#40 Free Play Bar Arcade - The Classic Pinball Podcast
In this podcast George and Dave interview the owner of Free Play Bar Arcade. We talk about his current location in Providence, Rhode Island and his soon to open location in Worcester, MA. This episode features talk about videos and pinballs. Bonus feature: Future plans for Free Play in Worcester.
Kineticist’s take
Freeplay Arcade owner Jay Leone shares his evolution from collector to operator and venue challenges.
Synopsis
Jay Leone, owner of Freeplay Arcade (Providence and Worcester locations), discusses his journey from video game collector to arcade operator. He describes the origin of his collections, the Arcade Revival pop-up events that validated the barcade concept, the business model of unlimited play for a flat fee, and the challenges of maintaining a large pinball collection in a high-traffic, free-play environment.
Entities
- Arcade Revival· event
- Adams Family (pinball)· game
- Attack from Mars (pinball)· game
- Creature from the Black Lagoon (pinball)· game
- Donkey Kong· game
- Dr. Dude (pinball)· game
- Mortal Kombat· game
- Pirates of the Caribbean (pinball)· game
- R-Type· game
- Street Fighter 2· game
- Terminator 2 (pinball)· game
- Theater of Magic (pinball)· game
- Whodunit (Valley pinball)· game
- The Classic Pinball Podcast· organization
- Dave· person
- George· person
- Jay Leone· person
- Freeplay Arcade - Providence· venue
- Freeplay Arcade - Worcester· venue
- Fun and Games Arcade· venue
- Rewind· venue