The surprising, stealth rebirth of the American arcade

Ars Technica writes, We might be living in the era of the 99 cent app, but there's stilly plenty of magic to be had for a quarter. Aurich Lawson The arcade industry is dead in the United States—everyone knows it—done in by a combination of rapidly advancing home consoles and rapidly expanding suburbanization in the late '80s and early '90s. The only people not in on this bit of conventional wisdom are the ones who happen to be opening a surprising number of successful new arcades around the country. Adam Pratt, who runs industry website Arcade Heroes when he isn't managing his own arcade in West Valley City,...

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