Underground Retrocade

Found out about a new Arcade out in East Dundee and guess what, it is following the same business model as GGA. A flat entrance fee gets you in and all the games are set to free play. The Underground Retrocade is located on the corner of Water St. and Route 72 right next to the bridge before you cross the river. It may not look like much from the outside, but like they say it's whats on the inside that counts.

Underground Retrocade is wall to wall arcade machines with all the classics under one roof. They even had a couple of pinball machines. It also looked like they had a little room setup with retro gaming consoles to play.

I really love these types of arcades because it gives me a chance to play some great games of the past. Sure I could play them on MAME, but really there is nothing like playing them on the original hardware. For instance I found out that I really dig Tempest. The vector graphics just pop off of the screen brilliantly. Awesome game.

My son and I got to play a little bit of X-Men, which is one of my personal favorites. They had the 6 player two monitor behemoth version of the game. Another cool machine they had was a Fix It Felix just like from Wreck It Ralph. My son got to experience a lot of cool games today but his favorite must of have been Rampage. Not many things can hold his attention for more than a minute like Rampage did. I suppose there is just something about monsters destroying cities and eating people that he likes.

If you are in the area and are looking for a great way to spend a day check out the Underground Retrocade. We had a blast and I'm looking forward to going back soon.



Underground Retrocade
1 E Main St. 
East Dundee, Illinois 
Phone 331-64-ATARI
http://www.undergroundretrocade.com