The American-inspired trend for arcade-bars has reached out to Tasmania, Australia, where the latest in the global chain of openings for this genre of venue has been set up.
Simply known as The Arcade Bar, the location is in Launceston and, says local newspaper The Examiner, it is immediately popular. The arcade-bar is owned by Shylie Woods and Brad Goldsmith and it is packed with original games, 80s posters and even a cassette tape bar.
Said Shylie: “Brad had most of the games in a collection, so we thought why not turn the space into a bar, using those games.”
There are ten in all, most of them 40-years-old or more, including a 1978 Space Invaders. Others include Pac-Man and Galaga.
