| Galloping Ghost Arcade | |
| Type: | Video arcade |
| Industry: | Video games |
| Predecessors: | --> |
| Founded: | in Brookfield, United States |
| Founder: | Doc Mack |
| Successors: | --> |
| Hq Location City: | 9415 Ogden Ave, Brookfield, Illinois |
| Hq Location Country: | United States |
| Areas Served: | --> |
| Owner: | Doc Mack |
Galloping Ghost Arcade is a video arcade located in Brookfield, Illinois (a suburb of Chicago). It opened on August 13, 2010, and as of June 2024, it contains over 976 arcade games, up from 130 at the time of opening, across 7,500+ square feet, making it the largest classic video arcade in the United States.[1] [2] As of October 2020, the establishment is owned by co-founder Doc Mack.[3]
The idea of starting an arcade came to co-founder Doc Mack in the 1990s while he was a clerk at a Babbage's. After a chance encounter with Mortal Kombat co-creator Ed Boon, Mack used that meeting to pursue a career in the games industry. Mack opened Galloping Ghost Arcade in 2010.[3]
In 2020, Galloping Ghost secured a rare Sega R360 arcade cabinet, one of only approximately 100 such cabinets that were ever made.[4]
Galloping Ghost Arcade continually adds to its selection of games. Each Monday afternoon they hold a Monday Mystery Game reveal which adds a new game to the arcade.