Old-school Games in ‘Barcade’ Renaissance

In Brooklyn’s warehouse-turned-artist district of Williamsburg, young hipsters flock to Barcade to sample its roster of microbrews and mingle with the likes of Pac-Man, the Mario brothers and Frogger.

Walls of the bar, which runs on wind power and has its own MySpace profile, are lined with dozens of bulky, old-school arcade games that decades ago lured coin-clutching teens to crowded, dark rooms with deceptively addicting game play.

Barcade’s popularity among Williamsburg’s 20- and 30-somethings reflects a wider trend in the video game industry — "retro" games are back as parents introduce their offspring to the beloved games of their youth.

Reuters