So the wife and I moved into a new home last week and one of the first things we got set up was our home arcade. For the past 6 months or so I’ve been collecting, fixing, and selling arcades, but the only place I could store them in our 2-bedroom condo was in the garage. Now that we’re in a 6 bedroom house, I was able to dedicate a room to the cause. So, here are some pics of the room (details of the arcade follow the pictures).
The arcade consists of:
- Donkey Kong – fully restored
- Asteroids – 90% restored (needs a little work on the control panel paint)
- Ms. Pac-Man – 100% restored (will still do a cap kit on the monitor though)
- Jurassic Park pinball machine – 100% original in A+ condition
- Neo Geo MVS 4-slot system in a Japanese Candy Cab. Games include:
- Metal Slug
- Metal Slug 2
- Metal Slug X
- Metal Slug 3
- Metal Slug 4
- Metal Slug 5
- Samurai Showdown II
- Ghost Pilots
- Ninja Combat
- Aero Fighters 2
- Strikers 1945 Plus
- Garou Mark of the Wolves
- Puzzle Bobble
- Magical Drop III
- Baseball Stars 2
- Shock Troopers
- King of the Monsters 2
- SNK vs Capcom SVC Chaos
- Neo Mr. Do
- Andro Dunos
- Blazing Star
- …more on the way
- MAME cabinet w/ 25″ horizontal display, 2 player setup, spinner, trackball, and thousands of games (you name it, it’s on the machine)
The green tint you see to everything is due to the lighting I have. I have both a black light and green fluorescent bulb in the arcade. In person it looks great, especially with the dark blue paint on the walls. I still have room for some more cabinets, but right now I’m happy with it as it is. If the right game pops up in local listings however, we’ll see…
A video clip of a short walk through the arcade is available here (1 minute 8 seconds): http://youtube.com/watch?v=6wzsT7SuJdc
Sorry for the shaky footage. I was using a digital camera, and they aren’t the most stable things in the world to film with.
Son of a…
You need a Galaga cabinet. It feels empty and heartless without it. That and that Super Mario Bros. 3-based pinball machine. I forget who made that.
This is good.
Gottlieb made the SMB pinball.
Dude, get King of the Monsters 2 for the MVS! It’s awesome!
Give me that Jurassic Pin..or Ms Pac gets it :)
Seth, KoftM 2 is already on its way by mail. It should be here in the next day or two.
Oh, and Knievel…despite all the help you gave me in building the MAME cab, I’m keeping the pin!
looks inspirational
But seriously, Galaga cabinet. DO IT.
I’ve been looking for a Galaga for some time, but none have showed up. I almost converted an old Rally-X cabinet into a Galaga, but the expense kept me from doing so.
If I could get any arcade cabinet, old or new, I think it would have to be the Off Road with the four wheels… that would be awesome. — still waiting for the invite to come and see the joint.
I guess it only has 3 wheels, but still awesome just the same… http://cgi.ebay.com/Super-Off-Road-Arcade-Machine-GREAT-SHAPE_W0QQitemZ170037922716QQihZ007QQcategoryZ13716QQrdZ1QQssPageNameZWD1VQQcmdZViewItem#ebayphotohosting
Yeah, one of those Super Off Road cabs was for sale here locally and I wanted it. It’s pretty huge though. The best thing about it is that you can swap a Super Sprint in too if you’d like.
Oh, and you’re welcome to come visit the arcade any time you want. Just let me know first…I don’t want to be caught in my undies.
Hey, that is a very impressive collection.
AMAZINF I LOVE THE MAME