| 2009-12-16 | Dan | I regularly read (have bookmarked) the most recent comments here on Arcade Locations and I just found something you may find interesting: First of all The Corvette Diner in San Diego CA may be getting a Gilligan's Pinball machine. We have a bar here in Tampa called Gilligan's which has a Gilligan's Island theme, and I was thinking it would be nice if I could find a Gilligan's Island Pinball machine for cheap, so I could talk them into buying it. There is an expensive pin on eBay being sold by thepinballstore.ecrater.com. I checked to see where they were located on their "about us" link. There they stated "We are a "Brick & Mortar" business located in Connecticut" Anyway, I guess the eCrater Pinball Store must be sore at Game Gallery for competing without a showroom (or an actual gallery) to maintain. |
| 2009-12-16 | Dan | I regularly read (have bookmarked) the most recent comments on here on Arcade Locations and I just found something you may find interesting: First of all The Corvette Diner in San Diego CA may be getting a Gilligan's Pinball machine. We have a bar here in Tampa called Gilligan's which has a Gilligan's Island theme, and I was thinking it would be nice if I could find a Gilligan's Island Pinball machine for cheap, so I could talk them into buying it. There is an expensive pin on eBay being sold by thepinballstore.ecrater.com. I checked to see where they were located on their "about us" link. There they stated "We are a "Brick & Mortar" business located in Connecticut" Anyway, I guess the eCrater Pinball Store must be sore at Game Gallery for competing without a showroom (or an actual gallery) to maintain. |
| 2009-02-15 | Dan | HUGE new arcade opening in Brandon Mall, but first, the Brandon showroom, Apollo Amusements just had a clearance auction yesterday. They are closing their Sarasota showroom, where part of King of Kong was filmed. They are moving their remaining arcade machines to Tampa (Brandon). I hope they will expand their showroom. Also, again, there is a HUGE arcade opening soon called TILT at the Brandon Mall. Hopefully Apollo Amusements will develop a thriving symbiotic relationship with TILT! (From Wikipedia: Tilt, also known as Tilt Family Entertainment Center is a chain of video arcades inside various shopping malls. Tilt is owned by Nickels and Dimes Incorporated located in Carrollton, Texas. There are numerous Tilt stores spread across the United States from California to New York. The first Tilt! game room was in Six Flags Mall in 1972. It was founded by Craig Singer) |
| 2008-09-27 | Sam | Dan mentioned The Game Gallery selling ornaments to bring back their showroom. I just bought my miniature Pac-man cabinet Christmas ornament at Hallmark with lights and sound, and I love it! We'll find out how popular these kind of ornaments are when and if Hallmark starts making different kinds of Namco (or other) cabinet ornaments. |
| 2008-09-02 | Bill | I kept going by this place. It was empty. Looked like they may have been doing some renovations, but there was no real info on the outside of the building. Anyway, they have either moved or opened a second showroom. They are now listed on the internet as being at 4313 Gunn Hwy Tampa FL 33626. This is out by the Citrus Park Mall. Looking forward to visiting them for a report. If I didn't have 4 arcade games (2 working) 2 under repair, I'd feel alot better about shopping there. |
| 2005-09-21 | Dan | I was kinda' put off by these folks (they were aloof) when I went in a couple of years back. I tend to suspect businesses that treat you badly when you go in of being money launderers, I mean people who have a fake legitimate business that is a front for some other illegal operation. I’ve been thinking about the Game Gallery though, and I think they are probably an exception to that suspicion. First of all, they are in a rather high crime area, so they have to be careful with their potential customers. Secondly, I think their main customers are probably rich snotty people, bars, lounges and hotels, all hard-to-please clients. They probably have all these kids and adults who never grew up (present company excluded) who come in time after time with no intention of buying anything who just want to play classic games for free (maybe misled some by this site). After the thousandth time, it probably got old. That is probably why they took all they’re good games off their showroom. Why they don’t open up an arcade with all they’re surplus equipment to solve this problem, I’ll never understand, but I think they should be given a little slack. I am thinking very seriously about purchasing one of their combo units; it seems like a good deal. |
| 2005-09-19 | fred | these people are so crazy. they just don't want anyone in their store. |
| 2004-09-26 | Dan | I went to this place a while back. They were rude and aloof and had no interest in showing off their collection, let alone giving "free play." It's a shame they don't just charge and turn it into an old fashioned arcade. |