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Arcade - Bobs Skerries

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  • #32
    Optimus Prime
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 5,419 Mod ✭✭✭✭Optimus Prime


    Yeh sunk a lot of money into that operation wolf myself. Sad to see it in a corner facing the wall when I was there ! I remember sitting in that knight rider car as a kid and the plane. That monkey machine with the prizes as well I can remember as a kid and a parrot thing they had too.

    last time I was there that point blank was working but in attached building they have all the snooker tables in. They had an outrun in there too I think. That was a few years back now.


    another thing I always remember from there is the kids “ferris wheel” just in with the amusements outside. I’ve a photo of my brother and me in it as kids and a few years ago we got a photo of our kids in it together. Unreal it lasted so long.



  • #33
    Retr0gamer
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 54,039 CMod ✭✭✭✭Retr0gamer


    Those amusements are still there but mothballed.



  • #34
    Inviere
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,207 ✭✭✭Inviere


    Every time I see an Electrocoin Xenon I'm instantly brought back to the mid 90s. I don't think there's any other arcade cabinet in existence that has such a nostalgic affect on me. There's something about the bezel colours

    Retro Computers/Consoles Repair/Restoration List



  • #35
    dav09
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 979 ✭✭✭dav09


    I wonder is there a plan to reopen, would be nice is someone made contact as I'm sure there's plenty of stuff there still that could be enjoyed. A lot of arcade businesses seemed to closed during COVID and arcades generally couldn't open much at all especially during peak season but a few that seemingly closed permanently reopened recently.



  • #36
    CathalDublin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,178 ✭✭✭CathalDublin


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121209726#Comment_121209726

    I was wondering was this bobs?

    https://www.donedeal.ie/otherelectronics-for-sale/mario-kart-arcade-gp-2/35238635



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  • #37
    dav09
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 979 ✭✭✭dav09


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121290899#Comment_121290899

    It's not unfortunately I know who has it, and bobs didn't seem to have anything from 00's on from memory I think just before they closed they got Basketball and one or two bits.



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