Donkey Kong. Double Dragon. Mortal Kombat. An original Space Invaders stand-up cabinet. These are just some of the gaming classics in music promoter Saran Bajaj’s collection of vintage arcade games.

Until now, the machines have only been used by Bajaj’s friends. Come the end of the winter, the rest of Perth will get the chance to revisit its childhood when Bajaj opens Palace Arcade, a bar and permanent home for his collection of more than 100 games. In addition to sharing his love of retro gaming – the bar will also house Bajaj’s collection of Super Nintendo and Sega Master System cartridges – Palace Arcade will also be a celebration of one of history’s more colourful decades.

“I’ve always been into ’80s arcade and its art,” says Bajaj. “To bring a big piece of that culture to Perth is something I couldn’t pass up.”