Arcades Across America Part 7 - Episode 62
Send us Fan Mail Jamie sits down with the Owners and Operators of The Game Preserve. Erich Stinson of Game Preserve NASA and Rusty Key from Game Preserve North join the podcast minus Coe this episode. This special Arcades Across America podcast will be an ongoing series where we highlight great Arcades and Pinball establishments throughout the United States. On Part Seven topics include the Houston Scene in the past ten years, building an arcade, Daily/Monthly fee vs...
Kineticist’s take
Game Preserve operators discuss Houston arcade growth, business model, technician training, and community impact.
Synopsis
JBS Show interviews Rusty Key and Eric Sensen of Game Preserve, a Houston-based arcade operator with two locations (Woodlands and NASA/South Side). They discuss the evolution of Houston's pinball scene from 2010 to present, their business model (daily/monthly pay vs. coin drop), venue design, technician challenges, and their role in supporting Space City Pinball League and the Houston Arcade Expo.
Entities
- 1820· company
- Barrels of Fun· company
- Game Preserve· company
- Joysticks· company
- Houston Arcade Expo· event
- JBS Show· organization
- Space City Pinball League· organization
- Aaron Winnick-Anthony· person
- Alex· person
- Blake· person
- Brian Feutick· person
- Eric Sensen· person
- Jamie Burchill· person
- Joe Raina· person
- Keith Christensen· person
- Ken Graham· person
- Mike Flanagan· person
- Phil Grimaldi· person
- Rusty Key· person
- Spence· person