The Heart of Gaming
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Derek Chevalier

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4,610 posts

194 months

Friday 19th May 2017
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I've been following these guys

https://www.facebook.com/TheHeartOfGaming/

for a while as they've attempted to find a venue for their retro arcade, and they've finally managed to find a site in Croydon which opened a few weeks ago. I popped along today (was surprised at how gentrified Croydon town centre has become!) to have a look. For £10 you can spend the day there but I only had an hour or two, most of which was spent on Street Fighter 2, House of the Dead and Daytona USA.

I'm really hoping they can make a success of it, was gutted when Trocadero shut down, but probably best for my bank balance as I spent a fortune on Landing High Japan!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C0ZXOWa9LS0


seyre1972

3,025 posts

164 months

Friday 19th May 2017
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Cheers - missed visiting Heart of Gaming when it was in Shepherds Bush. Don't know of any decent arcades left in London (Trocadero/one in the city near Aldgate East all now gone .....frown

Couple of weekends ago had a trip up North, and called into the Bury Arcade Club. Wow - was transported back to my youth - spent about 4 hrs there playing all the games I loved as a kid.

Will make a trip over Croydon, and see if it's up to spec smile

vonuber

17,868 posts

186 months

Friday 19th May 2017
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That's awesome. Got to try and make time to visit sometime.