Sign at the entrance of MPB.

Pinball machines, retro games (and a couple newer ones too), and longboxes full of comics. What's not to love?

Some beautiful alternate translites on these machines!

The Brutus salad with grilled chicken, as paired with a Creature Comforta Glittering Eyes IPA from Athens. Highly recommended.

Day 6, stop 6, the final stop of the night. My Parents Basement, Avondale Estates, GA. This is what happens when you throw a bar, grill, pinball arcade, retro arcade, comic book shop, and tons of mid-2000s emo in a blender. I love it. It's my people. #arcade #pinball #roadtrip #arcaderoadtrip

Sign on the door of Portal Pinball Arcade. It's a call to action; if you can support them, please do so!

Lots of games lining the walls of Portal Pinball.

World Cup, Jaws, Tron Legacy, and Frontier. Quite the varied selection!

The luminous ball lamps, joystick taps, and repurposed playfields at the bar are some very nice touches.

Day 6, stop 5. Portal Pinball Arcade, Acworth, GA. Awesome spo! Great lineup filled with dozens of pins from all eras; EM, SS, DMD, LCD. Plus a bunch of retro games as well. They've been having some lean months as of late so if you can, go support them! #arcade #pinball #roadtrip #arcaderoadtrip

Exterior of the Blue Ghost Arcade.

Pins, skeletons, and chess!

Happy Oscar Sunday, btw.

I have never even HEARD of this game before!

Day 6, stop 4. The Blue Ghost Arcade, Woodstock, GA. Cozy free play arcade and bar with a solid lineup of classics, modern and 90s pins, and even a few rarities! #arcade #pinball #roadtrip #arcaderoadtrip

Exterior of Flashback Games.

Retro games at Flashback. For some reason, that Galaga looks a little... big??

More retro games and a pair of vpins. They used to have physical machines but apparently the kids would beat the hell out of them. In cases like this, it's not a bad idea honestly.

Somebody buy me the Game Genie!

Day 6, stop 3. Flashback Games Retro Arcade, Marietta, GA. A small game store & retro shop with a lot of charm and a ton of memorabilia decorated all over! #arcade #pinball #roadtrip #arcaderoadtrip

I made it! And my gold pass still works! Yaaaay

The Joker Funhouse Arcade in the kids' section at Six Flags Over Georgia.

The historic Carousel circa 1908 that used to be at Riverview Park in Chicago!

Rode an ACE Roller Coaster Landmark!

Day 6, stop 2. Six Flags Over Georgia. Opening weekend and it's pretty empty. What I expected from 6F tbh. One small arcade section near the Joker coaster and a few other games elsewhere. #arcade #roadtrip #arcaderoadtrip

While there are a lot of miscellaneous activities in Spo-Cha like batting cages, trampolines, basketball courts, and a ninja course, the real draw for me is their collection of otherwise decommissioned games that aren't out on the regular floor any longer, as the sign says, all free to play (with admission).

Out here in Spo-Cha land, Groove Coaster and Museca live on!

And this is where all the candy cabs have disappeared to! 20 of them over here, including fighting games, shmups like Dodonpachi and Twinbee, and even Virtua Tennis?!

This might be the best bit of Segaposting I do all year. Tetris Dekarisu aka Tetris Giant. Amazing to find it out in the wild!

Day 6, stop 1.5. Round1 Spo-Cha @ the Cumberland Mall, Atlanta, GA. One of the rare separate admission sections. Been to the ones at PHM and PCC. Always has a good selection of older games on free play! #arcade #roadtrip #arcaderoadtrip

Exterior entrance to Round1 at the Cumberland Mall.

First place I've seen with Jackpot Racer out in public!

Hey look it's yet another variant of Quick Shot, but this one from Andamiro apparently.

New Tsucha-Oh fishing style crane!

Day 6, stop 1. Round1 Bowling & Arcade @ the Cumberland Mall, Atlanta, GA. Continuing my quest to visit every location they have throughout the country. They got some new games in as well! #arcade #roadtrip #arcaderoadtrip

Notes from the road, day 6 #arcade #roadtrip #arcaderoadtrip

Entrance to Game Galaxy.

Newish pins on the floor, including my second sighting of Pokemon and my first sighting of Winchester Mystery House.

A mix of pins, retro games, and rhythm games on the floor.

So many retro options here, including titles you might see at one or two other spots in the US.

Day 5, stop 4. Low count today. High quality. Game Galaxy, Smyrna, TN. They have it all. Retro, modern, old pins, new pins, FGC, imports, music, laserdiscs... EVERYTHING. Amazing. #arcade #pinball #roadtrip #arcaderoadtrip

Entrance to No Quarter.

A row of pinball machines (and a bonus Big Buck at the end).

It has arrived! Time to catch em all!

Gotta love the Squirtle Squad!

Day 5, stop 3. No Quarter Pinball Bar, East Nashville, TN. It's time to catch 'em... all??? #arcade #pinball #pokemon #roadtrip #arcaderoadtrip

DK-inspired art on outside of building.

One row of pins...

...and another row!

Classic retro cabs too, all of which are on free play. The pins are a buck a game.

Day 5, stop 2. Pins Mechanical Co & 16-Bit Bar+Arcade. Been to one in Charlotte, not impressed. This one? Much better. They actually seem to take care of their machines. #arcade #pinball #roadtrip #arcaderoadtrip

Double the Ice Cold Beer with a Zeke's Peak in the middle!

Sit down Sinistar with an upright Sinister on the left and Blaster on the right.

Heavy Metal! What a rarity.

More photos from Game Terminal because I can't trim it down to just four. #arcade #pinball #roadtrip #arcaderoadtrip

Behind these doors lies a world of silver balls and digital imagination.

A pair of amazing trilogies.

Classic retro arcade games, including the pair of Tron games amongst others.

Krull, Juno First, Toobin. There's a lineup you don't see every day!

Day 5, stop 1. Game Terminal, Nashville, TN. Free play retro arcades, some modern games, coin drop pinball. Incredible selection. Nightclub vibes. Super friendly staff and management. A must visit! #arcade #pinball #roadtrip #arcaderoadtrip

Notes from the road, day 5 #arcade #roadtrip #arcaderoadtrip

Facade for Arcadia at the Gatlinburg Space Needle.

Win Big. That's the focal point. That's it. At least upstairs...

Downstairs is the pinball lounge (and Guitar Hero with more comfy chairs). Here's the games that work (and two that don't). Bond 60 and JP LE are nice finds.

...and here's all the games that don't. Womp womp. Also each game is "8 gold" to play, which comes out to about $2 per game. Yikes.

Day 4, stop 6. Last and final stop for the evening. Arcadia at the Gatlinburg Space Needle. The entire base of the building is an arcade, plus there's pinball in the basement. It's a mixed bag though... #arcade #pinball #roadtrip #arcaderoadtrip

Is it Ripley's Believe It Or Not!, or is it Ripley's Super Fun Zone!? The world may never know.

The usual suspects.

Even more of the usual suspects.

A 20 Year Reunion cab was the most unexpected thing here, and that's saying something. No Ripley pinball like at the OCMD location, unless it's inside the museum itself.

Day 4, stop 5. Ripley's Believe It Or Not!, Gatlinburg, TN. Believe it or not, this one has a whole ass arcade in it. #arcade #roadtrip #arcaderoadtrip

Nice facade for Arcade City.

Like I said, more of the usual suspects.

Even more of the... wait, what's that I see?

Two Stern pros? And they both have free credits on them? Score!

Day 4, stop 4. In Gatlinburg to finish off the day. Arcade City, Gatlinburg outpost. Much of the same as the Pigeon Forge location, but a few actual pinball machines here. Plus, free credits! Yay! #arcade #pinball #roadtrip #arcaderoadtrip

Exterior of Tiebreakers at night.

Games on the floor at Tiebreakers.

Clawcade section at Tiebreakers.

Star Wars: Fall of the Empire LE next to Monster Ball Smash N Win.

Day 4, stop 3. Tiebreakers, Johnson City, TN. In the same strip mall as Neon Moon. It's very Dave & Buster's-ish but they have a clawcade section and an honest to goodness Stern LE pin out there. #arcade #pinball #roadtrip #arcaderoadtrip

Exterior of Neon Moon.

An absolutely wild collection of limited edition Stern machines along this wall.

Even more LEs from Stern and other manufacturers.

Legitimately this might be the nicest copy of Iron Maiden I've ever played in my life, and the score reflects that. More than double my previous best from the pro. FTP on the LE, no less.

Day 4, stop 2. Neon Moon, Johnson City, TN. Dollywood may not have Dolly Parton pinball, but this place does. As well as just about EVERY Stern LE to date. Wild. Amazing pinball stop. Love it! #arcade #pinball #roadtrip #arcaderoadtrip

The Dollywood sign in front of the Palace Theater.

Crowds making a mad rush for the back of the park.

Big Bear Mountain was my one and only ride of the day. A fantastic family roller coaster that's long, fast, and mostly low to the ground. Gives me Hagrid vibes without all the trickery.

As mentioned, the Dollywood Arcade underneath Tennessee Tornado.

After the insanity that was yesterday, today has been much slower paced overall. Only two stops so far. Day 4, stop 1; Dollywood. Not so much an arcade stop, though there IS an arcade under Tennessee Tornado. It was so crowded. 4.5 hrs and I only did one ride. #arcade #roadtrip #arcaderoadtrip

Notes from the road, day 4; aka the Dollywood edition. #arcade #roadtrip #arcaderoadtrip

It says game room right there. It must be good, right?

Legit nice for an Econo Lodge. The rooms are cozy too.

We got ducks in the parking lot just chilling in a puddle. Some Canada geese came over and tried to start shit with them. I chased them off. Fuck those geese.

The aforementioned game room. And on THAT note, good night!

Day 3, stop 15. The final stop for the day, really. Econo Lodge. Does this even count? I mean, they have a game room. I use that term loosely though because it's just claws. At least it's not Kiddleton again.

Last stop for the day. Tomorrow? Bring on Dollywood! #arcade #roadtrip #arcaderoadtrip

Sky Pirates of Mermaid Bay exterior. Also a blimp pirate ship on top of the building.

The arcade section at Sky Pirates.

The other side of the arcade section.

Hey mermaid, heyyyyy.

Day 3, stop 14. Sky Pirates of Mermaid Bay Mini Golf. Advertising a BRAND NEW ARCADE! very proudly on the screen facing the highway. A lot more of the same. But also, mermaids! #arcade #roadtrip #arcaderoadtrip

Sign at Blake Jones Fun Center. It is OPEN.

High score on Space Invaders Frenzy. Still couldn't get the bonus, it was set at a ridiculous 45000.

Exit from the black light mini golf course.

Miscellaneous games on the floor here.

Day 3, stop 13. Either Blake Jones Fun Center or Space Race Adventures Arcade depending upon who you choose to believe. Small place, cheap games, looks like a cool mini golf course. #arcade #roadtrip #arcaderoadtrip

Entrance to the arcade at Fast Tracks.

Destined for the junk yard if they can't figure it out. They say it went down two weeks ago. The fact that it's the only game without a card reader on it has determined that's a lie.

Segaposting, part the first.

Segaposting, part the second.

Day 3, stop 12. Fast Tracks, Pigeon Forge. One pin, not currently working, added to @pinballmap.com anyway in case that changes in the future. Double dose of Segaposting otherwise. #arcade #pinball #roadtrip #arcaderoadtrip

Facade of Three Bears. Jesus saves... you cash on your tchotchkes apparently.

Entrance to the arcade upstairs. Includes a Ballzania machine that I've never seen in person before.

Old buddy Raptor Captor! Always love seeing this one.

Batman and Star Wars, two great tastes that taste great together.

Day 3, stop 11. Three Bears General Store, Pigeon Forge. Not as nuts as Country Junction but way more densely packed. #arcade #roadtrip #arcaderoadtrip

The incredible jukebox facade of Rockin Raceway.

These lil guys are just the cutest!

Disco party tonight!

I appreciate them offering the sitting stools for all us old farts that used to play Guitar Hero. Robert Fripp mode engaged.

Day 3, stop 10. We did it chat. Double digits. Rockin Raceway, Pigeon Forge. No longer has a raceway. No longer has DDR. Still has records on the walls and disco balls hanging from the ceiling. #arcade #roadtrip #arcaderoadtrip

T-Rex, giant wheel, and distillery. Pigeon Forge in a nutshell.

Arcade City's exterior facade.

Games inside Arcade City.

Apparently Margaritaville is the next town over from Flavortown.

Day 3, stop 9. Arcade City at The Island, Pigeon Forge. The Island is what happens when the city sees the local theme park doing well, and decides, you know what? EVERYTHING is a theme park now. #arcade #roadtrip #arcaderoadtrip

Bad weather cleared up nicely. Still cool but sunny at The Track.

Arcade games on the floor, including Transformers and... all the claw machines. Ever.

I'm sorry, I didn't realize this was a Round1!

Ok this Yzma and Kronk Loungefly is kinda everything tbh

Day 3, stop 8. Fat Daddy's Arcade at The Track, Pigeon Forge. Making a couple obvious jokes;

"Wow I didn't know they named an arcade after you hurr durr durrrrr"

"Fat Daddy? Looks more like Slim Pickings"

#arcade #roadtrip #arcaderoadtrip

Posing with the mayor of Flavortown.

Flavortown is quite packed on a Thursday afternoon. Business is booming.

Custom reskin of the Wizard of Oz pusher. Because of course.

Two pins on site, both beat to hell and nigh-unplayable.

Day 3, stop 7. Downtown Flavortown, Pigeon Forge, TN. Yes, that's right: Guy Fieri has his own damn arcade. And his own damn custom skins of certain games. Pinch me. #arcade #pinball #roadtrip #arcaderoadtrip