What a great day to go play with the kids.
Game location finders:
GAD’s inventory changes daily but we always have amazing games and pinball coming in for home or commercial use.
GAD represents most of the premier pinball and game manufacturers in the US. Consider Stern Pinball, American Pinball, Jersey Jack and Chicago Gaming. Add a Galaxy 3 Fire digital dart game from Arachnid. Check out our Crane games for commercial use. And, we have a wide range of commercial games like shuffle board, Classicade cocktail game tables, and other hot games like Jet Pong.
At GAD, we give you a complete price quote so there are no surprises. GAD will schedule pick-up or help you arrange pick up. And, our service department will support your set up.
The Golden Tee tradition continues with the newest release of Golden Tee PGA. And, we know you want to get out and play.
Since we love this game, we have lots of resources to help you find this game.
GAD Knows Golden Tee
The Golden Tee 3D Golf Arcade1Up cabinet is now available for preorder! This brand new machine features 8 IT classics, a larger 66″ cab, 3″ trackball, 19″ screen, upgraded speakers, light-up marquee, and online leaderboards!
Call your GAD rep in Iowa, Missouri, Kansas or Nebraska to preorder yours now!
Perfect day to celebrate with Pinball, Golden Tee, Darts or any other game in your favorite entertainment spot.
Arcades came in to fashion in the early 1900’s with the creation of the pinball machine. But it took until the 1970’s for video games to storm the scene. Since, there has been steady evolution of arcade games, crane games (claw games), video style games and pinball.
No longer are arcades limited to just their physical premise. With an internet connection, gamers can play their friends anywhere in the world. A player in Omaha can direct challenge their buddy in Kansas City. Join tournaments anywhere in the world. Play a local traveling tournament. And create accounts to follow the player from home to arcade.
With the wide variety of games and the connection to the internet, there is so much more to attract (and retain) customers for longer times.
Brought in with COVID, players want assurance of a clean environment to play. Make sure to clean your machines regularly during the day, have hand sanitizer stations and deep clean before opening. But be cautious with the type of cleaning chemicals you use – some chemicals can damage the graphics. Cleaning product manufacturer suggested guidelines are available through GAD.
Here are additional ideas you can use to ensure cleanliness:
Arcade machines make revenue in two ways. One, players paying to play. And, two, people staying longer to watch play and ordering more food/drinks in your establishment.
When you review the floor plan for your arcade games, consider replacing a regular table with an arcade table. This creates a paying space in an awkward area.
Do the math of one normal table vs. revenues from a game table. Patrons in Nebraska, Iowa, Kansas and Missouri tend to be active and like to play!
Some business owners consider arcade games as a source of passive income. Or just an expensive way to entertain customers. And, that’s okay. But why not take an active approach to adding revenue and attracting repeat patrons?
Most bars and restaurants have maximized their outdoor space for eating and drinking. With social distancing, some had opened up parking lots, neighboring spaces and other creative additional spaces. And, you may be keeping these spaces open. How about adding games to those areas?
As a business owner, it is essential to maximize floor space, follow health and safety guidelines and keep your patrons happy. Not an easy task but well worth the effort.
Need games in a hurry? ATM machine? Parts to fix existing games? GAD is a stocking distributor of pinball and games. Each of our locations have parts in stock. Our offices are located in Omaha, Des Moines and Kansas City.
GAD has been a long time stocking dealer of pinball, games and vending equipment. In a time with supply line issues, shortage of chips and other parts, GAD has been writing strong orders to keep our inventory flowing.
For everything. We have games, Golden Tee, Claw Machines, ATM’s, digital music and vending machines in stock or coming in. We also have a large inventory of parts across our three offices.
But this does not apply to every pinball title. If you are looking for a certain pinball, call us. We are happy to tell you what we have, what we expect to have and how much. GAD believes in firm quotes prior to the sale.
Here’s just an idea of what we have in our games department. We have lots more on order without firm delivery scheduled yet:
On Hand
Due before Dec 1
Own a commercial facility? Bar? Restaurant? Mall? Retail Store? Arcade? High foot traffic area? Apartment complex? Office?
Looking to gain more automated cash flow without adding staff? Need something socially distancing that can be easily cleaned?
If you own or manage a space with lots of people passing through that you want to capture interest and revenue, read on……
It is expensive to get people to show up at your facility. You work at advertising, marketing, customer service, cleanliness, social distancing regulations, best product mix and everything else to get and retain customers. (Customer can be defined as – customer, tenant, employees, shoppers, staff, client – whoever it is that you want to engage.) So anything you can do to further engage – and profit from – your foot traffic is critical.
Add strategic machines to solve problems and create ROI!
A free standing ATM in a high traffic area can = profit!
What should you consider? ATM’s generally cash flow in one or more of the following conditions:
Claw (Crane) games with non-ticket redemption (no tickets to mess with) is an ideal addition to a family based establishment. These are the cabinet games with stuffed animals with a movable claw that picks up a toy and delivers to the player.
To maximize profit – keep you claw game maintained and well stocked. Keep your machine clean – not only by the restocking vendor but employees should clean between every patron. Post a hand sanitizer or wipes nearby.
GAD Vending sells and maintains claw machines in MO, KS, NE and IA. GAD Vending does not stock claw games but we can suggest companies that do.
No great party experience is complete without great music!
The new digital music jukeboxes have amazing capabilities that add to your user immersive experience – and can reduce expenses.
Digital music can be a new profit center:
Digital music software can reduce costs:
Digital music adds energy to unexpected places:
Music to your ears? GAD Vending knows digital music and speaker installation.
Vending machines allow the owner to provide refreshment options without adding employees.
Try a mixed product vending machine – one machine offering drinks and snacks. A healthy option vending machine. Coffee vending machine. Or a simple bottle water vending machine. Whatever your customers are most looking for. This can free up employees to wait on customers with more complex needs.
Add vending machines in a high traffic area like by restrooms, lounge areas or break rooms. Anywhere customers or employees look to rest for a moment.
Add customer confidence! Use touchless payment – and even touchless ordering – using a smartphone app. This allows customers the cleanest, least touch options.
GAD Vending sells and repairs vending machines. Our warehouses have vending machines in stock with parts to configure a machine that best fits your needs. We have sales and service personnel in Kansas City, Omaha and Des Moines.
Just like with a claw game for kids – Golden Tee PGA Tour is an ideal stand alone game machine.
Golden Tee PGA Tour is available in both commercial and home use versions. And, Golden Tee has a long established software upgrade schedule.
Add a single Golden Tee PGA Tour game to an entry way, low use/high visibility area. Golden Tee PGA Tour is essential to an arcade, game room, pinball area. Add Golden Tee PGA Tour tournaments with their worldwide software support.
Money changers are for customers that need to change bill-to-bill, bill-to-coin, pay stations and bill/coin counters. Add next to an ATM to give your customers self service capabilities.
Concerned about money changer and ATM security? Ask GAD Vending for security suggestions (we don’t publish security suggestions!)
If you have an unattended business like a car wash, coin operated laundry, or arcade, you need GAD Vending. GAD Vending inventories new money handling machines in our warehouses in Omaha, Des Moines and Kansas City. Our service techs also have parts to fix money changers.
At GAD Vending, we sell and service a variety of vending, games, ATM and other machines. We stock new and used machines at our warehouses in Nebraska, Iowa and Kansas City. And, we service machines. Call us at (402) 553-2812 to find out what we can do for you!
Own a bar, restaurant, arcade or lounge? Looking for better ways to engage your customers? Games with natural social distancing and easy to clean? Or just want the best digital dart game for your home? New Digital Darts bring this all-time favorite game into 2021.
The newest digital darts give you expanded player benefits thru the internet. Allows players to remote play, join tournaments or just play a local game with friends. Individual score tracking is available across machines. And players can enjoy worldwide rankings, statistics and competitions – from home and their favorite social establishment.
Darts do require space – but this traditional games gives you natural socially distancing. Many serious players bring their own darts. Or you can provide (or sell) disposable darts for maximum cleanliness.
One of the premier digital dart games is the Arachnid G3 Fire coin operated dart game. The G3 Fire is a revolutionary dart machine – and here’s how!
Looking to get a new digital dart game in NE, IA, MO or KS? GAD Vending stocks new and refurbished dart games at our warehouses. Call us to arrange for your new games today!
Today we can get you up to speed on those improvements thanks to the information passed along to me by Adam Wray of Glitchbit. This enhanced build will better fit into arcade (non-bar) locations, with a broader appeal, while still working for those venues that serve adult beverages. These improvements came along thanks to feedback that was heard at that show (as a note to any indie devs out there – that’s a great reason to attend an industry trade show with your product, as you’ll talk with potential buyers and might find out why they will – or will not – purchase your game) along with feedback obtained through location testing.
Let’s start with the animated gif that was sent my way, then I’ll break it down in case you don’t catch it all:
Here are all of those features in a handy bullet point list of this new cabinet design:
With all of that, the cabinet is still going to be “under $5k” on the price point and begins mass manufacturing for arcades to pick up soon. A precise date hasn’t been given, but I would venture to guess that Retro Raccoons will be available before the summer is over.
If you have played the game already, what did you think about it? If not, what do you find appealing?
