High Scores Approved to Open!

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Hello all....

For those that don't know, the idea of opening an "arcade" scares some people in a close knit community, who only really remember arcades in their heyday that invited crowds of kids. Shawn and I have been working on getting our business, High Scores, approved in our town since April. We've had to meet a lot of new folks - having to secure the signatures of all landowners within 200' of our property in a 4 day span, and got to know other business owners, too. It was a fairly uphill battle, with a lot of people warning us that the town will be resistant to the idea of an arcade in our historic district.

Alas, tonight we argued our case for an Interactive Vintage Arcade Museum - a stipulation of our opening is that 90% of our collection must be at least 20 years old, so being classic heavy is a good thing for us here. At last, we were approved unanimously by the board that we can open our doors to the public!

So High Scores will be officially opening next week...there are still some things to finalize, like getting our sign outside posted and some finishing touches, but the games will be on and ready for you all to set some high scores!

Thank you all for your support - we hope to see you soon!
 
It's nice to see more and more of these popping up. Sounds like I have to plan many a road trip in the future.
 
Congratulations man, and best of luck. Put up some pictures when you get settled in. It'd be awesome if something would pop up like this down here.
 
So what's your business model?

Turn off the games at night so my high score gets erased and then I have to come back tomorrow?

Ahh, good idea.

:)

Good luck!
 
I CAN'T BELIEVE I FIND OUT HOW THE MEETING WENT ON KLOV!

I should have called you two last night. I'm so happy!
This is awesome. Couldn't happen to cooler people.
You did a lot of work already just to get this far,
so I'll be glad to pitch in with tweaking your games
for the opening (and drinking your beer and eating your food).

It's not easy to win over a bunch of old folks in a
historic district but you've done it.

Congratulations!

ps. how'd that thumbs-down icon happen? turn it around!
 
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What kind of hours are you planning on having? I'll probably be going to Funspot in November, and wouldn't mind a side detour either on the way there or home :)
 
awesome. 2 hours from me. I'll stop by next time I go to Philly.
 
so what is the adress for the place? Web site? I will be heading to south jersey in a week or so and would love to put it on my to do list along with Ritchie knuckles.
 
Congrats!!! Once you get the place opened up, make sure to post some pics here. I know that a lot of us who won't be able to make it would love to see some pictures anyways.
 
Cool. When is opening night? I'm up in north jersey. I'll come by. any other klovers gonna be there opening night?
 
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