com/mYonlRl.jpg?1)

Title: Re: My Arcade & Project in Spain
Post by: Bicton on September 05, 2014, 10:36:26 AM
What a great place!! Man, we should do a DLF group tour down south to Spain, to your place and have lots of fun.   Do you still have the Moon Crest, one of my all time favourites?

Thank you mate, of course Moon Cresta on all the time!

Group tour wellcome!





Title: Re: My Arcade & Project in Spain
Post by: anunaki on September 05, 2014, 10:42:58 AM
I'm in for a visit 8)
Title: Re: My Arcade & Project in Spain
Post by: Tyrem on September 05, 2014, 10:46:43 AM
would love to join the DLF-bus!
Title: Re: My Arcade & Project in Spain
Post by: Bicton on September 05, 2014, 10:53:26 AM
is there a way to get those neons?

Hello Tyrem as some of you say these are elwire, a friend of mine makes me, he used to make commercial heineken type or Harley Davidson so I sent him several arcade designs for me to do, he can do almost any design you want, now we sell on the website of the association www.arcadevintageshop.com (http://www.arcadevintageshop.com) for 70 € each with shipping included in Spain, would have to inform me of shipments to the rest of Europe if anyone of you are interested.
Title: Re: My Arcade & Project in Spain
Post by: synonym9 on September 06, 2014, 04:07:47 AM

Love it veeery much, thank you! :)

This place deserves more pictures of this kind ;)




Thank you all of you mates.

Luigi this the only one I have with me at the moment, I will try to do more during this week.  ;D


(http://i.imgur.com/mYonlRl.jpg?1)



...that AND a video...by all means.

This might be the most beautiful arcade I have ever seen...... :o