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Old 07-31-2018, 01:04 PM   #69
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there has been a resurgence in arcades and renewed interest in old games that started around 2009. The documentary, King of Kong: fistful of quarters, is most responsible for that. It came out in 2007 and gained a following. 2 years later there was a live competition featuring the movies stars. the aurcade website started about that time too. the list of arcades in the US shot up from 400 to about 1200 in 2014. there have been hundreds of arcades that shut down in that time too.

I've been going to Manitou penny arcade every year for 15 years running. I'd bet they do 1k visitors on an average weekend. I'm always surprised at how young the crowd is and how much it skews female. there's always tons of kids too.
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