Everybody party like it’s 1999

While we’ll never likely see an official arcade version of Shenmue or Nights: Into Dreams, one arcade has taken their love for Yu Suzuki and Yuji Naka’s Sega classics and done the next best thing.

High Scores Arcade in Alameda, California recently took it upon themselves to convert two Sega Blast City Sega New Net City arcade cabinets into these monolithic machines to celebrate Sega’s two iconic classics. The arcade installed JAMMA-modified Sega Dreamcast and Sega Saturn consoles into the machines, then outfitted them with some ridiculously slick marquees, in addition to eye-catching LED illuminated pushbuttons. The final results are spectacular.

So, if you’re in the Alameda area and looking to get a taste of what it would be like to experience Shenmue or Nights in the arcade heyday, now is your perfect chance. If you’ve stopped by and tried them for yourself, let us know what you thought of the experience in the comments section below. While you’re at it, check out the gorgeous full-size images in the gallery to get a closer look at these arcade masterpieces.