| Recreation Station (5494 North Circuit) | |
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| Years active | 1980 - 1985 |
| Number of games | ? |
| Located | U. S. A. |
| Status | Closed |
Background[]
Recreation Station (aka Recreation Station, Inc.) was an arcade located at 5494 North Circuit in Beaumont, Texas. Its company number was 0053184900 with its listed agent (/possibly owner) being John M. Trousdale. Its incorporation (/possibly opening) date is listed as to being September 11, 1980 and its dissolution date as to being December 2, 1985. Its games ran on quarters.
Known games, video[]
- Asteroids
- Battlezone
- Breakout
- Cosmic Alien
- Lunar Lander
- Sea Wolf (original, II or both?)
- Space Firebird
- Space Invaders
- Star Castle
- Tailgunner 2
- Turbo or some other racing game
(pinball)[]
- Gorgar
- Others
Trivia[]
- The American tv show PM Magazine (which explored many aspects of pop culture) shot an episode in regards to "Video Game Fever" that aired on March 10, 1981. This arcade, as well as the Parkdale Mall Gold Mine were shown. A "Jack" Trousdale was stated as to being the owner, although in the Open Corporates web site its listed agent is said to be John Trousdale. It is unknown if there are two related individuals, "Jack" was a nickname for John or PM Magazine erroneously misidentified John.
- There was also a Recreation Station in California, opening in 1981. It is currently unknown if they were part of a chain of Recreation Stations or not.
Links[]
- Texas Archive video link
- entry at Open Corporates web site