Arcade 92 – It’s Time to Play Again!

The Mission:

We bring people together by providing a place to connect through a multigenerational video gaming experience.

I was fortunate enough to have met and interviewed the owner of “Arcade 92” in Flower Mound, TX. I will have his full interview published in the May issue of Old School Gamer Magazine. Here is a small sample of what Arcade 92 is and how unique it is to other arcades in the country. Not only can you play some cool retro and modern-day arcades and pinball, but you can play your favorites on the consoles of your choice. From Atari 2600 – XBOX ONE, most every game you love will be available. Founder Michael Lepsch has been dreaming of this since the third grade. In 2019 his wish came true in McKinney, TX and in 2023 his second location opened up in Flower Mound, TX.

Part of the Arcade 92 Story

The fact that 1980’s and 1990’s kids grew up when an entire new subculture of the “Gamer” was born. We were born in an analog era but raised in the fast evolving digital era. We played video games at home after school on Nintendo or the Sega Genesis. When we were not home, we had Gameboys and Game Gears ready to take on the road with us. As great as those gaming systems were, I always missed the arcade machine that I played in that gas station. With the home systems and portable systems so prominent, there were little to no arcades around to go to. That all changed in 1992.

While the arcades struggled to compete with the home systems a Japanese company called Konami saw the popularity of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles cartoon and wanted to give the arcades something that was not really a viable option for home gaming. What if they made a 4-player game where each person could play as one of those 4 famous turtles? Seeing their success, Capcom wanted to get a piece of the action and released a game called Street Fighter 2.

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With the arcades back in action, it forced the home console companies to really step up their game. By 1992, the gamer culture was playing Super Mario World at home on their Super NES, Sonic the Hedgehog on their Sega Genesis, batteries always ready to take the Gameboy on the road. When parents were not using the computer for work, we were playing Wolfenstein 3D on the dial up modem. We were the first to use the internet after it was made publicly available in 1991 and few things were worse than playing Doom online and having your mom pick up the phone to make a phone call to Grandma.

We have come a long way since that first quarter was dropped into a Pong arcade machine in 1972. After the video game crash on 1983, we nearly lost it all. The video game industry was nearly a fad from the past. If it was not for the events in 1992, the American gamer culture would have simply never happened. Arcade 92 exists as a monument to this great culture that us 80’s and 90’s kids built. You can find retro games at Arcade 92 from 40 years ago to modern games released 40 days ago.

I do truly hope you enjoy your time here at Arcade 92 and my ever growing video game collection. Soak in the retro game nostalgia, find wonder at the new modern games, and above all else, make some memories with your friends and family.

Arcade 92 Flower Mound
801 International Parkway, Suite 580
Flower Mound, TX 75022

https://www.arcade92.com/

Arcade 92 McKinney
305 E. Virginia St., Suite 103
McKinney, TX. 75069

Admission is $12 per person for any length of time. The cool part is you can leave and come back as you please! Rather than having to bring tons of quarters, all our video arcades are set to freeplay, and our modern gaming lounge is included in your admission. We accept cash and major credit cards as a form of payment. We are fully ADA compliant and ready for those who have special needs to play again. There are a few things we want to give you as a heads up before you come to Arcade 92.

t’s time to play again! That means it’s time to break free from the cubicle and whoop up on your co-workers! If you need a reserved table, give us a heads up at least 48 hours in advance otherwise feel free to bring in the whole office anytime. CLICK HERE TO BOOK A PARTY

Examples of some of the food served