One for my wish list

[Eddie]

I played this when I was a kid and have been looking for one to play again if not own. It was one of my favorites ! This is what I call an Arcade game not Video arcade games. These mechanical games are what I played in Times Square and they couldnt be beat. Its S.A.M.I by Williams
http://www.marvin3m.com/arcade/sami.htm

Other games I played that rule!!!

http://www.marvin3m.com/arcade/shark.htm

http://www.marvin3m.com/arcade/seawolf.htm

http://www.marvin3m.com/arcade/sredbar.htm

http://www.marvin3m.com/arcade/cspeed.htm

http://www.marvin3m.com/arcade/supshif.htm

http://www.marvin3m.com/arcade/panzer.htm

http://www.marvin3m.com/arcade/ttopgun.htm I always beat this guy LOL

http://www.marvin3m.com/arcade/sperisc.htm is another would love to have it was fantastic!!!

There are just to many to list that I played do you remember playing any of these?

I also stumbled across this guys great site with a vid at the bottom of his page showing a vid of his game room and a small clip of his S.A.M.I in action!!!

Awsome http://www.logantradingco.com/arcover.htm

[Chrisdice]

Eddie, did you ever go to a place on Long Island called Nunley's? It use to be in Baldwin on Sunrise Hwy. They had many of these games there. It was a shame they closed it down to put up a Pep Boys.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nunley's

[rubberratt]

Ya gotta love Marvin He sold me an Irritating Maze a few years ago. It blows air in your face when you hit the sides of the maze. HAHA I never tell first time players, and it is always hilarious to see the look on their faces when that happens. My friend list has dwindled considerably over the years... I wonder why .

I really miss all those arcades in Times Square. I think it was Playland that was open on both sides (was it Broadway and 8th ?). I ALWAYS cut through there. Made me late back to work more than once. Then there was a HUGE one right near to Beefsteak Charlies (maybe it was there before the restaurant) which was two floors, but I cant remember the name of it.

PS - I Loved that Shark Harpoon game, and the one with the little car on the spring that shook the steering wheel when you crashed. WOW Force Feedback all the way back then

[johntofva]

I grew up in the middle of nowhere, so I haven't seen some of those. But I do remember a lot of them. And they were wonderful.

[luckydog]

Here's where we went as kids in the late 50's and early 60's. 140 acre amusement park on the northwest side of Chicago.


http://chicago.urban-history.org/sit...s/rivervie.htm


some neat postcards here, it was like a huge Alladin's castle atsomsphere

http://history.amusement-parks.com/riverviewpost.htm

they had a huge penny arcade, and it was 2 cents to get in day to get in the park once a week

[Eddie]

Ya gotta love Marvin He sold me an Irritating Maze a few years ago. It blows air in your face when you hit the sides of the maze. HAHA I never tell first time players, and it is always hilarious to see the look on their faces when that happens. My friend list has dwindled considerably over the years... I wonder why .

I really miss all those arcades in Times Square. I think it was Playland that was open on both sides (was it Broadway and 8th ?). I ALWAYS cut through there. Made me late back to work more than once. Then there was a HUGE one right near to Beefsteak Charlies (maybe it was there before the restaurant) which was two floors, but I cant remember the name of it.

PS - I Loved that Shark Harpoon game, and the one with the little car on the spring that shook the steering wheel when you crashed. WOW Force Feedback all the way back then

Yup that was it. Playland and later it was Fascination. It had some very old machines some that are not on Marvins page.
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Eddie, did you ever go to a place on Long Island called Nunley's? It use to be in Baldwin on Sunrise Hwy. They had many of these games there. It was a shame they closed it down to put up a Pep Boys.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nunley's

Never been there. Too far from Manhattan LOL.
There is one Arcade left in the city The venerable China Town Fair in China town. Its much smaller now as it does not have its museum any more and there are only Video Machines.
and the Dancing Tic Tac Toe Chicken is gone.

http://www.yelp.com/biz/zYBtRXEW0_FbmY_fUHJG_g

I was just there last week.