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Arcades that are still around
mgb:
--- Quote from: tho on September 07, 2011, 12:06:29 pm ---I recently came across this arcade in NH.
http://www.pinballwizardarcade.com/
Great place with lots of great games. The owner there also repairs games and pins. (I'm trying to get an old Atari Pinball working). I was there yesterday and talk about memory lane... Although I remember the games being much bigger.
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That place looks pretty cool.
....hmmm, I wonder if my wife would be cool with a stop on our way home from Funspot next month.
EVEGames:
--- Quote from: thefearsomefearful on August 31, 2011, 10:20:08 am ---I'm (finally) going to hit Galloping Ghost Arcade in Brookfield, IL http://www.gallopingghostarcade.com/ next week, my wife is taking me for my birthday... can't wait!
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How did you like Galloping Ghost? That's my and my son's favorite place to go. Tons of classics in various states of repair/restoration, but on average very well maintained. 15 bucks at the door gets you in all day, all machines on free play.
Second favorite in the northwest suburbs of Chicago: Nickel City http://www.nickelcitygames.com/
2 bucks gets you in the door, and the coin mechs are set up to take nickels (hence the name). A mix of classics, semi-contemporary games and redemption machines, but most of the classics are set on free play. Wish I could say the classics are all kept in good repair... many are not. But most are playable.
-EVEGames
Well Fed Games:
It was fun. I liked their selection... we got to play a lot of machines with interesting controls I have only played in emulation... asteroids with buttons, missle command and centipedes with trackballs, Forgotten Worlds, Tapper, Tron, some cocktails, red tents, etc. Good selections of fighters, beat-um-ups, might have liked a better selection of shmups (none of the Raiden games), but they had a few.
I would agree with the varying states of repair... I have never been to another true arcade to compare it too, but I would think they would take some of the non working ones off the floor (Ms Pac, & Mr. Do among some that were nonfunctional, broken controls on The Simpsons, etc.). Some random parts and monitors laying about... not a problem for me, if I had a little kid around (if I had brought my three year old) it might have made me a bit nervous. I miss putting in quarters/tokens, but I understand why the free play thing makes sense.
$15 is good for a day pass, for an evening (we were able to spend about 3-4 hours) the cheapskate in me thought it was a little much, but overall worth it to play some many games in the wild, with their original controls! It was pretty mellow on a Wednesday night, never had to wait for a game, staff never bothered us, generally good environment. I would recommend it for sure, it was worth the hour-or-so drive from NW Indiana.
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--- Quote from: thefearsomefearful on August 31, 2011, 10:20:08 am ---I'm (finally) going to hit Galloping Ghost Arcade in Brookfield, IL http://www.gallopingghostarcade.com/ next week, my wife is taking me for my birthday... can't wait!
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How did you like Galloping Ghost? That's my and my son's favorite place to go. Tons of classics in various states of repair/restoration, but on average very well maintained. 15 bucks at the door gets you in all day, all machines on free play.
Second favorite in the northwest suburbs of Chicago: Nickel City http://www.nickelcitygames.com/
2 bucks gets you in the door, and the coin mechs are set up to take nickels (hence the name). A mix of classics, semi-contemporary games and redemption machines, but most of the classics are set on free play. Wish I could say the classics are all kept in good repair... many are not. But most are playable.
-EVEGames
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Vigo:
I was upset last year to find out that the Gameworks closed down in Minneapolis. Although there are not many classics, it still sucks to see any arcade go under. I had always thought the place did enough business as well. I found out yesterday that it didn't close because of money issues, but rather the landlord was an ass and imposed a ton of regulations and fees to force them out. I guess the same landlord just did the same thing to the Hard Rock Cafe next door.
Still sucks, but there is a little relief in knowing that it was not due to lack of demand.
lordnacho:
Sigh, this was the last around me. Manhattan's Chinatown.