For our 3rd anniversary we’re bringing you something big…
The father of esports, Walter Day, Founder of @twingalaxies !
Catch him live Sat 9th May (7–11pm)
🗓️ May 8-10
✉️ Presale: Wed 14th @ 8pm
🎟️ General: Thurs 15th @ 8pm
📍 Banana Block, Belfast
🔗 Basearcade.com
BASE ARCADE 3 YEAR ANNIVERSARY🎂
8-10 May
We’ve also got some extra announcements… stay tuned 👀
✉️ mailing list presale
🗓️ Wed 15th April @ 8pm
🎟️ General sale
🗓️ Thurs 16th April @ 8pm
Mailing list 📩 basearcade.com
📍 Location: @bananablockni
📅 Dates: 8–10 May
Parenting done right in @basearcade.bsky.social...
The all-ages session is in full swing in @basearcade.bsky.social today!
Always a vibe.
#gaming #retrogaming #arcade #basearcade #belfast
Been to Base Arcade yet? Our next event 10–12 April is this weekend so round up your crew and get your game face on 🕹️
🎟️ Tickets at basearcade.com
📍 Banana Block Belfast
📅 10–12 April
4 hours of FREEPLAY per session across arcade machines, pinball & retro consoles
🛠️ Monday Maintenance
Spent our Easter break restoring our Pump It Up Dancer bases 💪 From grimy to shiny ✨ ready to be danced on again!
Who's ready to break out the moves this weekend?
🗓️ 10–12 April
📍 Banana Block Belfast
🎟️ Tickets basearcade.com
#pumpitup #piu
Our Pump It Up machine is finally WORKING 🤯
We picked it up back in 2023… sold as “working” (it wasn’t ⚰️) Cue the hunt for a replacement game board 🥵 not easy. But it's alive & ready to rock!
Try it out 10–12 April, tickets basearcade.com who’s ready to Pump It Up?
DONKEY KONG RETURNS!
The 1981 classic is finally back after a long absence!
Back where it belongs alongside Donkey Kong Jr. & Mario Bros. in our original Nintendo cabinet line-up 💪
Fancy a game at our next event?
📅 10–12 April
📍 Banana Block
🎟️ Ticket basearcade.com
Heading to Base Arcade with your crew be like…
We’re back after a SOLD OUT March 🔥 Tickets live now 🎟️
📍 Banana Block Belfast
📅 10–12 April
🎮 4hrs FREEPLAY – arcades, pinball & retro consoles
🎟️ basearcade.com
Come with me as we give our Stern pinball machines at Boundary taproom a quick clean 🪥🧼
Always gotta make sure these beauties are gleaming for you all to enjoy 🥰
Which is your favourite? 👀 Let us know below
#pinball #sternpinball #belfast
🚨 NEW SWAG ALERT 🚨
We've had few requests to bring back our jackets from 2023, so here's an update with fresh black and white, latest logo back print and new front BA mark💪
We'll have a limited runfor our next event 10-12 April
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Been to Base Arcade yet? Our next event 10–12 April is coming up fast, so round up your crew and get your game face on 🕹️
🎟️ Tickets at basearcade.com
📍 Banana Block Belfast
📅 10–12 April
4 hours of FREEPLAY per session across arcade machines, pinball & retro consoles
... Pffttt easy! 🔫
If your Namco guns ain't clacking... you're slacking!
Fancy playing our Point Blank? Join us for 4 hours of FREEPLAY action across classic arcade machines, pinball & retro consoles.
Next event 10-12 April, tickets at basearcade.com
🕹️ NEW EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT
April 10-12 tickets incoming 🥳
✉️ Mailing list presale
🗓️ Wed 11 Mar @ 8pm
🎟️ General sale
🗓️ Thurs 12 Mar @ 8pm
🎮 4 hours of FREEPLAY gaming on classic arcade machines, pinball & retro consoles.
Basearcade.com
#BananaBlock #belfast
That’s a wrap on our March event! 🥳
Huge thanks to everyone who came along. We really appreciate you spending time in the arcade with us 🥰
Machines are off for a well-earned rest while we get stuck into repairs. We're back April 10–12 so keep practising those high scores!
PS1 demo kiosk at Base Arcade in Belfast
Iconic
@basearcade.bsky.social
Arcade nights in @basearcade.bsky.social and Banana Block hit differently.
Another fantastic sold out evening! The scores were flying, the banter was brilliant, and it was amazing hearing your arcade memories 🥰 or welcoming some of you for your very first arcade visit. 🕹️
One of the best parts of what we do is hearing about your nostalgic memories 👏
Another banger session in @basearcade.bsky.social today...
It's great to see so many people enjoying the cabs, pins, and consoles.
#gaming #retrogaming #gamer #retrogamer #arcade
It’s so good to be back. It was amazing seeing so many friendly faces 🥰 and even better meeting plenty of new ones too. Thank you so much to everyone who joined us and made it such a fantastic night.
Only x7 tickets left for our 3pm-7pm slot today 👀 basearcade.com
ARE YOU READY TO FREEPLAY? 👀
6–8 March 🕹️
Sat night & Sun morning SOLD OUT
Limited tickets left for remaining sessions
4hrs of arcade, pinball & retro consoles
🎟️ basearcade.com
📍 Banana Block, Belfast
#BananaBlock #basearcade #belfast
But... IT FINALLY WORKS!
This is now all ready for the floor in @basearcade.bsky.social.
I've been verrrrry busy over the past while with work, but I have also managed to prep a new PC for use in @basearcade.bsky.social!
This little beast is getting a bit of an overhaul for the PC offering in the console/computer area and is firmly from the Windows XP era.
🔧 Monday Maintenance
Took a look at the outgassed DMD on our Street Fighter II pin 👀
Tried a swap with our Gladiators display, somehow worse!
Turned out to be a dodgy ground on the pins.
Quick fix? A cheeky jump wire
Back up and running 💪
Colour DMD upgrade coming soon!
📣🚨 NEW PINBALL ALERT!
The wait is over… say hello to our 1993 Gottlieb Street Fighter II pinball 👏
We actually picked this up before Christmas right before loads of you started asking for it strangely 😅
Keeping it secret hasn’t been easy! Who's excited to play 6-8 March?
RENDR festival night 1 photo dump 📸🔥
So how was RENDR festival night one? Well… it was a total vibe 😎🥰
Massive thanks to everyone who stopped by, had a chat, and jumped on some absolutely banging games.
We’re doing it all over again tonight 👏💪
Doors open at 4pm!
🕹️ NEW EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT 6–8 March 2026!
✉️Mailing list presale
🗓️ Wed 11th Feb @ 8pm
🎟️ General sale
🗓️ Thurs 12th Feb @ 8pm
Mailing list link basearcade.com
📍 Location: Banana Block Belfast
📅 Dates: 6–8 March 2026
🎮 4 Hours of FREEPLAY arcade action!
Peak vibes.
Back on my bullshit with a 'hopeful' new PC build for @basearcade.bsky.social...
This is a Compaq Presario 5240 desktop PC.
CPU? It's a 400MHz AMD K6-2 CPU.
RAM? Who knows! I have to remove half of the internals to get to it!
It doesn't sound healthy anyway.
Who's a fan of ATARI Missle Command from 1980? 🚀🎯
This is one of our favorite machines on the floor for sure. That beautiful wood grain, the cone buttons with trackball controls, and the ability to just sit and chill over a good game with a friend 🥰 gotta love a good cocktail
