TOWN CENTRES

jeffvickers · Post by **jeffvickers** » Thu Nov 01, 2007 11:17 pm

God help us. Thats why I only work in rough pubs now.

Mattb · Post by **Mattb** » Thu Nov 01, 2007 11:22 pm

Cambridge town centre is currently the worst i've ever known it - pure shit.

Bucks Bunny
Manic Miner

ROTJs
Billy the Quid

Power 5
Hall of Fame
Road to Riches
Caribbean Cash
Warped
Gold Rush
Bucks Bunny
Invincible

ROTJs
WIYB

Money Spider

Road to Riches

Vortex
SMTM

Pure garbage isn't it. Good job i can drive to all my cluedos/rovers/panthers on the outskirts or profits would be hard now!

jeffvickers · Post by **jeffvickers** » Thu Nov 01, 2007 11:28 pm

You just can't win. Only machines with profit are reds and they have to be ready, and when they are streaking for £140s/£200s now, well?! casual punters are not interested, rather play quiz machine.

Town centre addicts are reducing in numbers BIG TIME

Mattb · Post by **Mattb** » Thu Nov 01, 2007 11:43 pm

On the other hand though - nixxy would love that selection, wouldn't he ob?

:P

gambogaz1 · Post by **gambogaz1** » Thu Nov 01, 2007 11:54 pm

I know what you mean. My city centre has
DOND HOF
DOND WOW
Goldrush

OTB
DOND WOW
Goldrush

Carribean Cash
OAR £25

DOND WOW
Snakez & Ladderz

Dough Ho Ho

Warped
MMM £25
SMTM
DOND P5 Chipped
Magic Money
OTB

Magic Money

SMTM
Pulsation

Just pure garbage.

JG · Post by JG » Fri Nov 02, 2007 12:23 am

Gambo that's 'orrible!
Matt there's some reasonable stuff there. Compliments the Panthers/Rovers/Suspects/New one that is on Fruit Emu but I haven't seen yet.

megastreak140 · Post by **megastreak140** » Fri Nov 02, 2007 12:35 am

have they released the emu now then

JG · Post by JG » Fri Nov 02, 2007 12:51 am

Nah, there's a picture of it in a Bazpeeb what's new? thread.

Probably protected by a s4 dongle ztech system anyway.

bigv038 · Post by **bigv038** » Fri Nov 02, 2007 2:17 am

games media shite everywhere now! :x

bowie · Post by **bowie** » Fri Nov 02, 2007 11:01 am

Mine just got slightly better, before it was full of BFM's and not a single red, in the last week just got a Vortex and OAR.

ob · Post by ob » Fri Nov 02, 2007 2:24 pm

Completely agree with you here jeff, most town centres are rubbish now, with mostly global (ie. gamesmedia etc.)/bfm machines, accounting for 90% of the total number of machines....

Sometimes there is a couple of (always) burnt cluedo +clones, and sometimes you see a refilled red or 2 that will no doubt be miles off ready....

I'm sure this isn't the case for EVERY town, but it definantely is for MOST towns! I'm finding at the moment, you are actually lucky not to LOSE in most town centres (ie.from checking machines/drinks etc.), those who do actually know good town centres - milk em whilst it lasts!

Dynamike · Post by **Dynamike** » Fri Nov 02, 2007 7:15 pm

I don't bother with any town centres around here, even Reds are getting scarce.

Nixxy · Post by **Nixxy** » Sat Nov 03, 2007 11:54 am

Mattb wrote:On the other hand though - nixxy would love that selection, wouldn't he ob? :P

Too much Bellfruit stuff in amongst that list, for my liking Matt

I really can't think of any local places near me with a good selection of Reds anymore - it's now a case of maybe 1 in 8 machines being a Red, whereas a couple of years ago I was surrounded by them. 3 in 8 seem to be a DOND variation, which I simply don't touch; 2 of those 8 are a GamesMedia and the rest an uneven spread of Extreme remnants/'other' Bellfruits/BTQ variations/pathetic Barcrests.

I've even resorted to taking a train ride a good 15 miles to an in-the-sticks Toby Carvery, which has the only Invincible I've got left.

105TOP · Post by **105TOP** » Sat Nov 03, 2007 3:23 pm

if you could put down where you live and it will save my petrol

Cheers
105TOP

jeffvickers · Post by **jeffvickers** » Sat Nov 03, 2007 3:27 pm

I remember when I used to be an addict, every Friday was wage day, around £200-£250 in my wallet, straight to the pub, playing the likes of Jack & The Beanstreak, Carry On Screaming, Decent Barcrests, early Reds etc. I had not much of an idea of JPMS at the time and could never time Big Brothers etc.

Yes, my wage would probably be gone by the middle of the week.

Now, lets just say I was in the same position now, with the absolute garbage out there, my wage would be gone by Friday Evening.

Machines are just not enjoyable for the casual punter or the addict anymore. Surely the industry has to change. What happened to all the creators of classic machines we all loved and enjoyed?

Maybe the £35 Jackpot has ruined it.