The pictures you're about to see are not of a vintage 80's arcade. Rather, they're of Peter Hirschberg's recently completed "Luna City Arcade" -- his home game room. Prepare yourself, for this has to be seen to be believed.
Being a child of the 80's, I have a personal affection for arcades. Dreams of smoke filled rooms illuminated by fluorescent lights echoing with the beautiful hum of pings and blings have become nothing but a distant memory with super powerful consoles now the norm.
But, Peter has refused to let the vintage arcade die, building a living testament to the classic age of gaming.
This arcade has every bell and whistle that every amazing vintage hot spot once had. From elevated floors to conceal cabling to black light carpeting, no expense was spared. Peter has even included a vintage coin machine, a pay phone, a snack bar and full surround sound. I'm only begining to touch on the insane amount of detail included. So, how did he fit this all in his house?
Easy. He just built a separate structure that sits next his home. No joke.
1.27.2008
33 Pictures of the Dream Home Arcade
If you're curious to see the entire list of games in the collection, click here. I'm slightly disappointed at the lack of 90's fighters and beat-em-ups, but who am I to complain? This is someone's dream realized, and I'm seething with jealousy.
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8 comments:
wow. I would like to know what that cost him...easily upwards of $100k
i don't know if it's that expensive. But, he sure didn't seem to go cheap on anything. Why did he include a pay phone though?
Some of the games in there are weak. No Simpsons arcade? C'mon now.
I see no virtual on, no silent scope. Not my dream arcade
Techni- I agree the game choice isn't what I'd want...but the setup is unreal.
that's an amazing setup.
He's certainly got almost, if not all, of the true classics covered. Still, he seems to have shunned most of the contemporary classics: TMNT, Midnight Resistance, Mortal Kombat, The Simpsons, X-men, Final Fight, etc. This is an impressive setup nonetheless although, where's the Pac-Man table? Say what you want, an upright cabinet just cannot touch the magic of the table.
I think some of you don't understand the idea here. This is one man's dream of the ultimate arcade circa late 70's through the mid 80's...
The games that you wish were included weren't around during this period. This arcade is completely authentic including the pay phone on the wall, etc. This is 'exactly' what a good arcade looked like "in my day"...
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