Steve W
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I plan on heading over to Yestercades in Red Bank tonight probably from around 5:30pm or so till closing (9pm?). If any KLOVers are around, I'll likely be the only one with a Red Cardinals hat on.
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Very cool place. Definitely reminds me of like a version of Flynn's with the store front facing the busy street. Cool to play near the front and watch out the window while you play. Very clean inside and very friendly people. One thing I thought was a bit strange was I noticed while I was playing that staff would go around and randomly start games on things and walk away. I'm not sure why they do this, start up sound ambiance maybe? Just noticed it because Pole Position is a pain to kill off, lol.
I thought I recalled seeing their tech post/read KLOV so I'll comment on what I played.
DK Jr: Plays very well, kill screened it there last night
Pole Position: If I recall, the bezel is blocking a decent portion of the monitor, looks like it fell out of place and makes it tough to see the right side of the road. Controls drifted to the right.
Millipede: Arguably the nicest playing Millipede I've played on, TB must have been rebuilt, very nice
Mario Bros (WB): Played very well, nice looking cab
Galaxian: Played well
Tron: Played perfectly and nice cab condition
Donkey Kong: Has a white top replacement jump button that gets stuck. If not replaced with an original DK jump button, then probably just swap one of the Player 1 or 2 start buttons with it in the meantime.
Arkanoid: Played fine
Centipede: Needs a trackball rebuild. Initials scrolled through by themselves.
I am eager to go back soon, I really dig the vibe there and the 80's videos you can watch from anywhere in the arcade. Great work!
Did you notice the arcade ambiance soundtrack they play on the speakers
outside the building ? Very cool when you walk by.
JD
Yeah that was really cool. I really dig the look and feel of the place and it's great to hear that they've got a knowledgeable tech now like yourself to work on the games. That's a great combination. I am close by so I will be back on a regular basis.
Now about that scoreboard request.....lol
Last I saw on FB they said that was sort of their next implementation they want to accomplish so that's cool. Probably would work well by having a few small LCD's scattered around to display that.
I found it funny that when there were a few patrons with kids there besides just me, they played 80's videos and when they left, they put on a Black Sabbath concert dvd. Then when others came in they switched it back. I'm fine with either![]()
I have to go check them out soon. Looks & sounds like a great place!
PCJOHN - I see you are in NJ - you do tech work in Philly too?