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Rusty Quarters - new retro arcade in Minneapolis
« on: December 30, 2011, 06:57:19 AM »
For any other Minnesotans on here, this place just opened and it's pretty awesome.
   
http://www.rqarcade.com

Asteroids
Burgertime
CastleVania
Centipede
Crystal Castles
Defender
Dig-Dug
Donkey Kong (2 of them!)
Donkey Kong Junior
Frogger
Galaga
Joust
Mario Bros.
Ms. Pac-Man
Q*Bert
Rampage
Space Invaders Deluxe
Street Fighter Alpha 3
Tempest
Track & Field

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Re: Rusty Quarters - new retro arcade in Minneapolis
« Reply #1 on: December 30, 2011, 04:11:41 PM »
Nice!

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Re: Rusty Quarters - new retro arcade in Minneapolis
« Reply #2 on: December 30, 2011, 04:14:55 PM »
Seems a mite to bright to me LOL
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Re: Rusty Quarters - new retro arcade in Minneapolis
« Reply #3 on: December 30, 2011, 10:14:36 PM »
Seems a mite to bright to me LOL
Agreed i could have sworn arcades were dimly lit  :roll:

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Re: Rusty Quarters - new retro arcade in Minneapolis
« Reply #4 on: December 31, 2011, 12:48:08 AM »
Seems a mite to bright to me LOL
Agreed i could have sworn arcades were dimly lit  :roll:

Holy crap, dim those lights!
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Re: Rusty Quarters - new retro arcade in Minneapolis
« Reply #5 on: December 31, 2011, 01:09:42 AM »
ya very cool... hope they get at least 1 driving game in there, a standup of Outrun would fit :), loved that arcade

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Re: Rusty Quarters - new retro arcade in Minneapolis
« Reply #6 on: December 31, 2011, 03:16:21 AM »
I just went to the Pinball Wizard Arcade in NH yesterday. It is the 2nd largest arcade in the USA.

http://www.pinballwizardarcade.com/
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Re: Rusty Quarters - new retro arcade in Minneapolis
« Reply #7 on: December 31, 2011, 03:24:14 AM »
I just went to the Pinball Wizard Arcade in NH yesterday. It is the 2nd largest arcade in the USA.

http://www.pinballwizardarcade.com/


I found this amusing...



...isn't every night "Singles Night" at the Pinball Wizard?

I'm joking, I'm joking!

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Re: Rusty Quarters - new retro arcade in Minneapolis
« Reply #8 on: December 31, 2011, 03:47:53 AM »
I just went to the Pinball Wizard Arcade in NH yesterday. It is the 2nd largest arcade in the USA.

http://www.pinballwizardarcade.com/


Me and a friend make the trip up to Funspot (~3h drive) once or twice a year. How have I not heard of this place?

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Re: Rusty Quarters - new retro arcade in Minneapolis
« Reply #9 on: December 31, 2011, 06:22:32 AM »
NY sucks, there are no arcade that aren't Dave & Busters shit (which suck except for the new Rambo game).  When in the city I go into the Chinatown arcade, and that's not too good either.

Someone open up an arcade for me in Buffalo, NY?

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Re: Rusty Quarters - new retro arcade in Minneapolis
« Reply #10 on: December 31, 2011, 10:25:42 AM »
I made a pilgrimage up to Luna City Arcade a couple years back and it was worth the 6 hour drive.  Unfortunately, it looks like it's closed down for good. :(  I feel really bad for the guy.

http://lunacityarcade.com/photos.htm

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Re: Rusty Quarters - new retro arcade in Minneapolis
« Reply #11 on: December 31, 2011, 04:04:24 PM »
NY sucks, there are no arcade that aren't Dave & Busters shit (which suck except for the new Rambo game).  When in the city I go into the Chinatown arcade, and that's not too good either.


You mean the Chinatown Fair arcade? Its closed now. :(

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Re: Rusty Quarters - new retro arcade in Minneapolis
« Reply #12 on: December 31, 2011, 04:08:24 PM »
I just went to the Pinball Wizard Arcade in NH yesterday. It is the 2nd largest arcade in the USA.



Do they measure that by square footage or number of games or what? They seem to have a lot of pins, but nowhere near as many video games as Galloping Ghost. GG isn't actually that big, physically, but it is CRAMMED with games.

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Re: Rusty Quarters - new retro arcade in Minneapolis
« Reply #13 on: December 31, 2011, 05:09:57 PM »
I just went to the Pinball Wizard Arcade in NH yesterday. It is the 2nd largest arcade in the USA.

http://www.pinballwizardarcade.com/


I found this amusing...



...isn't every night "Singles Night" at the Pinball Wizard?

I'm joking, I'm joking!

:)



We found that amusing too! Surprisingly enough, there were 4 females in the arcade on Friday night which might indicate that Singles Night is indeed legit...or it could be a trap for Sausage Fest.
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Re: Rusty Quarters - new retro arcade in Minneapolis
« Reply #14 on: December 31, 2011, 05:16:17 PM »
I just went to the Pinball Wizard Arcade in NH yesterday. It is the 2nd largest arcade in the USA.



Do they measure that by square footage or number of games or what? They seem to have a lot of pins, but nowhere near as many video games as Galloping Ghost. GG isn't actually that big, physically, but it is CRAMMED with games.

I believe it is measured by number of games (which is just over 200 although half of them are pinball). They have 4 aisles (or streets) of games. One of them has all Fighting games and is affectionately referred to as "Fighting Street". I have worked in 2 arcades in the past and both of them had better redemption showcases. They do have a vending machine filled with a variety of Mountain Dew flavors of which I picked up Game Fuel and Supernova.
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