Arcardes in Dublin

ruairi

Apologies if this isn't the correct forum for this. I've had a good poke around boards and this one seemed most likely.

Having dropped into Dr Quirkeys recently for the first time in years and been disappointed with the way it's gone, are there any good games arcades left around Dublin city?

I'm ideally looking for multiplayer car racing games or shooters.

Any recommendations?

Thanks,

R.

o1s1n

If you can manage to get out to Bray bowl they have BYOB nights on the weekends. Ten euro in and all the machines are on freeplay.

From memory, some of the games they have -

House of the Dead 2
Time Crisis 2
Time Crisis 3
Silent Scope
Police Trainer
Starwars Arcade
Sega Rally (one of the newer ones)
Another sit down car game which I cant remember the name of
Some ride on bike twin game I also cant remember the name of
Street Fighter 2
Metal Slug 3
One of those dancy game things

ruairi

o1s1n wrote: »

If you can manage to get out to Bray bowl they have BYOB nights on the weekends. Ten euro in and all the machines are on freeplay.

From memory, some of the games they have -

House of the Dead 2
Time Crisis 2
Time Crisis 3
Silent Scope
Police Trainer
Starwars Arcade
Sega Rally (one of the newer ones)
Another sit down car game which I cant remember the name of
Some ride on bike twin game I also cant remember the name of
Street Fighter 2
Metal Slug 3
One of those dancy game things

That does sound great, thanks. The Mrs & I will have to pop down on the Dart next weekend and check it out :-)

o1s1n

It's really great craic. Bowling and all the pool tables are included in the €10 euro admittance.

Plus you can bring your own cans, which just seals the deal for me

krudler

I miss real arcades, seaside places with dimly lit smokey areas, weird locals and fag burn stained cabinets with Double Dragon and Kung Fu Master, by gar those were the days!

o1s1n

I just wish I'd taken photos in Dawson's and Fun Palace on Bray seafront all those years ago . They're just foggy memories now.

krudler

I woulda spent summers in Clare so places like Kilkee and Lahinch had good arcades, or Ballybunion in Kerry, there were some great ones there.

unky chop chop

o1s1n wrote: »

If you can manage to get out to Bray bowl they have BYOB nights on the weekends. Ten euro in and all the machines are on freeplay.

From memory, some of the games they have -

House of the Dead 2
Time Crisis 2
Time Crisis 3
Silent Scope
Police Trainer
Starwars Arcade
Sega Rally (one of the newer ones)
Another sit down car game which I cant remember the name of
Some ride on bike twin game I also cant remember the name of
Street Fighter 2
Metal Slug 3
One of those dancy game things

Seems like a nice collection of cabs, I think I'll pay a vist with a bag o' cans.
I went to the BYOB in Stillorgan bowl.
Only a handfull of Cabs to speak of...Terminator cab with broken guns,Nice sitdown Outrun 2 cab which took a few quid of me, and a lovely looking Lindbergh cab running VF5 that was out of order!!!

Mitchomagic

Originally Posted by o1s1n
If you can manage to get out to Bray bowl they have BYOB nights on the weekends. Ten euro in and all the machines are on freeplay.

From memory, some of the games they have -

House of the Dead 2
Time Crisis 2
Time Crisis 3
Silent Scope
Police Trainer
Starwars Arcade
Sega Rally (one of the newer ones)
Another sit down car game which I cant remember the name of
Some ride on bike twin game I also cant remember the name of
Street Fighter 2
Metal Slug 3
One of those dancy game things


Sounds like my games room ............

deathrider

Am I the only one who doesn't like Metal Slug 3?

o1s1n

deathrider wrote: »

Am I the only one who doesn't like Metal Slug 3?

As long as you like Metal Slug 1,2 and X!

3 does go a bit mental. I wasnt a big fan of it for years but have really grown to love it.

Steve X2

o1s1n wrote: »

As long as you like Metal Slug 1,2 and X!

3 does go a bit mental. I wasnt a big fan of it for years but have really grown to love it.

Metal Slug 3 ftw!!! :pac:

murphyebass

http://www.ebay.ie/itm/Metal-Slug-Anthology-fur-Playstation-2-Guter-Zustand-Komplett-/271195325768?pt=DE_PC_Videospiele&hash=item3f24804548

Thinkin of getting this Metal Slug Anthology, seems to go for 20euro or so on ebay.

I'm ashamed to say the only metal slug I own and have ever played is Metal Slug 1st mission on the Neo Geo Pocket Colour.

I presume its worth getting the anthology yeah?

Just saw this on the wiki site about laggy controls. Is it true? If so I wouldnt bother with it. It'd be the Pal PS2 version I'd be getting....

"The Metal Slug Anthology received positive reviews but was criticized for its lack of Classic Controller support on the Wii version, and sluggish, "laggy" controls on the PAL PlayStation 2 version, which had a noticeable delay when entering button presses."

deathrider

o1s1n wrote: »

As long as you like Metal Slug 1,2 and X!

3 does go a bit mental. I wasnt a big fan of it for years but have really grown to love it.

I love the first few, and I really enjoy 4,5 and 6 too. But 3 was just too long and drawn out. By the end of it, I find myself bored and only finishing the game because I'm too far in to stop.

Oh, and murphyebass, get that disc! All seven games (X included) on the one disc. It's great craic, and well worth the cash.

o1s1n

deathrider wrote: »

I love the first few, and I really enjoy 4,5 and 6 too. But 3 was just too long and drawn out. By the end of it, I find myself bored and only finishing the game because I'm too far in to stop.

Oh, and murphyebass, get that disc! All seven games (X included) on the one disc. It's great craic, and well worth the cash.

1ccing is the only way to play (and get good) at a Metal Slug game. Once those three lives are up, don't put any more credits in. You'd be surprised how quickly you can get through the first few stages alive after a while.

Metal Slug 3 is indeed just too feckin long. Finishing it even by credit feeding can be a pain in the ass due to the length. 'Yay it's over!' no wait, ANOTHER stage! argh!

sparkthatbled

o1s1n wrote: »

If you can manage to get out to Bray bowl they have BYOB nights on the weekends. Ten euro in and all the machines are on freeplay.

From memory, some of the games they have -

House of the Dead 2
Time Crisis 2
Time Crisis 3
Silent Scope
Police Trainer
Starwars Arcade
Sega Rally (one of the newer ones)
Another sit down car game which I cant remember the name of
Some ride on bike twin game I also cant remember the name of
Street Fighter 2
Metal Slug 3
One of those dancy game things

This sounds like a great idea! Would you generally be waiting a while for a machine/lane/table to free up?

TechnoFreek

An arcade longplay on YouTube clocks metal slug 3 at 57 mins

o1s1n

sparkthatbled wrote: »

This sounds like a great idea! Would you generally be waiting a while for a machine/lane/table to free up?

The lanes you need to put your name down for as they're the most packed, pool & air hockey tables tend to be one or two free when you get in (there are loads of pool tables)

Machines are never packed with people, so you can just walk over and start whenever the mood takes you

o1s1n

TechnoFreek wrote: »

An arcade longplay on YouTube clocks metal slug 3 at 57 mins

As a comparison, any 1cc attempts I've filmed of me playing Metal Slug have me up to stage 5 in about 20 minutes from what I can remember.

An hour is just too long to keep people's interests I think.