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THIS IS A RAID! 👮 6 Arcade Raids with Tony Temple and Oliver Moazzezi

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1st July 2025 57 min

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Vintage arcade games are harder and harder to source as they pass hands from old operators to private collections, but how do people get hold of them? Arcade raids is one such way, and often the last chance for these machines to be rescued. Today Tony and Ollie take us deep into the hidden world of arcade raids.

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● Chapters

00:00 What is an Arcade Raid?

03:49 Just Copy, and Paste!

04:18 Automatic Service, York

12:50 Trafford Park, Manchester

18:24 Au Bon Coin, France

29:55 The Duke of Lancaster Fun Ship, Wales

43:54 Ireland Raid

51:02 Wales Raid

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  • nostalgia
  • computer history
  • tech history
  • arcade history
  • arcade raids
  • buying arcade machines
  • retro gaming
  • vintage arcade machines
  • arcade collecting
  • urban exploring

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