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"On a rural industrial estate five miles outside Honiton, under the flight path
of a nearby aerodrome, sits a rather nondescript warehouse. Only one feature
marks it out: in front is a graveyard of stripped arcade cabinets, slowly
rotting in the cold and damp.
I am here to visit Play Leisure, a company that restores and sells old arcade
games. It has a compelling TikTok account where it shares new discoveries – a
recent post showed off a Deadstorm Pirates machine with its enormous sit-in
cabinet and giant cinematic display. I’ve dragged my friend and fellow arcade
fanatic Joao Sanches along, and now I’m feeling nervous and responsible
because, walking up to the unmarked entrance, I’ve no idea if they will have
anything interesting in stock after our 90-minute drive.
But peering inside, I spot it immediately, sat there in the cramped reception
area amid piles of cardboard boxes: a pristine 1992 Street Fighter II machine,
the backboard sporting a wild illustration of Ryu kicking Ken, each special
feature on the playfield named after famous Street Fighter attacks. I almost
gasp."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
