Every time I go I have a blast. Been probably 7-10 times. Notice a game or to every now and then broken but it doesn't dampen my mood. Interesting I usually gravitate to Ms. Pacman which is interesting b/c I never played it much growing up.

I realize it might be expensive but would love to see a bubble hockey USA v Russia console. I loved playing that at Showbiz and Crystal's.
But keep up the great work, when I go and bring a new person, they always ask when I am going again b/c they want to go back as well.

OK BBQ, which games have you had issues with?

Well on my first visit it was Defender and Street Fighter but you had fixed both of those on my second visit.... But I haven't had time to make it back since I was there last after a February Thunder game..... Shame to hear about the NFL Blitz... I had a blast playing that after the Thunder game.

I wouldn't carry Sailor Jerry just for me. I'm not going to be able to make it in often enough to drink a bottle... ;) ..... It is some pretty good rum though!

Every time I go I have a blast. Been probably 7-10 times. Notice a game or to every now and then broken but it doesn't dampen my mood. Interesting I usually gravitate to Ms. Pacman which is interesting b/c I never played it much growing up.

I realize it might be expensive but would love to see a bubble hockey USA v Russia console. I loved playing that at Showbiz and Crystal's.
But keep up the great work, when I go and bring a new person, they always ask when I am going again b/c they want to go back as well.


OKCretro, we just don't have the space for a bubble hockey game. I never played on one, but I always thought they looked cool. We are currently at 46 stand up cabinets and space is limited for the few games I have left on my wish list.

We also just placed an order for 2 custom cocktail arcade tables yesterday, so that will be fun finding the right spot for them. These are 60 in 1 tables and the first non traditional cabinets we will carry so I'm interested to see how well they play and how long they will go before needing to be serviced.

I was there this weekend for the first time and really enjoyed it. It would've been nice if the beers on the board had prices next to them, but that would be the only thing I would change. All the games I tried worked, staff was friendly, and everyone in our group was having a great time.

Well on my first visit it was Defender and Street Fighter but you had fixed both of those on my second visit.... But I haven't had time to make it back since I was there last after a February Thunder game..... Shame to hear about the NFL Blitz... I had a blast playing that after the Thunder game.

I wouldn't carry Sailor Jerry just for me. I'm not going to be able to make it in often enough to drink a bottle... ;) ..... It is some pretty good rum though!


We had issues with the REVERSE button on Defender and we kept messing with the button and replacing it thinking it was the springs on it, until our repair guy Mike decided to examine the board and found a couple of burned out spots that were causing the issue. So it was a board issue all along and not the button itself. But even for someone like Mike that's worked on these things for 25-30 years, its a process of elimination as to what might be wrong with a specific game. Trust me, the man earns every bit of what he charges me when he comes out (which is at least every other week).

Street Fighter is just one of those games that we are going to completely replace with a different cabinet and again NFL Blitz should be up and running within the next week or two once the new parts come in. After that we are going to give it one more run at Pole Position and if we can't get that running properly, we might just have a bon fire with the cabinet once we open up our new patio.

I was there this weekend for the first time and really enjoyed it. It would've been nice if the beers on the board had prices next to them, but that would be the only thing I would change. All the games I tried worked, staff was friendly, and everyone in our group was having a great time.


We are actually about to redo the board and menus, because we have added so many new brews to our selection and pricing on the menu is one of the things the staff brought up at our meeting last night. So we should have the board updated by this weekend and at least another week before we have new menus. We are also replacing a couple of the Signature Drinks with new ones and adding a new Signature Shot, The Exxon Valdez, which you have to drink while staring at a stuff seal doll covered in oil. oh and thank you for coming out.

After that we are going to give it one more run at Pole Position and if we can't get that running properly, we might just have a bon fire with the cabinet once we open up our new patio.

:congrats:for Pole Position. It wasn't working on either of my visits and I love racing games.

If you ever stumble across a Tag Team Wrestling or Yee-Arr Kung Fu cabinet to add to your collection.... That would be pretty darn awesome!

OKCretro, we just don't have the space for a bubble hockey game. I never played on one, but I always thought they looked cool. We are currently at 46 stand up cabinets and space is limited for the few games I have left on my wish list.

We also just placed an order for 2 custom cocktail arcade tables yesterday, so that will be fun finding the right spot for them. These are 60 in 1 tables and the first non traditional cabinets we will carry so I'm interested to see how well they play and how long they will go before needing to be serviced.

Bubble hockey would take up a ton of room, so i understand for sure.

I go in often and was just saying to friends how good a job they do of keeping all those machines up and running.

There are dozens and most are well over 30 years old and no longer made.


I suspect most the people complaining are younger, have grown up playing Xbox, and have no concept of how old, complex and hard to maintain these machines are.

It's like complaining about vintage furniture being a bit worn or how an old house needs constant repairs.

There is definitely something to be said for that. That the biggest issue I have with The Max in Tulsa. Its a cool bar, but every time I stop in, half of the machines are broken.

My team, We Lived This Sh!t, dominated in the 80's Trivia Tournament of Champions last night taking home the grand prize.

How many teams did you compete against in the Tournament of Champions?

How many teams did you compete against in the Tournament of Champions?

I believe there were only 5 but 6 or 7 qualified over the 8 preliminary weeks; I know my team won twice and I think we were the only ones that did.


FlashBack starts 90's trivia on April 27th.

I believe there were only 5 but 6 or 7 qualified over the 8 preliminary weeks; I know my team won twice and I think we were the only ones that did.

My team won twice as well. Out of the five times we played, we won twice and came in second three times. We were unable to come to the last two, so I guess we missed whatever announcements were made about the championship during that time. However, our emails were taken and we were told we would be emailed details about the championship but those emails never came. I had been keeping an eye on the FB page for any info and there never was anything, so finally I messaged them a week ago inquiring about the championship game --- never got a response. Now I know why. Not the end of the world, but pretty disappointing. I think we would've been one of the favorites. Oh well. Maybe they'll do another 80s Trivia series soon.

My team, We Lived This Sh!t, dominated in the 80's Trivia Tournament of Champions last night taking home the grand prize.

Looking forward to my VIP tour of Coop Ale Works!


So, the Ale Works tour was the prize for winning the tournament?

So, the Ale Works tour was the prize for winning the tournament?

Yes, and $100.

They finally got their sign up -- looks great.

On Saturday night after the Arts Festival kicked us out, a group of us walked over to FlashBack and it happened to be their 80's prom.

Lots of people were dressed up and it was a total blast. Interestingly, I'd saw there were at least twice as many women as men.

DJ was great and we stayed until closing time. Really, really fun and friendly crowd.

http://www.okctalk.com/images/pete/flashback042516.jpg

Last night, my trivia team was de-throned in the championship round of the 90's trivia contest.

We had won the 80's competition with relative ease but two teams were really, really good this time and we finished third.

They are planning to move to 00's trivia next. They do a great job... 5 rounds (events, music, sports, movies and TV) of 15 questions, which are challenging enough that it's a good balance of right and wrong answers. The team that won last night got 65 out of 75 questions correct, which I believe is the highest score ever. High 50's / low 60's is usually enough to win, which also means even the best teams are missing about 20% of the questions.

Last night, my trivia team was de-throned in the championship round of the 90's trivia contest.

We had won the 80's competition with relative ease but two teams were really, really good this time and we finished third.

They are planning to move to 00's trivia next. They do a great job... 5 rounds (events, music, sports, movies and TV) of 15 questions, which are challenging enough that it's a good balance of right and wrong answers. The team that won last night got 65 out of 75 questions correct, which I believe is the highest score ever. High 50's / low 60's is usually enough to win, which also means even the best teams are missing about 20% of the questions.

My team came in fourth. It was the first time I had joined my team in a while due to travel obligations, but it was a lot of fun again. I agree that they do a great job with this and they have really good prizes--much better than the other trivia events going on throughout the city.

If any other OKC Talkers are around, you should join.

^

Ironically, in qualifying we tied with the team that won it all last night.

They must have added a new player or two because they were way, way better than before.

I was on the team that won last night. Had a great time. We played three different weeks during qualifying, and we won twice and lost in sudden-death OT the other time, so last night was not an aberration. No new players - we just played well when it counted.

I was on the team that won last night. Had a great time. We played three different weeks during qualifying, and we won twice and lost in sudden-death OT the other time, so last night was not an aberration. No new players - we just played well when it counted.

Hats off to you guys!

Completely dominated a tough field.

Were all the same people there the night you beat us in OT? Seemed like there were less and that's the only time we played.

(As an aside, among the prizes were tickets to the supremely apropos "I Love the 90s" show at the Cox--we're stoked! http://www.coxconventioncenter.com/events/detail/i-love-90s-tour-oklahoma-city-2016-tickets)

Hats off to you guys!

Completely dominated a tough field.

Were all the same people there the night you beat us in OT? Seemed like there were less and that's the only time we played.

Thanks sir! I wish I had have known you were there and taken the opportunity to meet. We were somewhat surprised to do so well early in the game. Generally we've had to make up ground in the later rounds. Yes, same folks, though depending on which week that was (they're all kind of running together now, ironically) it's possible one slot might have been different, but we won with both lineups, so no shenanigans occurred.

Wait a minute, do I know you OKCinsomniac? That team that won last night has a long trivia history, going back to the old Lost Ogle trivia days at Speakeasy. Wife and I used to play with them pre-kid and we racked up quite a bit of prize money and threw a helluva victory party on year.

Wait a minute, do I know you OKCinsomniac? That team that won last night has a long trivia history, going back to the old Lost Ogle trivia days at Speakeasy. Wife and I used to play with them pre-kid and we racked up quite a bit of prize money and threw a helluva victory party on year.

I think you do! :) Yeah that whole run and resulting party will always be one of my favorite memories.

BTW, the reason I was surprised by your team's performance last night OKCInsomniac is because the first time we played against you, we led by 6 points going into the final TV round, where you caught us as we had a disastrous last round (and you guys obviously did very well).

Last night, you were 12 points ahead at the same point and we had scored about the same as before.

So, you guys made up *18* points in the first four categories (60 total questions) from the previous matchup. That is absolutely a stunning difference, no matter how you slice it.

Yeah, like I said, we typically had done better in the later rounds for whatever reason (and consistently had done particularly well on TV). Last night we did better earlier on and had to kind of hold on at the end.

My team came in fourth. It was the first time I had joined my team in a while due to travel obligations, but it was a lot of fun again. I agree that they do a great job with this and they have really good prizes--much better than the other trivia events going on throughout the city.

If any other OKC Talkers are around, you should join.

We tied your team for 4th... Our goal was to not finish last, at least we shared that honor. Getting 7/15 on sports didn't do us any favors.

Looks like nearly every team has an okctalk tie in.

It was a lot of fun, looking forward to 2000s next time!

Did any of you guys start playing trivia at FlashBack after reading abut it here, or is it just coincidence that virtually all the team that made the championship round have posters/readers on this site?

We tied your team for 4th... Our goal was to not finish last, at least we shared that honor. Getting 7/15 on sports didn't do us any favors.

Looks like nearly every team has an okctalk tie in.

It was a lot of fun, looking forward to 2000s next time!

We got back in contention with Sports after a disastrous first round and then we were pretty bad on the TV category.


Did any of you guys start playing trivia at FlashBack after reading abut it here, or is it just coincidence that virtually all the team that made the championship round have posters/readers on this site?

I started going after my brother saw it advertised on their Facebook page, and then I saw you post about it. Pretty cool there are a bunch of OKCTalkers there!

^

Also sad none of us made that connection.

I tend to be be friendly with the other teams and got to know some of the others but I think the better teams -- frankly -- are more serious and not that interested in socializing.

During the 80's trivia the groups were much more friendly across the board and I even joined one of them on a night where the rest of my team wanted a break.

Maybe I'll ask Jose to have all the OKCTalkers to raise their hands at future contests.

We have a group that plays pretty consistently at the Garage, I may try and switch it up for the 2000s.

I just wanted to add: I appreciate the addition of prices on the beer boards, and the bartender I tend to deal with (Samantha, I believe) always takes good care of us and really knows her beers, giving good, solid and thoughtful recommendations. I volunteered at the craft beer fest a couple weeks ago and ended up pouring one of her recs that I really enjoyed (Elk Valley's fantastic Coffee Nemesis) the week before.

^

Agree on all those points and yes the bartender's name is Sam (Samantha).

FlashBack has really hit their stride and the owner told me since the opening of 21c their mid-week business has really picked up.

They are usually pretty packed on Fridays and Saturdays due to the DJ's and that is always fun and friendly.

I bet they really see a lot more mid-week business when the Residences at 21c starts up in a few months, as there will be hundreds of construction workers right across the street, with very few nearby drinking options.

I also want to reiterate that I think they do a great job with these trivia contests.

It's just the right mix of fun categories and the questions are challenging enough that even the best teams will routinely miss about a quarter of them, but not so hard that more casual players will be completely skunked.

To their credit, they continue to refine after starting off in the 80's with questions that were probably too easy then going perhaps a bit too far in the other direction before find the sweet spot.

all this talk has really picqued my curiosity... what is the format of these contests? do teams buzz in like a game show or something? -M

all this talk has really picqued my curiosity... what is the format of these contests? do teams buzz in like a game show or something? -M

No, just sheets with fill-in-the-blank.

5 categories of 15 questions each: events, sports, music, movies and TV.

The MC reads the questions then you have a certain amount of time before he moves on to the next. Also have a limited time to finish you last answer and turn in your sheet (one per team up to 6 people).

He reads the correct answers after each round. After two rounds he gives the total scores, then again after the 4th round before the final round.

I love it! Trivia with pencil and paper... You don't get much more retro than that! :Smiley112

oh man... outside of sports trivia, i'd be a one-man wrecking crew at that. -M

No, just sheets with fill-in-the-blank.

5 categories of 15 questions each: events, sports, music, movies and TV.

The MC reads the questions then you have a certain amount of time before he moves on to the next. Also have a limited time to finish you last answer and turn in your sheet (one per team up to 6 people).

He reads the correct answers after each round. After two rounds he gives the total scores, then again after the 4th round before the final round.

That's pretty much the only way I've ever played. Easiest I think.

oh man... outside of sports trivia, i'd be a one-man wrecking crew at that. -M

If you want to play, you can join our team.

There are only 3 of us and you can have up to 6.

I'll post on this thread when they setup their next round.

If you want to play, you can join our team.

There are only 3 of us and you can have up to 6.

I'll post on this thread when they setup their next round.

Is it not on a regular basis?

Between Challenge Entertainment and Lost Ogle there are trivia options on almost a nightly basis. They both have different styles, but both are fun. I look forward to trying FlashBack.

Not sure about the trivia at Flashback, but the Lost Ogle Trivia at Speakeasy hands out sheets. Each round you fill the sheets out with your answer and turn them in to be scored. No yelling the answers out, or you'll get dirty looks.

They do 8 week series followed by the championship round where all the previous winners compete.

Just ended the last series and will be starting a new one soon.

They are opening their back patio Wednesday.

Will be completely smoke/vape free.

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CnC9NzlUkAAYYRa.jpg:large

Totally Trivia - OKC Trivia Series kicks off Wednesday, August 24th at 7:30pm. Hosted by okctalk's own Pete... This will be a 6 week series with a Tournament of Champions after Week 6. Hope to see you loyal okctalk followers there.

Totally Trivia - Oklahoma History Series kicks off Wednesday, August 24th at 7:30pm. Hosted by okctalk's own Pete... This will be a 6 week series with a Tournament of Champions after Week 6. Hope to see you loyal okctalk followers there.

Im intrigued.. but wondering how well I'd do at Oklahoma Trivia..lol

Im intrigued.. but wondering how well I'd do at Oklahoma Trivia..lol

Get studying! ;) As a former Oklahoma History teacher, I'm rooting for this to be a huge success.

Im intrigued.. but wondering how well I'd do at Oklahoma Trivia..lol

Come and find out!

I'll be running this and OKCTalk is the sponsor!

It will be more OKC focused but we'll include some state-wide questions as well. More details to follow.

Categories:

Potpourri (a bit of everything)
Geography and Geo-sciences
Sports
Entertainment
Nostalgia / History

It's also (hopefully) an opportunity to learn more about your city and state.

I'll be there!

Just so you know:

5 rounds of 15 questions each
Up to 6 people per team, but 2-person teams have done quite well in previous FlashBack trivia contests, do don't worry if you don't have a full team
Hopefully, we'll be including a bunch of multi-media questions with images, video clips and sound.


The idea is to make it challenging but not *too* hard. The goal is for every question that not every team gets it by not every team misses it either. Jose did a great job of finding that balance in the previous FB contests.

OKCTalk readers will have an advantage simply because by your participation here, you learn a lot.

But this will be for everyone and it will be fun and laid-back. I hope people will learn something as well.

Awesome! Sounds fun.

Also, hoping to integrate a lot of multi-media questions with photos, video and sound.

I will try and make it, although Wednesdays will be tough.

I am going to see if my Group can handle a Wed gig.. if so we will be there!

This is tonight, correct?

Yes!

Was just about to post an update.

We start at 7:30 tonight. Please come out even if you don't have a team. You can either play as a team of 1 or join others.

Our categories (mostly OKC but some general OK stuff as well):

Potpurri (misc. stuff)
Geography
Sports
Entertainment
Nostalgia / History


It will be challenging but hopefully not too much so. And hopefully you'll learn something, as I certainly did in researching a bunch of the questions.

This is all very laid back and fun and you can even come and hang at the bar and/or play video games and just listen without having to formally play.

Please come out!

I can't make it tonight but hope to make it another week

I can't make it tonight but hope to make it another week

Booooo!

Always an excuse! ;)

http://www.okctalk.com/images/pete/trivia1.jpg

Booooo!

Always an excuse! ;)

better half has a commitment, but we are trying to make next week