Arcades occupy a unique place in video game history. In the late 1970s and 1980s, a string of hits like Space Invaders, Pac-Man, and Donkey Kong ushered in new gameplay mechanics and bright, crispy ...

Jon Hansen, filling in for Dave Plier, visits the legendary Galloping Ghost Arcade in Brookfield and talks with owner and ...

I met the Q*bert Guy in Brookfield the other day. That’s how my editor referred to him — the Q*bert Guy. That’s how I referred to him — the Q*bert Guy. Which is an impolite way to introduce you to ...

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We live in a post-button era, and none of us mourn it. Among the many victims of smartphones — pregnant sea turtles, cobalt miners, distracted home movie watchers — the humble button sits low on the ...

“This was one of the 178 games we salvaged from a big field in Tennessee,” says Doc Mack, 34, co-owner of the Galloping Ghost Arcade, the eight-month-old Brookfield spot boasting around 225 classic ...

Frogger. Pac Man. Burger Time. If these names mean anything to you, then you're a member of the generation that grew up with fantastic arcade games. As my sons conquer the world of home and hand-held ...

It would have been very easy for Doc Mack to just eliminate pinball machines from his continually growing Galloping Ghost Arcade that has expanded to include more than 700 video games inside the ...

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Summer is in full swing, at least, in Illinois with its entrance into Phase 5 coronavirus protocols. With the season comes the late-night adventures of running off to wherever some action can be had.

Brookfield —On days I grow weary of staring at screens crawling with social media trolls, I light out to a more gratifying land of screens, where virtual baddies can be vanquished with the push of a ...