Dazza72 3 Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 I’m trying to trace the name of a machine I used to play around 1979-1982. Going from memory it looked old then. Can’t remember loads except green £ symbols, buttons were square (not oblong/rectangle) and above the reels. Start button was dark green with start in black letters. What I remember most is the gamble feature which was on a reel, with happy & sad face and a no entry sign. Link to post Share on other sites
Line Up Chris 792 Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 33 minutes ago, Dazza72 said: I’m trying to trace the name of a machine I used to play around 1979-1982. Going from memory it looked old then. Can’t remember loads except green £ symbols, buttons were square (not oblong/rectangle) and above the reels. Start button was dark green with start in black letters. What I remember most is the gamble feature which was on a reel, with happy & sad face and a no entry sign. Sounds very Barcrest mpu1 early mpu2 perhaps. Would love to know which machine it was. Link to post Share on other sites
sulzerned 1042 Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 Was going to say the very same thing like match it .mpu1 by the sounds of it as those reeldecks really were clunky and electro in nature which made them seem older id say Link to post Share on other sites
sulzerned 1042 Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 As mentioned match it used the familiar green pounds but had the sling shot type reel deck which was old tech I think even then .this is mpu1 I think 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Dazza72 3 Posted January 10 Author Share Posted January 10 Wow....that’s exactly it. Omg!! The very first machine I played. It was in a place just outside Skegness called Chapel st Leonard’s in the Happy Days Club. Thanks so much Link to post Share on other sites
sulzerned 1042 Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 Nice one dazza glad its the one .its on the mecca gallery but vaguely remember these and others being about when I played in the early 80s arcades. Link to post Share on other sites
Dazza72 3 Posted January 10 Author Share Posted January 10 A video too. Not sure my description was totally correct about the gamble reel. Can’t believe there was one still alive 11 years ago on YouTube Link to post Share on other sites
Dazza72 3 Posted January 10 Author Share Posted January 10 Ned, never saw one in arcade, probably I was young? All the gamblers I remember in the arcades around that time were 1p and 2p play. Some were Bell fruits and others had the big silver lever in the middle on the front 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Dazza72 3 Posted January 10 Author Share Posted January 10 Moved on from this to mpu3, usual favourites I guess like rat race and online. Used to be in a local pool hall, had to get the 10pm bus home as had to be in for 11. The amount of times I gambled my 28p bus fare home and lost. Had to jog the 4 miles back Lol Whilst I’m thinking does anyone own a step n skip? Or any videos? Can’t see anything on YouTube and barely anything on Google. Link to post Share on other sites
hitthesix 572 Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 (edited) 1 hour ago, Dazza72 said: Moved on from this to mpu3, usual favourites I guess like rat race and online. Used to be in a local pool hall, had to get the 10pm bus home as had to be in for 11. The amount of times I gambled my 28p bus fare home and lost. Had to jog the 4 miles back Lol Whilst I’m thinking does anyone own a step n skip? Or any videos? Can’t see anything on YouTube and barely anything on Google. It has been emulated , i am not sure if you use the emulator but the layout is here https://www.fruit-emu.com/forums/files/file/4199-bwb-step-n-skip/ Edited January 10 by hitthesix typo Link to post Share on other sites
sulzerned 1042 Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 Step n skip is very rare.only ever seen one Link to post Share on other sites
Dazza72 3 Posted January 11 Author Share Posted January 11 Thanks all. Ive seen that picture BF part of a Barcrest 3 advert. Same picture also has Ace Chase and Rat Race on. All 3 were next to each other in my local pool hall. It’s a shame it’s missing the colour but hey ho. What would we give for those 3 machines today ? Link to post Share on other sites
scoodyemu 196 Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 The buttons look similar to the ones on this machine. I used to love playing it but can't find anything about it other than 1 was for sale in 2014. Link to post Share on other sites
superbank 1669 Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 11 hours ago, sulzerned said: Step n skip is very rare.only ever seen one 6 hours ago, BF74 said: This was even rarer as it's the £3 version. Never saw one of these in the wild, but quite a few of the 2p play £1.50 jackpot versions. Link to post Share on other sites
Dazza72 3 Posted January 11 Author Share Posted January 11 Scoodyemu that’s a nice looking classic there. Yes Superbank, £3 step n skip were rare but interestingly the one I played was changed to £3 at the same time rat race and ace chase were taken out of the pool hall I went to. I’ve never seen a £3 Ace Chase until that picture. Wouldn’t I so love to own all 3 of those.......oh and the Barcrest Matchit of course 😊 1 Link to post Share on other sites
niftynudger 535 Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 21 hours ago, Dazza72 said: Scoodyemu that’s a nice looking classic there. Yes Superbank, £3 step n skip were rare but interestingly the one I played was changed to £3 at the same time rat race and ace chase were taken out of the pool hall I went to. I’ve never seen a £3 Ace Chase until that picture. Wouldn’t I so love to own all 3 of those.......oh and the Barcrest Matchit of course 😊 Go on then where was the pool hall please? Link to post Share on other sites
Dazza72 3 Posted January 12 Author Share Posted January 12 Nifty nudger, the pool hall was on castlegate in Newark on Trent. It’s now a martial arts centre. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Dazza72 3 Posted January 12 Author Share Posted January 12 Nice read BF64. The BwB premises were on the industrial estate in Newark as in the article. It’s now home to reflex gaming Link to post Share on other sites
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