Pure entertainment. To many of us, that’s what gamerooms represent – the total package. Sure, you can have fun with only one arcade game, console, or pinball machine in your home, but when you are able to devote time and… Continue Reading
For those of us who call ourselves collectors, we know how addictive this hobby can be. Sure, as kids and teenagers growing up during the golden age of video games and pinball machines, we couldn’t get enough, but time went… Continue Reading
Mark Malmberg had a normal childhood, that is until one fateful trip with his family to a diner in 1975. That was where he would encounter a pinball machine being played by a sordid-looking teenager smoking a cigarette. Mesmerized by… Continue Reading
You always remember your first. No, not that – I’m talking about arcades! Few of us can ever forget where we dropped our first quarter, where we first planted our feet with determination, and where we first steadied our… Continue Reading
Paul Meadors’ home arcade is filled with enough geeky goodness to destroy two Death Stars! Love of ‘Star Wars’ abounds in this fun retro retreat! Continue Reading
If you compare the games of the 70’s and 80’s to the games of today, most seem antiquated, if not prehistoric. There was no 3-D technology, no motion sensors, and you had to use – GASP! – your hands to… Continue Reading
When those of us who consider ourselves “gameroom junkies” were younger, quarters were precious commodities. A quarter could equal thirty seconds of frustration spent on a game we never played, or if practiced enough, a quarter would allow us to… Continue Reading
Back in the glory days, there were plenty of arcades located in malls or shopping centers. Many of them were well-lit, open-spaced, and devoid of any “personality” aside from the games themselves. However, many more arcades popped up wherever there… Continue Reading
For many people, the thought of “getting away from it all” is an alluring idea, if not a dream. Plenty of folks each year pay an exorbitant sum to escape reality and spend their time at a lodge or resort… Continue Reading
For John , life is all about the love of the game. Working as a professional game designer and creative director for a toy and game company, one would think that once he punched the clock at the end of… Continue Reading