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Author Archives: Reverend
Reclaim Arcade’s Game of Maintenance
This is yet another post reflecting about the opening of the awesomeness that is Reclaim Arcade, I previously captured some general reflections, Reclaim Video, and the living room, and this one will focus on the meat and potatoes of the … Continue reading
Reclaim Arcade’s 80s Living Room
I’m on a bit of a roll capturing some reflections of a recent trip back to the US to open Reclaim Arcade. You can read more about getting the Arcade open in this post or, if outdated media formats is … Continue reading
Reclaim Video Reclaimed
I’m gonna try and break my posts about the grand opening of Reclaim Arcade up a bit given there’s so much to say one post would just be too imposing and never get written. Views of ?@reclaimvideo?, the gateway drug … Continue reading
Reclaim Arcade: Some Notes on the First Few Weeks
The Reclaim Arcade reviews are coming in! Yeah! Last weekend made it three weeks that Reclaim Arcade has been open to the public, and it has been pretty rewarding to have folks appreciating the space and all the thought and … Continue reading
Reclaim Today: Jolie Tingen Talks Kits
028: Jolie Tingen Talks Kits At the end of January I had the distinct pleasure of chatting with Jolie Tingen about Duke University’s unique project Kits for episode 28 of Reclaim Today. I am intrigued by this project because Kits … Continue reading
Reclaim Today: Arcade Grand Opening
027: Arcade Grand Opening Tim and I sat down on Saturday to talk about the grand opening of Reclaim Arcade. You can see the joy and excitement on our faces, which is my favorite part of the video. I have … Continue reading
Building a Gaming PC with Tommy
One of the projects I have been working on with Tommaso since Christmas has been putting together the component pieces Santa brought him to build a bitchin’ gaming PC. You see, with COVID the elves were not assembling PCs given … Continue reading
Like and Subscribe for a Tour of Reclaim Arcade
The Shari and Clint of the Happily Ever Novak YouTube channel got a sneak peek of Reclaim Arcade, and I really love the way they captured all the elements of the space: the video store, the living room, and, of … Continue reading
Reclaim Arcade adds its 59th Cabinet: Super Cobra!
59 cabinets seems to be on the verge of a milestone. In just over two years Tim and I have collected one short of 60* old school arcade cabinets that represent the foundation of Reclaim Arcade. You can see all … Continue reading
Behind Every Retro Arcade is a Preservation Community
I know I told Tim I’m done buying games for Reclaim Arcade after securing Zaxxon yesterday, but I don’t want to jinx myself given I just saw a mint Gorf machine up in Pennsylvania on the KLOV forums for $900. … Continue reading