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Title: Logan Arcade Opening on 2/17/14 in Chicago Post by: Verminator on February 17, 2014, 12:21:01 am http://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20140211/logan-square/logan-arcade-opens-monday-with-25-plus-pinball-machines-40-video-games
Logan Hardware was once a record store and provided free access to a retro arcade in the back room for paid patrons. That operation moved down the block recently and that business will continue to operate with the free games. In their old location, they are opening a retro video game mecca complete with a bar and, from what I can tell, a ton of pinball and arcade games in original, mint condition. Knowing the owner, this will be the creme de la creme of retro arcades. I don't have the complete list of video games, but the really interesting ones include Major Havoc, Black Widow, Ice Cold Beer, Crazy Climber, 720 Degrees, every iteration of Donkey Kong, Bubbles, Star Wars, 6-player X-Men, Tapper, and Tron. The pinball collection is even more incredible with titles from every era... including Revenge from Mars which John knows very well! :) You can make a weekend of arcade action on the north side of Chicago, which includes Logan Arcade, two locations of Emporium, and Headquarters Beercade. You can then venture to the suburbs and play many ORIGINAL cabs at Underground Retrocade (and, yes, the owner will be getting an original Q*Bert soon ;) ) and Galloping Ghost Arcade (400+ games, but most early 80s classic are original cabs, plus a nice pinball collection when that expansion area is open). The video game scene in Chicago is a nice consolation prize for the horrifically brutal winter we have had! Title: Re: Logan Arcade Opening on 2/17/14 in Chicago Post by: iankellogg on February 17, 2014, 08:16:55 am that sounds awesome. I wish i was closer to check it out. I dream of opening a public arcade someday. It is so exciting to hear about new ones opening up, even if they were around in some form before.
Title: Re: Logan Arcade Opening on 2/17/14 in Chicago Post by: strassy on August 06, 2014, 12:50:37 am I went to this place last Wednesday. In my opinion, it is the best of the three "barcades" in Chicago (unless there's more I don't know of). Emporium is insanely crowded. Headquarters is nice because it's free, but the clientele seems a bit unpleasant (lots of sweaty dudes wearing backpacks). All the machines in this place were immaculate, it wasn't crammed, and the place didn't smell like everyone there hadn't showered in six days. It's also the only one out of the three that has regular beer, instead of a bunch of fancy pants craft stuff.
They also had an interesting game that looked retro but I am almost sure is fairly new. It has two monitors, with four players per a monitor. Looks kind of like some kind of multiplayer Joust. I had to leave before getting a chance to play it. Does anyone know anything about this one? |