"Walking in is overwhelming, it's dark and warm and humid; the beeps and boops of the vintage arcade game collection drowned out slightly by the hum of industrial fans placed in corners. The windows to the outside world are either tinted or obscured and most of the lighting comes from the games themselves. The games. Room after room of games pressed right up against each other in aisles barely wide enough to squeeze past someone"
"At this point there are well over 800 games, according to their website, with machines regularly swapped in and out. You pay a flat $25 to play all day, every game rigged to play for free at the push of a button. Don't expect high-tech Dave & Busters-style games at the Galloping Ghost. The vast majority are from the golden age of arcades, the 1980s."
A family visited Galloping Ghost Arcade in Brookfield, Illinois, a sprawling, ramshackle complex occupying one side of a city block and claiming the largest video game arcade in the world. The interior is dark, warm, and humid, with industrial fans and windows obscured so that most illumination comes from the machines themselves. The collection exceeds 800 rotating cabinets and asks for donations to expand. Admission is a flat $25 for all-day play, and machines are rigged for free plays. The focus is on golden-age 1980s titles, especially Chicago-born games, and vivid cabinet marquee artwork.
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