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General Chat => Arcade Lifestyle => Topic started by: carlo3do on January 24, 2013, 11:37:01 AM

Title: AT LAST MY ARCADE RETRO LOUNGE
Post by: carlo3do on January 24, 2013, 11:37:01 AM
well yesterday i decided its time to open my doors to the public to see what glitches do i still need to fix

i will leave you with some pic as i forgot to take pic for my namco corner i uploaded a video on YouTube showing the machine in action  :)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IOt8iJnrChs&feature=youtu.be
Title: Re: AT LAST MY ARCADE RETRO LOUNGE
Post by: carlo3do on January 24, 2013, 11:54:18 AM
thank you guys for all the help and advice you provided me  :spaceace:
Title: Re: AT LAST MY ARCADE RETRO LOUNGE
Post by: Etienne MacGyver on January 24, 2013, 12:02:58 PM
Looks like a nice place !
Title: Re: AT LAST MY ARCADE RETRO LOUNGE
Post by: Luigi on January 24, 2013, 12:06:43 PM
Looks like a nice GREAT place !

:)


Needs some deco IMHO, but that's very satisfying. How large is your "lounge"?
Title: Re: AT LAST MY ARCADE RETRO LOUNGE
Post by: carlo3do on January 24, 2013, 12:21:37 PM
110 meter >:(
Title: Re: AT LAST MY ARCADE RETRO LOUNGE
Post by: Luigi on January 24, 2013, 02:23:03 PM
110 meter >:(



You picked the wrong smiley or did I say something wrong  ???  :(
Title: Re: AT LAST MY ARCADE RETRO LOUNGE
Post by: gyruss on January 24, 2013, 02:37:22 PM
Wow, so cool that you actually did it! How many machines are there now? And is everything working?
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Post by: Muerto on January 24, 2013, 03:47:43 PM
110 meter  ;D

Like Etienne would have said: I fixed it for you  ;D
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Post by: Etienne MacGyver on January 24, 2013, 04:08:25 PM
110 meter  ;D

Like Etienne would have said: I fixed it for you  ;D
or "i macgyvered it for you"  :D :D :D
Title: Re: AT LAST MY ARCADE RETRO LOUNGE
Post by: Muerto on January 24, 2013, 04:10:14 PM
110 meter  ;D

Like Etienne would have said: I fixed it for you  ;D
or "i macgyvered it for you"  :D :D :D

Hehe, good one  :D
Title: Re: AT LAST MY ARCADE RETRO LOUNGE
Post by: Superully on January 24, 2013, 04:14:22 PM
nice, although it's not my selection of games. regarding the decoration: i wouldn't put anything else in there if i were you, imho some nice lighting and a cool floor (perhaps some toppers ;)) are good enough. i never understood the need to put marquees, beer signs or license plates on the walls. LESS IS MORE!!! 8)
Title: Re: AT LAST MY ARCADE RETRO LOUNGE
Post by: level42 on January 24, 2013, 04:37:38 PM
LESS IS MORE!!!
....says the man with .....how many project machines ?  ;D ;D ;D

Well done Carlo3do !

So you are open to the public ? Pretty cool ! Good luck and keep us updated !
Title: Re: AT LAST MY ARCADE RETRO LOUNGE
Post by: Superully on January 24, 2013, 04:42:05 PM
....says the man with .....how many project machines ?  ;D ;D ;D
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you can't have enough machines - if you have the space to display them ... which i don't :P!
Title: Re: AT LAST MY ARCADE RETRO LOUNGE
Post by: carlo3do on January 24, 2013, 06:25:12 PM
thank you guys for the kind words  :)

110 meter still small for my vision...

24 cab all working

2 pinball not working

and still have afterburner sit-down waiting for parts from uk from SEGA doctor Mark  ;D
Title: Re: AT LAST MY ARCADE RETRO LOUNGE
Post by: Q*ris on January 24, 2013, 09:36:50 PM
That's an incredible achievement, congratulations!
I'm drooling over that Space Harrier dlx !
What's the name of the place by the way? arcade retro lounge?
Title: Re: AT LAST MY ARCADE RETRO LOUNGE
Post by: DarthNuno on January 24, 2013, 09:55:28 PM
Seeing that kid on the SH deluxe brings me back a lot of memories.
Wow, 2 starblade in a row... I love this!  :-* :-* :-*
Nice place, but it would deserve more 'classic' cabinets (or you didn't show them on that video?)  :P
Title: Re: AT LAST MY ARCADE RETRO LOUNGE
Post by: jcp on January 24, 2013, 10:26:01 PM
Thanks for sharing your video.
Space Harrier and  Rampart are the gems in your collection  :-*.
What is the game with the white motorbike ?

Of course, more pictures please !
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Post by: Amiga on January 24, 2013, 11:13:17 PM
nice place  :lol: :lol: :lol:
Title: Re: AT LAST MY ARCADE RETRO LOUNGE
Post by: strykr on January 24, 2013, 11:59:20 PM
Looks fantastic! Whereabouts are you based?
Title: Re: AT LAST MY ARCADE RETRO LOUNGE
Post by: Reboot on January 25, 2013, 01:09:53 AM
nice place, jealous of the space harrier deluxe  :)  1st step done (collecting cabs) now the finishing touch, decorating the room.

To bad the pictures and movie are of bad quality, because the place deserves better and i'm just a newcomer in this hobby so i don't recognise the cabs without reading the marquees  :(
Title: Re: AT LAST MY ARCADE RETRO LOUNGE
Post by: Q*ris on January 25, 2013, 07:59:23 AM
I agree with Ully, I would'nt decorate too much and I already like it as is.
Maybe just the name of the place in giant letters on the wall above the cabs and some cool lighting.
After all it's a public place...
Title: Re: AT LAST MY ARCADE RETRO LOUNGE
Post by: Luigi on January 25, 2013, 08:07:51 AM
regarding the decoration: i wouldn't put anything else in there if i were you, imho some nice lighting and a cool floor (perhaps some toppers ;)) are good enough. i never understood the need to put marquees, beer signs or license plates on the walls. LESS IS MORE!!! 8)


So you don't like our gameroom at all??  With the marquees covering the light ropes? The huge TRON display? The Space Invaders-stickers on the wall? The small LED-Atari-Sign? :'(  :'( (http://www.thludwig.de/pics/smilies/weeping.gif)

Hey, I didn't say "Cover all the walls with posters and marquees"

A poster here and there, maybe a nice (arcade related) neon sign and some coloured lights in the corners (maybe on the floor, lighting towards the ceiling) will do the job.

I have collected some arcade posters (large bitmap files) if you need any :)
Title: Re: AT LAST MY ARCADE RETRO LOUNGE
Post by: Q*ris on January 25, 2013, 09:14:08 AM
Hey who am I to judge after all, I don't even have a gameroom. ;)
Title: Re: AT LAST MY ARCADE RETRO LOUNGE
Post by: Luigi on January 25, 2013, 12:49:52 PM
Hey who am I to judge after all, I don't even have a gameroom. ;)

Maybe you can see ours THIS year ;)
Title: Re: AT LAST MY ARCADE RETRO LOUNGE
Post by: Q*ris on January 25, 2013, 12:55:31 PM
deal!  :spaceace: :spaceace: :spaceace:
Title: Re: AT LAST MY ARCADE RETRO LOUNGE
Post by: carlo3do on January 28, 2013, 11:50:39 AM
my namco corner  :)
Title: Re: AT LAST MY ARCADE RETRO LOUNGE
Post by: carlo3do on January 28, 2013, 12:10:43 PM
the guy who invented rampart is a genius (what an addictive game)  :spaceace:
Title: Re: AT LAST MY ARCADE RETRO LOUNGE
Post by: Luigi on January 28, 2013, 01:28:53 PM
my namco corner  :)

(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/smfor/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=4220.0;attach=3234;image)



 8)  :spaceace:
Title: Re: AT LAST MY ARCADE RETRO LOUNGE
Post by: DarthNuno on January 28, 2013, 07:30:44 PM
my namco corner  :)

(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/smfor/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=4220.0;attach=3234;image)



 8)  :spaceace:

One more, and you'll own all the 3 different Starblade models!  8)
Too bad they can't be linked  ;D

 :spaceace: :spaceace: :spaceace:
Title: Re: AT LAST MY ARCADE RETRO LOUNGE
Post by: carlo3do on January 29, 2013, 07:42:40 AM
NAH...Iam done with Starblade iam hunting down a Solvalou  ;D
Title: Re: AT LAST MY ARCADE RETRO LOUNGE
Post by: carlo3do on March 25, 2013, 01:02:14 PM
pic worth a thousand word   ;)
Title: Re: AT LAST MY ARCADE RETRO LOUNGE
Post by: Commander on March 26, 2013, 11:23:06 AM
How did i miss that. ohhhh i have been out of the arcade scene for a while now.
Magnificent job Carlo3do glad to see people from Lebanon interested in this hobby that's very rare.
I myself am from Lebanon, had a Showcase Cab myself but had to get rid of it since my Hantarex was unfixable.
I did come across many Cabs myself but never had the space nor the money sometimes.
I'd love to check that gorgeous Arcade lounge sometime.
Title: Re: AT LAST MY ARCADE RETRO LOUNGE
Post by: carlo3do on March 26, 2013, 12:26:50 PM
thanks for the kind words Commander you can pass anytime  :D