char042102

Really enjoyed the Omega video Degsy as I'm originally from Blackpool. Left when I was 3 months old then returned at 14 years old for a couple of years. Which is when l found myself wagging school (robbin' off , bunking off) and in the arcades you mention and others besides , playing games and my first ever go on a fruit machine (that was rat race 2p) in North pier arcade. Ah those were the days late 80's. Anyway just wanted to confirm, your memory serves you well and Mr B's was in fact correct for the arcade in between Coral Island and Funland. Just on a final funny but wasn't for me, sidenote , that Sega hydraulic gyroscopic game R360 you mentioned also had an equivalent machine with Sega AfterBurner unless they're the same thing, anyway I paid my £2 and went on it with a few people watching this bizarre thing do its thing. There was no mention from the attendant that it would be a good idea to have a friend look after your on person possessions as they all ended up scattered in 360 degree directions as the machine span with wild abandon. Suffice to say coins, keys ,clipper lighters you name it ended up shall we say, cast well away, dispersed in a random fashion, if you like, from their initial location. Put simply S#*! went everywhere. Let's just say I wasn't too keen on trying to beat my highscore on that bloody machine again lol

Wow this looks mad. Amazing work there johnparker007 , thanks for developing this project it's really coming alive . very exciting indeed It so reminds me of 3D-ARCADE MAME from years ago. I'm sure "Spanner" made up some 3d models for fruit machines , l'm sure he'd love this. https://www.mameworld.info/3darcade/fruit/fruit.htm

Very very sad to learn of this tragic news.Chris you will be forever in our hearts and mind and so sorely missed.Thank You so so much for all your time,immense work and such kindness in what you did for us all. absolutely shocked and heart-broken about this.