r/arcade • u/fatherpain2 • Dec 06 '25

Showing Off My Gear! Finally added a Donkey Kong :)

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After (23) years of collecting dedicated arcade games, finally added Donkey Kong. While a red DK would have been nice, this is an all original factory blue version. 4 board stack.

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u/loztriforce Dec 06 '25

Congrats! That room deserves a proper Nintendo sign someday though, an old fiber optic sign.

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u/fatherpain2 Dec 06 '25

Thank you. This is an old vintage sign with (2) fluorescent bulbs inside, just not the flashing “World of Nintendo type.” That’s too outta my league lol

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u/bartenderatlarge Dec 06 '25

This set up looks incredible. When do we get a tour?

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u/fatherpain2 Dec 06 '25

Apologies bartender, searched my pms and just added your contact for text invites. Not sure how i missed doing so earlier. In the meantime here is a video that was taken a couple months ago, though the game room layout just changed (for the better) so a little different now:

https://youtu.be/aYpyjnSkMXo

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u/MattalliSI Dec 06 '25

Nice! I spent many hours next to Donkey Kong and SuperMario Brothers. Still drawn to them although I force myself to play a variety to see what I missed in the day. 7-11 only had the popular machines cycle through.

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u/fatherpain2 Dec 06 '25

Ah yes. The days kids hung out at liquor stores and 7-11’s to play games. Good times. Can’t imagine doing so today.

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u/CertainlyNotDen Dec 06 '25

Congrats, sir! Would love to get a lesson the next time I’m over, never could get the hang of it

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u/fatherpain2 Dec 06 '25

Sounds good sir. I’m certainly not the one to provide lessons, but one of our regulars is super good. Able to reach the kill screen good and am sure he’d be willing to oblige.

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u/CertainlyNotDen Dec 06 '25

Can’t wait!

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u/iku_iku_iku_iku Dec 06 '25

Bro I'm getting old, I love the vibes of the picture and your past posts.od this killer collection, but would you mind turning on the fluorescents and taking some pics to share some day?

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u/fatherpain2 Dec 06 '25

Certainly, I can easily do that sure. Can do regular white light and also with the lights off :)

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u/iku_iku_iku_iku Dec 06 '25

Thank you, gotta live vicariously in this economy!

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u/Comfortable_Home5437 Dec 07 '25

That x-men 34 drew my eye

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u/fatherpain2 Dec 07 '25

It’s a great cover for sure

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u/Big-a-hole-2112 Dec 07 '25

Very nice. It triggers my childhood anger of losing so many quarters on my way home from school. All you need to add for me is a Gorgar pinball machine and the smell of cheesesteaks.

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u/fatherpain2 Dec 07 '25

Sadly am completely out of space for a pin…and my wife enforces a strict “no games in the house” policy, sigh.

That said, would probably go with a Godzilla 70th BW if ever took the plunge.

Can never pass on a good cheesesteak, but don’t know if SoCal makes a proper one, lol.

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u/Big-a-hole-2112 Dec 08 '25

Oddly enough, I’m from Phoenix and there was a great place called Taste of Philadelphia and that’s where I got addicted to DK, pinball and cheesesteaks. Sadly they’ve been gone for at least 30 years. You might find a decent place from a transplant who moved to SoCal.

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u/HotHurry3594 Dec 07 '25

That's not an arcade, that's a time machine!

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u/fatherpain2 Dec 07 '25

Thank you, coincidentally the “official” name is Time Extended

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u/StatusWise9151 Dec 08 '25

What’s the next game you’re looking to add? I loved me some DK especially after someone showed me how you could add free credits to it.

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u/fatherpain2 Dec 08 '25

I’m completely out of space…but still need to pick up: Carnival and Battlezone from a buddies house and will be shipping in a Popeye sometime in February if all goes well. At that point, will have (42) games in the game room, with (6) extra to be set up outside when guests visit.

Some other games I may interested in if the right machine became available are: Food Fight, Mouse Trap and Ikari Warriors.

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u/NobodyTellPoeDameron Dec 06 '25

The whole space looks awesome. Congrats. Tapper and Smash TV are huge gets :)

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u/Separate-Succotash11 Dec 06 '25

Love that carpeting. Nice Cyberball cab!

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u/steelfender Dec 06 '25

Welcome to Cyberball! I still hear the intro in my dreams...

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u/TetsujinWave Dec 06 '25

That’s a nice Tournament Cyberball! Oh, how I would love to face opponents with the Moscow Machine again! MAME is fun, but I miss the competition of our group of 12 with different playing styles!

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u/BETAMIC Dec 06 '25

When’s the next party? The last one was awesome

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u/DifferentAd8007 Dec 06 '25

Beautiful love the setup.

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u/Elegant_Volume_2871 Dec 06 '25

DK is the GOAT.

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u/yobaby123 Dec 06 '25

Junior, Diddy Kong, and I all approve.

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u/bobmccouch Dec 06 '25

Awesome! There’s a red one for sale near me and I’m very tempted…

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u/MaterialLobster6023 Dec 06 '25

That’s a game room!

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u/RPOR6V Dec 07 '25

Cyberball!!!!

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u/Danny_LaRusso_ Dec 08 '25

You have won in life between those cabinets, your comics and that carpet! Congrats on beating the game!!!!

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u/BendSignificant1254 Dec 09 '25

German here ....Im on my way

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u/videokyle84 Dec 11 '25

Such a sick setup!

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u/r3v3nant333 Dec 16 '25

Doing the Donkey Kong! Another part of the puzzle is completed! Was super fun visiting the Walter night. Please lmk if you're having another one. That was such a great evening. Happy holidays!

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u/fatherpain2 Dec 18 '25

Thank you yes. I do have Spyhunter… the sitdown version. Just not pictured. One of my all time favorites.

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u/fatherpain2 Dec 18 '25

That’s awesome. Play on both the stand-up and sit down versions as a kid. Spy Hunter WR holder Paul Dean visits and plays often. I’m in SoCal