anyone remember jackpot ?

billythepig

the amusement arcade next door to sinnotts in john street,
use to go on the duck from school years ago and spend the day in there playing space invaders, pinball, packman and galaxy, mocky dower used to pay a visit now and again and everybody would scatter across the railway square,
i think it was owened by the delacata family who use to own a chipper next door,

anyone recall ?

Typhoon.

jackpot, franks , The Gloss... I only barely remember em

I remember the older fellas "flickin 2p's" to get free credits on machines

blast from the past Billy

dougal

Remember Jackpot being there but don't think I was ever in it.
Used to go on the duck to the arcade in the Savoy (where supermacs is now) many a 10p wasted in there on R-type and some Kung fu game. Could get an hour out of donkey kong easily too.

There used to be a place where the Kazbar is now too can't remember what it was called though.

billythepig

dougal wrote: »

There used to be a place where the Kazbar is now too can't remember what it was called though.

franks

Typhoon.

dougal wrote: »

Used to go on the duck to the arcade in the Savoy (where supermacs is now)

The Gloss:D

dougal

billythepig wrote: »

franks

Typhoon. wrote: »

The Gloss:D

Ha so that's what they were called! I was keeping the head down in case anyone recognised me so musn't have seen the signs!

MARSH78

Jackpot for a game of Double Dragon then over the pot black for frame or two and a go of Afterburner!

Luckycharms_74

Yeah I remember all those places. Those were the days. Don't forget sullys in arundel square. I used to get many hours out of 1 x 20p on this game in Franks

MARSH78

There were a couple of classics in Sully's alright! A lot of money wasted on this one...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g6JC-HCNcio

jo06555

MARSH78 wrote: »

There were a couple of classics in Sully's alright! A lot of money wasted on this one...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g6JC-HCNcio

Ha ha brilliant I remember that , while I look at this my son plays forza 4 on Xbox , how times and technology change eh .. id love to see some old pictures of john St back in that time with jackpot and was it pot black up where Ruby's was ...?

MARSH78

Good times... Forza 4 is a great game, I'm not ashamed to admit that I still have a soft spot for the odd few video games. Yes, Pot Black was up where Ruby's used to be. Can't really remember a lot of the games that they had though. Heres another one from Sully's that a lot of pocket money went into...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RdVAUCpVv4o

Finnbar01

I remember palying this one in the Savoy.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DJ-8LeKK40s

MARSH78

Its crazy that we thought these looked amazing during their day... Heres another...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3v8oqsCjSso

honeybadger

ya cant forget about shinobi or golden axe ten pence classics lol or getting to give mortal kombat 1 the shake in sullys for the free credits

Quigs Snr

honeybadger wrote: »

ya cant forget about shinobi or golden axe ten pence classics lol or getting to give mortal kombat 1 the shake in sullys for the free credits

Ah, I was an expert at "flicking 2's". I remember the 4 player gauntlet machine in jackpot the most...

honeybadger

jeas i rember that game now that you mention it,,twas a hard game to be good at between bn a wizard wit speels and trying to fire arrows with the other ,,,any one rember the special tap in before ya start to play bubble bubble years ago so ya were zupped up and not have to worry about the power ups and getting the castles with the diamonds

MARSH78

I'm trying to remember a car game in Jackpot where you're looking down while you shoot at enemies. The joystick was missing the ball on top so you had to play with just a metal stick. Anyone remember? Heres one from Sully's, not sure if this was in Jackpot or Pot Black....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ZQHDnaPsxo

Luckycharms_74

honeybadger wrote: »

jeas i rember that game now that you mention it,,twas a hard game to be good at between bn a wizard wit speels and trying to fire arrows with the other ,,,any one rember the special tap in before ya start to play bubble bubble years ago so ya were zupped up and not have to worry about the power ups and getting the castles with the diamonds

LEFT JUMP LEFT 1P LEFT BUBBLE LEFT 1P- it will say power up at the bottom of the screen and you will have fast feet,fast bubbles, etc :D

billythepig

http://www.thepcmanwebsite.com/media/flash_space_invaders/

Luckycharms_74

billythepig wrote: »

http://www.thepcmanwebsite.com/media/flash_space_invaders/

haha thanks billy, this is better than my PS3. The old games are the best so simple yet so addictive.

Here is Pac-Man

jay.i.am

http://www.freeonlinegames.com/game/bubble-bobble-the-revival
Endless hours playing this in The Gloss.Hiding 10ps in my sock from the 'Any Odds' merchants.
Power up and Original game were the 2 tap ins i remember for Bubble Bobble.

billythepig

jay.i.am wrote: »

the 'Any Odds' merchants.

:D

theres a few of them still around,
remember the little foxy fella use to hang around the bookies on barrack st asking everybody that past by for a loan of two bob,
i wonder did he ever pay anyone back

Luckycharms_74

jay.i.am wrote: »

the 'Any Odds' merchants

Or those same fellas would ask you for your last man on the game :P

billythepig

Luckycharms_74 wrote: »

Or those same fellas would ask you for your last man on the game :P

or the 3rd ball when playing pinball:D