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General Chat => Arcade Lifestyle => Topic started by: DarthNuno on October 10, 2008, 11:21:01 PM

Title: :: UK Road Trip #12 - GYRUSS + JR PAC MAN ::
Post by: DarthNuno on October 10, 2008, 11:21:01 PM
(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/news/gyruss-jr.jpg)

Back for a new roadtrip... it's been a while isn't it  :)

This back, back to 'roots' ... it'll be a UK roadtrip ... yes yes... I guess I should live over there  8)  :lol:

Ok, it's Wednesday evening, the 13rd of august 2008 (three months ago ??? Yes ... arg  ::) ). Let's prepare the car... and a trailer for tomorrow :

(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/pacmangyrussrt/pacgyr1.jpg)

Yes...a trailer because there will be TWO games  8) One will be on the trailer, the other one inside my car  :arrow:

(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/pacmangyrussrt/pacgyr2.jpg)

Hey ... what about the Dr Pepper cans ?  They are already in the car, with other usual roadtrip items  :P :arrow:

(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/pacmangyrussrt/pacgyr3.jpg)

Ok, D-Day  ::)  :arrow:

(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/pacmangyrussrt/pacgyr4.jpg)

4:35 AM  :shock:  :arrow:

(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/pacmangyrussrt/pacgyr5.jpg)

Here's the travel of the day :

(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/pacmangyrussrt/pacgyr6.jpg)

Wait... I won't do it alone... this time, Sam [guardian of my Galaxian Theater in his garage for more than one year] will be a part of this story.
For information, traveling to UK via the Euro Tunnel will be a premiere for him  :spaceace:

Here's the man :

(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/pacmangyrussrt/pacgyr7.jpg)

Starting from Belgium... and 3h30 or 4h00 later... arriving in France  :arrow:

(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/pacmangyrussrt/pacgyr8.jpg)

...and at Calais, where we'll use the Euro Tunnel  :arrow:

(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/pacmangyrussrt/pacgyr9.jpg)

Few minutes before entering into le Shuttle

(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/pacmangyrussrt/pacgyr10.jpg)

Here we go  :spaceace:

(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/pacmangyrussrt/pacgyr11.jpg)

Time to waste ? Hopefully we have a Retro Gamer mag' with us to read :-*

(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/pacmangyrussrt/pacgyr12.jpg)

Welcome in UK :

(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/pacmangyrussrt/pacgyr13.jpg)

M20 ... all the way  8)  :arrow:

(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/pacmangyrussrt/pacgyr14.jpg)

The DartFord bridge...

(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/pacmangyrussrt/pacgyr15.jpg)

...and the price to pay  :pac: :ghost: :ghost: :ghost: :ghost:

(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/pacmangyrussrt/pacgyr16.jpg)

Driving in England is easy (I mean driving on the left part of the road) when you're driving on a motorway... but you really have to be careful in the small roads like this one  :

(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/pacmangyrussrt/pacgyr17.jpg)

On location. Here's the games  :arrow:

(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/pacmangyrussrt/pacgyr18.jpg)

 :-* :-* :-*
Title: Re: :: UK Road Trip #12 - GYRUSS + JR PAC MAN ::
Post by: DarthNuno on October 10, 2008, 11:21:36 PM
As you can see, these cabs are in a really good cosmetic condition  :-* :-* :-* :arrow:

(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/pacmangyrussrt/pacgyr19.jpg)

Have a look at the side art on both games ... great condition  :-* :-* :-*  :arrow:

(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/pacmangyrussrt/pacgyr20.jpg)

Beautiful isn't it  :-* :-* :-*

(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/pacmangyrussrt/pacgyr21.jpg)

The Gyruss will be in the car...

(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/pacmangyrussrt/pacgyr22.jpg)

Did you notice ? I'm very happy to finally found a Gyruss... a game on my 'MUST HAVE' list  :P :D

(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/pacmangyrussrt/pacgyr23.jpg)

Because that Pac Man will be on a trailer, we have to protect it as much as possible  :pac:

(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/pacmangyrussrt/pacgyr24.jpg)

...AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE...

(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/pacmangyrussrt/pacgyr25.jpg)

It should be fine now  ;)  :arrow:

(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/pacmangyrussrt/pacgyr26.jpg)

...very well protected, even the base... in case of rain (don't forget we are in England now)  :spaceace:

(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/pacmangyrussrt/pacgyr27.jpg)

Very kind seller by the way... but It's the worst moment ( £££  :P )  :lol:

(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/pacmangyrussrt/pacgyr28.jpg)

Ok... we are far from home... time to say good bye, and add two more great vintage cabs in Belgium  ;D

Sam is hungry... let's make a stop...

(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/pacmangyrussrt/pacgyr30.jpg)

Nice T-shirt by the way, isn't it  :lol:  :pac: :ghost: :ghost: :ghost: Did ya say Geeks  ::) :P ;D

(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/pacmangyrussrt/pacgyr29.jpg)

Back on the Dartford bridge...

(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/pacmangyrussrt/pacgyr31.jpg)

UK means rain... almost all the time  :-\ ...

(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/pacmangyrussrt/pacgyr32.jpg)

Arriving at the EuroTunnel... nice cab car  :-*

(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/pacmangyrussrt/pacgyr33.jpg)

...in France...

(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/pacmangyrussrt/pacgyr34.jpg)

...and in the final country  :arrow: BELGIUM POWER !!!  ;D

(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/pacmangyrussrt/pacgyr35.jpg)

Of course... no more empty space in my game room or in my house... So once again, Sam will keep the games in his garage few days/weeks/months/...  ::) ;D He's not to angry...because these games are smaller than the Galaxian Theater  :D :D :D

(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/pacmangyrussrt/pacgyr36.jpg)

(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/pacmangyrussrt/pacgyr37.jpg)

Now the RT details   :P

(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/pacmangyrussrt/pacgyr38.jpg)

(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/pacmangyrussrt/pacgyr39.jpg)

1107km / 17h20min on the road, 100km under water (Euro tunnel)  :spaceace:

More details on both games soon  :-*
Title: Re: :: UK Road Trip #12 - GYRUSS + JR PAC MAN ::
Post by: GermanCoasterBoy on October 11, 2008, 01:09:06 AM
WOW very nice machine's  :o!!!
The Pac Man is until now the best I've seen!
£££ for one or both?
and where you have the cool T-shirts come from?  ??? :? :shock:
MFG
GermanCoasterBoy
Title: Re: :: UK Road Trip #12 - GYRUSS + JR PAC MAN ::
Post by: DarthNuno on October 11, 2008, 08:28:09 AM
Yes, both are in a very good aesthetic condition  :-*

and where you have the cool T-shirts come from?  ??? :? :shock:
MFG
GermanCoasterBoy

You can easily find such Pac Man Sweatshirt on ebay.com.
Title: Re: :: UK Road Trip #12 - GYRUSS + JR PAC MAN ::
Post by: funkycochise on October 11, 2008, 10:13:23 AM
Gyruss design is brilliant,
i really love them

nice treasures, bruno  :pac:
Title: Re: :: UK Road Trip #12 - GYRUSS + JR PAC MAN ::
Post by: logan on October 11, 2008, 12:11:55 PM
two very nice looking cabs!  :D
Good condition as far as i can tell from the pics, and awsome games!

Man, i really need to start my gameroom... but wait... work will start on the 16th this month, hooray!  :roll:
Title: Re: :: UK Road Trip #12 - GYRUSS + JR PAC MAN ::
Post by: scr33n on October 11, 2008, 06:56:05 PM
Great Bruno!!!!

GYRUSS  :-* :-* one of my favourite

You have found a treasure  8)  :spaceace: :spaceace:

Title: Re: :: UK Road Trip #12 - GYRUSS + JR PAC MAN ::
Post by: Sonic 1992 on October 11, 2008, 08:31:46 PM
Awesome find!!  I've never seen that front on the coin door for Jr. Pac Man.. Cool!

Gyruss... GREAT!!!

Now to check your game room progress! Bruno!!!!....  (going there now)   :pac: :ghost:  :spaceace: :spaceace: :spaceace:

Nice to be back posting here after all the mess we had!!   (more on that to come in "all the rest" section soon)

Title: Re: :: UK Road Trip #12 - GYRUSS + JR PAC MAN ::
Post by: FINNY(uk) on October 12, 2008, 08:34:25 PM
Hey Bruno,

Saw the picture of you on M20 to London, You Drive right past my place, one mile from Junction 3, you should have stopped by to see me, Maybe next Time.

regards
-Jas
Title: Re: :: UK Road Trip #12 - GYRUSS + JR PAC MAN ::
Post by: subzero1970 on October 13, 2008, 05:13:08 PM
my god man how do u afford all these wonderous cabs!!!!  ;D
Title: Re: :: UK Road Trip #12 - GYRUSS + JR PAC MAN ::
Post by: DarthNuno on December 17, 2008, 06:47:34 PM
Back on this.. here's the missing part of that story  ::) :P  :arrow:

I was only supposed to get a Pac Man Jr and a Gyruss... but ... when I saw this one  :arrow:

(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/pacmangyrussrt/behind1.jpg)

(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/pacmangyrussrt/behind2.jpg)

(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/pacmangyrussrt/behind3.jpg)

 :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-*

... I had to ask to the (very nice and smart  :-*) seller if he would be ok to sell the Ms. to me  ::) :P ;D

Of course, impossible to bring it back with the two others cab, so I had to do a new road trip  :o ;D

Check this out  :arrow:

(http://dragonslairfans.com/news/mspacman.jpg) (https://www.dragonslairfans.com/smfor/index.php?topic=556.0)

 :spaceace:



Title: Re: :: UK Road Trip #12 - GYRUSS + JR PAC MAN ::
Post by: DarthNuno on April 01, 2009, 06:22:31 PM
Back on this... the GYRUSS is finished  :-*  :arrow:

(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/news/gyruss-thisisit.jpg) (https://www.dragonslairfans.com/smfor/index.php?topic=564.0)

 :spaceace: