Bay Area, CA Racketboy Member's Meet Up!

[sevin0seven]

*added enderfall as a possible attendee for the next meet up.

*also added Musee Mechanique as a possible meet up place.

[dsheinem]

Here's a bunch of pics from a few weeks ago: http://s429.photobucket.com/albums/qq17 ... echanique/

Wow, what's with the 2 Execution and the Guillotine machines?

They had a bunch of those. They also had stuff like an animatronic opium den, "What the Butler Saw" adult peep shows, etc. These were all the rage around turn of the century America - pop in a quarter (or nickel) and watch the gruesome unfold. These are all restored and working.

As much as I was impressed by the video games, I'd never really seen that kind of stuff - let alone a TON of it - in person before. I have all kinds of possible ideas for articles floating through my head....

[Dakinggamer87]

I was thinking maybe Nickel City or some other arcade place.

i'm thinking D&B at Milpitas..

That sounds good to me!! I can't wait to have another meetup

[Dakinggamer87]

You guys should go to Musee Mechanique (http://www.museemechanique.org/) on Fisherman's Wharf. I was there a few weeks ago and it is a trip - the selection of video games is impressive but even more impressive is the pre-video arcade machines. I spoke with the owner of the place, who's family has collected arcade machines for several generations. The arcade even includes titles from the mid-late 1800s. He's going to be on an upcoming podcast.

But, as I was saying, the lineup of video games are also impressive. I got to play about a dozen cabs that I'd never seen in the wild...

Anyway, .02 from the other side of the country.

That place in San Francisco is awesome been there a couple times.

[hashiriya1]

Yeah, maybe I'll buy 707's Deathsmiles. I have the JPN version, but I am a Cave whore and I wouldn't mind owning the US version as well.

[Dakinggamer87]

Yeah, maybe I'll buy 707's Deathsmiles. I have the JPN version, but I am a Cave whore and I wouldn't mind owning the US version as well.

Great shump so glad it comes to US!!

[sevin0seven]

Yeah, maybe I'll buy 707's Deathsmiles. I have the JPN version, but I am a Cave whore and I wouldn't mind owning the US version as well.

heh. it's still available. i'll bring it in our next meet up

I was thinking maybe Nickel City or some other arcade place.

i'm thinking D&B at Milpitas..

That sounds good to me!! I can't wait to have another meetup

so is everyone ok with D&B at Milpitas for our next meet up? or...

[arnold_the_bartender]

D&B sounds fine with me and I know exactly how to get there. I just need someone to fill me in on what kinds of games (specifically, do they have retro arcade cabs?) they have there. Last time I've been was over 6 or 7 years ago?

[Bradtemple87]

D&B sounds fine with me and I know exactly how to get there. I just need someone to fill me in on what kinds of games (specifically, do they have retro arcade cabs?) they have there. Last time I've been was over 6 or 7 years ago?

Honestly, I was really let down when I visited about 6 months ago. They have a couple ultracades which I used most of my money on (player one joystick was shot to hell lol, so I used player two). A different variety of driving/ride on games are there, but redemption games have definitely taken over

[sevin0seven]

D&B sounds fine with me and I know exactly how to get there. I just need someone to fill me in on what kinds of games (specifically, do they have retro arcade cabs?) they have there. Last time I've been was over 6 or 7 years ago?

Honestly, I was really let down when I visited about 6 months ago. They have a couple ultracades which I used most of my money on (player one joystick was shot to hell lol, so I used player two). A different variety of driving/ride on games are there, but redemption games have definitely taken over

D&B is fine for me also. i went there about 4 months ago and mostly all they have there are various racing games. there's little retro games here and there, but that's it... so what do you have in mind?