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(arcade games chiming)

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- The bar arcade has always
kind of been a thing.

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(upbeat music)
(arcade game chiming)

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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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(upbeat music)

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- And now, 30 to 40 years later,

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these machines are right
back where they started

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in an arcade bar.

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- Oh, they got all your
old favorite games.

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(arcade game chiming)
Come on in,

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play the games and have a beer, a whiskey,

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my preference whiskey.
(chuckling)

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(arcade game chiming)

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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
they're playing by themselves,

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but people are sort of
thirsty for this interaction

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in person where you can see the cabinet,

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you can feel it,

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you can hear all these sounds.

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(arcade game chiming)

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- There are a huge number

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of arcade bars popping
up all over the country.

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- They're doing gangbuster business.

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(coins jingling)

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

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- But what happens now,

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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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(arcade game chiming)

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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",

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some "NBA Jam"?

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Dude, this place is off the hook.

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(arcade game chiming)

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Craft beer and games, come on,

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it just goes together.

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(upbeat music)
(arcade game blitzing)

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- [Narrator] "Token
Taverns", boom shakalaka.

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(arcade games chiming)
(coin jingling)

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(relaxing instrumental music)
(coin clicking)

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(arcade games chiming)

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- My name's Michael Burke.

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I own Vector Bar & Arcade
in Clearwater, Florida.

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(relaxing instrumental music)

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Going into this,

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my wife and I,

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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
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- So the game selection's pretty amazing.

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It's not always the games

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that are sought after
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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",

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the "Donkey Kong".

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And I want to represent games

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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
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of other great games.

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This is another one of those like weird,

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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.
(man exclaiming)

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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
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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
looking for a football game

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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
factor, for sure.

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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
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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 (indistinct).

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(tin hissing open)

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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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(upbeat rock music)

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(arcade games chiming)

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(Jenga blocks crashing)
(patrons exclaiming)

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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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(arcade game rumbling)

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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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(Michael exclaiming)
(patron laughing)

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I'll take that.

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Finest (indistinct)
(patron exclaiming)

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Cheers.

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(glasses clinking)

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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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(wrestlers thudding in ring)
(patrons cheering)

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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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(wrestlers thudding in ring)
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
for their finishing move,

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which was epic.
(patrons cheering)

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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
were just sitting on.

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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
out behind your business

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and throwing a huge wrestling event

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with a hundred-plus people
is a pretty big endeavor.

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Luckily for us,

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the back of our building butts
up to government buildings

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that are closed on the weekends.

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We were able to keep
the ring in our space,

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but we could have the spillover
people all in the back

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and be as loud and
obnoxious as we wanna be.

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- Fuck off, (indistinct).

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(patrons cheering)

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(wrestlers thudding in ring)

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(patrons cheering)

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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
before the landlord shut us down

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from having too many people out back.

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(upbeat guitar music)

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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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(upbeat guitar music)

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If you'd like to hear
anything in particular,

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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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(upbeat guitar music)
(patrons chuckling)

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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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(patrons cheering)
(patrons applauding)

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(indistinct)

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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
where you feel welcome

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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
think that it has to be

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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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(patrons groaning)
- Is this whiskey?

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- Cheers 2020, fuck you.
- 2020.

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- [Patron] Yeah, happy 2020.

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- There you go.
(patrons cheering)

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- Fuck yeah, Mike.
- Mike.

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- Fuck yeah, Mike.
(patrons cheering)

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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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(upbeat music)
(video rewinding)

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♪ What we gonna do right here is go back ♪

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(coin jingling)

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- Video games are the latest
craze to sweep the country.

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- [Reporter] 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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- [Reporter] 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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(upbeat music)
- 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.

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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.

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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

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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.

348
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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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(upbeat music)

351
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- "Pac-Man" is all over
and it's on the lips

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of kids and arcade players.

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

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in the world,

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more than the ears of Mickey Mouse,

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

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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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(patrons cheering)

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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,

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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,

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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,

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and then overnight we went
from being heroes to zeros.

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(upbeat music)
(coin jingling)

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- The games you see behind us here,

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like a car, now they were 20 years old,

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now they were nostalgic,

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now they were collectibles.

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Suddenly there was a new interest.

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- So what a perfect time
to capture the nostalgia

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that everybody was
feeling for these things,

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and then add an adult
element to it with beer.

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- So as these arcade
bars started popping up,

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it was a great way to
get those people back

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in front of arcade machines.

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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.

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(upbeat music)
(coin jingling)

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(upbeat music continues)

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- My name is Dwight Slamp.

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This is Glitch Bar in
Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

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We're a very much a nightlife spot.

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We're strictly 21 and up.

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- Fridays and Saturdays,

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it's like a club in here.

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It gets crazy.

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(flames hissing)

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00:14:13,819 --> 00:14:16,532
- Our concept here is our games are free.

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

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00:14:18,955 --> 00:14:21,346
and we make our money on alcohol.

404
00:14:21,346 --> 00:14:22,665
- What they have set up here,

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00:14:22,665 --> 00:14:24,421
it's such a good environment,

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00:14:24,421 --> 00:14:26,301
such a dope place inside.

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I love it.

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

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

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(patron groaning)
- What a block.

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- Indie arcade games are
games that are developed

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by individuals or small companies,

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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.

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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.

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

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

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- This is really like grassroots,

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almost like social phenomenon.

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00:15:06,801 --> 00:15:09,120
Like, every major city
has a "Killer Queen".

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00:15:09,120 --> 00:15:11,092
- "Killer Queen" people are so passionate

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00:15:11,092 --> 00:15:12,365
in playing that game

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00:15:12,365 --> 00:15:14,635
but the game has brought
so many people together.

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

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00:15:16,175 --> 00:15:17,936
but when you talk shit
in person to someone,

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00:15:17,936 --> 00:15:20,045
it's a completely different experience.

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00:15:20,045 --> 00:15:21,760
(patrons cheering)
- Yeah.

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00:15:21,760 --> 00:15:22,656
- Sweet.

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00:15:22,656 --> 00:15:26,277
(upbeat instrumental music)

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00:15:26,277 --> 00:15:28,685
- Billy Mitchell's a very
well-known video game player.

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00:15:28,685 --> 00:15:30,234
He locally plays here.

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00:15:30,234 --> 00:15:31,430
- Yeah, but the first thing is,

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00:15:31,430 --> 00:15:33,265
I gotta do a perfect score here.

436
00:15:33,265 --> 00:15:34,487
- Again?
- Look at this.

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(upbeat instrumental music)

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00:15:35,892 --> 00:15:36,941
What are you doing?

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00:15:36,941 --> 00:15:38,130
What kind of place are you running here?

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- He just did a perfect "Pac-Man"

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

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00:15:43,332 --> 00:15:45,726
- We're having some fun
this year with "Pac-Man"

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because it's the 40th anniversary.

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

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they put a new joystick on,

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00:15:51,234 --> 00:15:54,096
and both times I hit it on the first shot.

447
00:15:54,096 --> 00:15:57,197
To be playing the "Pac-Man"
and to play a perfect score

448
00:15:57,197 --> 00:15:59,794
and to have that energy
and those people around you

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and that excitement,

450
00:16:01,114 --> 00:16:04,188
it was absolutely like
being at a sporting event.

451
00:16:04,188 --> 00:16:05,646
- You just did it.
- Yeah.

452
00:16:05,646 --> 00:16:06,878
- You just did it.
- Congratulations.

453
00:16:06,878 --> 00:16:07,995
You just beat the last one.

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00:16:07,995 --> 00:16:09,328
That's awesome.
- I've seen kill screen

455
00:16:09,328 --> 00:16:11,721
a million times and not
a perfect score, awesome.

456
00:16:11,721 --> 00:16:13,372
(upbeat music)

457
00:16:13,372 --> 00:16:14,466
- The arcade bars,

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you're here and it's just
like the old arcades.

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00:16:17,508 --> 00:16:21,493
It brings back the fever
and passion from the 1980s.

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It's a great place.

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It really brings back history

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00:16:25,171 --> 00:16:27,746
and it introduces that golden age

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to a whole nother generation of people.

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- [Photographer] And
going, going. There you go.

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(upbeat instrumental music)

466
00:16:34,691 --> 00:16:37,358
(coin jingling)

467
00:16:40,329 --> 00:16:43,912
(motorbike engine humming)

468
00:16:45,518 --> 00:16:47,202
- Hi, my name is George Courtney.

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

470
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(upbeat instrumental music)

471
00:16:52,245 --> 00:16:53,910
I always wanted to own a bar,

472
00:16:53,910 --> 00:16:55,414
but I knew if we were gonna open a bar,

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we wanted to incorporate something

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that I was really passionate about.

475
00:16:58,002 --> 00:16:59,255
(upbeat instrumental music)

476
00:16:59,255 --> 00:17:01,501
Because I know when I've walked
into my first arcade bar,

477
00:17:01,501 --> 00:17:02,994
I was just like almost in tears.

478
00:17:02,994 --> 00:17:03,827
I'm like, oh my God,

479
00:17:03,827 --> 00:17:04,660
someone gets me.

480
00:17:04,660 --> 00:17:06,377
I could drink a beer
and play arcade games.

481
00:17:06,377 --> 00:17:07,398
- He's just like,

482
00:17:07,398 --> 00:17:09,880
"We need something and
like this in Dunedin,"

483
00:17:09,880 --> 00:17:11,634
so he just kind of ran with it.

484
00:17:11,634 --> 00:17:12,895
- If we were to do something,

485
00:17:12,895 --> 00:17:15,722
I gotta do this and share
with people where I'm from too

486
00:17:15,722 --> 00:17:18,515
and Reboot was kind of created with that.

487
00:17:18,515 --> 00:17:20,102
For the first time in my life,

488
00:17:20,102 --> 00:17:21,840
I actually found something that I really,

489
00:17:21,840 --> 00:17:23,828
really enjoy as a business.

490
00:17:23,828 --> 00:17:25,822
(upbeat instrumental music)

491
00:17:25,822 --> 00:17:27,900
For us, we would deem ourselves more

492
00:17:27,900 --> 00:17:31,543
of a nostalgic old school
meets news school arcade

493
00:17:31,543 --> 00:17:33,785
with console games that
typically you wouldn't see

494
00:17:33,785 --> 00:17:35,533
in like a Dave & Buster's
or Chuck E. Cheese.

495
00:17:35,533 --> 00:17:36,616
- "GoldenEye" is always

496
00:17:36,616 --> 00:17:37,499
a good go-to.
- Yeah, I remember

497
00:17:37,499 --> 00:17:40,939
playing that.
- "Super Smash", pretty fun.

498
00:17:40,939 --> 00:17:42,619
- [George] Reboot was sort
of created as like a place

499
00:17:42,619 --> 00:17:44,624
for people to just kind of
get away from everything,

500
00:17:44,624 --> 00:17:47,718
sort of like a museum with
a bunch of nerdom in it.

501
00:17:47,718 --> 00:17:48,953
(relaxing instrumental music)

502
00:17:48,953 --> 00:17:52,318
- George and his amazing
video game knowledge

503
00:17:52,318 --> 00:17:54,878
helped create this dream.

504
00:17:54,878 --> 00:17:57,246
We've talked about the "Donkey
Kong" tree house theme.

505
00:17:57,246 --> 00:17:58,273
- We're thinking like what,

506
00:17:58,273 --> 00:17:59,337
just like a bunch of barrels kind

507
00:17:59,337 --> 00:18:01,314
of set up around the building?

508
00:18:01,314 --> 00:18:03,355
- [Helen] Well, I think
barrels would be good.

509
00:18:03,355 --> 00:18:04,849
- Would they have to
be filled with monkeys,

510
00:18:04,849 --> 00:18:06,517
like barrels and monkeys?
(Helen chuckling)

511
00:18:06,517 --> 00:18:10,457
So Helen, she has an
incredible eye for design.

512
00:18:10,457 --> 00:18:13,758
She's like a big part of
the brains of this place.

513
00:18:13,758 --> 00:18:16,114
Part of that is artwork, lighting,

514
00:18:16,114 --> 00:18:18,463
the ability to have scene changes.

515
00:18:18,463 --> 00:18:20,072
So at seven o'clock or sunset,

516
00:18:20,072 --> 00:18:21,704
all of our lights turn blue.

517
00:18:21,704 --> 00:18:23,337
One of my favorite
movies is "Blade Runner"

518
00:18:23,337 --> 00:18:25,702
and everything in that
was retro futuristic.

519
00:18:25,702 --> 00:18:28,316
So it was sort of like old
school with new school,

520
00:18:28,316 --> 00:18:30,979
almost like if you were in the 1980s

521
00:18:30,979 --> 00:18:33,121
and you imagine what the
future would look like.

522
00:18:33,121 --> 00:18:36,084
And I think this place is
sort of an over exaggeration

523
00:18:36,084 --> 00:18:39,560
if someone had the time in
the '80s to create something

524
00:18:39,560 --> 00:18:41,316
with the stuff from today.

525
00:18:41,316 --> 00:18:43,011
- I love this place.

526
00:18:43,011 --> 00:18:43,996
It's very retro.

527
00:18:43,996 --> 00:18:46,261
It's kind of nostalgic
and will bring you back

528
00:18:46,261 --> 00:18:48,278
in time to like the '80s.

529
00:18:48,278 --> 00:18:49,511
(upbeat instrumental music)

530
00:18:49,511 --> 00:18:51,228
- I wanted people to feel transported

531
00:18:51,228 --> 00:18:52,497
in this different place, you know,

532
00:18:52,497 --> 00:18:53,801
make them feel like
they're in a different spot

533
00:18:53,801 --> 00:18:58,435
and feel like we did our best
to make sure that happened.

534
00:18:58,435 --> 00:18:59,524
Hey, what's up man?

535
00:18:59,524 --> 00:19:01,687
- George, what's brother?
- How you been?

536
00:19:01,687 --> 00:19:03,027
Good to see, Buddy.
- Nice to see you.

537
00:19:03,027 --> 00:19:04,235
How you doing?
- How's (indistinct) been?

538
00:19:04,235 --> 00:19:06,213
- Things are good.
- Yeah, you guys busy?

539
00:19:06,213 --> 00:19:07,895
- Getting back into it, man.
- Nice, man.

540
00:19:07,895 --> 00:19:09,780
Have you seen all the
additions and stuff we made?

541
00:19:09,780 --> 00:19:11,777
- Honestly, I haven't
been able to get back in.

542
00:19:11,777 --> 00:19:12,610
- But yeah, dude,

543
00:19:12,610 --> 00:19:13,443
look at all the

544
00:19:13,443 --> 00:19:14,276
"Pinball" machines, man.
- Yeah, I love it.

545
00:19:14,276 --> 00:19:15,359
I love it.
- Put them all in a row.

546
00:19:15,359 --> 00:19:17,261
Have you seen in there?
- No, not yet.

547
00:19:17,261 --> 00:19:18,951
- Oh, man.
- Let's check it.

548
00:19:18,951 --> 00:19:21,564
- So, Bill did like this honeycomb thing.

549
00:19:21,564 --> 00:19:23,665
So, he had an idea like you
would just put all this stuff

550
00:19:23,665 --> 00:19:25,879
up here and I was helping
him paint and stuff,

551
00:19:25,879 --> 00:19:28,050
and we used this UV paint.
- Neat, I like it.

552
00:19:28,050 --> 00:19:30,068
- So we used this paint
that literally, like,

553
00:19:30,068 --> 00:19:32,295
look at all the UV lights and everything.

554
00:19:32,295 --> 00:19:35,818
- Yeah, I love it.
(upbeat instrumental music)

555
00:19:35,818 --> 00:19:37,853
- So we have Xbox's, PlayStations,

556
00:19:37,853 --> 00:19:39,937
Nintendo Switches, and they're all up here

557
00:19:39,937 --> 00:19:41,768
on these screens around the bar.

558
00:19:41,768 --> 00:19:44,726
- So we kind of designed
Reboot to almost be sort

559
00:19:44,726 --> 00:19:47,253
of like a sports bar feel
when you're at the bar itself.

560
00:19:47,253 --> 00:19:48,175
We have nine TVs.

561
00:19:48,175 --> 00:19:50,094
We have the ability for
people to watch games,

562
00:19:50,094 --> 00:19:51,355
watch other people compete,

563
00:19:51,355 --> 00:19:54,481
sort of almost get like that
sports bar-type mentality.

564
00:19:54,481 --> 00:19:56,164
Instead of, you know,

565
00:19:56,164 --> 00:19:59,499
Sports Center or Fox Sports
or something like that,

566
00:19:59,499 --> 00:20:01,438
it's people playing games.

567
00:20:01,438 --> 00:20:02,536
(upbeat instrumental music)

568
00:20:02,536 --> 00:20:04,766
- On the weekends this
place gets pretty packed.

569
00:20:04,766 --> 00:20:05,808
A big party.

570
00:20:05,808 --> 00:20:07,570
Everyone loves to come here.

571
00:20:07,570 --> 00:20:10,180
It's definitely more adult-oriented.

572
00:20:10,180 --> 00:20:13,341
- It's just more of a big kid atmosphere.

573
00:20:13,341 --> 00:20:15,479
Definitely, that's what it's about.

574
00:20:15,479 --> 00:20:17,350
And there you are.

575
00:20:17,350 --> 00:20:19,188
- It's gotten really busy.

576
00:20:19,188 --> 00:20:21,773
Sometimes it's hard to say that out loud,

577
00:20:21,773 --> 00:20:25,111
but when we see it really
crazy and busy on the weekends,

578
00:20:25,111 --> 00:20:26,455
we just kinda laugh.

579
00:20:26,455 --> 00:20:29,430
I mean, it's surprising
but it's awesome too.

580
00:20:29,430 --> 00:20:31,745
- The quarter machine holds like $750.

581
00:20:31,745 --> 00:20:34,728
What ends up happening is
if we have a busy weekend,

582
00:20:34,728 --> 00:20:38,044
it drains all of the quarters
from our change machine.

583
00:20:38,044 --> 00:20:41,227
So Bill has to go in and literally
take all the quarters out

584
00:20:41,227 --> 00:20:43,493
and then count them to make
sure all the counts are right

585
00:20:43,493 --> 00:20:45,951
and then dump them back
into the quarter machine.

586
00:20:45,951 --> 00:20:46,928
(coins jingling)

587
00:20:46,928 --> 00:20:51,297
- It turned down a little
bit this past week but,

588
00:20:51,297 --> 00:20:53,172
I mean, still doing really good.

589
00:20:53,172 --> 00:20:55,415
- I've noticed that the
better our drinking sales are,

590
00:20:55,415 --> 00:20:56,731
the less we make in games.

591
00:20:56,731 --> 00:20:58,969
- I think it has to do with just, room.

592
00:20:58,969 --> 00:21:00,367
When we opened up space,

593
00:21:00,367 --> 00:21:02,057
arcade sales jumped pretty high.

594
00:21:02,057 --> 00:21:04,256
- Yeah.
So as far as arcade,

595
00:21:04,256 --> 00:21:06,728
two player always trumps one player.

596
00:21:06,728 --> 00:21:09,827
Gun games, so far the
better two-player game.

597
00:21:09,827 --> 00:21:13,107
The gun games keep up with the "Pinballs".

598
00:21:13,107 --> 00:21:15,182
- "Pinball" is probably
the most played genre

599
00:21:15,182 --> 00:21:17,960
of games here because "Pinball" is huge.

600
00:21:17,960 --> 00:21:20,098
(upbeat instrumental music)

601
00:21:20,098 --> 00:21:23,348
(arcade games chiming)

602
00:21:24,937 --> 00:21:26,972
- "Pinball" never really died.

603
00:21:26,972 --> 00:21:29,502
They kept making "Pinball" machines.

604
00:21:29,502 --> 00:21:30,789
- [Patron] Oh my God.

605
00:21:30,789 --> 00:21:32,504
You look fabulous.
(patron chuckling)

606
00:21:32,504 --> 00:21:33,796
- Thank you.
- You look great too.

607
00:21:33,796 --> 00:21:35,789
- "Pinball" sort of carried the torch

608
00:21:35,789 --> 00:21:38,025
for this whole hobby for quite some time.

609
00:21:38,025 --> 00:21:39,554
- Stern "Pinball", for instance,

610
00:21:39,554 --> 00:21:41,064
was almost out of business.

611
00:21:41,064 --> 00:21:43,940
They were at this old kind
of junky warehouse out

612
00:21:43,940 --> 00:21:44,917
in the west side.

613
00:21:44,917 --> 00:21:45,771
They have a big,

614
00:21:45,771 --> 00:21:47,200
beautiful new complex out here

615
00:21:47,200 --> 00:21:49,702
and they said they are
selling like never before.

616
00:21:49,702 --> 00:21:51,376
- We're growing about 25,

617
00:21:51,376 --> 00:21:54,633
30% a year for the last
half dozen, dozen years.

618
00:21:54,633 --> 00:21:56,658
- "Pinball's" on steroids right now.

619
00:21:56,658 --> 00:21:59,408
It seems like there's a new
machine coming out all the time

620
00:21:59,408 --> 00:22:01,118
and everybody wants one.

621
00:22:01,118 --> 00:22:03,597
- "Pinball" machines are
definitely part of culture.

622
00:22:03,597 --> 00:22:06,336
They span from bands, to movies.

623
00:22:06,336 --> 00:22:07,631
You just couldn't see some

624
00:22:07,631 --> 00:22:09,320
of this amazing art anywhere else.

625
00:22:09,320 --> 00:22:11,713
And you can actually stand
there and interact with it.

626
00:22:11,713 --> 00:22:12,546
You can hear the music.

627
00:22:12,546 --> 00:22:13,985
You can see the lights flashing.

628
00:22:13,985 --> 00:22:15,870
It's a whole different experience

629
00:22:15,870 --> 00:22:18,384
where you're actually a part of it instead

630
00:22:18,384 --> 00:22:19,803
of just looking at it.

631
00:22:19,803 --> 00:22:20,698
Currently at Vector,

632
00:22:20,698 --> 00:22:23,196
we have 10 "Pinball" machines.

633
00:22:23,196 --> 00:22:24,783
I think I can't fit anymore in here.

634
00:22:24,783 --> 00:22:27,469
I was trying to find
room and I just, I can't.

635
00:22:27,469 --> 00:22:29,696
I can't get another one in here.

636
00:22:29,696 --> 00:22:31,091
Well, we've got a lot of people

637
00:22:31,091 --> 00:22:32,772
that had never played a
"Pinball" machine before.

638
00:22:32,772 --> 00:22:35,217
I've turned so many people
into "Pinball" people now.

639
00:22:35,217 --> 00:22:37,059
They ask them where they can buy a game,

640
00:22:37,059 --> 00:22:38,280
how they can get one in their house?

641
00:22:38,280 --> 00:22:41,339
That never had seen it and
now just from drinking beer,

642
00:22:41,339 --> 00:22:45,333
they got introduced
into a whole new hobby.

643
00:22:45,333 --> 00:22:46,906
It is an expensive business.

644
00:22:46,906 --> 00:22:51,400
These are physical old objects
and they break continuously.

645
00:22:51,400 --> 00:22:54,357
So the "Pinball" machine
is daily maintenance.

646
00:22:54,357 --> 00:22:57,242
Yeah, so you can see the
drop target snapped off.

647
00:22:57,242 --> 00:22:59,076
And that's one thing that we really take

648
00:22:59,076 --> 00:23:00,540
to heart here is we don't want to have

649
00:23:00,540 --> 00:23:02,643
that poor experience when you come in

650
00:23:02,643 --> 00:23:04,039
and something's not working right.

651
00:23:04,039 --> 00:23:05,520
So we are very vigilant

652
00:23:05,520 --> 00:23:08,413
in making sure that
everything is working 100%

653
00:23:08,413 --> 00:23:10,080
as much as possible.

654
00:23:11,593 --> 00:23:13,634
- Mike was the first
person I went to with one

655
00:23:13,634 --> 00:23:15,193
of my machines to work on it,

656
00:23:15,193 --> 00:23:16,514
to get it up and running.

657
00:23:16,514 --> 00:23:19,493
Mechanically inclined, he
knows a lot when it comes

658
00:23:19,493 --> 00:23:21,269
to "Pinball" machines and fixing them up.

659
00:23:21,269 --> 00:23:23,232
- I have a long history
of fixing these games

660
00:23:23,232 --> 00:23:24,190
when they're broken.

661
00:23:24,190 --> 00:23:25,605
So here, anything that breaks,

662
00:23:25,605 --> 00:23:28,679
I'm the repair guy and
it gets done that day

663
00:23:28,679 --> 00:23:30,555
or as soon as the park gets in.

664
00:23:30,555 --> 00:23:32,304
The competitive nature of it really leads

665
00:23:32,304 --> 00:23:33,792
to the bar environment.

666
00:23:33,792 --> 00:23:35,871
So, everyone's always
trying to beat your score

667
00:23:35,871 --> 00:23:38,062
or play against you.

668
00:23:38,062 --> 00:23:40,752
- Mike is extremely good at "Pinball".

669
00:23:40,752 --> 00:23:42,980
He's tall, he's handsome,

670
00:23:42,980 --> 00:23:45,871
and he has enough weight
to move the machine around.

671
00:23:45,871 --> 00:23:49,734
So Mike can make the ball
do what he wants it to do,

672
00:23:49,734 --> 00:23:51,637
and that's not something everyone can do.

673
00:23:51,637 --> 00:23:54,175
He plays way more than he lets on.

674
00:23:54,175 --> 00:23:55,788
- When it's a serious game,

675
00:23:55,788 --> 00:23:58,589
he's one of the best
players I've played against.

676
00:23:58,589 --> 00:24:01,057
He's gonna play the game to the fullest.

677
00:24:01,057 --> 00:24:03,642
- I've seen him in
competition after competition

678
00:24:03,642 --> 00:24:06,373
and every time he's like, top,

679
00:24:06,373 --> 00:24:08,117
every single time.
(Chris chuckling)

680
00:24:08,117 --> 00:24:09,185
(upbeat instrumental music)

681
00:24:09,185 --> 00:24:10,599
Usually what ends up happening is,

682
00:24:10,599 --> 00:24:11,432
I will lose to him,

683
00:24:11,432 --> 00:24:13,529
but the really cool thing about him

684
00:24:13,529 --> 00:24:18,238
and the community in general
is that they teach me.

685
00:24:18,238 --> 00:24:19,639
Even during the game,

686
00:24:19,639 --> 00:24:21,129
they want me to beat them.

687
00:24:21,129 --> 00:24:23,760
They always are teaching and instructing,

688
00:24:23,760 --> 00:24:26,025
helping in any way they can.

689
00:24:26,025 --> 00:24:27,825
It's easier to get it
from the right flipper,

690
00:24:27,825 --> 00:24:29,441
like back into it.
- Okay.

691
00:24:29,441 --> 00:24:32,884
He gives a great
expertise from all fronts.

692
00:24:32,884 --> 00:24:35,304
Like, "This machine is
not hitting quite as hard,

693
00:24:35,304 --> 00:24:37,186
so compensate this way.

694
00:24:37,186 --> 00:24:39,117
Or hey, this is where the big points are,

695
00:24:39,117 --> 00:24:40,146
try and hit up there."

696
00:24:40,146 --> 00:24:43,127
He wants the best for
everyone else around him.

697
00:24:43,127 --> 00:24:44,191
It's not about Mike.

698
00:24:44,191 --> 00:24:46,909
It's not about his bar or his image,

699
00:24:46,909 --> 00:24:48,983
it's always about you having the best time

700
00:24:48,983 --> 00:24:51,535
that you could have.
(arcade games chiming)

701
00:24:51,535 --> 00:24:55,368
(relaxing instrumental music)

702
00:25:01,473 --> 00:25:06,223
(relaxing instrumental music continues)

703
00:25:07,269 --> 00:25:10,859
- My name is Robert Leonard
and this is Lowry Parcade.

704
00:25:10,859 --> 00:25:14,087
It's a craft beer and arcade
bar in Tampa, Florida.

705
00:25:14,087 --> 00:25:17,587
We specialize in both our
incredible beer selection,

706
00:25:17,587 --> 00:25:21,152
as well as a variety of classic '80s,

707
00:25:21,152 --> 00:25:23,429
'90s arcade machines,
and "Pinball" machines.

708
00:25:23,429 --> 00:25:26,376
Wanting to do some kind
of business on my own

709
00:25:26,376 --> 00:25:30,701
and I had both fallen
into craft beer as part

710
00:25:30,701 --> 00:25:32,149
of a love and passion.

711
00:25:32,149 --> 00:25:34,708
Really enjoyed it and
then with game collecting,

712
00:25:34,708 --> 00:25:37,022
that started way early on,

713
00:25:37,022 --> 00:25:41,485
and realized that there's
this concept of an arcade bar.

714
00:25:41,485 --> 00:25:44,587
I started spending most of my time trying

715
00:25:44,587 --> 00:25:46,663
to make that concept work.

716
00:25:46,663 --> 00:25:49,259
- He said, "I need to
learn more about beer.

717
00:25:49,259 --> 00:25:51,297
I need to learn more
about the arcade scene."

718
00:25:51,297 --> 00:25:53,769
So he did the time while
still working his normal job,

719
00:25:53,769 --> 00:25:55,423
started filling up his house,

720
00:25:55,423 --> 00:25:56,984
had people come over to his house,

721
00:25:56,984 --> 00:25:58,239
test the games,

722
00:25:58,239 --> 00:25:59,465
test the beer.

723
00:25:59,465 --> 00:26:01,738
So he had a vision.
(relaxing instrumental music)

724
00:26:01,738 --> 00:26:04,839
- So I own about 60 to 70 machines.

725
00:26:04,839 --> 00:26:06,423
It's a very slippery slope

726
00:26:06,423 --> 00:26:08,957
once you start getting the machines.

727
00:26:08,957 --> 00:26:11,507
(arcade machines chiming)
It develops into a passion.

728
00:26:11,507 --> 00:26:13,366
It can be a little bit of an obsession.

729
00:26:13,366 --> 00:26:16,862
I've spent countless hours
trying to evolve this into

730
00:26:16,862 --> 00:26:18,255
what it became today.

731
00:26:18,255 --> 00:26:21,922
(upbeat instrumental music)

732
00:26:23,175 --> 00:26:25,991
- The vibe at Parcade's
really cool, super chill,

733
00:26:25,991 --> 00:26:28,410
very reminiscent of like the '80s and '90s

734
00:26:28,410 --> 00:26:29,941
and you are reminded of
all the games you used

735
00:26:29,941 --> 00:26:32,407
to play back when you were a kid.

736
00:26:32,407 --> 00:26:33,303
- During the day,

737
00:26:33,303 --> 00:26:34,144
just like the weekends,

738
00:26:34,144 --> 00:26:37,435
we have families and the
kids and it's really cool.

739
00:26:37,435 --> 00:26:38,449
Like when I was growing up,

740
00:26:38,449 --> 00:26:41,599
my dad on Saturdays would
take me to the arcade

741
00:26:41,599 --> 00:26:43,870
and that's where my
nostalgia was born for it.

742
00:26:43,870 --> 00:26:47,849
And we see the same experience
here with kids coming in,

743
00:26:47,849 --> 00:26:51,481
sons, daughters with their mom and dads.

744
00:26:51,481 --> 00:26:53,744
So they get that same experience
which is awesome to see,

745
00:26:53,744 --> 00:26:56,269
but at nine o'clock we're adults only

746
00:26:56,269 --> 00:26:59,686
and we have more of the adult atmosphere.

747
00:27:00,716 --> 00:27:03,395
♪ I wake up in the
morning and I ask myself ♪

748
00:27:03,395 --> 00:27:06,189
♪ Is life worth living,
should I blast myself ♪

749
00:27:06,189 --> 00:27:08,478
- So one of the things
that he's done is made sure

750
00:27:08,478 --> 00:27:09,635
that music was part of it,

751
00:27:09,635 --> 00:27:10,635
from the beginning.

752
00:27:10,635 --> 00:27:12,552
So I DJ here regularly.

753
00:27:13,966 --> 00:27:17,904
(upbeat instrumental music)

754
00:27:17,904 --> 00:27:18,825
- I probably have more

755
00:27:18,825 --> 00:27:21,385
of a passion for beer
than I do for the games.

756
00:27:21,385 --> 00:27:23,559
It's as integral as the arcade machines.

757
00:27:23,559 --> 00:27:26,300
It's as important as the games themselves,

758
00:27:26,300 --> 00:27:27,365
if not more important.

759
00:27:27,365 --> 00:27:29,108
I'd say more important.

760
00:27:29,108 --> 00:27:31,236
My first craft beers
were back in the '90s.

761
00:27:31,236 --> 00:27:33,744
I'll quit a job to bartend full-time

762
00:27:33,744 --> 00:27:36,409
and start product managing
so I could then learn

763
00:27:36,409 --> 00:27:38,075
how to do this business.

764
00:27:38,075 --> 00:27:39,972
In Tampa, we're very fortunate

765
00:27:39,972 --> 00:27:44,266
to have the beer scene we
have because we are spoiled.

766
00:27:44,266 --> 00:27:46,866
There's so many good local breweries.

767
00:27:46,866 --> 00:27:48,664
We have so much good beer here

768
00:27:48,664 --> 00:27:51,588
that we can get almost any style

769
00:27:51,588 --> 00:27:54,373
and have an excellent example of it here.

770
00:27:54,373 --> 00:27:55,985
(upbeat instrumental music)

771
00:27:55,985 --> 00:27:58,821
All my staff are really
good at knowing beer.

772
00:27:58,821 --> 00:28:01,021
That's something that we
really pride ourselves on

773
00:28:01,021 --> 00:28:02,940
and they all know how to recommend

774
00:28:02,940 --> 00:28:05,691
and they have all developed
pallets to be able

775
00:28:05,691 --> 00:28:07,291
to know what a customer would like.

776
00:28:07,291 --> 00:28:09,161
They want to be able
to get you a good beer.

777
00:28:09,161 --> 00:28:10,339
They take pride in that.

778
00:28:10,339 --> 00:28:12,451
They want to get you what you wanna drink

779
00:28:12,451 --> 00:28:15,225
and it takes a lot of skill
to develop your palate

780
00:28:15,225 --> 00:28:17,626
and develop what your experience is

781
00:28:17,626 --> 00:28:19,566
to recommend to other people.

782
00:28:19,566 --> 00:28:23,655
It has been a dream come
true to see craft beer

783
00:28:23,655 --> 00:28:25,357
and classic arcades,

784
00:28:25,357 --> 00:28:27,491
"Pinball" come under one roof,

785
00:28:27,491 --> 00:28:31,971
and I'm very fortunate
to have seen that happen.

786
00:28:31,971 --> 00:28:33,768
(indistinct)
(Stan laughing)

787
00:28:33,768 --> 00:28:35,858
(Stan applauding)

788
00:28:35,858 --> 00:28:37,838
- The craft beer industry started booming

789
00:28:37,838 --> 00:28:40,498
probably 10 years ago and
it's just been on a roll.

790
00:28:40,498 --> 00:28:43,091
It seems like every day there's
a new local craft brewery.

791
00:28:43,091 --> 00:28:46,447
There's a beerfest you can go
to and taste all these beers

792
00:28:46,447 --> 00:28:48,002
from places you never knew existed.

793
00:28:48,002 --> 00:28:50,309
(upbeat rock music)
(coin jingling)

794
00:28:50,309 --> 00:28:53,189
- [Presenter] Oh, it is a
celebration of beer and breweries.

795
00:28:53,189 --> 00:28:55,423
That's right, Tampa Bay Beer Week is back.

796
00:28:55,423 --> 00:28:57,174
This is a big, popular week.

797
00:28:57,174 --> 00:28:58,878
- [Presenter] All kinds
of stuff all week long.

798
00:28:58,878 --> 00:29:01,537
- Tampa Bay Beer Week is
a big deal at Parcade.

799
00:29:01,537 --> 00:29:03,630
It's something that we'd
plan months in advance

800
00:29:03,630 --> 00:29:05,860
to bring in some of the best beer locally

801
00:29:05,860 --> 00:29:10,357
and put that out for people
for Tampa Bay Beer Week.

802
00:29:10,357 --> 00:29:11,599
Our biggest event,

803
00:29:11,599 --> 00:29:14,878
our main event was the
third annual Battle Royale.

804
00:29:14,878 --> 00:29:18,370
Thanks for coming out for
an incredible Battle Royale

805
00:29:18,370 --> 00:29:19,807
for its third year.

806
00:29:19,807 --> 00:29:22,602
The Breweries themselves are
gonna fight the Battle Royale

807
00:29:22,602 --> 00:29:24,657
to decide at the very end of it,

808
00:29:24,657 --> 00:29:28,125
who will go home with the
Lowry Parcade champion belt.

809
00:29:28,125 --> 00:29:31,833
We have a champion belt
that the brewery takes back

810
00:29:31,833 --> 00:29:34,083
and displays it for a year.

811
00:29:35,134 --> 00:29:37,830
It's heads.
(competitor cheering)

812
00:29:37,830 --> 00:29:41,310
(upbeat rock music)
(arcade machines chiming)

813
00:29:41,310 --> 00:29:42,864
- You're going down.

814
00:29:42,864 --> 00:29:46,162
- The Battle Royale was a really fun,

815
00:29:46,162 --> 00:29:47,795
quirky, weird event.

816
00:29:47,795 --> 00:29:49,303
We'd get five local breweries

817
00:29:49,303 --> 00:29:52,612
and they competed against each
other in a round-robin series

818
00:29:52,612 --> 00:29:55,591
of arcade and "Pinball"
play to try and win.

819
00:29:55,591 --> 00:29:56,730
(participant groaning)
- I lost.

820
00:29:56,730 --> 00:29:58,730
"Ice Cold Beer".
(participant cheering)

821
00:29:58,730 --> 00:30:00,267
(upbeat rock music)

822
00:30:00,267 --> 00:30:02,800
(participant laughing)
- Bam.

823
00:30:02,800 --> 00:30:03,857
- So close.

824
00:30:03,857 --> 00:30:05,395
(hands clapping)
- Good game. Good game.

825
00:30:05,395 --> 00:30:06,837
(puck clanging into goal)
- Holy.

826
00:30:06,837 --> 00:30:09,849
- I can't say enough
about all of the happiness

827
00:30:09,849 --> 00:30:11,833
that comes from air hockey

828
00:30:11,833 --> 00:30:14,744
because I can't play another
fucking game in this place.

829
00:30:14,744 --> 00:30:15,645
- There you have it,

830
00:30:15,645 --> 00:30:17,607
air hockey bringing him happiness and joy,

831
00:30:17,607 --> 00:30:19,858
as it does for all of us here at Parcade.

832
00:30:19,858 --> 00:30:21,257
(upbeat rock music)

833
00:30:21,257 --> 00:30:23,187
- That was intense, man.
- That was a good battle

834
00:30:23,187 --> 00:30:24,094
between each of us.

835
00:30:24,094 --> 00:30:26,482
- [Robert] There was a lot
of rivalry involved in it.

836
00:30:26,482 --> 00:30:28,359
- Fuck, well he got me man.

837
00:30:28,359 --> 00:30:29,888
- What do you mean?
- Fuck him, he got me

838
00:30:29,888 --> 00:30:30,901
but it's good.

839
00:30:30,901 --> 00:30:32,442
- Yeah, they all smack talk each other

840
00:30:32,442 --> 00:30:33,700
but it's all love.

841
00:30:33,700 --> 00:30:34,847
People loved it.

842
00:30:34,847 --> 00:30:37,428
It became a real popular event.

843
00:30:37,428 --> 00:30:40,087
- Sweep his legs, Johnny.

844
00:30:40,087 --> 00:30:41,295
- Yes.

845
00:30:41,295 --> 00:30:43,158
- [Robert] Escape was super hungry for it.

846
00:30:43,158 --> 00:30:44,692
- Good job, buddy. Good job, man.

847
00:30:44,692 --> 00:30:46,680
- But Coppertail kind of
snatched it away from him.

848
00:30:46,680 --> 00:30:51,499
- The winner of the 2020
Battle Royale three is going

849
00:30:51,499 --> 00:30:53,676
to Coppertail Brewing.

850
00:30:53,676 --> 00:30:58,115
(participants cheering)
It was super close.

851
00:30:58,115 --> 00:31:00,629
- Hold on, dude.
(participant blowing prize)

852
00:31:00,629 --> 00:31:02,324
- Yeah, I couldn't be happier with

853
00:31:02,324 --> 00:31:03,677
how the Battle Royale went.

854
00:31:03,677 --> 00:31:05,631
It was about the best one we've ever done

855
00:31:05,631 --> 00:31:08,181
and we have a lot more events lined up

856
00:31:08,181 --> 00:31:09,793
for the next rest of the week,

857
00:31:09,793 --> 00:31:13,640
so I'm very excited to
see how it all turns out.

858
00:31:13,640 --> 00:31:16,258
(somber instrumental music)

859
00:31:16,258 --> 00:31:19,629
(arcade game chiming)

860
00:31:19,629 --> 00:31:21,089
- [President Trump] I'm
officially declaring

861
00:31:21,089 --> 00:31:23,381
a national emergency.

862
00:31:23,381 --> 00:31:26,472
Our overriding goal is to
stop the spread of the virus

863
00:31:26,472 --> 00:31:29,886
and to help all Americans who
have been impacted by this.

864
00:31:29,886 --> 00:31:31,797
- [Reporter] I'm told,
non-essential businesses will

865
00:31:31,797 --> 00:31:33,151
have to close up shop.

866
00:31:33,151 --> 00:31:34,297
- [Reporter] Announcing last call

867
00:31:34,297 --> 00:31:35,630
for bars and nightclubs,

868
00:31:35,630 --> 00:31:36,902
requiring their shutdown.

869
00:31:36,902 --> 00:31:39,988
- [Reporter] Bars and nightclubs
are officially closed.

870
00:31:39,988 --> 00:31:44,155
- It's hard to put into
words the whole experience

871
00:31:45,008 --> 00:31:46,628
for myself and the people around me,

872
00:31:46,628 --> 00:31:47,461
for all of us.

873
00:31:47,461 --> 00:31:50,310
It is something that it's unprecedented

874
00:31:50,310 --> 00:31:52,570
for at least our lifetime.

875
00:31:52,570 --> 00:31:56,336
I was on the phone with my
staff basically in tears.

876
00:31:56,336 --> 00:31:58,989
It was overwhelming. It was scary.

877
00:31:58,989 --> 00:31:59,916
- When COVID hit,

878
00:31:59,916 --> 00:32:01,279
it was a shock for all of us.

879
00:32:01,279 --> 00:32:02,591
We didn't know what we're gonna do

880
00:32:02,591 --> 00:32:04,310
and how we're going to react to this.

881
00:32:04,310 --> 00:32:06,707
- Obviously, being a bar,

882
00:32:06,707 --> 00:32:09,457
we rely on the close
inner contact with people,

883
00:32:09,457 --> 00:32:12,730
and the COVID-19 is
definitely a curve ball.

884
00:32:12,730 --> 00:32:14,821
There's gonna be a lot of
places that don't reopen.

885
00:32:14,821 --> 00:32:17,236
We won't be one of them because, you know,

886
00:32:17,236 --> 00:32:20,051
we have a lot invested into
this and we're gonna continue,

887
00:32:20,051 --> 00:32:21,783
no matter what happens.

888
00:32:21,783 --> 00:32:23,290
- You know, when we first closed,

889
00:32:23,290 --> 00:32:25,486
we didn't close with the ideology

890
00:32:25,486 --> 00:32:27,062
that we were gonna be
closed for a long time.

891
00:32:27,062 --> 00:32:29,686
We were only supposed to
be closed for two weeks.

892
00:32:29,686 --> 00:32:32,577
It was tough. It was scary.

893
00:32:32,577 --> 00:32:34,841
- Hey guys, welcome back to the channel.

894
00:32:34,841 --> 00:32:37,004
I wanted to talk to you
about a concerning trend

895
00:32:37,004 --> 00:32:38,544
that's going on right now.

896
00:32:38,544 --> 00:32:42,434
I'm seeing lots of arcades and
arcade bar locations having

897
00:32:42,434 --> 00:32:45,184
to close their doors due to COVID-19.

898
00:32:45,184 --> 00:32:47,834
I just really hope they
can ride out this storm.

899
00:32:47,834 --> 00:32:50,710
- We had to come up some
ways to get some profit

900
00:32:50,710 --> 00:32:51,858
'cause we still have rent due,

901
00:32:51,858 --> 00:32:52,779
we still have bills,

902
00:32:52,779 --> 00:32:54,576
everything's still gotta
be paid, insurance.

903
00:32:54,576 --> 00:32:56,837
So we decided to do to-go beers.

904
00:32:56,837 --> 00:32:58,221
So we have a unique variety of beer,

905
00:32:58,221 --> 00:33:00,762
so we'd let people come here
and build their own six packs

906
00:33:00,762 --> 00:33:01,971
or fill their growlers,

907
00:33:01,971 --> 00:33:03,993
take them home and then enjoy your beer

908
00:33:03,993 --> 00:33:05,472
from the safety of your home.

909
00:33:05,472 --> 00:33:07,863
- We all reduced the
prices dramatically just

910
00:33:07,863 --> 00:33:09,257
to encourage things.

911
00:33:09,257 --> 00:33:10,310
The first few weeks,

912
00:33:10,310 --> 00:33:12,987
the community was incredibly
supportive through all of it,

913
00:33:12,987 --> 00:33:15,800
but of course eventually
those sales started dwindling.

914
00:33:15,800 --> 00:33:19,143
We did have one huge boost
from Tampa Bay Beer Week

915
00:33:19,143 --> 00:33:23,310
where they matched $1,000
for bar sales in one day

916
00:33:25,572 --> 00:33:27,201
to donate to the staff.

917
00:33:27,201 --> 00:33:28,909
So that was incredibly generous,

918
00:33:28,909 --> 00:33:30,433
so I'm very thankful for that.

919
00:33:30,433 --> 00:33:33,890
I'm facing weeks where
we're making maybe $200

920
00:33:33,890 --> 00:33:35,546
and I had to adapt.

921
00:33:35,546 --> 00:33:37,382
- "We're open and game on,"

922
00:33:37,382 --> 00:33:39,495
that's what a local
arcade owner is saying.

923
00:33:39,495 --> 00:33:40,648
He's discovered a new way

924
00:33:40,648 --> 00:33:42,780
to keep his "Pinball" machines lit up.

925
00:33:42,780 --> 00:33:44,767
- [Reporter] The Lowry
Parcade is now bringing

926
00:33:44,767 --> 00:33:46,488
the fun right to you.

927
00:33:46,488 --> 00:33:49,058
- We did 14 deliveries in the last week.

928
00:33:49,058 --> 00:33:51,579
- [Reporter] Because they
can't have customers inside,

929
00:33:51,579 --> 00:33:54,719
Lowry Parcade is renting out its games,

930
00:33:54,719 --> 00:33:58,139
safely delivering these old
school beauties to your home.

931
00:33:58,139 --> 00:33:59,573
- I went from having a business

932
00:33:59,573 --> 00:34:01,413
where I don't ever
wanna move these things,

933
00:34:01,413 --> 00:34:04,068
to now I'm having to move them every day.

934
00:34:04,068 --> 00:34:06,883
It worked, we had a huge response

935
00:34:06,883 --> 00:34:09,081
from both the community and the press,

936
00:34:09,081 --> 00:34:10,542
and suddenly overwhelmed.

937
00:34:10,542 --> 00:34:15,542
Thankfully, the staff stepped
up and was incredibly helpful.

938
00:34:15,774 --> 00:34:19,402
Like James, he's one of my guys
who's normally a bartender,

939
00:34:19,402 --> 00:34:23,157
but he had to figure out how
do I deliver arcade machines?

940
00:34:23,157 --> 00:34:24,327
- [James] Does that look good?

941
00:34:24,327 --> 00:34:25,505
- [Customer] Yeah, thank you.

942
00:34:25,505 --> 00:34:27,116
- [James] There's good
space on either side?

943
00:34:27,116 --> 00:34:29,045
- [Customer] That looks great.

944
00:34:29,045 --> 00:34:31,156
- All of us had to adapt

945
00:34:31,156 --> 00:34:34,411
to completely new roles just to survive.

946
00:34:34,411 --> 00:34:38,135
- [Robert] I mean, our bar
sales have dropped off so much,

947
00:34:38,135 --> 00:34:40,446
so this is helping out a ton.

948
00:34:40,446 --> 00:34:43,297
- With all the struggles and
bad things that we've seen come

949
00:34:43,297 --> 00:34:45,047
from the Coronavirus,

950
00:34:46,809 --> 00:34:49,400
one huge positive I've
seen is so many businesses,

951
00:34:49,400 --> 00:34:51,697
so many people have been able to adapt

952
00:34:51,697 --> 00:34:53,958
and become incredibly inventive

953
00:34:53,958 --> 00:34:57,187
and completely change their whole models

954
00:34:57,187 --> 00:34:59,155
in order to survive.

955
00:34:59,155 --> 00:35:02,660
And it's an amazing thing
to be able to do that

956
00:35:02,660 --> 00:35:04,289
and it's inspiring.

957
00:35:04,289 --> 00:35:06,854
- [Customer] Are you guys
planning to open for phase two?

958
00:35:06,854 --> 00:35:09,204
- [Robert] Yeah, we're
still putting together

959
00:35:09,204 --> 00:35:10,484
all the logistics for everything

960
00:35:10,484 --> 00:35:12,359
'cause we need to also
have all the supplies

961
00:35:12,359 --> 00:35:16,178
for sanitizing and prep to
make it as safe as possible

962
00:35:16,178 --> 00:35:17,934
for people, for staff.

963
00:35:17,934 --> 00:35:20,693
(relaxing instrumental music)
(coin jingling)

964
00:35:20,693 --> 00:35:21,812
- [Reporter] Well, it's the day

965
00:35:21,812 --> 00:35:24,248
that non-essential business
owners have been waiting

966
00:35:24,248 --> 00:35:26,946
for after being closed for two months now.

967
00:35:26,946 --> 00:35:28,208
Their doors have reopened.

968
00:35:28,208 --> 00:35:29,929
- [Reporter] Bars and
restaurants will now be able

969
00:35:29,929 --> 00:35:32,264
to open at 50% capacity.

970
00:35:32,264 --> 00:35:33,097
(upbeat instrumental music)

971
00:35:33,097 --> 00:35:35,588
- We decided on Memorial
Day that we'd open back up

972
00:35:35,588 --> 00:35:38,067
and just have a safe
environment where people can

973
00:35:38,067 --> 00:35:40,608
have a beer and still
play some games and relax

974
00:35:40,608 --> 00:35:43,653
and kind of forget about
it and have a good time.

975
00:35:43,653 --> 00:35:45,444
It's definitely a lot slower.

976
00:35:45,444 --> 00:35:46,705
The people are still nervous.

977
00:35:46,705 --> 00:35:47,570
People don't know.

978
00:35:47,570 --> 00:35:49,582
It's gonna take time
for people to get used

979
00:35:49,582 --> 00:35:51,304
to being able to go back out and go think

980
00:35:51,304 --> 00:35:53,330
that I can go play a game and have a beer.

981
00:35:53,330 --> 00:35:54,996
(upbeat instrumental music)

982
00:35:54,996 --> 00:35:57,133
- When we were given the
go ahead for phase two,

983
00:35:57,133 --> 00:36:00,343
and that it was three
months that we were closed,

984
00:36:00,343 --> 00:36:02,292
we looked at CDC guidelines.

985
00:36:02,292 --> 00:36:06,131
We spaced all the machines
out about six feet apart.

986
00:36:06,131 --> 00:36:08,273
We have masks and gloves provided.

987
00:36:08,273 --> 00:36:10,626
We have sanitizing stations.

988
00:36:10,626 --> 00:36:12,944
We go around every 30 minutes

989
00:36:12,944 --> 00:36:14,998
and wipe down the machines with sanitizer.

990
00:36:14,998 --> 00:36:16,246
(sanitizer lid clicking)
- And I ain't even mad

991
00:36:16,246 --> 00:36:17,650
about how much of this I'm using.

992
00:36:17,650 --> 00:36:20,072
I'm not even mad.
(bartender chuckling)

993
00:36:20,072 --> 00:36:23,739
(upbeat instrumental music)

994
00:36:25,046 --> 00:36:26,671
I'm so glad to be back open.

995
00:36:26,671 --> 00:36:29,506
I'm so ready to make real human money.

996
00:36:29,506 --> 00:36:31,251
- First, kind of reopen weekend,

997
00:36:31,251 --> 00:36:35,565
and it was really great
to just see people again,

998
00:36:35,565 --> 00:36:37,180
to see faces in here again,

999
00:36:37,180 --> 00:36:39,732
to have people play the games again

1000
00:36:39,732 --> 00:36:41,415
'cause you take it for granted.

1001
00:36:41,415 --> 00:36:45,737
Now it's nice to really
appreciate just having faces

1002
00:36:45,737 --> 00:36:47,578
in your place that are having a good time

1003
00:36:47,578 --> 00:36:48,971
and drinking good beer.

1004
00:36:48,971 --> 00:36:50,188
- 300 years ago,

1005
00:36:50,188 --> 00:36:51,551
I would've already been
burned to the stake

1006
00:36:51,551 --> 00:36:52,466
for being a witch.

1007
00:36:52,466 --> 00:36:55,396
Not only do I have the mark
of the witch on my neck,

1008
00:36:55,396 --> 00:36:56,949
but who I am as a person.

1009
00:36:56,949 --> 00:36:58,450
- 'Cause you're witch.
- Yeah.

1010
00:36:58,450 --> 00:37:02,117
(upbeat instrumental music)

1011
00:37:06,219 --> 00:37:07,609
- How'd last weekend go?

1012
00:37:07,609 --> 00:37:09,080
I didn't come.
- It was good.

1013
00:37:09,080 --> 00:37:10,554
It rained a ton.

1014
00:37:10,554 --> 00:37:14,209
Fortunately, the space allowed
us to spread out a lot more.

1015
00:37:14,209 --> 00:37:16,486
But the community was awesome.

1016
00:37:16,486 --> 00:37:18,670
You could tell that people
kind of missed going out

1017
00:37:18,670 --> 00:37:20,177
and kind of hanging out with their buddies

1018
00:37:20,177 --> 00:37:21,177
and friends and stuff.

1019
00:37:21,177 --> 00:37:22,532
It's cool to see people sort of

1020
00:37:22,532 --> 00:37:24,097
in their natural habitat, you know,

1021
00:37:24,097 --> 00:37:27,346
'cause being closed for three
months was kind of rough.

1022
00:37:27,346 --> 00:37:28,882
(indistinct)

1023
00:37:28,882 --> 00:37:30,397
- We're here.

1024
00:37:30,397 --> 00:37:34,064
Sam, hello.
(Helen laughing)

1025
00:37:35,261 --> 00:37:36,768
- Today's our second day opening.

1026
00:37:36,768 --> 00:37:38,303
We have a really strong community,

1027
00:37:38,303 --> 00:37:41,405
so we were anticipating the
locals showing some love,

1028
00:37:41,405 --> 00:37:42,926
which they absolutely did.

1029
00:37:42,926 --> 00:37:45,765
- This was like one of the
coolest days we've had together.

1030
00:37:45,765 --> 00:37:46,598
(Helen cooing)

1031
00:37:46,598 --> 00:37:47,955
- I was really happy with the turnout,

1032
00:37:47,955 --> 00:37:48,852
it was great.

1033
00:37:48,852 --> 00:37:51,154
- So right now it is happy hour all day.

1034
00:37:51,154 --> 00:37:54,664
You get $1 off all our
draft beers up there,

1035
00:37:54,664 --> 00:37:57,025
and then a $1 off game controller rentals

1036
00:37:57,025 --> 00:37:59,262
if you're interested in
playing around the bar.

1037
00:37:59,262 --> 00:38:00,800
- How's the brewery coming along, buddy?

1038
00:38:00,800 --> 00:38:02,805
- It's still on the standstill.

1039
00:38:02,805 --> 00:38:04,446
Nice shirt, you hippie.

1040
00:38:04,446 --> 00:38:05,279
(patron laughing)

1041
00:38:05,279 --> 00:38:06,737
- Thank you.
- I like it.

1042
00:38:06,737 --> 00:38:09,277
- We have a pretty strong
community here and I feel like,

1043
00:38:09,277 --> 00:38:10,892
'cause we're so fortunate to have a lot

1044
00:38:10,892 --> 00:38:12,212
of people that really love this place,

1045
00:38:12,212 --> 00:38:14,262
I see us bouncing back pretty quickly.

1046
00:38:14,262 --> 00:38:16,519
I'm just happy that people
like to come in here

1047
00:38:16,519 --> 00:38:17,726
and enjoy what we have to offer

1048
00:38:17,726 --> 00:38:20,314
and it's really giving us an
opportunity to give people,

1049
00:38:20,314 --> 00:38:22,145
hopefully, an experience
they've never had before.

1050
00:38:22,145 --> 00:38:25,874
(relaxing guitar music)
(arcade machines chiming)

1051
00:38:25,874 --> 00:38:27,786
- Like original "Turtles in Time",

1052
00:38:27,786 --> 00:38:28,619
what do we got?

1053
00:38:28,619 --> 00:38:30,511
- I'm gonna do the original one, yeah.

1054
00:38:30,511 --> 00:38:31,587
Yeah.
- Okay. Awesome.

1055
00:38:31,587 --> 00:38:32,783
- Now that the bars were reopened,

1056
00:38:32,783 --> 00:38:35,063
we were really excited
and we wanted to celebrate

1057
00:38:35,063 --> 00:38:36,722
and bring some more excitement in.

1058
00:38:36,722 --> 00:38:40,675
So Pierce ordered the new
"Ninja Turtles Pinball" machine

1059
00:38:40,675 --> 00:38:42,405
and we were super excited to get that.

1060
00:38:42,405 --> 00:38:44,283
So while we were waiting
for that to get delivered,

1061
00:38:44,283 --> 00:38:45,116
I was working

1062
00:38:45,116 --> 00:38:46,998
on a four-player "Ninja
Turtles" arcade machine.

1063
00:38:46,998 --> 00:38:48,729
So we're gonna have a
double unveiling party

1064
00:38:48,729 --> 00:38:53,441
where we have a pizza
party and both games open.

1065
00:38:53,441 --> 00:38:55,996
We're in Wesley Chapel
at Little Shop of Games.

1066
00:38:55,996 --> 00:38:58,211
They get all the new Stern
games right off the bat

1067
00:38:58,211 --> 00:39:02,155
and you can always get
whatever you need here.

1068
00:39:02,155 --> 00:39:02,988
(Marker clicking on board)

1069
00:39:02,988 --> 00:39:04,209
- I was quite surprised this title,

1070
00:39:04,209 --> 00:39:06,789
how well its sold 'cause
"Turtles" isn't my thing.

1071
00:39:06,789 --> 00:39:09,186
- I'd got the arcade machine
done the night before,

1072
00:39:09,186 --> 00:39:10,908
like, the paint was literally drying.

1073
00:39:10,908 --> 00:39:12,768
So we're gonna go pick
up the "Pinball" machine.

1074
00:39:12,768 --> 00:39:14,045
(trolley rumbling on road)

1075
00:39:14,045 --> 00:39:16,813
- We started getting text
messages off the hook,

1076
00:39:16,813 --> 00:39:17,850
both me and Mike.

1077
00:39:17,850 --> 00:39:19,694
We both get texts left and right,

1078
00:39:19,694 --> 00:39:21,152
left and right.

1079
00:39:21,152 --> 00:39:22,693
They've shut it down again.

1080
00:39:22,693 --> 00:39:25,433
- We just sent this to your
phone, effective immediately.

1081
00:39:25,433 --> 00:39:27,458
You cannot drink alcohol at bars.

1082
00:39:27,458 --> 00:39:30,289
- Closing bars, wineries
and breweries once again.

1083
00:39:30,289 --> 00:39:33,496
It hasn't even been three weeks
since those bars reopened.

1084
00:39:33,496 --> 00:39:34,979
- So if they don't serve food,

1085
00:39:34,979 --> 00:39:37,459
they will have to close once again.

1086
00:39:37,459 --> 00:39:41,536
- It sucks to be you but I
understand why they're doing it.

1087
00:39:41,536 --> 00:39:44,443
- Yeah, well I was surprised
that they'd shut us down again.

1088
00:39:44,443 --> 00:39:45,884
I was planning on having a pizza party,

1089
00:39:45,884 --> 00:39:47,620
but there goes that.
- Yeah.

1090
00:39:47,620 --> 00:39:48,983
- We were excited.

1091
00:39:48,983 --> 00:39:51,609
We just were reopened and we
thought there was no chance

1092
00:39:51,609 --> 00:39:53,562
that they're gonna close
us down a second time.

1093
00:39:53,562 --> 00:39:55,545
And when that news dropped and it happens

1094
00:39:55,545 --> 00:39:57,664
to be the same day we're
playing the surprise party,

1095
00:39:57,664 --> 00:39:59,069
it was a lot to take in.

1096
00:39:59,069 --> 00:40:00,283
I was telling Pierce,

1097
00:40:00,283 --> 00:40:01,429
I think it's like this is the year

1098
00:40:01,429 --> 00:40:03,458
"The Predator" comes out.
- Yes.

1099
00:40:03,458 --> 00:40:05,798
- It's only on the hottest years.

1100
00:40:05,798 --> 00:40:08,024
- We had a brand new game for everyone

1101
00:40:08,024 --> 00:40:09,699
to come and experience,

1102
00:40:09,699 --> 00:40:12,438
but they couldn't legally get
in the door to experience it.

1103
00:40:12,438 --> 00:40:14,512
So we'd spent a lot of money,

1104
00:40:14,512 --> 00:40:18,842
a lot of time and a lot of
effort for nothing, essentially.

1105
00:40:18,842 --> 00:40:20,734
- [Pierce] You gonna have a
private pizza party tonight?

1106
00:40:20,734 --> 00:40:22,632
- Yeah. Big one.
(Michael chuckling)

1107
00:40:22,632 --> 00:40:23,776
(upbeat instrumental music)
While we were shut down,

1108
00:40:23,776 --> 00:40:25,834
we still wanted to keep
up with our friends.

1109
00:40:25,834 --> 00:40:27,234
We're used to seeing
these people every day,

1110
00:40:27,234 --> 00:40:30,916
so we made a Super Secret
Club group on Facebook.

1111
00:40:30,916 --> 00:40:33,535
- Mike would send out
an invite on Facebook

1112
00:40:33,535 --> 00:40:35,822
that the bars in Florida weren't open,

1113
00:40:35,822 --> 00:40:38,646
but if you got this invite from Mike,

1114
00:40:38,646 --> 00:40:39,945
you could get in.

1115
00:40:39,945 --> 00:40:41,033
- A lot of people, you know,

1116
00:40:41,033 --> 00:40:42,053
they're stuck at home.

1117
00:40:42,053 --> 00:40:45,671
Everything's closed down and
it's a really strange place

1118
00:40:45,671 --> 00:40:48,553
to be in and a little bit
of normalcy goes a long way.

1119
00:40:48,553 --> 00:40:50,972
So if you can just come for one night

1120
00:40:50,972 --> 00:40:54,796
and play some "Pinball"
and still maintain safety

1121
00:40:54,796 --> 00:40:56,019
and social distancing,

1122
00:40:56,019 --> 00:40:57,851
it's still good to be able
to feel that you can go out

1123
00:40:57,851 --> 00:41:00,819
and still blow all that steam off.

1124
00:41:00,819 --> 00:41:03,187
And so I've been neglecting
my arms and shoulders

1125
00:41:03,187 --> 00:41:06,744
and chest so I need to
focus on that, yeah.

1126
00:41:06,744 --> 00:41:09,613
- It was a privilege to get
into the cool kids club.

1127
00:41:09,613 --> 00:41:11,312
It can only be done in 2020,

1128
00:41:11,312 --> 00:41:15,895
for something to be shut down
and be open just for you.

1129
00:41:17,197 --> 00:41:18,688
- Unfortunately, bars,

1130
00:41:18,688 --> 00:41:20,385
and there's hundreds across the state,

1131
00:41:20,385 --> 00:41:22,224
now have no income whatsoever,

1132
00:41:22,224 --> 00:41:23,604
and we don't know if
there's an end in sight.

1133
00:41:23,604 --> 00:41:24,959
- [Reporter] Courtney owns Reboot,

1134
00:41:24,959 --> 00:41:27,516
an arcade and bar in downtown Dunedin.

1135
00:41:27,516 --> 00:41:30,923
He's now contemplating
rebooting the business model

1136
00:41:30,923 --> 00:41:32,358
and serving coffee.

1137
00:41:32,358 --> 00:41:33,639
- We're just trying to pivot.

1138
00:41:33,639 --> 00:41:35,416
I don't even know if it's gonna work.

1139
00:41:35,416 --> 00:41:37,581
Yeah, so right now because
we can't open as a bar,

1140
00:41:37,581 --> 00:41:39,408
we're currently serving coffee

1141
00:41:39,408 --> 00:41:41,201
because we can't sell beer right now.

1142
00:41:41,201 --> 00:41:43,123
But we can open as an arcade.

1143
00:41:43,123 --> 00:41:45,412
- Do you wanna do the punch?
- Oh, the punch.

1144
00:41:45,412 --> 00:41:48,702
You gotta drink when your
bar is forced to be closed.

1145
00:41:48,702 --> 00:41:50,896
Do you think we'll have
the same hours next week?

1146
00:41:50,896 --> 00:41:52,377
- Oh man, I mean,

1147
00:41:52,377 --> 00:41:54,966
so this week was like a good test run.

1148
00:41:54,966 --> 00:41:57,680
- Well, we did three days and
it's still been super slow.

1149
00:41:57,680 --> 00:41:59,385
I mean, I'd like to keep it open

1150
00:41:59,385 --> 00:42:00,748
for the bartenders if
they're gonna make money,

1151
00:42:00,748 --> 00:42:01,778
but you know, I mean,

1152
00:42:01,778 --> 00:42:03,918
I don't know how much business

1153
00:42:03,918 --> 00:42:06,005
to switch the coffee is really gonna do.

1154
00:42:06,005 --> 00:42:07,288
- Yeah.
- You know.

1155
00:42:07,288 --> 00:42:09,413
I dunno, maybe we just
do it for another week,

1156
00:42:09,413 --> 00:42:10,485
just to see what happens,

1157
00:42:10,485 --> 00:42:11,992
gauge everyone's interest,

1158
00:42:11,992 --> 00:42:13,640
and then get an extra mop

1159
00:42:13,640 --> 00:42:15,772
to clean up all my tears off the floor.

1160
00:42:15,772 --> 00:42:17,774
(Helen chuckling)
- Now there's a whole pandemic

1161
00:42:17,774 --> 00:42:19,274
and what do we do?

1162
00:42:20,584 --> 00:42:21,837
(George sighing)
- We drink. Cheers.

1163
00:42:21,837 --> 00:42:24,112
(glasses clinking)
- It's pretty, thank you.

1164
00:42:24,112 --> 00:42:25,345
(ice clicking)
- You're welcome.

1165
00:42:25,345 --> 00:42:27,920
(herbs crunching)

1166
00:42:27,920 --> 00:42:31,434
- Have you followed
anything from Lowry Parcade?

1167
00:42:31,434 --> 00:42:33,113
Are they staying open as an amusement?

1168
00:42:33,113 --> 00:42:35,038
- No, they're back to doing to-go.

1169
00:42:35,038 --> 00:42:35,996
- Oh, they're just doing to-go.

1170
00:42:35,996 --> 00:42:37,080
I thought that they

1171
00:42:37,080 --> 00:42:38,134
were just letting people

1172
00:42:38,134 --> 00:42:39,547
in to go play.
- They did but they said,

1173
00:42:39,547 --> 00:42:40,380
just like us,

1174
00:42:40,380 --> 00:42:41,648
they said that it was so slow

1175
00:42:41,648 --> 00:42:42,753
that it just wasn't even worth it.

1176
00:42:42,753 --> 00:42:44,246
So they're renting arcades again.

1177
00:42:44,246 --> 00:42:46,010
You know, you try the best that you can.

1178
00:42:46,010 --> 00:42:48,036
This is something new that
people weren't really used to.

1179
00:42:48,036 --> 00:42:49,948
You hope there's enough
public information out there

1180
00:42:49,948 --> 00:42:52,430
for people to make the right
decisions and to be safe.

1181
00:42:52,430 --> 00:42:53,263
- [Leif] What's up buddy?

1182
00:42:53,263 --> 00:42:54,100
How you doing man?

1183
00:42:54,100 --> 00:42:55,081
- How you doing?
- Good seeing you.

1184
00:42:55,081 --> 00:42:57,677
- Business owners are not health
officials and we were kind

1185
00:42:57,677 --> 00:42:58,838
of the ones on the forefront

1186
00:42:58,838 --> 00:43:02,006
of making people do the
right thing, you know.

1187
00:43:02,006 --> 00:43:05,215
And you had a large contingency of people

1188
00:43:05,215 --> 00:43:07,129
that didn't wanna do it
and it made it difficult

1189
00:43:07,129 --> 00:43:08,128
for a lot of people.

1190
00:43:08,128 --> 00:43:11,218
You take away like 85%
of your income, you know,

1191
00:43:11,218 --> 00:43:13,096
for the bar at least.

1192
00:43:13,096 --> 00:43:13,929
'Cause, I mean,

1193
00:43:13,929 --> 00:43:15,139
people like to go to arcade bars,

1194
00:43:15,139 --> 00:43:17,065
but they go there because
they like to drink beer too.

1195
00:43:17,065 --> 00:43:17,898
- Yeah.
- You know.

1196
00:43:17,898 --> 00:43:19,987
- 'Cause you could still get a beer

1197
00:43:19,987 --> 00:43:21,977
and sit at a bar in a restaurant,

1198
00:43:21,977 --> 00:43:23,361
the same exact thing,

1199
00:43:23,361 --> 00:43:24,906
but you can't do it at a bar.

1200
00:43:24,906 --> 00:43:26,824
You know, the only
difference is they have food.

1201
00:43:26,824 --> 00:43:27,855
If there's a problem,

1202
00:43:27,855 --> 00:43:29,119
let's think of a solution.

1203
00:43:29,119 --> 00:43:33,072
So just racking my brain trying
to figure out things to do

1204
00:43:33,072 --> 00:43:34,414
to keep our doors open,

1205
00:43:34,414 --> 00:43:36,806
because if we don't do
something we're in trouble.

1206
00:43:36,806 --> 00:43:39,194
- [Reporter] So Reboot bar
owner, George Courtney,

1207
00:43:39,194 --> 00:43:41,977
did a bit of rebooting
of his business model,

1208
00:43:41,977 --> 00:43:43,843
applying for a Department of Business

1209
00:43:43,843 --> 00:43:46,589
and Professional Regulation food license.

1210
00:43:46,589 --> 00:43:48,450
- I mean, we probably aren't gonna be able

1211
00:43:48,450 --> 00:43:50,468
to be open for another month
or two unless we do this.

1212
00:43:50,468 --> 00:43:52,027
So, we're excited.

1213
00:43:52,027 --> 00:43:53,428
(relaxing piano music)

1214
00:43:53,428 --> 00:43:56,095
(door clicking)

1215
00:44:01,142 --> 00:44:02,713
- Hello.
- I'm Helen.

1216
00:44:02,713 --> 00:44:04,321
- Hi, Helen.
- I don't know

1217
00:44:04,321 --> 00:44:05,806
if you wanna?

1218
00:44:05,806 --> 00:44:07,483
No one knows.

1219
00:44:07,483 --> 00:44:08,442
- You guys are open late.

1220
00:44:08,442 --> 00:44:09,612
I was like, I gotta go now.

1221
00:44:09,612 --> 00:44:10,601
- Yeah, we're cooking food.

1222
00:44:10,601 --> 00:44:12,120
We got a restaurant there.

1223
00:44:12,120 --> 00:44:12,953
(George chuckling)

1224
00:44:12,953 --> 00:44:14,963
- Well, it's so ridiculous?
- Type of food?

1225
00:44:14,963 --> 00:44:17,342
Yeah, so we have Hot Pockets,

1226
00:44:17,342 --> 00:44:18,805
whatever the little pizzas are,

1227
00:44:18,805 --> 00:44:21,010
White Castle burgers.

1228
00:44:21,010 --> 00:44:23,217
- We have the opportunity
now to serve our customers,

1229
00:44:23,217 --> 00:44:24,189
which is great.

1230
00:44:24,189 --> 00:44:26,025
It's just awesome being able
to see our customers come back

1231
00:44:26,025 --> 00:44:28,059
in and be able to get a beer.

1232
00:44:28,059 --> 00:44:31,703
- Where'd you get those?
- At the bar.

1233
00:44:31,703 --> 00:44:34,053
It's like a restaurant now.

1234
00:44:34,053 --> 00:44:36,282
- So it's a restaurant?
- Yes.

1235
00:44:36,282 --> 00:44:37,964
- Because this has been so successful,

1236
00:44:37,964 --> 00:44:39,770
a lot of other people
have been doing this.

1237
00:44:39,770 --> 00:44:41,209
They've been opening up as restaurants

1238
00:44:41,209 --> 00:44:43,910
and being able to still
serve beer to their customers

1239
00:44:43,910 --> 00:44:47,681
and be able to play games and survive.

1240
00:44:47,681 --> 00:44:49,809
- What up, friends. Welcome back.

1241
00:44:49,809 --> 00:44:52,778
Now we're open and we added something new

1242
00:44:52,778 --> 00:44:53,758
to our menu today.

1243
00:44:53,758 --> 00:44:56,291
We added pretzels so if you're hungry,

1244
00:44:56,291 --> 00:45:00,372
let your server know or come
up to the bar or something.

1245
00:45:00,372 --> 00:45:01,205
I don't know.

1246
00:45:01,205 --> 00:45:02,038
We'll probably be walking around.

1247
00:45:02,038 --> 00:45:04,634
Just tell us you want
food before it's too late.

1248
00:45:04,634 --> 00:45:07,066
- It's a loophole, it's crazy.

1249
00:45:07,066 --> 00:45:08,529
That's awesome. I'm glad.

1250
00:45:08,529 --> 00:45:09,960
But it's like,

1251
00:45:09,960 --> 00:45:12,067
having food doesn't make this any safer.

1252
00:45:12,067 --> 00:45:14,159
- I'm very grateful we're
able to do something

1253
00:45:14,159 --> 00:45:18,432
to get the doors open because
it's been really difficult.

1254
00:45:18,432 --> 00:45:20,262
I'll take the loophole, you know,

1255
00:45:20,262 --> 00:45:23,648
that everyone else is doing
and we've added a small kitchen

1256
00:45:23,648 --> 00:45:25,904
in the back and we're
ready to get back there

1257
00:45:25,904 --> 00:45:30,833
and sling hotdogs and nachos
just to keep things going.

1258
00:45:30,833 --> 00:45:33,600
- It's strange that they just
single out the one community.

1259
00:45:33,600 --> 00:45:37,526
Restaurants, you can go and
go get a Long Island iced tea,

1260
00:45:37,526 --> 00:45:40,287
get wasted, and then you're
shoving food in your face.

1261
00:45:40,287 --> 00:45:42,426
But a bar that's serving beer and wine

1262
00:45:42,426 --> 00:45:44,532
and has arcade games, that's dangerous.

1263
00:45:44,532 --> 00:45:46,429
So I just said screw it and let's,

1264
00:45:46,429 --> 00:45:48,889
we're gonna open up
without our food license

1265
00:45:48,889 --> 00:45:50,909
and they can just come shut us down.

1266
00:45:50,909 --> 00:45:54,242
(relaxing guitar music)

1267
00:45:58,854 --> 00:46:01,502
I have kombucha for you.

1268
00:46:01,502 --> 00:46:03,835
Chris will be happy.
- Yeah.

1269
00:46:03,835 --> 00:46:06,024
(arcade machines chiming)

1270
00:46:06,024 --> 00:46:07,400
- Is this your first time in?

1271
00:46:07,400 --> 00:46:08,867
- I've been here before
but it was a while ago.

1272
00:46:08,867 --> 00:46:09,959
- Right on, dude.

1273
00:46:09,959 --> 00:46:10,895
- It's my first time, though.

1274
00:46:10,895 --> 00:46:12,496
- Hey, well welcome dude.
- Yeah.

1275
00:46:12,496 --> 00:46:14,375
- People were yearning to
get out and do something.

1276
00:46:14,375 --> 00:46:16,224
It was really great and
we were really excited

1277
00:46:16,224 --> 00:46:18,515
because we continued the
momentum that we had built.

1278
00:46:18,515 --> 00:46:22,634
- Considering that this
is our first night back,

1279
00:46:22,634 --> 00:46:26,700
open, the game plan's essentially just to,

1280
00:46:26,700 --> 00:46:29,185
you know, kind of sprinkle
into everyone's minds,

1281
00:46:29,185 --> 00:46:30,715
like hey, we're still a thing.

1282
00:46:30,715 --> 00:46:31,800
Don't forget about us.

1283
00:46:31,800 --> 00:46:33,772
And just to see our
regulars and all our friends

1284
00:46:33,772 --> 00:46:35,130
and family at Vector.

1285
00:46:35,130 --> 00:46:36,579
What's up, man?
- How are you?

1286
00:46:36,579 --> 00:46:37,804
- Good, bro. How are you?

1287
00:46:37,804 --> 00:46:38,637
- Good. Good.

1288
00:46:38,637 --> 00:46:39,723
- Good to see you, dude.

1289
00:46:39,723 --> 00:46:43,018
- See half of me.
- Yeah, I know.

1290
00:46:43,018 --> 00:46:46,691
That's the perk of the job is
making sure drinks are filled

1291
00:46:46,691 --> 00:46:49,075
and making sure people are
happy and having a good time.

1292
00:46:49,075 --> 00:46:50,926
Though, it's great to be back at Vector.

1293
00:46:50,926 --> 00:46:53,831
(relaxing guitar music)

1294
00:46:53,831 --> 00:46:55,226
- Could you guard my beer for me?

1295
00:46:55,226 --> 00:46:57,076
- Yes.
- Thank you.

1296
00:46:57,076 --> 00:46:59,232
- What's up, dude?
- How are you, man?

1297
00:46:59,232 --> 00:47:01,314
- Doing well.
- Good to see you.

1298
00:47:01,314 --> 00:47:02,333
- [Michael] You can whatever

1299
00:47:02,333 --> 00:47:04,136
bump you want.
(patron chuckling)

1300
00:47:04,136 --> 00:47:05,819
We can hip shake it.
- I know.

1301
00:47:05,819 --> 00:47:07,664
- Hip check it.
- Let's full on hug.

1302
00:47:07,664 --> 00:47:09,729
(patrons chuckling)

1303
00:47:09,729 --> 00:47:12,263
Well, it seems to be a
little bit busy tonight.

1304
00:47:12,263 --> 00:47:13,616
How long have you been open?

1305
00:47:13,616 --> 00:47:14,822
- We just opened back up today.

1306
00:47:14,822 --> 00:47:16,088
- Really?
- Yeah.

1307
00:47:16,088 --> 00:47:16,921
- I felt it.

1308
00:47:16,921 --> 00:47:17,965
I sensed it in the force.

1309
00:47:17,965 --> 00:47:19,548
- I thought you had to see
it online or something.

1310
00:47:19,548 --> 00:47:20,410
- It was like,

1311
00:47:20,410 --> 00:47:21,260
are you open.

1312
00:47:21,260 --> 00:47:22,233
No, I needed it

1313
00:47:22,233 --> 00:47:23,594
I had to be here.
- That's good.

1314
00:47:23,594 --> 00:47:24,678
- I'm glad you're open.

1315
00:47:24,678 --> 00:47:27,153
Did you wait to open when
you were told you could

1316
00:47:27,153 --> 00:47:29,322
or did you just decide?
- No, I mean,

1317
00:47:29,322 --> 00:47:32,465
we've always served
snacks and food and stuff.

1318
00:47:32,465 --> 00:47:34,434
We're just trying to be responsible.

1319
00:47:34,434 --> 00:47:35,824
Like, some of the other bars,

1320
00:47:35,824 --> 00:47:37,734
they started serving Hot
Pockets and stuff like that.

1321
00:47:37,734 --> 00:47:39,554
They're like, we're a restaurant now.

1322
00:47:39,554 --> 00:47:41,129
Like, come on.

1323
00:47:41,129 --> 00:47:42,423
You're putting them in more danger

1324
00:47:42,423 --> 00:47:43,928
by giving them Hot Pockets, geez.

1325
00:47:43,928 --> 00:47:44,912
- Right, that'll go right

1326
00:47:44,912 --> 00:47:45,745
through you.
- That's gonna weaken

1327
00:47:45,745 --> 00:47:46,809
your immune system right there.

1328
00:47:46,809 --> 00:47:49,096
(patron chuckling)
Man.

1329
00:47:49,096 --> 00:47:50,609
So we're still here, I guess.

1330
00:47:50,609 --> 00:47:55,276
- Yeah, man.
(upbeat instrumental music)

1331
00:48:00,883 --> 00:48:05,383
(upbeat instrumental music continues)

1332
00:48:11,012 --> 00:48:15,595
(upbeat instrumental music continues)

1333
00:48:19,279 --> 00:48:21,346
- Hey, I'm George.
- Hi, Stormy.

1334
00:48:21,346 --> 00:48:22,793
- Hi, nice to meet you.
- Nice to meet you.

1335
00:48:22,793 --> 00:48:24,425
- How was your ride in?
- Good, actually.

1336
00:48:24,425 --> 00:48:25,407
- Nice.
- No problem.

1337
00:48:25,407 --> 00:48:26,316
- Yeah, well thanks for coming to Reboot.

1338
00:48:26,316 --> 00:48:29,974
I mean, this is our little
arcade paradise of nerdiness

1339
00:48:29,974 --> 00:48:31,695
and I think we'll have
a lot of fun inside.

1340
00:48:31,695 --> 00:48:33,931
- I'm gonna make you
my bitch at "Pinball".

1341
00:48:33,931 --> 00:48:36,411
- Hell, yeah.
- I'm gonna try all 20 beers.

1342
00:48:36,411 --> 00:48:37,929
- Hell, yeah.
- Then you'll definitely

1343
00:48:37,929 --> 00:48:39,026
be my bitch.
(Stormy chuckling)

1344
00:48:39,026 --> 00:48:40,040
- Here's the deal,

1345
00:48:40,040 --> 00:48:42,173
Stormy Daniel's assistant is actually one

1346
00:48:42,173 --> 00:48:43,696
of our patrons that comes in the Reboot

1347
00:48:43,696 --> 00:48:45,726
and he was talking about, you know,

1348
00:48:45,726 --> 00:48:47,823
I'm gonna bring her in
here and she would love

1349
00:48:47,823 --> 00:48:48,656
to see the place.

1350
00:48:48,656 --> 00:48:49,815
And I was like,

1351
00:48:49,815 --> 00:48:51,277
there's absolutely no way.

1352
00:48:51,277 --> 00:48:52,885
(upbeat instrumental music)
But here we are.

1353
00:48:52,885 --> 00:48:54,082
Only in 2020,

1354
00:48:54,082 --> 00:48:56,229
Stormy Daniels is coming in to Reboot.

1355
00:48:56,229 --> 00:48:58,204
Well, welcome to our nerd cave.

1356
00:48:58,204 --> 00:48:59,913
- I don't know if this
counts as a nerd cave

1357
00:48:59,913 --> 00:49:01,613
'cause every other nerd cave I've been

1358
00:49:01,613 --> 00:49:03,910
in had at least one naked
picture of me on the wall.

1359
00:49:03,910 --> 00:49:05,343
(George chuckling)
- Okay. Yeah.

1360
00:49:05,343 --> 00:49:06,176
Well, I mean,

1361
00:49:06,176 --> 00:49:08,443
that's a good point.

1362
00:49:08,443 --> 00:49:10,719
I'm just gonna take a drink.
(George chuckling)

1363
00:49:10,719 --> 00:49:14,992
Yeah, so we want like
classic games like "Pinball".

1364
00:49:14,992 --> 00:49:16,700
I think Donald Trump's favorite character

1365
00:49:16,700 --> 00:49:18,994
in "Mario Kart" was Toad, I believe.

1366
00:49:18,994 --> 00:49:20,627
- I'm triggered. I'm leaving.

1367
00:49:20,627 --> 00:49:23,455
(people laughing)
- Don't do it.

1368
00:49:23,455 --> 00:49:25,255
- You know, considering who she was with,

1369
00:49:25,255 --> 00:49:27,551
I feel like I probably should've known

1370
00:49:27,551 --> 00:49:29,165
that Stormy Daniels would
have a great sense of humor,

1371
00:49:29,165 --> 00:49:31,763
but I was really surprised
that she really enjoys a lot

1372
00:49:31,763 --> 00:49:32,765
of nerd culture.

1373
00:49:32,765 --> 00:49:35,195
A little nerdy den for people to play.

1374
00:49:35,195 --> 00:49:36,785
- It's like a "Dungeons & Dragons".

1375
00:49:36,785 --> 00:49:38,491
- Are they playing "Magic"?

1376
00:49:38,491 --> 00:49:40,405
This is so cool.

1377
00:49:40,405 --> 00:49:42,006
Is that actually the one of the dragons

1378
00:49:42,006 --> 00:49:43,035
from "Magic", though?

1379
00:49:43,035 --> 00:49:43,888
- It is.
(patron smirking)

1380
00:49:43,888 --> 00:49:44,931
Yeah, it's got the Red Dragon.

1381
00:49:44,931 --> 00:49:47,206
- Cut that, no one can
know that I knew that.

1382
00:49:47,206 --> 00:49:48,414
(people laughing)
- It is.

1383
00:49:48,414 --> 00:49:50,489
- No one can know that I know that.

1384
00:49:50,489 --> 00:49:52,555
- People will love you for it.
(Stormy chuckling)

1385
00:49:52,555 --> 00:49:53,883
- I happen to be a very,

1386
00:49:53,883 --> 00:49:55,733
very good "Magic: The Gathering" player.

1387
00:49:55,733 --> 00:49:56,707
- That's awesome.
- Awesome.

1388
00:49:56,707 --> 00:49:58,222
- "Magic" is super popular now.

1389
00:49:58,222 --> 00:50:01,889
(upbeat instrumental music)

1390
00:50:09,221 --> 00:50:11,210
- We've been here like
two and a half years and,

1391
00:50:11,210 --> 00:50:12,157
you know, it was really,

1392
00:50:12,157 --> 00:50:13,960
we had momentum going and then just,

1393
00:50:13,960 --> 00:50:15,434
COVID, yeah.
- Shit happened.

1394
00:50:15,434 --> 00:50:16,679
Yeah, I know.
- Yeah.

1395
00:50:16,679 --> 00:50:17,913
- Damn, man.

1396
00:50:17,913 --> 00:50:19,731
Yeah, we just discovered this place.

1397
00:50:19,731 --> 00:50:21,480
When he said that you
were closing we were like,

1398
00:50:21,480 --> 00:50:23,514
wait, we just discovered it.

1399
00:50:23,514 --> 00:50:24,664
- I just had somebody in here earlier.

1400
00:50:24,664 --> 00:50:25,497
They were like, "No.

1401
00:50:25,497 --> 00:50:26,663
This place is awesome.
I'm gonna come back."

1402
00:50:26,663 --> 00:50:28,390
I'd be like well, 11 days,

1403
00:50:28,390 --> 00:50:29,286
yeah.
- Yeah.

1404
00:50:29,286 --> 00:50:30,952
(Michael laughing)
- So, it's middle June.

1405
00:50:30,952 --> 00:50:33,732
They just reopened bars but we decided now

1406
00:50:33,732 --> 00:50:36,007
that it's just time to
close down and move on

1407
00:50:36,007 --> 00:50:39,158
and let this whole COVID
situation play out.

1408
00:50:39,158 --> 00:50:40,285
Yeah, it was a tough decision

1409
00:50:40,285 --> 00:50:43,727
but after looking at
everything and the uncertainty,

1410
00:50:43,727 --> 00:50:45,382
we just decided for us it's a lot easier

1411
00:50:45,382 --> 00:50:46,751
for us just to shut down,

1412
00:50:46,751 --> 00:50:50,021
pack it all up and hunker down and wait

1413
00:50:50,021 --> 00:50:51,571
and see what happens and wait it out.

1414
00:50:51,571 --> 00:50:54,404
We're gonna have a party
not this Saturday, but next.

1415
00:50:54,404 --> 00:50:56,446
It's gonna be like our final hurrah.

1416
00:50:56,446 --> 00:50:58,584
- Okay. Okay.
- Go out with a bang.

1417
00:50:58,584 --> 00:51:00,720
We got 11 days left and we're gonna

1418
00:51:00,720 --> 00:51:02,342
have some beer flash sales

1419
00:51:02,342 --> 00:51:06,152
and one last "Pinball" tournament
and send this place off.

1420
00:51:06,152 --> 00:51:07,352
- It's not the right time

1421
00:51:07,352 --> 00:51:08,414
right now, you know.
- Yeah.

1422
00:51:08,414 --> 00:51:11,010
- Pull out all you can, honestly.

1423
00:51:11,010 --> 00:51:12,501
We didn't know they were closing.

1424
00:51:12,501 --> 00:51:13,803
- We just got that news today.

1425
00:51:13,803 --> 00:51:16,302
- We just found out
they were closing today

1426
00:51:16,302 --> 00:51:17,840
and that's rough.

1427
00:51:17,840 --> 00:51:19,509
I was actually,

1428
00:51:19,509 --> 00:51:21,511
we were getting sentimental,

1429
00:51:21,511 --> 00:51:23,967
just kind of bummed out.

1430
00:51:23,967 --> 00:51:25,395
I don't wanna say I was gonna cry

1431
00:51:25,395 --> 00:51:28,930
but I definitely was tearing up, you know.

1432
00:51:28,930 --> 00:51:31,729
It sucks, it's sad to see them go.

1433
00:51:31,729 --> 00:51:33,838
Hopefully somebody will be
able to take their replacement

1434
00:51:33,838 --> 00:51:36,246
and not be like some
corporate bullshit, you know.

1435
00:51:36,246 --> 00:51:38,294
There's not a lot of places
like this around here

1436
00:51:38,294 --> 00:51:40,203
that are comparable so
it's definitely a loss

1437
00:51:40,203 --> 00:51:41,158
for the community.

1438
00:51:41,158 --> 00:51:43,609
(patron cheering)
Yeah.

1439
00:51:43,609 --> 00:51:45,902
- You got me.
- Got your ass.

1440
00:51:45,902 --> 00:51:50,902
(upbeat instrumental music)
(coin jingling)

1441
00:51:54,579 --> 00:51:56,287
(upbeat music continues)

1442
00:51:56,287 --> 00:51:59,537
- For us, we want to go out
and have a party and celebrate.

1443
00:51:59,537 --> 00:52:01,409
We're celebrating the two and a half years

1444
00:52:01,409 --> 00:52:03,210
that we were open so it wasn't a funeral

1445
00:52:03,210 --> 00:52:04,345
that we're dying.

1446
00:52:04,345 --> 00:52:06,315
All the drafts and the wine, $5.

1447
00:52:06,315 --> 00:52:08,815
Everything's $5 except top row.

1448
00:52:08,815 --> 00:52:10,469
- Okay.
- $7

1449
00:52:10,469 --> 00:52:13,219
and $3.50 for the shit row.
- Cool.

1450
00:52:14,063 --> 00:52:15,676
- We're just gonna do a raffle
at the end of the night.

1451
00:52:15,676 --> 00:52:17,424
You can win this painting,

1452
00:52:17,424 --> 00:52:19,611
the two "Bar Wars" posters
and the framed one,

1453
00:52:19,611 --> 00:52:21,778
or the 64 with "Mario Kart".

1454
00:52:21,778 --> 00:52:25,358
(relaxing guitar music)

1455
00:52:25,358 --> 00:52:26,733
- Boost is on when I put the lead on.

1456
00:52:26,733 --> 00:52:27,779
- Yeah, when you put

1457
00:52:27,779 --> 00:52:30,043
(guitar drowning out voice)

1458
00:52:30,043 --> 00:52:31,879
(upbeat guitar music)

1459
00:52:31,879 --> 00:52:34,166
- You can kill the overheads.

1460
00:52:34,166 --> 00:52:35,764
I think we're ready to go here.

1461
00:52:35,764 --> 00:52:39,431
(upbeat instrumental music)

1462
00:52:45,606 --> 00:52:50,189
(upbeat instrumental music continues)

1463
00:52:53,439 --> 00:52:54,901
- And then, did you wanna start a tab?

1464
00:52:54,901 --> 00:52:55,777
(indistinct)

1465
00:52:55,777 --> 00:52:58,621
- Oh, that's a nice beard.

1466
00:52:58,621 --> 00:53:00,061
- Oh, hey dude.
- What's up, man?

1467
00:53:00,061 --> 00:53:02,734
- What's happening? Welcome, welcome.

1468
00:53:02,734 --> 00:53:04,106
- Are there villagers here?

1469
00:53:04,106 --> 00:53:05,181
- Yeah, we got Pierce.

1470
00:53:05,181 --> 00:53:08,380
Patrick's here and there's
a couple of other villagers.

1471
00:53:08,380 --> 00:53:10,037
All of our "Pinball" people showed up

1472
00:53:10,037 --> 00:53:12,409
and we had one final
night where everyone got

1473
00:53:12,409 --> 00:53:15,202
to enjoy Vector like how it used to be.

1474
00:53:15,202 --> 00:53:17,225
- You guys put up a good fight though.

1475
00:53:17,225 --> 00:53:18,692
(Michael exclaiming)
- Yeah.

1476
00:53:18,692 --> 00:53:20,282
- It's like, it's a tough market.

1477
00:53:20,282 --> 00:53:21,274
(Michael chuckling)

1478
00:53:21,274 --> 00:53:22,290
- Do you want in, man?

1479
00:53:22,290 --> 00:53:23,226
- Oh no, no.

1480
00:53:23,226 --> 00:53:24,751
I'm gonna go into the tournament cold.

1481
00:53:24,751 --> 00:53:26,316
- Okay. Okay.
- Just straight.

1482
00:53:26,316 --> 00:53:28,737
(people laughing)

1483
00:53:28,737 --> 00:53:30,636
I don't even wanna touch a game right now.

1484
00:53:30,636 --> 00:53:32,015
All right, we're gonna start this up.

1485
00:53:32,015 --> 00:53:33,565
So, we've got 14 people.

1486
00:53:33,565 --> 00:53:35,711
We're gonna do a three-strikes tournament.

1487
00:53:35,711 --> 00:53:38,042
So the system's gonna pair us up in groups

1488
00:53:38,042 --> 00:53:39,717
of four randomly on a game.

1489
00:53:39,717 --> 00:53:40,752
Once you get three strikes,

1490
00:53:40,752 --> 00:53:41,707
you're out of the game.

1491
00:53:41,707 --> 00:53:44,400
We'll go until there's
one person left standing.

1492
00:53:44,400 --> 00:53:45,802
(patron cheering)
And the winner gets

1493
00:53:45,802 --> 00:53:48,615
the super cool "Pinball" Mashup Translite,

1494
00:53:48,615 --> 00:53:51,455
(patrons cheering)
donated by Bill over here.

1495
00:53:51,455 --> 00:53:53,306
Signed by the artist.

1496
00:53:53,306 --> 00:53:55,340
- Not me, the artist.
- The artist.

1497
00:53:55,340 --> 00:53:57,613
It would be worthless if Bill signed it.

1498
00:53:57,613 --> 00:53:59,203
So everybody have fun, good luck.

1499
00:53:59,203 --> 00:54:02,203
(upbeat rock music)

1500
00:54:07,298 --> 00:54:09,219
- [Michael] Nice shot.

1501
00:54:09,219 --> 00:54:12,817
(upbeat rock music continues)

1502
00:54:12,817 --> 00:54:13,821
- So it's great to be able

1503
00:54:13,821 --> 00:54:15,771
to play competitive tournaments again.

1504
00:54:15,771 --> 00:54:17,282
It's gonna be the last
one here, unfortunately,

1505
00:54:17,282 --> 00:54:19,881
but it was nice to have one last hurrah.

1506
00:54:19,881 --> 00:54:22,289
I got to see a lot of
familiar faces again.

1507
00:54:22,289 --> 00:54:23,869
- Knowing this was the last one,

1508
00:54:23,869 --> 00:54:26,474
I just felt tremendously sad.

1509
00:54:26,474 --> 00:54:28,615
I knew coming here,

1510
00:54:28,615 --> 00:54:32,834
this was it and that
was extremely sad to me.

1511
00:54:32,834 --> 00:54:35,565
("Pinball" machine chiming)
(upbeat rock music)

1512
00:54:35,565 --> 00:54:36,433
- Don't tell that,

1513
00:54:36,433 --> 00:54:40,422
you didn't see nothing.
(patron chuckling)

1514
00:54:40,422 --> 00:54:43,686
- [Michael] I'm not even doing very good.

1515
00:54:43,686 --> 00:54:46,866
- I mean, it sucked seeing Vector close.

1516
00:54:46,866 --> 00:54:48,777
Mike had put a lot of work into it.

1517
00:54:48,777 --> 00:54:51,386
And it was good to see him, of course,

1518
00:54:51,386 --> 00:54:54,052
I just wish it had been
under better circumstances.

1519
00:54:54,052 --> 00:54:57,312
- Yeah, they let us open one
month and it was really good.

1520
00:54:57,312 --> 00:54:59,811
Everyone was so fed up of being cooped up

1521
00:54:59,811 --> 00:55:01,345
and everyone went out for that month

1522
00:55:01,345 --> 00:55:02,360
and we had a birthday party,

1523
00:55:02,360 --> 00:55:04,130
we had a bunch of stuff and
they closed us down again.

1524
00:55:04,130 --> 00:55:06,408
And it was like a week before
they opened bars back up,

1525
00:55:06,408 --> 00:55:07,428
the governor was like,

1526
00:55:07,428 --> 00:55:08,772
"Bars should prepare until next year."

1527
00:55:08,772 --> 00:55:10,218
And then a week later he is like,

1528
00:55:10,218 --> 00:55:12,512
"Oh psych, we're gonna open up Monday."

1529
00:55:12,512 --> 00:55:14,872
- I can greatly empathize with

1530
00:55:14,872 --> 00:55:17,120
what he must have felt at the time,

1531
00:55:17,120 --> 00:55:21,018
because we were very
close to closing as well.

1532
00:55:21,018 --> 00:55:23,594
And to see that happen,

1533
00:55:23,594 --> 00:55:25,761
it's a sharp reminder that

1534
00:55:28,864 --> 00:55:30,416
we should never take this for granted.

1535
00:55:30,416 --> 00:55:31,649
(somber instrumental music)

1536
00:55:31,649 --> 00:55:33,233
- Marshall hasn't rolled in yet?

1537
00:55:33,233 --> 00:55:35,104
- Oh, he's gonna be late, as usual.

1538
00:55:35,104 --> 00:55:36,539
He was supposed to be here an hour ago.

1539
00:55:36,539 --> 00:55:37,713
For our last party we're gonna

1540
00:55:37,713 --> 00:55:39,788
have the brand new "'Avengers'
Pinball" machine here.

1541
00:55:39,788 --> 00:55:40,989
And I was reluctant to post

1542
00:55:40,989 --> 00:55:42,340
that we're gonna have "Avengers",

1543
00:55:42,340 --> 00:55:43,933
but we know Marshall's gonna be late.

1544
00:55:43,933 --> 00:55:45,371
That's his MO.

1545
00:55:45,371 --> 00:55:46,366
I see a Marshall van.

1546
00:55:46,366 --> 00:55:48,595
- I just saw him pulling up.
- Yeah.

1547
00:55:48,595 --> 00:55:49,904
- But he didn't disappoint.

1548
00:55:49,904 --> 00:55:52,585
Marshall still came through
and we got "Avengers".

1549
00:55:52,585 --> 00:55:56,252
(upbeat instrumental music)

1550
00:56:02,289 --> 00:56:04,489
- [George ] "Avengers" is almost ready.

1551
00:56:04,489 --> 00:56:06,164
There's a lot of good machines here.

1552
00:56:06,164 --> 00:56:07,657
I love that "Jurassic Park" one.

1553
00:56:07,657 --> 00:56:08,567
That one's awesome

1554
00:56:08,567 --> 00:56:09,502
Yeah, what's up man.

1555
00:56:09,502 --> 00:56:10,335
How you doing, buddy?
- Hey, welcome back.

1556
00:56:10,335 --> 00:56:11,417
- Good to see you, man.
- Good to see you too.

1557
00:56:11,417 --> 00:56:13,445
Thanks for coming.
- Hell, yeah. No problem.

1558
00:56:13,445 --> 00:56:16,865
- Showing support was
incredibly important for me

1559
00:56:16,865 --> 00:56:18,955
because we need more
of these places around.

1560
00:56:18,955 --> 00:56:19,955
Hey, what's up buddy?

1561
00:56:19,955 --> 00:56:21,142
Good to see you, man.

1562
00:56:21,142 --> 00:56:24,122
Seeing everyone here and
having fun is really awesome

1563
00:56:24,122 --> 00:56:25,952
but also a little bit disappointed

1564
00:56:25,952 --> 00:56:28,267
because we know this is the
last day Vector's gonna be open.

1565
00:56:28,267 --> 00:56:29,100
I'm gonna do,

1566
00:56:29,100 --> 00:56:30,741
could I put $10 in the raffle?

1567
00:56:30,741 --> 00:56:31,584
- Yeah, absolutely.

1568
00:56:31,584 --> 00:56:33,350
- Having all three arcade owners

1569
00:56:33,350 --> 00:56:35,242
under the same roof is pretty powerful

1570
00:56:35,242 --> 00:56:37,835
because we all collectively wanna keep all

1571
00:56:37,835 --> 00:56:41,095
of this culture alive.
("Pinball" machines chiming)

1572
00:56:41,095 --> 00:56:42,852
- [Michael] I'm still in
the "Pinball" tournament.

1573
00:56:42,852 --> 00:56:44,396
- Still in the "Pinball" tournament.
- Yeah.

1574
00:56:44,396 --> 00:56:46,151
I got one more strike left in me.

1575
00:56:46,151 --> 00:56:48,810
(Jason chuckling)
- Yeah.

1576
00:56:48,810 --> 00:56:50,981
I guess that's how you
rank a night like this.

1577
00:56:50,981 --> 00:56:52,965
(Jason chuckling)
- I'm still in it.

1578
00:56:52,965 --> 00:56:54,530
Still in it.

1579
00:56:54,530 --> 00:56:55,455
(door clicking)

1580
00:56:55,455 --> 00:56:58,413
♪ I will make you hurt ♪

1581
00:56:58,413 --> 00:57:03,413
(relaxing guitar music)
(patron cheering)

1582
00:57:04,663 --> 00:57:08,032
- The Game Over party was definitely one

1583
00:57:08,032 --> 00:57:10,503
of the best open mic
nights we've ever had here.

1584
00:57:10,503 --> 00:57:12,864
The show-up was great and
my good friend, Andrew,

1585
00:57:12,864 --> 00:57:14,183
he kicked ass on the mic.

1586
00:57:14,183 --> 00:57:16,113
- Our set went phenomenally

1587
00:57:16,113 --> 00:57:20,520
and I think Saturday was the
culmination of our career here.

1588
00:57:20,520 --> 00:57:23,077
This place really means family to us.

1589
00:57:23,077 --> 00:57:24,731
- You can come for happy hour

1590
00:57:24,731 --> 00:57:26,211
and maybe catch the owner,

1591
00:57:26,211 --> 00:57:27,350
Mike's pretty face,

1592
00:57:27,350 --> 00:57:30,178
or even just to kick your
friend's at "Mario Kart Race".

1593
00:57:30,178 --> 00:57:31,011
Whatever the case,

1594
00:57:31,011 --> 00:57:32,553
just make sure these mics are in place.

1595
00:57:32,553 --> 00:57:35,712
Oh man, this is silly but
I'm gonna really try not

1596
00:57:35,712 --> 00:57:39,232
to cry right now because this
place has meant so much to me.

1597
00:57:39,232 --> 00:57:40,264
If it wasn't for this place,

1598
00:57:40,264 --> 00:57:41,732
I wouldn't be who I am today.

1599
00:57:41,732 --> 00:57:43,992
And I know it sounds silly
'cause it's a bar arcade,

1600
00:57:43,992 --> 00:57:45,660
but it's so much more than that.

1601
00:57:45,660 --> 00:57:47,119
Or so I've come to believe

1602
00:57:47,119 --> 00:57:50,266
at this little barcade
called Vector beside the sea.

1603
00:57:50,266 --> 00:57:52,468
(patrons cheering)
(patrons applauding)

1604
00:57:52,468 --> 00:57:54,668
- That's good.
- I will always,

1605
00:57:54,668 --> 00:57:56,638
always cherish Vector.
(Lauren sucking lips)

1606
00:57:56,638 --> 00:57:58,685
It's for you.
(Lauren chuckling)

1607
00:57:58,685 --> 00:58:02,615
(relaxing guitar music)

1608
00:58:02,615 --> 00:58:06,461
♪ Too many days in the darkness ♪

1609
00:58:06,461 --> 00:58:09,196
♪ Without a glimpse of the light ♪

1610
00:58:09,196 --> 00:58:11,902
- Wow, everybody is here.

1611
00:58:11,902 --> 00:58:14,116
I mean, the place was slammed.

1612
00:58:14,116 --> 00:58:15,160
How's it going, dude?

1613
00:58:15,160 --> 00:58:16,269
Good to see you.

1614
00:58:16,269 --> 00:58:17,254
It made it real.

1615
00:58:17,254 --> 00:58:18,733
It's not just me,

1616
00:58:18,733 --> 00:58:21,101
everybody loves this place.

1617
00:58:21,101 --> 00:58:23,360
(patrons chuckling)
- Vector.

1618
00:58:23,360 --> 00:58:24,540
(patrons cheering)
- Yeah.

1619
00:58:24,540 --> 00:58:25,946
- "The king of the North."

1620
00:58:25,946 --> 00:58:29,198
♪ Every part of you wants to surrender ♪

1621
00:58:29,198 --> 00:58:30,876
♪ Darling, you were meant to survive ♪

1622
00:58:30,876 --> 00:58:32,261
(patrons cheering)
(patrons applauding)

1623
00:58:32,261 --> 00:58:35,470
- It was just one of the most welcoming

1624
00:58:35,470 --> 00:58:37,036
but heart-wrenching experiences.

1625
00:58:37,036 --> 00:58:38,500
I see a bunch of friends,

1626
00:58:38,500 --> 00:58:39,849
some I've seen, you know,

1627
00:58:39,849 --> 00:58:42,314
many times over the last couple of years.

1628
00:58:42,314 --> 00:58:44,939
There's fighting games
going on. They are having

1629
00:58:44,939 --> 00:58:46,742
like, their own little side tournaments.

1630
00:58:46,742 --> 00:58:47,902
- You sure about that?

1631
00:58:47,902 --> 00:58:49,666
What's the mix, baby?

1632
00:58:49,666 --> 00:58:51,107
- You know, I have my girlfriend,

1633
00:58:51,107 --> 00:58:53,893
Jackie, working and she's
having a great time.

1634
00:58:53,893 --> 00:58:55,519
You know, you could
just see she's enjoying

1635
00:58:55,519 --> 00:58:57,444
these interactions with everybody.

1636
00:58:57,444 --> 00:58:59,000
- Friends don't shake hands.

1637
00:58:59,000 --> 00:59:00,644
- Friends hug.
- Friends hug.

1638
00:59:00,644 --> 00:59:03,249
- Yep, it's how happy they are to be here

1639
00:59:03,249 --> 00:59:06,388
but also how sad they that something

1640
00:59:06,388 --> 00:59:08,483
that has been a major piece

1641
00:59:08,483 --> 00:59:11,025
of their lives is now coming to an end.

1642
00:59:11,025 --> 00:59:12,266
(upbeat instrumental music)

1643
00:59:12,266 --> 00:59:13,570
- Guys, we're gonna cut this cake

1644
00:59:13,570 --> 00:59:18,319
in honor of Mike and Lauren
and this amazing experience,

1645
00:59:18,319 --> 00:59:21,526
an absolutely magical place
that they have created

1646
00:59:21,526 --> 00:59:23,468
for all of us here today.
(somber instrumental music)

1647
00:59:23,468 --> 00:59:25,439
It has really been a special spot.

1648
00:59:25,439 --> 00:59:27,847
(somber instrumental music)

1649
00:59:27,847 --> 00:59:29,787
- When I found out Vector was closing,

1650
00:59:29,787 --> 00:59:31,916
I was kind of like, honestly,

1651
00:59:31,916 --> 00:59:34,456
somebody was passing away or something.

1652
00:59:34,456 --> 00:59:36,356
It was like a mourning feeling.

1653
00:59:36,356 --> 00:59:38,392
(Sierra exclaiming)
(Sierra giggling sadly)

1654
00:59:38,392 --> 00:59:40,648
I'm just sad with the memories,

1655
00:59:40,648 --> 00:59:42,699
you know, not being able to come back.

1656
00:59:42,699 --> 00:59:44,141
I just know the same people

1657
00:59:44,141 --> 00:59:46,700
and the same place isn't gonna be here.

1658
00:59:46,700 --> 00:59:48,640
You know, I just met a lot of people

1659
00:59:48,640 --> 00:59:51,167
and this is how we met and now,

1660
00:59:51,167 --> 00:59:52,090
I don't know,

1661
00:59:52,090 --> 00:59:56,479
it's just a good crowd and it's
gonna be hard to replace it.

1662
00:59:56,479 --> 00:59:57,610
- [Patron] I can't tell you, buddy,

1663
00:59:57,610 --> 00:59:59,026
how much this place meant to me.

1664
00:59:59,026 --> 01:00:00,352
- It was a great two and a half years.

1665
01:00:00,352 --> 01:00:02,160
The whole thing was an amazing experience.

1666
01:00:02,160 --> 01:00:03,221
There was a lot of blood,

1667
01:00:03,221 --> 01:00:04,061
sweat and tears,

1668
01:00:04,061 --> 01:00:07,032
but in the end all the work was worth it,

1669
01:00:07,032 --> 01:00:09,178
all the new friends and
all the new experiences.

1670
01:00:09,178 --> 01:00:11,614
And we have friends that we're
gonna take long past this.

1671
01:00:11,614 --> 01:00:15,630
- You know, together we have
become this integral group.

1672
01:00:15,630 --> 01:00:19,497
We have all made this our
own home in our own way.

1673
01:00:19,497 --> 01:00:21,098
It's been very sad.

1674
01:00:21,098 --> 01:00:23,279
Like just in general the mood is,

1675
01:00:23,279 --> 01:00:25,698
it's upbeat as much as it can be.

1676
01:00:25,698 --> 01:00:26,887
We're trying to remain positive,

1677
01:00:26,887 --> 01:00:30,703
but it ultimately is just a sad day,

1678
01:00:30,703 --> 01:00:33,165
trying to find the next
thing for all of us.

1679
01:00:33,165 --> 01:00:34,704
- I'm sad to see this place go.

1680
01:00:34,704 --> 01:00:36,102
- Me too.
- 'Cause it's like,

1681
01:00:36,102 --> 01:00:37,520
this is for all of us together.

1682
01:00:37,520 --> 01:00:38,457
Do you know what I mean?
- Yeah. Yeah.

1683
01:00:38,457 --> 01:00:39,894
Yeah, it's a special place.

1684
01:00:39,894 --> 01:00:42,136
- There is a magnitude
of loss you may not see

1685
01:00:42,136 --> 01:00:45,269
beneath charming smiles around this eve.

1686
01:00:45,269 --> 01:00:49,569
The welcome home that we
nerds need must soon close

1687
01:00:49,569 --> 01:00:51,294
the end of an era, indeed.

1688
01:00:51,294 --> 01:00:53,605
(patrons cheering)
(patrons applauding)

1689
01:00:53,605 --> 01:00:57,272
(somber instrumental music)

1690
01:01:05,365 --> 01:01:09,198
(relaxing instrumental music)

1691
01:01:12,535 --> 01:01:16,521
(arcade machines chiming)

1692
01:01:16,521 --> 01:01:17,354
- I'd like to see us here
for another, you know,

1693
01:01:17,354 --> 01:01:19,104
five years, 10 years,

1694
01:01:20,085 --> 01:01:21,364
five years, 10 years,

1695
01:01:21,364 --> 01:01:23,803
however long we can make
it happen and keep growing,

1696
01:01:23,803 --> 01:01:25,083
keep rotating the games,

1697
01:01:25,083 --> 01:01:27,150
keep bringing in amazing beer,

1698
01:01:27,150 --> 01:01:30,063
keep having really cool events.

1699
01:01:30,063 --> 01:01:32,570
- Say burger.
- How's it feel

1700
01:01:32,570 --> 01:01:36,143
to be kind of like a normal
"Pinball" tournament again?

1701
01:01:36,143 --> 01:01:38,904
- It feels great just to come out here,

1702
01:01:38,904 --> 01:01:39,988
play a tournament,

1703
01:01:39,988 --> 01:01:41,813
have some friendly competition.

1704
01:01:41,813 --> 01:01:42,646
- It's awesome, man.

1705
01:01:42,646 --> 01:01:44,394
I'm so glad to be able to come out to bars

1706
01:01:44,394 --> 01:01:45,400
and stuff like that again.

1707
01:01:45,400 --> 01:01:46,885
You know, we're able to come
out and meet other people

1708
01:01:46,885 --> 01:01:48,315
and play a brand new game, "Avengers".

1709
01:01:48,315 --> 01:01:50,477
I played and got my kicked
in it unfortunately, but,

1710
01:01:50,477 --> 01:01:51,754
you know, hey,

1711
01:01:51,754 --> 01:01:52,916
what are you gonna do?

1712
01:01:52,916 --> 01:01:53,927
- Because I know people right now,

1713
01:01:53,927 --> 01:01:55,988
they probably need this
almost more than ever

1714
01:01:55,988 --> 01:01:58,666
to be in an environment like this

1715
01:01:58,666 --> 01:02:00,566
where they can have a good time again.

1716
01:02:00,566 --> 01:02:03,171
We're all working every day to get there

1717
01:02:03,171 --> 01:02:04,367
and I'm faithful we will.

1718
01:02:04,367 --> 01:02:07,042
I'm faithful that we'll be
able to get back to that.

1719
01:02:07,042 --> 01:02:11,330
It may take some time and
serious effort to get there,

1720
01:02:11,330 --> 01:02:13,163
but I believe we will.

1721
01:02:14,931 --> 01:02:18,764
(relaxing instrumental music)

1722
01:02:21,487 --> 01:02:22,893
- I'm just happy to be open, man.

1723
01:02:22,893 --> 01:02:25,606
It's great, it's been a
rough fucking five months.

1724
01:02:25,606 --> 01:02:26,439
(George chuckling)

1725
01:02:26,439 --> 01:02:27,359
Because we're able to be open now,

1726
01:02:27,359 --> 01:02:28,364
it's been crazy.

1727
01:02:28,364 --> 01:02:29,226
We've been busy.

1728
01:02:29,226 --> 01:02:31,614
We've been trying to keep
beer stocked, it's nuts.

1729
01:02:31,614 --> 01:02:33,774
- Dude, our stacks are getting ridiculous.

1730
01:02:33,774 --> 01:02:36,652
- What better time to collect
"Pinball" machines than COVID?

1731
01:02:36,652 --> 01:02:38,164
(George chuckling)

1732
01:02:38,164 --> 01:02:42,274
We've been able to buy some
newer additions to our library

1733
01:02:42,274 --> 01:02:43,716
and it's been pretty great.

1734
01:02:43,716 --> 01:02:45,954
- George has been kind
of going a little nuts

1735
01:02:45,954 --> 01:02:48,372
with the "Pinball" machines.

1736
01:02:48,372 --> 01:02:51,240
He just decided to take off the other day.

1737
01:02:51,240 --> 01:02:54,559
He saw that there was a "'Rick
and Morty' Pinball" machine.

1738
01:02:54,559 --> 01:02:57,497
Someone was selling one in Boston.

1739
01:02:57,497 --> 01:03:01,701
- We flew there and drove
back 23 hours straight today

1740
01:03:01,701 --> 01:03:03,201
to get this thing.

1741
01:03:04,157 --> 01:03:05,560
- He's convinced me with,

1742
01:03:05,560 --> 01:03:06,409
if we need to sell a machine,

1743
01:03:06,409 --> 01:03:08,455
we can sell a machine and
they hold their value,

1744
01:03:08,455 --> 01:03:10,575
and in the meantime they're making money.

1745
01:03:10,575 --> 01:03:13,652
- [George] Morty, you're not
even using the pins Morty.

1746
01:03:13,652 --> 01:03:14,851
What a waste.

1747
01:03:14,851 --> 01:03:17,221
- Just shut up while I play.

1748
01:03:17,221 --> 01:03:19,539
Just fucking shut up.

1749
01:03:19,539 --> 01:03:21,244
I kind of see us getting more machines,

1750
01:03:21,244 --> 01:03:23,114
spreading "Pinball" joy to everyone else,

1751
01:03:23,114 --> 01:03:24,726
maybe one day another location.

1752
01:03:24,726 --> 01:03:26,247
We're kind of in this phase right now

1753
01:03:26,247 --> 01:03:27,808
where we're just excited.

1754
01:03:27,808 --> 01:03:29,738
- Quarantine Pachanga shots.

1755
01:03:29,738 --> 01:03:32,581
- Cheers, buddy.
- Cheers. Cheers. Cheers.

1756
01:03:32,581 --> 01:03:35,331
(tins crackling)

1757
01:03:36,553 --> 01:03:39,634
You know, after the past six
months or so knee deep in this,

1758
01:03:39,634 --> 01:03:41,627
we're feeling pretty good.

1759
01:03:41,627 --> 01:03:44,127
I'm just happy to be open and

1760
01:03:45,141 --> 01:03:47,677
I love my wife more than
anything in the entire.

1761
01:03:47,677 --> 01:03:49,163
- I love my wife.
- I love my wife

1762
01:03:49,163 --> 01:03:50,343
more than anything in the whole world.

1763
01:03:50,343 --> 01:03:52,301
- I love my wife.
- She's the greatest.

1764
01:03:52,301 --> 01:03:54,164
- We all love George's wife.
- And I would never

1765
01:03:54,164 --> 01:03:56,160
ever wanna be anywhere else aside

1766
01:03:56,160 --> 01:03:57,371
from next to her bosom

1767
01:03:57,371 --> 01:03:58,383
every night
(Helen laughing)

1768
01:03:58,383 --> 01:03:59,727
I'm sorry.
(George chuckling)

1769
01:03:59,727 --> 01:04:01,823
- Let's do more shots.

1770
01:04:01,823 --> 01:04:03,064
- At the end of the day, you know,

1771
01:04:03,064 --> 01:04:04,969
you only have a short
amount of time on this Earth

1772
01:04:04,969 --> 01:04:07,701
and what better way than
to celebrate with people

1773
01:04:07,701 --> 01:04:09,038
that love all things geeky.

1774
01:04:09,038 --> 01:04:10,511
- [Patron] Perfect.

1775
01:04:10,511 --> 01:04:11,713
- [Patron] Next time.

1776
01:04:11,713 --> 01:04:13,620
- [Patron] Yeah. Oh, yeah.

1777
01:04:13,620 --> 01:04:14,786
(shoes scraping on floor)

1778
01:04:14,786 --> 01:04:17,453
(door clicking)

1779
01:04:19,177 --> 01:04:20,665
- Hey Billy, how you doing man?

1780
01:04:20,665 --> 01:04:22,298
I'm George, nice to meet you.

1781
01:04:22,298 --> 01:04:23,398
- This is a decent place,

1782
01:04:23,398 --> 01:04:24,858
your alright.
- Thank you so much, man.

1783
01:04:24,858 --> 01:04:26,986
- Having a legend like
Billy Mitchell coming

1784
01:04:26,986 --> 01:04:29,104
to Reboot is pretty exciting.

1785
01:04:29,104 --> 01:04:33,559
He is one of the most prolific
arcade players in the world.

1786
01:04:33,559 --> 01:04:36,005
We're pretty proud of some
of the games that we have.

1787
01:04:36,005 --> 01:04:37,922
We have Nintendo Row,

1788
01:04:38,861 --> 01:04:41,126
"Punch Out!!", "Mario Brothers",

1789
01:04:41,126 --> 01:04:42,796
your favorite, "Donkey Kong".

1790
01:04:42,796 --> 01:04:45,879
(indistinct)
- Do it.

1791
01:04:47,356 --> 01:04:50,273
(George chuckling)

1792
01:04:54,343 --> 01:04:56,739
- We wouldn't want you to
have a bad name around town.

1793
01:04:56,739 --> 01:04:58,099
- Absolutely

1794
01:04:58,099 --> 01:05:00,661
Getting the seal of approval signed

1795
01:05:00,661 --> 01:05:02,352
by Billy Mitchell made me realize

1796
01:05:02,352 --> 01:05:04,518
that I'm never gonna sell this machine

1797
01:05:04,518 --> 01:05:05,569
ever again.
(George chuckling)

1798
01:05:05,569 --> 01:05:07,564
And I got it in my personal collection.

1799
01:05:07,564 --> 01:05:08,426
- Certified, not MAME.

1800
01:05:08,426 --> 01:05:10,959
- [George] And it is
definitely certified, not MAME.

1801
01:05:10,959 --> 01:05:12,453
- All right.
- If you wanna play,

1802
01:05:12,453 --> 01:05:13,758
I'll play you.
- Yeah.

1803
01:05:13,758 --> 01:05:16,526
- But maybe we'll wager
tonight's tab on it .

1804
01:05:16,526 --> 01:05:17,584
- Okay.
- I mean,

1805
01:05:17,584 --> 01:05:18,636
learn from the master, man.

1806
01:05:18,636 --> 01:05:19,469
- All right, how about,

1807
01:05:19,469 --> 01:05:20,746
let's get a little better.
- Okay.

1808
01:05:20,746 --> 01:05:22,778
- How about if you play.
- Okay.

1809
01:05:22,778 --> 01:05:24,963
- You clear three boards, you win.

1810
01:05:24,963 --> 01:05:26,575
- Oh, Jesus.

1811
01:05:26,575 --> 01:05:27,689
- Three, come on.
- Okay.

1812
01:05:27,689 --> 01:05:28,522
- When I play,

1813
01:05:28,522 --> 01:05:30,151
I gotta clear 117.
- All right.

1814
01:05:30,151 --> 01:05:33,446
(upbeat dance music)

1815
01:05:33,446 --> 01:05:35,152
Standing in front of "Donkey Kong"

1816
01:05:35,152 --> 01:05:38,063
with Billy Mitchell is both
incredibly invigorating

1817
01:05:38,063 --> 01:05:40,126
and extremely terrifying.

1818
01:05:40,126 --> 01:05:42,461
(upbeat dance music)
(George sighing)

1819
01:05:42,461 --> 01:05:45,168
("Donkey Kong" chiming)

1820
01:05:45,168 --> 01:05:48,338
("Donkey Kong" chiming)

1821
01:05:48,338 --> 01:05:49,348
- One down.

1822
01:05:49,348 --> 01:05:51,989
- I'm sweating.
(George chuckling)

1823
01:05:51,989 --> 01:05:54,477
(upbeat dance music)

1824
01:05:54,477 --> 01:05:55,310
Oh,

1825
01:05:56,623 --> 01:05:57,456
focus.

1826
01:05:59,631 --> 01:06:01,285
("Donkey Kong" fail chime)
(George exclaiming)

1827
01:06:01,285 --> 01:06:03,709
You can't jump over them, that's right.

1828
01:06:03,709 --> 01:06:04,779
- I win.
- You win.

1829
01:06:04,779 --> 01:06:06,424
(George laughing)
Thanks, man.

1830
01:06:06,424 --> 01:06:07,679
I did better than I thought,

1831
01:06:07,679 --> 01:06:08,611
I gotta be honest with you.
- You did good.

1832
01:06:08,611 --> 01:06:09,490
- Thank you.

1833
01:06:09,490 --> 01:06:11,710
Having the experience
of playing "Donkey Kong"

1834
01:06:11,710 --> 01:06:12,993
in front of Billy Mitchell,

1835
01:06:12,993 --> 01:06:15,090
even though I cracked
under pressure and I lost,

1836
01:06:15,090 --> 01:06:18,327
I felt like it didn't really
matter how good I did,

1837
01:06:18,327 --> 01:06:20,217
I was a winner at that point.

1838
01:06:20,217 --> 01:06:22,439
You can't jump over the flames, right?

1839
01:06:22,439 --> 01:06:23,317
- Oh, I can.

1840
01:06:23,317 --> 01:06:24,337
I don't know how you can't.

1841
01:06:24,337 --> 01:06:25,619
(people laughing)

1842
01:06:25,619 --> 01:06:27,182
- That's true, I definitely can't.

1843
01:06:27,182 --> 01:06:28,972
It's like, if you're
gonna lose to somebody,

1844
01:06:28,972 --> 01:06:31,552
you're gonna lose to the king
and I was happy with that.

1845
01:06:31,552 --> 01:06:35,660
- You see, until there was
barcades or arcade bars,

1846
01:06:35,660 --> 01:06:39,839
I had no way to introduce
my son or daughter

1847
01:06:39,839 --> 01:06:42,085
to what it was I did.
- Sure.

1848
01:06:42,085 --> 01:06:43,990
- Now you're sitting there eating,

1849
01:06:43,990 --> 01:06:47,340
drinking and what's behind
you is what dad used to do.

1850
01:06:47,340 --> 01:06:50,367
And before, to them arcade
games were antiquated.

1851
01:06:50,367 --> 01:06:51,200
- Right.

1852
01:06:51,200 --> 01:06:53,456
- But now it's a way
that it's been introduced

1853
01:06:53,456 --> 01:06:54,491
to a whole new generation.

1854
01:06:54,491 --> 01:06:56,122
- And they can't get
that experience at home.

1855
01:06:56,122 --> 01:06:57,507
- Right, but when you're here now,

1856
01:06:57,507 --> 01:06:58,842
you're right with somebody.

1857
01:06:58,842 --> 01:06:59,952
You laugh with them.

1858
01:06:59,952 --> 01:07:01,013
You see their reactions.

1859
01:07:01,013 --> 01:07:03,379
- [Billy] It's a representation
of the history of gaming.

1860
01:07:03,379 --> 01:07:04,212
- Yep.

1861
01:07:04,212 --> 01:07:06,501
- It's hard to argue with the
convenience of playing online,

1862
01:07:06,501 --> 01:07:08,053
but it's not the same experience.

1863
01:07:08,053 --> 01:07:10,272
- It's not, I think so many people

1864
01:07:10,272 --> 01:07:13,007
who are in one part would
never experience the other.

1865
01:07:13,007 --> 01:07:14,972
But now that there's a
community, they will.

1866
01:07:14,972 --> 01:07:16,451
- Yeah, thanks for noticing that

1867
01:07:16,451 --> 01:07:19,511
and I totally agree with you.

1868
01:07:19,511 --> 01:07:22,044
Oh man, that is fucking awesome.

1869
01:07:22,044 --> 01:07:23,874
"Pardon my French."

1870
01:07:23,874 --> 01:07:25,175
Billy, thank you so much man.

1871
01:07:25,175 --> 01:07:26,143
- You deserve it.
- Thanks, man.

1872
01:07:26,143 --> 01:07:27,953
- Keep up the good fight.
- Thank you so much, man.

1873
01:07:27,953 --> 01:07:29,523
- Keep up the good fight.
- It's an honor.

1874
01:07:29,523 --> 01:07:32,148
(upbeat instrumental music)
(coin jingling)

1875
01:07:32,148 --> 01:07:34,552
- Hey guys, welcome back to the channel.

1876
01:07:34,552 --> 01:07:36,198
I've been touring the
country just recently

1877
01:07:36,198 --> 01:07:38,395
and I have some awesome news to report.

1878
01:07:38,395 --> 01:07:41,572
A lot of these arcade bars
have weathered the storm

1879
01:07:41,572 --> 01:07:43,848
and they're bigger and
better than they were before

1880
01:07:43,848 --> 01:07:47,136
and there's bar locations
opening up every single day.

1881
01:07:47,136 --> 01:07:50,746
- Everybody's going nuts
going into the arcades

1882
01:07:50,746 --> 01:07:54,233
and arcade machines are
very much in high demand.

1883
01:07:54,233 --> 01:07:57,316
- Business has returned very quickly.

1884
01:07:58,170 --> 01:08:02,607
It was an almost instantaneous
return to the arcade.

1885
01:08:02,607 --> 01:08:05,988
- Seeing the rebirth of the arcade spirit

1886
01:08:05,988 --> 01:08:09,703
that's embellished in
not only the arcade bars,

1887
01:08:09,703 --> 01:08:13,026
but tens of thousands of
people have home game rooms,

1888
01:08:13,026 --> 01:08:14,620
both of them moving together,

1889
01:08:14,620 --> 01:08:19,340
bringing our ancient arcade
heritage into the modern age

1890
01:08:19,340 --> 01:08:24,340
and bringing it back for life
and giving it a bright future.

1891
01:08:25,285 --> 01:08:27,059
- This is the "Monster Bash".

1892
01:08:27,059 --> 01:08:28,657
- Yeah, and I checked "Pinside".

1893
01:08:28,657 --> 01:08:30,109
We're 500 above.

1894
01:08:30,109 --> 01:08:32,714
(Robert humming)

1895
01:08:32,714 --> 01:08:34,225
(paper rustling)

1896
01:08:34,225 --> 01:08:36,664
- And Rob, you wanted the one
with the fucked up box right?

1897
01:08:36,664 --> 01:08:37,577
(man laughing)

1898
01:08:37,577 --> 01:08:39,875
- I actually specifically requested that.

1899
01:08:39,875 --> 01:08:41,382
That stinks.
(Rob chuckling)

1900
01:08:41,382 --> 01:08:42,657
I'm at Little Shop of Games.

1901
01:08:42,657 --> 01:08:45,849
I'm here to pick up "'Godzilla'
Pro Pinball" machine

1902
01:08:45,849 --> 01:08:47,848
from Stern and I'm stoked about it.

1903
01:08:47,848 --> 01:08:50,377
It's awesome to be able
to bring in a new machine.

1904
01:08:50,377 --> 01:08:51,531
It does kind of suck

1905
01:08:51,531 --> 01:08:54,375
that they're a little bit more expensive.

1906
01:08:54,375 --> 01:08:56,667
This is the price of a
pro and not a premium?

1907
01:08:56,667 --> 01:08:59,211
- Yeah, dude.
- Premium is nine.

1908
01:08:59,211 --> 01:09:01,970
Please, premium is insane.
- I'm just messing with you.

1909
01:09:01,970 --> 01:09:04,710
It's good to see the hobby increase,

1910
01:09:04,710 --> 01:09:06,702
that interest come and flourish

1911
01:09:06,702 --> 01:09:10,166
and be probably bigger
than it's been in decades,

1912
01:09:10,166 --> 01:09:13,850
though, it's not without its own issue.

1913
01:09:13,850 --> 01:09:17,272
I'm excited for all the new
stuff coming with "Pinball"

1914
01:09:17,272 --> 01:09:19,439
and like the fresh energy.

1915
01:09:21,441 --> 01:09:24,296
The little bit of the cost
though is that it's harder

1916
01:09:24,296 --> 01:09:26,280
to enjoy it as a hobby, I think,

1917
01:09:26,280 --> 01:09:27,573
'cause it's expensive.

1918
01:09:27,573 --> 01:09:30,348
You can get a house down
payment for that, you know.

1919
01:09:30,348 --> 01:09:32,160
We're seeing a whole resurgence

1920
01:09:32,160 --> 01:09:34,648
because these "Pinball" machines tend

1921
01:09:34,648 --> 01:09:36,778
to sell out now as soon as they're made.

1922
01:09:36,778 --> 01:09:39,765
I mean, they go real quick.

1923
01:09:39,765 --> 01:09:42,042
It's nice to be back to a place

1924
01:09:42,042 --> 01:09:44,712
where we can start bringing
in new games again.

1925
01:09:44,712 --> 01:09:46,311
- Everyone's like, I thought
there was a new game.

1926
01:09:46,311 --> 01:09:47,144
I'm like, yeah,

1927
01:09:47,144 --> 01:09:49,394
there's a new game.
- Sorry.

1928
01:09:50,366 --> 01:09:52,403
It's like you've done this before, James.

1929
01:09:52,403 --> 01:09:56,327
Is it a little throwback
to COVID rental days?

1930
01:09:56,327 --> 01:09:58,630
(belt zipping)
- Yeah, that was fun.

1931
01:09:58,630 --> 01:10:01,908
- It was a really good
feeling to actually be back

1932
01:10:01,908 --> 01:10:04,804
to bringing in a new game and not having

1933
01:10:04,804 --> 01:10:06,364
to do the rental thing.

1934
01:10:06,364 --> 01:10:11,364
I'll get a picture in front
of the mural real quick too.

1935
01:10:11,514 --> 01:10:13,152
(Robert exclaiming)
It's inception.

1936
01:10:13,152 --> 01:10:14,593
(James chuckling)

1937
01:10:14,593 --> 01:10:17,374
Man, it sure does feel
different than a year ago.

1938
01:10:17,374 --> 01:10:18,663
It feels great.

1939
01:10:18,663 --> 01:10:23,090
It feels like we're finally
getting back to where we used

1940
01:10:23,090 --> 01:10:26,372
to be and we're able to
provide new games to people.

1941
01:10:26,372 --> 01:10:30,158
And I am very grateful for having survived

1942
01:10:30,158 --> 01:10:31,611
and to come through this.

1943
01:10:31,611 --> 01:10:33,138
Oh, that new game smell.

1944
01:10:33,138 --> 01:10:34,700
It's like Christmas.

1945
01:10:34,700 --> 01:10:37,479
- That's the face of a
proud papa right there.

1946
01:10:37,479 --> 01:10:39,294
- Yeah, it feels good.

1947
01:10:39,294 --> 01:10:41,012
Having everyone together to do that,

1948
01:10:41,012 --> 01:10:41,845
I love it, man.

1949
01:10:41,845 --> 01:10:44,448
It's really cool to see everybody
gather around a new game

1950
01:10:44,448 --> 01:10:47,984
and I had missed that feeling very much.

1951
01:10:47,984 --> 01:10:49,362
Oh, it's so close.

1952
01:10:49,362 --> 01:10:52,058
Very glad to be back to that point

1953
01:10:52,058 --> 01:10:54,626
to where I can see people do that again.

1954
01:10:54,626 --> 01:10:56,156
- It's better in here
than it was last year.

1955
01:10:56,156 --> 01:10:58,925
- Oh, it's so much better.

1956
01:10:58,925 --> 01:11:00,972
Like, today it was like one of those days

1957
01:11:00,972 --> 01:11:01,952
where I really felt it,

1958
01:11:01,952 --> 01:11:03,327
like oh, it feels so much better.

1959
01:11:03,327 --> 01:11:07,268
(upbeat instrumental music)
It feels like

1960
01:11:07,268 --> 01:11:10,937
a giant weight getting off your shoulders

1961
01:11:10,937 --> 01:11:13,708
and you're able to take a breath

1962
01:11:13,708 --> 01:11:17,325
and enjoy again kind of just a moment.

1963
01:11:17,325 --> 01:11:19,625
'Cause after all that
shit of the past year,

1964
01:11:19,625 --> 01:11:22,643
being able to get back to
where it's just something kind

1965
01:11:22,643 --> 01:11:24,325
of fun and simple,

1966
01:11:24,325 --> 01:11:25,946
you appreciated that much more

1967
01:11:25,946 --> 01:11:27,195
because of what you've been through.

1968
01:11:27,195 --> 01:11:28,636
(patrons cheering)

1969
01:11:28,636 --> 01:11:30,469
That was so, so tight.

1970
01:11:31,462 --> 01:11:34,629
Yeah, it's a great feeling to be back.

1971
01:11:36,058 --> 01:11:39,725
(upbeat instrumental music)

1972
01:11:42,033 --> 01:11:43,706
People are coming back in the doors.

1973
01:11:43,706 --> 01:11:45,959
We're getting busy again.

1974
01:11:45,959 --> 01:11:48,044
We've just recently got a food truck.

1975
01:11:48,044 --> 01:11:49,537
It's called 8Bit Bytes,

1976
01:11:49,537 --> 01:11:52,359
and we had Mike as one of the bartenders,

1977
01:11:52,359 --> 01:11:55,653
he worked on the art for
it and it looks fantastic.

1978
01:11:55,653 --> 01:11:58,906
We went to serving food just to survive

1979
01:11:58,906 --> 01:12:01,946
and now we have a food truck in order

1980
01:12:01,946 --> 01:12:04,929
to provide on our day-to-day
as part of our business.

1981
01:12:04,929 --> 01:12:07,786
It's very nice to be able to
fill the calendar once again

1982
01:12:07,786 --> 01:12:10,781
with events to bring back live music,

1983
01:12:10,781 --> 01:12:12,226
to bring back DJs.

1984
01:12:12,226 --> 01:12:13,846
- I'm happy to be here, man.

1985
01:12:13,846 --> 01:12:14,780
This is gonna be fun.

1986
01:12:14,780 --> 01:12:15,613
This gonna be a lot of fun.

1987
01:12:15,613 --> 01:12:17,110
- It's gonna be a blast.
- Yeah, man.

1988
01:12:17,110 --> 01:12:17,947
- I mean, we've been working,

1989
01:12:17,947 --> 01:12:20,788
what, a long time to have both
of you guys here at the same.

1990
01:12:20,788 --> 01:12:21,851
- Yeah. Yeah. Yeah.

1991
01:12:21,851 --> 01:12:25,419
- I am incredibly excited
to have DJ Eminent

1992
01:12:25,419 --> 01:12:29,035
with Von Garden both together
at the same time on our stage.

1993
01:12:29,035 --> 01:12:29,868
It seems

1994
01:12:30,758 --> 01:12:33,102
we're back, we're back to being able

1995
01:12:33,102 --> 01:12:35,645
to do what we love to do again.

1996
01:12:35,645 --> 01:12:36,761
I love it.
- My man.

1997
01:12:36,761 --> 01:12:37,821
- It's awesome, man.
- Let's do this.

1998
01:12:37,821 --> 01:12:38,714
Let's do this, brother.

1999
01:12:38,714 --> 01:12:39,735
Let's do this.
- All right.

2000
01:12:39,735 --> 01:12:41,701
♪ You feel alive, let's
hit the dance floor ♪

2001
01:12:41,701 --> 01:12:43,687
♪ Don't work too hard,
might break a backbone ♪

2002
01:12:43,687 --> 01:12:45,767
♪ Returning of the mack,
the king is back though ♪

2003
01:12:45,767 --> 01:12:47,807
♪ Corvette and cash, I never lack those ♪

2004
01:12:47,807 --> 01:12:49,915
♪ She saw the stone,
you know how that go ♪

2005
01:12:49,915 --> 01:12:51,815
♪ Fatality, my diamonds that cold ♪

2006
01:12:51,815 --> 01:12:53,897
♪ Versace trunks, I hit my backstroke ♪

2007
01:12:53,897 --> 01:12:55,897
♪ Knock on the door, she at the back bro ♪

2008
01:12:55,897 --> 01:12:57,127
- Just heard from somebody

2009
01:12:57,127 --> 01:12:58,898
that he's doing a better job than me.

2010
01:12:58,898 --> 01:13:00,563
And it's funny 'cause we're in an arcade,

2011
01:13:00,563 --> 01:13:02,004
so I might have to go versus him.

2012
01:13:02,004 --> 01:13:04,401
♪ Good times ♪

2013
01:13:04,401 --> 01:13:08,582
♪ Live in the moment, it
feel like summer time ♪

2014
01:13:08,582 --> 01:13:09,915
- You know what?

2015
01:13:11,111 --> 01:13:13,180
Let's play more songs about weed.

2016
01:13:13,180 --> 01:13:14,100
(DJ Eminent laughing)

2017
01:13:14,100 --> 01:13:15,447
- Herd.
- Herd.

2018
01:13:15,447 --> 01:13:17,803
(people laughing)
(upbeat music)

2019
01:13:17,803 --> 01:13:21,470
(upbeat instrumental music)

2020
01:13:26,806 --> 01:13:28,409
♪ I'm done playing ♪

2021
01:13:28,409 --> 01:13:30,719
♪ Pour, pour in the rain ♪

2022
01:13:30,719 --> 01:13:32,988
♪ There's blood on my face ♪

2023
01:13:32,988 --> 01:13:35,929
♪ I love when I face you ♪

2024
01:13:35,929 --> 01:13:38,015
♪ I'm done playing ♪

2025
01:13:38,015 --> 01:13:40,400
♪ Pour, pour in the rain, yeah ♪

2026
01:13:40,400 --> 01:13:42,605
♪ There's blood in my face, yeah ♪

2027
01:13:42,605 --> 01:13:45,122
♪ Babe, I love when I face yeah ♪

2028
01:13:45,122 --> 01:13:46,507
- Things have been going really well.

2029
01:13:46,507 --> 01:13:47,619
The business is booming.

2030
01:13:47,619 --> 01:13:50,359
We've had an opportunity to
bring in a lot more machines.

2031
01:13:50,359 --> 01:13:52,098
There've been some new
games that have come out,

2032
01:13:52,098 --> 01:13:53,526
some pretty high-end "Pinball" machines

2033
01:13:53,526 --> 01:13:54,718
and some really fun stuff.

2034
01:13:54,718 --> 01:13:56,682
Almost every person's playing a game.

2035
01:13:56,682 --> 01:13:57,873
It's pretty awesome.

2036
01:13:57,873 --> 01:13:59,806
I'm happy to say that actually things now

2037
01:13:59,806 --> 01:14:00,989
are better than ever.

2038
01:14:00,989 --> 01:14:03,115
Seeing everybody around
and playing "Pinball"

2039
01:14:03,115 --> 01:14:05,190
and video games and having camaraderie

2040
01:14:05,190 --> 01:14:06,787
with each other is just sort of like one

2041
01:14:06,787 --> 01:14:11,037
of the best things that
honestly any human can see.

2042
01:14:11,912 --> 01:14:15,763
(relaxing instrumental music)

2043
01:14:15,763 --> 01:14:18,806
- [Reporter] The Tampa Bay
Comic Convention is back

2044
01:14:18,806 --> 01:14:20,328
after taking a year off.

2045
01:14:20,328 --> 01:14:21,722
(upbeat dance music)

2046
01:14:21,722 --> 01:14:23,602
- [Reporter] Organizers say it should

2047
01:14:23,602 --> 01:14:25,685
be their biggest show ever.

2048
01:14:25,685 --> 01:14:28,768
(upbeat dance music)

2049
01:14:30,479 --> 01:14:32,275
- Comic-Con was always one of those things

2050
01:14:32,275 --> 01:14:33,831
where I just felt like
it was bigger than us,

2051
01:14:33,831 --> 01:14:36,800
'cause all that fun
geekiness that's there,

2052
01:14:36,800 --> 01:14:40,051
I never would've imagined that
we'd actually be part of it.

2053
01:14:40,051 --> 01:14:41,684
(upbeat dance music)

2054
01:14:41,684 --> 01:14:42,632
Yeah, it's pretty cool.

2055
01:14:42,632 --> 01:14:43,515
This place is awesome.

2056
01:14:43,515 --> 01:14:46,365
We're doing a event
for Gamers on the Edge.

2057
01:14:46,365 --> 01:14:48,496
We have all of these game consoles.

2058
01:14:48,496 --> 01:14:49,688
There's like 20 or 30 of them,

2059
01:14:49,688 --> 01:14:50,750
all kids playing,

2060
01:14:50,750 --> 01:14:53,216
and we are the arcade
division side of Comic-Con.

2061
01:14:53,216 --> 01:14:55,812
The reception's been so good
because it's got everything

2062
01:14:55,812 --> 01:14:57,082
in here that kids want, you know.

2063
01:14:57,082 --> 01:14:57,915
You got video games.

2064
01:14:57,915 --> 01:14:58,870
You got "Pinball".

2065
01:14:58,870 --> 01:15:00,990
Being able to see all these
people interact with it,

2066
01:15:00,990 --> 01:15:05,690
it kind of solidifies why
we did Reboot to begin with.

2067
01:15:05,690 --> 01:15:07,071
It's a good turnout today, man.

2068
01:15:07,071 --> 01:15:08,173
- It is.
- Wow.

2069
01:15:08,173 --> 01:15:10,066
He was totally right about
how busy it was gonna be.

2070
01:15:10,066 --> 01:15:12,872
- Yeah, well earlier
this place was packed.

2071
01:15:12,872 --> 01:15:14,749
- Wall-to-wall?
- It was a big crowd.

2072
01:15:14,749 --> 01:15:15,756
- [George] That's awesome.

2073
01:15:15,756 --> 01:15:17,807
- Quite a few people know the brand, man.

2074
01:15:17,807 --> 01:15:18,751
- Yeah.
- They do.

2075
01:15:18,751 --> 01:15:19,584
(Bill cheering)
- Reboot.

2076
01:15:19,584 --> 01:15:21,985
(George laughing)
- That's awesome. Yeah.

2077
01:15:21,985 --> 01:15:24,554
Well, it's such a good crossover

2078
01:15:24,554 --> 01:15:26,611
between the people that
like to come to our bar

2079
01:15:26,611 --> 01:15:29,231
and who usually come to
places like this, you know.

2080
01:15:29,231 --> 01:15:31,726
I feel like gaming and comic books

2081
01:15:31,726 --> 01:15:34,739
and superheroes are sort of
all synonymous with each other.

2082
01:15:34,739 --> 01:15:36,445
Those crowds intersect.

2083
01:15:36,445 --> 01:15:37,510
If you like comic books,

2084
01:15:37,510 --> 01:15:38,769
you probably like video games.

2085
01:15:38,769 --> 01:15:39,795
If you like video games,

2086
01:15:39,795 --> 01:15:41,183
you probably like comic books.

2087
01:15:41,183 --> 01:15:44,039
So coming up with an idea
that kind of brings all

2088
01:15:44,039 --> 01:15:46,294
that together was something
that we were talking about

2089
01:15:46,294 --> 01:15:49,388
and we have a really good idea
for a new business venture.

2090
01:15:49,388 --> 01:15:53,055
(upbeat instrumental music)

2091
01:16:02,902 --> 01:16:05,505
- What are you thinking
about the table setup?

2092
01:16:05,505 --> 01:16:07,144
- I think it looks awesome.
- Yeah.

2093
01:16:07,144 --> 01:16:09,095
- Look how many people
are fitting in that booth.

2094
01:16:09,095 --> 01:16:10,318
(George laughing)
- Bring it in.

2095
01:16:10,318 --> 01:16:11,151
Bring it in.

2096
01:16:11,151 --> 01:16:13,300
- Yeah, we kind of did a thing.

2097
01:16:13,300 --> 01:16:16,238
We opened up a
superhero-themed pizza place

2098
01:16:16,238 --> 01:16:18,478
by the name of Infinity Pizza.

2099
01:16:18,478 --> 01:16:21,381
Infinity Pizza, I honestly
feel is a throwback

2100
01:16:21,381 --> 01:16:23,906
to the excitement that when
you went into a pizza place

2101
01:16:23,906 --> 01:16:24,978
when you were a kid,

2102
01:16:24,978 --> 01:16:26,154
there would be arcade games.

2103
01:16:26,154 --> 01:16:28,083
We wanted to give like an homage to that

2104
01:16:28,083 --> 01:16:30,917
but also tie it into the
geek culture that we enjoy.

2105
01:16:30,917 --> 01:16:32,588
And "Pinball" machines and arcades,

2106
01:16:32,588 --> 01:16:35,403
it gives that fresh take on an old idea

2107
01:16:35,403 --> 01:16:37,059
and I really feel like we nailed it.

2108
01:16:37,059 --> 01:16:38,043
(upbeat music)

2109
01:16:38,043 --> 01:16:39,630
So far, everything's been going awesome.

2110
01:16:39,630 --> 01:16:40,932
We invited a lot of friends and family

2111
01:16:40,932 --> 01:16:42,888
and we had about 60 people show up.

2112
01:16:42,888 --> 01:16:44,544
I don't know if we ordered enough food,

2113
01:16:44,544 --> 01:16:45,677
so it seems like it's so busy

2114
01:16:45,677 --> 01:16:46,964
that we're probably gonna run out.

2115
01:16:46,964 --> 01:16:47,864
- It's fresh.

2116
01:16:47,864 --> 01:16:49,854
- It's very nice seeing everybody come out

2117
01:16:49,854 --> 01:16:51,031
and support you, you know.

2118
01:16:51,031 --> 01:16:52,613
It's been such a long two years

2119
01:16:52,613 --> 01:16:54,644
and when you can see everyone's
happy to be together,

2120
01:16:54,644 --> 01:16:57,224
it's an uplifting experience.

2121
01:16:57,224 --> 01:16:59,543
It's very humbling but
also very enlightening

2122
01:16:59,543 --> 01:17:02,746
when you realize the
power of people's spirits.

2123
01:17:02,746 --> 01:17:04,516
So far, it seems like
everyone's having a good time.

2124
01:17:04,516 --> 01:17:05,349
And you know what,

2125
01:17:05,349 --> 01:17:06,948
we all have some weight we need to gain.

2126
01:17:06,948 --> 01:17:08,144
You know, we got pizza,

2127
01:17:08,144 --> 01:17:10,372
we've got drinks, you know.
(Helen laughing)

2128
01:17:10,372 --> 01:17:12,164
Everyone's too thin.

2129
01:17:12,164 --> 01:17:13,869
It reminds me of my
grandmother from Naples.

2130
01:17:13,869 --> 01:17:15,319
"You're too skinny, eat."

2131
01:17:15,319 --> 01:17:16,762
- Beautifully said. I love it.

2132
01:17:16,762 --> 01:17:18,357
(George laughing)
- I don't have anything else

2133
01:17:18,357 --> 01:17:20,442
to add other than we need
to take some more walks.

2134
01:17:20,442 --> 01:17:21,481
- Take some more walks.

2135
01:17:21,481 --> 01:17:22,457
Yes. Yes.
- Yes. Yes.

2136
01:17:22,457 --> 01:17:24,085
The soft opening was way cool.

2137
01:17:24,085 --> 01:17:26,502
Just to see people support us

2138
01:17:27,767 --> 01:17:32,184
and get excited about the
concept was really awesome.

2139
01:17:33,051 --> 01:17:34,674
- I just wanna welcome everyone here

2140
01:17:34,674 --> 01:17:38,007
to our inaugural Infinity Pizza opening.

2141
01:17:39,332 --> 01:17:40,165
If you're here,

2142
01:17:40,165 --> 01:17:41,315
then we care a lot about you.

2143
01:17:41,315 --> 01:17:43,704
If you're not here, fuck you.

2144
01:17:43,704 --> 01:17:44,940
(patrons laughing)

2145
01:17:44,940 --> 01:17:46,024
Nah, I'm just joking.

2146
01:17:46,024 --> 01:17:47,647
But when we envisioned this place,

2147
01:17:47,647 --> 01:17:50,228
we wanted it to be a fun
environment for everybody,

2148
01:17:50,228 --> 01:17:53,210
welcoming everyone and to
kind of celebrate the idea

2149
01:17:53,210 --> 01:17:55,040
of just being a dork and eating pizza.

2150
01:17:55,040 --> 01:17:57,216
My wonderful wife has been my rock.

2151
01:17:57,216 --> 01:17:58,927
(Helen cooing)
and, you know,

2152
01:17:58,927 --> 01:18:01,004
she's my Dwayne Johnson
as I always tell her.

2153
01:18:01,004 --> 01:18:02,799
(patrons laughing)

2154
01:18:02,799 --> 01:18:04,692
Getting through the last two years,

2155
01:18:04,692 --> 01:18:06,421
seeing how everything has bounced back

2156
01:18:06,421 --> 01:18:07,775
and how people are more excited than ever

2157
01:18:07,775 --> 01:18:09,448
to come into an arcade bar,

2158
01:18:09,448 --> 01:18:13,851
it's really given me a lot
of optimism for the future.

2159
01:18:13,851 --> 01:18:15,241
I mean, whether it's expansion,

2160
01:18:15,241 --> 01:18:16,521
whether it's adding more games,

2161
01:18:16,521 --> 01:18:19,130
I mean, the culture is
alive and as strong as ever.

2162
01:18:19,130 --> 01:18:20,578
It seems like the sky is the limit.

2163
01:18:20,578 --> 01:18:22,960
To celebrate this
wonderful time of opening

2164
01:18:22,960 --> 01:18:24,072
and seeing everybody,

2165
01:18:24,072 --> 01:18:25,265
we're gonna shotgun a beer

2166
01:18:25,265 --> 01:18:26,759
and regret every decision
we're making here.

2167
01:18:26,759 --> 01:18:28,371
- And please toast with us.
(patrons cheering)

2168
01:18:28,371 --> 01:18:29,309
- Yeah.
- Thank you, guys.

2169
01:18:29,309 --> 01:18:31,126
- Cheers.
- Cheers. Cheers.

2170
01:18:31,126 --> 01:18:36,126
(indistinct)
(patrons applauding)

2171
01:18:37,859 --> 01:18:39,650
- Oh, it's so good.

2172
01:18:39,650 --> 01:18:41,581
(George groaning)

2173
01:18:41,581 --> 01:18:42,414
No, I'm just joking.

2174
01:18:42,414 --> 01:18:44,451
I'm good. I'm just joking.

2175
01:18:44,451 --> 01:18:48,118
(upbeat instrumental music)

2176
01:18:50,548 --> 01:18:51,965
- Why, thank you.

2177
01:18:53,334 --> 01:18:56,858
- So they're supposed to have
a lot of new beers tonight

2178
01:18:56,858 --> 01:18:59,963
for the anniversary.
- Ah yes, yes, yes.

2179
01:18:59,963 --> 01:19:03,630
(upbeat instrumental music)

2180
01:19:07,731 --> 01:19:12,731
- It's wild that we are here
where we survived to six years.

2181
01:19:12,999 --> 01:19:15,772
- We're gonna have a bunch of
events going on all weekend.

2182
01:19:15,772 --> 01:19:17,241
We have live music tonight.

2183
01:19:17,241 --> 01:19:18,794
We're gonna have beer and barbecue.

2184
01:19:18,794 --> 01:19:20,789
It's gonna be great.

2185
01:19:20,789 --> 01:19:23,292
The turnout so far has been fantastic.

2186
01:19:23,292 --> 01:19:24,603
We're gonna be like a really busy night,

2187
01:19:24,603 --> 01:19:25,758
but it's gonna be a great night.

2188
01:19:25,758 --> 01:19:28,972
We want everyone that's
here to have a good time.

2189
01:19:28,972 --> 01:19:29,852
- Throughout the weekend,

2190
01:19:29,852 --> 01:19:31,376
we're gonna be tapping all

2191
01:19:31,376 --> 01:19:33,116
these incredible breweries out here.

2192
01:19:33,116 --> 01:19:35,699
- Well, thank you. I thank you.

2193
01:19:36,662 --> 01:19:39,143
- And Ross being a huge craft beer lover,

2194
01:19:39,143 --> 01:19:40,649
he's got some incredible,

2195
01:19:40,649 --> 01:19:42,261
insane rare beers.

2196
01:19:42,261 --> 01:19:43,703
Taplist is insane.

2197
01:19:43,703 --> 01:19:45,548
It's gonna be the best we've ever had,

2198
01:19:45,548 --> 01:19:46,510
the shit's fire.

2199
01:19:46,510 --> 01:19:49,190
- What do you have that's new or cool,

2200
01:19:49,190 --> 01:19:50,574
like something different?

2201
01:19:50,574 --> 01:19:54,359
- Oh, we just did a brewery
collab with Magnanimous

2202
01:19:54,359 --> 01:19:55,494
if you wanna do one of that.

2203
01:19:55,494 --> 01:19:57,016
Yeah, it's one of our newest things we did

2204
01:19:57,016 --> 01:19:58,242
for our six-year anniversary.

2205
01:19:58,242 --> 01:20:01,460
I've been wanting to do a
collab with Magnanimous Brewing

2206
01:20:01,460 --> 01:20:02,684
for a long time,

2207
01:20:02,684 --> 01:20:05,229
and Ghostface Keller is that kind

2208
01:20:05,229 --> 01:20:06,832
of special opportunity to do it.

2209
01:20:06,832 --> 01:20:08,142
And it's a Keller beer

2210
01:20:08,142 --> 01:20:12,068
and it's super crushable,
incredibly delicious.

2211
01:20:12,068 --> 01:20:13,445
I fucking love it.

2212
01:20:13,445 --> 01:20:16,721
And the art is super fitting as well.

2213
01:20:16,721 --> 01:20:19,196
We get to brew a collab
today with Magnanimous

2214
01:20:19,196 --> 01:20:20,587
for our anniversary coming up.

2215
01:20:20,587 --> 01:20:22,621
We actually were able to
kind of go hang with them

2216
01:20:22,621 --> 01:20:24,179
for some of the brewing process.

2217
01:20:24,179 --> 01:20:25,986
Super grateful for that experience

2218
01:20:25,986 --> 01:20:27,710
to be in collab with them.

2219
01:20:27,710 --> 01:20:31,343
I mean, we couldn't have a
better gift for our anniversary.

2220
01:20:31,343 --> 01:20:35,210
I am really excited to share
this beer with everybody

2221
01:20:35,210 --> 01:20:39,268
and I think they're gonna
be stoked to have it.

2222
01:20:39,268 --> 01:20:40,704
Do you like it?
- Yeah, I do.

2223
01:20:40,704 --> 01:20:41,825
- Awesome.
- Thank you.

2224
01:20:41,825 --> 01:20:42,658
- Yeah.
- Cheers.

2225
01:20:42,658 --> 01:20:46,290
- Cheers.
(relaxing instrumental music)

2226
01:20:46,290 --> 01:20:48,513
♪ Movie movie ♪

2227
01:20:48,513 --> 01:20:52,111
♪ With you baby, yeah, yeah ♪

2228
01:20:52,111 --> 01:20:54,463
- It's a great way to start
off the anniversary weekend.

2229
01:20:54,463 --> 01:20:56,843
There was a time there where, you know,

2230
01:20:56,843 --> 01:20:59,301
it was a little scary
I think for everyone.

2231
01:20:59,301 --> 01:21:02,331
But now to see everyone back
and almost back to normal,

2232
01:21:02,331 --> 01:21:05,309
sort of give back to everybody
that comes in all year round.

2233
01:21:05,309 --> 01:21:07,268
There's some good beers and good games.

2234
01:21:07,268 --> 01:21:08,435
It feels good.

2235
01:21:09,958 --> 01:21:11,041
(upbeat music)

2236
01:21:11,041 --> 01:21:13,807
- I'm very thankful for our community

2237
01:21:13,807 --> 01:21:15,610
to be in this position.

2238
01:21:15,610 --> 01:21:17,252
We wouldn't have come
this far if it weren't

2239
01:21:17,252 --> 01:21:18,085
for all of that,

2240
01:21:18,085 --> 01:21:20,512
so I love them all and I'm
very grateful for that.

2241
01:21:20,512 --> 01:21:21,526
Good to see you, man.

2242
01:21:21,526 --> 01:21:23,760
Thank you for coming out.
- Bro, I'm glad to be here.

2243
01:21:23,760 --> 01:21:25,209
I mean, I love this place.

2244
01:21:25,209 --> 01:21:27,375
It's cool. It's chill.

2245
01:21:27,375 --> 01:21:28,382
'90s hip hop,

2246
01:21:28,382 --> 01:21:30,507
beers and video games.

2247
01:21:30,507 --> 01:21:32,141
You're doing good work.

2248
01:21:32,141 --> 01:21:34,354
This is good work.
(Von laughing)

2249
01:21:34,354 --> 01:21:35,713
You're doing God's work.

2250
01:21:35,713 --> 01:21:37,602
(Von laughing)
- You're doing God's work

2251
01:21:37,602 --> 01:21:39,697
by supporting us so thank you.

2252
01:21:39,697 --> 01:21:41,520
- You're doing God's work.

2253
01:21:41,520 --> 01:21:42,683
This is dope, man.

2254
01:21:42,683 --> 01:21:43,683
It's a lot of fun.

2255
01:21:43,683 --> 01:21:45,766
- When I hear from people

2256
01:21:46,964 --> 01:21:49,664
the love that they have for Parcade,

2257
01:21:49,664 --> 01:21:51,385
the love they have for this spot,

2258
01:21:51,385 --> 01:21:53,784
I mean, it's one of the reasons,

2259
01:21:53,784 --> 01:21:56,382
if not the main reason why we do this.

2260
01:21:56,382 --> 01:21:58,199
You get to do something that you love

2261
01:21:58,199 --> 01:22:02,104
and share it with a community
that's incredibly supportive,

2262
01:22:02,104 --> 01:22:03,634
and I love it.

2263
01:22:03,634 --> 01:22:08,009
- You can't own an arcade bar
and lose at "Street Fighter".

2264
01:22:08,009 --> 01:22:09,468
How do you do that?

2265
01:22:09,468 --> 01:22:12,212
- Because I'm drunk, son.

2266
01:22:12,212 --> 01:22:15,561
It's something that makes me very grateful

2267
01:22:15,561 --> 01:22:17,641
and thankful that I do it every day.

2268
01:22:17,641 --> 01:22:18,474
- [Stan] I think I won.

2269
01:22:18,474 --> 01:22:21,291
Oh, I won.
- I'm really proud of you.

2270
01:22:21,291 --> 01:22:25,315
You're six.
(Stan hands clapping)

2271
01:22:25,315 --> 01:22:27,452
I've seen how much this place has grown.

2272
01:22:27,452 --> 01:22:30,461
It's really great to see
everybody fill back in here,

2273
01:22:30,461 --> 01:22:33,607
to celebrate Lowry Parcade
and what they bring.

2274
01:22:33,607 --> 01:22:34,976
It's really awesome.

2275
01:22:34,976 --> 01:22:36,900
What you've done, like,

2276
01:22:36,900 --> 01:22:39,689
you can just look around
and there's genuine smiles

2277
01:22:39,689 --> 01:22:41,369
on people's faces.

2278
01:22:41,369 --> 01:22:43,754
When was the last time you
seen people playing air hockey

2279
01:22:43,754 --> 01:22:44,768
outside of this place?

2280
01:22:44,768 --> 01:22:46,348
People are playing arcade games.

2281
01:22:46,348 --> 01:22:49,568
You've created this and you've
always had this consistency

2282
01:22:49,568 --> 01:22:53,158
and levelheadedness that I admire.

2283
01:22:53,158 --> 01:22:54,228
- Thanks, man.
- I mean outside

2284
01:22:54,228 --> 01:22:55,768
of the fighting games, you know.

2285
01:22:55,768 --> 01:22:57,436
Outside of the fighting games.

2286
01:22:57,436 --> 01:22:58,652
That's a different story.

2287
01:22:58,652 --> 01:22:59,748
- We will talk shit all over.

2288
01:22:59,748 --> 01:23:00,687
- Well, yeah,

2289
01:23:00,687 --> 01:23:01,733
we'll talk shit here.

2290
01:23:01,733 --> 01:23:03,963
- This guy talks all the
shit but I still love him.

2291
01:23:03,963 --> 01:23:05,820
- Do you need me to
sponsor you another coin?

2292
01:23:05,820 --> 01:23:07,148
- Oh no, you got it.
- No, no, no,

2293
01:23:07,148 --> 01:23:07,981
I own this machine.

2294
01:23:07,981 --> 01:23:09,414
You don't need to sponsor shit.

2295
01:23:09,414 --> 01:23:11,788
(upbeat instrumental music)

2296
01:23:11,788 --> 01:23:14,414
I never thought when I
first started this place

2297
01:23:14,414 --> 01:23:17,747
that it would become a spot where people

2298
01:23:18,622 --> 01:23:19,842
love it as much as they do,

2299
01:23:19,842 --> 01:23:21,951
or that it is become this
kind of community place

2300
01:23:21,951 --> 01:23:24,555
and people are making new friends,

2301
01:23:24,555 --> 01:23:26,687
they're sharing times with old friends

2302
01:23:26,687 --> 01:23:29,491
and it happening here is something

2303
01:23:29,491 --> 01:23:32,447
that I'll carry with me forever.

2304
01:23:32,447 --> 01:23:35,101
- Really proud of you, man.
(upbeat instrumental music)

2305
01:23:35,101 --> 01:23:40,101
- There's not a day really that
goes by where I don't think,

2306
01:23:43,065 --> 01:23:46,289
damn, it all happened and
I'm very grateful for it.

2307
01:23:46,289 --> 01:23:49,956
(upbeat instrumental music)

2308
01:23:52,601 --> 01:23:57,601
(upbeat instrumental music)
(coin jingling)

2309
01:24:05,143 --> 01:24:08,143
- We are here at Free Play Florida 2021.

2310
01:24:08,143 --> 01:24:09,708
The Caribe Royale.

2311
01:24:09,708 --> 01:24:12,791
(upbeat dance music)

2312
01:24:18,842 --> 01:24:21,030
- Oh, what's up dude?
- You know,

2313
01:24:21,030 --> 01:24:22,393
- Just ironing thing out.

2314
01:24:22,393 --> 01:24:23,790
How are you doing?

2315
01:24:23,790 --> 01:24:26,428
(upbeat dance music)

2316
01:24:26,428 --> 01:24:28,530
- It's was amazing to
be back with everybody

2317
01:24:28,530 --> 01:24:29,679
and see everybody again.

2318
01:24:29,679 --> 01:24:31,526
It's been two years
since we've had any kind

2319
01:24:31,526 --> 01:24:33,139
of events like this.

2320
01:24:33,139 --> 01:24:34,986
- The comradery, the communities,

2321
01:24:34,986 --> 01:24:37,006
see old faces, old friends,

2322
01:24:37,006 --> 01:24:39,372
and plus, play a lot of cool machines.

2323
01:24:39,372 --> 01:24:40,418
(upbeat dance music)

2324
01:24:40,418 --> 01:24:42,211
- It's nice to see a good turnout here

2325
01:24:42,211 --> 01:24:43,338
at Free Play this year.

2326
01:24:43,338 --> 01:24:44,289
It's a really good show

2327
01:24:44,289 --> 01:24:46,479
and everyone's out having a great time.

2328
01:24:46,479 --> 01:24:47,699
Everyone's still in the hobby,

2329
01:24:47,699 --> 01:24:49,634
just probably even more
than they were before.

2330
01:24:49,634 --> 01:24:51,947
It's been a huge kickoff for
the hobby and the industry.

2331
01:24:51,947 --> 01:24:53,307
It really looks good for the future.

2332
01:24:53,307 --> 01:24:55,659
(upbeat dance music)

2333
01:24:55,659 --> 01:24:59,174
- Get your buzz on for Florida Free Play.

2334
01:24:59,174 --> 01:25:00,394
Take a look at the video games.

2335
01:25:00,394 --> 01:25:01,875
Stop by my booth, I'm in the back,

2336
01:25:01,875 --> 01:25:04,370
next to the "Moral Kombat" crew.

2337
01:25:04,370 --> 01:25:07,057
- Mario is the size of
a damn forklift today.

2338
01:25:07,057 --> 01:25:10,217
- Yeah, he stole the Big
Head Mode from "NBA Jam".

2339
01:25:10,217 --> 01:25:12,023
What were we doing last night, Mario?

2340
01:25:12,023 --> 01:25:14,038
You closed down that bar, didn't you?

2341
01:25:14,038 --> 01:25:15,530
(video game chiming)
Yep.

2342
01:25:15,530 --> 01:25:16,925
- Great to see the resurgence

2343
01:25:16,925 --> 01:25:18,739
of arcades really across the country.

2344
01:25:18,739 --> 01:25:21,353
And you can see it in the
attendance to these shows

2345
01:25:21,353 --> 01:25:23,013
that are springing up everywhere.

2346
01:25:23,013 --> 01:25:25,773
It's a place where the gaming
community comes together

2347
01:25:25,773 --> 01:25:29,626
and with so many divided
factions in the country today,

2348
01:25:29,626 --> 01:25:31,643
you can count on coming to an arcade bar

2349
01:25:31,643 --> 01:25:34,743
or to do a game show and
you will have your tribe.

2350
01:25:34,743 --> 01:25:37,338
It's really great.
(upbeat dance music)

2351
01:25:37,338 --> 01:25:39,244
- It feels great to be back at Free Play.

2352
01:25:39,244 --> 01:25:41,626
I get to see all my
friends in the community

2353
01:25:41,626 --> 01:25:42,864
and hang out with them,

2354
01:25:42,864 --> 01:25:43,870
drink beers with them.

2355
01:25:43,870 --> 01:25:45,453
I brought some games out

2356
01:25:45,453 --> 01:25:49,982
and we'll be challenging
people to win swags.

2357
01:25:49,982 --> 01:25:52,515
I have no problem decimating anybody

2358
01:25:52,515 --> 01:25:54,341
in "Street Fighter: 3rd Strike",

2359
01:25:54,341 --> 01:25:55,675
so feel free to challenge me.

2360
01:25:55,675 --> 01:25:58,042
I'd be happy to mop the floor with you.

2361
01:25:58,042 --> 01:26:00,925
This year we closed down Parcade so

2362
01:26:00,925 --> 01:26:02,698
that the staff could
experience it as well,

2363
01:26:02,698 --> 01:26:06,822
and we all came out just
to have a great time

2364
01:26:06,822 --> 01:26:09,405
and enjoy the whole experience.

2365
01:26:11,375 --> 01:26:15,726
("Pac-Man" machine chiming)

2366
01:26:15,726 --> 01:26:19,062
- It would appear that there's
more enthusiasm than ever,

2367
01:26:19,062 --> 01:26:20,742
a greater appreciation.

2368
01:26:20,742 --> 01:26:22,962
Now, remembering that
the world of arcades,

2369
01:26:22,962 --> 01:26:25,144
it was certainly on the rise before.

2370
01:26:25,144 --> 01:26:29,051
So now it appears that it's
on the rise once again,

2371
01:26:29,051 --> 01:26:32,021
maybe with a renewed
enthusiasm or appreciation.

2372
01:26:32,021 --> 01:26:34,256
I certainly hope so.

2373
01:26:34,256 --> 01:26:38,561
So we're here to honor people
who have made a footprint

2374
01:26:38,561 --> 01:26:40,168
in the world of gaming.

2375
01:26:40,168 --> 01:26:43,227
- And one of those
places is Lowry Parcade,

2376
01:26:43,227 --> 01:26:46,623
which is Tampa's first
arcade and craft beer bar.

2377
01:26:46,623 --> 01:26:48,788
- It was a kind of surreal experience.

2378
01:26:48,788 --> 01:26:51,422
Having no idea like why
my name was being called,

2379
01:26:51,422 --> 01:26:53,636
I think they had to
run me down to find me.

2380
01:26:53,636 --> 01:26:54,469
It's like, oh shit,

2381
01:26:54,469 --> 01:26:55,302
am I in trouble?

2382
01:26:55,302 --> 01:26:56,611
How drunk did I get last night?

2383
01:26:56,611 --> 01:26:59,216
- But is anybody seen Lowry Parcade there?

2384
01:26:59,216 --> 01:27:01,451
- Oh yes, I'm staring right at him.

2385
01:27:01,451 --> 01:27:02,435
Come on up here, Rob.

2386
01:27:02,435 --> 01:27:03,570
(patrons cheering)
(patrons applauding)

2387
01:27:03,570 --> 01:27:04,653
- I know that guy.

2388
01:27:04,653 --> 01:27:06,475
- I never expected that for sure.

2389
01:27:06,475 --> 01:27:09,512
I mean, we're just a friendly
neighborhood arcade bar.

2390
01:27:09,512 --> 01:27:11,323
- Good man, great energy,

2391
01:27:11,323 --> 01:27:13,719
and he is a fantastic
"Street Fighter" player.

2392
01:27:13,719 --> 01:27:15,879
(patrons cheering)
(patrons applauding)

2393
01:27:15,879 --> 01:27:17,276
- Hey, thank you very much

2394
01:27:17,276 --> 01:27:18,807
for giving me this award.

2395
01:27:18,807 --> 01:27:22,307
Totally unexpected, but
I really appreciate it

2396
01:27:22,307 --> 01:27:24,037
and very honored and grateful.

2397
01:27:24,037 --> 01:27:25,528
Thank you all very much.

2398
01:27:25,528 --> 01:27:27,464
It's been one of the coolest things

2399
01:27:27,464 --> 01:27:31,887
to see this place grow
to become its own thing.

2400
01:27:31,887 --> 01:27:32,928
It's its own community.

2401
01:27:32,928 --> 01:27:34,985
Like, Parcade is its own world in a way.

2402
01:27:34,985 --> 01:27:35,890
A little, tiny world,

2403
01:27:35,890 --> 01:27:37,790
but it's its own community
and it's been great

2404
01:27:37,790 --> 01:27:41,590
for me to step back and
see it become its own place

2405
01:27:41,590 --> 01:27:44,170
and survive and be its own thing.

2406
01:27:44,170 --> 01:27:47,687
We're a legit arcade
and you gotta love that

2407
01:27:47,687 --> 01:27:50,292
when you're kind of recognized
a bit in the community,

2408
01:27:50,292 --> 01:27:52,820
and it's nothing but good feelings.

2409
01:27:52,820 --> 01:27:56,510
- And so, the future with arcade gaming,

2410
01:27:56,510 --> 01:27:59,330
I don't think it'll ever stop evolving.

2411
01:27:59,330 --> 01:28:02,610
- I think right now the hobby
seems to be on a rocket ship,

2412
01:28:02,610 --> 01:28:04,170
so I'm hoping that continues.

2413
01:28:04,170 --> 01:28:08,319
Maybe we'll start to see a
blend of modern and retro.

2414
01:28:08,319 --> 01:28:09,152
Because if you look at

2415
01:28:09,152 --> 01:28:11,268
what Doc Mack is doing
over at Galloping Ghost,

2416
01:28:11,268 --> 01:28:14,153
he's had a game in development
for several years now.

2417
01:28:14,153 --> 01:28:15,867
- He's doing a game for cabinets.

2418
01:28:15,867 --> 01:28:17,821
He's not doing a game to go to the home,

2419
01:28:17,821 --> 01:28:20,161
but he wants to grow it from the arcade,

2420
01:28:20,161 --> 01:28:21,261
then go to home,

2421
01:28:21,261 --> 01:28:24,851
and I think that that's what
started the whole industry.

2422
01:28:24,851 --> 01:28:29,851
- And the ultimate goal is to
hopefully see arcade designers

2423
01:28:29,881 --> 01:28:31,141
and developers come back

2424
01:28:31,141 --> 01:28:34,140
and designing specifically for the arcade.

2425
01:28:34,140 --> 01:28:36,487
And if there's enough places that open

2426
01:28:36,487 --> 01:28:38,281
and there's enough demand,

2427
01:28:38,281 --> 01:28:40,541
all the video game
companies could start doing

2428
01:28:40,541 --> 01:28:44,419
arcade games again and we
could see the resurgence go

2429
01:28:44,419 --> 01:28:45,600
in a completely new,

2430
01:28:45,600 --> 01:28:50,172
different direction with arcade
games everywhere once again.

2431
01:28:50,172 --> 01:28:51,523
- The future for arcade bars

2432
01:28:51,523 --> 01:28:53,643
and arcade games is only getting stronger

2433
01:28:53,643 --> 01:28:56,211
because it's this new
meeting ground for people.

2434
01:28:56,211 --> 01:28:57,990
It's something that
brings people together.

2435
01:28:57,990 --> 01:28:58,948
And let's face it, you know,

2436
01:28:58,948 --> 01:29:00,389
the last 10, 20 years,

2437
01:29:00,389 --> 01:29:01,746
a lot of stuff has happened

2438
01:29:01,746 --> 01:29:03,656
and people have gone into their bedrooms,

2439
01:29:03,656 --> 01:29:04,576
into the phone,

2440
01:29:04,576 --> 01:29:06,701
into the tablets further, further,

2441
01:29:06,701 --> 01:29:09,131
and now they can come
out into arcades and go,

2442
01:29:09,131 --> 01:29:09,990
oh, you're my people,

2443
01:29:09,990 --> 01:29:10,843
you're my tribe.

2444
01:29:10,843 --> 01:29:12,808
And I think the good
Pandora's out of our box

2445
01:29:12,808 --> 01:29:15,386
and people are realizing
games bring people together

2446
01:29:15,386 --> 01:29:16,938
and games make people happy.

2447
01:29:16,938 --> 01:29:19,463
It's a drug without
being a drug, you know.

2448
01:29:19,463 --> 01:29:20,634
People get addicted to it,

2449
01:29:20,634 --> 01:29:24,117
but you don't hurt your body
by playing too much "NBA Jam".

2450
01:29:24,117 --> 01:29:25,127
(upbeat instrumental music)
- I think initially,

2451
01:29:25,127 --> 01:29:28,704
arcade bars were sort of
focused on nostalgia and saying,

2452
01:29:28,704 --> 01:29:30,726
hey, these are the games
that I grew up with.

2453
01:29:30,726 --> 01:29:32,786
But I walk into an arcade
bar and I see people

2454
01:29:32,786 --> 01:29:35,486
who were not alive when those first rounds

2455
01:29:35,486 --> 01:29:37,173
of arcade games came out,

2456
01:29:37,173 --> 01:29:39,970
and I think they're looking
for a communal experience.

2457
01:29:39,970 --> 01:29:42,357
Now it's very much like I'm
there for the community,

2458
01:29:42,357 --> 01:29:43,537
I'm there for the camaraderie,

2459
01:29:43,537 --> 01:29:45,747
I'm there to have a
drink or two and have fun

2460
01:29:45,747 --> 01:29:48,830
with my friends and it's
something we go out and do.

2461
01:29:48,830 --> 01:29:50,566
(patrons cheering)

2462
01:29:50,566 --> 01:29:51,941
So I see a big future in it

2463
01:29:51,941 --> 01:29:54,036
because it's a very different thing.

2464
01:29:54,036 --> 01:29:58,174
It's not really competing with
PC gaming or console gaming.

2465
01:29:58,174 --> 01:30:00,827
It very much is something
that sits alongside it

2466
01:30:00,827 --> 01:30:02,836
and it's a different animal.

2467
01:30:02,836 --> 01:30:05,681
- So as big as this arcade
renaissance has become,

2468
01:30:05,681 --> 01:30:09,189
it would be meaningless unless
a new generation picks it up

2469
01:30:09,189 --> 01:30:10,480
and runs with it too.

2470
01:30:10,480 --> 01:30:12,298
There are kids even today

2471
01:30:12,298 --> 01:30:15,243
that are now growing up
around this arcade scene.

2472
01:30:15,243 --> 01:30:17,491
- And once they grab a "Pinball" machine

2473
01:30:17,491 --> 01:30:18,811
or a large video cabinet,

2474
01:30:18,811 --> 01:30:21,081
they fall in love with it
because you can't compare it

2475
01:30:21,081 --> 01:30:23,716
to putting your thumbs on a phone.

2476
01:30:23,716 --> 01:30:24,803
- I came here with my son.

2477
01:30:24,803 --> 01:30:27,443
He's 16 and it was nice
to be able to show him

2478
01:30:27,443 --> 01:30:30,104
what it's all about and
why we come to these things

2479
01:30:30,104 --> 01:30:31,507
and it's more than just the games,

2480
01:30:31,507 --> 01:30:32,606
it's the community too.

2481
01:30:32,606 --> 01:30:34,431
("Pinball" machine chiming)
You got this.

2482
01:30:34,431 --> 01:30:36,424
You got an extra ball too, I think.

2483
01:30:36,424 --> 01:30:38,451
- We have the ability to bring these games

2484
01:30:38,451 --> 01:30:39,788
to like a new generation of kids

2485
01:30:39,788 --> 01:30:41,908
that really would've
never had the opportunity,

2486
01:30:41,908 --> 01:30:43,798
where they heard about
it from the parents or,

2487
01:30:43,798 --> 01:30:45,261
I mean, maybe grandparents,
(George chuckling)

2488
01:30:45,261 --> 01:30:46,807
depending on how old they are.

2489
01:30:46,807 --> 01:30:48,835
It's probably one of
the most important parts

2490
01:30:48,835 --> 01:30:50,356
of having an arcade bar.

2491
01:30:50,356 --> 01:30:53,609
- And I hope that the kids
that are being brought up

2492
01:30:53,609 --> 01:30:56,858
into this arcade generation continue it

2493
01:30:56,858 --> 01:30:59,738
with the next generation
so that we don't lose

2494
01:30:59,738 --> 01:31:02,531
that magic that comes
with coming into an arcade

2495
01:31:02,531 --> 01:31:06,093
and escaping into a
pixel world for a while.

2496
01:31:06,093 --> 01:31:10,177
- And I'm hoping that this remains with us

2497
01:31:10,177 --> 01:31:14,441
for several generations because
what a sad world it would be

2498
01:31:14,441 --> 01:31:16,143
if you can't play games anymore.

2499
01:31:16,143 --> 01:31:17,336
At least while I'm alive,

2500
01:31:17,336 --> 01:31:19,761
I wanna make sure that
this keeps going forward

2501
01:31:19,761 --> 01:31:22,231
and keep giving a little bit of that magic

2502
01:31:22,231 --> 01:31:25,221
and that nostalgia to everybody.

2503
01:31:25,221 --> 01:31:28,352
- Arcades, arcade bars are
gonna continue to open.

2504
01:31:28,352 --> 01:31:30,049
If they have a new spin on it,

2505
01:31:30,049 --> 01:31:32,071
probably an inevitability,

2506
01:31:32,071 --> 01:31:35,004
but where they'll go
it remains to be seen.

2507
01:31:35,004 --> 01:31:37,479
- I think it's a pretty
exciting time to be a gamer

2508
01:31:37,479 --> 01:31:39,541
because pretty soon around
your corner there's gonna

2509
01:31:39,541 --> 01:31:40,486
be an arcade bar,

2510
01:31:40,486 --> 01:31:43,706
and I think this is something
that's here to stay.

2511
01:31:43,706 --> 01:31:45,593
- To me, the most unique phenomenon

2512
01:31:45,593 --> 01:31:49,310
of the arcade era is
that the games were born

2513
01:31:49,310 --> 01:31:50,650
in a public setting,

2514
01:31:50,650 --> 01:31:52,130
and now in the arcade bar,

2515
01:31:52,130 --> 01:31:54,469
they're being reborn in a public setting.

2516
01:31:54,469 --> 01:31:57,223
So it's the rebirth of the opportunity

2517
01:31:57,223 --> 01:32:01,390
to play video games as a
community-spirited event,

2518
01:32:02,459 --> 01:32:06,185
and that's the spirit coming alive again.

2519
01:32:06,185 --> 01:32:09,935
- I believe as long as
the arcade bars evolve

2520
01:32:11,527 --> 01:32:13,213
to entertain people,

2521
01:32:13,213 --> 01:32:15,924
people are gonna enjoy coming together,

2522
01:32:15,924 --> 01:32:18,062
sharing a pastime that they did.

2523
01:32:18,062 --> 01:32:19,138
If you think about it,

2524
01:32:19,138 --> 01:32:21,136
you go to a football game,

2525
01:32:21,136 --> 01:32:23,169
there's a hundred thousand people there

2526
01:32:23,169 --> 01:32:24,872
and they don't know each other,

2527
01:32:24,872 --> 01:32:27,772
they just share the same passion.

2528
01:32:27,772 --> 01:32:30,105
And since the beginning of civilization,

2529
01:32:30,105 --> 01:32:32,292
we've always had the passion for gaming.

2530
01:32:32,292 --> 01:32:34,498
(Colosseum crowd cheering)
From the coliseum

2531
01:32:34,498 --> 01:32:36,162
to the stadium,

2532
01:32:36,162 --> 01:32:38,580
from the arcade to the console,

2533
01:32:38,580 --> 01:32:40,143
(internet startup screeching)
from the internet

2534
01:32:40,143 --> 01:32:41,343
to the phone,

2535
01:32:41,343 --> 01:32:43,405
we've always been playing games

2536
01:32:43,405 --> 01:32:45,089
(Jenga blocks crashing)
and we've always

2537
01:32:45,089 --> 01:32:47,300
been passionate about playing.

2538
01:32:47,300 --> 01:32:49,083
It's a passion that's within you.

2539
01:32:49,083 --> 01:32:51,208
It's a passion that doesn't die.

2540
01:32:51,208 --> 01:32:54,108
It's just a passion that's screaming

2541
01:32:54,108 --> 01:32:56,738
for a place to enjoy itself,

2542
01:32:56,738 --> 01:32:58,838
that's what arcade bars are.

2543
01:32:58,838 --> 01:33:01,921
(upbeat dance music)

2544
01:33:09,595 --> 01:33:10,428
- To Vector.

2545
01:33:11,904 --> 01:33:13,675
- Keep up the good fight.

2546
01:33:13,675 --> 01:33:16,640
(upbeat dance music)

2547
01:33:16,640 --> 01:33:18,815
- So it's a very interesting
phenomenon to watch

2548
01:33:18,815 --> 01:33:21,675
and it should probably grow
for quite a while before

2549
01:33:21,675 --> 01:33:25,110
that too becomes a cycle
that extinguishes itself.

2550
01:33:25,110 --> 01:33:27,260
(arcade gun shot buzzing)
- Game over.

2551
01:33:27,260 --> 01:33:29,729
And that'll do it for
"Token Taverns" tonight.

2552
01:33:29,729 --> 01:33:30,638
So long everybody.

2553
01:33:30,638 --> 01:33:31,549
See you next time.

2554
01:33:31,549 --> 01:33:32,566
Thanks for playing.

2555
01:33:32,566 --> 01:33:36,795
♪ We grew up with posters on the walls. ♪

2556
01:33:36,795 --> 01:33:41,174
♪ The Pepsi generation,
thought we'd seen it all ♪

2557
01:33:41,174 --> 01:33:45,488
♪ Brightly lit future with flying cars ♪

2558
01:33:45,488 --> 01:33:49,927
♪ And we'd all be superstars ♪

2559
01:33:49,927 --> 01:33:53,968
♪ Energy is endlessly ♪

2560
01:33:53,968 --> 01:33:58,481
♪ Entertaining us violently ♪

2561
01:33:58,481 --> 01:34:02,714
♪ Commercials play on TV ♪

2562
01:34:02,714 --> 01:34:06,086
♪ And nothing was ever free ♪

2563
01:34:06,086 --> 01:34:09,596
♪ Ever free, ever free,
ever free, ever free ♪

2564
01:34:09,596 --> 01:34:13,263
(upbeat instrumental music)

2565
01:34:14,814 --> 01:34:19,814
♪ Ever free, ever free,
ever free, ever free ♪

2566
01:34:24,357 --> 01:34:29,247
♪ Time flies so fast in an instant flash ♪

2567
01:34:29,247 --> 01:34:33,597
♪ I could drive all
night, going anywhere ♪

2568
01:34:33,597 --> 01:34:37,942
♪ Life moves so fast in an instant flash ♪

2569
01:34:37,942 --> 01:34:42,732
♪ I could fly all night,
going everywhere ♪

2570
01:34:42,732 --> 01:34:46,399
(upbeat instrumental music)

2571
01:34:52,665 --> 01:34:57,248
(upbeat instrumental music continues)

2572
01:34:59,725 --> 01:35:03,801
♪ We were young, we were full of it ♪

2573
01:35:03,801 --> 01:35:08,282
♪ We had it down and stayed silent ♪

2574
01:35:08,282 --> 01:35:12,565
♪ We worked hard, we were self-aware ♪

2575
01:35:12,565 --> 01:35:16,953
♪ Made mistakes that land us anywhere ♪

2576
01:35:16,953 --> 01:35:21,336
♪ With corded phones and tape machines ♪

2577
01:35:21,336 --> 01:35:25,716
♪ You could do anything,
if you just believe ♪

2578
01:35:25,716 --> 01:35:30,055
♪ Commercials play on TV ♪

2579
01:35:30,055 --> 01:35:34,258
♪ And nothing was ever free ♪

2580
01:35:34,258 --> 01:35:39,021
♪ Time flies so fast in an instant flash ♪

2581
01:35:39,021 --> 01:35:43,406
♪ I could drive all
night, going anywhere ♪

2582
01:35:43,406 --> 01:35:47,741
♪ Life moves so fast in an instant flash ♪

2583
01:35:47,741 --> 01:35:52,407
♪ I could fly all night,
going everywhere ♪

2584
01:35:52,407 --> 01:35:54,883
(upbeat instrumental music)

2585
01:35:54,883 --> 01:35:57,829
- Well, I think he's thinking,

2586
01:35:57,829 --> 01:35:59,890
is there any new "Donkey
Kong" games coming out

2587
01:35:59,890 --> 01:36:00,782
in the pipeline.

2588
01:36:00,782 --> 01:36:04,257
He's actually on the phone
with the president of Nintendo.

2589
01:36:04,257 --> 01:36:06,098
And the president of Nintendo said,

2590
01:36:06,098 --> 01:36:07,306
"Stop calling me.

2591
01:36:07,306 --> 01:36:09,548
Yeah, you've called too many times.

2592
01:36:09,548 --> 01:36:11,238
We're not making a new "Donkey Kong".

2593
01:36:11,238 --> 01:36:15,321
So pretty sure that's
what's happening right now.