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The arcade bar will begin operations with dinner-only service for its first weekend, featuring a limited menu as staff work to “lock everything in” and ensure optimal guest service. Owner Allen Brooks explained that this phased approach allows the team to perfect operations before gradually expanding hours, menu offerings, and game selections in subsequent weeks. The venue promises comprehensive gaming experiences once fully operational, with plans for daily breakfast, lunch, and dinner service.
Brooks, whose gaming passion began with a Super Nintendo received for Christmas 1991, envisions Continues as “a portal to nostalgia” that recreates the magic of nights spent with friends around great games and food. The venue features over 50 original arcade cabinets spanning games from the 1970s to today, along with Skee Ball, pinball machines, and claw machines stocked with unique prizes including local art, vintage SNES cartridges, and free dinners. The business emphasizes authentic gameplay over prize redemption, operating exclusively on tokens with traditional arcade etiquette like placing tokens on marquees to challenge opponents…