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FlashBack RetroPub is an 80's theme pub with classic Arcade Games and 80's Dance Music.
12/9/14: Coming to Film Row (http://www.okctalk.com/content/81-flashback-retropub-coming-film-row.html)
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Can't wait for this to open. Are there any floor plan renderings for this?

No final floor plan available yet, lots of moving parts with placement of the arcade games.

I'm so very hopeful for Flashback. It could be really great. There is a bar in Brooklyn called Barcade that may be my favorite bar of all-time. If FB gets close to Barcade, it will be a smash.

I know plenty of people who drive to Tulsa specifically for the Max. It will be cool to have such a place in OKC.

Also, they mentioned on their FB page that the wood ceiling would be coming down to expose the barreled ceiling, more like the pics of Tucks new spot on the other end of The Rise. The entire development has crazy potential. Glad to finally see some movement on it.

Pete- have you heard anything on the "Pending Negs." space?

Hey everyone, I'm one of the owners of FlashBack, I just wanted to share a bit of info with everyone about our pub. While the idea first came up after visiting The Max in Tulsa, we looked at several similar concepts across the country. We looked at Ground Kontrol in Portland, The 1Up in Denver, Barcade in the NYC area and Culture Club in NYC. While we have a little bit of influence from each, we won't be exactly like any specific one. We wanted to make it OKC's own, hopefully everyone will enjoy what we are putting together.

Hey everyone, I'm one of the owners of FlashBack, I just wanted to share a bit of info with everyone about our pub. While the idea first came up after visiting The Max in Tulsa, we looked at several similar concepts across the country. We looked at Ground Kontrol in Portland, The 1Up in Denver, Barcade in the NYC area and Culture Club in NYC. While we have a little bit of influence from each, we won't be exactly like any specific one. We wanted to make it OKC's own, hopefully everyone will enjoy what we are putting together.

That's great to hear JRod1980! I am very excited about this concept and especially for 23rd street!

Any idea on when you will open?

That's great to hear JRod1980! I am very excited about this concept and especially for 23rd street!

Any idea on when you will open?


If all goes well and the developers don't have any unexpected delays, we are aiming for May. A little behind what we wanted but well worth the wait to be part of this great property. I've seen the overall prints for the building and they're incredible.

Ever checked out Kung Fu Saloon in Houston?

Ever checked out Kung Fu Saloon in Houston?

I'm actually checking out Kung Fu Saloon in Dallas this weekend.

JRod1980, can you provide a list of the arcade games you'll be featuring?

Also, what types of drinks/beer? Will you offer any food?

JRod1980, can you provide a list of the arcade games you'll be featuring?

Also, what types of drinks/beer? Will you offer any food?

Just off the top of my head:

Pac-Man
Ms. Pac-Man
Galaga
Galaxian
Centipede
Asteroids
Donkey Kong
Donkey Kong Jr.
Frogged
Tetris
Turbo
Defender
Dig Dug
Zaxxon
WWF WrestleFest
RoboCop
Rampage
Street Fighter 2 Turbo
Mortal Kombat 2
Captain America and the Avengers...

I'm missing 1 or 2 more, but overall we are looking to get to around 28-30 stand up and rotate different games from time to time.

We will not serve food, there will be plenty of other great food selections at The Rise.

JRod1980, can you provide a list of the arcade games you'll be featuring?

Also, what types of drinks/beer? Will you offer any food?

We'll also have a full bar, but want to focus our beer selection on state and regional microbrews.

Pac-Man
Ms. Pac-Man
Galaga
Galaxian
Centipede
Asteroids
Donkey Kong
Donkey Kong Jr.
Frogged
Tetris
Turbo
Defender
Dig Dug
Zaxxon
WWF WrestleFest
RoboCop
Rampage
Street Fighter 2 Turbo
Mortal Kombat 2
Captain America and the Avengers...

Any chance you guys might have a TMNT, X-Men, or other classic beat 'em up game?

You guys picked the perfect location, by the way. There are tons of people in your target demographic in Jefferson Park and Edgemere Park.

Just off the top of my head:

Pac-Man
Ms. Pac-Man
Galaga
Galaxian
Centipede
Asteroids
Donkey Kong
Donkey Kong Jr.
Frogged
Tetris
Turbo
Defender
Dig Dug
Zaxxon
WWF WrestleFest
RoboCop
Rampage
Street Fighter 2 Turbo
Mortal Kombat 2
Captain America and the Avengers...

I'm missing 1 or 2 more, but overall we are looking to get to around 28-30 stand up and rotate different games from time to time.

We will not serve food, there will be plenty of other great food selections at The Rise.

gotta get excitebike. please.

No arcade bar is complete with 1942

Just off the top of my head:

Pac-Man
Ms. Pac-Man
Galaga
Galaxian
Centipede
Asteroids
Donkey Kong
Donkey Kong Jr.
Frogged
Tetris
Turbo
Defender
Dig Dug
Zaxxon
WWF WrestleFest
RoboCop
Rampage
Street Fighter 2 Turbo
Mortal Kombat 2
Captain America and the Avengers...

I'm missing 1 or 2 more, but overall we are looking to get to around 28-30 stand up and rotate different games from time to time.

We will not serve food, there will be plenty of other great food selections at The Rise.



SOOOOOOOoooooooo Excited!!

I know that pinball is quite labor-intensive compared to video games. That being said, please tell me you'll have some pinball machines. I moved to OKC 18 months ago and haven't seen a machine in that entire stretch. I"M DYING. LITERALLY THE LACK OF PINBALL IN THIS TOWN IS KILLING ME. LITERALLY.

SOOOOOOOoooooooo Excited!!

I know that pinball is quite labor-intensive compared to video games. That being said, please tell me you'll have some pinball machines. I moved to OKC 18 months ago and haven't seen a machine in that entire stretch. I"M DYING. LITERALLY THE LACK OF PINBALL IN THIS TOWN IS KILLING ME. LITERALLY.

While a very different atmosphere from what Flashback will have, there are several old pinball machines at Cactus Jack's on Council at about 10th. It's where I go when I need a ski ball fix.

We'll also have a full bar, but want to focus our beer selection on state and regional microbrews.

Good call on the beer focus! There is so much good beer being produced around the area right now it's incredible!

I have been to the Kung Fu Saloon in Austin, TX. It's pretty cool!

While a very different atmosphere from what Flashback will have, there are several old pinball machines at Cactus Jack's on Council at about 10th. It's where I go when I need a ski ball fix.

I will have to find a way to balance my desire not to die from Pinball deprivation with my equally strong desire not to drive to 10th and Council.

I can NOT wait for this to happen :) JRod1980, will this be an all-ages venue, or 21 & up?

Any chance you guys might have a TMNT, X-Men, or other classic beat 'em up game?

You guys picked the perfect location, by the way. There are tons of people in your target demographic in Jefferson Park and Edgemere Park.

I'm working on about 10 more games, they're just had to come across. But TMNT, X-Men, Mario, 1942 are on that list. Even if we don't have them by the Grand Opening, they will be added eventually. There are so many great games out there that we could fill the entire space with games, but we wanted to have a good balance between the games and the dance space.

SOOOOOOOoooooooo Excited!!

I know that pinball is quite labor-intensive compared to video games. That being said, please tell me you'll have some pinball machines. I moved to OKC 18 months ago and haven't seen a machine in that entire stretch. I"M DYING. LITERALLY THE LACK OF PINBALL IN THIS TOWN IS KILLING ME. LITERALLY.


We won't have pinball machines to start out with, but I would like to eventually have 2-3 really good ones. I love pinball machines, but the are very labor intensive. My all time favorite pinball machine is The Addams Family one, which sells for around $6000-$7000 minimum.

Is this over 21 only?

Smoking or non?


And I suppose you'll have a DJ spinning 80's tunes?

I can NOT wait for this to happen :) JRod1980, will this be an all-ages venue, or 21 & up?

The pub will be 21 & Up.

Is this over 21 only?

Smoking or non?


And I suppose you'll have a DJ spinning 80's tunes?

We will be a non-smoking pub. We won't have a DJ on a nightly basis, but we will have 80's music constantly playing. I don't want to give away exactly what we are doing but it will be fun and tie in with everything.

We also plan on having dress-up themed nights and an arcade league (4 vs 4, trophy and prizes at the end of the season).

Pete, if you're on facebook can you send me a message. Just wanted to follow up with you, thanks.

I'll be in touch.

This really sounds awesome. Like, totally. :)

Love everything about this. Love the local beer focus, love the games (obviously), and LOVE the non-smoking. Being a .8 mile walk away also helps.

This sounds super rad!

Side note a great 80's spoof movie is "take me home tonight" with Topher Grace. Worth checking out for sure.

Can't wait for it to open. When I first moved to the area a year ago I was suprised, given the population of the metro, that there wasn't a place like this established given their success in other large cities. Keep us updated, JRod. :)

Can't wait for it to open. When I first moved to the area a year ago I was suprised, given the population of the metro, that there wasn't a place like this established given their success in other large cities. Keep us updated, JRod. :)

You can follow us on Facebook: FlashBack RetroPub or on Twitter: FlashBackRtroPb for more updates on the progress. I know a lot of business owners like to keep everything a secret, but I like to share what's going on. This concept (The 80's) is a time that a lot of people have great memories from, so we like hearing what everyone's favorite memory from the 80's was and look at how we can incorporate it into the pub. Our plan is to continuously add/improve upon what we have.

Are you focusing solely on arcade cabinets, or will be there be NES and/or SNES or similar systems set up as well?

You can follow us on Facebook: FlashBack RetroPub or on Twitter: FlashBackRtroPb for more updates on the progress. I know a lot of business owners like to keep everything a secret, but I like to share what's going on.

Yeah, I've been following both for a few months now. It might be a good idea to update here every so often also since I don't think everyone does facebook/twitter (I've considered many times dumping them myself, haha). That idea of a "league" is intriguing, I've not heard of anyone doing something like that before.

Are you focusing solely on arcade cabinets, or will be there be NES and/or SNES or similar systems set up as well?

Now that I will leave as a surprise...

You can follow us on Facebook: FlashBack RetroPub or on Twitter: FlashBackRtroPb for more updates on the progress. I know a lot of business owners like to keep everything a secret, but I like to share what's going on. This concept (The 80's) is a time that a lot of people have great memories from, so we like hearing what everyone's favorite memory from the 80's was and look at how we can incorporate it into the pub. Our plan is to continuously add/improve upon what we have.

JRod1980, I noticed your FB page is set up as a personal page rather than a business page. There are perks to having a business page such as the insight options, promotions and others. I just wanted to let you know in case you were not aware.

Can't wait for you to open!

JRod1980, I noticed your FB page is set up as a personal page rather than a business page. There are perks to having a business page such as the insight options, promotions and others. I just wanted to let you know in case you were not aware.

Can't wait for you to open!


I have both set up, but fb won't let me combine them for some reason. I'll have to check it out again.

Haven't posted in a while, so I wanted to give a quick update on FlashBack. As anyone that's driven by can see, the project is has been delayed due to several factors, including weather, permits, OG&E... We toured the entire inside of the building and they really have this building rolling inside, a majority of the spaces have been framed already and I imagine walls will be up in no time. I know a lot of people have high hopes for this building, all I can say is that the wait will be well worth it. LandRun is going to hit a home run with this renovation. This building will do to Uptown, what Plaza Court did to Midtown.

^

JRod, what is your approximate opening date?

We have a date set, but until we are 100% certain of that date we are not going to release that information. I hate going back and forth, setting a date and then having to change it. Only thing I will say is 180 days at the longest. Again that's at the longest, we plan on being very aggressive with our build out once our space is turned over to us.

Great turn out to Open Streets OKC, the crowd really picked up after 12pm. It was a great showing for Uptown and it gave a lot of people a chance to see all the progress taking place.

JRod: random question.....so how would one go about applying to work at FlashBack? Sounds like it would be a killer place to work.

We will likely start hiring within 2weeks prior to opening. Follow us on Twitter or Facebook to stay updated on the information. We're also going to ask any interviewing to come in their best 80's attire. You gotta look the part, to play the part, right?

We will likely start hiring within 2weeks prior to opening. Follow us on Twitter or Facebook to stay updated on the information. We're also going to ask any interviewing to come in their best 80's attire. You gotta look the part, to play the part, right?

Hell yeah! Awesome!

From the Flashback Twitter feed:

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Anyone know anything about the tweet flashback sent this morning?

"We were hoping it wouldn't come to this, but LandRun Commercial Real Estate is forcing our hand go to the mattresses."

I saw it.. but not sure what to make of it

Interesting.. I know this project is very delayed, but I wonder whats going on.

"We were hoping it wouldn't come to this, but LandRun Commercial Real Estate is forcing our hand go to the mattresses."

I saw it.. but not sure what to make of it

Because under the mattress is where we keep our extra money?

Hopefully they don't keep weapons under their mattresses.

These are jokes, people...

go to the mattresses - Wiktionary (http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/go_to_the_mattresses)
Etymology
Reportedly from Mario Puzo's gangster novel The Godfather (1969).

Verb
go to the mattresses

(idiomatic) To go to war; to use ruthless tactics; to act without restraint.

Hey! I was closer than I'd hoped to be!

Hey! I was closer than I'd hoped to be!

Pick a prize, any prize.

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Well it's no longer a matter of "IF" but a matter of "WHEN" we leave The Rise. Too many delays and lack of communication.

^

Certainly no surprise, but sad nonetheless.

You have to wonder if others have bailed too, or are in the process of doing so.

Well, Land Run certainly looks bad in all of this. Steve said he'd have an update soon so we'll see what that says.

Flashback told me on twitter that they have a plan "b" in place, but can't make any announcements until everything's finalized, so that's a good sign. They also said that they plan on staying on 23rd as well.