All the pinball and arcade games use game cards you purchase on-site and re-use, so no need for quarters. The pair plan to add 23 brand new pinball units and 12 arcade games to the 11 they’ll relocate from Wild Axe. Spaces that encourage us to put our phones down and focus on the task or game at hand. Solid State is planned to open by summer at 1420 10th Ave.Daniel Huiet and Michael Keggan, owners of Wild Axe Throwing, have leased the 2,300 square-foot space adjacent to Wild Axe and plan to open Level Up Pinball Bar in mid-June. The partners also own Great Escape Games and are known for creating fun entertainment spaces to bring a date, friends, family, and colleagues. “It’s totally OK to shake them,” Ricci says. The games were meant to be played - sometimes hard. However it looks, even with the dedication to the best, most finely tuned machines, don’t expect Solidstate to be fussy. Other elements of Solid State including its plans for design and art remain a secret, for now. The team is still sourcing their menu so speak up if you have a favorite they should track down and look forward to what Ricci hopes will be a menu of noodles long enough to rival the wine list at the fancy place around the corner. You’ll find a full bar and a wide selection of the best, most exotic ramen and noodle cups from around the world. Solidstate’s quest for “Wednesday night”-level legitimacy will also include a simple and fun approach to booze and chow. Meanwhile, the Unicorn, another PIke/Pine fun center, is marking a decade of business in the neighborhood. The new arcade bar might be the most exciting news for players since John John’s Gameroom (RIP). ![]() ![]() The bar is taking over the space left empty last year by the financial failure of street fashion boutique Estate. The new bar is shaping up for a possible June opening but a lot will depend on permits and the city’s onerous process around a change of use. “On a Saturday night, I wouldn’t go into some of these places,” Ricci says of some of Pike/Pine’s weekend nightlife crowds. The Solid State crew also hope they can create a home in the middle of Pike/Pine for arcade players who want to concentrate on their quarters. But, in pinball, if you hit that shot and the switch doesn’t work… those things go wrong all the time,” Ricci said. “If a button doesn’t work on a video game, it makes it hard to do the stuff you usually do. He hopes for Solidstate to add to the arcade community already on Capitol Hill with a connoisseur-level collection of games and by taking a craftsman’s approach to the machines with the highest level of fine tuning, maintenance, and repair. ![]() The pinball wiz… no, we won’t do it… expert Ricci already supplies some of your favorite games on the Hill at the Raygun Lounge. ![]() He and a group of fellow first time bar owners are hard at work shaping Solid State, a new arcade, drinking, and Cup Noodles venue being planned for 10th Ave in the Jack building between Pike and Union. “It was the first time that things became software computerized,” Joe Ricci tells CHS. A new pinball arcade bar dedicated to honoring those silicon roots is being readied to flip flip, ding ding in the heart of Pike/Pine by this summer. The microprocessors introduced more complicated play including lighting effects, sound, and speech. Williams Electronics is credited with creating the first mass-market pinball machine with solid-state technology. The horse racing-themed Hot Tip is considered the granddaddy of solid-state pinball machines
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