History Main / PersonalArcade

** Earlier in the series, when Chandler and Monica start living together, they have an argument about what to do with Rachel's room after she moved out. Chandler wants this trope in the form of a game room, filled with old arcade machines which could be bought cheaply online. Monica wanted a guest room. Chandler thought a guest room was stupid because all their friends live within walking distance, Monica didn't want a game room because... well, she's [[ControlFreak Monica,]] and kaboom.

* Similarly, famed television and film producer Creator/AaronSpelling once received an "Aaron Spelling" pinball as a gift from his wife and family. It was based on the ''Lethal Weapon 3'' pinball from Creator/DataEast, and included a Tori Spelling target that said "I love you, Daddy" when hit.

* 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]] ever.

[[FictionalVideoGame If the game is actually based on the character,]] that could be a further sign of extraordinary wealth or an overinflated ego.

->''(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."

* In one episode of ''Series/MrBelvedere'', the Owens family gets a "Firebomb" pinball table,[[note]]actually a repainted ''Pinball/{{Fireball}}''[[/note]] but gets rid of it once Belvedere becomes addicted to the game.

* In one episode of ''Series/MrBelvedere'', the Owens family gets a ''Pinball/{{Fireball}}'' pinball table, but gets rid of it once Belvedere becomes addicted to the game.

* In one episode of ''Series/MrBelvedere'', the Owens family gets a ''Fireball'' pinball table, but gets rid of it once Belvedere becomes addicted to the game.

* Similarly, famed television and film producer Aaron Spelling once received an "Aaron Spelling" pinball as a gift from his wife and family. It was based on the ''Lethal Weapon 3'' pinball from Creator/DataEast, and included a Tori Spelling target that said "I love you, Daddy" when hit.

* In a dramatic example, ''Film/TheThing1982'' has an ''VideoGame/{{Asteroids}}'' arcade machine at the ice station.

* On one segment of ''Series/TheTonightShow With Jay Leno'', Creator/NormMacDonald was doing a series of jokes about selling his home in Los Angeles. One photo he showed was an exercise room with a ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'' pinball machine, and Norm comments that the buyer can have the exercise equipment, but not the pinball table.

TruthInTelevision, as demonstrated below - these sort tend to be die-hard arcade enthusiasts rescuing a few cabinets or collectors. The cost of running and maintaining one does wear out a wallet, of course.

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

* ''Film/TheThing1982'' has an ''VideoGame/{{Asteroids}}'' arcade machine at the ice station.

* In ''Film/{{Big}}'', one of the things Josh (who's [[OvernightAgeUp a child in an adult's body]]) gets in his rapid rise up the corporate world is a ''[[Pinball/PinBot Pin*Bot]]'' pinball machine.

* In ''Film/{{Big}}'', one of the things Josh (Creator/TomHanks) gets in his rapid rise up the corporate world is a ''[[Pinball/PinBot Pin*Bot]]'' pinball machine.

* 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. Patrick Stewart says he still plays his, while Marina Sirtis placed hers in the basement where her kids can enjoy it.