BLOOMFIELD, NJ– For those of a certain age, the video arcade evokes memories of after-school hangouts, friendly competition and a more carefree time. While arcades have mostly vacated their former shopping mall spaces, Hometown Arcade hopes to bring the 8-bit social scene of the 1980s and ‘90s back to Bloomfield.
With dozens of retro arcade cabinets, skeeball, pinball air hockey, and modern video game consoles like the Playstation 5, Hometown Arcade owner Aash Bansal hopes to capitalize both on Gen-X and Millennial nostalgia, while also bringing arcade magic to new generations.
“We want adults to feel a sense of nostalgia playing games from their childhood, and to introduce their own kids to the games they know and love,” said Bansal. “We want Hometown Arcadeto be a place where you have your children’s birthday party, and then come back with your friends at night.”…