It may not have been as big as SegaWorld in London’s Trocadero, yet Southampton’s much-loved equivalent was around for a relatively long time.
Youngsters of the time would save up their precious pocket money or hard-earned newspaper delivery wages to pump shiny gold nuggets into cabinets with dazzling lights, numerous buttons and annoying sounds.
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Driving games included the multiplayer fun of Daytona USA to the more solitary but equally as addictive Crazy Taxi.
Virtual Fighter proved popular among beat-em-up fans while Time Crisis was another firm favourite.
Other areas of the arcade included a simple two-lane bowling alley and an adult arcade lined with fruit machines.
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