Strange that you say that...
I live up north a bit (Border between Michigan and Ohio and about 45min from Canada). I have a basement (most houses here do) because you need one so you can go underground to survive the winter.
GLOBAL WARMING... BRING IT ON!
I am converting my basement into an arcade. I like to restore old games instead of one big mame. That way lots of people can play at the same time and you have lots of background noise just like the old days. Tokens you ask? Yes, they all run on .900 tokens (about 5000 or so). The carpet I want will be UV reactive bowling alley carpet.
I have plans for 20 games, currently at 5 games and 1 juke (inside of an old arcade box.)
Dan