From its humble beginnings as an actual barnyard with a miniature golf course in it, to a chain of 3 large-scale entertainment complexes with arcades, go-karts, batting cages and talking robots, Wright’s Barnyard left a lasting legacy in the Northeast Illinois/Northwest Indiana area. Let’s take a quick stroll through time and examine this Midwest entertainment…
Many might believe NYC’s Barcade to be the first arcade bar. While Barcade was certainly responsible for ushering in a renaissance of arcades around the US in the early 2000’s, the idea of an adult-oriented arcade concept was something that was originally attempted back in the early 1980’s, during the height of the original arcade boom.…
You find yourself in a dark wood-paneled room, the glow of neon pulsating from rows of CRT screens all around you…