Frolic’s Arcade is an audio-visual overload. A fleet of 15 pinball machines rumbles and shimmers, tricked out with lights and other additions. The back wall is a mirror, creating the illusion that the game cabinets stretch infinitely. Overhead, a ribbon of multi-colour lights lines the rim of the ceiling like a slice of Rainbow Road, the Technicolor finale from Mario Kart. And, at the entrance, there’s an orange neon sign in a Tron-like typeface. The space might just be the last true arcade in Toronto. It’s also a secret.
Current lineup
Some new games have come in, some others have left, the current lineup is:
Pinball:
Dialed In! LE
Deadpool LE
Batman66 LE
Game of Thones LE
Star Trek LE
Total Nuclear Annihilation
Full Throttle
Metallica (Premium)
Ghostbusters LE
Iron Man (Vault Edition)
The Walking Dead LE
Tron Legacy
Mustang LE
AC/DC (Premium)
Medieval Madness LE
Vids:
Pac Man’s Arcade Party
New Game: Deadpool LE
TNA Party
We had a party to show the new TNA.
New game: Total Nuclear Annihilation
Pinside invades Frolic’s Arcade
Pinside.com is the biggest pinball website community in the world. It’s been a part of my daily life since I first discovered it in 2012.
It was founded in the Netherlands by 2 brothers, where they operate it from. On their recent visit to North America I was able to invite them over to the arcade along with some local Pinsiders.
It was cool to bring everything full circle with their visit here.
Frolic’s Haunt
Not arcade related, but we hosted a Haunted House on our property this year, primarily focused on people with disabilities that don’t get participate in Haunted Houses normally, because of accessibility issues.
It was a huge success that had great turnout and lots of media coverage.
Current lineup
The updated lineup.
Pinball:
Dialed In! LE
Game of Thrones LE
Batman 66 LE
Mustang LE
Avengers Hulk LE
Star Trek LE
Full Throttle
Metallica Premium
Ghostbusters LE
The Simpsons Pinball Party
Tron
The Walking Dead LE
Iron Man
AC/DC Premium
Medieval Madness LE
Vids:
Pac-Man’s Arcade Party
LE = Limited Edition model
Premium = Full featured “Premium” model
Dialed In has arrived
Another Frolic’s Arcade shirt sighting
TV Show Taping
Frolic’s Arcade raising its profile
In memory of Adam West
Adam West passed this week at the age of 88.
I’m heartened by the life he lived, and the love he felt from his fans. I also take a bit of comfort in knowing his involvement in the Batman pinball game was one of his final bits of work.
My Batman was a limited edition, #13, and signed by Adam West himself. It will always be a special machine.
New Game: Batman ’66
Happy Halloween
For our annual halloween party I dressed up as the World’s Greatest Arcade Op.
Vancouver Show Report
I wrote a show report for Pinball News of my trip to the Vancouver FlipOut Pinball Expo
Vancouver Flip Out 2016
I will be traveling to Vancouver for their Flip Out expo happening in September. Over 130 pinball machines will be playable, plus lots of guest speakers from the industry will be there.
I also look forward to meeting in real life many pinball contacts I’ve made on the west coast.
If you will be at the show feel free to say hello and introduce yourself!
well that was interesting
I never realized an article about my little arcade could turn into a world wide viral thing. It leaves me in a weird place because now I’ve had hundreds of requests from people to visit, when this isn’t a business and I’m not trying to monetize it. Obviously a real brick & mortar business would have loved all the attention, but I don’t know what to do with it.
Then came more media requests and TV requests. I’ll have to let the dust settle before I decide what I will do next. In the meantime I will continue to update this site as a blog about what I do with my arcade.
Where to play Pinball
There’s been interest in the arcade due to the Toronto Life article. As mentioned, the arcade is a private collection, but on occasion we’ve opened it up for a charity night. I’ve created an email address for people interested to be put on a list.
You can email your interest to:
guestlistrequest@frolicsarcade.com
Outside of this, this isn’t a business, so it isn’t available for private bookings or rentals.
Other places to play:
There are multiple leagues that play regularly in and around Toronto:
Toronto Pinball League – plays every Monday at venues around the GTA.
City Pinball – Plays regularly in Toronto.
Bluff’s Pinball League – Plays regularly in Scarborough
DRAPL Pinball League – Plays regularly in Durham and east of Toronto.
There is also
The Church of the Silver Ball – Open most weekends in Mississauga.
Happy Flipping!