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The bar arcade has always
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At the very beginning
when video games began

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to first hit the beaches
they would go into bars.

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And now, 30 to 40 years later,

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these machines are right back
where they started in an arcade bar.

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Oh, they got all your
old favorite games.

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Come on in,
play the games and have a beer, a whiskey,

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my preference whiskey.

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We've grown up with
multiple generations

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of console video game
players who are used

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to playing either online or
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but people are sort of
thirsty for this interaction

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in person where you
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you can feel it, you can
hear all these sounds.

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There are a huge number of arcade
bars popping up all over the country.

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They're doing gangbuster business.

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We're building memories
and we're building nostalgia.

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But what happens now,
because of the arcade bar,

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because of the experience
we had back in the '80s,

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it is now revived with this.

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It's brought a resurgence.

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It's the big kids' man cave and you go,

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hey, you wanna play some
"NFL Blitz", some "NBA Jam"?

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Dude, this place is off the hook.

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Craft beer and games, come
on, it just goes together.

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"Token
Taverns", boom shakalaka.

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My name's Michael Burke. I own Vector
Bar & Arcade in Clearwater, Florida.

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Going into this, my wife
and I, we wanted a nice,

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cool place that people could hang out with

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and feel like you're in my
basement or my garage arcade.

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Making this whole endeavor possible

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was really my wife more
or less forced me into it.

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We just had games on the side.

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I was fixing them and reselling
them and just as a hobby.

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So when we moved to
Clearwater, we thought,

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what an opportunity for
us to do it on our own.

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So the game selection's pretty amazing.

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It's not always the games that are
sought after by high-end collectors,

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but games that people that like to play.

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There are some must-have classics

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that everyone says you should have.

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Like, you gotta have the
"Pac-Man", the "Donkey Kong".

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And I want to represent games
that you don't see in every place.

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We got games like "Double
Dragon" and "Street Fighter III",

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not "Street Fighter II".

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They want people to see there was
a huge amount of other great games.

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This is another one of those like
weird, obscure Japanese games.

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It's called "Muchi Muchi Pork!".

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It's super weird, man.

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For us, the most popular
games are "Last Action Hero".

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"'Jurassic Park' Pinball",

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people love just based on the theme.

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And then, "Area 51",

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people just love blasting the aliens.

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It's like the favorite around here.

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Just get that power-up.

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So, the vibe here at
Vector is really cool.

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There is definitely like "Pinball" nerds,

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there's also a lot of beer nerds,

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and then you have a lot
of people in between.

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Our core audience,

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we have two.

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We have the younger 20,

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30-year-olds who like the retro games.

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And then we have the people
who grew up like the older guys

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who like coming in here
and playing "Pinball".

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Vector is both very unusual

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and very comfortable at the same time.

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It's unusual 'cause it's dark.

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There's not a whole lot of
decoration or atmosphere.

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You kind of have the machines

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and you have the people that are there.

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If you're the kind of
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for "Pinball" machines or arcade games,

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you're gonna be right at home.

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If you're the kind of person
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and the regular kind of bar atmosphere,

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you're gonna be way put off.

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We're not a sports bar.

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You don't have TVs on the walls.

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It's lined with games.

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The games lend to their own aesthetic.

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They're the energy of the space.

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And the lights are dim.

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You got the glow of the screens.

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Now you have a beer in your hand

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and just the fact that
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in the glow of the game,

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it really has a nostalgia
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It felt, genuinely like an arcade.

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What's really odd that
it's so uncommon now.

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Just every place I go to,

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it's a bar.

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It really just feels like
they threw money at it.

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There's no soul to it
and this place has soul.

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You can't have a business like this

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and not be passionate about it.

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You can have a bar and
expect people to come

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'cause you're slinging beers.

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But there's a difference when you care

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about all the different beers you order

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and you care about the customer experience

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and giving them something new
and something that they enjoy.

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I really like this one though.

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What?
-It's a really good beer.

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It's a small operation here.

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It's like one person's manning the place.

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They're handling the arcade.

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They're handling the bar.

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You've been.

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Yeah.
-Good, I'm glad to see you.

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Jesse's our bartender here.

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He's been with us for
over a year and a half.

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He's amazing, he's one of our best hires,

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so wanted to make sure
we hired the right people

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who had our same vision.

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Mike and Lauren,

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they threw like a base or
a birthday party for me.

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They wanna throw a
going-away party for me.

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They're super cool.

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So other than just having the bar

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and the arcade experience,

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we also wanted to bring some
of our personal life into it.

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So we did Monday Night Fight Nights

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that was where me and all
my friends would meet up

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and we'd play fighting games.

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When I play the game with
the owner of this place

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and he fucking destroyed me.

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That's very disrespectful.

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I might leave that in a Yelp review.

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There's always the person who comes in

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and they wanna challenge the owner.

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So it's like they own the place

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if they could beat the owner in a game,

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but I don't get beaten too often.

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I'll take that.

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Finest

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Cheers.

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And then we would do
semi-quarterly wrestling events.

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It's was called Bar Wars.
-I was like,

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oh my god,

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this guy's got wrestling
too in this place.

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And he had "Bar Wars I",

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"Bar Wars II",

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"Bar Wars III" all right here.

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I've seen 250,

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300 people total.

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All this epicness is just happening right

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on the other side of this building.

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The main event,

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someone jumped off the roof of the back

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of the building into the ring
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which was epic.

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We're sitting on the picnic
table and next thing you know,

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the wrestling guys are like,

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"Get off the table",

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and they're like DDTing and
power bombing each other

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on the picnic table we
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And ridiculous, epic each time,

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and it just grew and grew
and got bigger and bigger.

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Put a wrestling ring
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and throwing a huge wrestling event

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with a hundred-plus people
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Luckily for us,

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the back of our building butts
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that are closed on the weekends.

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We were able to keep
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but we could have the spillover
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and be as loud and
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Fuck off.

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Thanks everyone for coming out.

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This is excellent.

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I couldn't ask for a better turnout.

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We gotta get a trilogy in
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from having too many people out back.

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Thank you guys for coming
out to Vector's open mic.

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My name is P Funk.

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We're over here every Wednesday.

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I'm gonna do all these funky jams for you.

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If you'd like to hear
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let me know.

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I'll try to do my best
to accommodate you guys.

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Just no Jimmy fucking Buffet.

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Wednesday night was open mics,

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so everyone from the local area would come

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and do music and poetry and a spoken word.

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Crack a beer,

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sip that drink,

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pour another glass of wine.

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There is a war going on for your mind.

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The revolution will now be televised.

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The fact that I could
find like-minded people

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and be at like a Cheers-like environment

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where everybody knows your name,

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everybody is easy to talk to.

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They're weird sometimes, right.

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I'm weird sometimes.

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We're all a little bit crazy,

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but it's like we're all the right kind

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of weird for each other.

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I never had to work to get
along with people here.

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I come here and I'm not judged

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and I could just walk
around and play the games,

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and I've met just some
of the coolest people.

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It's just really welcoming.

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There's not a lot of places
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as soon as you walk in the door.

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Really, they offered me something

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that I could not find anywhere else.

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It's like everyone that I've met here

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has been an amazing person.

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They've helped me learn games,

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things I didn't know about,

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which is mainly "Pinball".

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Every person that came

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in just was immediately
almost like a new friend,

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but then it became something
more like family almost.

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We all have these very
different backgrounds,

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but we all connect on
this one, singular thing.

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You know, we're all
into some kind of game,

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whether it be "Pinball",

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whether it be arcade,

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whether it be console,

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there's a connection that
goes beyond the physical game.

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I personally like to
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with the culture that Mike and Lauren

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have actually developed.

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Here we are experiencing this
environment they have created,

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you know, craftily created.

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Is this whiskey?

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Cheers 2020, fuck you.
-2020.

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Yeah, happy 2020.

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There you go.

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Fuck yeah, Mike.
-Mike.

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Fuck yeah, Mike.

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So before you can really understand

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what is arcades and arcade bars,

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you really have to start at the beginning.

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♪ What we gonna do right here is go back ♪

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Video games are the latest
craze to sweep the country.

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They seem to

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have captured America's imagination

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and its pocket change as well.

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You put a quarter in,

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you play the game that was designed

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to take your money within
a minute and you're done.

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They're taking their lunch money

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and some of them are skipping
school because of arcades.

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When I was 12 years old,

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I used to walk two and a half miles to go

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to my closest arcade.

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And I used to walk in
there and it was like,

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wow, look at this.

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I would still walk around
and just admire the machines

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and just walk through
these gleaming towers

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of light and sound.

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I remember going into
classic '80s arcades

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and they were all carpeted

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and it was very kind of dark and dingy

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and the carpet always smelled
kind of wet and musty.

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Always some classic Journey,

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some '80s playing.

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What makes
video games so popular?

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Well, they come as if from outer space

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in a variety of weird geysers,

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"Defender", "Pac-Man", Asteroids".

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Some of these games

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were just revolutionary at the time.

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There was nothing like them
and everybody was playing them.

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Suddenly, arcades began
to grow all over the place

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and they were making a
huge amount of money.

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When I was a kid,

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we'd go, your parents would drop you off,

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they'd give you a couple dollars

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and that would last you for a few hours.

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I think it was literally a place

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where parents felt like they
could drop their kids off

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and it was really a way for parents

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to kind of get away from their kids.

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You know, it also gave
kids a place to meet

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and interact and hang out over the games.

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It was a place to go.

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It was a destination.

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So it wasn't just like,

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oh, we're gonna walk
by an arcade and go in.

286
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No, you plan to go to the arcade.

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It was like a nightclub

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for geeks or younger people.

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Growing up in the
golden age of video games,

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it was awesome.

291
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Video games really began to explode.

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Everybody loved video games.

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Some of us might've loved
it too much, that's true.

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I played 47 hours

295
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and I guess that's why
you picked me to be here.

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It did introduce a lot
of people into a new world.

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As the popularity of
arcade and video games grew,

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it was hard for it not to
hit pop culture in general.

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"Pac-Man" is all over
and it's on the lips

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of kids and arcade players.

301
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"Pac-Man" is without a
doubt the most recognized icon

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in the world,

303
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more than the ears of Mickey Mouse,

304
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more than a bottle of
Coca-Cola, "Pac-Man".

305
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When I got involved with
"NBA Jam" and "NFL Blitz",

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that was the huge moment
because those games,

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they took over.

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So things were really
heating up in the early '90s.

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During that time of that resurgence,

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when "Mortal Kombat" came out,

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it seemed like the arcade game
were fighting the home game,

312
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but in reality it was transforming.

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The arcades began to collapse.

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The home market was eroding on them.

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And unfortunately, you
could experience them at home

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and people drove in that direction,

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and that's when you saw arcades
just sort of fizzle out.

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The industry really went
towards ticket redemption games,

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and that was really the be-all,

320
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end-all of arcades.

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Here we are creating these games

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that were so super popular,

323
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and then overnight we went
from being heroes to zeros.

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The games you see behind us here,

325
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like a car, now they were 20 years old,

326
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now they were nostalgic,

327
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now they were collectibles.

328
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Suddenly there was a new interest.

329
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So what a perfect time
to capture the nostalgia

330
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that everybody was
feeling for these things,

331
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and then add an adult
element to it with beer.

332
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So as these arcade
bars started popping up,

333
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it was a great way to
get those people back

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in front of arcade machines.

335
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That community-based
experience of the arcade

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of the early '80s is now
reborn in the arcade bar.

337
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My name is Dwight Slamp.

338
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This is Glitch Bar in
Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

339
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We're a very much a nightlife spot.

340
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We're strictly 21 and up.

341
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Fridays and Saturdays,

342
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it's like a club in here.

343
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It gets crazy.

344
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Our concept here is our games are free.

345
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All our games are on free
play except for our "Pinballs"

346
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and we make our money on alcohol.

347
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What they have set up here,

348
00:14:22,665 --> 00:14:24,321
it's such a good environment,

349
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such a dope place inside.

350
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I love it.

351
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So one of the cool things
we do here that you don't see

352
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in a lot of the other arcade
bars is the Indie Arcade Games.

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What a block.

354
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Indie arcade games are
games that are developed

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by individuals or small companies,

356
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but they're writing software
and coming up with these games

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and that's where the
Indie stuff comes out of.

358
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So the number one Indie
Arcade Game is "Killer Queen".

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"killer Queen's" a 10-player game.

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It's five versus five.

361
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It's a real-time strategy-style
game and it's really,

362
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really, really addictive and
it's created a subculture.

363
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This is really like grassroots,

364
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almost like social phenomenon.

365
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Like, every major city
has a "Killer Queen".

366
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"Killer Queen" people are so passionate

367
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in playing that game

368
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but the game has brought
so many people together.

369
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You can talk shit online
all you want to someone,

370
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but when you talk shit
in person to someone,

371
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it's a completely different experience.

372
00:15:20,045 --> 00:15:21,660
Yeah.

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Sweet.

374
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Billy Mitchell's a very
well-known video game player.

375
00:15:28,685 --> 00:15:30,134
He locally plays here.

376
00:15:30,234 --> 00:15:31,330
Yeah, but the first thing is,

377
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I gotta do a perfect score here.

378
00:15:33,265 --> 00:15:35,465
Again?
-Look at this.

379
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What are you doing?

380
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What kind of place are you running here?

381
00:15:38,130 --> 00:15:39,918
He just did a perfect "Pac-Man"

382
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to celebrate the 40th
anniversary of "Pac-Man".

383
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We're having some fun
this year with "Pac-Man"

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because it's the 40th anniversary.

385
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The other times that I
did a perfect "Pac-Man",

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they put a new joystick on,

387
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and both times I hit it on the first shot.

388
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To be playing the "Pac-Man"
and to play a perfect score

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and to have that energy
and those people around you

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and that excitement,

391
00:16:01,114 --> 00:16:04,088
it was absolutely like
being at a sporting event.

392
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You just did it.
-Yeah.

393
00:16:05,646 --> 00:16:06,778
You just did it.
-Congratulations.

394
00:16:06,878 --> 00:16:07,895
You just beat the last one.

395
00:16:07,995 --> 00:16:09,228
That's awesome.
-I've seen kill screen

396
00:16:09,328 --> 00:16:13,272
a million times and not
a perfect score, awesome.

397
00:16:13,372 --> 00:16:14,366
The arcade bars,

398
00:16:14,466 --> 00:16:17,408
you're here and it's just
like the old arcades.

399
00:16:17,508 --> 00:16:21,393
It brings back the fever
and passion from the 1980s.

400
00:16:21,493 --> 00:16:22,563
It's a great place.

401
00:16:22,663 --> 00:16:25,071
It really brings back history

402
00:16:25,171 --> 00:16:27,646
and it introduces that golden age

403
00:16:27,746 --> 00:16:29,477
to a whole nother generation of people.

404
00:16:29,577 --> 00:16:32,077
And
going, going. There you go.

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Hi, my name is George Courtney.

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My wife and I are the owners
of Reboot Arcade & Bar.

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I always wanted to own a bar,

408
00:16:53,910 --> 00:16:55,314
but I knew if we were gonna open a bar,

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00:16:55,414 --> 00:16:56,287
we wanted to incorporate something

410
00:16:56,387 --> 00:16:59,155
that I was really passionate about.

411
00:16:59,255 --> 00:17:01,401
Because I know when I've walked
into my first arcade bar,

412
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I was just like almost in tears.

413
00:17:02,994 --> 00:17:03,727
I'm like, oh my God,

414
00:17:03,827 --> 00:17:04,560
someone gets me.

415
00:17:04,660 --> 00:17:06,277
I could drink a beer
and play arcade games.

416
00:17:06,377 --> 00:17:07,298
He's just like,

417
00:17:07,398 --> 00:17:09,780
"We need something and
like this in Dunedin",

418
00:17:09,880 --> 00:17:11,534
so he just kind of ran with it.

419
00:17:11,634 --> 00:17:12,795
If we were to do something,

420
00:17:12,895 --> 00:17:15,622
I gotta do this and share
with people where I'm from too

421
00:17:15,722 --> 00:17:18,415
and Reboot was kind of created with that.

422
00:17:18,515 --> 00:17:20,002
For the first time in my life,

423
00:17:20,102 --> 00:17:21,740
I actually found something that I really,

424
00:17:21,840 --> 00:17:24,040
really enjoy as a business.

425
00:17:25,822 --> 00:17:27,800
For us, we would deem ourselves more

426
00:17:27,900 --> 00:17:31,443
of a nostalgic old school
meets news school arcade

427
00:17:31,543 --> 00:17:33,685
with console games that
typically you wouldn't see

428
00:17:33,785 --> 00:17:35,433
in like a Dave & Buster's
or Chuck E. Cheese.

429
00:17:35,533 --> 00:17:36,516
"GoldenEye" is always

430
00:17:36,616 --> 00:17:37,399
a good go-to.
-Yeah, I remember

431
00:17:37,499 --> 00:17:40,839
playing that.
-"Super Smash", pretty fun.

432
00:17:40,939 --> 00:17:42,519
Reboot was sort
of created as like a place

433
00:17:42,619 --> 00:17:44,524
for people to just kind of
get away from everything,

434
00:17:44,624 --> 00:17:48,791
sort of like a museum with
a bunch of nerdom in it.

435
00:17:48,953 --> 00:17:52,218
George and his amazing
video game knowledge

436
00:17:52,318 --> 00:17:54,778
helped create this dream.

437
00:17:54,878 --> 00:17:57,146
We've talked about the "Donkey
Kong" tree house theme.

438
00:17:57,246 --> 00:17:58,173
We're thinking like what,

439
00:17:58,273 --> 00:17:59,237
just like a bunch of barrels kind

440
00:17:59,337 --> 00:18:01,214
of set up around the building?

441
00:18:01,314 --> 00:18:03,255
Well, I think
barrels would be good.

442
00:18:03,355 --> 00:18:04,749
Would they have to
be filled with monkeys,

443
00:18:04,849 --> 00:18:06,417
like barrels and monkeys?

444
00:18:06,517 --> 00:18:10,357
So Helen, she has an
incredible eye for design.

445
00:18:10,457 --> 00:18:13,658
She's like a big part of
the brains of this place.

446
00:18:13,758 --> 00:18:16,014
Part of that is artwork, lighting,

447
00:18:16,114 --> 00:18:18,363
the ability to have scene changes.

448
00:18:18,463 --> 00:18:19,972
So at seven o'clock or sunset,

449
00:18:20,072 --> 00:18:21,604
all of our lights turn blue.

450
00:18:21,704 --> 00:18:23,237
One of my favorite
movies is "Blade Runner"

451
00:18:23,337 --> 00:18:25,602
and everything in that
was retro futuristic.

452
00:18:25,702 --> 00:18:28,216
So it was sort of like old
school with new school,

453
00:18:28,316 --> 00:18:30,879
almost like if you were in the 1980s

454
00:18:30,979 --> 00:18:33,021
and you imagine what the
future would look like.

455
00:18:33,121 --> 00:18:35,984
And I think this place is
sort of an over exaggeration

456
00:18:36,084 --> 00:18:39,460
if someone had the time in
the '80s to create something

457
00:18:39,560 --> 00:18:41,216
with the stuff from today.

458
00:18:41,316 --> 00:18:42,911
I love this place.

459
00:18:43,011 --> 00:18:43,896
It's very retro.

460
00:18:43,996 --> 00:18:46,161
It's kind of nostalgic
and will bring you back

461
00:18:46,261 --> 00:18:48,461
in time to like the '80s.

462
00:18:49,511 --> 00:18:51,128
I wanted people to feel transported

463
00:18:51,228 --> 00:18:52,397
in this different place, you know,

464
00:18:52,497 --> 00:18:53,701
make them feel like
they're in a different spot

465
00:18:53,801 --> 00:18:58,335
and feel like we did our best
to make sure that happened.

466
00:18:58,435 --> 00:18:59,424
Hey, what's up man?

467
00:18:59,524 --> 00:19:01,587
George, what's brother?
-How you been?

468
00:19:01,687 --> 00:19:02,927
Good to see, Buddy.
-Nice to see you.

469
00:19:03,027 --> 00:19:04,135
How you doing?
-How's been?

470
00:19:04,235 --> 00:19:06,113
Things are good.
-Yeah, you guys busy?

471
00:19:06,213 --> 00:19:07,795
Getting back into it, man.
-Nice, man.

472
00:19:07,895 --> 00:19:09,680
Have you seen all the
additions and stuff we made?

473
00:19:09,780 --> 00:19:11,677
Honestly, I haven't
been able to get back in.

474
00:19:11,777 --> 00:19:12,510
But yeah, dude,

475
00:19:12,610 --> 00:19:13,343
look at all the

476
00:19:13,443 --> 00:19:14,176
"Pinball" machines, man.
-Yeah, I love it.

477
00:19:14,276 --> 00:19:15,259
I love it.
-Put them all in a row.

478
00:19:15,359 --> 00:19:17,161
Have you seen in there?
-No, not yet.

479
00:19:17,261 --> 00:19:18,851
Oh, man.
-Let's check it.

480
00:19:18,951 --> 00:19:21,464
So, Bill did like this honeycomb thing.

481
00:19:21,564 --> 00:19:23,565
So, he had an idea like you
would just put all this stuff

482
00:19:23,665 --> 00:19:25,779
up here and I was helping
him paint and stuff,

483
00:19:25,879 --> 00:19:27,950
and we used this UV paint.
-Neat, I like it.

484
00:19:28,050 --> 00:19:29,968
So we used this paint
that literally, like,

485
00:19:30,068 --> 00:19:32,195
look at all the UV lights and everything.

486
00:19:32,295 --> 00:19:35,718
Yeah, I love it.

487
00:19:35,818 --> 00:19:37,753
So we have Xbox's, PlayStations,

488
00:19:37,853 --> 00:19:39,837
Nintendo Switches, and they're all up here

489
00:19:39,937 --> 00:19:41,668
on these screens around the bar.

490
00:19:41,768 --> 00:19:44,626
So we kind of designed
Reboot to almost be sort

491
00:19:44,726 --> 00:19:47,153
of like a sports bar feel
when you're at the bar itself.

492
00:19:47,253 --> 00:19:48,075
We have nine TVs.

493
00:19:48,175 --> 00:19:49,994
We have the ability for
people to watch games,

494
00:19:50,094 --> 00:19:51,255
watch other people compete,

495
00:19:51,355 --> 00:19:54,381
sort of almost get like that
sports bar-type mentality.

496
00:19:54,481 --> 00:19:56,064
Instead of, you know,

497
00:19:56,164 --> 00:19:59,399
Sports Center or Fox Sports
or something like that,

498
00:19:59,499 --> 00:20:01,699
it's people playing games.

499
00:20:02,536 --> 00:20:04,666
On the weekends this
place gets pretty packed.

500
00:20:04,766 --> 00:20:05,708
A big party.

501
00:20:05,808 --> 00:20:07,470
Everyone loves to come here.

502
00:20:07,570 --> 00:20:10,080
It's definitely more adult-oriented.

503
00:20:10,180 --> 00:20:13,241
It's just more of a big kid atmosphere.

504
00:20:13,341 --> 00:20:15,379
Definitely, that's what it's about.

505
00:20:15,479 --> 00:20:17,250
And there you are.

506
00:20:17,350 --> 00:20:19,088
It's gotten really busy.

507
00:20:19,188 --> 00:20:21,673
Sometimes it's hard to say that out loud,

508
00:20:21,773 --> 00:20:25,011
but when we see it really
crazy and busy on the weekends,

509
00:20:25,111 --> 00:20:26,355
we just kinda laugh.

510
00:20:26,455 --> 00:20:29,330
I mean, it's surprising
but it's awesome too.

511
00:20:29,430 --> 00:20:31,645
The quarter machine holds like $750.

512
00:20:31,745 --> 00:20:34,628
What ends up happening is
if we have a busy weekend,

513
00:20:34,728 --> 00:20:37,944
it drains all of the quarters
from our change machine.

514
00:20:38,044 --> 00:20:41,127
So Bill has to go in and literally
take all the quarters out

515
00:20:41,227 --> 00:20:43,393
and then count them to make
sure all the counts are right

516
00:20:43,493 --> 00:20:46,828
and then dump them back
into the quarter machine.

517
00:20:46,928 --> 00:20:51,197
It turned down a little
bit this past week but,

518
00:20:51,297 --> 00:20:53,072
I mean, still doing really good.

519
00:20:53,172 --> 00:20:55,315
I've noticed that the
better our drinking sales are,

520
00:20:55,415 --> 00:20:56,631
the less we make in games.

521
00:20:56,731 --> 00:20:58,869
I think it has to do with just, room.

522
00:20:58,969 --> 00:21:00,267
When we opened up space,

523
00:21:00,367 --> 00:21:01,957
arcade sales jumped pretty high.

524
00:21:02,057 --> 00:21:04,156
Yeah.
So as far as arcade,

525
00:21:04,256 --> 00:21:06,628
two player always trumps one player.

526
00:21:06,728 --> 00:21:09,727
Gun games, so far the
better two-player game.

527
00:21:09,827 --> 00:21:13,007
The gun games keep up with the "Pinballs".

528
00:21:13,107 --> 00:21:15,082
"Pinball" is probably
the most played genre

529
00:21:15,182 --> 00:21:18,515
of games here because "Pinball" is huge.

530
00:21:24,937 --> 00:21:26,872
"Pinball" never really died.

531
00:21:26,972 --> 00:21:29,402
They kept making "Pinball" machines.

532
00:21:29,502 --> 00:21:30,689
Oh my God.

533
00:21:30,789 --> 00:21:32,404
You look fabulous.

534
00:21:32,504 --> 00:21:33,696
Thank you.
-You look great too.

535
00:21:33,796 --> 00:21:35,689
"Pinball" sort of carried the torch

536
00:21:35,789 --> 00:21:37,925
for this whole hobby for quite some time.

537
00:21:38,025 --> 00:21:39,454
Stern "Pinball", for instance,

538
00:21:39,554 --> 00:21:40,964
was almost out of business.

539
00:21:41,064 --> 00:21:43,840
They were at this old kind
of junky warehouse out

540
00:21:43,940 --> 00:21:44,817
in the west side.

541
00:21:44,917 --> 00:21:45,671
They have a big,

542
00:21:45,771 --> 00:21:47,100
beautiful new complex out here

543
00:21:47,200 --> 00:21:49,602
and they said they are
selling like never before.

544
00:21:49,702 --> 00:21:51,276
We're growing about 25,

545
00:21:51,376 --> 00:21:54,533
30% a year for the last
half dozen, dozen years.

546
00:21:54,633 --> 00:21:56,558
"Pinball's" on steroids right now.

547
00:21:56,658 --> 00:21:59,308
It seems like there's a new
machine coming out all the time

548
00:21:59,408 --> 00:22:01,018
and everybody wants one.

549
00:22:01,118 --> 00:22:03,497
"Pinball" machines are
definitely part of culture.

550
00:22:03,597 --> 00:22:06,236
They span from bands, to movies.

551
00:22:06,336 --> 00:22:07,531
You just couldn't see some

552
00:22:07,631 --> 00:22:09,220
of this amazing art anywhere else.

553
00:22:09,320 --> 00:22:11,613
And you can actually stand
there and interact with it.

554
00:22:11,713 --> 00:22:12,446
You can hear the music.

555
00:22:12,546 --> 00:22:13,885
You can see the lights flashing.

556
00:22:13,985 --> 00:22:15,770
It's a whole different experience

557
00:22:15,870 --> 00:22:18,284
where you're actually a part of it instead

558
00:22:18,384 --> 00:22:19,703
of just looking at it.

559
00:22:19,803 --> 00:22:20,598
Currently at Vector,

560
00:22:20,698 --> 00:22:23,096
we have 10 "Pinball" machines.

561
00:22:23,196 --> 00:22:24,683
I think I can't fit anymore in here.

562
00:22:24,783 --> 00:22:27,369
I was trying to find
room and I just, I can't.

563
00:22:27,469 --> 00:22:29,596
I can't get another one in here.

564
00:22:29,696 --> 00:22:30,991
Well, we've got a lot of people

565
00:22:31,091 --> 00:22:32,672
that had never played a
"Pinball" machine before.

566
00:22:32,772 --> 00:22:35,117
I've turned so many people
into "Pinball" people now.

567
00:22:35,217 --> 00:22:36,959
They ask them where they can buy a game,

568
00:22:37,059 --> 00:22:38,180
how they can get one in their house?

569
00:22:38,280 --> 00:22:41,239
That never had seen it and
now just from drinking beer,

570
00:22:41,339 --> 00:22:45,233
they got introduced
into a whole new hobby.

571
00:22:45,333 --> 00:22:46,806
It is an expensive business.

572
00:22:46,906 --> 00:22:51,300
These are physical old objects
and they break continuously.

573
00:22:51,400 --> 00:22:54,257
So the "Pinball" machine
is daily maintenance.

574
00:22:54,357 --> 00:22:57,142
Yeah, so you can see the
drop target snapped off.

575
00:22:57,242 --> 00:22:58,976
And that's one thing that we really take

576
00:22:59,076 --> 00:23:00,440
to heart here is we don't want to have

577
00:23:00,540 --> 00:23:02,543
that poor experience when you come in

578
00:23:02,643 --> 00:23:03,939
and something's not working right.

579
00:23:04,039 --> 00:23:05,420
So we are very vigilant

580
00:23:05,520 --> 00:23:08,313
in making sure that
everything is working 100%

581
00:23:08,413 --> 00:23:10,613
as much as possible.

582
00:23:11,593 --> 00:23:13,534
Mike was the first
person I went to with one

583
00:23:13,634 --> 00:23:15,093
of my machines to work on it,

584
00:23:15,193 --> 00:23:16,414
to get it up and running.

585
00:23:16,514 --> 00:23:19,393
Mechanically inclined, he
knows a lot when it comes

586
00:23:19,493 --> 00:23:21,169
to "Pinball" machines and fixing them up.

587
00:23:21,269 --> 00:23:23,132
I have a long history
of fixing these games

588
00:23:23,232 --> 00:23:24,090
when they're broken.

589
00:23:24,190 --> 00:23:25,505
So here, anything that breaks,

590
00:23:25,605 --> 00:23:28,579
I'm the repair guy and
it gets done that day

591
00:23:28,679 --> 00:23:30,455
or as soon as the park gets in.

592
00:23:30,555 --> 00:23:32,204
The competitive nature of it really leads

593
00:23:32,304 --> 00:23:33,692
to the bar environment.

594
00:23:33,792 --> 00:23:35,771
So, everyone's always
trying to beat your score

595
00:23:35,871 --> 00:23:37,962
or play against you.

596
00:23:38,062 --> 00:23:40,652
Mike is extremely good at "Pinball".

597
00:23:40,752 --> 00:23:42,880
He's tall, he's handsome,

598
00:23:42,980 --> 00:23:45,771
and he has enough weight
to move the machine around.

599
00:23:45,871 --> 00:23:49,634
So Mike can make the ball
do what he wants it to do,

600
00:23:49,734 --> 00:23:51,537
and that's not something everyone can do.

601
00:23:51,637 --> 00:23:54,075
He plays way more than he lets on.

602
00:23:54,175 --> 00:23:55,688
When it's a serious game,

603
00:23:55,788 --> 00:23:58,489
he's one of the best
players I've played against.

604
00:23:58,589 --> 00:24:00,957
He's gonna play the game to the fullest.

605
00:24:01,057 --> 00:24:03,542
I've seen him in
competition after competition

606
00:24:03,642 --> 00:24:06,273
and every time he's like, top,

607
00:24:06,373 --> 00:24:08,573
every single time.

608
00:24:09,185 --> 00:24:10,499
Usually what ends up happening is,

609
00:24:10,599 --> 00:24:11,332
I will lose to him,

610
00:24:11,432 --> 00:24:13,429
but the really cool thing about him

611
00:24:13,529 --> 00:24:18,138
and the community in general
is that they teach me.

612
00:24:18,238 --> 00:24:19,539
Even during the game,

613
00:24:19,639 --> 00:24:21,029
they want me to beat them.

614
00:24:21,129 --> 00:24:23,660
They always are teaching and instructing,

615
00:24:23,760 --> 00:24:25,925
helping in any way they can.

616
00:24:26,025 --> 00:24:27,725
It's easier to get it
from the right flipper,

617
00:24:27,825 --> 00:24:29,341
like back into it.
-Okay.

618
00:24:29,441 --> 00:24:32,784
He gives a great
expertise from all fronts.

619
00:24:32,884 --> 00:24:35,204
Like, "This machine is
not hitting quite as hard,

620
00:24:35,304 --> 00:24:37,086
so compensate this way.

621
00:24:37,186 --> 00:24:39,017
Or hey, this is where the big points are,

622
00:24:39,117 --> 00:24:40,046
try and hit up there."

623
00:24:40,146 --> 00:24:43,027
He wants the best for
everyone else around him.

624
00:24:43,127 --> 00:24:44,091
It's not about Mike.

625
00:24:44,191 --> 00:24:46,809
It's not about his bar or his image,

626
00:24:46,909 --> 00:24:48,883
it's always about you having the best time

627
00:24:48,983 --> 00:24:51,535
that you could have.

628
00:25:07,269 --> 00:25:10,759
My name is Robert Leonard
and this is Lowry Parcade.

629
00:25:10,859 --> 00:25:13,987
It's a craft beer and arcade
bar in Tampa, Florida.

630
00:25:14,087 --> 00:25:17,487
We specialize in both our
incredible beer selection,

631
00:25:17,587 --> 00:25:21,052
as well as a variety of classic '80s,

632
00:25:21,152 --> 00:25:23,329
'90s arcade machines,
and "Pinball" machines.

633
00:25:23,429 --> 00:25:26,276
Wanting to do some kind
of business on my own

634
00:25:26,376 --> 00:25:30,601
and I had both fallen
into craft beer as part

635
00:25:30,701 --> 00:25:32,049
of a love and passion.

636
00:25:32,149 --> 00:25:34,608
Really enjoyed it and
then with game collecting,

637
00:25:34,708 --> 00:25:36,922
that started way early on,

638
00:25:37,022 --> 00:25:41,385
and realized that there's
this concept of an arcade bar.

639
00:25:41,485 --> 00:25:44,487
I started spending most of my time trying

640
00:25:44,587 --> 00:25:46,563
to make that concept work.

641
00:25:46,663 --> 00:25:49,159
He said, "I need to
learn more about beer.

642
00:25:49,259 --> 00:25:51,197
I need to learn more
about the arcade scene."

643
00:25:51,297 --> 00:25:53,669
So he did the time while
still working his normal job,

644
00:25:53,769 --> 00:25:55,323
started filling up his house,

645
00:25:55,423 --> 00:25:56,884
had people come over to his house,

646
00:25:56,984 --> 00:25:58,139
test the games,

647
00:25:58,239 --> 00:25:59,365
test the beer.

648
00:25:59,465 --> 00:26:01,638
So he had a vision.

649
00:26:01,738 --> 00:26:04,739
So I own about 60 to 70 machines.

650
00:26:04,839 --> 00:26:06,323
It's a very slippery slope

651
00:26:06,423 --> 00:26:08,857
once you start getting the machines.

652
00:26:08,957 --> 00:26:11,407
It develops into a passion.

653
00:26:11,507 --> 00:26:13,266
It can be a little bit of an obsession.

654
00:26:13,366 --> 00:26:16,762
I've spent countless hours
trying to evolve this into

655
00:26:16,862 --> 00:26:19,062
what it became today.

656
00:26:23,175 --> 00:26:25,891
The vibe at Parcade's
really cool, super chill,

657
00:26:25,991 --> 00:26:28,310
very reminiscent of like the '80s and '90s

658
00:26:28,410 --> 00:26:29,841
and you are reminded of
all the games you used

659
00:26:29,941 --> 00:26:32,307
to play back when you were a kid.

660
00:26:32,407 --> 00:26:33,203
During the day,

661
00:26:33,303 --> 00:26:34,044
just like the weekends,

662
00:26:34,144 --> 00:26:37,335
we have families and the
kids and it's really cool.

663
00:26:37,435 --> 00:26:38,349
Like when I was growing up,

664
00:26:38,449 --> 00:26:41,499
my dad on Saturdays would
take me to the arcade

665
00:26:41,599 --> 00:26:43,770
and that's where my
nostalgia was born for it.

666
00:26:43,870 --> 00:26:47,749
And we see the same experience
here with kids coming in,

667
00:26:47,849 --> 00:26:51,381
sons, daughters with their mom and dads.

668
00:26:51,481 --> 00:26:53,644
So they get that same experience
which is awesome to see,

669
00:26:53,744 --> 00:26:56,169
but at nine o'clock we're adults only

670
00:26:56,269 --> 00:26:59,686
and we have more of the adult atmosphere.

671
00:27:00,716 --> 00:27:03,295
♪ I wake up in the
morning and I ask myself ♪

672
00:27:03,395 --> 00:27:06,089
♪ Is life worth living,
should I blast myself ♪

673
00:27:06,189 --> 00:27:08,378
So one of the things
that he's done is made sure

674
00:27:08,478 --> 00:27:09,535
that music was part of it,

675
00:27:09,635 --> 00:27:10,535
from the beginning.

676
00:27:10,635 --> 00:27:12,835
So I DJ here regularly.

677
00:27:17,904 --> 00:27:18,725
I probably have more

678
00:27:18,825 --> 00:27:21,285
of a passion for beer
than I do for the games.

679
00:27:21,385 --> 00:27:23,459
It's as integral as the arcade machines.

680
00:27:23,559 --> 00:27:26,200
It's as important as the games themselves,

681
00:27:26,300 --> 00:27:27,265
if not more important.

682
00:27:27,365 --> 00:27:29,008
I'd say more important.

683
00:27:29,108 --> 00:27:31,136
My first craft beers
were back in the '90s.

684
00:27:31,236 --> 00:27:33,644
I'll quit a job to bartend full-time

685
00:27:33,744 --> 00:27:36,309
and start product managing
so I could then learn

686
00:27:36,409 --> 00:27:37,975
how to do this business.

687
00:27:38,075 --> 00:27:39,872
In Tampa, we're very fortunate

688
00:27:39,972 --> 00:27:44,166
to have the beer scene we
have because we are spoiled.

689
00:27:44,266 --> 00:27:46,766
There's so many good local breweries.

690
00:27:46,866 --> 00:27:48,564
We have so much good beer here

691
00:27:48,664 --> 00:27:51,488
that we can get almost any style

692
00:27:51,588 --> 00:27:55,005
and have an excellent example of it here.

693
00:27:55,985 --> 00:27:58,721
All my staff are really
good at knowing beer.

694
00:27:58,821 --> 00:28:00,921
That's something that we
really pride ourselves on

695
00:28:01,021 --> 00:28:02,840
and they all know how to recommend

696
00:28:02,940 --> 00:28:05,591
and they have all developed
pallets to be able

697
00:28:05,691 --> 00:28:07,191
to know what a customer would like.

698
00:28:07,291 --> 00:28:09,061
They want to be able
to get you a good beer.

699
00:28:09,161 --> 00:28:10,239
They take pride in that.

700
00:28:10,339 --> 00:28:12,351
They want to get you what you wanna drink

701
00:28:12,451 --> 00:28:15,125
and it takes a lot of skill
to develop your palate

702
00:28:15,225 --> 00:28:17,526
and develop what your experience is

703
00:28:17,626 --> 00:28:19,466
to recommend to other people.

704
00:28:19,566 --> 00:28:23,555
It has been a dream come
true to see craft beer

705
00:28:23,655 --> 00:28:25,257
and classic arcades,

706
00:28:25,357 --> 00:28:27,391
"Pinball" come under one roof,

707
00:28:27,491 --> 00:28:31,971
and I'm very fortunate
to have seen that happen.

708
00:28:35,858 --> 00:28:37,738
The craft beer industry started booming

709
00:28:37,838 --> 00:28:40,398
probably 10 years ago and
it's just been on a roll.

710
00:28:40,498 --> 00:28:42,991
It seems like every day there's
a new local craft brewery.

711
00:28:43,091 --> 00:28:46,347
There's a beerfest you can go
to and taste all these beers

712
00:28:46,447 --> 00:28:49,364
from places you never knew existed.

713
00:28:50,309 --> 00:28:53,089
Oh, it is a
celebration of beer and breweries.

714
00:28:53,189 --> 00:28:55,323
That's right, Tampa Bay Beer Week is back.

715
00:28:55,423 --> 00:28:57,074
This is a big, popular week.

716
00:28:57,174 --> 00:28:58,778
All kinds
of stuff all week long.

717
00:28:58,878 --> 00:29:01,437
Tampa Bay Beer Week is
a big deal at Parcade.

718
00:29:01,537 --> 00:29:03,530
It's something that we'd
plan months in advance

719
00:29:03,630 --> 00:29:05,760
to bring in some of the best beer locally

720
00:29:05,860 --> 00:29:10,257
and put that out for people
for Tampa Bay Beer Week.

721
00:29:10,357 --> 00:29:11,499
Our biggest event,

722
00:29:11,599 --> 00:29:14,778
our main event was the
third annual Battle Royale.

723
00:29:14,878 --> 00:29:18,270
Thanks for coming out for
an incredible Battle Royale

724
00:29:18,370 --> 00:29:19,707
for its third year.

725
00:29:19,807 --> 00:29:22,502
The Breweries themselves are
gonna fight the Battle Royale

726
00:29:22,602 --> 00:29:24,557
to decide at the very end of it,

727
00:29:24,657 --> 00:29:28,025
who will go home with the
Lowry Parcade champion belt.

728
00:29:28,125 --> 00:29:31,733
We have a champion belt
that the brewery takes back

729
00:29:31,833 --> 00:29:34,083
and displays it for a year.

730
00:29:35,134 --> 00:29:37,830
It's heads.

731
00:29:41,310 --> 00:29:42,764
You're going down.

732
00:29:42,864 --> 00:29:46,062
The Battle Royale was a really fun,

733
00:29:46,162 --> 00:29:47,695
quirky, weird event.

734
00:29:47,795 --> 00:29:49,203
We'd get five local breweries

735
00:29:49,303 --> 00:29:52,512
and they competed against each
other in a round-robin series

736
00:29:52,612 --> 00:29:55,491
of arcade and "Pinball"
play to try and win.

737
00:29:55,591 --> 00:29:56,630
I lost.

738
00:29:56,730 --> 00:29:58,930
"Ice Cold Beer".

739
00:30:00,267 --> 00:30:02,700
Bam.

740
00:30:02,800 --> 00:30:03,757
So close.

741
00:30:03,857 --> 00:30:05,295
Good game. Good game.

742
00:30:05,395 --> 00:30:06,737
Holy.

743
00:30:06,837 --> 00:30:09,749
I can't say enough
about all of the happiness

744
00:30:09,849 --> 00:30:11,733
that comes from air hockey

745
00:30:11,833 --> 00:30:14,644
because I can't play another
fucking game in this place.

746
00:30:14,744 --> 00:30:15,545
There you have it,

747
00:30:15,645 --> 00:30:17,507
air hockey bringing him happiness and joy,

748
00:30:17,607 --> 00:30:21,024
as it does for all of us here at Parcade.

749
00:30:21,257 --> 00:30:23,087
That was intense, man.
-That was a good battle

750
00:30:23,187 --> 00:30:23,994
between each of us.

751
00:30:24,094 --> 00:30:26,382
There was a lot
of rivalry involved in it.

752
00:30:26,482 --> 00:30:28,259
Fuck, well he got me man.

753
00:30:28,359 --> 00:30:29,788
What do you mean?
-Fuck him, he got me

754
00:30:29,888 --> 00:30:30,801
but it's good.

755
00:30:30,901 --> 00:30:32,342
Yeah, they all smack talk each other

756
00:30:32,442 --> 00:30:33,600
but it's all love.

757
00:30:33,700 --> 00:30:34,747
People loved it.

758
00:30:34,847 --> 00:30:37,328
It became a real popular event.

759
00:30:37,428 --> 00:30:39,987
Sweep his legs, Johnny.

760
00:30:40,087 --> 00:30:41,195
Yes.

761
00:30:41,295 --> 00:30:43,058
Escape was super hungry for it.

762
00:30:43,158 --> 00:30:44,592
Good job, buddy. Good job, man.

763
00:30:44,692 --> 00:30:46,580
But Coppertail kind of
snatched it away from him.

764
00:30:46,680 --> 00:30:51,399
The winner of the 2020
Battle Royale three is going

765
00:30:51,499 --> 00:30:53,576
to Coppertail Brewing.

766
00:30:53,676 --> 00:30:58,015
It was super close.

767
00:30:58,115 --> 00:31:00,529
Hold on, dude.

768
00:31:00,629 --> 00:31:02,224
Yeah, I couldn't be happier with

769
00:31:02,324 --> 00:31:03,577
how the Battle Royale went.

770
00:31:03,677 --> 00:31:05,531
It was about the best one we've ever done

771
00:31:05,631 --> 00:31:08,081
and we have a lot more events lined up

772
00:31:08,181 --> 00:31:09,693
for the next rest of the week,

773
00:31:09,793 --> 00:31:13,640
so I'm very excited to
see how it all turns out.

774
00:31:19,629 --> 00:31:20,989
I'm
officially declaring

775
00:31:21,089 --> 00:31:23,281
a national emergency.

776
00:31:23,381 --> 00:31:26,372
Our overriding goal is to
stop the spread of the virus

777
00:31:26,472 --> 00:31:29,786
and to help all Americans who
have been impacted by this.

778
00:31:29,886 --> 00:31:31,697
I'm told,
non-essential businesses will

779
00:31:31,797 --> 00:31:33,051
have to close up shop.

780
00:31:33,151 --> 00:31:34,197
Announcing last call

781
00:31:34,297 --> 00:31:35,530
for bars and nightclubs,

782
00:31:35,630 --> 00:31:36,802
requiring their shutdown.

783
00:31:36,902 --> 00:31:39,888
Bars and nightclubs
are officially closed.

784
00:31:39,988 --> 00:31:44,155
It's hard to put into
words the whole experience

785
00:31:45,008 --> 00:31:46,528
for myself and the people around me,

786
00:31:46,628 --> 00:31:47,361
for all of us.

787
00:31:47,461 --> 00:31:50,210
It is something that it's unprecedented

788
00:31:50,310 --> 00:31:52,470
for at least our lifetime.

789
00:31:52,570 --> 00:31:56,236
I was on the phone with my
staff basically in tears.

790
00:31:56,336 --> 00:31:58,889
It was overwhelming. It was scary.

791
00:31:58,989 --> 00:31:59,816
When COVID hit,

792
00:31:59,916 --> 00:32:01,179
it was a shock for all of us.

793
00:32:01,279 --> 00:32:02,491
We didn't know what we're gonna do

794
00:32:02,591 --> 00:32:04,210
and how we're going to react to this.

795
00:32:04,310 --> 00:32:06,607
Obviously, being a bar,

796
00:32:06,707 --> 00:32:09,357
we rely on the close
inner contact with people,

797
00:32:09,457 --> 00:32:12,630
and the COVID-19 is
definitely a curve ball.

798
00:32:12,730 --> 00:32:14,721
There's gonna be a lot of
places that don't reopen.

799
00:32:14,821 --> 00:32:17,136
We won't be one of them because, you know,

800
00:32:17,236 --> 00:32:19,951
we have a lot invested into
this and we're gonna continue,

801
00:32:20,051 --> 00:32:21,683
no matter what happens.

802
00:32:21,783 --> 00:32:23,190
You know, when we first closed,

803
00:32:23,290 --> 00:32:25,386
we didn't close with the ideology

804
00:32:25,486 --> 00:32:26,962
that we were gonna be
closed for a long time.

805
00:32:27,062 --> 00:32:29,586
We were only supposed to
be closed for two weeks.

806
00:32:29,686 --> 00:32:32,477
It was tough. It was scary.

807
00:32:32,577 --> 00:32:34,741
Hey guys, welcome back to the channel.

808
00:32:34,841 --> 00:32:36,904
I wanted to talk to you
about a concerning trend

809
00:32:37,004 --> 00:32:38,444
that's going on right now.

810
00:32:38,544 --> 00:32:42,334
I'm seeing lots of arcades and
arcade bar locations having

811
00:32:42,434 --> 00:32:45,084
to close their doors due to COVID-19.

812
00:32:45,184 --> 00:32:47,734
I just really hope they
can ride out this storm.

813
00:32:47,834 --> 00:32:50,610
We had to come up some
ways to get some profit

814
00:32:50,710 --> 00:32:51,758
'cause we still have rent due,

815
00:32:51,858 --> 00:32:52,679
we still have bills,

816
00:32:52,779 --> 00:32:54,476
everything's still gotta
be paid, insurance.

817
00:32:54,576 --> 00:32:56,737
So we decided to do to-go beers.

818
00:32:56,837 --> 00:32:58,121
So we have a unique variety of beer,

819
00:32:58,221 --> 00:33:00,662
so we'd let people come here
and build their own six packs

820
00:33:00,762 --> 00:33:01,871
or fill their growlers,

821
00:33:01,971 --> 00:33:03,893
take them home and then enjoy your beer

822
00:33:03,993 --> 00:33:05,372
from the safety of your home.

823
00:33:05,472 --> 00:33:07,763
We all reduced the
prices dramatically just

824
00:33:07,863 --> 00:33:09,157
to encourage things.

825
00:33:09,257 --> 00:33:10,210
The first few weeks,

826
00:33:10,310 --> 00:33:12,887
the community was incredibly
supportive through all of it,

827
00:33:12,987 --> 00:33:15,700
but of course eventually
those sales started dwindling.

828
00:33:15,800 --> 00:33:19,043
We did have one huge boost
from Tampa Bay Beer Week

829
00:33:19,143 --> 00:33:23,310
where they matched $1.000
for bar sales in one day

830
00:33:25,572 --> 00:33:27,101
to donate to the staff.

831
00:33:27,201 --> 00:33:28,809
So that was incredibly generous,

832
00:33:28,909 --> 00:33:30,333
so I'm very thankful for that.

833
00:33:30,433 --> 00:33:33,790
I'm facing weeks where
we're making maybe $200

834
00:33:33,890 --> 00:33:35,446
and I had to adapt.

835
00:33:35,546 --> 00:33:37,282
"We're open and game on",

836
00:33:37,382 --> 00:33:39,395
that's what a local
arcade owner is saying.

837
00:33:39,495 --> 00:33:40,548
He's discovered a new way

838
00:33:40,648 --> 00:33:42,680
to keep his "Pinball" machines lit up.

839
00:33:42,780 --> 00:33:44,667
The Lowry
Parcade is now bringing

840
00:33:44,767 --> 00:33:46,388
the fun right to you.

841
00:33:46,488 --> 00:33:48,958
We did 14 deliveries in the last week.

842
00:33:49,058 --> 00:33:51,479
Because they
can't have customers inside,

843
00:33:51,579 --> 00:33:54,619
Lowry Parcade is renting out its games,

844
00:33:54,719 --> 00:33:58,039
safely delivering these old
school beauties to your home.

845
00:33:58,139 --> 00:33:59,473
I went from having a business

846
00:33:59,573 --> 00:34:01,313
where I don't ever
wanna move these things,

847
00:34:01,413 --> 00:34:03,968
to now I'm having to move them every day.

848
00:34:04,068 --> 00:34:06,783
It worked, we had a huge response

849
00:34:06,883 --> 00:34:08,981
from both the community and the press,

850
00:34:09,081 --> 00:34:10,442
and suddenly overwhelmed.

851
00:34:10,542 --> 00:34:15,542
Thankfully, the staff stepped
up and was incredibly helpful.

852
00:34:15,774 --> 00:34:19,302
Like James, he's one of my guys
who's normally a bartender,

853
00:34:19,402 --> 00:34:23,057
but he had to figure out how
do I deliver arcade machines?

854
00:34:23,157 --> 00:34:24,227
Does that look good?

855
00:34:24,327 --> 00:34:25,405
Yeah, thank you.

856
00:34:25,505 --> 00:34:27,016
There's good
space on either side?

857
00:34:27,116 --> 00:34:28,945
That looks great.

858
00:34:29,045 --> 00:34:31,056
All of us had to adapt

859
00:34:31,156 --> 00:34:34,311
to completely new roles just to survive.

860
00:34:34,411 --> 00:34:38,035
I mean, our bar
sales have dropped off so much,

861
00:34:38,135 --> 00:34:40,346
so this is helping out a ton.

862
00:34:40,446 --> 00:34:43,197
With all the struggles and
bad things that we've seen come

863
00:34:43,297 --> 00:34:45,497
from the Coronavirus,

864
00:34:46,809 --> 00:34:49,300
one huge positive I've
seen is so many businesses,

865
00:34:49,400 --> 00:34:51,597
so many people have been able to adapt

866
00:34:51,697 --> 00:34:53,858
and become incredibly inventive

867
00:34:53,958 --> 00:34:57,087
and completely change their whole models

868
00:34:57,187 --> 00:34:59,055
in order to survive.

869
00:34:59,155 --> 00:35:02,560
And it's an amazing thing
to be able to do that

870
00:35:02,660 --> 00:35:04,189
and it's inspiring.

871
00:35:04,289 --> 00:35:06,754
Are you guys
planning to open for phase two?

872
00:35:06,854 --> 00:35:09,104
Yeah, we're
still putting together

873
00:35:09,204 --> 00:35:10,384
all the logistics for everything

874
00:35:10,484 --> 00:35:12,259
'cause we need to also
have all the supplies

875
00:35:12,359 --> 00:35:16,078
for sanitizing and prep to
make it as safe as possible

876
00:35:16,178 --> 00:35:18,378
for people, for staff.

877
00:35:20,693 --> 00:35:21,712
Well, it's the day

878
00:35:21,812 --> 00:35:24,148
that non-essential business
owners have been waiting

879
00:35:24,248 --> 00:35:26,846
for after being closed for two months now.

880
00:35:26,946 --> 00:35:28,108
Their doors have reopened.

881
00:35:28,208 --> 00:35:29,829
Bars and
restaurants will now be able

882
00:35:29,929 --> 00:35:32,264
to open at 50% capacity.

883
00:35:33,097 --> 00:35:35,488
We decided on Memorial
Day that we'd open back up

884
00:35:35,588 --> 00:35:37,967
and just have a safe
environment where people can

885
00:35:38,067 --> 00:35:40,508
have a beer and still
play some games and relax

886
00:35:40,608 --> 00:35:43,553
and kind of forget about
it and have a good time.

887
00:35:43,653 --> 00:35:45,344
It's definitely a lot slower.

888
00:35:45,444 --> 00:35:46,605
The people are still nervous.

889
00:35:46,705 --> 00:35:47,470
People don't know.

890
00:35:47,570 --> 00:35:49,482
It's gonna take time
for people to get used

891
00:35:49,582 --> 00:35:51,204
to being able to go back out and go think

892
00:35:51,304 --> 00:35:54,804
that I can go play a game and have a beer.

893
00:35:54,996 --> 00:35:57,033
When we were given the
go ahead for phase two,

894
00:35:57,133 --> 00:36:00,243
and that it was three
months that we were closed,

895
00:36:00,343 --> 00:36:02,192
we looked at CDC guidelines.

896
00:36:02,292 --> 00:36:06,031
We spaced all the machines
out about six feet apart.

897
00:36:06,131 --> 00:36:08,173
We have masks and gloves provided.

898
00:36:08,273 --> 00:36:10,526
We have sanitizing stations.

899
00:36:10,626 --> 00:36:12,844
We go around every 30 minutes

900
00:36:12,944 --> 00:36:14,898
and wipe down the machines with sanitizer.

901
00:36:14,998 --> 00:36:16,146
And I ain't even mad

902
00:36:16,246 --> 00:36:17,550
about how much of this I'm using.

903
00:36:17,650 --> 00:36:20,072
I'm not even mad.

904
00:36:25,046 --> 00:36:26,571
I'm so glad to be back open.

905
00:36:26,671 --> 00:36:29,406
I'm so ready to make real human money.

906
00:36:29,506 --> 00:36:31,151
First, kind of reopen weekend,

907
00:36:31,251 --> 00:36:35,465
and it was really great
to just see people again,

908
00:36:35,565 --> 00:36:37,080
to see faces in here again,

909
00:36:37,180 --> 00:36:39,632
to have people play the games again

910
00:36:39,732 --> 00:36:41,315
'cause you take it for granted.

911
00:36:41,415 --> 00:36:45,637
Now it's nice to really
appreciate just having faces

912
00:36:45,737 --> 00:36:47,478
in your place that are having a good time

913
00:36:47,578 --> 00:36:48,871
and drinking good beer.

914
00:36:48,971 --> 00:36:50,088
300 years ago,

915
00:36:50,188 --> 00:36:51,451
I would've already been
burned to the stake

916
00:36:51,551 --> 00:36:52,366
for being a witch.

917
00:36:52,466 --> 00:36:55,296
Not only do I have the mark
of the witch on my neck,

918
00:36:55,396 --> 00:36:56,849
but who I am as a person.

919
00:36:56,949 --> 00:36:59,366
'Cause you're witch.
-Yeah.

920
00:37:06,219 --> 00:37:07,509
How'd last weekend go?

921
00:37:07,609 --> 00:37:08,980
I didn't come.
-It was good.

922
00:37:09,080 --> 00:37:10,454
It rained a ton.

923
00:37:10,554 --> 00:37:14,109
Fortunately, the space allowed
us to spread out a lot more.

924
00:37:14,209 --> 00:37:16,386
But the community was awesome.

925
00:37:16,486 --> 00:37:18,570
You could tell that people
kind of missed going out

926
00:37:18,670 --> 00:37:20,077
and kind of hanging out with their buddies

927
00:37:20,177 --> 00:37:21,077
and friends and stuff.

928
00:37:21,177 --> 00:37:22,432
It's cool to see people sort of

929
00:37:22,532 --> 00:37:23,997
in their natural habitat, you know,

930
00:37:24,097 --> 00:37:28,597
'cause being closed for three
months was kind of rough.

931
00:37:28,882 --> 00:37:30,297
We're here.

932
00:37:30,397 --> 00:37:34,064
Sam, hello.

933
00:37:35,261 --> 00:37:36,668
Today's our second day opening.

934
00:37:36,768 --> 00:37:38,203
We have a really strong community,

935
00:37:38,303 --> 00:37:41,305
so we were anticipating the
locals showing some love,

936
00:37:41,405 --> 00:37:42,826
which they absolutely did.

937
00:37:42,926 --> 00:37:46,498
This was like one of the
coolest days we've had together.

938
00:37:46,598 --> 00:37:47,855
I was really happy with the turnout,

939
00:37:47,955 --> 00:37:48,752
it was great.

940
00:37:48,852 --> 00:37:51,054
So right now it is happy hour all day.

941
00:37:51,154 --> 00:37:54,564
You get $1 off all our
draft beers up there,

942
00:37:54,664 --> 00:37:56,925
and then a $1 off game controller rentals

943
00:37:57,025 --> 00:37:59,162
if you're interested in
playing around the bar.

944
00:37:59,262 --> 00:38:00,700
How's the brewery coming along, buddy?

945
00:38:00,800 --> 00:38:02,705
It's still on the standstill.

946
00:38:02,805 --> 00:38:05,005
Nice shirt, you hippie.

947
00:38:05,279 --> 00:38:06,637
Thank you.
-I like it.

948
00:38:06,737 --> 00:38:09,177
We have a pretty strong
community here and I feel like,

949
00:38:09,277 --> 00:38:10,792
'cause we're so fortunate to have a lot

950
00:38:10,892 --> 00:38:12,112
of people that really love this place,

951
00:38:12,212 --> 00:38:14,162
I see us bouncing back pretty quickly.

952
00:38:14,262 --> 00:38:16,419
I'm just happy that people
like to come in here

953
00:38:16,519 --> 00:38:17,626
and enjoy what we have to offer

954
00:38:17,726 --> 00:38:20,214
and it's really giving us an
opportunity to give people,

955
00:38:20,314 --> 00:38:24,397
hopefully, an experience
they've never had before.

956
00:38:25,874 --> 00:38:27,686
Like original "Turtles in Time",

957
00:38:27,786 --> 00:38:28,519
what do we got?

958
00:38:28,619 --> 00:38:30,411
I'm gonna do the original one, yeah.

959
00:38:30,511 --> 00:38:31,487
Yeah.
-Okay. Awesome.

960
00:38:31,587 --> 00:38:32,683
Now that the bars were reopened,

961
00:38:32,783 --> 00:38:34,963
we were really excited
and we wanted to celebrate

962
00:38:35,063 --> 00:38:36,622
and bring some more excitement in.

963
00:38:36,722 --> 00:38:40,575
So Pierce ordered the new
"Ninja Turtles Pinball" machine

964
00:38:40,675 --> 00:38:42,305
and we were super excited to get that.

965
00:38:42,405 --> 00:38:44,183
So while we were waiting
for that to get delivered,

966
00:38:44,283 --> 00:38:45,016
I was working

967
00:38:45,116 --> 00:38:46,898
on a four-player "Ninja
Turtles" arcade machine.

968
00:38:46,998 --> 00:38:48,629
So we're gonna have a
double unveiling party

969
00:38:48,729 --> 00:38:53,341
where we have a pizza
party and both games open.

970
00:38:53,441 --> 00:38:55,896
We're in Wesley Chapel
at Little Shop of Games.

971
00:38:55,996 --> 00:38:58,111
They get all the new Stern
games right off the bat

972
00:38:58,211 --> 00:39:02,155
and you can always get
whatever you need here.

973
00:39:02,988 --> 00:39:04,109
I was quite surprised this title,

974
00:39:04,209 --> 00:39:06,689
how well its sold 'cause
"Turtles" isn't my thing.

975
00:39:06,789 --> 00:39:09,086
I'd got the arcade machine
done the night before,

976
00:39:09,186 --> 00:39:10,808
like, the paint was literally drying.

977
00:39:10,908 --> 00:39:13,945
So we're gonna go pick
up the "Pinball" machine.

978
00:39:14,045 --> 00:39:16,713
We started getting text
messages off the hook,

979
00:39:16,813 --> 00:39:17,750
both me and Mike.

980
00:39:17,850 --> 00:39:19,594
We both get texts left and right,

981
00:39:19,694 --> 00:39:21,052
left and right.

982
00:39:21,152 --> 00:39:22,593
They've shut it down again.

983
00:39:22,693 --> 00:39:25,333
We just sent this to your
phone, effective immediately.

984
00:39:25,433 --> 00:39:27,358
You cannot drink alcohol at bars.

985
00:39:27,458 --> 00:39:30,189
Closing bars, wineries
and breweries once again.

986
00:39:30,289 --> 00:39:33,396
It hasn't even been three weeks
since those bars reopened.

987
00:39:33,496 --> 00:39:34,879
So if they don't serve food,

988
00:39:34,979 --> 00:39:37,359
they will have to close once again.

989
00:39:37,459 --> 00:39:41,436
It sucks to be you but I
understand why they're doing it.

990
00:39:41,536 --> 00:39:44,343
Yeah, well I was surprised
that they'd shut us down again.

991
00:39:44,443 --> 00:39:45,784
I was planning on having a pizza party,

992
00:39:45,884 --> 00:39:47,520
but there goes that.
-Yeah.

993
00:39:47,620 --> 00:39:48,883
We were excited.

994
00:39:48,983 --> 00:39:51,509
We just were reopened and we
thought there was no chance

995
00:39:51,609 --> 00:39:53,462
that they're gonna close
us down a second time.

996
00:39:53,562 --> 00:39:55,445
And when that news dropped and it happens

997
00:39:55,545 --> 00:39:57,564
to be the same day we're
playing the surprise party,

998
00:39:57,664 --> 00:39:58,969
it was a lot to take in.

999
00:39:59,069 --> 00:40:00,183
I was telling Pierce,

1000
00:40:00,283 --> 00:40:01,329
I think it's like this is the year

1001
00:40:01,429 --> 00:40:03,358
"The Predator" comes out.
-Yes.

1002
00:40:03,458 --> 00:40:05,698
It's only on the hottest years.

1003
00:40:05,798 --> 00:40:07,924
We had a brand new game for everyone

1004
00:40:08,024 --> 00:40:09,599
to come and experience,

1005
00:40:09,699 --> 00:40:12,338
but they couldn't legally get
in the door to experience it.

1006
00:40:12,438 --> 00:40:14,412
So we'd spent a lot of money,

1007
00:40:14,512 --> 00:40:18,742
a lot of time and a lot of
effort for nothing, essentially.

1008
00:40:18,842 --> 00:40:20,634
You gonna have a
private pizza party tonight?

1009
00:40:20,734 --> 00:40:22,532
Yeah. Big one.

1010
00:40:22,632 --> 00:40:23,676
While we were shut down,

1011
00:40:23,776 --> 00:40:25,734
we still wanted to keep
up with our friends.

1012
00:40:25,834 --> 00:40:27,134
We're used to seeing
these people every day,

1013
00:40:27,234 --> 00:40:30,816
so we made a Super Secret
Club group on Facebook.

1014
00:40:30,916 --> 00:40:33,435
Mike would send out
an invite on Facebook

1015
00:40:33,535 --> 00:40:35,722
that the bars in Florida weren't open,

1016
00:40:35,822 --> 00:40:38,546
but if you got this invite from Mike,

1017
00:40:38,646 --> 00:40:39,845
you could get in.

1018
00:40:39,945 --> 00:40:40,933
A lot of people, you know,

1019
00:40:41,033 --> 00:40:41,953
they're stuck at home.

1020
00:40:42,053 --> 00:40:45,571
Everything's closed down and
it's a really strange place

1021
00:40:45,671 --> 00:40:48,453
to be in and a little bit
of normalcy goes a long way.

1022
00:40:48,553 --> 00:40:50,872
So if you can just come for one night

1023
00:40:50,972 --> 00:40:54,696
and play some "Pinball"
and still maintain safety

1024
00:40:54,796 --> 00:40:55,919
and social distancing,

1025
00:40:56,019 --> 00:40:57,751
it's still good to be able
to feel that you can go out

1026
00:40:57,851 --> 00:41:00,719
and still blow all that steam off.

1027
00:41:00,819 --> 00:41:03,087
And so I've been neglecting
my arms and shoulders

1028
00:41:03,187 --> 00:41:06,644
and chest so I need to
focus on that, yeah.

1029
00:41:06,744 --> 00:41:09,513
It was a privilege to get
into the cool kids club.

1030
00:41:09,613 --> 00:41:11,212
It can only be done in 2020,

1031
00:41:11,312 --> 00:41:15,895
for something to be shut down
and be open just for you.

1032
00:41:17,197 --> 00:41:18,588
Unfortunately, bars,

1033
00:41:18,688 --> 00:41:20,285
and there's hundreds across the state,

1034
00:41:20,385 --> 00:41:22,124
now have no income whatsoever,

1035
00:41:22,224 --> 00:41:23,504
and we don't know if
there's an end in sight.

1036
00:41:23,604 --> 00:41:24,859
Courtney owns Reboot,

1037
00:41:24,959 --> 00:41:27,416
an arcade and bar in downtown Dunedin.

1038
00:41:27,516 --> 00:41:30,823
He's now contemplating
rebooting the business model

1039
00:41:30,923 --> 00:41:32,258
and serving coffee.

1040
00:41:32,358 --> 00:41:33,539
We're just trying to pivot.

1041
00:41:33,639 --> 00:41:35,316
I don't even know if it's gonna work.

1042
00:41:35,416 --> 00:41:37,481
Yeah, so right now because
we can't open as a bar,

1043
00:41:37,581 --> 00:41:39,308
we're currently serving coffee

1044
00:41:39,408 --> 00:41:41,101
because we can't sell beer right now.

1045
00:41:41,201 --> 00:41:43,023
But we can open as an arcade.

1046
00:41:43,123 --> 00:41:45,312
Do you wanna do the punch?
-Oh, the punch.

1047
00:41:45,412 --> 00:41:48,602
You gotta drink when your
bar is forced to be closed.

1048
00:41:48,702 --> 00:41:50,796
Do you think we'll have
the same hours next week?

1049
00:41:50,896 --> 00:41:52,277
Oh man, I mean,

1050
00:41:52,377 --> 00:41:54,866
so this week was like a good test run.

1051
00:41:54,966 --> 00:41:57,580
Well, we did three days and
it's still been super slow.

1052
00:41:57,680 --> 00:41:59,285
I mean, I'd like to keep it open

1053
00:41:59,385 --> 00:42:00,648
for the bartenders if
they're gonna make money,

1054
00:42:00,748 --> 00:42:01,678
but you know, I mean,

1055
00:42:01,778 --> 00:42:03,818
I don't know how much business

1056
00:42:03,918 --> 00:42:05,905
to switch the coffee is really gonna do.

1057
00:42:06,005 --> 00:42:07,188
Yeah.
-You know.

1058
00:42:07,288 --> 00:42:09,313
I dunno, maybe we just
do it for another week,

1059
00:42:09,413 --> 00:42:10,385
just to see what happens,

1060
00:42:10,485 --> 00:42:11,892
gauge everyone's interest,

1061
00:42:11,992 --> 00:42:13,540
and then get an extra mop

1062
00:42:13,640 --> 00:42:15,672
to clean up all my tears off the floor.

1063
00:42:15,772 --> 00:42:17,674
Now there's a whole pandemic

1064
00:42:17,774 --> 00:42:19,974
and what do we do?

1065
00:42:20,584 --> 00:42:21,737
We drink. Cheers.

1066
00:42:21,837 --> 00:42:24,012
It's pretty, thank you.

1067
00:42:24,112 --> 00:42:26,312
You're welcome.

1068
00:42:27,920 --> 00:42:31,334
Have you followed
anything from Lowry Parcade?

1069
00:42:31,434 --> 00:42:33,013
Are they staying open as an amusement?

1070
00:42:33,113 --> 00:42:34,938
No, they're back to doing to-go.

1071
00:42:35,038 --> 00:42:35,896
Oh, they're just doing to-go.

1072
00:42:35,996 --> 00:42:38,034
I thought that they
were just letting people

1073
00:42:38,134 --> 00:42:40,280
in to go play. -They did
but they said, just like us,

1074
00:42:40,380 --> 00:42:42,653
they said that it was so slow
that it just wasn't even worth it.

1075
00:42:42,753 --> 00:42:44,146
So they're renting arcades again.

1076
00:42:44,246 --> 00:42:45,910
You know, you try the best that you can.

1077
00:42:46,010 --> 00:42:47,936
This is something new that
people weren't really used to.

1078
00:42:48,036 --> 00:42:49,848
You hope there's enough
public information out there

1079
00:42:49,948 --> 00:42:52,330
for people to make the right
decisions and to be safe.

1080
00:42:52,430 --> 00:42:53,163
What's up buddy?

1081
00:42:53,263 --> 00:42:54,000
How you doing man?

1082
00:42:54,100 --> 00:42:54,981
How you doing?
-Good seeing you.

1083
00:42:55,081 --> 00:42:57,577
Business owners are not health
officials and we were kind

1084
00:42:57,677 --> 00:42:58,738
of the ones on the forefront

1085
00:42:58,838 --> 00:43:01,906
of making people do the
right thing, you know.

1086
00:43:02,006 --> 00:43:05,115
And you had a large contingency of people

1087
00:43:05,215 --> 00:43:07,029
that didn't wanna do it
and it made it difficult

1088
00:43:07,129 --> 00:43:08,028
for a lot of people.

1089
00:43:08,128 --> 00:43:11,118
You take away like 85%
of your income, you know,

1090
00:43:11,218 --> 00:43:12,996
for the bar at least.

1091
00:43:13,096 --> 00:43:13,829
'Cause, I mean,

1092
00:43:13,929 --> 00:43:15,039
people like to go to arcade bars,

1093
00:43:15,139 --> 00:43:16,965
but they go there because
they like to drink beer too.

1094
00:43:17,065 --> 00:43:17,798
Yeah.
-You know.

1095
00:43:17,898 --> 00:43:19,887
'Cause you could still get a beer

1096
00:43:19,987 --> 00:43:21,877
and sit at a bar in a restaurant,

1097
00:43:21,977 --> 00:43:23,261
the same exact thing,

1098
00:43:23,361 --> 00:43:24,806
but you can't do it at a bar.

1099
00:43:24,906 --> 00:43:26,724
You know, the only
difference is they have food.

1100
00:43:26,824 --> 00:43:27,755
If there's a problem,

1101
00:43:27,855 --> 00:43:29,019
let's think of a solution.

1102
00:43:29,119 --> 00:43:32,972
So just racking my brain trying
to figure out things to do

1103
00:43:33,072 --> 00:43:34,314
to keep our doors open,

1104
00:43:34,414 --> 00:43:36,706
because if we don't do
something we're in trouble.

1105
00:43:36,806 --> 00:43:39,094
So Reboot bar
owner, George Courtney,

1106
00:43:39,194 --> 00:43:41,877
did a bit of rebooting
of his business model,

1107
00:43:41,977 --> 00:43:43,743
applying for a Department of Business

1108
00:43:43,843 --> 00:43:46,489
and Professional Regulation food license.

1109
00:43:46,589 --> 00:43:48,350
I mean, we probably aren't gonna be able

1110
00:43:48,450 --> 00:43:50,368
to be open for another month
or two unless we do this.

1111
00:43:50,468 --> 00:43:52,668
So, we're excited.

1112
00:44:01,142 --> 00:44:02,613
Hello.
-I'm Helen.

1113
00:44:02,713 --> 00:44:04,221
Hi, Helen.
-I don't know

1114
00:44:04,321 --> 00:44:05,706
if you wanna?

1115
00:44:05,806 --> 00:44:07,383
No one knows.

1116
00:44:07,483 --> 00:44:08,342
You guys are open late.

1117
00:44:08,442 --> 00:44:09,512
I was like, I gotta go now.

1118
00:44:09,612 --> 00:44:10,501
Yeah, we're cooking food.

1119
00:44:10,601 --> 00:44:12,801
We got a restaurant there.

1120
00:44:12,953 --> 00:44:14,863
Well, it's so ridiculous?
-Type of food?

1121
00:44:14,963 --> 00:44:17,242
Yeah, so we have Hot Pockets,

1122
00:44:17,342 --> 00:44:18,705
whatever the little pizzas are,

1123
00:44:18,805 --> 00:44:20,910
White Castle burgers.

1124
00:44:21,010 --> 00:44:23,117
We have the opportunity
now to serve our customers,

1125
00:44:23,217 --> 00:44:24,089
which is great.

1126
00:44:24,189 --> 00:44:25,925
It's just awesome being able
to see our customers come back

1127
00:44:26,025 --> 00:44:27,959
in and be able to get a beer.

1128
00:44:28,059 --> 00:44:31,603
Where'd you get those?
-At the bar.

1129
00:44:31,703 --> 00:44:33,953
It's like a restaurant now.

1130
00:44:34,053 --> 00:44:36,182
So it's a restaurant?
-Yes.

1131
00:44:36,282 --> 00:44:37,864
Because this has been so successful,

1132
00:44:37,964 --> 00:44:39,670
a lot of other people
have been doing this.

1133
00:44:39,770 --> 00:44:41,109
They've been opening up as restaurants

1134
00:44:41,209 --> 00:44:43,810
and being able to still
serve beer to their customers

1135
00:44:43,910 --> 00:44:47,581
and be able to play games and survive.

1136
00:44:47,681 --> 00:44:49,709
What up, friends. Welcome back.

1137
00:44:49,809 --> 00:44:52,678
Now we're open and we added something new

1138
00:44:52,778 --> 00:44:53,658
to our menu today.

1139
00:44:53,758 --> 00:44:56,191
We added pretzels so if you're hungry,

1140
00:44:56,291 --> 00:45:00,272
let your server know or come
up to the bar or something.

1141
00:45:00,372 --> 00:45:01,105
I don't know.

1142
00:45:01,205 --> 00:45:01,938
We'll probably be walking around.

1143
00:45:02,038 --> 00:45:04,534
Just tell us you want
food before it's too late.

1144
00:45:04,634 --> 00:45:06,966
It's a loophole, it's crazy.

1145
00:45:07,066 --> 00:45:08,429
That's awesome. I'm glad.

1146
00:45:08,529 --> 00:45:09,860
But it's like,

1147
00:45:09,960 --> 00:45:11,967
having food doesn't make this any safer.

1148
00:45:12,067 --> 00:45:14,059
I'm very grateful we're
able to do something

1149
00:45:14,159 --> 00:45:18,332
to get the doors open because
it's been really difficult.

1150
00:45:18,432 --> 00:45:20,162
I'll take the loophole, you know,

1151
00:45:20,262 --> 00:45:23,548
that everyone else is doing
and we've added a small kitchen

1152
00:45:23,648 --> 00:45:25,804
in the back and we're
ready to get back there

1153
00:45:25,904 --> 00:45:30,733
and sling hotdogs and nachos
just to keep things going.

1154
00:45:30,833 --> 00:45:33,500
It's strange that they just
single out the one community.

1155
00:45:33,600 --> 00:45:37,426
Restaurants, you can go and
go get a Long Island iced tea,

1156
00:45:37,526 --> 00:45:40,187
get wasted, and then you're
shoving food in your face.

1157
00:45:40,287 --> 00:45:42,326
But a bar that's serving beer and wine

1158
00:45:42,426 --> 00:45:44,432
and has arcade games, that's dangerous.

1159
00:45:44,532 --> 00:45:46,329
So I just said screw it and let's,

1160
00:45:46,429 --> 00:45:48,789
we're gonna open up
without our food license

1161
00:45:48,889 --> 00:45:51,889
and they can just come shut us down.

1162
00:45:58,854 --> 00:46:01,402
I have kombucha for you.

1163
00:46:01,502 --> 00:46:03,835
Chris will be happy.
-Yeah.

1164
00:46:06,024 --> 00:46:07,300
Is this your first time in?

1165
00:46:07,400 --> 00:46:08,767
I've been here before
but it was a while ago.

1166
00:46:08,867 --> 00:46:09,859
Right on, dude.

1167
00:46:09,959 --> 00:46:10,795
It's my first time, though.

1168
00:46:10,895 --> 00:46:12,396
Hey, well welcome dude.
-Yeah.

1169
00:46:12,496 --> 00:46:14,275
People were yearning to
get out and do something.

1170
00:46:14,375 --> 00:46:16,124
It was really great and
we were really excited

1171
00:46:16,224 --> 00:46:18,415
because we continued the
momentum that we had built.

1172
00:46:18,515 --> 00:46:22,534
Considering that this
is our first night back,

1173
00:46:22,634 --> 00:46:26,600
open, the game plan's essentially just to,

1174
00:46:26,700 --> 00:46:29,085
you know, kind of sprinkle
into everyone's minds,

1175
00:46:29,185 --> 00:46:30,615
like hey, we're still a thing.

1176
00:46:30,715 --> 00:46:31,700
Don't forget about us.

1177
00:46:31,800 --> 00:46:33,672
And just to see our
regulars and all our friends

1178
00:46:33,772 --> 00:46:35,030
and family at Vector.

1179
00:46:35,130 --> 00:46:36,479
What's up, man?
-How are you?

1180
00:46:36,579 --> 00:46:37,704
Good, bro. How are you?

1181
00:46:37,804 --> 00:46:38,537
Good. Good.

1182
00:46:38,637 --> 00:46:39,623
Good to see you, dude.

1183
00:46:39,723 --> 00:46:42,918
See half of me.
-Yeah, I know.

1184
00:46:43,018 --> 00:46:46,591
That's the perk of the job is
making sure drinks are filled

1185
00:46:46,691 --> 00:46:48,975
and making sure people are
happy and having a good time.

1186
00:46:49,075 --> 00:46:52,408
Though, it's great to be back at Vector.

1187
00:46:53,831 --> 00:46:55,126
Could you guard my beer for me?

1188
00:46:55,226 --> 00:46:56,976
Yes.
-Thank you.

1189
00:46:57,076 --> 00:46:59,132
What's up, dude?
-How are you, man?

1190
00:46:59,232 --> 00:47:01,214
Doing well.
-Good to see you.

1191
00:47:01,314 --> 00:47:02,233
You can whatever

1192
00:47:02,333 --> 00:47:04,036
bump you want.

1193
00:47:04,136 --> 00:47:05,719
We can hip shake it.
-I know.

1194
00:47:05,819 --> 00:47:08,736
Hip check it.
-Let's full on hug.

1195
00:47:09,729 --> 00:47:12,163
Well, it seems to be a
little bit busy tonight.

1196
00:47:12,263 --> 00:47:13,516
How long have you been open?

1197
00:47:13,616 --> 00:47:14,722
We just opened back up today.

1198
00:47:14,822 --> 00:47:15,988
Really?
-Yeah.

1199
00:47:16,088 --> 00:47:16,821
I felt it.

1200
00:47:16,921 --> 00:47:17,865
I sensed it in the force.

1201
00:47:17,965 --> 00:47:19,448
I thought you had to see
it online or something.

1202
00:47:19,548 --> 00:47:20,310
It was like,

1203
00:47:20,410 --> 00:47:21,160
are you open.

1204
00:47:21,260 --> 00:47:22,133
No, I needed it

1205
00:47:22,233 --> 00:47:23,494
I had to be here.
-That's good.

1206
00:47:23,594 --> 00:47:24,578
I'm glad you're open.

1207
00:47:24,678 --> 00:47:27,053
Did you wait to open when
you were told you could

1208
00:47:27,153 --> 00:47:29,222
or did you just decide?
-No, I mean,

1209
00:47:29,322 --> 00:47:32,365
we've always served
snacks and food and stuff.

1210
00:47:32,465 --> 00:47:34,334
We're just trying to be responsible.

1211
00:47:34,434 --> 00:47:35,724
Like, some of the other bars,

1212
00:47:35,824 --> 00:47:37,634
they started serving Hot
Pockets and stuff like that.

1213
00:47:37,734 --> 00:47:39,454
They're like, we're a restaurant now.

1214
00:47:39,554 --> 00:47:41,029
Like, come on.

1215
00:47:41,129 --> 00:47:42,323
You're putting them in more danger

1216
00:47:42,423 --> 00:47:43,828
by giving them Hot Pockets, geez.

1217
00:47:43,928 --> 00:47:44,812
Right, that'll go right

1218
00:47:44,912 --> 00:47:45,645
through you.
-That's gonna weaken

1219
00:47:45,745 --> 00:47:46,709
your immune system right there.

1220
00:47:46,809 --> 00:47:48,996
Man.

1221
00:47:49,096 --> 00:47:50,509
So we're still here, I guess.

1222
00:47:50,609 --> 00:47:55,276
Yeah, man.

1223
00:48:19,279 --> 00:48:21,246
Hey, I'm George.
-Hi, Stormy.

1224
00:48:21,346 --> 00:48:22,693
Hi, nice to meet you.
-Nice to meet you.

1225
00:48:22,793 --> 00:48:24,325
How was your ride in?
-Good, actually.

1226
00:48:24,425 --> 00:48:25,307
Nice.
-No problem.

1227
00:48:25,407 --> 00:48:26,216
Yeah, well thanks for coming to Reboot.

1228
00:48:26,316 --> 00:48:29,874
I mean, this is our little
arcade paradise of nerdiness

1229
00:48:29,974 --> 00:48:31,595
and I think we'll have
a lot of fun inside.

1230
00:48:31,695 --> 00:48:33,831
I'm gonna make you
my bitch at "Pinball".

1231
00:48:33,931 --> 00:48:36,311
Hell, yeah.
-I'm gonna try all 20 beers.

1232
00:48:36,411 --> 00:48:37,829
Hell, yeah.
-Then you'll definitely

1233
00:48:37,929 --> 00:48:38,926
be my bitch.

1234
00:48:39,026 --> 00:48:39,940
Here's the deal,

1235
00:48:40,040 --> 00:48:42,073
Stormy Daniel's assistant is actually one

1236
00:48:42,173 --> 00:48:43,596
of our patrons that comes in the Reboot

1237
00:48:43,696 --> 00:48:45,626
and he was talking about, you know,

1238
00:48:45,726 --> 00:48:47,723
I'm gonna bring her in
here and she would love

1239
00:48:47,823 --> 00:48:48,556
to see the place.

1240
00:48:48,656 --> 00:48:49,715
And I was like,

1241
00:48:49,815 --> 00:48:51,177
there's absolutely no way.

1242
00:48:51,277 --> 00:48:52,785
But here we are.

1243
00:48:52,885 --> 00:48:53,982
Only in 2020,

1244
00:48:54,082 --> 00:48:56,129
Stormy Daniels is coming in to Reboot.

1245
00:48:56,229 --> 00:48:58,104
Well, welcome to our nerd cave.

1246
00:48:58,204 --> 00:48:59,813
I don't know if this
counts as a nerd cave

1247
00:48:59,913 --> 00:49:01,513
'cause every other nerd cave I've been

1248
00:49:01,613 --> 00:49:03,810
in had at least one naked
picture of me on the wall.

1249
00:49:03,910 --> 00:49:05,243
Okay. Yeah.

1250
00:49:05,343 --> 00:49:06,076
Well, I mean,

1251
00:49:06,176 --> 00:49:08,343
that's a good point.

1252
00:49:08,443 --> 00:49:10,619
I'm just gonna take a drink.

1253
00:49:10,719 --> 00:49:14,892
Yeah, so we want like
classic games like "Pinball".

1254
00:49:14,992 --> 00:49:16,600
I think Donald Trump's favorite character

1255
00:49:16,700 --> 00:49:18,894
in "Mario Kart" was Toad, I believe.

1256
00:49:18,994 --> 00:49:20,527
I'm triggered. I'm leaving.

1257
00:49:20,627 --> 00:49:23,355
Don't do it.

1258
00:49:23,455 --> 00:49:25,155
You know, considering who she was with,

1259
00:49:25,255 --> 00:49:27,451
I feel like I probably should've known

1260
00:49:27,551 --> 00:49:29,065
that Stormy Daniels would
have a great sense of humor,

1261
00:49:29,165 --> 00:49:31,663
but I was really surprised
that she really enjoys a lot

1262
00:49:31,763 --> 00:49:32,665
of nerd culture.

1263
00:49:32,765 --> 00:49:35,095
A little nerdy den for people to play.

1264
00:49:35,195 --> 00:49:36,685
It's like a "Dungeons & Dragons".

1265
00:49:36,785 --> 00:49:38,391
Are they playing "Magic"?

1266
00:49:38,491 --> 00:49:40,305
This is so cool.

1267
00:49:40,405 --> 00:49:41,906
Is that actually the one of the dragons

1268
00:49:42,006 --> 00:49:42,935
from "Magic", though?

1269
00:49:43,035 --> 00:49:43,788
It is.

1270
00:49:43,888 --> 00:49:44,831
Yeah, it's got the Red Dragon.

1271
00:49:44,931 --> 00:49:47,106
Cut that, no one can
know that I knew that.

1272
00:49:47,206 --> 00:49:48,314
It is.

1273
00:49:48,414 --> 00:49:50,389
No one can know that I know that.

1274
00:49:50,489 --> 00:49:52,455
People will love you for it.

1275
00:49:52,555 --> 00:49:53,783
I happen to be a very,

1276
00:49:53,883 --> 00:49:55,633
very good "Magic: The Gathering" player.

1277
00:49:55,733 --> 00:49:56,607
That's awesome.
-Awesome.

1278
00:49:56,707 --> 00:49:59,124
"Magic" is super popular now.

1279
00:50:09,221 --> 00:50:11,110
We've been here like
two and a half years and,

1280
00:50:11,210 --> 00:50:12,057
you know, it was really,

1281
00:50:12,157 --> 00:50:13,860
we had momentum going and then just,

1282
00:50:13,960 --> 00:50:15,334
COVID, yeah.
-Shit happened.

1283
00:50:15,434 --> 00:50:16,579
Yeah, I know.
-Yeah.

1284
00:50:16,679 --> 00:50:17,813
Damn, man.

1285
00:50:17,913 --> 00:50:19,631
Yeah, we just discovered this place.

1286
00:50:19,731 --> 00:50:21,380
When he said that you
were closing we were like,

1287
00:50:21,480 --> 00:50:23,414
wait, we just discovered it.

1288
00:50:23,514 --> 00:50:24,564
I just had somebody in here earlier.

1289
00:50:24,664 --> 00:50:25,397
They were like, "No.

1290
00:50:25,497 --> 00:50:26,563
This place is awesome.
I'm gonna come back."

1291
00:50:26,663 --> 00:50:28,290
I'd be like well, 11 days,

1292
00:50:28,390 --> 00:50:29,186
yeah.
-Yeah.

1293
00:50:29,286 --> 00:50:30,852
So, it's middle June.

1294
00:50:30,952 --> 00:50:33,632
They just reopened bars but we decided now

1295
00:50:33,732 --> 00:50:35,907
that it's just time to
close down and move on

1296
00:50:36,007 --> 00:50:39,058
and let this whole COVID
situation play out.

1297
00:50:39,158 --> 00:50:40,185
Yeah, it was a tough decision

1298
00:50:40,285 --> 00:50:43,627
but after looking at
everything and the uncertainty,

1299
00:50:43,727 --> 00:50:45,282
we just decided for us it's a lot easier

1300
00:50:45,382 --> 00:50:46,651
for us just to shut down,

1301
00:50:46,751 --> 00:50:49,921
pack it all up and hunker down and wait

1302
00:50:50,021 --> 00:50:51,471
and see what happens and wait it out.

1303
00:50:51,571 --> 00:50:54,304
We're gonna have a party
not this Saturday, but next.

1304
00:50:54,404 --> 00:50:56,346
It's gonna be like our final hurrah.

1305
00:50:56,446 --> 00:50:58,484
Okay. Okay.
-Go out with a bang.

1306
00:50:58,584 --> 00:51:00,620
We got 11 days left and we're gonna

1307
00:51:00,720 --> 00:51:02,242
have some beer flash sales

1308
00:51:02,342 --> 00:51:06,052
and one last "Pinball" tournament
and send this place off.

1309
00:51:06,152 --> 00:51:07,252
It's not the right time

1310
00:51:07,352 --> 00:51:08,314
right now, you know.
-Yeah.

1311
00:51:08,414 --> 00:51:10,910
Pull out all you can, honestly.

1312
00:51:11,010 --> 00:51:12,401
We didn't know they were closing.

1313
00:51:12,501 --> 00:51:13,703
We just got that news today.

1314
00:51:13,803 --> 00:51:16,202
We just found out
they were closing today

1315
00:51:16,302 --> 00:51:17,740
and that's rough.

1316
00:51:17,840 --> 00:51:19,409
I was actually,

1317
00:51:19,509 --> 00:51:21,411
we were getting sentimental,

1318
00:51:21,511 --> 00:51:23,867
just kind of bummed out.

1319
00:51:23,967 --> 00:51:25,295
I don't wanna say I was gonna cry

1320
00:51:25,395 --> 00:51:28,830
but I definitely was tearing up, you know.

1321
00:51:28,930 --> 00:51:31,629
It sucks, it's sad to see them go.

1322
00:51:31,729 --> 00:51:33,738
Hopefully somebody will be
able to take their replacement

1323
00:51:33,838 --> 00:51:36,146
and not be like some
corporate bullshit, you know.

1324
00:51:36,246 --> 00:51:38,194
There's not a lot of places
like this around here

1325
00:51:38,294 --> 00:51:40,103
that are comparable so
it's definitely a loss

1326
00:51:40,203 --> 00:51:41,058
for the community.

1327
00:51:41,158 --> 00:51:43,509
Yeah.

1328
00:51:43,609 --> 00:51:45,902
You got me.
-Got your ass.

1329
00:51:56,287 --> 00:51:59,437
For us, we want to go out
and have a party and celebrate.

1330
00:51:59,537 --> 00:52:01,309
We're celebrating the two and a half years

1331
00:52:01,409 --> 00:52:03,110
that we were open so it wasn't a funeral

1332
00:52:03,210 --> 00:52:04,245
that we're dying.

1333
00:52:04,345 --> 00:52:06,215
All the drafts and the wine, $5.

1334
00:52:06,315 --> 00:52:08,715
Everything's $5 except top row.

1335
00:52:08,815 --> 00:52:10,369
Okay.
- $7

1336
00:52:10,469 --> 00:52:13,469
and $3.50 for the shit row.
-Cool.

1337
00:52:14,063 --> 00:52:15,576
We're just gonna do a raffle
at the end of the night.

1338
00:52:15,676 --> 00:52:17,324
You can win this painting,

1339
00:52:17,424 --> 00:52:19,511
the two "Bar Wars" posters
and the framed one,

1340
00:52:19,611 --> 00:52:21,944
or the 64 with "Mario Kart".

1341
00:52:25,358 --> 00:52:26,633
Boost is on when I put the lead on.

1342
00:52:26,733 --> 00:52:28,933
Yeah, when you put

1343
00:52:31,879 --> 00:52:34,066
You can kill the overheads.

1344
00:52:34,166 --> 00:52:36,749
I think we're ready to go here.

1345
00:52:53,439 --> 00:52:55,677
And then, did you wanna start a tab?

1346
00:52:55,777 --> 00:52:58,521
Oh, that's a nice beard.

1347
00:52:58,621 --> 00:52:59,961
Oh, hej dude.
-What's up, man?

1348
00:53:00,061 --> 00:53:02,634
What's happening? Welcome, welcome.

1349
00:53:02,734 --> 00:53:04,006
Are there villagers here?

1350
00:53:04,106 --> 00:53:05,081
Yeah, we got Pierce.

1351
00:53:05,181 --> 00:53:08,280
Patrick's here and there's
a couple of other villagers.

1352
00:53:08,380 --> 00:53:09,937
All of our "Pinball" people showed up

1353
00:53:10,037 --> 00:53:12,309
and we had one final
night where everyone got

1354
00:53:12,409 --> 00:53:15,102
to enjoy Vector like how it used to be.

1355
00:53:15,202 --> 00:53:17,125
You guys put up a good fight though.

1356
00:53:17,225 --> 00:53:18,592
Yeah.

1357
00:53:18,692 --> 00:53:21,174
It's like, it's a tough market.

1358
00:53:21,274 --> 00:53:22,190
Do you want in, man?

1359
00:53:22,290 --> 00:53:23,126
Oh no, no.

1360
00:53:23,226 --> 00:53:24,651
I'm gonna go into the tournament cold.

1361
00:53:24,751 --> 00:53:27,168
Okay. Okay.
-Just straight.

1362
00:53:28,737 --> 00:53:30,536
I don't even wanna touch a game right now.

1363
00:53:30,636 --> 00:53:31,915
All right, we're gonna start this up.

1364
00:53:32,015 --> 00:53:33,465
So, we've got 14 people.

1365
00:53:33,565 --> 00:53:35,611
We're gonna do a three-strikes tournament.

1366
00:53:35,711 --> 00:53:37,942
So the system's gonna pair us up in groups

1367
00:53:38,042 --> 00:53:39,617
of four randomly on a game.

1368
00:53:39,717 --> 00:53:40,652
Once you get three strikes,

1369
00:53:40,752 --> 00:53:41,607
you're out of the game.

1370
00:53:41,707 --> 00:53:44,300
We'll go until there's
one person left standing.

1371
00:53:44,400 --> 00:53:45,702
And the winner gets

1372
00:53:45,802 --> 00:53:48,515
the super cool "Pinball" Mashup Translite,

1373
00:53:48,615 --> 00:53:51,355
donated by Bill over here.

1374
00:53:51,455 --> 00:53:53,206
Signed by the artist.

1375
00:53:53,306 --> 00:53:55,240
Not me, the artist.
-The artist.

1376
00:53:55,340 --> 00:53:57,513
It would be worthless if Bill signed it.

1377
00:53:57,613 --> 00:54:00,363
So everybody have fun, good luck.

1378
00:54:07,298 --> 00:54:09,498
Nice shot.

1379
00:54:12,817 --> 00:54:13,721
So it's great to be able

1380
00:54:13,821 --> 00:54:15,671
to play competitive tournaments again.

1381
00:54:15,771 --> 00:54:17,182
It's gonna be the last
one here, unfortunately,

1382
00:54:17,282 --> 00:54:19,781
but it was nice to have one last hurrah.

1383
00:54:19,881 --> 00:54:22,189
I got to see a lot of
familiar faces again.

1384
00:54:22,289 --> 00:54:23,769
Knowing this was the last one,

1385
00:54:23,869 --> 00:54:26,374
I just felt tremendously sad.

1386
00:54:26,474 --> 00:54:28,515
I knew coming here,

1387
00:54:28,615 --> 00:54:32,834
this was it and that
was extremely sad to me.

1388
00:54:35,565 --> 00:54:36,333
Don't tell that,

1389
00:54:36,433 --> 00:54:40,322
you didn't see nothing.

1390
00:54:40,422 --> 00:54:43,586
I'm not even doing very good.

1391
00:54:43,686 --> 00:54:46,766
I mean, it sucked seeing Vector close.

1392
00:54:46,866 --> 00:54:48,677
Mike had put a lot of work into it.

1393
00:54:48,777 --> 00:54:51,286
And it was good to see him, of course,

1394
00:54:51,386 --> 00:54:53,952
I just wish it had been
under better circumstances.

1395
00:54:54,052 --> 00:54:57,212
Yeah, they let us open one
month and it was really good.

1396
00:54:57,312 --> 00:54:59,711
Everyone was so fed up of being cooped up

1397
00:54:59,811 --> 00:55:01,245
and everyone went out for that month

1398
00:55:01,345 --> 00:55:02,260
and we had a birthday party,

1399
00:55:02,360 --> 00:55:04,030
we had a bunch of stuff and
they closed us down again.

1400
00:55:04,130 --> 00:55:06,308
And it was like a week before
they opened bars back up,

1401
00:55:06,408 --> 00:55:07,328
the governor was like,

1402
00:55:07,428 --> 00:55:08,672
"Bars should prepare until next year."

1403
00:55:08,772 --> 00:55:10,118
And then a week later he is like,

1404
00:55:10,218 --> 00:55:12,412
"Oh psych, we're gonna open up Monday."

1405
00:55:12,512 --> 00:55:14,772
I can greatly empathize with

1406
00:55:14,872 --> 00:55:17,020
what he must have felt at the time,

1407
00:55:17,120 --> 00:55:20,918
because we were very
close to closing as well.

1408
00:55:21,018 --> 00:55:23,494
And to see that happen,

1409
00:55:23,594 --> 00:55:25,794
it's a sharp reminder that

1410
00:55:28,864 --> 00:55:31,549
we should never take this for granted.

1411
00:55:31,649 --> 00:55:33,133
Marshall hasn't rolled in yet?

1412
00:55:33,233 --> 00:55:35,004
Oh, he's gonna be late, as usual.

1413
00:55:35,104 --> 00:55:36,439
He was supposed to be here an hour ago.

1414
00:55:36,539 --> 00:55:37,613
For our last party we're gonna

1415
00:55:37,713 --> 00:55:39,688
have the brand new "'Avengers'
Pinball" machine here.

1416
00:55:39,788 --> 00:55:40,889
And I was reluctant to post

1417
00:55:40,989 --> 00:55:42,240
that we're gonna have "Avengers",

1418
00:55:42,340 --> 00:55:43,833
but we know Marshall's gonna be late.

1419
00:55:43,933 --> 00:55:45,271
That's his MO.

1420
00:55:45,371 --> 00:55:46,266
I see a Marshall van.

1421
00:55:46,366 --> 00:55:48,495
I just saw him pulling up.
-Yeah.

1422
00:55:48,595 --> 00:55:49,804
But he didn't disappoint.

1423
00:55:49,904 --> 00:55:53,987
Marshall still came through
and we got "Avengers".

1424
00:56:02,289 --> 00:56:04,389
"Avengers" is almost ready.

1425
00:56:04,489 --> 00:56:06,064
There's a lot of good machines here.

1426
00:56:06,164 --> 00:56:07,557
I love that "Jurassic Park" one.

1427
00:56:07,657 --> 00:56:08,467
That one's awesome

1428
00:56:08,567 --> 00:56:09,402
Yeah, what's up man.

1429
00:56:09,502 --> 00:56:10,235
How you doing, buddy?
-Hey, welcome back.

1430
00:56:10,335 --> 00:56:11,317
Good to see you, man.
-Good to see you too.

1431
00:56:11,417 --> 00:56:13,345
Thanks for coming.
-Hell, yeah. No problem.

1432
00:56:13,445 --> 00:56:16,765
Showing support was
incredibly important for me

1433
00:56:16,865 --> 00:56:18,855
because we need more
of these places around.

1434
00:56:18,955 --> 00:56:19,855
Hey, what's up buddy?

1435
00:56:19,955 --> 00:56:21,042
Good to see you, man.

1436
00:56:21,142 --> 00:56:24,022
Seeing everyone here and
having fun is really awesome

1437
00:56:24,122 --> 00:56:25,852
but also a little bit disappointed

1438
00:56:25,952 --> 00:56:28,167
because we know this is the
last day Vector's gonna be open.

1439
00:56:28,267 --> 00:56:29,000
I'm gonna do,

1440
00:56:29,100 --> 00:56:30,641
could I put $10 in the raffle?

1441
00:56:30,741 --> 00:56:31,484
Yeah, absolutely.

1442
00:56:31,584 --> 00:56:33,250
Having all three arcade owners

1443
00:56:33,350 --> 00:56:35,142
under the same roof is pretty powerful

1444
00:56:35,242 --> 00:56:37,735
because we all collectively wanna keep all

1445
00:56:37,835 --> 00:56:40,995
of this culture alive.

1446
00:56:41,095 --> 00:56:42,752
I'm still in
the "Pinball" tournament.

1447
00:56:42,852 --> 00:56:44,296
Still in the "Pinball" tournament.
-Yeah.

1448
00:56:44,396 --> 00:56:46,051
I got one more strike left in me.

1449
00:56:46,151 --> 00:56:48,710
Yeah.

1450
00:56:48,810 --> 00:56:50,881
I guess that's how you
rank a night like this.

1451
00:56:50,981 --> 00:56:52,865
I'm still in it.

1452
00:56:52,965 --> 00:56:55,165
Still in it.

1453
00:56:55,455 --> 00:56:58,413
♪ I will make you hurt ♪

1454
00:57:04,663 --> 00:57:07,932
The Game Over party was definitely one

1455
00:57:08,032 --> 00:57:10,403
of the best open mic
nights we've ever had here.

1456
00:57:10,503 --> 00:57:12,764
The show-up was great and
my good friend, Andrew,

1457
00:57:12,864 --> 00:57:14,083
he kicked ass on the mic.

1458
00:57:14,183 --> 00:57:16,013
Our set went phenomenally

1459
00:57:16,113 --> 00:57:20,420
and I think Saturday was the
culmination of our career here.

1460
00:57:20,520 --> 00:57:22,977
This place really means family to us.

1461
00:57:23,077 --> 00:57:24,631
You can come for happy hour

1462
00:57:24,731 --> 00:57:26,111
and maybe catch the owner,

1463
00:57:26,211 --> 00:57:27,250
Mike's pretty face,

1464
00:57:27,350 --> 00:57:30,078
or even just to kick your
friend's at "Mario Kart Race".

1465
00:57:30,178 --> 00:57:30,911
Whatever the case,

1466
00:57:31,011 --> 00:57:32,453
just make sure these mics are in place.

1467
00:57:32,553 --> 00:57:35,612
Oh man, this is silly but
I'm gonna really try not

1468
00:57:35,712 --> 00:57:39,132
to cry right now because this
place has meant so much to me.

1469
00:57:39,232 --> 00:57:40,164
If it wasn't for this place,

1470
00:57:40,264 --> 00:57:41,632
I wouldn't be who I am today.

1471
00:57:41,732 --> 00:57:43,892
And I know it sounds silly
'cause it's a bar arcade,

1472
00:57:43,992 --> 00:57:45,560
but it's so much more than that.

1473
00:57:45,660 --> 00:57:47,019
Or so I've come to believe

1474
00:57:47,119 --> 00:57:51,369
at this little barcade
called Vector beside the sea.

1475
00:57:52,468 --> 00:57:54,568
That's good.
-I will always,

1476
00:57:54,668 --> 00:57:56,538
always cherish Vector.

1477
00:57:56,638 --> 00:57:58,838
It's for you.

1478
00:58:02,615 --> 00:58:06,361
♪ Too many days in the darkness ♪

1479
00:58:06,461 --> 00:58:09,096
♪ Without a glimpse of the light ♪

1480
00:58:09,196 --> 00:58:11,802
Wow, everybody is here.

1481
00:58:11,902 --> 00:58:14,016
I mean, the place was slammed.

1482
00:58:14,116 --> 00:58:15,060
How's it going, dude?

1483
00:58:15,160 --> 00:58:16,169
Good to see you.

1484
00:58:16,269 --> 00:58:17,154
It made it real.

1485
00:58:17,254 --> 00:58:18,633
It's not just me,

1486
00:58:18,733 --> 00:58:21,001
everybody loves this place.

1487
00:58:21,101 --> 00:58:23,260
Vector.

1488
00:58:23,360 --> 00:58:24,440
Yeah.

1489
00:58:24,540 --> 00:58:25,846
"The king of the North."

1490
00:58:25,946 --> 00:58:29,098
♪ Every part of you wants to surrender ♪

1491
00:58:29,198 --> 00:58:32,161
♪ Darling, you were meant to survive ♪

1492
00:58:32,261 --> 00:58:35,370
It was just one of the most welcoming

1493
00:58:35,470 --> 00:58:36,936
but heart-wrenching experiences.

1494
00:58:37,036 --> 00:58:38,400
I see a bunch of friends,

1495
00:58:38,500 --> 00:58:39,749
some I've seen, you know,

1496
00:58:39,849 --> 00:58:42,214
many times over the last couple of years.

1497
00:58:42,314 --> 00:58:44,839
There's fighting games
going on. They are having

1498
00:58:44,939 --> 00:58:46,642
like, their own little side tournaments.

1499
00:58:46,742 --> 00:58:47,802
You sure about that?

1500
00:58:47,902 --> 00:58:49,566
What's the mix, baby?

1501
00:58:49,666 --> 00:58:51,007
You know, I have my girlfriend,

1502
00:58:51,107 --> 00:58:53,793
Jackie, working and she's
having a great time.

1503
00:58:53,893 --> 00:58:55,419
You know, you could
just see she's enjoying

1504
00:58:55,519 --> 00:58:57,344
these interactions with everybody.

1505
00:58:57,444 --> 00:58:58,900
Friends don't shake hands.

1506
00:58:59,000 --> 00:59:00,544
Friends hug.
-Friends hug.

1507
00:59:00,644 --> 00:59:03,149
Yep, it's how happy they are to be here

1508
00:59:03,249 --> 00:59:06,288
but also how sad they that something

1509
00:59:06,388 --> 00:59:08,383
that has been a major piece

1510
00:59:08,483 --> 00:59:11,733
of their lives is now coming to an end.

1511
00:59:12,266 --> 00:59:13,470
Guys, we're gonna cut this cake

1512
00:59:13,570 --> 00:59:18,219
in honor of Mike and Lauren
and this amazing experience,

1513
00:59:18,319 --> 00:59:21,426
an absolutely magical place
that they have created

1514
00:59:21,526 --> 00:59:23,368
for all of us here today.

1515
00:59:23,468 --> 00:59:26,301
It has really been a special spot.

1516
00:59:27,847 --> 00:59:29,687
When I found out Vector was closing,

1517
00:59:29,787 --> 00:59:31,816
I was kind of like, honestly,

1518
00:59:31,916 --> 00:59:34,356
somebody was passing away or something.

1519
00:59:34,456 --> 00:59:37,039
It was like a mourning feeling.

1520
00:59:38,392 --> 00:59:40,548
I'm just sad with the memories,

1521
00:59:40,648 --> 00:59:42,599
you know, not being able to come back.

1522
00:59:42,699 --> 00:59:44,041
I just know the same people

1523
00:59:44,141 --> 00:59:46,600
and the same place isn't gonna be here.

1524
00:59:46,700 --> 00:59:48,540
You know, I just met a lot of people

1525
00:59:48,640 --> 00:59:51,067
and this is how we met and now,

1526
00:59:51,167 --> 00:59:51,990
I don't know,

1527
00:59:52,090 --> 00:59:56,379
it's just a good crowd and it's
gonna be hard to replace it.

1528
00:59:56,479 --> 00:59:57,510
I can't tell you, buddy,

1529
00:59:57,610 --> 00:59:58,926
how much this place meant to me.

1530
00:59:59,026 --> 01:00:00,252
It was a great two and a half years.

1531
01:00:00,352 --> 01:00:02,060
The whole thing was an amazing experience.

1532
01:00:02,160 --> 01:00:03,121
There was a lot of blood,

1533
01:00:03,221 --> 01:00:03,961
sweat and tears,

1534
01:00:04,061 --> 01:00:06,932
but in the end all the work was worth it,

1535
01:00:07,032 --> 01:00:09,078
all the new friends and
all the new experiences.

1536
01:00:09,178 --> 01:00:11,514
And we have friends that we're
gonna take long past this.

1537
01:00:11,614 --> 01:00:15,530
You know, together we have
become this integral group.

1538
01:00:15,630 --> 01:00:19,397
We have all made this our
own home in our own way.

1539
01:00:19,497 --> 01:00:20,998
It's been very sad.

1540
01:00:21,098 --> 01:00:23,179
Like just in general the mood is,

1541
01:00:23,279 --> 01:00:25,598
it's upbeat as much as it can be.

1542
01:00:25,698 --> 01:00:26,787
We're trying to remain positive,

1543
01:00:26,887 --> 01:00:30,603
but it ultimately is just a sad day,

1544
01:00:30,703 --> 01:00:33,065
trying to find the next
thing for all of us.

1545
01:00:33,165 --> 01:00:34,604
I'm sad to see this place go.

1546
01:00:34,704 --> 01:00:36,002
Me too.
-'Cause it's like,

1547
01:00:36,102 --> 01:00:37,420
this is for all of us together.

1548
01:00:37,520 --> 01:00:38,357
Do you know what I mean?
-Yeah. Yeah.

1549
01:00:38,457 --> 01:00:39,794
Yeah, it's a special place.

1550
01:00:39,894 --> 01:00:42,036
There is a magnitude
of loss you may not see

1551
01:00:42,136 --> 01:00:45,169
beneath charming smiles around this eve.

1552
01:00:45,269 --> 01:00:49,469
The welcome home that we
nerds need must soon close

1553
01:00:49,569 --> 01:00:51,769
the end of an era, indeed.

1554
01:01:16,521 --> 01:01:17,254
I'd like to see us here
for another, you know,

1555
01:01:17,354 --> 01:01:19,554
five years, 10 years,

1556
01:01:20,085 --> 01:01:21,264
five years, 10 years,

1557
01:01:21,364 --> 01:01:23,703
however long we can make
it happen and keep growing,

1558
01:01:23,803 --> 01:01:24,983
keep rotating the games,

1559
01:01:25,083 --> 01:01:27,050
keep bringing in amazing beer,

1560
01:01:27,150 --> 01:01:29,963
keep having really cool events.

1561
01:01:30,063 --> 01:01:32,470
Say burger.
-How's it feel

1562
01:01:32,570 --> 01:01:36,043
to be kind of like a normal
"Pinball" tournament again?

1563
01:01:36,143 --> 01:01:38,804
It feels great just to come out here,

1564
01:01:38,904 --> 01:01:39,888
play a tournament,

1565
01:01:39,988 --> 01:01:41,713
have some friendly competition.

1566
01:01:41,813 --> 01:01:42,546
It's awesome, man.

1567
01:01:42,646 --> 01:01:44,294
I'm so glad to be able to come out to bars

1568
01:01:44,394 --> 01:01:45,300
and stuff like that again.

1569
01:01:45,400 --> 01:01:46,785
You know, we're able to come
out and meet other people

1570
01:01:46,885 --> 01:01:48,215
and play a brand new game, "Avengers".

1571
01:01:48,315 --> 01:01:50,377
I played and got my kicked
in it unfortunately, but,

1572
01:01:50,477 --> 01:01:51,654
you know, hey,

1573
01:01:51,754 --> 01:01:52,816
what are you gonna do?

1574
01:01:52,916 --> 01:01:53,827
Because I know people right now,

1575
01:01:53,927 --> 01:01:55,888
they probably need this
almost more than ever

1576
01:01:55,988 --> 01:01:58,566
to be in an environment like this

1577
01:01:58,666 --> 01:02:00,466
where they can have a good time again.

1578
01:02:00,566 --> 01:02:03,071
We're all working every day to get there

1579
01:02:03,171 --> 01:02:04,267
and I'm faithful we will.

1580
01:02:04,367 --> 01:02:06,942
I'm faithful that we'll be
able to get back to that.

1581
01:02:07,042 --> 01:02:11,230
It may take some time and
serious effort to get there,

1582
01:02:11,330 --> 01:02:13,530
but I believe we will.

1583
01:02:21,487 --> 01:02:22,793
I'm just happy to be open, man.

1584
01:02:22,893 --> 01:02:26,339
It's great, it's been a
rough fucking five months.

1585
01:02:26,439 --> 01:02:27,259
Because we're able to be open now,

1586
01:02:27,359 --> 01:02:28,264
it's been crazy.

1587
01:02:28,364 --> 01:02:29,126
We've been busy.

1588
01:02:29,226 --> 01:02:31,514
We've been trying to keep
beer stocked, it's nuts.

1589
01:02:31,614 --> 01:02:33,674
Dude, our stacks are getting ridiculous.

1590
01:02:33,774 --> 01:02:38,064
What better time to collect
"Pinball" machines than COVID?

1591
01:02:38,164 --> 01:02:42,174
We've been able to buy some
newer additions to our library

1592
01:02:42,274 --> 01:02:43,616
and it's been pretty great.

1593
01:02:43,716 --> 01:02:45,854
George has been kind
of going a little nuts

1594
01:02:45,954 --> 01:02:48,272
with the "Pinball" machines.

1595
01:02:48,372 --> 01:02:51,140
He just decided to take off the other day.

1596
01:02:51,240 --> 01:02:54,459
He saw that there was a "'Rick
and Morty' Pinball" machine.

1597
01:02:54,559 --> 01:02:57,397
Someone was selling one in Boston.

1598
01:02:57,497 --> 01:03:01,601
We flew there and drove
back 23 hours straight today

1599
01:03:01,701 --> 01:03:03,901
to get this thing.

1600
01:03:04,157 --> 01:03:05,460
He's convinced me with,

1601
01:03:05,560 --> 01:03:06,309
if we need to sell a machine,

1602
01:03:06,409 --> 01:03:08,355
we can sell a machine and
they hold their value,

1603
01:03:08,455 --> 01:03:10,475
and in the meantime they're making money.

1604
01:03:10,575 --> 01:03:13,552
Morty, you're not
even using the pins Morty.

1605
01:03:13,652 --> 01:03:14,751
What a waste.

1606
01:03:14,851 --> 01:03:17,121
Just shut up while I play.

1607
01:03:17,221 --> 01:03:19,439
Just fucking shut up.

1608
01:03:19,539 --> 01:03:21,144
I kind of see us getting more machines,

1609
01:03:21,244 --> 01:03:23,014
spreading "Pinball" joy to everyone else,

1610
01:03:23,114 --> 01:03:24,626
maybe one day another location.

1611
01:03:24,726 --> 01:03:26,147
We're kind of in this phase right now

1612
01:03:26,247 --> 01:03:27,708
where we're just excited.

1613
01:03:27,808 --> 01:03:29,638
Quarantine Pachanga shots.

1614
01:03:29,738 --> 01:03:33,155
Cheers, buddy.
-Cheers. Cheers. Cheers.

1615
01:03:36,553 --> 01:03:39,534
You know, after the past six
months or so knee deep in this,

1616
01:03:39,634 --> 01:03:41,527
we're feeling pretty good.

1617
01:03:41,627 --> 01:03:44,127
I'm just happy to be open and

1618
01:03:45,141 --> 01:03:47,577
I love my wife more than
anything in the entire.

1619
01:03:47,677 --> 01:03:49,063
I love my wife.
-I love my wife

1620
01:03:49,163 --> 01:03:50,243
more than anything in the whole world.

1621
01:03:50,343 --> 01:03:52,201
I love my wife.
-She's the greatest.

1622
01:03:52,301 --> 01:03:54,064
We all love George's wife.
-And I would never

1623
01:03:54,164 --> 01:03:56,060
ever wanna be anywhere else aside

1624
01:03:56,160 --> 01:03:57,271
from next to her bosom

1625
01:03:57,371 --> 01:03:58,283
every night

1626
01:03:58,383 --> 01:03:59,627
I'm sorry.

1627
01:03:59,727 --> 01:04:01,723
Let's do more shots.

1628
01:04:01,823 --> 01:04:02,964
At the end of the day, you know,

1629
01:04:03,064 --> 01:04:04,869
you only have a short
amount of time on this Earth

1630
01:04:04,969 --> 01:04:07,601
and what better way than
to celebrate with people

1631
01:04:07,701 --> 01:04:08,938
that love all things geeky.

1632
01:04:09,038 --> 01:04:10,411
Perfect.

1633
01:04:10,511 --> 01:04:11,613
Next time.

1634
01:04:11,713 --> 01:04:13,913
Yeah. Oh, yeah.

1635
01:04:19,177 --> 01:04:20,565
Hey Billy, how you doing man?

1636
01:04:20,665 --> 01:04:22,198
I'm George, nice to meet you.

1637
01:04:22,298 --> 01:04:23,298
This is a decent place,

1638
01:04:23,398 --> 01:04:24,758
your alright.
-Thank you so much, man.

1639
01:04:24,858 --> 01:04:26,886
Having a legend like
Billy Mitchell coming

1640
01:04:26,986 --> 01:04:29,004
to Reboot is pretty exciting.

1641
01:04:29,104 --> 01:04:33,459
He is one of the most prolific
arcade players in the world.

1642
01:04:33,559 --> 01:04:35,905
We're pretty proud of some
of the games that we have.

1643
01:04:36,005 --> 01:04:38,205
We have Nintendo Row,

1644
01:04:38,861 --> 01:04:41,026
"Punch Out!!", "Mario Brothers",

1645
01:04:41,126 --> 01:04:42,696
your favorite, "Donkey Kong".

1646
01:04:42,796 --> 01:04:45,879
Do it.

1647
01:04:54,343 --> 01:04:56,639
We wouldn't want you to
have a bad name around town.

1648
01:04:56,739 --> 01:04:57,999
Absolutely

1649
01:04:58,099 --> 01:05:00,561
Getting the seal of approval signed

1650
01:05:00,661 --> 01:05:02,252
by Billy Mitchell made me realize

1651
01:05:02,352 --> 01:05:04,418
that I'm never gonna sell this machine

1652
01:05:04,518 --> 01:05:05,469
ever again.

1653
01:05:05,569 --> 01:05:07,464
And I got it in my personal collection.

1654
01:05:07,564 --> 01:05:08,326
Certified, not MAME.

1655
01:05:08,426 --> 01:05:10,859
And it is
definitely certified, not MAME.

1656
01:05:10,959 --> 01:05:12,353
All right.
-If you wanna play,

1657
01:05:12,453 --> 01:05:13,658
I'll play you.
-Yeah.

1658
01:05:13,758 --> 01:05:16,426
But maybe we'll wager
tonight's tab on it .

1659
01:05:16,526 --> 01:05:17,484
Okay.
-I mean,

1660
01:05:17,584 --> 01:05:18,536
learn from the master, man.

1661
01:05:18,636 --> 01:05:19,369
All right, how about,

1662
01:05:19,469 --> 01:05:20,646
let's get a little better.
-Okay.

1663
01:05:20,746 --> 01:05:22,678
How about if you play.
-Okay.

1664
01:05:22,778 --> 01:05:24,863
You clear three boards, you win.

1665
01:05:24,963 --> 01:05:26,475
Oh, Jesus.

1666
01:05:26,575 --> 01:05:27,589
Three, come on.
-Okay.

1667
01:05:27,689 --> 01:05:28,422
When I play,

1668
01:05:28,522 --> 01:05:31,189
I gotta clear 117.
-All right.

1669
01:05:33,446 --> 01:05:35,052
Standing in front of "Donkey Kong"

1670
01:05:35,152 --> 01:05:37,963
with Billy Mitchell is both
incredibly invigorating

1671
01:05:38,063 --> 01:05:40,263
and extremely terrifying.

1672
01:05:48,338 --> 01:05:49,248
One down.

1673
01:05:49,348 --> 01:05:51,989
I'm sweating.

1674
01:05:54,477 --> 01:05:56,523
Oh,

1675
01:05:56,623 --> 01:05:58,823
focus.

1676
01:06:01,285 --> 01:06:03,609
You can't jump over them, that's right.

1677
01:06:03,709 --> 01:06:04,679
I win.
-You win.

1678
01:06:04,779 --> 01:06:06,324
Thanks, man.

1679
01:06:06,424 --> 01:06:07,579
I did better than I thought,

1680
01:06:07,679 --> 01:06:08,511
I gotta be honest with you.
-You did good.

1681
01:06:08,611 --> 01:06:09,390
Thank you.

1682
01:06:09,490 --> 01:06:11,610
Having the experience
of playing "Donkey Kong"

1683
01:06:11,710 --> 01:06:12,893
in front of Billy Mitchell,

1684
01:06:12,993 --> 01:06:14,990
even though I cracked
under pressure and I lost,

1685
01:06:15,090 --> 01:06:18,227
I felt like it didn't really
matter how good I did,

1686
01:06:18,327 --> 01:06:20,117
I was a winner at that point.

1687
01:06:20,217 --> 01:06:22,339
You can't jump over the flames, right?

1688
01:06:22,439 --> 01:06:23,217
Oh, I can.

1689
01:06:23,317 --> 01:06:25,517
I don't know how you can't.

1690
01:06:25,619 --> 01:06:27,082
That's true, I definitely can't.

1691
01:06:27,182 --> 01:06:28,872
It's like, if you're
gonna lose to somebody,

1692
01:06:28,972 --> 01:06:31,452
you're gonna lose to the king
and I was happy with that.

1693
01:06:31,552 --> 01:06:35,560
You see, until there was
barcades or arcade bars,

1694
01:06:35,660 --> 01:06:39,739
I had no way to introduce
my son or daughter

1695
01:06:39,839 --> 01:06:41,985
to what it was I did.
-Sure.

1696
01:06:42,085 --> 01:06:43,890
Now you're sitting there eating,

1697
01:06:43,990 --> 01:06:47,240
drinking and what's behind
you is what dad used to do.

1698
01:06:47,340 --> 01:06:50,267
And before, to them arcade
games were antiquated.

1699
01:06:50,367 --> 01:06:51,100
Right.

1700
01:06:51,200 --> 01:06:53,356
But now it's a way
that it's been introduced

1701
01:06:53,456 --> 01:06:54,391
to a whole new generation.

1702
01:06:54,491 --> 01:06:56,022
And they can't get
that experience at home.

1703
01:06:56,122 --> 01:06:57,407
Right, but when you're here now,

1704
01:06:57,507 --> 01:06:58,742
you're right with somebody.

1705
01:06:58,842 --> 01:06:59,852
You laugh with them.

1706
01:06:59,952 --> 01:07:00,913
You see their reactions.

1707
01:07:01,013 --> 01:07:03,279
It's a representation
of the history of gaming.

1708
01:07:03,379 --> 01:07:04,112
Yep.

1709
01:07:04,212 --> 01:07:06,401
It's hard to argue with the
convenience of playing online,

1710
01:07:06,501 --> 01:07:07,953
but it's not the same experience.

1711
01:07:08,053 --> 01:07:10,172
It's not, I think so many people

1712
01:07:10,272 --> 01:07:12,907
who are in one part would
never experience the other.

1713
01:07:13,007 --> 01:07:14,872
But now that there's a
community, they will.

1714
01:07:14,972 --> 01:07:19,411
Yeah, thanks for noticing that
and I totally agree with you.

1715
01:07:19,511 --> 01:07:21,944
Oh man, that is fucking awesome.

1716
01:07:22,044 --> 01:07:23,774
"Pardon my French."

1717
01:07:23,874 --> 01:07:26,043
Billy, thank you so much man.
-You deserve it. -Thanks, man.

1718
01:07:26,143 --> 01:07:27,853
Keep up the good fight.
-Thank you so much, man.

1719
01:07:27,953 --> 01:07:31,370
Keep up the good fight.
-It's an honor.

1720
01:07:32,148 --> 01:07:34,452
Hey guys, welcome back to the channel.

1721
01:07:34,552 --> 01:07:36,098
I've been touring the
country just recently

1722
01:07:36,198 --> 01:07:38,295
and I have some awesome news to report.

1723
01:07:38,395 --> 01:07:41,472
A lot of these arcade bars
have weathered the storm

1724
01:07:41,572 --> 01:07:43,748
and they're bigger and
better than they were before

1725
01:07:43,848 --> 01:07:47,036
and there's bar locations
opening up every single day.

1726
01:07:47,136 --> 01:07:50,646
Everybody's going nuts
going into the arcades

1727
01:07:50,746 --> 01:07:54,133
and arcade machines are
very much in high demand.

1728
01:07:54,233 --> 01:07:57,316
Business has returned very quickly.

1729
01:07:58,170 --> 01:08:02,507
It was an almost instantaneous
return to the arcade.

1730
01:08:02,607 --> 01:08:05,888
Seeing the rebirth of the arcade spirit

1731
01:08:05,988 --> 01:08:09,603
that's embellished in
not only the arcade bars,

1732
01:08:09,703 --> 01:08:12,926
but tens of thousands of
people have home game rooms,

1733
01:08:13,026 --> 01:08:14,520
both of them moving together,

1734
01:08:14,620 --> 01:08:19,240
bringing our ancient arcade
heritage into the modern age

1735
01:08:19,340 --> 01:08:24,340
and bringing it back for life
and giving it a bright future.

1736
01:08:25,285 --> 01:08:26,959
This is the "Monster Bash".

1737
01:08:27,059 --> 01:08:28,557
Yeah, and I checked "Pinside".

1738
01:08:28,657 --> 01:08:30,857
We're 500 above.

1739
01:08:34,225 --> 01:08:37,477
And Rob, you wanted the one
with the fucked up box right?

1740
01:08:37,577 --> 01:08:39,775
I actually specifically requested that.

1741
01:08:39,875 --> 01:08:41,282
That stinks.

1742
01:08:41,382 --> 01:08:42,557
I'm at Little Shop of Games.

1743
01:08:42,657 --> 01:08:45,749
I'm here to pick up "'Godzilla'
Pro Pinball" machine

1744
01:08:45,849 --> 01:08:47,748
from Stern and I'm stoked about it.

1745
01:08:47,848 --> 01:08:50,277
It's awesome to be able
to bring in a new machine.

1746
01:08:50,377 --> 01:08:51,431
It does kind of suck

1747
01:08:51,531 --> 01:08:54,275
that they're a little bit more expensive.

1748
01:08:54,375 --> 01:08:56,567
This is the price of a
pro and not a premium?

1749
01:08:56,667 --> 01:08:59,111
Yeah, dude.
-Premium is nine.

1750
01:08:59,211 --> 01:09:01,870
Please, premium is insane.
-I'm just messing with you.

1751
01:09:01,970 --> 01:09:04,610
It's good to see the hobby increase,

1752
01:09:04,710 --> 01:09:06,602
that interest come and flourish

1753
01:09:06,702 --> 01:09:10,066
and be probably bigger
than it's been in decades,

1754
01:09:10,166 --> 01:09:13,750
though, it's not without its own issue.

1755
01:09:13,850 --> 01:09:17,172
I'm excited for all the new
stuff coming with "Pinball"

1756
01:09:17,272 --> 01:09:19,472
and like the fresh energy.

1757
01:09:21,441 --> 01:09:24,196
The little bit of the cost
though is that it's harder

1758
01:09:24,296 --> 01:09:26,180
to enjoy it as a hobby, I think,

1759
01:09:26,280 --> 01:09:27,473
'cause it's expensive.

1760
01:09:27,573 --> 01:09:30,248
You can get a house down
payment for that, you know.

1761
01:09:30,348 --> 01:09:32,060
We're seeing a whole resurgence

1762
01:09:32,160 --> 01:09:34,548
because these "Pinball" machines tend

1763
01:09:34,648 --> 01:09:36,678
to sell out now as soon as they're made.

1764
01:09:36,778 --> 01:09:39,665
I mean, they go real quick.

1765
01:09:39,765 --> 01:09:41,942
It's nice to be back to a place

1766
01:09:42,042 --> 01:09:44,612
where we can start bringing
in new games again.

1767
01:09:44,712 --> 01:09:46,211
Everyone's like, I thought
there was a new game.

1768
01:09:46,311 --> 01:09:47,044
I'm like, yeah,

1769
01:09:47,144 --> 01:09:49,561
there's a new game.
-Sorry.

1770
01:09:50,366 --> 01:09:52,303
It's like you've done this before, James.

1771
01:09:52,403 --> 01:09:56,227
Is it a little throwback
to COVID rental days?

1772
01:09:56,327 --> 01:09:58,530
Yeah, that was fun.

1773
01:09:58,630 --> 01:10:01,808
It was a really good
feeling to actually be back

1774
01:10:01,908 --> 01:10:04,704
to bringing in a new game and not having

1775
01:10:04,804 --> 01:10:06,264
to do the rental thing.

1776
01:10:06,364 --> 01:10:11,364
I'll get a picture in front
of the mural real quick too.

1777
01:10:11,514 --> 01:10:13,714
It's inception.

1778
01:10:14,593 --> 01:10:17,274
Man, it sure does feel
different than a year ago.

1779
01:10:17,374 --> 01:10:18,563
It feels great.

1780
01:10:18,663 --> 01:10:22,990
It feels like we're finally
getting back to where we used

1781
01:10:23,090 --> 01:10:26,272
to be and we're able to
provide new games to people.

1782
01:10:26,372 --> 01:10:30,058
And I am very grateful for having survived

1783
01:10:30,158 --> 01:10:31,511
and to come through this.

1784
01:10:31,611 --> 01:10:33,038
Oh, that new game smell.

1785
01:10:33,138 --> 01:10:34,600
It's like Christmas.

1786
01:10:34,700 --> 01:10:37,379
That's the face of a
proud papa right there.

1787
01:10:37,479 --> 01:10:39,194
Yeah, it feels good.

1788
01:10:39,294 --> 01:10:40,912
Having everyone together to do that,

1789
01:10:41,012 --> 01:10:41,745
I love it, man.

1790
01:10:41,845 --> 01:10:44,348
It's really cool to see everybody
gather around a new game

1791
01:10:44,448 --> 01:10:47,884
and I had missed that feeling very much.

1792
01:10:47,984 --> 01:10:49,262
Oh, it's so close.

1793
01:10:49,362 --> 01:10:51,958
Very glad to be back to that point

1794
01:10:52,058 --> 01:10:54,526
to where I can see people do that again.

1795
01:10:54,626 --> 01:10:56,056
It's better in here
than it was last year.

1796
01:10:56,156 --> 01:10:58,825
Oh, it's so much better.

1797
01:10:58,925 --> 01:11:00,872
Like, today it was like one of those days

1798
01:11:00,972 --> 01:11:01,852
where I really felt it,

1799
01:11:01,952 --> 01:11:03,227
like oh, it feels so much better.

1800
01:11:03,327 --> 01:11:07,168
It feels like

1801
01:11:07,268 --> 01:11:10,837
a giant weight getting off your shoulders

1802
01:11:10,937 --> 01:11:13,608
and you're able to take a breath

1803
01:11:13,708 --> 01:11:17,225
and enjoy again kind of just a moment.

1804
01:11:17,325 --> 01:11:19,525
'Cause after all that
shit of the past year,

1805
01:11:19,625 --> 01:11:22,543
being able to get back to
where it's just something kind

1806
01:11:22,643 --> 01:11:24,225
of fun and simple,

1807
01:11:24,325 --> 01:11:25,846
you appreciated that much more

1808
01:11:25,946 --> 01:11:28,536
because of what you've been through.

1809
01:11:28,636 --> 01:11:30,836
That was so, so tight.

1810
01:11:31,462 --> 01:11:34,629
Yeah, it's a great feeling to be back.

1811
01:11:42,033 --> 01:11:43,606
People are coming back in the doors.

1812
01:11:43,706 --> 01:11:45,859
We're getting busy again.

1813
01:11:45,959 --> 01:11:47,944
We've just recently got a food truck.

1814
01:11:48,044 --> 01:11:49,437
It's called 8Bit Bytes,

1815
01:11:49,537 --> 01:11:52,259
and we had Mike as one of the bartenders,

1816
01:11:52,359 --> 01:11:55,553
he worked on the art for
it and it looks fantastic.

1817
01:11:55,653 --> 01:11:58,806
We went to serving food just to survive

1818
01:11:58,906 --> 01:12:01,846
and now we have a food truck in order

1819
01:12:01,946 --> 01:12:04,829
to provide on our day-to-day
as part of our business.

1820
01:12:04,929 --> 01:12:07,686
It's very nice to be able to
fill the calendar once again

1821
01:12:07,786 --> 01:12:10,681
with events to bring back live music,

1822
01:12:10,781 --> 01:12:12,126
to bring back DJs.

1823
01:12:12,226 --> 01:12:13,746
I'm happy to be here, man.

1824
01:12:13,846 --> 01:12:14,680
This is gonna be fun.

1825
01:12:14,780 --> 01:12:15,513
This gonna be a lot of fun.

1826
01:12:15,613 --> 01:12:17,010
It's gonna be a blast.
-Yeah, man.

1827
01:12:17,110 --> 01:12:17,847
I mean, we've been working,

1828
01:12:17,947 --> 01:12:20,688
what, a long time to have both
of you guys here at the same.

1829
01:12:20,788 --> 01:12:21,751
Yeah. Yeah. Yeah.

1830
01:12:21,851 --> 01:12:25,319
I am incredibly excited
to have DJ Eminent

1831
01:12:25,419 --> 01:12:28,935
with Von Garden both together
at the same time on our stage.

1832
01:12:29,035 --> 01:12:30,658
It seems

1833
01:12:30,758 --> 01:12:33,002
we're back, we're back to being able

1834
01:12:33,102 --> 01:12:35,545
to do what we love to do again.

1835
01:12:35,645 --> 01:12:36,661
I love it.
-My man.

1836
01:12:36,761 --> 01:12:37,721
It's awesome, man.
-Let's do this.

1837
01:12:37,821 --> 01:12:38,614
Let's do this, brother.

1838
01:12:38,714 --> 01:12:39,635
Let's do this.
-All right.

1839
01:12:39,735 --> 01:12:41,601
♪ You feel alive, let's
hit the dance floor ♪

1840
01:12:41,701 --> 01:12:43,587
♪ Don't work too hard,
might break a backbone ♪

1841
01:12:43,687 --> 01:12:45,667
♪ Returning of the mack,
the king is back though ♪

1842
01:12:45,767 --> 01:12:47,707
♪ Corvette and cash, I never lack those ♪

1843
01:12:47,807 --> 01:12:49,815
♪ She saw the stone,
you know how that go ♪

1844
01:12:49,915 --> 01:12:51,715
♪ Fatality, my diamonds that cold ♪

1845
01:12:51,815 --> 01:12:53,797
♪ Versace trunks, I hit my backstroke ♪

1846
01:12:53,897 --> 01:12:55,797
♪ Knock on the door, she at the back bro ♪

1847
01:12:55,897 --> 01:12:57,027
Just heard from somebody

1848
01:12:57,127 --> 01:12:58,798
that he's doing a better job than me.

1849
01:12:58,898 --> 01:13:00,463
And it's funny 'cause we're in an arcade,

1850
01:13:00,563 --> 01:13:01,904
so I might have to go versus him.

1851
01:13:02,004 --> 01:13:04,301
♪ Good times ♪

1852
01:13:04,401 --> 01:13:08,482
♪ Live in the moment, it
feel like summer time ♪

1853
01:13:08,582 --> 01:13:10,782
You know what?

1854
01:13:11,111 --> 01:13:13,861
Let's play more songs about weed.

1855
01:13:14,100 --> 01:13:16,300
Herd.
-Herd.

1856
01:13:26,806 --> 01:13:28,309
♪ I'm done playing ♪

1857
01:13:28,409 --> 01:13:30,619
♪ Pour, pour in the rain ♪

1858
01:13:30,719 --> 01:13:32,888
♪ There's blood on my face ♪

1859
01:13:32,988 --> 01:13:35,829
♪ I love when I face you ♪

1860
01:13:35,929 --> 01:13:37,915
♪ I'm done playing ♪

1861
01:13:38,015 --> 01:13:40,300
♪ Pour, pour in the rain, yeah ♪

1862
01:13:40,400 --> 01:13:42,505
♪ There's blood in my face, yeah ♪

1863
01:13:42,605 --> 01:13:45,022
♪ Babe, I love when I face yeah ♪

1864
01:13:45,122 --> 01:13:46,407
Things have been going really well.

1865
01:13:46,507 --> 01:13:47,519
The business is booming.

1866
01:13:47,619 --> 01:13:50,259
We've had an opportunity to
bring in a lot more machines.

1867
01:13:50,359 --> 01:13:51,998
There've been some new
games that have come out,

1868
01:13:52,098 --> 01:13:53,426
some pretty high-end "Pinball" machines

1869
01:13:53,526 --> 01:13:54,618
and some really fun stuff.

1870
01:13:54,718 --> 01:13:56,582
Almost every person's playing a game.

1871
01:13:56,682 --> 01:13:57,773
It's pretty awesome.

1872
01:13:57,873 --> 01:13:59,706
I'm happy to say that actually things now

1873
01:13:59,806 --> 01:14:00,889
are better than ever.

1874
01:14:00,989 --> 01:14:03,015
Seeing everybody around
and playing "Pinball"

1875
01:14:03,115 --> 01:14:05,090
and video games and having camaraderie

1876
01:14:05,190 --> 01:14:06,687
with each other is just sort of like one

1877
01:14:06,787 --> 01:14:11,037
of the best things that
honestly any human can see.

1878
01:14:15,763 --> 01:14:18,706
The Tampa Bay
Comic Convention is back

1879
01:14:18,806 --> 01:14:21,006
after taking a year off.

1880
01:14:21,722 --> 01:14:23,502
Organizers say it should

1881
01:14:23,602 --> 01:14:25,802
be their biggest show ever.

1882
01:14:30,479 --> 01:14:32,175
Comic-Con was always one of those things

1883
01:14:32,275 --> 01:14:33,731
where I just felt like
it was bigger than us,

1884
01:14:33,831 --> 01:14:36,700
'cause all that fun
geekiness that's there,

1885
01:14:36,800 --> 01:14:41,584
I never would've imagined that
we'd actually be part of it.

1886
01:14:41,684 --> 01:14:42,532
Yeah, it's pretty cool.

1887
01:14:42,632 --> 01:14:43,415
This place is awesome.

1888
01:14:43,515 --> 01:14:46,265
We're doing a event
for Gamers on the Edge.

1889
01:14:46,365 --> 01:14:48,396
We have all of these game consoles.

1890
01:14:48,496 --> 01:14:49,588
There's like 20 or 30 of them,

1891
01:14:49,688 --> 01:14:50,650
all kids playing,

1892
01:14:50,750 --> 01:14:53,116
and we are the arcade
division side of Comic-Con.

1893
01:14:53,216 --> 01:14:55,712
The reception's been so good
because it's got everything

1894
01:14:55,812 --> 01:14:56,982
in here that kids want, you know.

1895
01:14:57,082 --> 01:14:57,815
You got video games.

1896
01:14:57,915 --> 01:14:58,770
You got "Pinball".

1897
01:14:58,870 --> 01:15:00,890
Being able to see all these
people interact with it,

1898
01:15:00,990 --> 01:15:05,590
it kind of solidifies why
we did Reboot to begin with.

1899
01:15:05,690 --> 01:15:06,971
It's a good turnout today, man.

1900
01:15:07,071 --> 01:15:08,073
It is.
-Wow.

1901
01:15:08,173 --> 01:15:09,966
He was totally right about
how busy it was gonna be.

1902
01:15:10,066 --> 01:15:12,772
Yeah, well earlier
this place was packed.

1903
01:15:12,872 --> 01:15:14,649
Wall-to-wall?
-It was a big crowd.

1904
01:15:14,749 --> 01:15:15,656
That's awesome.

1905
01:15:15,756 --> 01:15:17,707
Quite a few people know the brand, man.

1906
01:15:17,807 --> 01:15:18,651
Yeah.
-They do.

1907
01:15:18,751 --> 01:15:19,484
Reboot.

1908
01:15:19,584 --> 01:15:21,885
That's awesome. Yeah.

1909
01:15:21,985 --> 01:15:24,454
Well, it's such a good crossover

1910
01:15:24,554 --> 01:15:26,511
between the people that
like to come to our bar

1911
01:15:26,611 --> 01:15:29,131
and who usually come to
places like this, you know.

1912
01:15:29,231 --> 01:15:31,626
I feel like gaming and comic books

1913
01:15:31,726 --> 01:15:34,639
and superheroes are sort of
all synonymous with each other.

1914
01:15:34,739 --> 01:15:36,345
Those crowds intersect.

1915
01:15:36,445 --> 01:15:37,410
If you like comic books,

1916
01:15:37,510 --> 01:15:38,669
you probably like video games.

1917
01:15:38,769 --> 01:15:39,695
If you like video games,

1918
01:15:39,795 --> 01:15:41,083
you probably like comic books.

1919
01:15:41,183 --> 01:15:43,939
So coming up with an idea
that kind of brings all

1920
01:15:44,039 --> 01:15:46,194
that together was something
that we were talking about

1921
01:15:46,294 --> 01:15:51,044
and we have a really good idea
for a new business venture.

1922
01:16:02,902 --> 01:16:05,405
What are you thinking
about the table setup?

1923
01:16:05,505 --> 01:16:07,044
I think it looks awesome.
-Yeah.

1924
01:16:07,144 --> 01:16:08,995
Look how many people
are fitting in that booth.

1925
01:16:09,095 --> 01:16:10,218
Bring it in.

1926
01:16:10,318 --> 01:16:11,051
Bring it in.

1927
01:16:11,151 --> 01:16:13,200
Yeah, we kind of did a thing.

1928
01:16:13,300 --> 01:16:16,138
We opened up a
superhero-themed pizza place

1929
01:16:16,238 --> 01:16:18,378
by the name of Infinity Pizza.

1930
01:16:18,478 --> 01:16:21,281
Infinity Pizza, I honestly
feel is a throwback

1931
01:16:21,381 --> 01:16:23,806
to the excitement that when
you went into a pizza place

1932
01:16:23,906 --> 01:16:24,878
when you were a kid,

1933
01:16:24,978 --> 01:16:26,054
there would be arcade games.

1934
01:16:26,154 --> 01:16:27,983
We wanted to give like an homage to that

1935
01:16:28,083 --> 01:16:30,817
but also tie it into the
geek culture that we enjoy.

1936
01:16:30,917 --> 01:16:32,488
And "Pinball" machines and arcades,

1937
01:16:32,588 --> 01:16:35,303
it gives that fresh take on an old idea

1938
01:16:35,403 --> 01:16:37,943
and I really feel like we nailed it.

1939
01:16:38,043 --> 01:16:39,530
So far, everything's been going awesome.

1940
01:16:39,630 --> 01:16:40,832
We invited a lot of friends and family

1941
01:16:40,932 --> 01:16:42,788
and we had about 60 people show up.

1942
01:16:42,888 --> 01:16:44,444
I don't know if we ordered enough food,

1943
01:16:44,544 --> 01:16:45,577
so it seems like it's so busy

1944
01:16:45,677 --> 01:16:46,864
that we're probably gonna run out.

1945
01:16:46,964 --> 01:16:47,764
It's fresh.

1946
01:16:47,864 --> 01:16:49,754
It's very nice seeing everybody come out

1947
01:16:49,854 --> 01:16:50,931
and support you, you know.

1948
01:16:51,031 --> 01:16:52,513
It's been such a long two years

1949
01:16:52,613 --> 01:16:54,544
and when you can see everyone's
happy to be together,

1950
01:16:54,644 --> 01:16:57,124
it's an uplifting experience.

1951
01:16:57,224 --> 01:16:59,443
It's very humbling but
also very enlightening

1952
01:16:59,543 --> 01:17:02,646
when you realize the
power of people's spirits.

1953
01:17:02,746 --> 01:17:04,416
So far, it seems like
everyone's having a good time.

1954
01:17:04,516 --> 01:17:05,249
And you know what,

1955
01:17:05,349 --> 01:17:06,848
we all have some weight we need to gain.

1956
01:17:06,948 --> 01:17:08,044
You know, we got pizza,

1957
01:17:08,144 --> 01:17:10,272
we've got drinks, you know.

1958
01:17:10,372 --> 01:17:12,064
Everyone's too thin.

1959
01:17:12,164 --> 01:17:13,769
It reminds me of my
grandmother from Naples.

1960
01:17:13,869 --> 01:17:15,219
"You're too skinny, eat."

1961
01:17:15,319 --> 01:17:16,662
Beautifully said. I love it.

1962
01:17:16,762 --> 01:17:18,257
I don't have anything else

1963
01:17:18,357 --> 01:17:20,342
to add other than we need
to take some more walks.

1964
01:17:20,442 --> 01:17:21,381
Take some more walks.

1965
01:17:21,481 --> 01:17:22,357
Yes. Yes.
-Yes. Yes.

1966
01:17:22,457 --> 01:17:23,985
The soft opening was way cool.

1967
01:17:24,085 --> 01:17:26,502
Just to see people support us

1968
01:17:27,767 --> 01:17:32,184
and get excited about the
concept was really awesome.

1969
01:17:33,051 --> 01:17:34,574
I just wanna welcome everyone here

1970
01:17:34,674 --> 01:17:38,007
to our inaugural Infinity Pizza opening.

1971
01:17:39,332 --> 01:17:40,065
If you're here,

1972
01:17:40,165 --> 01:17:41,215
then we care a lot about you.

1973
01:17:41,315 --> 01:17:43,704
If you're not here, fuck you.

1974
01:17:44,940 --> 01:17:45,924
Nah, I'm just joking.

1975
01:17:46,024 --> 01:17:47,547
But when we envisioned this place,

1976
01:17:47,647 --> 01:17:50,128
we wanted it to be a fun
environment for everybody,

1977
01:17:50,228 --> 01:17:53,110
welcoming everyone and to
kind of celebrate the idea

1978
01:17:53,210 --> 01:17:54,940
of just being a dork and eating pizza.

1979
01:17:55,040 --> 01:17:57,116
My wonderful wife has been my rock.

1980
01:17:57,216 --> 01:17:58,827
and, you know,

1981
01:17:58,927 --> 01:18:02,594
she's my Dwayne Johnson
as I always tell her.

1982
01:18:02,799 --> 01:18:04,592
Getting through the last two years,

1983
01:18:04,692 --> 01:18:06,321
seeing how everything has bounced back

1984
01:18:06,421 --> 01:18:07,675
and how people are more excited than ever

1985
01:18:07,775 --> 01:18:09,348
to come into an arcade bar,

1986
01:18:09,448 --> 01:18:13,751
it's really given me a lot
of optimism for the future.

1987
01:18:13,851 --> 01:18:15,141
I mean, whether it's expansion,

1988
01:18:15,241 --> 01:18:16,421
whether it's adding more games,

1989
01:18:16,521 --> 01:18:19,030
I mean, the culture is
alive and as strong as ever.

1990
01:18:19,130 --> 01:18:20,478
It seems like the sky is the limit.

1991
01:18:20,578 --> 01:18:22,860
To celebrate this
wonderful time of opening

1992
01:18:22,960 --> 01:18:23,972
and seeing everybody,

1993
01:18:24,072 --> 01:18:25,165
we're gonna shotgun a beer

1994
01:18:25,265 --> 01:18:26,659
and regret every decision
we're making here.

1995
01:18:26,759 --> 01:18:28,271
And please toast with us.

1996
01:18:28,371 --> 01:18:29,209
Yeah.
-Thank you, guys.

1997
01:18:29,309 --> 01:18:31,509
Cheers.
-Cheers. Cheers.

1998
01:18:37,859 --> 01:18:40,059
Oh, it's so good.

1999
01:18:41,581 --> 01:18:42,314
No, I'm just joking.

2000
01:18:42,414 --> 01:18:44,614
I'm good. I'm just joking.

2001
01:18:50,548 --> 01:18:52,748
Why, thank you.

2002
01:18:53,334 --> 01:18:56,758
So they're supposed to have
a lot of new beers tonight

2003
01:18:56,858 --> 01:19:00,275
for the anniversary.
-Ah yes, yes, yes.

2004
01:19:07,731 --> 01:19:12,731
It's wild that we are here
where we survived to six years.

2005
01:19:12,999 --> 01:19:15,672
We're gonna have a bunch of
events going on all weekend.

2006
01:19:15,772 --> 01:19:17,141
We have live music tonight.

2007
01:19:17,241 --> 01:19:18,694
We're gonna have beer and barbecue.

2008
01:19:18,794 --> 01:19:20,689
It's gonna be great.

2009
01:19:20,789 --> 01:19:23,192
The turnout so far has been fantastic.

2010
01:19:23,292 --> 01:19:24,503
We're gonna be like a really busy night,

2011
01:19:24,603 --> 01:19:25,658
but it's gonna be a great night.

2012
01:19:25,758 --> 01:19:28,872
We want everyone that's
here to have a good time.

2013
01:19:28,972 --> 01:19:29,752
Throughout the weekend,

2014
01:19:29,852 --> 01:19:31,276
we're gonna be tapping all

2015
01:19:31,376 --> 01:19:33,016
these incredible breweries out here.

2016
01:19:33,116 --> 01:19:35,699
Well, thank you. I thank you.

2017
01:19:36,662 --> 01:19:39,043
And Ross being a huge craft beer lover,

2018
01:19:39,143 --> 01:19:40,549
he's got some incredible,

2019
01:19:40,649 --> 01:19:42,161
insane rare beers.

2020
01:19:42,261 --> 01:19:43,603
Taplist is insane.

2021
01:19:43,703 --> 01:19:45,448
It's gonna be the best we've ever had,

2022
01:19:45,548 --> 01:19:46,410
the shit's fire.

2023
01:19:46,510 --> 01:19:49,090
What do you have that's new or cool,

2024
01:19:49,190 --> 01:19:50,474
like something different?

2025
01:19:50,574 --> 01:19:54,259
Oh, we just did a brewery
collab with Magnanimous

2026
01:19:54,359 --> 01:19:55,394
if you wanna do one of that.

2027
01:19:55,494 --> 01:19:56,916
Yeah, it's one of our newest things we did

2028
01:19:57,016 --> 01:19:58,142
for our six-year anniversary.

2029
01:19:58,242 --> 01:20:01,360
I've been wanting to do a
collab with Magnanimous Brewing

2030
01:20:01,460 --> 01:20:02,584
for a long time,

2031
01:20:02,684 --> 01:20:05,129
and Ghostface Keller is that kind

2032
01:20:05,229 --> 01:20:06,732
of special opportunity to do it.

2033
01:20:06,832 --> 01:20:08,042
And it's a Keller beer

2034
01:20:08,142 --> 01:20:11,968
and it's super crushable,
incredibly delicious.

2035
01:20:12,068 --> 01:20:13,345
I fucking love it.

2036
01:20:13,445 --> 01:20:16,621
And the art is super fitting as well.

2037
01:20:16,721 --> 01:20:19,096
We get to brew a collab
today with Magnanimous

2038
01:20:19,196 --> 01:20:20,487
for our anniversary coming up.

2039
01:20:20,587 --> 01:20:22,521
We actually were able to
kind of go hang with them

2040
01:20:22,621 --> 01:20:24,079
for some of the brewing process.

2041
01:20:24,179 --> 01:20:25,886
Super grateful for that experience

2042
01:20:25,986 --> 01:20:27,610
to be in collab with them.

2043
01:20:27,710 --> 01:20:31,243
I mean, we couldn't have a
better gift for our anniversary.

2044
01:20:31,343 --> 01:20:35,110
I am really excited to share
this beer with everybody

2045
01:20:35,210 --> 01:20:39,168
and I think they're gonna
be stoked to have it.

2046
01:20:39,268 --> 01:20:40,604
Do you like it?
-Yeah, I do.

2047
01:20:40,704 --> 01:20:41,725
Awesome.
-Thank you.

2048
01:20:41,825 --> 01:20:42,558
Yeah.
-Cheers.

2049
01:20:42,658 --> 01:20:46,190
Cheers.

2050
01:20:46,290 --> 01:20:48,413
♪ Movie movie ♪

2051
01:20:48,513 --> 01:20:52,011
♪ With you baby, yeah, yeah ♪

2052
01:20:52,111 --> 01:20:54,363
It's a great way to start
off the anniversary weekend.

2053
01:20:54,463 --> 01:20:56,743
There was a time there where, you know,

2054
01:20:56,843 --> 01:20:59,201
it was a little scary
I think for everyone.

2055
01:20:59,301 --> 01:21:02,231
But now to see everyone back
and almost back to normal,

2056
01:21:02,331 --> 01:21:05,209
sort of give back to everybody
that comes in all year round.

2057
01:21:05,309 --> 01:21:07,168
There's some good beers and good games.

2058
01:21:07,268 --> 01:21:09,468
It feels good.

2059
01:21:11,041 --> 01:21:13,707
I'm very thankful for our community

2060
01:21:13,807 --> 01:21:15,510
to be in this position.

2061
01:21:15,610 --> 01:21:17,152
We wouldn't have come
this far if it weren't

2062
01:21:17,252 --> 01:21:17,985
for all of that,

2063
01:21:18,085 --> 01:21:20,412
so I love them all and I'm
very grateful for that.

2064
01:21:20,512 --> 01:21:21,426
Good to see you, man.

2065
01:21:21,526 --> 01:21:23,660
Thank you for coming out.
-Bro, I'm glad to be here.

2066
01:21:23,760 --> 01:21:25,109
I mean, I love this place.

2067
01:21:25,209 --> 01:21:27,275
It's cool. It's chill.

2068
01:21:27,375 --> 01:21:28,282
'90s hip hop,

2069
01:21:28,382 --> 01:21:30,407
beers and video games.

2070
01:21:30,507 --> 01:21:32,041
You're doing good work.

2071
01:21:32,141 --> 01:21:34,254
This is good work.

2072
01:21:34,354 --> 01:21:35,613
You're doing God's work.

2073
01:21:35,713 --> 01:21:37,502
You're doing God's work

2074
01:21:37,602 --> 01:21:39,597
by supporting us so thank you.

2075
01:21:39,697 --> 01:21:41,420
You're doing God's work.

2076
01:21:41,520 --> 01:21:42,583
This is dope, man.

2077
01:21:42,683 --> 01:21:43,583
It's a lot of fun.

2078
01:21:43,683 --> 01:21:45,883
When I hear from people

2079
01:21:46,964 --> 01:21:49,564
the love that they have for Parcade,

2080
01:21:49,664 --> 01:21:51,285
the love they have for this spot,

2081
01:21:51,385 --> 01:21:53,684
I mean, it's one of the reasons,

2082
01:21:53,784 --> 01:21:56,282
if not the main reason why we do this.

2083
01:21:56,382 --> 01:21:58,099
You get to do something that you love

2084
01:21:58,199 --> 01:22:02,004
and share it with a community
that's incredibly supportive,

2085
01:22:02,104 --> 01:22:03,534
and I love it.

2086
01:22:03,634 --> 01:22:07,909
You can't own an arcade bar
and lose at "Street Fighter".

2087
01:22:08,009 --> 01:22:09,368
How do you do that?

2088
01:22:09,468 --> 01:22:12,112
Because I'm drunk, son.

2089
01:22:12,212 --> 01:22:15,461
It's something that makes me very grateful

2090
01:22:15,561 --> 01:22:17,541
and thankful that I do it every day.

2091
01:22:17,641 --> 01:22:18,374
I think I won.

2092
01:22:18,474 --> 01:22:21,191
Oh, I won.
-I'm really proud of you.

2093
01:22:21,291 --> 01:22:25,215
You're six.

2094
01:22:25,315 --> 01:22:27,352
I've seen how much this place has grown.

2095
01:22:27,452 --> 01:22:30,361
It's really great to see
everybody fill back in here,

2096
01:22:30,461 --> 01:22:33,507
to celebrate Lowry Parcade
and what they bring.

2097
01:22:33,607 --> 01:22:34,876
It's really awesome.

2098
01:22:34,976 --> 01:22:36,800
What you've done, like,

2099
01:22:36,900 --> 01:22:39,589
you can just look around
and there's genuine smiles

2100
01:22:39,689 --> 01:22:41,269
on people's faces.

2101
01:22:41,369 --> 01:22:43,654
When was the last time you
seen people playing air hockey

2102
01:22:43,754 --> 01:22:44,668
outside of this place?

2103
01:22:44,768 --> 01:22:46,248
People are playing arcade games.

2104
01:22:46,348 --> 01:22:49,468
You've created this and you've
always had this consistency

2105
01:22:49,568 --> 01:22:53,058
and levelheadedness that I admire.

2106
01:22:53,158 --> 01:22:54,128
Thanks, man.
-I mean outside

2107
01:22:54,228 --> 01:22:55,668
of the fighting games, you know.

2108
01:22:55,768 --> 01:22:57,336
Outside of the fighting games.

2109
01:22:57,436 --> 01:22:58,552
That's a different story.

2110
01:22:58,652 --> 01:22:59,648
We will talk shit all over.

2111
01:22:59,748 --> 01:23:00,587
Well, yeah,

2112
01:23:00,687 --> 01:23:01,633
we'll talk shit here.

2113
01:23:01,733 --> 01:23:03,863
This guy talks all the
shit but I still love him.

2114
01:23:03,963 --> 01:23:05,720
Do you need me to
sponsor you another coin?

2115
01:23:05,820 --> 01:23:07,048
Oh no, you got it.
-No, no, no,

2116
01:23:07,148 --> 01:23:07,881
I own this machine.

2117
01:23:07,981 --> 01:23:10,564
You don't need to sponsor shit.

2118
01:23:11,788 --> 01:23:14,314
I never thought when I
first started this place

2119
01:23:14,414 --> 01:23:17,747
that it would become a spot where people

2120
01:23:18,622 --> 01:23:19,742
love it as much as they do,

2121
01:23:19,842 --> 01:23:21,851
or that it is become this
kind of community place

2122
01:23:21,951 --> 01:23:24,455
and people are making new friends,

2123
01:23:24,555 --> 01:23:26,587
they're sharing times with old friends

2124
01:23:26,687 --> 01:23:29,391
and it happening here is something

2125
01:23:29,491 --> 01:23:32,347
that I'll carry with me forever.

2126
01:23:32,447 --> 01:23:35,001
Really proud of you, man.

2127
01:23:35,101 --> 01:23:40,101
There's not a day really that
goes by where I don't think,

2128
01:23:43,065 --> 01:23:47,232
damn, it all happened and
I'm very grateful for it.

2129
01:24:05,143 --> 01:24:08,043
We are here at Free Play Florida 2021.

2130
01:24:08,143 --> 01:24:10,343
The Caribe Royale.

2131
01:24:18,842 --> 01:24:20,930
Oh, what's up dude?
-You know,

2132
01:24:21,030 --> 01:24:22,293
Just ironing thing out.

2133
01:24:22,393 --> 01:24:24,593
How are you doing?

2134
01:24:26,428 --> 01:24:28,430
It's was amazing to
be back with everybody

2135
01:24:28,530 --> 01:24:29,579
and see everybody again.

2136
01:24:29,679 --> 01:24:31,426
It's been two years
since we've had any kind

2137
01:24:31,526 --> 01:24:33,039
of events like this.

2138
01:24:33,139 --> 01:24:34,886
The comradery, the communities,

2139
01:24:34,986 --> 01:24:36,906
see old faces, old friends,

2140
01:24:37,006 --> 01:24:40,173
and plus, play a lot of cool machines.

2141
01:24:40,418 --> 01:24:42,111
It's nice to see a good turnout here

2142
01:24:42,211 --> 01:24:43,238
at Free Play this year.

2143
01:24:43,338 --> 01:24:44,189
It's a really good show

2144
01:24:44,289 --> 01:24:46,379
and everyone's out having a great time.

2145
01:24:46,479 --> 01:24:47,599
Everyone's still in the hobby,

2146
01:24:47,699 --> 01:24:49,534
just probably even more
than they were before.

2147
01:24:49,634 --> 01:24:51,847
It's been a huge kickoff for
the hobby and the industry.

2148
01:24:51,947 --> 01:24:54,947
It really looks good for the future.

2149
01:24:55,659 --> 01:24:59,074
Get your buzz on for Florida Free Play.

2150
01:24:59,174 --> 01:25:00,294
Take a look at the video games.

2151
01:25:00,394 --> 01:25:01,775
Stop by my booth, I'm in the back,

2152
01:25:01,875 --> 01:25:04,270
next to the "Moral Kombat" crew.

2153
01:25:04,370 --> 01:25:06,957
Mario is the size of
a damn forklift today.

2154
01:25:07,057 --> 01:25:10,117
Yeah, he stole the Big
Head Mode from "NBA Jam".

2155
01:25:10,217 --> 01:25:11,923
What were we doing last night, Mario?

2156
01:25:12,023 --> 01:25:13,938
You closed down that bar, didn't you?

2157
01:25:14,038 --> 01:25:15,430
Yep.

2158
01:25:15,530 --> 01:25:16,825
Great to see the resurgence

2159
01:25:16,925 --> 01:25:18,639
of arcades really across the country.

2160
01:25:18,739 --> 01:25:21,253
And you can see it in the
attendance to these shows

2161
01:25:21,353 --> 01:25:22,913
that are springing up everywhere.

2162
01:25:23,013 --> 01:25:25,673
It's a place where the gaming
community comes together

2163
01:25:25,773 --> 01:25:29,526
and with so many divided
factions in the country today,

2164
01:25:29,626 --> 01:25:31,543
you can count on coming to an arcade bar

2165
01:25:31,643 --> 01:25:34,643
or to do a game show and
you will have your tribe.

2166
01:25:34,743 --> 01:25:37,238
It's really great.

2167
01:25:37,338 --> 01:25:39,144
It feels great to be back at Free Play.

2168
01:25:39,244 --> 01:25:41,526
I get to see all my
friends in the community

2169
01:25:41,626 --> 01:25:42,764
and hang out with them,

2170
01:25:42,864 --> 01:25:43,770
drink beers with them.

2171
01:25:43,870 --> 01:25:45,353
I brought some games out

2172
01:25:45,453 --> 01:25:49,882
and we'll be challenging
people to win swags.

2173
01:25:49,982 --> 01:25:52,415
I have no problem decimating anybody

2174
01:25:52,515 --> 01:25:54,241
in "Street Fighter: 3rd Strike",

2175
01:25:54,341 --> 01:25:55,575
so feel free to challenge me.

2176
01:25:55,675 --> 01:25:57,942
I'd be happy to mop the floor with you.

2177
01:25:58,042 --> 01:26:00,825
This year we closed down Parcade so

2178
01:26:00,925 --> 01:26:02,598
that the staff could
experience it as well,

2179
01:26:02,698 --> 01:26:06,722
and we all came out just
to have a great time

2180
01:26:06,822 --> 01:26:09,405
and enjoy the whole experience.

2181
01:26:15,726 --> 01:26:18,962
It would appear that there's
more enthusiasm than ever,

2182
01:26:19,062 --> 01:26:20,642
a greater appreciation.

2183
01:26:20,742 --> 01:26:22,862
Now, remembering that
the world of arcades,

2184
01:26:22,962 --> 01:26:25,044
it was certainly on the rise before.

2185
01:26:25,144 --> 01:26:28,951
So now it appears that it's
on the rise once again,

2186
01:26:29,051 --> 01:26:31,921
maybe with a renewed
enthusiasm or appreciation.

2187
01:26:32,021 --> 01:26:34,156
I certainly hope so.

2188
01:26:34,256 --> 01:26:38,461
So we're here to honor people
who have made a footprint

2189
01:26:38,561 --> 01:26:40,068
in the world of gaming.

2190
01:26:40,168 --> 01:26:43,127
And one of those
places is Lowry Parcade,

2191
01:26:43,227 --> 01:26:46,523
which is Tampa's first
arcade and craft beer bar.

2192
01:26:46,623 --> 01:26:48,688
It was a kind of surreal experience.

2193
01:26:48,788 --> 01:26:51,322
Having no idea like why
my name was being called,

2194
01:26:51,422 --> 01:26:53,536
I think they had to
run me down to find me.

2195
01:26:53,636 --> 01:26:54,369
It's like, oh shit,

2196
01:26:54,469 --> 01:26:55,202
am I in trouble?

2197
01:26:55,302 --> 01:26:56,511
How drunk did I get last night?

2198
01:26:56,611 --> 01:26:59,116
But is anybody seen Lowry Parcade there?

2199
01:26:59,216 --> 01:27:01,351
Oh yes, I'm staring right at him.

2200
01:27:01,451 --> 01:27:03,470
Come on up here, Rob.

2201
01:27:03,570 --> 01:27:04,553
I know that guy.

2202
01:27:04,653 --> 01:27:06,375
I never expected that for sure.

2203
01:27:06,475 --> 01:27:09,412
I mean, we're just a friendly
neighborhood arcade bar.

2204
01:27:09,512 --> 01:27:11,223
Good man, great energy,

2205
01:27:11,323 --> 01:27:15,073
and he is a fantastic
"Street Fighter" player.

2206
01:27:15,879 --> 01:27:17,176
Hey, thank you very much

2207
01:27:17,276 --> 01:27:18,707
for giving me this award.

2208
01:27:18,807 --> 01:27:22,207
Totally unexpected, but
I really appreciate it

2209
01:27:22,307 --> 01:27:23,937
and very honored and grateful.

2210
01:27:24,037 --> 01:27:25,428
Thank you all very much.

2211
01:27:25,528 --> 01:27:27,364
It's been one of the coolest things

2212
01:27:27,464 --> 01:27:31,787
to see this place grow
to become its own thing.

2213
01:27:31,887 --> 01:27:32,828
It's its own community.

2214
01:27:32,928 --> 01:27:34,885
Like, Parcade is its own world in a way.

2215
01:27:34,985 --> 01:27:35,790
A little, tiny world,

2216
01:27:35,890 --> 01:27:37,690
but it's its own community
and it's been great

2217
01:27:37,790 --> 01:27:41,490
for me to step back and
see it become its own place

2218
01:27:41,590 --> 01:27:44,070
and survive and be its own thing.

2219
01:27:44,170 --> 01:27:47,587
We're a legit arcade
and you gotta love that

2220
01:27:47,687 --> 01:27:50,192
when you're kind of recognized
a bit in the community,

2221
01:27:50,292 --> 01:27:52,720
and it's nothing but good feelings.

2222
01:27:52,820 --> 01:27:56,410
And so, the future with arcade gaming,

2223
01:27:56,510 --> 01:27:59,230
I don't think it'll ever stop evolving.

2224
01:27:59,330 --> 01:28:02,510
I think right now the hobby
seems to be on a rocket ship,

2225
01:28:02,610 --> 01:28:04,070
so I'm hoping that continues.

2226
01:28:04,170 --> 01:28:08,219
Maybe we'll start to see a
blend of modern and retro.

2227
01:28:08,319 --> 01:28:09,052
Because if you look at

2228
01:28:09,152 --> 01:28:11,168
what Doc Mack is doing
over at Galloping Ghost,

2229
01:28:11,268 --> 01:28:14,053
he's had a game in development
for several years now.

2230
01:28:14,153 --> 01:28:15,767
He's doing a game for cabinets.

2231
01:28:15,867 --> 01:28:17,721
He's not doing a game to go to the home,

2232
01:28:17,821 --> 01:28:20,061
but he wants to grow it from the arcade,

2233
01:28:20,161 --> 01:28:21,161
then go to home,

2234
01:28:21,261 --> 01:28:24,751
and I think that that's what
started the whole industry.

2235
01:28:24,851 --> 01:28:29,781
And the ultimate goal is to
hopefully see arcade designers

2236
01:28:29,881 --> 01:28:31,041
and developers come back

2237
01:28:31,141 --> 01:28:34,040
and designing specifically for the arcade.

2238
01:28:34,140 --> 01:28:36,387
And if there's enough places that open

2239
01:28:36,487 --> 01:28:38,181
and there's enough demand,

2240
01:28:38,281 --> 01:28:40,441
all the video game
companies could start doing

2241
01:28:40,541 --> 01:28:44,319
arcade games again and we
could see the resurgence go

2242
01:28:44,419 --> 01:28:45,500
in a completely new,

2243
01:28:45,600 --> 01:28:50,072
different direction with arcade
games everywhere once again.

2244
01:28:50,172 --> 01:28:51,423
The future for arcade bars

2245
01:28:51,523 --> 01:28:53,543
and arcade games is only getting stronger

2246
01:28:53,643 --> 01:28:56,111
because it's this new
meeting ground for people.

2247
01:28:56,211 --> 01:28:57,890
It's something that
brings people together.

2248
01:28:57,990 --> 01:28:58,848
And let's face it, you know,

2249
01:28:58,948 --> 01:29:00,289
the last 10, 20 years,

2250
01:29:00,389 --> 01:29:01,646
a lot of stuff has happened

2251
01:29:01,746 --> 01:29:03,556
and people have gone into their bedrooms,

2252
01:29:03,656 --> 01:29:04,476
into the phone,

2253
01:29:04,576 --> 01:29:06,601
into the tablets further, further,

2254
01:29:06,701 --> 01:29:09,031
and now they can come
out into arcades and go,

2255
01:29:09,131 --> 01:29:09,890
oh, you're my people,

2256
01:29:09,990 --> 01:29:10,743
you're my tribe.

2257
01:29:10,843 --> 01:29:12,708
And I think the good
Pandora's out of our box

2258
01:29:12,808 --> 01:29:15,286
and people are realizing
games bring people together

2259
01:29:15,386 --> 01:29:16,838
and games make people happy.

2260
01:29:16,938 --> 01:29:19,363
It's a drug without
being a drug, you know.

2261
01:29:19,463 --> 01:29:20,534
People get addicted to it,

2262
01:29:20,634 --> 01:29:24,017
but you don't hurt your body
by playing too much "NBA Jam".

2263
01:29:24,117 --> 01:29:25,027
I think initially,

2264
01:29:25,127 --> 01:29:28,604
arcade bars were sort of
focused on nostalgia and saying,

2265
01:29:28,704 --> 01:29:30,626
hey, these are the games
that I grew up with.

2266
01:29:30,726 --> 01:29:32,686
But I walk into an arcade
bar and I see people

2267
01:29:32,786 --> 01:29:35,386
who were not alive when those first rounds

2268
01:29:35,486 --> 01:29:37,073
of arcade games came out,

2269
01:29:37,173 --> 01:29:39,870
and I think they're looking
for a communal experience.

2270
01:29:39,970 --> 01:29:42,257
Now it's very much like I'm
there for the community,

2271
01:29:42,357 --> 01:29:43,437
I'm there for the camaraderie,

2272
01:29:43,537 --> 01:29:45,647
I'm there to have a
drink or two and have fun

2273
01:29:45,747 --> 01:29:49,997
with my friends and it's
something we go out and do.

2274
01:29:50,566 --> 01:29:51,841
So I see a big future in it

2275
01:29:51,941 --> 01:29:53,936
because it's a very different thing.

2276
01:29:54,036 --> 01:29:58,074
It's not really competing with
PC gaming or console gaming.

2277
01:29:58,174 --> 01:30:00,727
It very much is something
that sits alongside it

2278
01:30:00,827 --> 01:30:02,736
and it's a different animal.

2279
01:30:02,836 --> 01:30:05,581
So as big as this arcade
renaissance has become,

2280
01:30:05,681 --> 01:30:09,089
it would be meaningless unless
a new generation picks it up

2281
01:30:09,189 --> 01:30:10,380
and runs with it too.

2282
01:30:10,480 --> 01:30:12,198
There are kids even today

2283
01:30:12,298 --> 01:30:15,143
that are now growing up
around this arcade scene.

2284
01:30:15,243 --> 01:30:17,391
And once they grab a "Pinball" machine

2285
01:30:17,491 --> 01:30:18,711
or a large video cabinet,

2286
01:30:18,811 --> 01:30:20,981
they fall in love with it
because you can't compare it

2287
01:30:21,081 --> 01:30:23,616
to putting your thumbs on a phone.

2288
01:30:23,716 --> 01:30:24,703
I came here with my son.

2289
01:30:24,803 --> 01:30:27,343
He's 16 and it was nice
to be able to show him

2290
01:30:27,443 --> 01:30:30,004
what it's all about and
why we come to these things

2291
01:30:30,104 --> 01:30:31,407
and it's more than just the games,

2292
01:30:31,507 --> 01:30:32,506
it's the community too.

2293
01:30:32,606 --> 01:30:34,331
You got this.

2294
01:30:34,431 --> 01:30:36,324
You got an extra ball too, I think.

2295
01:30:36,424 --> 01:30:38,351
We have the ability to bring these games

2296
01:30:38,451 --> 01:30:39,688
to like a new generation of kids

2297
01:30:39,788 --> 01:30:41,808
that really would've
never had the opportunity,

2298
01:30:41,908 --> 01:30:43,698
where they heard about
it from the parents or,

2299
01:30:43,798 --> 01:30:45,161
I mean, maybe grandparents,

2300
01:30:45,261 --> 01:30:46,707
depending on how old they are.

2301
01:30:46,807 --> 01:30:48,735
It's probably one of
the most important parts

2302
01:30:48,835 --> 01:30:50,256
of having an arcade bar.

2303
01:30:50,356 --> 01:30:53,509
And I hope that the kids
that are being brought up

2304
01:30:53,609 --> 01:30:56,758
into this arcade generation continue it

2305
01:30:56,858 --> 01:30:59,638
with the next generation
so that we don't lose

2306
01:30:59,738 --> 01:31:02,431
that magic that comes
with coming into an arcade

2307
01:31:02,531 --> 01:31:05,993
and escaping into a
pixel world for a while.

2308
01:31:06,093 --> 01:31:10,077
And I'm hoping that this remains with us

2309
01:31:10,177 --> 01:31:14,341
for several generations because
what a sad world it would be

2310
01:31:14,441 --> 01:31:16,043
if you can't play games anymore.

2311
01:31:16,143 --> 01:31:17,236
At least while I'm alive,

2312
01:31:17,336 --> 01:31:19,661
I wanna make sure that
this keeps going forward

2313
01:31:19,761 --> 01:31:22,131
and keep giving a little bit of that magic

2314
01:31:22,231 --> 01:31:25,121
and that nostalgia to everybody.

2315
01:31:25,221 --> 01:31:28,252
Arcades, arcade bars are
gonna continue to open.

2316
01:31:28,352 --> 01:31:29,949
If they have a new spin on it,

2317
01:31:30,049 --> 01:31:31,971
probably an inevitability,

2318
01:31:32,071 --> 01:31:34,904
but where they'll go
it remains to be seen.

2319
01:31:35,004 --> 01:31:37,379
I think it's a pretty
exciting time to be a gamer

2320
01:31:37,479 --> 01:31:39,441
because pretty soon around
your corner there's gonna

2321
01:31:39,541 --> 01:31:40,386
be an arcade bar,

2322
01:31:40,486 --> 01:31:43,606
and I think this is something
that's here to stay.

2323
01:31:43,706 --> 01:31:45,493
To me, the most unique phenomenon

2324
01:31:45,593 --> 01:31:49,210
of the arcade era is
that the games were born

2325
01:31:49,310 --> 01:31:50,550
in a public setting,

2326
01:31:50,650 --> 01:31:52,030
and now in the arcade bar,

2327
01:31:52,130 --> 01:31:54,369
they're being reborn in a public setting.

2328
01:31:54,469 --> 01:31:57,123
So it's the rebirth of the opportunity

2329
01:31:57,223 --> 01:32:01,390
to play video games as a
community-spirited event,

2330
01:32:02,459 --> 01:32:06,085
and that's the spirit coming alive again.

2331
01:32:06,185 --> 01:32:09,935
I believe as long as
the arcade bars evolve

2332
01:32:11,527 --> 01:32:13,113
to entertain people,

2333
01:32:13,213 --> 01:32:15,824
people are gonna enjoy coming together,

2334
01:32:15,924 --> 01:32:17,962
sharing a pastime that they did.

2335
01:32:18,062 --> 01:32:21,036
If you think about it,
you go to a football game,

2336
01:32:21,136 --> 01:32:24,772
there's a hundred thousand people there
and they don't know each other,

2337
01:32:24,872 --> 01:32:27,672
they just share the same passion.

2338
01:32:27,772 --> 01:32:30,005
And since the beginning
of civilization,

2339
01:32:30,105 --> 01:32:32,192
we've always had the
passion for gaming.

2340
01:32:32,292 --> 01:32:34,398
From the coliseum

2341
01:32:34,498 --> 01:32:38,480
to the stadium,
from the arcade to the console,

2342
01:32:38,580 --> 01:32:43,305
from the internet to the phone,
we've always been playing games

2343
01:32:43,405 --> 01:32:47,200
and we've always
been passionate about playing.

2344
01:32:47,300 --> 01:32:51,108
It's a passion that's within you.
It's a passion that doesn't die.

2345
01:32:51,208 --> 01:32:54,008
It's just a passion that's screaming

2346
01:32:54,108 --> 01:32:56,638
for a place to enjoy itself,

2347
01:32:56,738 --> 01:32:59,071
that's what arcade bars are.

2348
01:33:09,595 --> 01:33:11,795
To Vector.

2349
01:33:11,904 --> 01:33:14,104
Keep up the good fight.

2350
01:33:16,640 --> 01:33:18,715
So it's a very interesting
phenomenon to watch

2351
01:33:18,815 --> 01:33:21,575
and it should probably grow
for quite a while before

2352
01:33:21,675 --> 01:33:25,010
that too becomes a cycle
that extinguishes itself.

2353
01:33:25,110 --> 01:33:27,160
Game over.

2354
01:33:27,260 --> 01:33:29,629
And that'll do it for
"Token Taverns" tonight.

2355
01:33:29,729 --> 01:33:32,466
So long everybody. See you
next time. Thanks for playing.

2356
01:33:32,566 --> 01:33:36,695
♪ We grew up with posters on the walls. ♪

2357
01:33:36,795 --> 01:33:41,074
♪ The Pepsi generation,
thought we'd seen it all ♪

2358
01:33:41,174 --> 01:33:45,388
♪ Brightly lit future with flying cars ♪

2359
01:33:45,488 --> 01:33:49,827
♪ And we'd all be superstars ♪

2360
01:33:49,927 --> 01:33:53,868
♪ Energy is endlessly ♪

2361
01:33:53,968 --> 01:33:58,381
♪ Entertaining us violently ♪

2362
01:33:58,481 --> 01:34:02,614
♪ Commercials play on TV ♪

2363
01:34:02,714 --> 01:34:05,986
♪ And nothing was ever free ♪

2364
01:34:06,086 --> 01:34:10,169
♪ Ever free, ever free,
ever free, ever free ♪

2365
01:34:14,814 --> 01:34:19,814
♪ Ever free, ever free,
ever free, ever free ♪

2366
01:34:24,357 --> 01:34:29,147
♪ Time flies so fast in an instant flash ♪

2367
01:34:29,247 --> 01:34:33,497
♪ I could drive all
night, going anywhere ♪

2368
01:34:33,597 --> 01:34:37,842
♪ Life moves so fast in an instant flash ♪

2369
01:34:37,942 --> 01:34:42,732
♪ I could fly all night,
going everywhere ♪

2370
01:34:59,725 --> 01:35:03,701
♪ We were young, we were full of it ♪

2371
01:35:03,801 --> 01:35:08,182
♪ We had it down and stayed silent ♪

2372
01:35:08,282 --> 01:35:12,465
♪ We worked hard, we were self-aware ♪

2373
01:35:12,565 --> 01:35:16,853
♪ Made mistakes that land us anywhere ♪

2374
01:35:16,953 --> 01:35:21,236
♪ With corded phones and tape machines ♪

2375
01:35:21,336 --> 01:35:25,616
♪ You could do anything,
if you just believe ♪

2376
01:35:25,716 --> 01:35:29,955
♪ Commercials play on TV ♪

2377
01:35:30,055 --> 01:35:34,158
♪ And nothing was ever free ♪

2378
01:35:34,258 --> 01:35:38,921
♪ Time flies so fast in an instant flash ♪

2379
01:35:39,021 --> 01:35:43,306
♪ I could drive all
night, going anywhere ♪

2380
01:35:43,406 --> 01:35:47,641
♪ Life moves so fast in an instant flash ♪

2381
01:35:47,741 --> 01:35:52,407
♪ I could fly all night,
going everywhere ♪

2382
01:35:54,883 --> 01:35:57,729
Well, I think he's thinking,

2383
01:35:57,829 --> 01:35:59,790
is there any new "Donkey
Kong" games coming out

2384
01:35:59,890 --> 01:36:00,682
in the pipeline.

2385
01:36:00,782 --> 01:36:04,157
He's actually on the phone
with the president of Nintendo.

2386
01:36:04,257 --> 01:36:07,206
And the president of Nintendo
said, "Stop calling me.

2387
01:36:07,306 --> 01:36:09,448
Yeah, you've called too many times.

2388
01:36:09,548 --> 01:36:11,138
We're not making a new "Donkey Kong".

2389
01:36:11,238 --> 01:36:15,321
So pretty sure that's
what's happening right now.