Seattle Arcade Adapts To Pandemic With Touchless Pinball Machines
Add-A-Ball arcade has come up with some innovative ways to stay open during the pandemic. They installed foot pedals on their pinball machines and encouraged customers to bring their games.
NOEL KING, HOST:
Good morning. I'm Noel King. The clangs and dings of pinball machines, booze in plastic cups, quarters jingling in your pocket - there's so much to love about an old-fashioned arcade. Add-a-Ball Amusements in Seattle has found a way to stay open during the pandemic. They installed foot pedals on their pinball machines. And then they had another idea for the COVID era - encouraging customers to bring their own portable consoles to play with their friends. It's MORNING EDITION.
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