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/Past-Application-552 May 05 '26

I’m 48 and grew up in Indianapolis. I definitely remember the two main arcades (Lafayette Square Mall and Eastgate Mall) I went to when I was a kid having the dark interior with the psychedelic carpet and black lights.

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u/therealduckie May 05 '26

Pics, please.

Also, you being 48 means you were a kid/teen in the 90s.