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Title: I am off to Luton on a hutning trip. Post by: thx1138 on April 11, 2005, 01:54:31 PM Mrs.THX and I are catching a train to Luton tommorrow, going hunting. It's been a piss-poor year for retro finds so far. So, we are taking the hunt to another town.
I shall take the digital camera too. Title: Re: I am off to Luton on a hutning trip. Post by: tholly on April 11, 2005, 04:21:53 PM Good Luck!
Post pics when you get back. Title: Re: I am off to Luton on a hutning trip. Post by: Tynstar on April 11, 2005, 07:49:17 PM Quote Good Luck! Post pics when you get back. I second that! Title: Re: I am off to Luton on a hutning trip. Post by: den68 on April 12, 2005, 04:34:09 AM sounds like a cool trip. good luck!
Title: Re: I am off to Luton on a hutning trip. Post by: Arrrhalomynn on April 12, 2005, 05:07:46 AM Good hutning.
Title: Re: I am off to Luton on a hutning trip. Post by: Sureshot on April 12, 2005, 05:25:34 AM Ack, Luton! Make sure you don't stay more than an hour, you might catch something :P
Title: Re: I am off to Luton on a hutning trip. Post by: two_scoop_steve on April 12, 2005, 09:19:37 AM Quote Ack, Luton!  Make sure you don't stay more than an hour, you might catch something :P Sounds like my kind of place!! Title: Re: I am off to Luton on a hutning trip. Post by: thx1138 on April 13, 2005, 06:36:46 AM well, I call it polLuton
Upload pics later. Not a great trip, but got a few games. PS1 - Equestriad 2001 (prolly sell this one) PS1 - Galerians PS1 - bust a move 4 SMS - Spell Caster (replaces my tatty one without a manual) SMS - Assualt City SMS - Battle Outrun SMS - empty box only "R-Type" Megadrive - Dragon's Revenge Crash Dummies Empire of Steel 32X - Virtua Racing Deluxe, no box or manual. We went to the Namco Station, amusement arcade, and Mrs.THX had a go on a Japanese coin-op, all the text was in Japanese, and we were not too sure what to do, you had to hit drums with a stick. And we had a chinese style, all you can eat buffet. I ha stir fried squid and steamed egg rice. Title: Re: I am off to Luton on a hutning trip. Post by: Arrrhalomynn on April 13, 2005, 07:31:25 AM Bust a move 4 and virtua racing deluxe are awesome games. These make any trip worthwhile.
Title: Re: I am off to Luton on a hutning trip. Post by: Sauza12 on April 13, 2005, 10:24:50 AM Yeah, not to bad of a haul. Any time you can go on a trip and get 10 games is pretty cool.
Title: Re: I am off to Luton on a hutning trip. Post by: thx1138 on April 13, 2005, 04:57:20 PM Here are some of the pics. There are more, but I' ve not uploaded them yet. Sorry about the rotation on some of them.
http://photobucket.com/albums/v616/THXII38/luton/?multi=19&addtype= Title: Re: I am off to Luton on a hutning trip. Post by: Arrrhalomynn on April 13, 2005, 05:04:08 PM You're probably the most British looking Brit of all British.
Title: Re: I am off to Luton on a hutning trip. Post by: thx1138 on April 13, 2005, 05:26:13 PM this one, is an example of some of the worst charity shop prices I saw;
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v616/THXII38/luton/luton062.jpg £2.50 for an old magazine freebie disc. Title: Re: I am off to Luton on a hutning trip. Post by: Lord Nepenthean on April 13, 2005, 05:28:56 PM That's still not as bad as the many times I have seen AOL Free Trial discs priced at $2 a piece.
Title: Re: I am off to Luton on a hutning trip. Post by: thx1138 on April 13, 2005, 05:31:18 PM that happens here too. My theory is that chairty shops are staffed by silver haired techno phobes, who still think that VHS videos are new fangled and expensive.
Title: Re: I am off to Luton on a hutning trip. Post by: Tynstar on April 13, 2005, 10:29:07 PM What is that Pac Man ball machine?
I like the beer in the pic of the games. :beer: Title: Re: I am off to Luton on a hutning trip. Post by: thx1138 on April 13, 2005, 11:56:32 PM The Pac-Man thing is a gambling machine. It's small stakes, so kids can play too.
But one can seldom win on those machines, it's a variation of the "penny falls" or "coin cascade" mechanical coin-op, that predates pinball. Title: Re: I am off to Luton on a hutning trip. Post by: den68 on April 14, 2005, 04:48:17 AM If the Taiko Drum Master that came out here came with drums that big I'd buy it for sure.
games and Guinness - a winning combination! Title: Re: I am off to Luton on a hutning trip. Post by: Sauza12 on April 14, 2005, 06:52:29 AM Yay getting drunk!
Title: Re: I am off to Luton on a hutning trip. Post by: Tynstar on April 14, 2005, 07:24:55 AM Quote The Pac-Man thing is a gambling machine. It's small stakes, so kids can play too. But one can seldom win on those machines, it's a variation of the "penny falls" or "coin cascade" mechanical coin-op, that predates pinball. Oh ok very cool looking. |