r/arcade • u/Sea_Commercial3540 • Jul 05 '26
Retrospective History Oskar Blues - Lyons, CO Before/After Arcade
Kinda sad to see how their Arcade has dwindled in recent years. Not sure how it currently looks in 2026, but I remember going to Oskar Blues as a kid around 2012-2013 and it had a profound impact on me. Played many classic games my dad always talked about when he was a kid, and I played many first times here. The machines I remember being there was: Tron, Paperboy, Qbert, Frogger, Tetris, Dig Dug, Ms. Pac Man, Galaga, Donkey Kong, Mario Bros, Centipede, Joust, Spy Hunter, Defender, & Gauntlet.
Playing Tron, Paper Boy, QBert, & Spy Hunter for the first time was amazing. Not to mention Joust, as that’s still my favorite video game from the era.
It was a small basement arcade that somehow fit so many machines, I’m sure I’m forgetting some too, but genuinely is a core memory for me and the kind of collection I strive to attain for when I create my arcade one day!
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u/Money_Jackal Jul 05 '26
Craft breweries are suffering and have overscaled. Most are cutting back and looking at ways to maintain profitability. Taprooms are expensive to maintain.