Do u have the pack an that was flat like a table and not a standup game? They had one at crystals way back when.

Side note: In 2000, I could have had a perfectly working Cabal and Punchout for $75 / each. My rec room weeps.

FlashBack RetroPub
‏@FlashBackRtroPb
Planning Commission APPROVED us for Re-Zoning for ABC3!!! One more step to go

Well at least the city did one positive thing today...

I am confused on this deal. The owners of Flashback were pissed at LandRun for the delays (which I would have been too), but if they would have stayed put, they could be open by now. Are they anywhere near being done with the new location?

It wasn't just delays. They also changed around their space, broke many promises, etc. (FlashBack side of things). Remember, Fedora left too and has yet to open.


The new FlashBack location should open first week of May.

I am confused on this deal. The owners of Flashback were pissed at LandRun for the delays (which I would have been too), but if they would have stayed put, they could be open by now. Are they anywhere near being done with the new location?

This move was meant to be and we couldn't be happier where we are now. The End!

We have to go through the process to obtain an ABC3 for this location, which takes about 4 months from start to finish.

December 12th - ABC3 Application Deadline
January 15th - Go before City Planning Commission (Approved)
Pending Date - Go before City Council (Typically 4-6 weeks after CPC)
If approved by City Council, 4 week wait to get Re-Zoned.

Well, we are missing you guys. And the cox store...UGH.
Oh well. Can't wait to visit you guys on film row. I could say I would fund your business on street fighter 2. But I used to be able to beat the game on less than a dollar. Good thing I like whiskey.

They have stared work (from https://twitter.com/FlashBackRtroPb):

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/B9gM8KtCQAACSxJ.jpg

They are moving along on the interior finish out and should be opening in May.

Really keeping my fingers crossed for them. With the lack of foot traffic and critical mass over there currently I hope they're well-capitalized enough to make it through what are sure to be some lean years early on. Honestly I wish they'd ended up in Midtown, Bricktown, Plaza or even somehow back in Uptown23. But every district needs its pioneers, and if they can make a go of it their opening will probably one day be looked back upon as a critically-important moment for Film Row.

Really keeping my fingers crossed for them. With the lack of foot traffic....

I know I'll be walking over there at lunch and doing my part to keep them afloat a couple of days a week..... If they intend to be open during lunch hours.

I'll do my best to get over there too. I love the concept.

I know I'll be walking over there at lunch and doing my part to keep them afloat a couple of days a week..... If they intend to be open during lunch hours.

Starting off, the hours of operation will be:

Monday - Friday
5pm - 2am

Saturday
2pm - 2am

Sunday
2pm - 12am

We felt this was a good starting point and could be flexible from there.

Starting off, the hours of operation will be:

Monday - Friday
5pm - 2am

Saturday
2pm - 2am

Sunday
2pm - 12am

We felt this was a good starting point and could be flexible from there.

Maybe you could just hide a key under the door mat and I'll let myself in to play at lunch time? ;)

Maybe you could just hide a key under the door mat and I'll let myself in to play at lunch time? ;)

Would this make you Otis to his Andy?

Would this make you Otis to his Andy?

Possibly but my addiction is to the arcade games and not the alcohol. ;)

Oh, NO! Google Maps is undercutting FBRP! Go to Google Maps and play PacMan in OKC (or any google map site).

Film Row is going to become awesome! This seems like it will be a really cool place.

Film Row is going to become awesome! This seems like it will be a really cool place.

The district is really going to develop quickly once the 21C Hotel is completed next year, along with a potential music hall and restaurant just south of the building. Both of which will be right across the street from us. I'm also hearing talks about residential housing outside of the Hall Capital properties. Best part is that a lot of these empty properties don't have to currently deal with residential zoning if you do want to open up just a bar, which was a problem for us in districts like Midtown and Plaza, even Uptown.

Heard about this today sounds great. How do you maintain all the equipment? Do the games rotate?

For the time being the entire collection will fit in our space, but once we get over 40-45 games we will have to start rotating games in and out. We will be working with a local arcade repair person for any maintenance on the games.

Met JRod1980 at the space yesterday and they are getting pretty close with the interior finish-out.

The space is actually quite large and since there is no kitchen, almost all of it will be devoted to games (tons of them!), a long bar and a small dance floor. Also, they plan to add a patio in the back down the road.

They still have to get their final inspections and permits but this shouldn't be much longer.

Until you go stand at this space you don't realize how close it will be to the 21c, the new music venue and all the Hall Capital stuff. This is going to be very cool and happening area in the very near future.

(Jose asked me not to take photos of the interior until they are ready to open.)




http://www.okctalk.com/images/pete/flashback052515a.jpg


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They posted a photo of one of their long walls covered w/ games on their Insta. Maybe give them a follow and check it out!

Donkey Kong!

Yes, when I was in there on Sunday they were starting to line up the games. The space is very long and deep and they are going to have tons of space in there for the consoles.

Very excited about this. I smell a homerun.

I am Ready for them to take my money!

Asteroids!!

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dibs on galaga! -M

I'm super excited about this as well. I sold our old 80's family TV to jrod1980 and can't wait to see it in action again. Had a lot of memories on that TV at my grandma's as a kid.

I'm hoping he remembers he said I could get in on the soft opening event!

I am also very excited about this place. Beer and video games? Yes please.

Does anyone know if the bar is planning to be smoke free?

I believe I read that was the plan was to be smoke free.

Yes, I believe it will be non-smoking only.

Their longer-range plans include a back patio.

I don't care if a bar has smoking in it, but I'd think with all the machines, it only makes sense not to be smoking. Just one more thing that can adversely affect the games.

We will be a non-smoking facility and that includes vape smoking. We are getting closer, all the games are now moved in and the rest of the furniture will be moved in this weekend.

whatitis, you're tv isn't working, so if there is a magic touch we need to have let me know. I was hoping to get a couple of nintendo games in this weekend in between moving furniture.

Out of curiosity, why would people ban vape smoking? It's just flavored vapor. Seems kinda snobby to me.

Out of curiosity, why would people ban vape smoking? It's just flavored vapor. Seems kinda snobby to me.

Keep telling yourself that

Not to get off topic, but people still vape?

Not to get off topic, but people still vape?

Considering you can't throw a rock in Oklahoma City without hitting a vape shop..... I would say yes... yes they do

Considering you can't throw a rock in Oklahoma City without hitting a vape shop..... I would say yes... yes they do

talking to a banking friend, he said it was insane how many loan applications he gets from people wanting to open vape shops. apparently the profit margin is insane, not surprisingly considering it's highly unregulated stuff being imported, no telling what the hell is in that stuff. but hey, it's just flavored water right?

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/04/27/business/e-cigarettes-take-hold-in-oklahoma.html?_r=0

I'd say Oklahoma is the Mecca for vaping.


Around the country, there are an estimated 5,000 vape shops. But Oklahoma, with 6 percent of those shops and a little more than 1 percent of the United States population, has a disproportionate share.

Out of curiosity, why would people ban vape smoking? It's just flavored vapor. Seems kinda snobby to me.

We made the decision to be smoke free regardless of the product and we are sticking with it.

I personally don't enjoy walking into a cloud of vapor when I'm out and about in OKC, because I don't want to be breathing whatever is in the flavored water.

We are also extending the no smoking to our patio once it opens and to the front outdoor entrance area.

Snobby or not, it's how we have chosen to operate our establishment and we believe more patrons will appreciate it.

We made the decision to be smoke free regardless of the product and we are sticking with it.

I personally don't enjoy walking into a cloud of vapor when I'm out and about in OKC, because I don't want to be breathing whatever is in the flavored water.

We are also extending the no smoking to our patio once it opens and to the front outdoor entrance area.

Snobby or not, it's how we have chosen to operate our establishment and we believe more patrons will appreciate it.

This patron appreciates it! and there is nothing tackier than a bunch of people standing outside your business smoking in my opinion.

We made the decision to be smoke free regardless of the product and we are sticking with it.

I personally don't enjoy walking into a cloud of vapor when I'm out and about in OKC, because I don't want to be breathing whatever is in the flavored water.

We are also extending the no smoking to our patio once it opens and to the front outdoor entrance area.

Snobby or not, it's how we have chosen to operate our establishment and we believe more patrons will appreciate it.

I completely support your decision.

Just hoping if you don't already have it, you will get a USA vs USSR bubble hockey console.

We made the decision to be smoke free regardless of the product and we are sticking with it.

I personally don't enjoy walking into a cloud of vapor when I'm out and about in OKC, because I don't want to be breathing whatever is in the flavored water.

We are also extending the no smoking to our patio once it opens and to the front outdoor entrance area.

Snobby or not, it's how we have chosen to operate our establishment and we believe more patrons will appreciate it.

Glad to hear that, I wish more places would take up that policy.

We made the decision to be smoke free regardless of the product and we are sticking with it.

I personally don't enjoy walking into a cloud of vapor when I'm out and about in OKC, because I don't want to be breathing whatever is in the flavored water.

We are also extending the no smoking to our patio once it opens and to the front outdoor entrance area.

Snobby or not, it's how we have chosen to operate our establishment and we believe more patrons will appreciate it.

thank you!

Your policy will definitely entice me to stop in and drop a few quarters after work.

We will be a non-smoking facility and that includes vape smoking. We are getting closer, all the games are now moved in and the rest of the furniture will be moved in this weekend.

whatitis, you're tv isn't working, so if there is a magic touch we need to have let me know. I was hoping to get a couple of nintendo games in this weekend in between moving furniture.

nooooooooo. I will ask my parents(who we got it from) if there was any trick to it. Is it turning on and not showing a picture. What specifically is it doing. I want to help if I can.

nooooooooo. I will ask my parents(who we got it from) if there was any trick to it. Is it turning on and not showing a picture. What specifically is it doing. I want to help if I can.

It turns on, but the full image does not come through on the projector. The lights/colors are not combining to create a clear picture. We tried connecting a VCR to it and a nintendo, but we couldn't get the picture to show up.

It turns on, but the full image does not come through on the projector. The lights/colors are not combining to create a clear picture. We tried connecting a VCR to it and a nintendo, but we couldn't get the picture to show up.

Remember its a 80's TV, you have to slap the side to get it to work properly. :):wink::D

Remember its a 80's TV, you have to slap the side to get it to work properly. :):wink::D

Already tried it, didn't work :mad:

We made the decision to be smoke free regardless of the product and we are sticking with it.

I personally don't enjoy walking into a cloud of vapor when I'm out and about in OKC, because I don't want to be breathing whatever is in the flavored water.

We are also extending the no smoking to our patio once it opens and to the front outdoor entrance area.

Snobby or not, it's how we have chosen to operate our establishment and we believe more patrons will appreciate it.

I also support your decision JRod. Can't wait for you to open!

It turns on, but the full image does not come through on the projector. The lights/colors are not combining to create a clear picture. We tried connecting a VCR to it and a nintendo, but we couldn't get the picture to show up.

ok. I remember as a kid that would happen and there were buttons on the tv that you push to get the colors to align properly. I want to say(can't remember without seeing it as I hadn't used it in years) but there's a little number pad on the TV just under the wood panel that folds out. That number pad I think all the numbers wore off but the bottom left and right were up and down arrows. I believe that is what we would push to get it to align. If you want I can come look at it. but I understand if not.

also can I get the model number. I'll look it up and see if I can figure it out even more.

Hooray for no smoking at all!

ok. I remember as a kid that would happen and there were buttons on the tv that you push to get the colors to align properly. I want to say(can't remember without seeing it as I hadn't used it in years) but there's a little number pad on the TV just under the wood panel that folds out. That number pad I think all the numbers wore off but the bottom left and right were up and down arrows. I believe that is what we would push to get it to align. If you want I can come look at it. but I understand if not.

also can I get the model number. I'll look it up and see if I can figure it out even more.

You have my contact info, I'll be there most of the day on Saturday. If you are available, let me know and you can stop by. Thanks for the help.

Half the excitement of owning equipment from the 80's is getting it to work properly. :Smiley127

Sneak peek:

http://www.okctalk.com/images/pete/flashback060615.jpg

love it.