Mike’s Current Top 5 Games at Time Rift Arcade
Everybody asks me the same question when I’m working the floor: “What’s your favorite game in here?” Fair warning, the answer changes. My tastes drift. Something I’m obsessed with in September might get replaced by whatever I fixed last week or whatever movie I just watched. The floor changes too. We rotate cabinets, we add […]
Montezuma’s Revenge on NES
Montezuma’s Revenge finally came to the NES, only 40 years late. Not a bootleg either. This is an official port licensed by original creator Robert Jaeger, and you can actually buy it. Want to play it on our NES? Just ask and we’ll pull the cart out of the back room.
A Customer Asked Us 5 Blunt Arcade Questions
Every so often we get an email that’s more interesting than the usual “what time do you open?” A customer recently sent us a list of questions about how an arcade actually runs behind the scenes. Broken cabinets, whether four player games really get four players, whether we track play counts, how we handle “grown-up” […]
Autobots, Roll Out: Transformers Premium Pinball Lands at Time Rift Arcade
Something big just rolled into Bedford. The Stern Transformers: More Than Meets the Eye Premium is now on the floor at Time Rift Arcade, and it is every bit as loud, fast, and ridiculous as you want it to be. If you grew up with the toys, the cartoon, or the movies, this one is […]
Trivia Night Recap July 8th, 2026 – Star Wars, Wednesday, SpongeBob, Name that Movie
Wednesday night at Time Rift Arcade got loud, and it wasn’t just the pinball machines. Trivia Night on July 8th packed the house with teams battling across four rounds: Star Wars, Wednesday, SpongeBob, and our signature Name that Movie round. We covered a galaxy far, far away, a certain gloomy academy, the depths of Bikini […]
Trivia Night Recap (Jun 17th, 2026) – Harry Potter, Men in Black, The Big Bang Theory, 1990s Trivia
Another Wednesday, another packed house at Time Rift Arcade for Trivia Night. This week we threw four wildly different categories at the room: Harry Potter, Men in Black, The Big Bang Theory, and a deep dive into the 1990s. Wizards, aliens, physicists, and free AOL discs all in one night. The scoreboard took a beating […]
Trivia Night Recap (Jun 10th, 2026) – Friends, Rick and Morty, Spaceballs, Name that Movie
Another Wednesday, another packed house at Time Rift for Trivia Night. This week we bounced from the coffee shops of Manhattan to the far reaches of the Spaceball galaxy, with a detour through interdimensional cable along the way. Friends, Rick & Morty, Spaceballs, and our weekly Name That Movie finale gave every team a shot […]
Trivia Night Recap (Jun 3rd, 2026) – The Office, Lord of the Rings, Pirates of the Caribbean, Name tha TV Show
Wednesday night at Time Rift was another packed round of trivia, and this week’s lineup covered a lot of ground. Four categories, twenty questions each, and plenty of friendly arguments over technicalities. We started in Scranton with The Office, marched to Mount Doom with Lord of the Rings, set sail with Pirates of the Caribbean, […]
Pokémon Pinball Just Landed at Time Rift
The newest machine on our floor needs no introduction, but it’s getting one anyway. Pokémon Pinball by Stern is here, it’s lit up, and it is every bit as good as you’re hoping. This is the real thing. Not a digital recreation, not a tribute. Stern built a full commercial pinball machine around the franchise […]
Trivia Night Recap (May 27th, 2026) – Saturday Morning Cartoons, The Simpsons, Doctor Who, 1980s Trivia
Wednesday night at Time Rift packed the house for another round of trivia, and this one was a full-on trip through pop culture history. Four categories, twenty questions each, and a whole lot of yelling answers across the floor. We covered the longest-running family in television with The Simpsons, traveled through time and space with […]
