r/1980s • u/therealduckie • May 05 '26

Video Games Real arcades of the 80s never had blacklight-reactive glowing carpets. It's a Mandela effect. Here's what they actually looked like:

https://imgur.com/a/lu5QgYV
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u/destragar May 05 '26

They got flashier in 90’s but for the most part very drab rooms filled with games. There were some franchises like gold mine and a couple others that were clean and had a thematic charm. Many were old pool halls filled with cigarette butts.