Indie Arcade Wave is diving into the scene to show you how arcades are evolving. Exploring Indie game design, indie arcade games, arcade bars, and music that comes with the arcade. Each week we focus on a new game, artist, developer, arcade, or member of the arcade community. All things indie and indie arcade. All nerds welcome!
Have you ever wondered who runs tournaments at arcades, sets up the streams, and ensures everything runs smoothly when arcades hold massive events? We spoke with Nick this week, the Arcade Tournamen…
This week we revisit I/O Arcade Bar in Madison Wisconsin. We have the owner Mitchell with us to talk about the first 5 years in business at I/O Arcade Bar. We talk about both locations I/O Arcade Bar…
This week we dive into Killer Queen Arcade Game. If you are in the indie arcade space you will know about Killer Queen Arcade Game, but do you know the history of it? We are honored to speak with Jos…
Eh, Yo! This week we dive into Vintage Vault Arcade. We had the pleasure of getting to know the owner of Vintage Vault Arcade James Srenc this week. James has a unique story of how he opened Vintage …
Eh, Yo! Let's check out The Game Preserve in Houston Texas. We are joined by one of the owners Rusty Key, who has been a part of The Game Preserve since the beginning. It started as a collection, bec…
Eh, Yo! This week we have Roddy with us to talk about earning all 3 Ice Cold Beer World Records. There are 3 Ice Cold Beer World Records, a 15-minute, 1-hour score, and an overall high score. Roddy s…
Eh, Yo! Let's dive into Dyebreaker Arcade this week. Dyebreaker Arcade is an indie arcade game that was developed by a team of 4, Walt Mitchell (Game design and Software Development), Matt Fryed (Cab…
Eh, Yo! Let's dive into Armed and Gelatinous this week. Armed and Gelatinous just released on consoles and PC, go get it. Armed and Gelatinous came out first years ago as an arcade-exclusive game. A …
Eh, Yo! This week we dive into Rewind Arcade in Sebastopol, California. I had the pleasure of interviewing Adam Lam about his arcade Rewind Arcade in the Bay Area of California. I met Adam recently a…
Eh, Yo! This week we are exploring Quarter Drop Arcade. This arcade is not yet open but Coe is planning to open the Quarter Drop Arcade in 2025 or 2026. Quarter Drop Arcade will be a retro-focused ar…
Eh, Yo! This week we dive into a new Indie Arcade Game created by a fan of the show. Steve made a new Indie Arcade Game called Psychic Space Wars. This new Indie Arcade Game was shown at Midwest Gami…
Eh, Yo! This week we dive into our arcade marathon, visiting 12 arcades in 14 days on our Interstellar 35 Tour. We recently took our game Galactic Battleground on an arcade marathon and demoed the ga…
Eh, Yo! This week we are excited to announce Food Fight Frenzy. Food Fight Frenzy is an official Atari license developed by Slackerz-Inc and Retro Arcade Remake. Food Fight Frenzy is a 4-player free…
Eh, Yo! This week we dive into FlashBack RetroPub arcade. Jose Rodriguez, the owner of FlashBack RetroPub arcade in Oklahoma City, joins us. Jose sits down with us and tells us what it took to start…
Eh, Yo! This week we dive into Arcade 92 with the Owner Michael. Arcade 92 has been around for a few years in Mckinney Texas and has recently opened a second location in Flower Mound Texas. Arcade 92…
Eh, Yo! This week we dive back into Electric Bat Arcade. Electric Bat Arcade is a pinball-focused arcade in Tempe, Arizona. I'm honored to have the owners of Electric Bat Arcade Rachel and Cale with…
Eh, Yo! This week we dive into Geeks Mania Madison. I met Kyle the owner of Geeks Mania Madison at Midwest Gaming Classic in 2018. Geeks Mania Madison had been running for years before that and they…
Eh, Yo! This week we dive into the history of Free Play Arcade Texas. We are joined by Corey Hyden the CEO of Free Play Arcade Texas and Arthur Williams the Head of Special Projects at Free Play Arc…
Eh, Yo! This week we dive into another Indie Arcade Game. We have Dan the owner of DSM Arcade with us to talk about his new Indie Arcade Game Perfect Pour. DSM Arcade specializes in making Indie Arca…
Eh, Yo! This week we check out Round Two Dallas. Kendall joins us to talk about how he started Round Two Dallas and how it worked out to be next to his first business on the block Another Round. Roun…