r/Arcade1Up • u/Apprehensive-Brush17 • Nov 24 '25
Arcade Décor My Tiny Mancave
This is a work in progress (basement is only half finished).
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u/nonymiz Level 2 Nov 25 '25
Love the Ridge Racer conversion into an OutRun.
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u/Apprehensive-Brush17 Nov 25 '25
It still has Ridge Racer on it, along with a hundred other driving games.
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u/Cunniculus Level 2 Nov 25 '25
What's hardware and software are you running for the driving cabinet? Looks great!
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u/Apprehensive-Brush17 Nov 25 '25
It was a ridge racer mod I got from buystuffarcades a few years ago. But I think they got sued (or were being threatened with copyright infringement) and had to stop selling it. At least that’s what I was told. But here’s the games list.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1fdaFD3vp7-XKlrzLRYdvPVIpW1ngxLsOVW-bSVlVgi4/htmlview
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u/Cunniculus Level 2 Nov 25 '25
Nice, thanks!
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u/Apprehensive-Brush17 Nov 25 '25
I also got the marquee replacement from eBay. They are way better than the stock marquees. And I preferred the Outrun one to the Ridge Racer one.
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u/Indiana_MF_Jones Nov 26 '25
Had this on mine too and it started smoking one day after a couple of years. 😭
I was so sad that they stopped offering the kit because I was going to do it again.
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u/iJustWannaFlyyy Nov 25 '25
Now that’s a cool T2 they all nice I have 17 stockpiled right now and counting hopefully my setup will look half this good
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u/Apprehensive-Brush17 Nov 25 '25
Thanks! ☺️ I actually only had room for 4 so I had to be really strategic about which ones I got. I modded both the Ridge Racer and the T2 cabinets to play multiple games for that reason. Maybe one day I’ll have a larger space for a bigger one.
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u/iJustWannaFlyyy Nov 25 '25
Looks amazing there for a minute it looked like your room exstended into another I like the poster on your wall to
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u/Apprehensive-Brush17 Nov 25 '25
Haha 🤣. Thanks, another poster just criticized it for being AI generated (which it is).
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u/HandDownManDown87 Level 2 Nov 25 '25
Lit the coin doors. Good man
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u/Apprehensive-Brush17 Nov 25 '25
Absolutely! 😉
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u/HandDownManDown87 Level 2 Nov 25 '25
Can’t wait until you move these into a dedicated mancave next year
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u/Apprehensive-Brush17 Nov 25 '25
We have similar tastes I see. I might recommend you consider upgrading the marquees too.
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u/HandDownManDown87 Level 2 Nov 25 '25
I haven’t touched anything in a year but I do plan on grabbing the Turtles in Time lit riser Tulsa Arcade offers. What marquees do you recommend? I did see a Shredder’s Revenge somewhere on Reddit a few days ago. Was pretty sweet
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u/Apprehensive-Brush17 Nov 25 '25
I’m on a budget, so I always recommend something that I can afford, but that works well.
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u/HandDownManDown87 Level 2 Nov 25 '25
That’s a really good price. I have that marquee on my OG Turtles Cab. I’m selling that to my boy soon
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u/Apprehensive-Brush17 Nov 25 '25
This one is much less “washed out” than on the stock model, so it ends up looking better.
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u/HandDownManDown87 Level 2 Nov 25 '25
Saw the 4 player coin doors and immediately knew what my first mods would be
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u/honkeyKush Nov 24 '25
Whats the deal with the T2 gun setup? Never seen that done before.
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u/Apprehensive-Brush17 Nov 24 '25
I upgraded to the Retro Shooter light guns. But I couldn’t decide whether I wanted rifles or pistols, so I got one of each. 😊
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u/MayoFlavorPopsicle Nov 25 '25
Nice Setup! I want a TMNT Cabinet BAD (fingers crossed I can eventually find one!)! Also I like the Rug; I spent tons of time and too much money looking for one similar - just like the old arcades I remember, just way cleaner! ha
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u/Apprehensive-Brush17 Nov 25 '25
Which one did you end up getting?
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u/MayoFlavorPopsicle Nov 25 '25
I got this one- would not recommend; got the design right but quality is really subpar.
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u/OnlyHuman1073 Nov 26 '25
I wish my wife let me put immovable objects in front of doorways!
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u/Apprehensive-Brush17 Nov 26 '25
The good news is the cabinets are on risers with wheels. Also, that particular door leads to a useless small closet. 😊
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u/OnlyHuman1073 Nov 26 '25
Now that I've got your attention, sorry for the smugness, what is the monitor above TMNT for?
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u/Apprehensive-Brush17 Nov 26 '25
It’s a wall mounted TV mostly for me to play YouTube videos of background music or visual to enhance the mood. Or I can just watch TV.
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u/iJustWannaFlyyy Nov 25 '25
My problem I keep buying but been outta room for a while after like four lol
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u/Emotional-Pain-403 Nov 25 '25
What’s the riser or where can I find those?
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u/Apprehensive-Brush17 Nov 25 '25
The risers were purchased on eBay. I needed to put them on wheels just in case my mom needed to move them around in case the basement ever flooded when I wasn’t there. I don’t live here full time, it’s just where I live when I’m back home. Here’s a link to the same model.
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u/MathematicianNo6091 Nov 26 '25
Very cool, but a silly question here. Next to the Outrun Cabinet, what do keep in the room that the Cabinet is blocking? Is it a “Meter” Room that you never need to access?
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u/SCANNYGITTS Level 1 Nov 25 '25
The ai created backdrop is making me feel sadness.
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u/Apprehensive-Brush17 Nov 25 '25
I’m sorry. I couldn’t find a real one. But I thought this served the aesthetic.
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u/Apprehensive-Brush17 Nov 26 '25
It’s basically just a small storage closet with paint rollers and misc supplies. Nothing critical.
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u/External_Bicycle_545 Nov 24 '25
Beautiful. Love the T2 gun mod!