Arcade game known locations..
MAJESTIC
NAME:
Majestic Arcade: Modern name = BETFRED the bonus
king
TYPE: Amusement
Arcade
LOCATION: 38-40 High St
- Bilston
COMMENTS: Thanks to
both Mark Evans and then his
friend Cookie for contacting
me through email with their memories of this
location,Starting with Marks memories below and Cookies at
the bottom of page i have decided to quote them almost word
for word rather than explain the location in my own
words-Jj.
(Mark) Situated about 8 doors
from the `Trumpet` pub in the High St,it was run by 2 guys
who were both called `Tom` for some reason and after 4pm a
really nice woman named `Bet` worked there. The arcade
always had a sign on the door boldly stating "NO PERSONS
UNDER 18 ALLOWED UNLESS ACCOMPANIED BY ADULT" that was
total crap all it meant basically was don`t come in during
school hours or you will be thrown out. I frequented this
place for about 15 years and can always remember a picture
displayed in the `change kiosk` of the owner with Benny
from Crossroads when it was first opened (some time in 70`s
i suspect?`)and remember spending ages watching people play
`MagMax` in a sit down cabinet in the window before i
eventually went in.
When you entered it had all the usual fruities at the
front then at the back you had a darkened area with all the
arcade machines (usually about 15) and it was always full
of cigarette smoke at the back of the shop,the games were
always 20p,3 for 50p or 7 for £1. Majestic closed
about 97/98 and it is now a betting shop.
Known arcade games that have been at this location...
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 Also there was a Batman Pinball here. |
(Cookie) I would just like to add a few of my memories to this web page. My mother owned a lovely cafe on the high street about 10 doors up from Majestic . One day after me asking to go there about 101 times, she decided to take me , we went in and my mom asked whether it would be alright for me to play on the arcade machines while she went shopping , of course the answer was YES , at this point I would be about 11/12 yrs old. From that day on i was there every Saturday while my mom was at work , it was great (1991). About 6 months on i put a pound into a "GAMBLING MACHINE" (Andy Cap was the game) and won £ 3.00 , i never played the arcade games in the back again i was hooked on gambling machines. To be fair the machines did pay up on a regular basis but i was 12 and £10/£15 was a bonus. Anyway these are a few of the Gambling Machines that i remember : Andy Cap, Frank en Stein, Pink Panther, The Gambler, Del Boys Millions, Hot Rod, Viva Las Vegas, Casino Crazy, Spell Bound, O's and X's, Spotted Dick, Seven Heaven.
© Jj 2007+