From its humble beginnings as an actual barnyard with a miniature golf course in it, to a chain of 3 large-scale entertainment complexes with arcades, go-karts, batting cages and talking robots, Wright’s Barnyard left a lasting legacy in the Northeast Illinois/Northwest Indiana area. Let’s take a quick stroll through time…

Many might believe NYC’s Barcade to be the first true arcade bar. And sure, Barcade lit the fuse for the retro arcade renaissance in the early 2000s, but the real story of adult-oriented arcades starts two decades earlier, right in the middle of the original joystick-fueled gold rush. Back in 1982, Bally’s…