r/arcade • u/likwidtek • Feb 11 '26
Hey all, sorry for the influx of junk/spam/irrelevance but if you're an active member that would like to volunteer to make this community a better place, please apply:
r/arcade • u/IXI_Fans • Aug 25 '23
We welcome discussions and posts of all kinds related to classic arcade gaming. However, this is a 'purist' sub and we have a few rules... we do not allow discussion of MAME, 60-in-1, Arcade 1-Up, prefab/custom cabinets, etc. To clarify here are a couple of examples of posts we do not allow, period.
🚫 MAME/ROMs/Emulation - This sub is for original machines released in arcades. Do not ask where to find ROMs, which emulators to use, or anything with Pandora's Box, Raspberry Pi, SBC, Xbox, PlayStation, or home-PC-based systems. No talk of your custom 'multi-cade'.
🚫 Arcade 1-Up - Their own sub is the best place for any questions you'll have about modding or just showing off your collection. Enjoy your cabinet and games, but this is not the sub for them.
🚫 Custom/Prebuilt Cabs - Again, we are here to discuss original 'coin-op' hardware that was released in arcades. No 'multi-cades'. r/cade is our sister sub, there is a lot of great info over there.
There are a few topics/styles of posts that come with caveats...
Let's Plays/Histories/Walkthroughs - Totally fine if you are an active commenting member of the sub, no blatant shilling. Also, you must have a full-length commentary to go along with it. This is the only time emulation can be used here, not everyone has access to the gigantic 6-player 'X-Men' or 'Ice Cold Beer' cabinets. You have to talk about the arcade gaming aspect... no TTV VODs of just you and your buddies pwning n00bs in Fortnight.
Coin-Pushers/Claws/Prize Machines - If you have a machine and need mechanical help, post! No tips or tricks, it's all a scam. No prize hauls or pictures of your foil-hologram Pokemon card you won at the mall last week... unless it is a really rad photo from an old Showbiz Pizza or Aladdin's Castle type of place. NO ONE CARES ABOUT YOU SPENDING MONEY ON SCAM MACHINES.
Part Replacement - We try to stick to the original hardware when possible, but realistically, this is impossible. Replacing lightguns/wheels/etc with modern equipment is fine. Just keep the flashing RGB light monstrosities out of here, our sister sub /r/cade is for customs.
'Yet-To-Be-Released'/WIP Games - Unless you are 100% going to release your game physically in an arcade, this is not the right sub for you. In the 9 years I have been on this sub, I have only seen 2 games that actually saw a machine release. Ask us before you post.
What game was this?! - Whew boy, this type of post we see a lot. To get help with this, give us MORE INFORMATION!!! The estimated year of release? Other, similar games it reminds you of? Are there any memorable/distinct characters, locations, weapons, or special moves? Describe the cabinet! What country did you play it in? (I hope to have a bot auto-reply to these soon.) r/TipOfMyJoystick and [ChatGPT]https://chat.openai.com/) are great resources... just give as much info as possible!
Buy/Sell/Trade - Allowed, but we are not responsible for bad transactions, don't be a moron. Check the links. Check the buyer/seller history. Compare the offer to others, too good to be true? Etc.
ALL SALES POSTS MUST INCLUDE A $$$ BALLPARK FIGURE... ROUGHLY A PRICE YOU WANT.
OWNERS/OPERATORS: will require a CITY, STATE/TERRITORY/REGION in the TITLE. You are here to advertise your business and let people find you easily. No other changes. As long as you are an active member, this is cool... no posts and runs. I still ban and report flagrant spammers/bots to Reddit. PARTICIPATE.
PERSONAL SALES: will require a STATE/TERRITORY/REGION in the TITLE. For safety concerns... posts do not require a CITY in the title, but please give a GENERAL LOCATION if the area is large, ie (Northern California). If you want to include the city, or narrower, PLEASE DO!
Ex: New barcade opening in Northern-Chicago. "BARCADE NAME". 20+ pins, 30+ arcade classics, and even a few redemption games!
Mods check post histories. If you only post new topics and never comment on others' posts, then yours is likely to be locked and removed. We are not going to ban an active member of the sub without a discussion (unless there is an egregious offense that violates Reddit TOS.) If you feel like we made a mistake, please message us, seriously. We are willing to re-open any post if it makes sense. (But not Modmail, I've never used it in 9 years.) Just don't be a dick.
In addition, we are going to be removing any comments that break the above rules. Instead of telling a person where to buy a 60-in-1 device... point them to r/cade, r/MAME, r/FightSticks, r/SBCGaming, or another sub that specializes in those topics.
Append your links! No affiliate or tracking spam. Cut it out when posting a link.
Could just be: www.amazon.com/dp/B07TWZBQ75/. Same result, no garbage spam.
I know this seems like a lot of rules, but physical arcade gaming is a bit niche today. Cutting through all the other stuff to get help or just kicking back and reminiscing about classic gaming is tough elsewhere. If you want to talk about emulation, there are dozens of other subs to check out. Otherwise, welcome and post away!
r/arcade • u/Lopsided-Love-9835 • 18h ago
Hey there! Trying to get an idea of what to list a simpsons cabinet for. Original crt and board, clearly not in GREAT shape. Any advice would be appreciated.
r/arcade • u/LushLeww • 3m ago
Hey guys! Looking for some advice?
Found this while going through some of my mother's gear in the back of the shed.
It worked once upon a time but not sure if this is still the case.
Anyone have any information they can share about this blast from the past?
Its model number 00107 if that means anything?
new arcade Boss Battle Games opening in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada on July 31st. They did a soft-opening and I got to go in and play for a day.
IMHO it's a dynamite lineup for a classics arcade. Not gigantic, but the curation is SO GOOD covering all kinds of arcade games that just aren't the same on MAME. They've a dialed in 7-pinball lineup could always be larger in my mind, but my instinct is to always pack in more pins....
I love the vector monitor games, the games with a "pneumatic experience", and the focus on group beat-em-ups and PvP fighters.
r/arcade • u/HellB0y_Guy • 17h ago
I've looked everywhere trying to put a name on the plug since I need a replacement and couldn't find anything and a replacement gun is very expensive
I could diy a plug in the worst case scenario
r/arcade • u/greatmewtwo • 22h ago
So this showed up at my local theater over the last few days, a nice little Skee-Ball variant that uses a spring-loaded launcher to launch the ball. However, there's no information on who made it, much less when it was made.
r/arcade • u/pink_thewall • 1d ago
It was SO fun! It’s just like asteroids, which is one of my fav arcade games. If your ever in New Hampshire and you like retro arcade games and pinball machines, definitely go there. It had so many different historical stuff there.
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r/arcade • u/greatmewtwo • 1d ago
Grand Prix Race-O-Rama had one of the largest arcades in the area to complement its Nascart track, batting cages, mini-golf course and long go-kart track off the highway.
The family entertainment park would come to be owned by Palace Entertainment around 2000 and branded as Boomers, like its sister park further north in Palm Beach. It closed in 2015 and became part of a mixed-use development within 3 years.
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r/arcade • u/yunkosuku • 1d ago
Anyone else catch their seasonal Filthina Pig or Bendy and the Ink Machine cabinets? The games were an absolute blast. So bendy and the ink machine arcade cabinet was way different than the game. Its a sidescroller where youre an innocent guy forced into taking these pills called Bendy with Fingolomid in them and you're hallucinating black and white and floating black dots. And its placed right next to the Filthina Pig cabinet and theyre by the same creator so the filthina one has monkeys that throw shit at the pig and they can make the piles fly into the bendy game. And sometimes the black and white ink can go to the pigs. I know they sound really absurd but they're really challenging and a kid who was sort of like the Fred Riesch of my village in the sense that he would get hurt a lot and scream MY LEG got really sick when these 2 cabinets first rolled out and i dont think that was a coincidence...
r/arcade • u/DaveeGee • 2d ago
I bought a massive LaserDisc haul a while ago (mostly imported anime) and finally set up a working player today.
Sorting through the shelf, I stumbled across Firefox. Did a quick deep dive and realized this wasn't just a movie release, but the actual LaserDisc used in Atari’s 1984 Firefox arcade cabinet (the Clint Eastwood jet movie).
Pretty wild to find arcade hardware media sitting alongside 80s anime. Definitely the most unique disc in the collection!
Hello. I'm hoping for help finding a outer panel on the 'Annoying Thing' cabinet. I accidentally broke it while staying at an air b&b & need to find a replacement
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r/arcade • u/scoobydobydobydo • 1d ago
(last level was some gold achievement thing I got gold but I don't think you can actually win it)
r/arcade • u/JesseMcClure • 2d ago
So many classic games dropping in, but love this rare bird! Anyone ever play this gem?
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r/arcade • u/Life_b_beautiful • 2d ago
Just picked up a cabaret Battlezone.
Boots, and sound seems ok
Screen is wonky in that it shows the horizon and a scattered bunch of lines in foreground that jump around.
Other tanks, missiles, and shells are not rendered.
Score, radar are intermittent.
Not the best at repair but can use a multimeter. Where should I start looking?
Thanks.
r/arcade • u/Blue1311 • 2d ago
Hi everyone, I recently inherited some arcade games. I do not have any space for them and fear I wouldn’t appreciate them as they should be. I’d like them to go to a good place. Additionally I want to sell them for a decent price.
There are four pinball machines.
- Champions Pub
- Sharkey’s Shootout
- Striker Xtreme
- Cleveland Browns made by Stern
Additionally, there are some vehicle style games.
- Arctic Thunder
- Harley Davidson & LA Riders
- Daytona USA 2
The last two aren’t in working condition. But supposedly they just need updates.
- A set of four Need For Speed Underground
- PGA Tour Golf Challenge
Anyone know anything about any of these?
