Big Bear Family Arcade - Big Bear California - GREAT PICTURES!

[Frankie_Says_Relax]

My good friend Les (owner and operator of www.thestool.com) sent me this email last week, I thought it would be of interest to both people who have and haven't frequented this place.

Looks pretty awesome (if not as typically "weathered" as an arcade of that age).

Here's the emails and pictures he sent! Enjoy! -Frankie

I was up in Big Bear, a remote town in the California Mountains, and I checked out their "family arcade", which
apparently hadn't changed much in the last 50 or so years. Some of the games were busted, but I can't remember
finding this many iconic, classic arcade games in one place. I've seen king of kong, I know they exist, many due to
the retro resurgence, but this place was totally untouched but time.

[Frankie_Says_Relax]

Pictures, continued...

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[GnawRadar]

My God...the next time I'm in Big Bear I'll make sure to definately stop by, if I ever go to Big Bear. I would definately like to go to a place like this considering I am too young to have actually played most of these games in the arcade and there are no good arcades near where I live.

[otaku]

that is a sweet arcade!

[MrRoboto19XX]

Wow, that's some really amazing stuff!

[madman77]

That place is definitely stuck in time, brings back a lot of memories of my childhood. I haven't seen one of those palm reader machines in at least 20+ years.

[Moon Jump]

Nice stuff. Good selection of stuff. Can't say I like what they did to that Nintendo Vs Cab...Maximum Force!?

I love how they have the SITDOWN Roadblasters and the Deluxe Disks of Tron. I would have loved to play that!

[shawnbo42]

Packing the wife, kids, car.....

[Frankie_Says_Relax]

Somebody needs to do a road-trip cross-country documentary about the "disappearing arcades".

I'd pay to see that.

[DreamTR]

Reminds me of the Arcade games you see at Wisconsin Dells.

[Moon Jump]

Somebody needs to do a road-trip cross-country documentary about the "disappearing arcades".

I'd pay to see that.

We kinda do that at Press Start, but since we don't have the money to do that, we just go around to the ones near us.

[Frankie_Says_Relax]

We kinda do that at Press Start, but since we don't have the money to do that, we just go around to the ones near us.

Pitch the idea to a studio! They'll fund it if they back the production!

The success of King of Kong may have opened some doors.