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Galloping Ghost Arcade is a video arcade located in Brookfield, Illinois (a suburb of Chicago).It opened on August 13, 2010, and as of December 2024, it contains over 1,019 arcade games, up from 130 at the time of opening, across 7,500+ square feet, making it the largest classic video arcade in the United States.
The Galloping Ghost was a highly modified former fighter plane that had come out of retirement the previous year after undergoing major modifications, including removal of the underbelly radiator and installation of a "boil-off" cooling system, as well as other modifications that the owner described as designed to make the plane more efficient.
The machine had the original board and most of the original art. In subsequent years, screenshots of the incomplete game were released on the Internet. In December 2012, a YouTube user posted a video of the game, and then in June 2014, it was reported that the game was available for play at Galloping Ghost Arcade in Brookfield, Illinois. [87]
The Galloping Ghost Arcade is the largest video arcade in the United States, with over 976 video (retro and modern), pinball, and ticket redemption games. North Kiwanis Park is a major area for many annual events such as German Fest, Fall Fest, Battle of the Bands, and the Brookfield Fourth of July Parade.
Evan Paul worked construction for 20 years, but he never lost his passion for the arcade games and pinball he played as a kid. "I like arcades. I love pinball," said Paul.
The Galloping Ghost, a destroyed P-51 Mustang air racer; Buford and the Galloping Ghost, a 1978 cartoon; The Galloping Ghost, a 1931 movie serial; USS Enterprise, a 1936 American aircraft carrier during World War II; Galloping Ghost Arcade, a video arcade in Brookfield, Illinois
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