In The Scene: Indie Arcade Wave

Eh, Yo! Let's dive into Arcade 2084. We are joined by the owners of Arcade 2084 to talk about their arcade bar. What sets them apart at Arcade 2084? What games do you have at Arcade 2084? What advice do you have to other arcade owners? Things like that get covered today. Arcade 2084 is a great example of an awesome arcade bar in Oregon. Arcade 2084 has been through some tough times and has com...

Eh, Yo! This week we are exploring Quarter Drop Arcade. The Quarter Drop Arcade is open! Coe has been collecting and preparing the Quarter Drop Arcade for the last year and now he is opening! Quarter Drop Arcade will be located in or near Cottage Grove Oregon. The Quarter Drop has a great selection of arcade games, pinballs, claw, and skill based redemption games. Coe has very informative videos o...

Eh, Yo! This week we chat with Charlie of Overtime Arcade. Charlie runs Overtime Arcade on YouTube and has a great channel about arcade restoration, collecting, preservation and more. Overtime Arcade is a great place for people to look for information on restoring arcade cabinets. We talk about his collection, some of the unique cabinet variations he has, working with back to the media arcade, and...

Eh, Yo! Let's check out Brooklyn Games and Arcade. This week we speak with Esteban the owner of Brooklyn Games and Arcade, which is a retro video game store and arcade. Brooklyn Games and Arcades arcade has a lot of fighting games and candy cabinets with a mix of other games and retro consoles. Brooklyn Games and Arcade is beloved by it's community and holds 3 or more tournaments a week for the fi...

Eh, Yo! Video game music is what we dive into this week. My friend Theology comes on the show to talk about his love for video games and video game music. Theology has been producing EDM for over a decade and recently he has moved into the video game space. Theology talks about how his childhood and the games he played have played a large part in shaping his life and inspiring his art. Check out t...

This week we speak with Nick Madsen, the General manager of Starcade Arcade. We have interviewed 2 of the owners in the past. I thought it was time to talk with someone that is in the arcade on a day to day basis and is running the arcade. Nick tells his story of how he got into the arcade restoration space, that lead to buying a cabinet from Bryan, working for Bryan, and that lead to running Star...

Eh, Yo! We have a lot to talk about this week. We are joined by Brent Bushnell one of the owners of Two Bit Circus. We chat with Brent today about Two Bit Circus, IAAPA 2024, his new project DIY Artcade, and the indie arcade space. This year I finally made it to IAAPA and got to meet Brent for the first time. Brent had a booth where Armed & Gelatinous and KungFu Kickball were displayed along s...

Eh, Yo! Let's dive into Imoto and her journey to opening an arcade business. Imoto has been in the arcade space for over 10 years now documenting the growth and expansion of the arcade bar and fell in love with pinball along the way. Imoto and her family recently went through the process of opening an arcade business. The arcade is called Captain Crazy's Paradise. Imoto explores the arcade space w...

Eh, Yo! Super Abari Game Bar is what we dive into this week. Super Abari Game Bar in Charlotte North Carolina is run and owned by Zach Pulliam. This Charlotte arcade is well-known and loved in the community. Super Abari Game Bar does many things to set itself apart from other arcades in the country, like having unique indie arcade games such as Axel Smooth, Foiled, Crab Volleyball, Switch N Shoot,...

Eh Yo! Let's dive into a new indie arcade game that is being made. This indie arcade game is a little different than some of the others we have covered because it links with a mobile game. Nate with Misfit Studios Joins us this week to talk about their new game CuPong. CuPong is an indie arcade game that started as a mobile game and found a place in a cabinet. After Nate visited Midwest Gaming Cla...

Eh, Yo! This week we dive into what it's like running an arcade business in small-town America. I'm joined by Shar one of the owners of Bad Axe Retrocade in Bad Axe, Michigan. Bad Axe has a population of just over 3,000 people, and Bad Axe Retrocade is the only arcade for over 45 minutes. We spoke with Shar about what it's like running an arcade business in such a small town. What it took to find...

Have you ever wondered who runs tournaments at arcades, sets up the streams, and ensures everything runs smoothly when arcades hold massive events? We spoke with Nick this week, the Arcade Tournament Director at Logan Arcade in Chicago. Logan Arcade is known for streaming pinball, holding third-strike tournaments, and massive Killer Queen tournaments. Nick joined the Logan Arcade team as a bartend...

This week we revisit I/O Arcade Bar in Madison Wisconsin. We have the owner Mitchell with us to talk about the first 5 years in business at I/O Arcade Bar. We talk about both locations I/O Arcade Bar has been at, pinball tournaments, indie arcade games, advice to new arcade owners, and so much more. I/O Arcade Bar is one of my favorite arcades in the country and has been very supportive of the ind...

This week we dive into Killer Queen Arcade Game. If you are in the indie arcade space you will know about Killer Queen Arcade Game, but do you know the history of it? We are honored to speak with Josh DeBonis, the President of Bumble Bear Games. We talked about how Killer Queen Arcade Game started as a field game heavily inspired by European tabletop games, making a prototype, and the role that Eu...

Eh, Yo! This week we dive into Vintage Vault Arcade. We had the pleasure of getting to know the owner of Vintage Vault Arcade James Srenc this week. James has a unique story of how he opened Vintage Vault Arcade. James started his addiction just like other collectors, getting a game and playing with friends. He enjoyed it so much that he bought more games with the money he made DJing with some of...

Eh, Yo! Let's check out The Game Preserve in Houston Texas. We are joined by one of the owners Rusty Key, who has been a part of The Game Preserve since the beginning. It started as a collection, became a Co-Op, and finally into two Houston arcade locations. Rusty tells us how The Game Preserve came to be and all of the people involved in making this dream a reality. We discuss and show what T...

Eh, Yo! This week we have Roddy with us to talk about earning all 3 Ice Cold Beer World Records. There are 3 Ice Cold Beer World Records, a 15-minute, 1-hour score, and an overall high score. Roddy set the overall high score last weekend at Transmission Arcade in South Carolina. Roddy tells us the story of how he got into playing Ice Cold Beer and why he started chasing these World Records. The Ic...

Eh, Yo! Let's dive into Dyebreaker Arcade this week. Dyebreaker Arcade is an indie arcade game that was developed by a team of 4, Walt Mitchell (Game design and Software Development), Matt Fryed (Cabinet Design and Fabrication), Ramsey Haefner ( Visual and Character Design), and D.D. Curry (Sound and Music). This indie arcade game Dyebreaker Arcade was a passion project started by Walt that tu...

Eh, Yo! Let's dive into Armed and Gelatinous this week. Armed and Gelatinous just released on consoles and PC, go get it. Armed and Gelatinous came out first years ago as an arcade-exclusive game. A true indie game developed by two friends under their studio Three Flip Studios. Rob and Anthony are the duo behind Armed and Gelatinous. They have been getting Armed and Gelatinous ready for the co...

Eh, Yo! This week we dive into Rewind Arcade in Sebastopol, California. I had the pleasure of interviewing Adam Lam about his arcade Rewind Arcade in the Bay Area of California. I met Adam recently at an Up-Down in Milwaukee and he told me about his arcade. Adam came on the show to share the story of Rewind Arcade. How did Adam get into the space? He started with an arcade-themed Air B&B and l...

Eh, Yo! This week we are exploring Quarter Drop Arcade. This arcade is not yet open but Coe is planning to open the Quarter Drop Arcade in 2025 or 2026. Quarter Drop Arcade will be a retro-focused arcade that will be fun for all ages. Quarter Drop Arcade will be located in or near Cottage Grove Oregon. Coe is in the process of collecting games and building a social media following for Quarter Drop...

Eh, Yo! This week we dive into a new Indie Arcade Game created by a fan of the show. Steve made a new Indie Arcade Game called Psychic Space Wars. This new Indie Arcade Game was shown at Midwest Gaming Classic in Milwaukee. Psychic Space Wars is a unique motion sensor game that is fun to play and has very tight controls. This Indie Arcade Game is a great one to check out. If you want to keep up wi...

Eh, Yo! This week we dive into our arcade marathon, visiting 12 arcades in 14 days on our Interstellar 35 Tour. We recently took our game Galactic Battleground on an arcade marathon and demoed the game in 12 arcades in 14 days. This arcade marathon started from our base in Minnesota and went down to Houston Texas. This arcade marathon aimed to show off Galactic Battleground at as many arcades as p...

Eh, Yo! This week we are excited to announce Food Fight Frenzy. Food Fight Frenzy is an official Atari license developed by Slackerz-Inc and Retro Arcade Remake. Food Fight Frenzy is a 4-player free for all food fight battle royale. Retro Arcade tasked us with turning the classic Atari game Food Fight from 1983 into Food Fight Frenzy for modern arcade bars. We kept the game as retro and classic as...

Eh, Yo! This week we dive into FlashBack RetroPub arcade. Jose Rodriguez, the owner of FlashBack RetroPub arcade in Oklahoma City, joins us. Jose sits down with us and tells us what it took to start up FlashBack RetroPub arcade, what it takes to find a location, and what it took to open up his second location. Jose is a very studious guy when it comes to finding the perfect location for an arcade,...