Chicago, Illinois
The original Replay, and one of the bars that launched Chicago's entire arcade bar movement when it opened in 2012. Founded by Mark Kwiatkowski, who expanded the concept from a single room to a full venue by 2013 and went on to open multiple locations. The Lincoln Park spot is the biggest in the Replay family, with a massive collection of free-to-play arcade classics (Pac-Man, Gauntlet, Ms. Pac-Man, skeeball, air hockey, bubble hockey) plus a wall of pinball machines — Indiana Jones, Terminator 2, and rotating titles. The warm industrial setting is split between a main bar area and a larger upstairs space, both of which transform regularly into wildly immersive pop-up experiences that have become a Chicago institution. Past and current themes have included Stranger Things, Game of Thrones, Friends, and a Simpsons Treehouse of Gore with a full Moe's Tavern replica upstairs.
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