Peter Hirschberg - my arcade

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Peter Hirschberg has just finished his stunning retro-gaming heaven, a Valhalla for the best arcade video games ever. His Luna City Arcade has 57 fully-restored arcade classics which span from Asteroids to Zaxxon, plus a whole load of pinballs. Amazingly enough, he does all this on his own dime, for the love of it. It's open to the public now, and the best thing: entrance and quarters are completely free.

A link to a ton more pics and some questions/answers with the owner. Also has a rad video tour that you should watch.

A link to Peter's homepage with a complete game list.

This is totally awesome and amazing and I love it. Places like this are still so vivid in my memory and it bums me out that arcades are dead.

Neat! All that's missing is the haze of cigerette smoke!

Can I buy pot from a shady dude in the backroom?

also: WHERE THE FUCK IS IT?

Pretty cool to see all the old arcade cabinets. Would have been nice if he has some of the newer games from Sega like Outrun, Daytona, etc.

kind of similar since they often smelled the same but i unfortunately had to go into my old Gamestop Saturday. it smelled like nerd BO in there. i loved arcades and all but they usually smelled as well.

love the containment grid sign as well.

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Originally Posted by Josh

Can I buy pot from a shady dude in the backroom?

also: WHERE THE FUCK IS IT?

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his contact info says he's in Dulles, VA.

I'd like to go to this. He better have Tron or FAGGOT.

He DOES.

Free entry and free plays? If a bunch of teenagers with too much free time on their hands find out about this place, those things are going to get destroyed.

He probably has security watching for people who fuck it up.

No, I bet he doesn't.

Teenagers wouldn't be interested in something like this anyway.

Vandals get dropped into the floor, which opens up to a viewing stage for the most dangerous game of all.

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Originally Posted by Bacon McShig

Free entry and free plays? If Josh and Hubs find out about this place, those things are going to get destroyed.

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Fixed

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Originally Posted by josh

You don't know me.

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fixed.

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Originally Posted by YellerDog

Vandals get dropped into the floor, which opens up to a viewing stage for the most dangerous game of all.

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Another arcade consisting of NOTHING BUT PIT FIGHTER CABS AIEEEEE

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Originally Posted by Josh

fixed.

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but he tries so hard :icepick:

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Originally Posted by Josh

Teenagers wouldn't be interested in something like this anyway.

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Exactly.

This is for oldsters to go and kick back OG style.

If I was going to spend that kind of money I'd most likely try and merge it with a bar ala barcade.

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Originally Posted by Bacon McShig

Another arcade consisting of NOTHING BUT PIT FIGHTER CABS AIEEEEE

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Black Tournaments, IMO.

I don't see an MVS cabinet. Auto-fail.

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Originally Posted by Josh

fixed.

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True, you probably lack the convictions of your punk rocker fronting.

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Originally Posted by Yoshi

I don't see an MVS cabinet. Auto-fail.

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No Capcom fighters either. He DOES have Primal Rage, curiously.

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I don't see an MVS cabinet. Auto-fail.

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blv

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Originally Posted by Tain

blv

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AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

If games are free..why have a coin change machine? why not just rig the machines to have unlimited play?

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Originally Posted by bandit

If games are free..why have a coin change machine? why not just rig the machines to have unlimited play?

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I'm seeing another version of Michael Jackson's mansion. Lure kids in with free games, but you gotta put in work for the quarters.

Josh, if you wanna trip out there, let me know.

I'll roadtrip for that if it's a weekend in the summer when the weather is nice.

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Originally Posted by bandit

If games are free..why have a coin change machine? why not just rig the machines to have unlimited play?

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Add to the aura of the joint I suppose.

Needs to make up some custom tokens for his place I think.

I think he is doing it free because if he charged for playtime, it would take it from "home-arcade" into "for-profit business" which can be a major pain in the ass on many, many levels. From taxes, to zoning issues to having proper exits and handicaped bullshit..

Doing it for free just makes him arcade nerd #1.

I'd do the same thing if i had the money, but it would be all the games That I grew up in the cades. Capcom, Midway, Konami games from like 88 to like 95. I think I would try to get every fighting game that was hot in the arcades. Quite possibly shumps and driving as well.

Lucky & Wild and an Afterburner sit-down cab, f'real.

When his original room couldn't get any more ridiculous, he makes a standalone house for the cabs. Pure awesome.

There's some things MAME just can't recreate...



This guy rules.

A god amongst men.

Nice for nostalgia but the awkward wood American cabs and mostly classic only titles makes it far removed from the ultimate arcade room.

One of these things is not like the other; one of these things just doesn't belong...

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At least he had enough sense to put it in the spot that gets all the glare.

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Originally Posted by Shou

Nice for nostalgia but the awkward wood American cabs and mostly classic only titles makes it far removed from the ultimate arcade room.

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I'd expect a guy who's trying to recreate an 80s American arcade to use American cabs.

I want to see this.

I hope they have that one gun game from the old west where the rifle is on the front and you are in a bar, then the ok corral.

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Originally Posted by Shou

Nice for nostalgia but the awkward wood American cabs and mostly classic only titles makes it far removed from the ultimate arcade room.

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Blasphemy.

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Originally Posted by Shou

Nice for nostalgia but the awkward wood American cabs and mostly classic only titles makes it far removed from the ultimate arcade room.

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You missed the point.

JAPAN JAPAN WAH WAH STUPID AMERICANS!

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Originally Posted by Bailey

I hope they have that one gun game from the old west where the rifle is on the front and you are in a bar, then the ok corral.

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Mad Dog McSomething or other?

so what was weemans broken pic of?

I dunno, but somebody find me the fucking address for this place.

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Originally Posted by Josh

Mad Dog McSomething or other?

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Mad Dog McRee was a FMV gun game, not what he was thinking about.

Also lol @ the "where are the candy cabs ^_^;;" commentary.

Kidnemo wants to fight you, desu ne?

Article now says it's by invitation only.

Sounds about right. The time/money keeping the machines maintained week in and week out would get to be a bit much with a ton of people visiting.

He's an asshole. fuck him then.

I'm sure you could email him with, "hey dude, we're bringing some people by, is that cool", and get an ok.

The whole point of a clubhouse is to keep people out. ;)

I would go with a pocket full of #5 washers (or whatever they were) just to confuse him when he emptied the coin drawers.

We could claim TNL to be a legit website and do a "research trip"

and then we can write something and put it on the front page lol

I like the way you think.

lolol

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Originally Posted by YellerDog

No Capcom fighters either. He DOES have Primal Rage, curiously.

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Primal Rage doesn't belong there either.

I love the setup; It's like a time warp back to 1984, hanging out at Aladdin's Castle.

I loved Primal Rage until I played it.

NO CHEESE

Hold down the buttons, wiggle wiggle.

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Originally Posted by Bacon McShig

Another arcade consisting of NOTHING BUT PIT FIGHTER CABS AIEEEEE

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plus a Carn-evil

And one of those Star Wars Episoide 1 Pinball machines.

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Originally Posted by Mzo

plus a Carn-evil

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Oh god, Carnevil.... the pain. :(

Great idea, but

1.) Invite only *Raises middle finger*
2.) Too many 1st and 2nd gen games.

Somebody needs to do this, only put in stuff like
AvP
Dungeons & Dragons:ToD
TMNT
Simpsons
Ninja Warriors
Street Fighters
Neo Cabs
+ Jp imports

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Originally Posted by Beefy Hits

Great idea, but

1.) Invite only *Raises middle finger*
2.) Too many 1st and 2nd gen games.

Somebody needs to do this, only put in stuff like
AvP
Dungeons & Dragons:ToD
TMNT
Simpsons
Ninja Warriors
Street Fighters
Neo Cabs
+ Jp imports

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Welcome to my game room, although no cabs, just 3 Sony monitors (one for vertical games, 2 setup for regular and multiscreen games like Rastan 3).

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Originally Posted by Shou

Welcome to my game room, although no cabs, just 3 Sony monitors (one for vertical games, 2 setup for regular and multiscreen games like Rastan 3).

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You should have Beefy Hits over sometime.

You guys should JO into a tornado together, maybe exchange a HJ.

But no gay stuff.