What’s the reaction like from people visiting the Classic Arcade Museum?
BL: They come in and see it and just go crazy because they played those games 15 years ago or something: “Wow, look at this, I used to play this!” And we find them showing their kids these titles because they’re different types of games. If you would have taken those over 250 games that we have up in the Classic Museum and open a place somewhere with just those games in it, you couldn’t make it. You could not exist as a business – you’ve got to have these other attractions. But the Classic Museum has real value in other ways – it’s a great way for us to gain publicity – and we are all proud of the fact that we are the largest arcade in the world, up here in Weirs Beach with a population of 16,500 people. Does being responsible for the Classic Arcade Museum make you a technician, a historian, or just a gamer? GV: I see my role more as… I guess, technician, restorationist – if there is such a word. And just trying to keep the history, the feeling, that vibe of the old arcade days alive s
