Around 1970, another Amusement Arcade was proving popular in Dundee - this one was in the Wellgate, and on 2 levels.
The ground floor of #34 (on the corner of Baltic Street) had all the slot machines & games, and upstairs there was a mini dodgems track.
I remember it had the first ever primitive computer screen game, it was called PONG and based on table tennis (ping pong).
Spent quite a few bob at the arcade there Saturday mornings - Pong in particular.
Photo by DC Thomson.
I remember this well, there were mini dodgems upstairs and you put sixpence in the slot to make them go.
ReplyDeleteThere was a Dalek you could sit in too!
ReplyDeleteWent to the Wellgate with my sister Ellen and was to buy a tin of white paint. Left it in the Dodgem car in the Wellgate. 32 Bus to Fintry. Only discovered it when I got home. We had to go doon the toon again to retrieve it happy days.Yes and what about the mirror column outside Hardy's ? where you did the Hrry Worth impression.
ReplyDeleteRemember everybody met their friends outside Jackson's at the bottom of the Wellgate!!!!
ReplyDeleteMy grandads arcade his name Jack Rielly
ReplyDeleteMy grandad joseph miller had carpet shop in archade
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