Author Topic: Arcade cabs in tv and movies (Read 19843 times)

mgb · « **on:** October 18, 2011, 10:00:29 pm »

I've now noticed the Robocop/Bad Dudes cabinet (same as I have) in Keenan & Kel and now in the tv show " Man Up". Not to mention a few of them in the Robocop 2 movie.
I love how the tv shows put some fake name on them.

Unstupid · « **Reply #1 on:** October 18, 2011, 10:29:48 pm »

Did you see the first episode of 2 1/2 men this season... Ashton Kutcher's house in the show had a couple or really nice cabs!

Oops my bad... It was the second episode this season... "People who love peepholes"

mgb · « **Reply #2 on:** October 18, 2011, 10:42:44 pm »

No, I don't watch that show, but I'll look out for that episode online.

dandare · « **Reply #3 on:** October 18, 2011, 11:25:50 pm »

Its hilarious that in Robocop 2, which is set in the near future (early 21st century?) that they still have 1980's cabs!

There's a ton of them in the first ninja turtles film too, including a NARC.

Hoopz · « **Reply #4 on:** October 18, 2011, 11:26:45 pm »

http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=43851.0

An old thread but relevant for the OP.

I did see that episode of Two and a Half Men. Those cabs were very nice.

mgb · « **Reply #5 on:** October 18, 2011, 11:51:50 pm »

And of course, I can't forget this one. Its Packrat (not Atari's Peter Packrat, just Packrat)

Gray_Area · « **Reply #6 on:** October 22, 2011, 03:33:11 pm »

I just watched Big last night, and it was way cool to see all the arcades and arcade games still around in '88. For that matter, look at what I found in a laundrymat, the other day.

(OH, and I got a replay. I totally forgot to play it. For someone, then.)

boardjunkie · « **Reply #7 on:** October 23, 2011, 01:10:06 pm »

That has got to be the dumbest looking ms pac conversion I've *ever* seen....

boardjunkie · « **Reply #8 on:** October 23, 2011, 06:32:15 pm »

http://users.rcn.com/jenison/mars/vidmovies.html

Cynicaster · « **Reply #9 on:** October 24, 2011, 08:46:12 am »

Just watched "Wargames" last night, a movie from 1983 starring Matthew Broderick. He plays a fair bit of Galaga in the movie. In the background at the arcade, I saw a Jungle Hunt, a Zaxxon, and several others.

boardjunkie · « **Reply #10 on:** October 24, 2011, 09:08:19 am »

They actually brought a Galaga to MB's house so he could get fairly good at it before shooting the scene where he plays it.

Cynicaster · « **Reply #11 on:** October 24, 2011, 12:13:58 pm »

Quote from: boardjunkie on October 24, 2011, 09:08:19 am

They actually brought a Galaga to MB's house so he could get fairly good at it before shooting the scene where he plays it.

I did notice that he'd mastered the dual-ship technique.

Rando · « **Reply #12 on:** October 24, 2011, 01:15:09 pm »

Watching HGTV last night (lame!) and a House Hunters episode (Rando so lame!) these two rich young dudes were looking for a swinging Bachelor pad in Chicago. They looked at this awesome penthouse place that was completely empty EXCEPT for an Arcade machine (couldn't get a good look to see what it is, I should have Paused it) sitting in what was the Living Room. Completely odd and out of place, and NO ONE referenced it! I kept shouting at my wife "How are they walking by the cab, why are they not saying anything about it, why would that be sitting there when everything else has been removed???"

She did not share my confusion nor enthusiasm.

Guys did purchase that pad and made some nice modifications, place looked sweet, but not a Cab in sight when complete.

Gray_Area · « **Reply #13 on:** October 25, 2011, 10:35:36 pm »

Quote from: Rando on October 24, 2011, 01:15:09 pm

Watching HGTV last night (lame!) and a House Hunters episode (Rando so lame!) these two rich young dudes were looking for a swinging Bachelor pad in Chicago.

I happened to catch some of an episode the other day, and they were in some guy's storehouse or something - he had a michelin man and other weird stuff, and I was waiting for them to find a pin. Sure enough they do, and this thing was almost mint, some obscure title to me, but obviously worth at least a grand. They juked him for two hundred bucks.

Quote from: boardjunkie on October 23, 2011, 01:10:06 pm

That has got to be the dumbest looking ms pac conversion I've *ever* seen....

Not uncommon. I've seen 're-issues' like this, though in better shape, of Pac Mspac, Centipede/Millipede/Missile Command.

Vulgar Soul · « **Reply #14 on:** October 25, 2011, 11:34:44 pm »

Speakin of Kenan and Kel. The show "All That" always began with a brief skit of the actors hanging out in some back stage room. In the back ground you can clearly see a cabinet running Shinobi.

Also not really an arcade on tv moment, but in Family Matters there was an episode where a cop is describing some violent situation. I think Karl Winslow asks the cop "where did you get all that from?" The cop replies "Mortal Kombat from Sega." I think one of the writers were a lil confused.

In the movie "Juice" (Tupac, Omar Epps) there's a Street Fighter cabinet (the first one surprisingly, and this movie was released not long after Street Fighter II exploded in the gaming scene) in a scene taking place in a bodega I think. The late Tupac plays the game a few times throughout the film.

amendonz · « **Reply #15 on:** October 26, 2011, 12:15:14 am »

biggie would of wasted him...

Vulgar Soul · « **Reply #16 on:** October 26, 2011, 12:33:10 am »

Quote from: amendonz on October 26, 2011, 12:15:14 am

biggie would of wasted him...

That reminds me!

Not the arcade version, but in the video for "Juicy" by Notorious B.I.G. there's a scene where a couple people are seen playin Street Fighter II in Biggie's home (durin the "Super Nintendo, Sega Genesis. When I was dead broke man, I couldn't picture this." line).

How's that! Pac playin Street Fighter in the film "Juice." Big playin Street Fighter II in the video "Juicy." Ain't that some mind blowin ish!

They mus be rockin a round of Street Fighter every day up there in Hip Hop heaven lol.

AlienInferno · « **Reply #17 on:** October 26, 2011, 01:50:27 am »

If we are talking any games I saw a glimpse of a pinball machine in the "Despicable me" movie. Givin it's not a real game but still. It counts right. $:-\$

Rando · « **Reply #18 on:** November 11, 2011, 09:25:34 am »

Just saw "Going the Distance" with Drew Barrymore and... Justin Long, where Centipede plays a role in the movie. They meet in a bar where she is playing the game, has the high score, and he interrupts her flow (picture below). Later on he gives her a Centipede shirt when they're dating and is playing the game alone after they break up (or just missing her, can't remember).

Decent movie, 1st half better than second, wife picked & liked it.

Gaaargh · « **Reply #19 on:** November 11, 2011, 11:08:22 am »

On the series The Comicbook Store A Simpsons cabinet is played in one of the episodes, it's got fake 'Blaster Blaster' artwork on it.

There's also a Guantlet cabinet elsewhere in the store seen in a few shots.

vanrose72 · « **Reply #20 on:** November 13, 2011, 06:28:04 am »

I remember seeing a Ms. Pac-Man cabinet in the season 1 finale of Walking Dead on AMC (Episode "TS-19"). It was in the rec room of the Centers for Disease Control. The building exploded at the end of the episode, the cabinet along with it.

jtslade · « **Reply #21 on:** November 15, 2011, 07:17:10 am »

Blue Mountain State (Spike TV) has a nice Flight 2000 pin in the bar room of "The Goat House". I actually convinced the wife that this was her kind of TV show!

About a minute into the video...

jtslade · « **Reply #22 on:** November 19, 2011, 06:40:58 am »

Raising Hope is a good show from the same guy who did My Name is Earl...

I have noticed that since there is so many advertising promotional agreements in TV today, all brand names from any company that is not actively sponsoring the show is wiped from the show. Its so bad now that anytime we actually see a real brand that its almost shocking.

You can make out what original Pin and cab these were before they were altered..

jtslade · « **Reply #23 on:** November 19, 2011, 06:49:15 am »

Not a real game but looks like a Bad Dudes cab.

jtslade · « **Reply #24 on:** November 19, 2011, 07:28:44 am »

Quote from: Unstupid on October 18, 2011, 10:29:48 pm

Did you see the first episode of 2 1/2 men this season... Ashton Kutcher's house in the show had a couple or really nice cabs!

Oops my bad... It was the second episode this season... "People who love peepholes"

Vulgar Soul · « **Reply #25 on:** November 19, 2011, 06:08:34 pm »

How could I forget the episode of Everybody Hates Chris where Chris challenges a neighborhood friend and bets on a game of Asteroids!?

danny_galaga · « **Reply #26 on:** November 20, 2011, 02:01:53 am »

Quote from: dandare on October 18, 2011, 11:25:50 pm

Its hilarious that in Robocop 2, which is set in the near future (early 21st century?) that they still have 1980's cabs!

There's a ton of them in the first ninja turtles film too, including a NARC.

I would say quite apt, since here we are in the early 21st century, and there are still 1980's cabs around...

Ginsu Victim · « **Reply #27 on:** November 20, 2011, 11:28:34 am »

There was an episode of Auction Hunters where they find a Ms Pac-man and the guy who buys it (though in reality he didn't) is Nathan Barnatt, aka Talking Classics' Keith Apicary.

Mikezilla · « **Reply #28 on:** November 21, 2011, 01:29:10 pm »

This is sort of similar, but I was watching an episode of storage wars last night, and Brandi(she got some new boobs btw) bought a locker that had a pinball machine in it. I couldnt tell what it was, and they didnt show it, but they said they couldnt sell it for "legal reasons". Why would that be?

Mac Green · « **Reply #29 on:** November 22, 2011, 11:33:18 pm »

on home alone when kevin tells the furnace to shut up theres a pinball cant tell what it was tho

Nephasth · « **Reply #30 on:** November 22, 2011, 11:36:16 pm »

Quote from: Mikezilla on November 21, 2011, 01:29:10 pm

Brandi(she got some new boobs btw) bought a locker that had a pinball machine in it.

I thought they looked bigger!

Mac Green · « **Reply #31 on:** November 22, 2011, 11:46:45 pm »

BTW the pin in SW was a 1984 Bally Midway Black Pyramid http://www.ipdb.org/images/312/image-26.jpg

Nephasth · « **Reply #32 on:** November 22, 2011, 11:49:24 pm »

I believe that was a different episode (think Dave won that one), or am I thinking of Auction Hunters? I think the one Mike was talking about had only a few 4-wheelers and the pinball in it.

Well Fed Games · « **Reply #33 on:** November 23, 2011, 12:07:28 am »

A recent episode of Chuck had a Missile Command machine that was mentioned by name, as well as another cab and a pin I didn't recognize.

Mikezilla · « **Reply #34 on:** November 23, 2011, 11:41:21 am »

Quote from: Nephasth on November 22, 2011, 11:36:16 pm

Quote from: Mikezilla on November 21, 2011, 01:29:10 pm
Brandi(she got some new boobs btw) bought a locker that had a pinball machine in it.

I thought they looked bigger!

Yeah man, they were WAYYY bigger. She was rocking mosquito bites last season then BAM. Mega-juggs. She wouldnt be too bad if she wasnt a butterface.

Ahh thanks for that Mac Green. I was watching the Thing last week (the Kurt Russell one, the better one) and there were some cabs and pinball in their rec room, but I couldnt remember which ones... The gf distracted me for a bit...

Mario · « **Reply #35 on:** November 23, 2011, 12:23:17 pm »

The old TV show "What's Happening Now" has a Three Stooges game in it, with modified side art to highlight the manufacturer. You can see the game in the opening credits here at the 23 sec mark.

KLOV incorrectly lists the show as "What's Happening", which was the older show with the same characters earlier in their life.

Mario

IronBuddha · « **Reply #36 on:** November 23, 2011, 09:07:22 pm »

Quote from: Ginsu Victim on November 20, 2011, 11:28:34 am

There was an episode of Auction Hunters where they find a Ms Pac-man and the guy who buys it (though in reality he didn't) is Nathan Barnatt, aka Talking Classics' Keith Apicary.

Not that's it a surprise or anything, but that situation is how I found out those shows are fake. Nathan said on his Facebook he never bought the Cabinet from them, after he told them he wasn't interested because they wanted too much, the show asked him to pretend like he's buying it from them. Nathan said he bought one shortly after that off craigslist for $350

Gray_Area · « **Reply #37 on:** November 27, 2011, 07:50:11 pm »

Quote from: Mikezilla on November 23, 2011, 11:41:21 am

Quote from: Nephasth on November 22, 2011, 11:36:16 pm
Quote from: Mikezilla on November 21, 2011, 01:29:10 pm
Brandi(she got some new boobs btw) bought a locker that had a pinball machine in it.

I thought they looked bigger!

She wouldnt be too bad if she wasnt a butterface.

Was out with my brother this weekend, and we saw a girl in a truck that he thought was going to be plump - and then she stepped out and had a bod that startled him. First time I'd heard the term butterface.

wizkid32 · « **Reply #38 on:** November 28, 2011, 11:37:55 pm »

Don't forget that episode of Seinfeld, when everyone is fighting over a certain Frogger cab...
To lazy to look the episode up.

It's on the Frogger page at Wikipedia.

wizkid32 · « **Reply #39 on:** November 28, 2011, 11:38:45 pm »

Maybe not to lazy:

"The Frogger" is the 174th episode of the NBC sitcom Seinfeld. This was the 18th episode for the 9th and final season. It first aired on April 23, 1998.


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