So I popped over to the Underground Retrocade in West Dundee IL. This has been around for a few years and I had been meaning to go over to there to check it out at some point. So finally got around to it and very glad I did.
It's mainly a video game arcade but they have five pinball tables too. Best of all you pay $15 for a day and everything is on free-to-play. I went on an odd day so pretty much had the entire place to my self.
Underground Retrocade is in a nice little town area of West Dundee in this historic section. Most of the buildings were built in the late 19th/early 20th century. So it has that quaint old town feel to it.
I almost thought it was closed when I walked up to the door since it was hard to see in. But forgot this was an arcade. Anyone who went to the 80s can recall how dark arcades were kept. This is no exception. So it sets the atmosphere right away.
There's 100+ video games populating the two floors. This is what it looks like as you come in. The majority of the games are in very good condition. I only saw a few that were a bit beat up or needed a bit more TLC.
There's a nice seating area with some tables, and a couch here if you just need to relax a bit. Also populated around the place are stools which you can pull up to your games and play them comfortably - this was particularly welcome near the end of the night.
The pinball tables have their own room. There are five tables here: Fire!, Black Knight, Space Shuttle, Blackout, Bugs Bunny Birthday Bash, Xenon. There's plenty of room for more pinball machines to go in here!
Note: I can only do 4 images per post so continuing in my next post.
It's mainly a video game arcade but they have five pinball tables too. Best of all you pay $15 for a day and everything is on free-to-play. I went on an odd day so pretty much had the entire place to my self.
![](http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b151/Grugle/Underground%20Retrocade/1.jpg)
Underground Retrocade is in a nice little town area of West Dundee in this historic section. Most of the buildings were built in the late 19th/early 20th century. So it has that quaint old town feel to it.
I almost thought it was closed when I walked up to the door since it was hard to see in. But forgot this was an arcade. Anyone who went to the 80s can recall how dark arcades were kept. This is no exception. So it sets the atmosphere right away.
![](http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b151/Grugle/Underground%20Retrocade/2.jpg)
There's 100+ video games populating the two floors. This is what it looks like as you come in. The majority of the games are in very good condition. I only saw a few that were a bit beat up or needed a bit more TLC.
![](http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b151/Grugle/Underground%20Retrocade/3.jpg)
There's a nice seating area with some tables, and a couch here if you just need to relax a bit. Also populated around the place are stools which you can pull up to your games and play them comfortably - this was particularly welcome near the end of the night.
![](http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b151/Grugle/Underground%20Retrocade/4.jpg)
The pinball tables have their own room. There are five tables here: Fire!, Black Knight, Space Shuttle, Blackout, Bugs Bunny Birthday Bash, Xenon. There's plenty of room for more pinball machines to go in here!
Note: I can only do 4 images per post so continuing in my next post.