Anyone remember Future Zone??

cactus86 · 03-05-2009 09:58AM #1

Just curious if anyone remembers this place? It used to be down the small alley beside Paddy's in Eyre Square. You could go in & choose which video game on which system you wanted to play....Just got a bout of nostalgia this morning, wanted to see if anyone else remembers it

majiktripp · 03-05-2009 10:43AM

Remember the place alright. Pay for an hour or whatever and get to play different games consoles (Megadrive, and Nintendo Console from Memory) and pick whatever game you like as well. Got to swap and change as frequently as you wanted too Was a great dumping ground for kids whilst parents went about there business in town!

cactus86 · 03-05-2009 10:45AM

glad to see someone rememebers! Ya, when that place closed down we had to go to funworld....:(

would love to have something like that nowadays. maybe have a retro corner to go along with other, up-to-date systems.

Galway needs an arcade with up-to-date games!

m83 · 03-05-2009 10:50AM

Fantastic memories, think I still have my membership card!

Oh... road rash, streets of rage... brilliant!

cactus86 · 03-05-2009 10:58AM

classics!

even now i play streets of rage from the Wii's virtual console.

cant wait until all these college exams are over, retro gaming summer coming up!

Mikey23 · 03-05-2009 11:38AM

Used to do the same thing in or around Leisureland for a while - think it was underneath the main area, can't remember exactly.

Do remember trying out some Megadrive games then though, long before chez Mikey turned into the three console wonderland of today. Was an ominously dark place with cubicles, spooked my little brother out a bit.

majiktripp · 03-05-2009 12:18PM

Mikey23 wrote: »

Was an ominously dark place with cubicles, spooked my little brother out a bit.

Aye, a bit of a Porno Theatre vibe in some of those old gaming places...bit dodgy alright!

Well..one man's game is another man's porn..

dmcg90 · 03-05-2009 01:22PM

SquarEyes is kind of like it, disappointng its only for PC games (Bar Rock Band/ Guitar Hero)

swalsh · 04-05-2009 03:26PM

They used to have a smoke machine that seamed to be constanty on if I recall. Used to be a really stong smell of it too

wet-paint · 12-05-2009 03:40AM

I think my membership card is round here somewhere too. The megadrive and SNES at every chair, and then in the middle there were two disc based consoles, I think they were Sega Saturns?

Captain Darling · 12-05-2009 08:55AM

I remember it alright, it was in that courtyard behind Paddys. Real dingy spot, fair play to whoever set it up though, it was a good idea.

Many the day i got the train into town and spent my day in there.....

dougie ward · 12-05-2009 09:19AM

m83 wrote: »

Fantastic memories, think I still have my membership card!

Oh... road rash, streets of rage... brilliant!

road rash,deadly! get knocked off your bike run up to a cow and it mooed! lmao

JohnCleary · 12-05-2009 10:58AM

Can't remember that place, guess you lot are showing your age

I can remember when FunWorld above Supermacs (Eyre Sq) opened up - it was brilliant for a few years, then rapidly went downhill

Thargor · 12-05-2009 04:45PM

Funworld was excellent when all the games were rigged with doorbells over the coin slot so you could just press the button instead of putting in the coin, all our birthdays were spent there.

ScumLord · 12-05-2009 06:16PM

There was one in Tuam too.

Anyone remember Future Zone??

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