Galloping Ghost Arcade
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| Company type | Video arcade |
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| Industry | Video games |
| Founded | August 13, 2010 in Brookfield, United States |
| Founder | Doc Mack |
| Headquarters | 9415 Ogden Ave, Brookfield, Illinois , United States |
| Owner | Doc Mack |
| Website | gallopingghostarcade |
Galloping Ghost Arcade is a video arcade located on Ogden Avenue in Brookfield, Illinois (a suburb of Chicago). It opened on August 13, 2010, and as of June 2023, it contains over 976 arcade games, up from 130 at the time of opening, across 7,500+ square feet, making it the largest classic video arcade in the United States.[1][2] As of October 2020, the establishment is owned by co-founder Doc Mack.[3]
History
The idea of starting an arcade came to co-founder Doc Mack in the 1990s while he was a clerk at a Babbage's. After a chance encounter with Mortal Kombat co-creator Ed Boon, Mack used that meeting to pursue a career in the games industry. Mack opened Galloping Ghost Arcade in 2010.[3]
In 2020, Galloping Ghost secured a rare Sega R360 arcade cabinet, one of only 150 such cabinets that were ever made.[4]
References
- ^ Seidlinger, Michael. "Galloping Ghost Gives Arcade Gaming an Extra Life". Wired.com. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
- ^ Caltrider, Mary. "ABC57 Road Trip: Galloping Ghost Arcade". ABC57.com. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
- ^ a b Machovech, Sam. "The history of Galloping Ghost, the USA's largest classic arcade". ArsTechnica.com. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
- ^ Lada, Jenna (12 August 2020). "Sega R360 Added to Galloping Ghost Arcade's Collection". Siliconera. Retrieved 13 May 2022.