Old cocktail photo

[GORGAR 1]

Mum dropped this photo and another off yesterday, I'm trying to come up with a date but I'd say early 80's? as kids we used to hire a game off the local op in Eltham and judging by the photo I reckon I'm about 14 yrs old, can anyone tell by the machine or space invaders book on the cab? the game is Space invaders.
We used to have a ball doing this as we hired the game for 24hrs and just play all night on free play yee haa.


Peter

[Pop Bumper Pete]

surely your mum would know by the clothes you are wearing?

[necroscope]

Man nice pic pete,those were the days aye,funny how things change though i wonder if kids these days would get the same pleasure out of a little generic tabletop like we did back then.

[Pintoxicated]

Machine doesn't look to old or beat up.

Where's the full scan with your ugly mug in it?

[Strangeways]

That's a Space Invaders clone cocktail table circa 1979 - 1980.

[Homepin]

I reckon it's an "Irem Invaders" - that's my guess?

[GORGAR 1]

surely your mum would know by the clothes you are wearing?

Think I got my parents memory they cant remember either but as Nino said we reckon late 70's or 1980.

Peter

[GORGAR 1]

Machine doesn't look to old or beat up.

Where's the full scan with your ugly mug in it?

No my mug doesnt get a look in thank god thats me with my fly down scary hey

Peter

[GORGAR 1]

I reckon it's an "Irem Invaders" - that's my guess?

I've never heard of that game can you "please explain"

Peter

[Strangeways]

I reckon it's an "Irem Invaders" - that's my guess?

I've never heard of that game can you "please explain"

Peter

"Irem" were one of the clone "flavors" of board manufacturers.

[Homepin]

One of the 'less reputable' operators I worked for in the olden days in Brisbane imported a heap of stuff and I remember them getting a container of those smaller sized woodgrain looking tables - I thought they looked ugly at the time and they still do  - anyway they had Irem Invaders PCBs in them. They made the same money as the Taito tables but cost 1/2 the money to buy.......made sense at the time I suppose, you could cover double the sites for the same outlay and make double the money.

[MartyJ]

Machine doesn't look to old or beat up.

Where's the full scan with your ugly mug in it?

No my mug doesnt get a look in thank god thats me with my fly down scary hey

Peter

Scary thing is Pete, the clothes and sunnies you and your buds are wearing are back in fashion today!