Passion to profession: Opening a vintage arcade

One Mukwonago man's passion has become his profession, but it all happened by accident.
James Srnec got one arcade game, and then another, and another, and another, and another until his house was full of them. Then he decided to open his own business. That's exactly what he did. Srnec opened Vintage Vault Arcade in Mukwonago in January 2023.
Since then, business has been so good he is already looking to expand.
"To be honest, I wish I would have done it sooner because I would be bigger than I am now," Srnec said.
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[@SinisterSpatula]

I love to see this resurgence of retro arcade gaming. Need some pinball machines too though :)

[@jimnpen8451]

Bro the good ones go 10k plus.😢

[@SinisterSpatula]

@@jimnpen8451 yeah they are way expensive no doubt

[@reggaerock]

​@jimnpen8451 yeah and pinball machines are notorious for breaking down. There's over a mile of wiring inside them and so many moving parts

[@arcadecraig6441]

Fair play to him. I have 41 machines and would love to do something like this

[@jimnpen8451]

If you can't afford retail space right away, spread them out to local businesses on commission.

[@arcadecraig6441]

@@jimnpen8451 I’m probably gonna sell my house once it’s finished, and then try buy a premises with 3 bed living above, so that I don’t have rent for premises to find. But just stocking up for now 👍

[@albertogutierrez4595]

20$ for the whole day not bad I wonder how he keeps track of the people and if it’s enough for the bills

[@gabrielg6800]

That power bill most be crazy.

[@nicolaslutchman7266]

ok but what if someone just enter an play without giving you 20 dollars. or if a group come and only one person pays 20 dollars the other just stand back then pretend they won't play and then they play

[@Cre8Lounge]

Now there are multiple game machines

[@spindeep23]

If u can utilize solar panels And or generator running on a self propelled system can be huge on profits

[@reggaerock]

Unfortunately, unless you live in a super tourist town, these retro arcades tend to fail. Once people have scratched their nostalgia itch, a lot of them don't come back. I'd be surprised if it pays for the electricity bill, but I really hope it thrives

[@residentevilumbrella2001]

The video says that the business is expanding. So he must be doing something right in order to afford an expansion.

[@Raging_Red_Bulls]

I want to play the neogeo (mvs)

[@jimnpen8451]

They're 600 rn.

[@DensilGrant]

This is awesome I wish I lived there.