r/arcade

Working on restoring the neogeo mvs1 cab right now, I have a MVS 2 cab in my garage, that's up next

I'm putting the control panel back on to my Sinistar cabinet and I must have done something wrong. I removed the latch to paint the cabinet, but that was a year and a half ago and I honestly don't remember if this is the correct latch, but I only have this one cabinet and these two latches are the only ones I found in the hardware pile. The hook on the control panel never came off.

When I latch the panel in place it has a whole lot of slack and the panel tiles back towards the player. I don't see any way of adjusting the position of the latch as the mounting holes are round and do not let the latch slide forward or back.

Any advice?

Edit: I screwed up the title. I should read 'tilting' and not 'testing'.

Well, just like last year, we are running a HUGE pop-up arcade at the Calgary Stampede. Except THIS year, it’s bigger and better!! We have over 100 arcade games and over 80 pinball games. There are EM Gottlieb pinballs from 1976 all the way up to brand new Stern selections like Pokemon ready to play!! We also have a MASSIVE selection of arcade machines (cocktails and uprights) from 1978 - Space Invaders all the way up to 90s classics like House of the Dead, Gauntlet Legends and Daytona USA 2. We also gave Golden Tee Fore! Complete from 2006. We’re super pumped about our 90s corner which includes Killer Instinct, Tekken Tag Tournament, Street Fighter Alpha 3, NBA Jam to name a few! We also have Konami classics like X-Men, Simpsons, TMNT, TMNT 2: Turtles in Time, Sunset Riders. We have 80s classics like Pac Man, Galaga, Donkey Kong, Donkey Kong Jr, Berzerk, Gauntlet, and a super cool selection of vectors like Asteroids, Star Castle, Space Duel, Black Widow, Tempest AND Star Wars!! We’re also incredibly stoked to have a Cinematronics DRAGON’S LAIR, which is probably the coolest game here!!! We’re located in the lower level of the Big Four building. Come check out what is one of the biggest arcade events in Canada while you’re here!!

I was scrolling on the internet and randomly found the first photo on a google search, then I realized it looked similar to one of the oldest and most iconic Polybius pictures!

It’s on this older looking website and now I’m wondering if the og owner of this website actually took that photo with this machine! The components are almost exact to that b&w photo.

If anyone else loves Polybius as much as I do then I would love to know what you think! This was such a cool and random internet find!

Edit: I know polybius is definitely not real. I love pretending like it is and even though there’s no reason it ever was real, I still like finding origins for fake photos like this one!!

Edit 2: Okay. The arcade on slide 1 is absolutely not it, the marquee is too bright in the second slide to be the same thing. I still love the recreation on slide 1! Out of all recreations I’ve seen, it looks the most accurate and realistic, and I wish it was in an arcade somewhere so I could see it!

Kinda sad to see how their Arcade has dwindled in recent years. Not sure how it currently looks in 2026, but I remember going to Oskar Blues as a kid around 2012-2013 and it had a profound impact on me. Played many classic games my dad always talked about when he was a kid, and I played many first times here. The machines I remember being there was: Tron, Paperboy, Qbert, Frogger, Tetris, Dig Dug, Ms. Pac Man, Galaga, Donkey Kong, Mario Bros, Centipede, Joust, Spy Hunter, Defender, & Gauntlet.

Playing Tron, Paper Boy, QBert, & Spy Hunter for the first time was amazing. Not to mention Joust, as that’s still my favorite video game from the era.

It was a small basement arcade that somehow fit so many machines, I’m sure I’m forgetting some too, but genuinely is a core memory for me and the kind of collection I strive to attain for when I create my arcade one day!

Hey friends, I’m on the hunt for a location in the Colorado Area of a restaurant/bar that had a really cool vintage arcade. Timeframe is 2010-2015 and likely around Fort Collins, Aurora, or Denver. This info is important to me because A. it’s driving me nuts I cannot remember the name of it, and B. It is a core memory for me as a 12 year old playing Tron, Frogger, Paper Boy, Spy Hunter, Defender, & Joust for the first time and the experience has stuck with me for the rest of my life.

Notable features of the place was their delicious chicken wings (specifically habanero hot wings!), life size blues brothers statues by the entrance, and then this winding staircase going down to a basement with one of the best arcade lineups as a kid in the 2010s. I also remember it being black lights and neon on walls and carpet.

I’d genuinely love to find the name of the place and if they’re still around with that killer arcade and if anyone has some old pics/vids of it from the past!

Bought a $50 HS-5 a few weeks ago with a bad monitor. Finally got it up and running today and was able to play Soul Edge, a game I had never heard of until buying the cabinet. Bought the cabinet to put a CPS2 into it. Whenever I get around to that I’ll put the Soul Edge PCBs and stuff up for sale but until then, my first impression of the game is… it kinda sucks. The music is lame, controls feel clunky, and the narrator sounds like he consumed an entire bottle of melatonin before recording his lines. I like the graphics though. I know nothing about this game other than it’s part of the Soul Calibur series which I also know nothing about. Just curious what other people think of the game, is it a good game and I’m just uncultured, or is it not well remembered?

I traded 2 cameras for this table and made out way better than the other guy. DK Jr is my favorite arcade game of all time so I was stoked when I picked it up 10 years ago. It came with the original schematics and manual. A credit button was added at some point. As you can see, I’m replacing the cards with repros but haven’t gotten around to finishing it. The best part of it is that I installed the Donkey Kong Remix kit which upped the fun tenfold!

Sadly, there is terrible vertical scrolling that kicks in after only a bit of play. The monitor chassis needs to be recapped and I can’t do it due to a messed up left leg. Can anyone think of a safe way for me to get the monitor out? I have the gear to repair it other than needing to order the caps.

Hi everyone!

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I can’t find one of these anywhere…

I think the d9200 is a 27 inch? Or maybe 29, I’m confused on that.

I heard there was someone who makes these out of cardboard but it seems they are inactive.

Help?!

I’m hoping some vintage arcade experts might recognize the cabinet in this old Polaroid.

I recently purchased a home built in 1904 that has a long history but only a few generations of owners. The last owner lived here alone for many years after his wife passed away, and the property had become somewhat of a hoarder situation by the time it was sold.

The house itself has since been remodeled, but the yard continues to reveal little pieces of the property’s past. found this picture today. I’m especially curious about the arcade cabinet. I’ve had a few search suggestions already, including Gorf (1981), Galaga (1981), and Space Invaders (1978). After looking through photos online, Galaxian seems like the closest match to me, but not an exact match.

Does anyone recognize the cabinet or the side artwork? Thanks in advance! I love researching the history of this property, and finding this little piece of someone’s life has been a really neat surprise.

(Attached: the recovered Polaroid after carefully cleaning off decades of dirt.)

Update: Thanks to everyone’s help, the cabinet has been identified as Xevious (1982)! The side artwork with the large UFO and spacecraft was the giveaway. I really appreciate everyone taking the time to look, it was amazing to see how quickly the community recognized it.

No sound, and the screen does this. Anyone have a first couple of steps to diagnose? This will be my first restoration!

I generally seen it on Outrun cabinets on the bezel housing in the bottom left corner. I'm thinking it's a Sega warning/maintenace sticker in Japanese. I need a better image of it for a 3d render I'm creating. Thanks.

Edit: It's a "It’s a SEGA hologram sticker verifying authenticity". Thanks for the replies.

Hey guys,

Ive been having trouble finding replacement vinyls for my OG Tekken 1 cabinet. If anyone has a lead/guy they know I would be eternally grateful.

Im only able to find one link of someone who shared them online, but they didnt scan their vinyls, but just took a photo in non controlled lighting/angle. Would love to preserve these!

Any help would be appreciated!

EDIT: Specifically im looking for the vinyl graphics on the side panels and coin door. This is the most ive been able to source on my own https://www.reddit.com/r/Tekken/comments/1jsyhqh/tekken_1_arcade_cabinet_graphics_for_preservation/

I finally got control panel done on my Golden Axe project. Time to wire it up and get an overlay stuck on.

Where do all y'all get your CPOs?