Home Arcades

[TheCoolinator]

I don't know how many of you guys are arcade enthusiasts, I know Dr. Boogie and Rog are so here is a little thread to discuss home arcade projects, favorite arcade cabinets, and other random arcade stuff.

Here are some stock pics of my collection.


1. http://www.arcade-museum.com/game_de...p?game_id=7456

2. http://www.arcade-museum.com/game_de...p?game_id=9700

3. http://www.ipdb.org/search.pl?any=TX...ype=quick#2699

And I really want a Thundercade cabinet to finish my collection but I highly doubt I'll ever find one.

[The Leader]

What games are those?

I don't really play video games.
edit: dangit, I still don't know what games those are Tadao!

[Tadao]

The world may never know!

[Colonel Flagg]

Shoot! And I was going to post in this thread just so he could accuse me of trolling again!

[mew barios]

i recognize strike force and mr. do! but i'm not sure about the one with the tank on it

[Tadao]

It only has one joystick so I don't thing it's that maze tank game.

[Fathom Zero]

Mr. Do scared me.

[MarioRPG]

One of my good friends has a Street Fighter 2 cabinet, and it has they typo of Barlog.

[TheCoolinator]

I have no idea what those games are. Never seen them before. Here is a better garage game room picture. This ones much better...and cleaner.

[Chojin]

oh, that's the back of a cab in the lower left. I was mindfucked for a good minute wondering why the second machine was torn asunder but still standing.

[TheCoolinator]

The Centipede cabs CRT monitor is burned to shit. You can actually see the outline of the game in its glass.

[Tadao]

What game map is that?

[TheCoolinator]

Originally Posted by Tadao

What game map is that?

Looks like the original Pac-Man.

[Chojin]

looks like ms. pac man to me

[mew barios]

an upside down ms. pacman. what are you doing to these poor machines

[TheCoolinator]

Originally Posted by mew barios

an upside down ms. pacman. what are you doing to these poor machines

Sadly, they aren't mine. I just searched using the phrase "Garage Arcade". If they were I would definitely have taken much better care of them.

[DougClayton4231]

How much does it cost to maintain a garage arcade? The power bills must be ridiculous.

[TheCoolinator]

Originally Posted by DougClayton4231

How much does it cost to maintain a garage arcade? The power bills must be ridiculous.

Its not bad. Remember, you don't have them on all the time. When you need to blow off some steam and get away from the family you light them up play a few games and then when your done turn them off.

The high expenses come if something breaks that you can't fix on your own. I live in New York and all the Arcade / Pinball repair places are extremely expensive by me. One guy actually told me flat out not to request a home visit cause its won't be worth the cash, so I had to do the work on my own.

[darkvare]

i always wanted a pinball machine

[TheCoolinator]

Originally Posted by darkvare

i always wanted a pinball machine

I got one, there's a few issues with them though that you should know about.

1. They always break. The actual ball is very heavy and when it gets knocked around something is bound to break. I got a reconditioned one for 1k and after the first month it started having some issues with the drop down targets. I don't know if they just forgot to fix that side or they cut corners but either way I found myself under the hood with little or no Pinball repair experience attempting to fix it. Which i did. Thank god for painters tape.

2. They are fucking expensive. So unless you're going to buy a hand me down project that you'll have to recondition yourself your stuck buying one from a pinball dealer.

3. SPACE. You'll need a lot of space for these things. They are huge. Make sure you have a furnished basement or a very large living room.

4. Noise. They are a little noisy but it doesn't really matter.

Hope this helps.

EDIT:

I hope I wasn't overly negative about them because they are truly amazing. I can play my machine for hours but if you don't feel like spending the time, money, and aggravation on it I would just suggest you buy this version or the PS2 one. Both are great. Got a lot of tables. Fun for everyone.

[DougClayton4231]

Sounds pretty intense. I remember the arcade near my house used to have a pinball machine that went full tilt at complete random. The paddles stopped working and it ate all of the next sucker's quarters lol. Man, I can't believe how long it's been since I've been to an arcade.

[Tadao]

I've tried electronic pinball and it doesn't nearly come close to a real machine. Hell, I'd rather play on an unbalanced high tilt machine than on Wii.

[MarioRPG]

Originally Posted by Chojin

oh, that's the back of a cab in the lower left. I was mindfucked for a good minute wondering why the second machine was torn asunder but still standing.

Haha that threw me off for a while.

[Chojin]

also wait, those pictures aren't yours?

why would you make a thread with pictures of someone else's home arcade that you found on google

[TheCoolinator]

Originally Posted by Chojin

also wait, those pictures aren't yours?

why would you make a thread with pictures of someone else's home arcade that you found on google

Dimnos and I were talking about home arcades so I found some pics on the web to give him an idea of what one looks like.

They are shitty pics though. Wish I found ones of a cleaner house but it gets the point across.