Rolls-Royce just revealed its latest bespoke commission: a Ghost built for a tech entrepreneur who’s obsessed with old school arcade games.
The Black Badge Ghost Gamer is a tribute to the eight bit era. “We immersed ourselves in the eight bit aesthetic that defined late seventies and early eighties gaming,” designer Joshua McCandless said in a news release. His team studied arcade game cabinet artwork, early consoles and the color palettes of classic arcade halls. The goal wasn’t just to reference the genre but to recreate the excitement of playing a game for the first time.
That sense of discovery is baked into every inch of the interior. Rolls-Royce intentionally designed the cabin like a game, with some details proudly on display and others hidden like secret levels. It’s the kind of interior that encourages you to explore.
Open the door and the theme hits immediately. The seats are embroidered with Player 1 and Player 2 up front and Player 3 and Player 4 in the rear, stitched in an eight bit style font. The colors mimic the flickering glow of old arcade screens. Each headrest also gets a Cheeky Alien, a pixel character built from 89 tiny embroidered blocks only three millimeters wide.
The interior color scheme stays mostly black and tan so the bright arcade inspired details really pop. That balance keeps the cabin playful without drifting into novelty.
The real showpiece sits between the rear seats. Rolls-Royce calls it the Waterfall panel, and it features a hand painted battle scene on top of Black Badge Technical Fibre. Two stainless steel flying saucers hover above a lunar surface with a star filled sky behind them. The artwork looks like it was pulled straight from a vintage arcade cabinet. It took the team more than two weeks to develop the color palette and painting techniques. They used a mix of brushwork, layered sponge texture and airbrush blending to create the period correct look. The whole scene is sealed under a lacquer that includes subtle silver sparkle so it shimmers under cabin lights.
Smaller surprises are tucked throughout the cabin. A picnic table hides a metal inlay of the Cheeky Alien. One of the air vents has the same alien engraved on its hidden backside, where only the curious will spot it. It really does feel like a rolling Easter egg hunt.
The lighting takes the theme to another level — especially the Starlight Headliner. It’s filled with 80 pixel style battlecruisers made from fiber optic lights. Rolls-Royce even reprogrammed the shooting star animation so it fires laser beams across the ceiling. It’s unlike anything the marque has done before.
Even the door sills join the fun. Instead of the usual branding, the illuminated treadplates greet passengers with classic arcade prompts including Press Start, Loading, Level Up and Insert Coin.
Honestly, the only thing missing in this interior is… well… a playable video game.
Still, the Black Badge Ghost Gamer makes one thing clear: younger collectors want fun with their craftsmanship.
Rolls-Royce responded with a cabin that celebrates gaming culture through embroidery, painting, illumination and clever hidden details. It’s whimsical. It’s expertly executed. And it continues to prove that interiors are where the real magic happens.
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