The premises are large enough to contain a set of full-size bowling lanes. These are joined by an interesting selection of obscure (to us) Japanese games, some in hugely elaborate enclosures while others were strangely utilitarian. Among them is Fishbowl Frenzy (below, left) created by Team Play Inc., a company based in Elk Grove Village, Illinois, and co-owned by Ken Fedesna, VP and General Manager of both WMS Industries (Williams) and Midway Games. Inside is an impressive selection of the latest hot amusement and redemption games we’d seen at various trade shows. In fact it continues for another couple of units into the distance but we couldn’t get far back enough to photograph it all with our phone. Here’s a picture showing the facia inside the mall. It’s easy to underestimate how large the Moreno Valley location really is. In other words, many of the pinball hot spots in the US. Round 1 is a chain of ten amusement centres spread around southern California, the Chicago area, southern Seattle, western Dallas, and southern Massachusetts. Having got our fill of T-shirts in the shopping mall, we couldn’t help but notice what looked like a large family entertainment centre upstairs. On our way back from Arcade Expo in Banning, we stopped off at Moreno Valley to do some last minute shopping and gather supplies for the journey to LAX. This is New Jersey’s first Round 1 facility, but they recently opened a location in Philadelphia at the Fashion District Mall (the old Gallery), and another location has been open in the Exton Mall for a few years.22500 Town Cir #2030, Moreno Valley, CA 92553, USA But yes, 95% of the offerings are full functioning! You can play dozens of games, you can bowl, you can shoot pool… and I’ll be back later today to see if the bar is open and have a beer! I am not clear if that is because of Covid or just that they are still getting some things ready. They are calling this a soft opening because a very small amount of fun activities are not available yet, mainly the crane games and the ticket/prize system. We’ve been following from the beginning and were the first to bring this news out to readers, and we are the first to bring the experience to you. My apologies on my videography… didn’t realize I was moving too fast at times! The Round 1 Entertainment facility in the Deptford Mall (NJ) opened today for their “soft” opening! We were there at the 10am opening (got a free T-shirt!), and grabbed video of the entire facility! Round 1 is a mix of state-of-the-art arcade and prize games, billiards, bowling, karaoke, crane games and a full BAR! Yes… the Deptford Mall now has BOWLING! Full Video Walkthrough and Photo’s in the article!
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