Welcome to Location Watch, a regular series of posts here on Arcade Heroes that tracks the opening of new arcade venues from around the globe. Country does not matter \u2013 we try to cover every corner of the world, generally separating them out into the three major regions that tend to see the most action in this regard (North America, Europe, Asia and elsewhere if possible).<\/p>\n Thanks as always to our many readers on the Arcade Heroes Discord server and our presences on other platforms for sharing news for this, as well as sources like RePlay Magazine<\/a> and InterGame Online<\/a>. Let\u2019s see who has opened up, before March is over!<\/p>\n My sincere apologies on this one as it\u2019s a venue that has let us know that they opened, but somehow we missed adding it. Rectifying that with a place at the top! Antisocial Pinball lays claim to being \u201cCanada\u2019s largest pinball arcade.\u201d Opening their doors late last year, they bring together pins both old and new, with plenty of bangers that should please the most picky pinball wizard. They also have a few video games (including what looks to be a Maximum Tune 3DX, from one photo I saw on their Facebook page.<\/a>)<\/p>\n A special shoutout to this new location too, seeing as one of its consultants (Jim at No Cash Value) regularly engages with us on Facebook. They, Logan Arcade and 16 On Center have opened this big new bar arcade in Chicago\u2019s Salt Shed venue, with a highly varied mix of retro titles, rarities, imports and pinball, alongside some more standard FEC and ticket redemption fare. RePlay<\/a> and Eater Chicago<\/a> (they\u2019ve also got some food options courtesy of Pizza Friendly Pizza) have some more coverage on them.<\/p>\n Continuing the bar arcade trip, Jacksonville in Florida gets yet another new location (they came up several times last year) with The Circuit. Again we have a mix of old and new, with games like Aliens Armageddon<\/em>, Killer Instinct<\/em>, Space Invaders Frenzy<\/em>, and Mortal Kombat 3<\/em>. Check them on Instagram here<\/a>.<\/p>\n More pinball now as Pop\u2019s Pinball Parlor has opened their second location in Medford, Massachusetts recently, following their first for Somerville from 2023. Their machines include the vintage likes of The Games <\/em>and classics including Addams Family<\/em> and Twilight Zone<\/em>. Read more at the RePlay report<\/a> and follow them on Instagram here<\/a>. The aesthetic has a very late 1970s\/early 80s vibe to me, for some reason.<\/p>\n As well as batting cages and other sporting activities, this \u2018sportainment\u2019 destination that opened up just a few days ago<\/a> has a pretty well-stocked arcade. The games include several banks of basketball machines, in keeping with the theme, alongside four player linkups for Asphalt Moto Blitz DX<\/em> and UNIS\u2019 recent release Monster Kart<\/em>, the original Assault Model version of Halo Fireteam Raven<\/em>, and a Pump It Up Phoenix 2024<\/em>.<\/a><\/p>\n![\"Location](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/arcadeheroes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/arcade-heroes-location-watch-2.png?ssl=1\")
<\/a><\/p>\nNorth America<\/h2>\n
Antisocial Pinball (Toronto, Canada)<\/h3>\n
<\/a><\/p>\nElston Electric (Chicago, IL)<\/h3>\n
<\/a><\/p>\nThe Circuit Arcade Bar (Jacksonville, FL)<\/h3>\n
Pop\u2019s Pinball Parlor #2 (Medford, MA)<\/h3>\n
<\/a><\/p>\nTaroko Sports (Katy, TX)<\/h3>\n
Max Funland #2 (Bensonhurst, NY)<\/h3>\n