Inside, more than 20 classic arcade games and close to a dozen pinball machines are available for play, all of which come from the personal collections of LeMieux and Ehlers, both longtime gamers.
“We’ve installed a lot of the arcade games we’ve played for years going back to childhood,” LeMieux says.
Player 1’s selection includes such arcade favorites as Spy Hunter,
Sinistar, and the first three
Mortal Kombat games. Among its pinball offerings are both retro and modern titles, ranging from the ultra-popular
Addams Family to more recent hits like
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and
Universal Monsters. The pair also tapped Maggie Keane, the local artist behind downtown Phoenix’s famed Prince and David Bowie murals, to create retro-themed murals inspired by