Lunapark Reflex – Ostend, Belgium

During a recent port stop in Ostend, the ship I was working on had a breakdown, and I took the opportunity to checkout Lunapark Reflex arcade.

The arcade has an awesome selection of modern arcade games, well maintained and in excellent condition.  I liked how the majority of videogames are in one area, separate from the pushers and redemption machines, giving a proper arcade feel.  This was further enhanced by cool lighting, which really showed off the machines.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles – Raw Thrills – 2018

I’ve been really looking forward to playing this!  I have fond memories of playing Konami’s Turtles arcade games back in the day, and it’s awesome to see Raw Thrills revive a genre which has been dormant in the arcades for decades.  The cabinet looks fantastic, and the game plays really well.  Best of all you can throw foot soldiers out towards the screen just like you could in Turtles in Time.  Hopefully we will start seeing it in UK arcades soon!

Hummer DX – Sega – 2009

Another nice surprise!  Running on Sega Lindbergh hardware, Hummer DX is an awesome motion based, off road racing game which is pretty uncommon.  In fact I’ve never seen one in the UK, and the last time I played one was in Japan back in 2011. 

The game features a cooperative play mode allowing two players to take turns driving with their own set of controls, similar to OutRun2SP DX.

I’ve always found it slightly odd how the front of the Hummer is at the back of the cab.

The arcade also had Ghost Squad, Grid, OutRun2 and Sega Rally 2 DX in the Sega lineup.

It’s always great to play some OutRun when working away from home!

The arcade also had an impressive selection of pinball tables.

I enjoyed a few credits on the new Star Wars table, very cool!

Here are some more pics of the arcade.

A video of Hummer and the arcade.