Business & Tech
Retro Pinball Arcade Comes To Bay Shore Mall
High Score Pinball Arcade is a new arcade in the Westfield South Shore mall with a nostalgic nod to old-school pinball machines.
BAY SHORE, NY —Pinball enthusiasts are having an old-school moment at the Westfield Mall in Bay Shore. A new arcade called High Score Pinball Arcade features over 50 retro and new pinball machines in a new popup store.
The machines, ranging from 1970s to 2020 models, can be played by time increments from 15 minutes to over an hour.
The owner, Melissa Cerquin, used her own private collection to furnish the arcade.
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"Ever since we were introduced to pinball, we immediately fell in love with the games and the art,"she writes on her business website.
"Over the last four years we bought, fixed, traded, sold, and transported countless machines. Opening an arcade in this day and age is no small feat, and it wouldn’t have been possible if not for the overwhelming help and support of the local Long Island pinball community. Passionate pinball enthusiasts, incredible pinball techs and local business[es]— everyone rallied around the dream of having pinball so close to home."
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