In The Scene: Indie Arcade Wave

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 games, location, community building, and more. If you've ever wondered what it'd be like running an arcade business in rural America here is your answer. I believe that Shar and her family have done a great job building Bad Axe Retrocade and I hope they stay in business for a long time.

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 indie arcade scene. Mitchell truly loves the arcade space and it shows at I/O Arcade Bar. Would you visit I/O Arcade Bar?

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 Eugene Garrvis and Logan Arcade played in launching the game.

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 the largest DJs in the world. As he collected too many games for his house he opened Vintage Vault Arcade. James walks us through some of the challenges and victories he has had with Vintage Vault Arcade. You can visit Vintage Vault Arcade just outside of Milwaukee in Mukwonago Wisconsin. Go check out Vintage Vault Arcade.

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 The Game Preserve looks like, what arcade games are there, and why it's such a great place to visit.

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 Ice Cold Beer World Record has been sitting at 2,160,000 since 2019. Roddys friend Matthew the previous World Record holder, introduced him to Ice Cold Beer because he wanted someone to compete with.

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 turned into a full-blown game with some help from friends. Dyebreaker Arcade is at Wonderville in Brooklyn New York and is an excellent fit for the arcade. Learn about how Dyebreaker Arcade came to be, who did what, and what goes into developing an indie arcade game.

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 console and PC community in the last few years.

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0:00 Intro

0:54 Welcome the Armed & Gelatinous developers

1:22 Introducing Rob

1:54 Introducing Anthony

2:32 What is Armed & Gelatinous?

3:50 Why did you make Armed & Gelatinous an arcade game?

6:38 How did you build the cabinet for Armed & Gelatinous?

13:31 What was it like developing for consoles?

18:41 Did you like developing for the arcade or consoles more?

27:05 The process of developing games

36:31 Outro

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 later opened Rewind Arcade after he had too many machines.