Much like vinyl records regaining popularity by providing a different and unique experience in this era of unlimited digital music, arcade machines are making a comeback in the Xbox era.
Double Danger Comics by the Bryant Lake Bowl recently transformed into a short-lived novelty shop and now Rusty Quarters Arcade. When we stopped in, the space was a little stuffy—never thought we’d be begging for air conditioning in January—but also a lot of fun. There are current, albeit some retro, arcade standards like Ms. Pacman and Galaga, but also games we’ve been pining to play again in an arcade setting for years, such as Frogger, Donkey Kong (the one with pre-Mario “Jumpman”), and Tetris. They also buy and sell old video game cartridges from Atari, Sega, and all the pre-Gamecube Nintendo systems, so if you lost your copy of Major League Baseball featuring Ken Griffey, Jr. (with the best video game theme song ever), you might be able to find it there.
Tom Horgen at the STrib also checked out the arcade and some of its high scorers.




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