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Re: My local Sega Park arcade (Southampton UK)
Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2012 4:18 pm
by dark
Did they have Planet Harriers?
Re: My local Sega Park arcade (Southampton UK)
Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2012 4:42 pm
by rjay63
Unfortunately not....although the old Sega Park in Bournemouth had one on location test back in 2000. A few years later I managed to find a Planet Harriers machine locally which I played until that arcade closed. Those type of games were not commercially popular in UK arcades and it only had a minor release.
Re: My local Sega Park arcade (Southampton UK)
Posted: Fri Feb 24, 2012 8:04 pm
by Neohound
What strikes me most about the place is how empty it is. Quite sad really.
Re: My local Sega Park arcade (Southampton UK)
Posted: Sat Feb 25, 2012 9:06 am
by Scandinavian
What titles from the Dreamcast do they have there?:)
(or the other way around if you like)
Re: My local Sega Park arcade (Southampton UK)
Posted: Sat Feb 25, 2012 4:26 pm
by rjay63
Scandinavian:
The only 'Dreamcast' title that remains is Ferrari F355 Challenge 2 (a reverse conversion of the console game) which you can see at the entrance. NAOMI>Dreamcast titles were present in Sega Park between 1998-2002. Heres a list:
1998 House Of The Dead 2
1999 Crazy Taxi
1999 Zombie Revenge
1999 Virtua Tennis
1999 Ferrari F355 Challenge (both twin type and full size)
2000 18 Wheeler
2000 Marvel Vs Capcom 2
2000 Capcom Vs SNK
2001 Capcom Vs SNK 2
2001 Virtua Tennis 2
2001 Confidential Mission
2002 Border Down (location test)
The Sega Park in Bournemouth was a location test site for many arcade games until 2003. They had one of the only Samba De Amigo coin-ops in the country.
Re: My local Sega Park arcade (Southampton UK)
Posted: Sat Feb 25, 2012 4:41 pm
by Scandinavian
Sounds like a really cool place:)
Re: My local Sega Park arcade (Southampton UK)
Posted: Sat Feb 25, 2012 6:09 pm
by Neohound
Wouldn't Konami's DDR been there around that time ? Also NBA Hoopz ? If so, that would be two other DC games. I'm guessing they would also have had Daytona USA and Sega Rally ? Plus, and I'm stretching it here, Metal Slug. Those three are all playable, in one form or another, on Dreamcast.
The only arcade near me is a 30 mile ride to a seaside town they forgot to tear down. It's a dirty, decrepit and ramshackle old place which is full of ancient fruit machines. But in one corner sits a wraparound screen F355 and a Sega Rally machine. Last time I tried to sit in front of Sega Rally I could barely fit on to the seat......I let a 7 year old kid have my ride instead ! lol
Re: My local Sega Park arcade (Southampton UK)
Posted: Sun Feb 26, 2012 8:07 am
by rjay63
Neohound:
My list was referring to NAOMI>Dreamcast however Sega Park did indeed have games running on other hardware that were converted. They include Marvel Vs Capcom 1, Sega Rally 2 and Street Fighter 3: New Generation. NBA Hoopz was never in Sega Park but we did have Dancing Stage Euromix which was only converted to PS1.
Sega Park was a cool place but isn't anymore (for me anyway). The owners haven't brought any new titles in for the past two years and seem more interested in their fruit machine operations. I should also point out it's 'Sega Park' by name only; Sega themselved stopped being involved in this arcade many years ago. If you live in the UK and are interested in the latest Sega coin-ops, a trip to Bowlplex is your best bet. I visited the one in Portsmouth yesterday to play Operation GHOST (sequel to GHOST Squad).
Re: My local Sega Park arcade (Southampton UK)
Posted: Sun Feb 26, 2012 11:03 am
by Scandinavian
A little bit oftopic, but i guess this is the best place to write it (you WILL hate me for this)
I have been to Dubai mall where Sega Republic is, without visiting the place!
I had a really good excuse though:P