schuwalker Posted February 4, 2008 Share Posted February 4, 2008 There is a Star Worlds arcade in Dekalb, Ill. He has alot of retro stuff including some pins..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Climber Posted February 4, 2008 Author Share Posted February 4, 2008 There is a Star Worlds arcade in Dekalb, Ill. He has alot of retro stuff including some pins..... I really should check that out someday here, I was born in DeKalb and would like to go back and see it again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRGilbert Posted February 5, 2008 Share Posted February 5, 2008 Another good place to check for games are coin-op laundrymats. College towns especially are filled with these, and they almost always have classic arcade and pinball games in them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DigitalDaredevil Posted March 2, 2008 Share Posted March 2, 2008 (edited) Cedar Point used to have a great collection, including a lot of old pins. The machines seem to be disappearing as they break. They do have a decent collection though. Marvins Mechanical Museum in Michigan is a great place to go. He has some classics, a lot of unique mechanical machines, some new stuff, and a heck of an atmosphere. DisneyQuest has some nice games too but many of them need some attention. A lot of them have monitor or joystick issues. The cabinets are in great shape though. I go there once a year and have seen a steady removal of games. Although there are games disappearing, DQ has been putting in a few multicades to make up for it. I prefer the real machine but something is better than nothing. Edited March 2, 2008 by DigitalDaredevil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jboypacman Posted March 2, 2008 Share Posted March 2, 2008 Just went to Marvin's this past year and we all had a great time that place is very cool and we made a whole day of it too going to Pinball Pete's as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+cvga Posted March 3, 2008 Share Posted March 3, 2008 Is Pac-Man Cafe still open in Orlando? They had a modern arcade upstairs, a couple of rows of classics downstairs and a bunch of pac-man memoribilia. Definitely worth going to if you already happen to be in the area. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gklinger Posted March 3, 2008 Share Posted March 3, 2008 I recently read an article about the last of Toronto's few remaining arcades closing. It's pretty depressing but if you're interested you can find it here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwinChargers Posted March 5, 2008 Share Posted March 5, 2008 I haven't been there in a while, but the 4th floor in the Mall of America used to have arcades galore up there. They also have quite a few in that theme park thats in the middle of the whole thing too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iguana Posted March 7, 2008 Share Posted March 7, 2008 http://www.challengearcade.com/ Located in the Berkshire Mall in Wyomissing, PA . Thier pictures page doesn't seem to be working but I've been there and it's a very cool 80's style arcade. Dan OOOH, I live in the Poconos and not to far from there, I am going to have to get a pocket of quarters and spend a Sat morning there! I know last year I was at Disney in FL and went to their arcade place (cant remember the name, but there was a whole floor of them. I spent some time there, it was great! Also for those in south Jersey or Phili. At seaside Heights there is an arcade by the indoor Carousel that is all 80's games. just like back in the day when I was a kid and went there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scotty Posted March 10, 2008 Share Posted March 10, 2008 Is Pac-Man Cafe still open in Orlando? They had a modern arcade upstairs, a couple of rows of classics downstairs and a bunch of pac-man memoribilia. Definitely worth going to if you already happen to be in the area. No, It is closed, sadly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryanw Posted March 10, 2008 Share Posted March 10, 2008 In Seaside Heights New Jersey they have this awesome arcade/carousel building that has a room of old classics like Pac Man, Galaga, Asteroids, spy hunter and even the old Star Wars game. They have at least 25 to 30 classic machines there as well as a ton of old pinball games too. Here is a link to it: http://arcadelocations.classicgaming.games...3?code=njseacar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrAtari2600 Posted March 18, 2008 Share Posted March 18, 2008 this was recommended to me by people of Atariage and KLOV I went to Disney quest in Florida Now i know it has a big MIX of games, from old to new but its selection of old games kept me occupied for hours, i have a video of one corner of arcade games, apologies on how shakey it is, small camera and its hard for me to walk and keep still http://s77.photobucket.com/albums/j46/Atar...nt=DSCF2864.flv Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DigitalDaredevil Posted March 22, 2008 Share Posted March 22, 2008 Pac Man Cafe closed at least 4 years ago. I went in 2004 and looked for it. Employees in the shopping area said that it was closed. I really was looking forward to that but ended up being disappointed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saldo Posted April 11, 2008 Share Posted April 11, 2008 Yes sir, Disney Quest is a great place for a classic game fix if you are going to Downtown Disney. I hit it every time I go down. I remember the first time I went was on my honeymoon and didn't know what the place was. What a surprise when I made it to that floor with the freeplay games!!! I was in heaven (oh yeah and being just married too !). Anyway highly recommended, plus they have some other cool things going on in there like some virtual games and stuff like that. You could easily spend a day in there. - Sal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atarian63 Posted April 12, 2008 Share Posted April 12, 2008 (edited) www.marvin3m.com has a good, rotating selection of classics mixed in with neo-classics and modern games and several pinballs. It's probably not economically feasible to have only classic games since todays kids wouldn't like them. Cedar Point had a bunch of classics. I don't know if they still do though. My brother went there a few years ago and said they had an awesome arcade filled with classic sitdowns like Red Baron(vector) and Sinistar, Star Wars; all for a quarter. Sadly It's almost gone a Ceder Point, Last summer they has a few classics, some working and 2 Hercules pinballs. The rest had kinda been taken over by Kiddie Gambling err I mean redemption games. Edited April 12, 2008 by atarian63 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atarian63 Posted April 12, 2008 Share Posted April 12, 2008 Some guy has his own personal classic arcade set up in his basement. It's freaking awesome! http://www.peterhirschberg.com/arcade/gameroom.htm Something similar is what I am working on. Building this summer hopefully, then finish work in the fall and winter. My wife will be happy to have the 3 car garage back! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S1500 Posted April 13, 2008 Share Posted April 13, 2008 I haven't been there in a while, but the 4th floor in the Mall of America used to have arcades galore up there. They also have quite a few in that theme park thats in the middle of the whole thing too. The 4th floor one was gone a while ago. Mind you, the arcade sucked. The sub-first floor one(near Camp Snoopy(whtever it is now)) had about 1 arcade game for 8-9 kiddie machines. Real depressing. I miss the Piccadilly Circus that was on Ford Parkway in Highland Park. Saw the first Dragon's lair there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+cvga Posted April 21, 2008 Share Posted April 21, 2008 Pac Man Cafe closed at least 4 years ago. I went in 2004 and looked for it. Employees in the shopping area said that it was closed. I really was looking forward to that but ended up being disappointed. 4 years ago? Wow, I didn't realize that it was that long ago since I had been there! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dauber Posted July 27, 2010 Share Posted July 27, 2010 In Seaside Heights New Jersey they have this awesome arcade/carousel building that has a room of old classics like Pac Man, Galaga, Asteroids, spy hunter and even the old Star Wars game. They have at least 25 to 30 classic machines there as well as a ton of old pinball games too. They named that place "Flashback" some years ago. I just went to Seaside a few nights ago and now they have TWO arcades called Flashback. But the real retro Flashback now charges fifty cents a game. (They were still a quarter a pop last summer.) That pissed me off BIG TIME. Sorry to resurrect, but I had to update about Flashback at Seaside Heights. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VectorGamer Posted July 27, 2010 Share Posted July 27, 2010 (edited) They named that place "Flashback" some years ago. I just went to Seaside a few nights ago and now they have TWO arcades called Flashback. But the real retro Flashback now charges fifty cents a game. (They were still a quarter a pop last summer.) That pissed me off BIG TIME. Sorry to resurrect, but I had to update about Flashback at Seaside Heights. It's actually "Flashbacks" and I was just there a week ago. Check out aurcade.com for the locations of the classic arcades. BTW, I saw Challenge Arcade mentioned in a previous post - they are possibly closing their doors at the end of this month so stay tuned. Edited July 27, 2010 by rmaerz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhd Posted August 6, 2010 Share Posted August 6, 2010 There is a small arcade in the Bangor Mall (Maine) called the Twilight Zone. It mainly consists of redemption games, but there are a small handful of pinball games and some newer racing games. In terms of classics, there is an original Frogger and a newer Galaga/Ms. Pac Man cabinet. There used to be a big arcade in this mall in the mid-1980s (it was only time I ever saw Super Zaxxon); I do not know if this is the same place. I get to Bangor abouit every 10 years or so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
voodoo_chilly Posted September 5, 2010 Share Posted September 5, 2010 Richie Knucklez in Flemington, NJ is a great place. They have a live cam every Friday night for his "Flashback Fridays". I think his business is a shop primarily and he rents it out for birthday parties, but every Friday he puts everything on FREEPLAY and charges a small fee at the door for all you want to play. Here is a link to his webcast he does every Friday: www.justin.tv/richieknucklez Other locations: 1984 arcade in Springfield, MO Stella's Lounge in Grand Rapids, MI High Scores is a new one in Burlington, NJ. Here is their website: http://www.highscoresarcade.blogspot.com/ John Marks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck D. Head Posted September 5, 2010 Share Posted September 5, 2010 There is a forum thread listing arcades with classic machines on the Retroist website right now: Link In addition to Ground Kontrol in Portland, there is the big arcade (name?) in Seaside, OR with lots of classic stuff as well as lots of redemption, and in Vegas, there is an arcade on the strip near the MGM with lots of classic stuff. Morgan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRGilbert Posted September 5, 2010 Share Posted September 5, 2010 Stella's Lounge in Grand Rapids, MI Thanks for that man, I'd never heard of that place before and I'm in GR all the time! Here's a thread at from Stella's owner at CAG talking about a tournament he's holding RIGHT NOW! http://www.classicarcadegaming.com/forums/index.php?topic=2851.0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cebus Capucinis Posted September 5, 2010 Share Posted September 5, 2010 EDITED BY THE THOUGHT POLICE. MOVE ALONG. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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