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Today, when games are available on every computer and smartphone, some Gen Xers feel nostalgic for their youth. “I grew up in arcades,” said Jake Yakobi, owner of the arcade bar FreePlay Toronto. StarTogether

Penny arcades, venues with coin-operated machines that would tell your fortune or offer games of chance,

Today, when games are available on every computer and smartphone, some Gen Xers feel nostalgic for the community experience of their youth. Jake Yakobi, owner of the arcade bar FreePlay Toronto, has happy memories of hanging out with his brother, entranced Yakobi found his inspiration when he stumbled on a retro arcade in Brooklyn, New York. “Old-school arcade machines with craft beer – I thought it was a great idea,” he says. “But I left thinking it could be even better.”

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