Because this message is so gravely important to me, I will repeat my headline verbatim, without paraphrasing even a single word: Wilcox Arcade is NOT a retro business. Now, I certainly don’t want to come off as abrasive: I purely wish to make my position clear, once and for all, because it’s unfortunately been misconstrued in the past. My mission is not to recreate the arcade of the 1980s but instead to provide to greater access to modern releases. In all fairness, I can see

The Wilcox Arcade route will soon stretch into McCracken County — this time, at Maiden Alley Cinema, where I’ll place a rare arcade game called The Spectre Files: Deathstalker.   Maiden Alley Cinema, for those not in the know, is an “art house” theater located in downtown Paducah, Kentucky. This staple nonprofit organization showcases to its viewership classic, foreign, and — most relevant to my mission — indie movies.   Indie arcade games were already the central focus of my

A little more than a month ago, I placed an electronic gumball machine at Epic Gamers in Fulton, Kentucky — but I never envisioned that as the end of the story.   You know me: I aim for the coin-operated video games and bulk vending machines on the Wilcox Arcade route to feel “alive” at all times, and at least at Epic Gamers, that mantra will directly benefit you, the end user.   How, you ask? Well, the owners of Epic Gamers have been generous enough to offer discounts on in-