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A Brief History of Time-Out.

Updated: Aug 2

I hope you got the Steven Hawking joke.


This video chronicles the legacy of our local Time-Out arcade:


These game rooms were at one time a nationwide chain, founded by the same guy who invented Turkish Taffy. I grew up in this exact arcade, and ended up working there for over six years. Since this video was published in 2010, the store went through a remodel and is now called "Bonus Round." It will always be Time-Out to me. I have such strong sentiment for the arcade that I sport one of its classic logos on my 2014 Kymco Like 200i LX scooter:

Blue and white 2014 Kimco Like 200i LX with Time-Out arcade decal.

I've also patterned my home arcade after Time-Out, using the same paint scheme, carpet pattern and signage!


The following is my promised documentary of the arcade. In the immortal words of Nicki Minaj: "Check it out!"


This may be the only blog post ever to reference both Nicki Minaj and Steven Hawking.


Dave Fife, a child of the '80s, is the driving force behind retroinjection.com. A nostalgia blog focusing on the pop culture of the '80s and '90s, Retro Injection places an emphasis on movie reviews, classic video games and vintage toys. 

An authority on the 1980s and a member of the Vintage Arcade Preservation Society, Dave is the creator of the acclaimed documentary, Time-Out: History of a Small-Town Arcade. He also wrote the forward to the breakdance movie book, There's No Stopping Us/ The Untold Story of Breakin': From Australia to Venice Beach by Tony and Doug Pichaloff. Mr. Fife has appeared in several low-budget horror flicks.

 

The New York Times revised an article pertaining to the Super Mario character after Dave sent them a correction. At that point, he was just showing off.

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