Freddie
Upon seeing the site does it makes you wonder who is Freddie Bailey?
Bailey
Here is a page dedicated to just finding out that answer.
Award Winning
Freddie Bailey
The image to the right shows Freddie Bailey in 1984 accepting the ATE Award in London, Great Briton. Over the years Mr. Bailey has received many awards. He has been a major player in starting the arcade craze in many countries including Great Briton, Ireland, and even the United States. He is a master in the business dealing with countries all over the world namely Japan, Germany, Portugal, Great Briton, Italy, Ireland, Scotland, and the United States. His business endeavors had a big impact in jump-starting the Classic Arcade madness in all these countries. Over the years in the business and his vast knowledge of the history of the entertainment business in general he has been given the name Coin-Op Historian. His fantastic story continues on, just scroll below to learn more.
The Extraordinary
Bailey Empire
During the late 1970s and throughout the 1980s the Video Arcade Centers were nearly in every city and town throughout the Americas and Europe as seen on the left this was one of Freddie Bailey's Game World-influenced Arcades located in Europe, proven by the signs on each side of the entrance naming Game World as the main influencer in providing the entertainment. This was just one, Freddy Bailey's influence spread throughout the world during the Golden Age of the Arcade. Just read on and you will find the answers to the Coin-Op Historian.
"By 1981 Game World (Manufacturing) Ltd was one of the major video game companies in the U.K. they had expanded into not only manufacturing but also operating and distributing, they had opened a second facility, with not only a showroom but also an ultra-modern suite of offices to accommodate Freddy Bailey’s expanding empire empire"
This quoted insert is from an article about the incredible history of Freddie Bailey. If you want to know more please check out this PDF file by hitting the button below that is on the article. It has almost everything Freddie has been through over the decades of his expansion in the arcade industry.
Learning More
To learn more about Game World and Freddie Bailey is quite easy he has been the topic of many articles over the years. Google his name and there are a number of sites in which you can find out more. At the right is some examples of some of the articles he has been the main topic.
Not only are there many news articles that Bailey is the main topic of there are dozens of articles that Baily has written himself. Over the years his knowledge has grown and his research into the Coin-Op Games throughout the history of the subject has grown. His articles are like a museum of the Coin-Op Gaming subject. With his vast knowledge he is the man that is needed to be writing about the subject and when reading his articles you know that you are getting the history that gives yourself a detailed vision of the Coin-Op Gaming world. Below are a few buttons that link you to only a few of the articles written by Freddie Bailey.
Freddie Bailey is over 70 but he works every day creating new classic games and his latest project is writing a new book, "The Lone American" although it is fiction it is based on a true story, that of Marty Bromley the founder of SEGA Enterprises Ltd.