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My Book of Arcade Memories and Experiences

robotgreg

robotgreg

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Hi

I have written a book charting my arcade experiences throughout my life, a sort of autiobography but purely arcade related, including amonsgt others:

- my first arcade encounters in the mid 70s at the fairground
- the golden age of video games in the early 80s
- getting hooked on fruit mahcines in the mid 80s
- the explosion of pinball in the pubs in the early 90s
- collecting machines in the 90s onwards
- attempting video game world record scores
- attending and competing in pinball comps UK and Europe
- running the UK pinball league
- UKVAC meets
- arcade arts and crafts I've created

The book is 480 pages, appox 23 x 15 cm in size (like a large paperback), with some photos, mainly from last 15-20 years. Cost is £25 (plus £3.50 postage unless I can pass to you at a pinball or UKVAC event).

I have a sample copy printed, see pics attached of some pages. Let me know if you would like to order a copy as will be placing a bulk order soon.

Thanks
Greg
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Fair play to you Greg, excited to read it 😊

Out of interest, do you keep a diary? Or do you document each tournament in some way after each event?
 
roadshow16 said:
Fair play to you Greg, excited to read it 😊

Out of interest, do you keep a diary? Or do you document each tournament in some way after each event?
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Thanks mate

Not a diary but I do keep a spreasheet of each comp, just the hgihlights although have become a bit more detailed over the years, with some overall summaries. Would never remember otherwise apart from the significant ones!
 
I now finally have some copies of the book printed so ready to send out to all those who kindly ordered a copy.

So unless you have already paid please can you paypal me robotgreg@yahoo.com friends and family £25 plus £3.50 postage with address details and I'll get them sent out this week.

Or let me know if you'd prefer me to hand you the copy at a meet in which case, happy if you'd prefer to pay cash in person. If you also ordered the Williams arcade top trumps, then these are an extra £10 please. Still have some spares of these if anyone wants them too and not ordered.

Also have some extra copies of the book available if anyone else wants one.

Let me know if you want the book signed.

I will contact all those who ordered the book if I don't hear from you first but thought easier to initially put out a general message .

Thanks again
Greg

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