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* In the ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'' DirectToVideo episode "Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story", Peter gets Lois a ''VideoGame/{{Galaga}}'' arcade machine for Christmas. But Peter immediately proceeds to push Lois out the widow so that ''he'' will have it all to himself.

* In the ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'' DirectToVideo episode "Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story", Peter gets Lois a ''VideoGame/{{Galaga}}'' arcade machine for Christmas.

* In ''ComicBook/SunnyvilleStories'', the second story "Multiball Madness" reveals that Mr. Von Straussen collects these. He has arcade machines, pinball machines and even an air hockey table. This is more of a testament though to his wealth; unlike other examples of this trope, Mr. Von Straussen isn't lazy or a ManChild.

* Nearby the set for ''Good Morning America'' is a unique pinball machine themed on the show. It's actually a ''Pinball/FamilyGuy'' with a PaletteSwap and audio changes, but nevertheless, it's meant for use by the show's hosts and staff (and presumably the guests if they're interested).

* In ''[[Film/INowPronounceYouChuckAndLarry I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry]]'', Chuck owns a "Balica"[[note]]actually a modified ''VideoGame/{{Galaga}}''[[/note]] arcade game.

* There's an episode of ''Series/TheBigBangTheory'' where a slightly deranged admirer of Penny's befriends the guys and locks them in the basement of his mother's home, so as to have a free run at her. As the basement is chocca with comic-book paraphernalia and reconditioned arcade games, ''none'' of the four guys even notices they've been locked in and are effectively prisoners...

* In ''VideoGame/AlphaProtocol'' [[TheMafiya Konstantin Brayko]] doesn't just have a single cabinet, he has a whole arcade in his mansion.

* In ''Series/ICarly'', Spencer owns several to emphasize his ManChild personality. He also purchases a {{Game/Pacman}} {{Expy}} called "Pac Rat" in one episode.

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* Appropriately enough, in ''Film/GhostRider'', there's an ''Evel Knievel'' pinball in former CircusBrat Johnny Blaze's apartment.

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* Bruce Wayne in ''WesternAnimation/TheBatman'' has the secret access to the Batcave hidden behind a coin-op video game cabinet.

* Adrien of ''WesternAnimation/MiraculousLadybug'', probably to show the audience how rich his family is, has a few arcade game machines in his bedroom.

* The original 1981 ''Film/{{Arthur}}'' had a pinball machine in the title character's bathroom.

* Slash of Music/GunsNRoses and Velvet Revolver is an avid collector of [[PhysicalPinballTables pinball machines]] (owning over 20 at one point), and even designed the ''Pinball/GunsNRoses'' game.

* A pinball machine and several arcade games (including a large-screen ''VideoGame/{{Pong}}'') are visible in the mansion party scene of ''North Dallas Forty''.

* ''High School High'' has "Homeroom Homicide" and "Classroom Carnage" arcade games in the teacher's lounge.

* ''Don't Tell Her It's Me'': Emily's womanizing boss, Trout, has a ''VideoGame/{{Narc}}'' arcade game in his office.

* As noted in the trope description, it's not uncommon for hobbyists to build an entire machine from scratch as a project. As long as you already have some skill in computers, electronics, woodworking, and art, creating a custom arcade machine can be done for a few hundred dollars instead of a few thousand. Pinball machines are another matter, as their construction requires levels of precision very difficult to achieve at home.

* In a dramatic example, ''Film/TheThing1982'' has an ''VideoGame/{{Asteroids}}'' arcade machine at the ice station. It's less a commentary on the characters' frivolity and more a reflection on how the characters need recreational activities to pass time at the remote Arctic outpost where they live and work for months on end.

* Fred from ''Disney/BigHero6'' has several arcade video game cabinets among the action figures and comic books in his mansion.

* ZigZagged in Franchise/{{Tron}}. While Flynn's Arcade was a business (and the character's means of support after being run out the door at Encom), he spent as much time playing the games as running the business and lived in an apartment overlooking the arcade floor. And after he returned to Encom, the arcade lived on as a combination of side venture, personal collection (especially of the games he created in universe), and a place to conceal his Grid experiment.

* For their participation in developing the ''[[Pinball/StarTrekTheNextGeneration Star Trek: The Next Generation]]'' pinball, the stars each received a machine at the end of the project. Creator/PatrickStewart says he still plays his, while Marina Sirtis placed hers in the basement where her kids can enjoy it.

* Hugh Hefner has a separate building on the north side of his estate, with vintage and modern arcade games, pinball machines, a player piano, jukebox, billards table, foosball, poker table, television, and stereo spread out over two wings. Games include ''VideoGame/PacMan, VideoGame/DonkeyKong, VideoGame/MissileCommand, VideoGame/HydroThunder,'' and every ''Playboy'' [[Pinball/PlayboyBally pinball]] [[Pinball/Playboy35thAnniversary game]] [[Pinball/PlayboyStern ever]].

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* A ''Hydro Thunder'' sit-down game appears in the Baxter Building in ''[[Film/FantasticFour Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer]]'', but no indication which of the team actually plays it.

* The spoiled rich kid in ''Film/TheToy'' has a fully-loaded arcade in his bedroom, including ''VideoGame/{{Centipede}}'' and ''VideoGame/SpaceDuel'' video game cabinets and ''Pinball/HauntedHouse, Volcano,'' and ''Mars God of War'' pinballs.

->''(A pinball machine has appeared in the living room)''\\
'''Marsha:''' "Do you guys know anything about this?"\\
'''Mr. Belvedere:''' "I was certain it was one of the children."\\
'''George:''' ''(entering)'' "Oh boy! There it is! It's my ''Firebomb!''"\\
'''Mr. Belvedere:''' "I was right."

* Music/MichaelJackson had a giant arcade in his home, which was recreated for an exhibit in Beverly Hills; you can take a virtual panoramic tour of it [[http://www.pinsane2.com/pinorama/events/MJ_09/kr/michael_jackson_arcade_entry.html here]].

* In ''Manga/YuYuHakusho'', [[OldMaster Genkai]] has a massive collection of arcade games that she uses to measure potential students' spiritual potential, though she does note that some of them are indeed for her own personal use.

* In ''Film/XMenDaysOfFuturePast'', Quicksilver has a highly overclocked ''{{Pong}}'' machine in his basement. It makes sense that it's overclocked, because his SuperSpeed would make a normal ''Pong'' cabinet (or any other game, for that matter) really dull and easy; and it makes sense that he's got such a machine to begin with because he's a kleptomaniac.

-->--''Series/MrBelvedere''

* In the first night of the ''Film/{{Ghostbusters}}'' franchise, the guys' upper-level loft includes two arcade video games, ''VideoGame/MissileCommand'' and ''Star Castle'', and a ''Pinball/StarGazer'' pinball machine next to the fireman's pole. Notable in that Ray Stantz had mentioned less than a minute ago that they were out of money...

* In ''What Happens In Vegas'', [[TheSlacker slacker]] Jack Fuller has a ''Free Fall'' pinball machine in his apartment.

* The original 1986 comedy ''Running Scared'' shows a ''VideoGame/{{Battlezone|1980}}'' machine in Gene Wilder's apartment.