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REDDING, Calif. — A brand new arcade bar is open in Redding, that includes retro video games and beer on faucet.

Bonus Round on Pine Street in Downtown Redding has video games like Pac-Man, Frogger, Q-Bert and extra, offering a nostalgic really feel for players of the 80s.

The proprietor of the ‘barcade,’ Schuyler Lane stated this enterprise has been a life-long dream of his—driving everywhere in the nation, looking out via garages and basements simply to supply the machines. He’s been within the retro gaming enterprise for roughly 14 years now, selecting up suggestions and tips alongside the best way, now he is ready to repair and restore the classic video games on his personal.

He stated having the ability to are likely to the machines by himself saves them a number of cash, saying the enterprise would not be worthwhile every other manner.

Now that Lane’s dream has come true, he’s hoping Bonus Round will develop into a spot the place folks can escape from actuality and step into their childhoods. This is not only a bar for millennials and Gen Xers, however for his or her youngsters as nicely—Lane has household pleasant hours day-after-day they’re open and stated it is vital for the brand new technology to be taught their historical past.

“I mean, I have two children of my own, so it’s important to have those family hours,” stated Lane. “As parents to be able to show kids what we played as kids, where these games came from, how modern gaming is today versus how it was. It’s important to know your history to respect what you have.”

Lane stated this simply the tip of the iceberg for Bonus Round and he’s excited to point out folks the remainder of the video games he has in storage.

The arcade might be open Thursdays from 3 p.m. to 11 p.m., Fridays and Saturdays from 3 p.m. to midnight, and Sundays from 1 p.m. to eight p.m.

Kids are allowed from 3 p.m. to eight p.m. Thursday via Friday and all day on Sundays—each different time is 21 and up. It prices $10 to play for an hour or $15 for limitless time.

Bonus Rounds official grand opening is Friday, Feb. 13 at 2 p.m. at 1665 Pine Street that includes meals, drinks, photograph ops with the ghost buster’s automobile and naturally video games.

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