Business
BY DACIA GARCIA
Pictured is the cheeseburger ($13) with a side of fries ($8).
Pictured, from left to right, are the owners of Pixel Palace Arcade and Bar: Zane and Michelle Fielding, and Nicole John Palacios. The arcade is open to kids until 8 p.m., and ages 18 and up after.
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First look: Pixel Palace Arcade and Bar delivers nostalgia Pixel Palace Arcade and Bar embodies the spirit of the ‘70s, ‘80s and ‘90s, suitable for older and newer generations, alike, to enjoy the retro games
From left to right are cocktails: the Exploding Asteroids ($15), the Barrel Smash ($31) and the Hack and Slashy ($10).
teenager [or] whatever it is,” Zane Fielding said. Despite its recent opening, the arcade has already grown a dedicated community. The business’ Discord channel contains nearly 700 members who helped the owners decide what changes to make during the testing phase of the bar’s opening. More details From the music and the neon lighting to the custom tokens used to play the arcade games, the business strives for a nostalgic experience. “What we want is people to have the moment here where... they hear a song or the sound of an arcade game and it teleports them back to when they were 14 years old,” John Palacios said.
and atmosphere. How we got here Owned by Zane and Michelle Fielding, and Nicole and John Palacios, Pixel Palace Arcade and Bar opened to the public on Oct. 14. The vision rst came to Zane Fielding when he began crowd- sourcing for the business on social media in 2017. Afterward, he started the search for speci c furniture to make the bar feel authentic. “I want everyone to walk in here and feel like they’re back in the ‘90s or ‘80s—walking in the arcade and having that feeling they did as a kid,
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