Underground Retrocade is located at 121 W. Main Street in old downtown West Dundee, Illinois.

I highly recommend you check this place out. Over 160 classic arcade games... all your old favorites.

Plus a slowly growing classic pinball line up. Currently they have Space Shuttle, Black Knight, Blackout, Bugs Bunny Birthday Ball, Dungeons & Dragons, Johnny Mnemonic, Tales From The Crypt, Lost World, Doctor Who, Super Mario Bros, Operation Thunder, Doctor Who, Hook, Whirlwind, Party Animal, and GHOSTBUSTERS.

It's the kind of place where the lights are low and the 80's music is usually playing.

It is only $15 for unlimited play all day/night of all the games. Can't beat that deal! You can walk to the local bars/restaurants and then come back for more classic arcade action.

Please support these types of arcades!

Here is a current list of games:
http://www.undergroundretrocade.com/?page_id=40

Current winter time hours...

Mon-Thu 5pm-11pm
Fri 5pm-1am
Sat 11am-1am
Sun 11a-11pm

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Bump. Plus I've updated the original post with current information. It's important for us to support these local arcades!!!

Four pins are up and running now.

Yep... Mike and I have been helping out trying to keep the pins up and running. Buck Rogers does have working sound now. Xenon has been a battle... MPU corrosion issues that we are fighting... but it's been running for 8 days straight now. Fingers crossed.

Scott (the owner) lowered the $15 all-day price to $14 just in the past few days. You can also pay $10 for 1 hour... or $6 for 1/2 hour.

He had to close down for all of summer after they had that terrible rain storm and flooding which left the roof of the old place in bad shape. He reopened down the street in a bigger, better location just a couple months ago. The new location has a lot of room for expansion (there is a whole upstairs that is just as big as the main level and a lower level too!) and I know he is aching to expand if he can get the customers to come in and support him.

Scott really does this for the love of it. He is not doing this for the money. So he could really use all you guy's support. Would be a shame for him to have to close down. I am hoping these fall and winter months pick up for him.

When you stop in, talk to him and let him know that you love what he's doing and show him your support!!!

Bumping for the Friday afternoon crowd who is looking to make evening plans.

...and one more bump for the weekend crowd.

There is now a 1987 Williams "Fire!" at the Underground Retrocade.

I've been talking with the owner of the Retroground Arcade. Times are tough.

It is very important that all of you anywhere near West Dundee support the arcade. The arcade is at risk of having to close down.

Please don't be one of those people who end up saying "I always meant to go there". He needs your support!

It's $14 for unlimited play all day. Most all of your favorite arcade games are there.

Go tonight! Go this weekend! Just go!

Saturday evening bump. What better way to spend a Saturday night?

Sunday bump.

You are looking for something to do today? Go back in time and enjoy a retro arcade here today!

You must have gone soon after he reopened. Took a while to get everything up to speed. Waking around there a few days ago, most all the games seemed to be working.

All five pins have been running well for the past month. Please give it another chance.

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The owner, Scott, just posted on Facebook today that all games on the floor are up and running. Keeping 80+ classic arcade games running is no small feat. Show him some love and visit this weekend!

Blackout has been added back to the lineup of pins.

Bally's Dungeons & Dragons is now available to play at the Underground Retrocade. This addition marks the second pin added this month and brings their pin collection to a total of 8 games, and overall games to 108, all of which are available to play every day for the single low fee of $15.

Comet and Johnny Mnemonic are now available for play at the arcade.

This brings the location's total to 9 pins... along with the 102 arcade games they now have 111 games available for play!

Sounds like a great way to spend a day this weekend... huh?

http://undergroundretrocade.com/

They totally are. Who is the cool mysterious benefactor?

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Lost World was recently added... along with Tales From The Crypt with the updated 4.00 code.

Doctor Who now available to play. Come on down! What's stopping you?

Party Animal and Data East Star Wars (with latest unreleased code) recently added to the game floor.

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Besides the pinball room, there are 140+ classic arcade games here... filling two stories. Plenty of space. Not cramped at all. Nice open aisles. A couple couches and tables with stools to relax on. It's on the main street right next to many restaurants and bars so you can come and go as you please during your visit. Easy free parking in the back.

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A bump for Whirlwind being added to the game floor today. Because... who doesn't love Whirlwind?