If there is a God somewhere and heaven does exists, I hope an acre or two looks like The Galloping Ghost arcade in Brookfield, Illinois. If I am allowed, I will have my wedding reception and repass here as well. Yes, this place is that awesome.
Myself and hecate117 took advantage one stormy Sunday. Yes, it was a date, no I did not spend $200 and I did not have to beg.
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| See, doesn't she look happy? |
Even with Mother Nature dumping what seemed like every ounce of moisture she had from above, the trip was brief. The spot was an unassuming storefront next to a Chinese food restaurant, but on the inside lies memories of a golden age of gaming and a time machine that returns you to your child/teenage years. I quickly glanced around, at the 250+ arcade games at my disposal, on the outside I am calm, but my insides feel like this.
But you want to know what the 2nd best part is? The value. All games are set to free play, just $15 lets you game till your wrists hurt, and believe you me it will happen. We blew off the limbs of the undead, saved numbers of children from Mr. Big and sucked at Killer Instinct till damn near closing time at 2 a.m. We had a blast and will be going back again very soon. I suggest, no matter what generation of gaming you come from, to make a stop at Galloping Ghost Arcade.
