Arcades Across America - The Growth of Quarter Drop Arcade
Send us Fan Mail Arcades Across America - The Growth of Quarter Drop Arcade Coe and Jamie are back! Jamie travels (virtually!) to Cottage Grove, Oregon, to catch up with Coe, the mastermind behind Quarter Drop Arcade. It’s been a season of massive growth, and Coe is pulling back the curtain on what it takes to run a thriving modern arcade. In This Episode: The State of the Arcade: Coe shares an update on the expansion and the community vibes in Cottage Grove.The Lineup: We do a deep dive into...
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Quarter Drop Arcade operator Ko discusses arcade growth, current 10-pin lineup, and upcoming game interests.
Synopsis
Ko, operator of Quarter Drop Arcade in Cottage Grove, Oregon, discusses his venue's growth from 7 to 10 pinball machines and plans for a premium private pinball club on a second floor. He details his current lineup including Godzilla, Ripley's Believe It or Not, Pokémon (Pro), 007 LE, Attack from Mars, Star Wars (LE), D&D Dungeons & Dragons: The Tyrant's Eye (Pro), Alien Ripley Edition, Fishtails (operated by technician Doug), and a restored 1978 Close Encounters of the Third Kind. Ko expresses interest in Keith Elwin upcoming Fallout and discusses his philosophy of curating unique machines unavailable in nearby Eugene, Oregon.
Entities
- American Pinball· company
- Alien Ripley Edition· game
- Attack from Mars Remake· game
- Close Encounters of the Third Kind· game
- Dungeons & Dragons: The Tyrant's Eye (Pro)· game
- Fallout· game
- Godzilla· game
- Goonies· game
- Halo· game
- Jaws· game
- Pokémon (Pro)· game
- Ripley's Believe It or Not!· game
- Sonic the Hedgehog· game
- Star Wars Fall of the Empire· game
- Transformers· game
- Yukon Yeti· game
- Eureka Arcade· organization
- Quarter Drop Arcade· organization
- Chris Turner· person
- Doug· person
- Jamie Burchell· person
- Keith Elwin· person
- Ko· person
- Mark Nitzel· person