Coe - Quarter Drop Arcade - Episode 35
Send us Fan Mail Episode 35 – Coe from Quarter Drop Arcade. Coe sits down virtually with Jamie and discusses life growing up with arcades, the switch to Console Gaming in the 80s & 90s, the Quarter Drop Arcade - Coming soon & what to expect!! The return of the classic arcade, The Hurry Up and much more!
Kineticist’s take
Coe discusses launching Quarter Drop Arcade with authentic 80s-90s arcade experience using real quarters, driven by childhood nostalgia and community focus rather than profit.
Synopsis
Jamie Burchell interviews Coe (Corey), the creator/owner of Quarter Drop Arcade in Cottage Grove, Oregon. The conversation covers their shared childhood arcade and gaming experiences, Coe's vision for an authentic 1980s-90s arcade experience using real quarters instead of cards/tokens, and his content creation journey on Instagram/YouTube documenting arcade restoration and collection building. Coe plans to open Quarter Drop Arcade with approximately 50 machines (mix of classic arcade games and pinball) focused on affordable family entertainment and nostalgia-driven atmosphere.
Entities
- Quarter Drop Arcade· business
- Wormhole Pinball· business
- Heighway Pinball· company
- Pinball Brothers· company
- Cottage Grove· location
- Coe· person
- Jamie Burchell· person
- Moon· person
- Scott Denise· person
- Aliens (pinball)· product