Galloping Ghost Arcade in Brookfield, IL

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Galloping Ghost Arcade in Brookfield, IL

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Has anybody ever been before? It's apparently the 2nd largest arcade in the USA....it looks like it just opened a few months ago.
You pay $15 to get in the door, and every machine is set to free play, and you can stay till they close, at 2am.
Anyways, I went with a couple of friends last weekend - I haven't been to a full on arcade in years, and it was a blast. I'm making the trip again soon.

The website's http://www.gallopingghostarcade.com/
(though it appears to be down at the moment...)

News story on the place - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=93DXZN55c98
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Yes, I've been there twice, and I've actually written an article for the site on it. I'm still waiting to see what Racket wants with it.
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The one thing that made em sad was the lack of any shmups post 1990. They had Raiden Fighters 2 (I think...maybe it was Jet). But it wasn't working. Sad :(
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This place was pretty cool, but it seemed like many of the games were not working or in less than stellar condition. I was kinda sad because I wanted to get my Donkey Kong on.
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Re: Galloping Ghost Arcade in Brookfield, IL

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Looks pretty cool. I normally go to Star Worlds or Nickel City, but that looks like a fun place to visit too.
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Re: Galloping Ghost Arcade in Brookfield, IL

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That sounds awesome. I'll have to spend a day up there sometime since I'm in Illinois.
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Re: Galloping Ghost Arcade in Brookfield, IL

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I've never hear of this place before, but thanks for the heads up. I live pretty close so I'll have to stop in sometime and check it out.
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Re: Galloping Ghost Arcade in Brookfield, IL

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Cool, this might be an excuse for a road trip to Chicago.
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