Base Arcade Belfast 🕹️

👀💥 Who’s ready for some Metal Slug action?!
1 week to go! We’re (almost) sold out for next weekend’s event (17–19 Oct) at Banana Block Belfast and our dedicated Metal Slug cab is now fully up and running! 💪

Blood, sweat and isopon have brought this beast back to life 💥

🎃 OCT 17–19 TICKETS OUT NOW! 📍 Banana Block, Belfast

🕹️ Fri 17th · 7–11pm (18+)
👾 Sat 18th 10–2 (Family) · 2–6 (15+) · 6–10 (8+)
💀 10pm Evil Dead II on VHS w/ @OrmeauCinema (£5)
👨‍👩‍👧 Sun 19th · 11–3 (Family)

🎟️ Tickets basearcade.com

🎃 OCT 17–19 - TICKETS ON SALE
📍 Banana Block Belfast

🕹️ Fri 17th
7–11pm (18+)

👾 Sat 18th
10am–2pm (Family)
2–6pm (15+)
6–10pm (8+)
10pm – Evil Dead II on VHS

👨‍👩‍👧 Sun 19th
11am–3pm (Family)

🔗 Get tickets basearcade.com

Monday Maintenance 💀
Spooky season means spooky fixes! Jumping inside our Tales from the Crypt pinball to repair a smashed drop target. The real scare? Lifting the playfield without scratching those mirror blades 👻🤣

Play it at our next event Oct 17-19 at Banana Block Belfast #Pinball #ArcadeLife

🔪🎃 GROOVY ANNOUNCEMENT 🎃🔪

Something wicked’s coming to Banana Block this spooky season

Base Arcade x Ormeau Community Cinema
🩸 Oct 17–19
🧟 Presale: Sept 24, 8pm
💀 General: Sept 25, 8pm

We’re summoning Evil Dead II on Sat night horror, laughs & chainsaw antics!

#EvilDead2

Getting our pins at Boundary Taproom ready for the week! 🧼🫧

Grab a drink & play pinball 5 days a week 🍺
Wed–Sat: 12–11pm | Sun: 1–7pm

Take on Uncanny X-Men, Jaws, & Godzilla while sipping a cold beer or cocktail 🍹

#Pinball #Belfast #BoundaryTaproom #SternPinball #ArcadeVibes #Basearcade

❤️❤️❤️ awh schucks 😊

Another rammed all-ages event here in @basearcade.bsky.social!

#belfast #arcade

The BBC Micro is popular today in @basearcade.bsky.social

Oh dang, we can't wait to see you bro 🥰

👀 IT’S ALMOST ARCADE WEEKEND! 🕹️
Our SOLD OUT event at Banana Block, Belfast on 19–21 Sept is almost here

Quick etiquette
✅ Tickets only,no walk-ups
✅ Share the machines + good vibes
✅ Bring your skills

Can’t wait to see you in the arcade! 🔥

#basearcade #ArcadeBelfast

🦈 Have you tried our new Stern Jaws pinball at @BoundaryTaproom yet? 🍺 Perfect for pints & high-score shark hunting!

We even squeezed in a game while cleaning this morning (for “testing” of couse 👀)

#Pinball #Jaws #BoundaryBelfast #Basearcade

Fri 19th & Sun 21st Sept sessions are SOLD OUT!
Only a handful of tickets left for Sat 20th 🎟️

Family, teens & 18+ sessions still up for grabs!
Expect retro consoles, arcade classics & pinball ❤️

🗓️ Sat 20 Sept
📍 Banana Block, Belfast
🔗 Tickets at Basearcade.com

Yesterday was a banger at Boundary Taproom 👏

Proud to team up with Boundary Brewing to add two new Stern heavy-hitters: Uncanny X-Men & Jaws 🦈 (so Godzilla isn’t lonely 🦖).

Now live with Insider Connected – get your app ready & start logging those high scores

Paprium on Philips Discoverer CRT TV

Paprium on Philips Discoverer CRT TV

Another game that will feature on the Mega Drive at @basearcade.bsky.social this weekend will be the notorious Paprium!

People will finally have a chance to play the ambitious and controversial beat-em-up that still hasn't seen a widespread release.

Sanyo Wavy23 MSX2 computer with SD Mapper MegaRAM cartridge

Space Manbow on the MSX2

I'm doing some testing today for something that will hopefully hit @basearcade.bsky.social on their next event...

The wonderful MSX2!

The MSX platform was co-developed by Microsoft and ASCII Corporation in 1983, with the MSX2 released in 1985.

There are plenty of great games for this platform!

📣 SEPT DATE ANNOUNCEMENT 📣
You asked (a lot) so here it is 👇

🗓️ Sept 19–21
📍 Banana Block

🎟️ Tickets drop before our Aug event:
💌 Mailing list pre-sale – Aug 13
🌍 General sale – Aug 14

Set your alarms 👀
#Basearcade #BelfastEvents #PinballLife #retroarcade

👀 Who’s excited for next week?!

We’re just over a week away from our next SOLD OUT event at Banana Block Belfast Aug 15-17 and we can’t wait to be back in action! 💪

Get ready for retro vibes, high scores, and some good times! We hope you’ve all been practicing 👀👾

⚡Flashback Friday 👀

Dec 2023. The arrival of our beloved Namco Time Crisis 2🔫

Had to wheel it down a rickety ass cobble lane to get it into Dave's garage on a cold, wet winter's night 🌧️

It was one of the very first machines we cut our teeth on with repairs 🥵

👀 Did you know...
On Stern's Godzilla pinball 🦖 the main voiceover is provided by actor Keith David known for his iconic roles in The Thing, They Live & the voice of so many prolific animated characters such Goliath in Gargoyles & Spawn the animated series 🤯

What a guy 👏

🎂Huge happy birthday to the one and only @richardtroupe.bsky.social

Richard has been helping us from day one. Ensuring the greatest care & attention with our consoles, microcomputers and PCs.

He's one of a kind and we are so grateful for all of his expertise and time he gives to us ❤️

Who's a fan of the stone cold classic Frogger from 1981?🐸
Looks simple, but so hard to master.
It always cracks us up when kids jump on and say, “Hey! This is like Crossy Road!”
Our reply: “No way kid, Crossy Road is like Frogger!” 👀

🔥 Who’s your go to team on Midway's NBA Jam from '93?

Are you repping the Hornets, lighting it up with the Magic, or going full beast mode with the Bulls? 🐂

Who else likes to settle it old school style on the court? 🏀

#ArcadeThrowdown #Boomshakalaka #basearcade #nbajam

🔥 Well yesterday was awesome, a hot summer arcade day filled with the coolest people and most chilled vibes at Banana Block Belfast ❤️🕹️

Roll on today's SOLD OUT family session 👏 we can’t wait to close out the weekend with another full house of arcade antics! 👾

😎 Last night was a total vibe 🔥

So good seeing so many of you loving Dave's 'The Shadow' pinball machine by Bally Midway from 1994.

And a major shoutout to everyone who clocked our sneaky new arrival… Atari's Tempest from 1981

Roll on 11am for another SOLD OUT full day!

Soon 👀

See you all tonight at 7pm at Banana Block Belfast for another SOLD OUT arcade weekend.

It's almost arcade o'clock. 🕹️💪

#Basearcade #BelfastArcade #BananaBlock #PacMan #spaceinvaders #RetroGaming #RetroArcade #arcade

🎉 ARCADE ETIQUETTE TIME! 🕹️
Our next SOLD OUT event is just around the corner... THIS WEEKEND! 🥳

here’s a quick reminder to follow our Arcade Etiquette so everyone has the BEST time!
These are fully ticketed events no general admission and no walk-up payments at the door

🧦 Crew socks back by popular demand!

Our Base crew socks are back in stock for our June 20-22 event at Banana Block 💪

You asked and we listened... just in time for summer 😎 Sun’s out, ankles out, arcade on 🕹️

#BaseArcade #crewsock #arcademerch #ArcadeStyle #SummerVibes

📌 New Pin-tastic merch just dropped! 🧷

Say hello to our shiny new black nickel soft enamel pin badges 👀
Each one is hand-assembled with love by us!

Featuring arcade legends like Pac-Man, Donkey Kong, and a little chaos from Revenge from Mars for the pinball fans 👏

AUGUST TICKET ANNOUNCEMENT

We’re taking a much needed break in July so join us 15–17 August at Banana Block🕹️

Presale tickets live Wed 11 June @ 8PM, so make sure you’re on the mailing list to get early access!

🎟️ General sale Thurs 12 June @ 8PM via basearcade.com