Macfly Barcade - Quebec City, Canada ...*now with loads pics

Sgt GrizZ · Aug 27, 2017

Hey soldiers.... I have been out in the Atlantic provinces of Canada/Newfoundland for the past month.

Not much pinball action out here.... but this place is a must visit if you are in the Quebec City area. Pins, vids all on freeplay.... and good beer, and live bands !

Macfly Barcade - loosely Back To The Future themed [emoji3] Guessing they called it Macfly to avoid any licensing issues??

Mcfly! Mcfly!?! Anyone in there?? [emoji3]

More details and pics/full game list will be added when I get back.

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kevlar · Aug 27, 2017

Cool place!

stevebm1 · Aug 27, 2017

bloody hell,I went to quebec last year and missed this place.gutted

Sgt GrizZ · Aug 27, 2017

stevebm1 said:
bloody hell,I went to quebec last year and missed this place.gutted

Pre mission intelligence gathering always pays off [emoji6]

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Sgt GrizZ · Aug 29, 2017

OK - back home and getting sorted out.

I loved this place, in the Saint Roche area of Quebec City, outside the city walls, redeveloped area, less rinky dink touristy, more of a hipster vibe - lots of restaurants, bars etc.

No admission, as long as you are buying some drinks/food ALL the games are on Freeplay - I did find a couple of vids uncredited but I guess if you ask them they will sort that out. As all of Canada the staff were super friendly

The bar is loosely themed on Back To The Future - there is some 50s style memorobilia/artefacts, they have a funky little TV playing BTTF, the toilets are identified by George McFly for boys, and Lorraine for the girls

They also have enough space in the main area to have live music, when we were there on a Saturday afternoon they had a guitar duo soundchecking ...they sounded pretty cool ...think Pulp Fiction/Surf garage rock kind of thing

Full bar with decent Boreale brews on tap, and they do hot dog type foods as well to soak up the booze I think.

3 main areas .......

Main room - the bar, 6 pins, cocktail vid, jukebox, some seating

2nd room - more seating, table football game, Star Wars Cockpit (switched off) , and I think there was some sort of multi game vid up in one corner too

Video game area - off the 2nd room , long space with vids lining the walls

In total 6 pinball machines, 27 video games, jukebox, table football. :clap:

Sgt GrizZ · Aug 29, 2017

The games ........

6 pinball machines - heavy on the Gottliebs ...EM's and solid states ....including a couple rarely seen in the UK. Refreshingly no modern stuff here, no sirree :clap:

Travel Time (Williams)

Played fine apart from 1 flipper missing its rubber completely ?? I used to have one of these so it was fun to revisit it. Cool little time based game.

Jacks Open (Gottlieb)

1 flipper a bit weak

Dragon (Gottlieb)

Really liked this. Loved the artwork.

Joker Poker (Gottlieb)

Classic. Played well.

Haunted House (Gottlieb)

The 3 playfield classic. Damn the playfield artwork is still ugly though.

Genie (Gottlieb)

Not seen or played this before. Widebody. Interesting layout. Loved it. If anyone has one to sell let me know

Apart from a few minor things the pins generally played well.

Sgt GrizZ · Aug 29, 2017

The Video Games

27 in total :clap:

In the bar ...

Blue Print cocktail cab (running Super Qix though ) ............. as modelled by Mrs GrizZ, who spent a lot of time on it

In the 2nd room .....

Star Wars cockpit - switched off, assume non working

Multi Game cab - I didnt really check this out so ???

In the Video Game annexe off the 2nd room ...... all the other good stuff

Defender (switched off)
Ms.Pacman
Donkey Kong 3
Ghosts n Goblins ( in a converted Tempest cab !?! )
Space Invaders
Track And Field
Time Pilot 84 cab ( running Ms Pacman)
Snow Bros
Arabian ..... Atari game I had never seen or played, though recognised from a Commodore 64 rip off Arabian Nights

Bubble Bobble
Wacko ....... never seen this before, bizarre sloping cab design
Karate Champ
Zaxxon
Xevious (switched off)
Raiden II
Asteroids Deluxe
Tetris
Galaga
Double Dragon
Burger Time
Mario Bros
Centipede
Joust
Dragons Lair 2 ....... I enjoyed watching Dirk die over and over and over again :rofl: