A Tour of Alpha1's Classic Arcade Collection

[aeroflott]

You guys will have already seen Alex's great video of our day with Oliver, rummaging through his three storage units, which was posted last week.

Here's my write up - plenty of pics and detail. Worth 10 minutes of your time.

https://arcadeblogger.com/2017/07/21/a-tour-of-the-alpha-1-classic-arcade-collection/

Cheers

Tony

 

[Body pop]

Great write up as usual ,stunning collection .
Is there a link to that video you mentioned please? I must of missed it.

 

[aeroflott]

Great write up as usual ,stunning collection .
Is there a link to that video you mentioned please? I must of missed it.

Its at the bottom of the page on my write up dude.

 

[Brettster]

Wow what a collection.
really enjoyed reading that and thanks for sharing the collection Oliver

 

[iamjimmi]

Great timing Tony - I have just watched the video that Alex shot for his tours series.

Third jibs on an I-Robot (after you and Alex)!

 

[bbz149]

Awesome

ill watch the Vid when I get a spare 1hr 37min!

 

[big10p]

Watched this today on the TV in the games room, while I was supposed to be getting on with a few odd jobs. Ended up glued to the screen from start to finish. Great episode and great collection! Cheers for doing this, guys.

Now, to read the blog...
big10p2017-07-21 21:08:20

 

[Nintendo Arcade]

Great to read and see all the pictures of the day Tony
Such a informative and fun day
Well worth the read guys.

 

[Del Griffith]

Enjoyed that, Great vid, write up and collection.

So many great cabs

Thank's for sharing

 

[Franzy21]

Incredible collection.
I have never seen so many grail cabs at the same place!!!

Awesome.

 

[K1ngarth3r]

Will be reading it for sure, your blog is always a great read.

 

[Mark H]

Amazing collection. I wonder how many of those will still work. Some of these older cabs are like owning a classic car - you need to start (switch them on) from time to time !

Great article Tony.

Cheers

Mark

 

[Body pop]

Great write up as usual ,stunning collection .
Is there a link to that video you mentioned please? I must of missed it.

Its at the bottom of the page on my write up dude.

Oh thanks mate ,I hadn't actually clicked in ,and just read the article on email

Body pop2017-07-21 22:44:35

 

[aeroflott]

Oh thanks mate ,I hadn't actually clicked in ,and just read the article on email

You're right, it's not obvious as it just shows the cover image in the reader email when you subscribe.

Thanks for the feedback everyone - when the subject matter is as extenstive and super-cool as this week, it's a pleasure to put things together to share with everyone, as the article just writes itself.

I just watched Alex's video again - he does such a great job with those things - it's great to read the article and watch the video - interesting how both formats compliment each other so well, as you pick up different things from each I think. We should do more of these joint reports Alex!

 

[slowcade]

Very interesting reading - as always!

You wrote that Alpha1's European Gravitar is the only one left in the world, and that made me wonder. I may be wrong, but I think I have the same type of cabinet. Can anyone help me confirm that if I post a picture? Mine is in terrible condition, but it looks like the cabinet shape and CPO is the same. Mine also had the one piece silk screened glass, if I remember correctly. But I may be wrong, I am on holiday at the moment.

 

[jonhughes]

It's great that someone has gone to the effort of saving many of these machines. I think we are all (in small or in large amounts) aiming for something similar when we start collecting these things.

Fair play though, I look at the machines and there are a number in the video that I would love to own. I wish I had been more 'connected' in the 90s (I started collecting around 2001) and I wish I had had space to put things in (I only had room for 1 machine and a loft for PCBs - I still own that machine though). I can't be envious though (fair play again) because I would have broadly fallen in the category of not interested in X, Y & Z.

So it's a great collection owned by someone with vision beyond many others.

 

[Nintendo Arcade]

Oh thanks mate ,I hadn't actually clicked in ,and just read the article on email

We should do more of these joint reports Alex!

Well up for that Tony,I've got a few in mind already

 

[Brettster]

Finally got some time to watch the video, OMG what a spectacular collection
I would really like a Darius Burst cab, love the game and the soundtrack.

Would also like an I, Robot too. Used to play it in Morrisons in Leeds city centre while mum did the shopping, first time I played it, I made the mistake of choosing doodle city!!
once I played the main game I was awestruck.

 

[Russ J]

Would also like an I, Robot too. Used to play it in Morrisons in Leeds city centre while mum did the shopping, first time I played it, I made the mistake of choosing doodle city!!
once I played the main game I was awestruck.

? Don't remember Morrisons ever having arcade games....i assume you are on about the Morrisons on the Merrion Center? Nearest place i remember arcade games in was the bowling alley at the back of the Merrion Center....

 

[aeroflott]

Alex - just let me know dude. Have notebook and camera, will travel.

i,Robot is an interesting one. Since posting the article a lot of people have said they remember playing it back in the 80s over on these shores. I have never seen or played one ever until that day - and I visited a lot of arcade in the early 80s too. Weird.