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  1. What was your local #GenX arcade called?

    "Galactikan One" for me. I clipped coupons to get 8 tokens for a dollar & played the *&$# outta Tron, Warlords & Sinistar. 😁

    ▶️ The Last Starfighter (1984) The Untold Story - Dial-up Days
    youtube.com/watch?v=RJFiNG1xLA
    #arcades #80s #TheLastStarfighter

  2. Frohen #feiertag zusammen! 😀
    Zelebrieren könnt ihr diesen zwischen #bestegäste, #Arcades, #Flipper, Gesellschaftsspielen, leckeren Getränken und der 1-Euro-Pinnchen-Party (19-20 Uhr) im Retronom! Wir öffnen heute 17 bis 2 Uhr für euch, bis gleich! 🎶🌻
    Bockenfelder Str 273, #Dortmund

    #retronomarcade #wochenende

  3. scan: Taito 1975-03 price list
    incredibly rare and way too pricey, come peak at the golden age of video arcade games! Thank you to everyone who pitched in for this.
    pinballnovice.blogspot.com/202
    #eremeka #retroarcade #arcades #japan #videogames

  4. Huge thanks to @wendigo (and @danjmcs!) for tipping me off to this great new writeup on Arizona arcades - I've only been to one and heard of a couple others - if you're in Arizona or planning to stop by, these look like some cool spots. I gotta get out to the Chandler and Tempe ones, those are fairly close to me. phoenixnewtimes.com/arts-cultu

    #Arizona #AZ #Phoenix #Tempe #Chandler #Mesa #arcade #arcades #pinball #gaming #RetroGaming #ArcadeGaming #barcade #barcades

  5. @peterrenshaw

    I think the one you mentioned with the sit-in car racing stuff might have been one of the last #arcades in the CBD - I remember a place on Bourke just next to the now-gone Hungry Jacks on the corner of Russell, which had mostly arcade experiences that weren't easily replicable at home and more social, so the linked car racing ones, dance machines, a taiko drumming machine near the front. Maybe the same place?

  6. Se viene el Club del Cybercirujeo, la primera #fiesta #cyberciruja del año, con mucho de todo!

    Con la primera actuación en nuestro escenario de música hecha con #posnet intervenidos de @posnetes y @etor1979 .

    Además vuelve el mejor de todos nosotros @tonileys ! con el #chiptune argento a pleno!

    Mucha #música, #feria, #videojuegos, #arcades #lanparty

    perros clonados, fiscales muertos y todo lo que tanto nos gusta...

    21 de febrero de 20 a 02hs en Alsina 1475, CABA. Entrada ARS 8000.

  7. Dein gemütlicher #Sonntag im Retronom 😃
    🍵 Weißer, heißer, nicer Glühwein mit Gewürzen und Geschmack!
    🎤🎤 Singstar auf der #PS2!
    🎮 #sega Mastersystem im der Wohnzimmer-Ecke!
    #Arcades, #Flipper, #Airhockey 🤩
    Heute 17 bis 24 Uhr! 🎉
    Bockenfelder Str 273, #Dortmund
    #retronomarcade #bestegäste #bochum #castroprauxel #Castrop #gaming

  8. Auf ins Retronom! 🤩
    💥 Unser GHOST N GOBLINS läuft wieder!
    💥 Monats-#Cocktail WINTER GAMES ist superlecker!
    💥 Weihnachtsdeko und Musik fürs feeling!
    💥 #Sega Mastersystem in der Wohnzimmer-Ecke!
    💥 #Arcades, #Flipper, #Airhockey!
    Heute 17 - 24 Uhr! 🎶🕹️🍺🍷🎅
    Bockenfelder Str 273, #Dortmund
    #retronomarcade #gaming #bar #arcade #pinball #bochum #castroprauxel #Castrop #retro

  9. Este sábado se viene la ultima fecha de cybercirujas del año y vamos a darlo todo. Está vez con muchísimxs invitados nuevos! Tocan @vancladis y @eykaboi con unas visuales livecodeadaz de @moqui.moqui
    Además vienen a exponer @untallercito y su fabrica de calcos, @oliver.balfour con su juego flooder para #gameboy color corriendo en un teléfono iP, @juanxprz nos trae un sinte loquisimo para tocar con el cuerpo y @andres.dimartino con su calculadora anarquista. Además los clásicos de siempre, doom en cosas, los #arcades nacionales del club 404, nuestro cyber²ciruja con quake 3 , line wobler, #ventilastation y los juegos de su jam y muchas cosillas más

    Los esperamos el sábado 08 a las 20hs. Entrada 10k (pero si no te alcanza podes pagar menos y está todo bien). Las infancias menores de 16 entran gratis. Contamos con cupo TTNB.

    #cybercirujas #fiesta #event #buenosaires #performance #retrogaming #linux #live #argentina #interactive #social #people #meeting #drinks #beer #synthesizer #electronicmusic #darkwave #synthwave #8bit #retrocomputing #visuals #livevisuals #livecoding #vj #dj

  10. Se viene la ultima fecha de #cybercirujas del año y vamos a darlo todo. Esta vez con muchísimxs invitados nuevos! Tocan @vancladis y @eykaboi con unas #visuales livecodeadaz de @moqui.moqui
    Además vienen a exponer @untallercito y su fabrica de calcos, @oliver.balfour con su juego flooder para #gameboy color corriendo en un teléfono iP, @juanxprz nos trae un #sinte loquisimo para tocar con el cuerpo y @andres.dimartino con su calculadora #anarquista. Además los clásicos de siempre, #doom en cosas, los #arcades nacionales del club 404, nuestro cyber²ciruja con quake 3 , line wobler, #ventilastation y los juegos de su jam y muchas cosillas más!

    Los esperamos el sábado 08 a las 20hs en Alsina 1475, CABA. Entrada 10k (pero si no te alcanza podes pagar menos y está todo bien). Las infancias menores de 16 entran gratis. Contamos con cupo TTNB. No sé admiten perros clonados. El 3% de lo recaudado será dondado a la fundación Karicias a Karina.

    #música #fiesta #performance #linux #argentina #buenosaires

  11. October has been a busy month for Wilcox Arcade...and what better way is there to recap the deets than a Halloween-themed YouTube video?

    #ArcadeGames #Arcades #Gaming #Gamer #Candy #Gumballs #Halloween #TrickOrTreat #Kentucky

    youtube.com/watch?v=nKGiqDQCPCw

  12. 🎵✨Spectacle de ARCADES @ Québec✨🎵

    Préparez-vous pour un voyage musical épique vers la « 11e Dimension » ! 🚀

    📅 Vendredi 17 octobre 2025 à 21h00 📍 Centre des congrès de Québec

    ARCADES, c'est le projet du producteur/compositeur/guitariste Francis Duchesne (connu pour son travail avec Les Deuxluxes, Sons of Arrakis, Sophia Bel, K-Maro) et du puissant batteur Mathieu Rompré (Men I Trust, Claudia Bouvette, Sophia Bel) ARCADES @ Hackfest 2025.

    Ce qui vous attend :
    🎸 Synthwave, électro et guitares live
    💡 Spectacle de lumières époustouflant
    📺 Art vidéo sur téléviseurs cathodiques vintage
    ✨ Une extravagante célébration des années 80

    🎫 Billets & infos : eventbrite.ca/e/arcades-hackfe

    Ne manquez pas ce festin visuel et auditif qui laisse le public bouche bée ! 🤩

    #ARCADES #Hackfest2025 #Synthwave #Quebec #Concert

    🎵✨ ARCADES Show @ Quebec City✨🎵

    Get ready for an epic musical journey to the "11th Dimension"! 🚀

    📅 Friday, October 17, 2025 at 9:00 PM 📍 Quebec City Convention Centre

    ARCADES is the project of producer/composer/guitarist Francis Duchesne (known for his work with Les Deuxluxes, Sons of Arrakis, Sophia Bel, K-Maro) and drummer Mathieu Rompré (Men I Trust, Claudia Bouvette, Sophia Bel).

    What awaits you:
    🎸 Synthwave, electro and live guitars
    💡 Breathtaking light show
    📺 Video art on vintage CRT TVs
    ✨ An extravagant celebration of the 80s

    🎫 Tickets & info: eventbrite.ca/e/arcades-hackfe

    Don't miss this visual and auditory feast that leaves audiences speechless! 🤩

  13. We walked past this arcade in Taipei several times; I think some people on urusai might want to check it out when they’re in the area:

    maps.app.goo.gl/yynEKfy8Q8nWCb

    #Taiwan #Taipei #Games #Arcades

  14. If you’re a new connection or social friend and don’t know much about me yet, here’s a little glimpse at my special shelves.

    #indiedev #gamedev #retrogamer #RetroGame #indiegames #arcades

  15. 🎵✨Spectacle de ARCADES @ Québec✨🎵

    Préparez-vous pour un voyage musical épique vers la « 11e Dimension » ! 🚀

    📅 Vendredi 17 octobre 2025 à 21h00
    📍 Centre des congrès de Québec

    ARCADES, c'est le projet du producteur/compositeur/guitariste Francis Duchesne (connu pour son travail avec Les Deuxluxes, Sons of Arrakis, Sophia Bel, K-Maro) et du puissant batteur Mathieu Rompré (Men I Trust, Claudia Bouvette, Sophia Bel) ARCADES @ Hackfest 2025.

    Ce qui vous attend :
    🎸 Synthwave, électro et guitares live
    💡 Spectacle de lumières époustouflant
    📺 Art vidéo sur téléviseurs cathodiques vintage
    ✨ Une extravagante célébration des années 80

    🎫 Billets & infos : eventbrite.ca/e/arcades-hackfe

    Ne manquez pas ce festin visuel et auditif qui laisse le public bouche bée ! 🤩
    #ARCADES #Hackfest2025 #Synthwave #Quebec #Concert

    🎵✨ ARCADES Show @ Quebec City✨🎵

    Get ready for an epic musical journey to the "11th Dimension"! 🚀
    📅 Friday, October 17, 2025 at 9:00 PM
    📍 Quebec City Convention Centre

    ARCADES is the project of producer/composer/guitarist Francis Duchesne (known for his work with Les Deuxluxes, Sons of Arrakis, Sophia Bel, K-Maro) and drummer Mathieu Rompré (Men I Trust, Claudia Bouvette, Sophia Bel).

    What awaits you:
    🎸 Synthwave, electro and live guitars
    💡 Breathtaking light show
    📺 Video art on vintage CRT TVs
    ✨ An extravagant celebration of the 80s

    🎫 Tickets & info: eventbrite.ca/e/arcades-hackfe

    Don't miss this visual and auditory feast that leaves audiences speechless! 🤩

  16. I just realized, the last time I played at a mall arcade during my childhood was back im 2000. I never knew that Mortal Kombat 4 would be the last game I would play at one back then.

    Hell, what was left of Bremmemtowne Mall was the west corridor that had a dance studio, the arcade, a closed storefront, and a matinee theater. By that point, Menards took over the majority of the space with the Daily Southtown and Star papers being in the old department store on the east end.

    Not even a few months after, the arcade was closed, and the only thing left of the mall itself was the Theatre. Barely a year passed and the theater closed. Menards took over that part of the space, and eventually took up where the closed newspaper facilities were.

    #gaming #arcade #arcades #shoppingmall #memories

  17. 22 years of F-Zero GX/AX

    By a coincidence, I ended up playing F-Zero AX the first time around on its 22nd anniversary day. Those twenty odd years ago, I found myself buying F-Zero GX on the release date, despite having a dislike towards all kinds of racing games. They were not my thing, and they still really aren’t at the end of the day. However, with F-Zero GX I found a game that was genuinely hard, but also rewarding. There’s no other game that gives the same kind of rush of speed. All other futuristic racers are either far too floaty (because they make the whole hovering-above-the-ground part of their shtick) or heavily base themselves on weapon combat (which I find boring and something that messes up with racing itself.)

    Sega’s AM2 focused on the driving. Easy to learn, extremely hard to master. There are no extra bells and whistles thrown to mess up with the player’s driving, something a lot of these new futuristic racers want to do. Some put in track parts that are about flying, thus changing the driving to something else. Others put some kind of twist how you can maximize your speed when coming off a ramp, requiring you to spin or some other unnecessary addition that’s not part of the core driving. Weapon and racing often go hand in hand, but it requires a different approach to the racing then. When you’re doing two different things, one has to be automated. More often than not, the weapons are the ones that get automated, all you gotta do is lock in and push to fire. It’s slow and boring. F-Zero GX /AX disregards weapons, as per series past, and focuses solely racing. Sure, you can bump enemies with a powered tackle or spin, but these have value as other kind of maneuvers as well. The fact that they’re also an arsenal in controlling your craft of choice is important; they’re not just an addition to shoot or otherwise pester your opponents. Either you get good at driving, or you’re left in the wake of others.

    Of course, F-Zero as a series has been diminishing returns when it comes to the sales figures. Each mainline entry has seen less sales, which is why Nintendo has stated they’re not interested in making new games to series that have low sales. Yet they went in to make more Pikmin… Nevertheless, the 2D games seem to be the darling of the series. However, I have no issues saying how remarkable it is that F-Zero ever so any continuity. The first game is a glorified tech demo for Mode 7 at best, with unrefined controls and bad track design. Sega had done better racing games in 2D with their Super Scaler technology, something that AM2 probably took some roots from. Some argue that F-Zero X is the best game in the series, and it just might be in terms of driving, and due to some of the tracks. I find it bland because the visual design is no nearly as strong.

    As F-Zero has its roots in the American comic books, X tries to use those heavy blacks and rock music to sell itself to the audience. That’s also why a lot of the designs are wacky and out there, something that makes the game look a bit unbalanced. It looks like a mockery in many ways, while GX found its own style and design that looks different from the bunch. X is a marvel for its time, 60fps with 30 racers on the course at the same time. What the staff had to sacrifice for this was effectively everything else when it comes to visuals of the game. X looks bland because it has no environments to speak of. Most of the environments are relegated to the skybox as distant objects, with some basic blocks present themselves as buildings on a small number of tracks. AM2 took what where the best bits and went to town with them; GX/AX has stunning environmental design, something that very few futuristic racer nails down. The atmosphere is unbeatable, cohesive and pumps you up. I could give that X has better driving. Everything else is better in GX/AX. As with everything, this is a matter of taste, so you might find X’s lack of visuals more appealing.

    F-Zero GX has connectivity with F-Zero AX, it’s arcade counterpart. By slotting your GameCube Memory Card into the arcade machine, you are able to unlock AX specific machines, parts and tracks easier than in GX. Easier is the keyword, as you still have to work yourself to unlock them. You need to win each track on the AX cabinet to have it unlocked on your Memory Card, showcased by the track’s name being transferred to your memory card. Similarly, you need to finish a race with each of the AX exclusive pilot to unlock their craft on your save. You can finish last, but you must finish the race nevertheless. Even if you run out of time or place the last in a race, you get Tickets.

    All this means that you can unlock the racers on your GX save relatively easily, but the tracks can cause some issues, as the CPU gets serious after the Easy tracks. You also need to use the Tickets to buy both the tracks and the racers at home, meaning all those Tickets you got are going to go into good use. There’s no easy way in this game, is there? Either you go the less hard way, or you go even harder way.

    I explain this connectivity as there are very few sources that go deeper into what and how it works.

    AX plays very much like its home-bred brother. However, it has slightly different physics and you have a wheel in front of you. Unless you rock a Logitech Speed Force wheel and pedals, you have a precious few moments to learn the new control schematics and get accustomed to them. Even then, the game can proceed to kick your ass if you’re not ready. Even as an arcade game, a place where things are made to give you a rush, F-Zero AX is a different kind of beast that not everyone will want to play. Mario Kart Double Dash is more likely to attract attention, or whatever version of Initial-D is running on the side. All the strengths the game has as an arcade game are also its weaknesses. It’s not an inviting game, it’s not a game that eases you in, even if the first track is an oval. While it has a lot of goofiness around it due to being a third big F-Zero game, the racing itself is as serious as it gets. Its marquee may not be loud and flashy, but its sound booms across the room. Each boost kicks up a burst and a light show that attracts the eye. The loud alarm when low on Energy will cause anxiety and draw more attention why such a sound is going off. A well designed arcade game from an era when arcades were already dead.

    Sega’s nail on the franchise might’ve been its last one. Nintendo sees low sales and a challenge to renew the play somehow, but for better or worse, F-Zero‘s racing can either be fine-tuned even further, or needs to be completely revamped. Nintendo doesn’t seem to have the hutzpah to do either. X gets new stages from time to time, with some modders making whole new Cups. Most GX mods mostly tweak the stats rather than make new stages. Not that GX/AX needs any of these. The series needs a new entry, but that’ll happen only when there’s enough demand within Nintendo. Maybe if the Switch 2’s GameCube emulator can run the game at a decent pace, and flawlessly, people will end up playing it more and give Nintendo stats to showcase that there is a demand for more undiluted speed.

    For now, pop that disc into your console and try to beat that Story Mode again.

    #arcades #FZero #FZeroAX #FZeroGX #FZeroX #GameCube #Nintendo #videoGames

  18. Hoy viernes 11 desde las 21 hasta las 03 NAVE en Club404!
    #Arcades libres!

    Ademas contaremos con shows a/v de Accura Dreams, Florenz ft MacaBicha y un #dj set de Shamanic State.

    Como siempre nos acompañan los amigos de Martian Killers y su mesita llena de hardcore #shootinggames y la olla popular de #cybercirujas

    Alsina 1475, Ciudad Buenos Aires, subsuelo.
    La entrada se compra en puerta y sale $5000.

    #videojuegos #videogames #retrogaming #retrocomputing #arcade

  19. I'm about as big of a Sonic the Hedgehog fan as they come. So if you, too, have any interest in the blue blur, I recommend you collect these Sonic the Hedgehog keychains from the electronic capsule toy machine at Know-a-Guy in Murray while you can.

    #ArcadeGames #Arcades #Arcade #VideoGames #Gaming #Gamer #SonicTheHedgehog #YouTube #Video #Promoter #Promote #Trending #Explore #FYP #News #Press #PR #Kentucky

    youtube.com/watch?v=AbSfIFzwhts

  20. I'm about as big of a Sonic the Hedgehog fan as they come. So if you, too, have any interest in the blue blur, I recommend you collect these Sonic the Hedgehog keychains from the electronic capsule toy machine at Know-a-Guy in Murray while you can.

    #ArcadeGames #Arcades #Arcade #VideoGames #Gaming #Gamer #SonicTheHedgehog #YouTube #Video #Promoter #Promote #Trending #Explore #FYP #News #Press #PR #Kentucky

    youtube.com/watch?v=AbSfIFzwhts

  21. Lately, I've had more time to be "on the ground" at Know-a-Guy, seeing in the flesh who's playing Switch 'N' Shoot. (It's been a real treat.) Here's a video of my buddy Jillian A Smith trying the game for herself.

    #ArcadeGames #Arcades #Gaming #Gamer #Promoter #Promote #Trending #Explore #Press #PR #News #Mastadon #FYP #Kentucky

    youtu.be/87v4cHUeK7o

  22. Lately, I've had more time to be "on the ground" at Know-a-Guy, seeing in the flesh who's playing Switch 'N' Shoot. (It's been a real treat.) Here's a video of my buddy Jillian A Smith trying the game for herself.

    #ArcadeGames #Arcades #Gaming #Gamer #Promoter #Promote #Trending #Explore #Press #PR #News #Mastadon #FYP #Kentucky

    youtu.be/87v4cHUeK7o

  23. Yes, you can now pay for Switch 'N' Shoot using your debit or credit card – or even your phone. Find out how that works in this video (link below).

    #ArcadeGames #Arcades #Arcade #VideoGames #Gaming #Gamer #YouTube #Video #Promoter #Promote #MurrayKY #Kentucky #KY

    youtube.com/watch?v=OykK3lH1_LY

  24. Yes, you can now pay for Switch 'N' Shoot using your debit or credit card – or even your phone. Find out how that works in this video (link below).

    #ArcadeGames #Arcades #Arcade #VideoGames #Gaming #Gamer #YouTube #Video #Promoter #Promote #MurrayKY #Kentucky #KY

    youtube.com/watch?v=OykK3lH1_LY

  25. Yes, you can now pay for Switch 'N' Shoot using your debit or credit card – or even your phone. Find out how that works in this video (link below).

    #ArcadeGames #Arcades #Arcade #VideoGames #Gaming #Gamer #YouTube #Video #Promoter #Promote #MurrayKY #Kentucky #KY

    youtube.com/watch?v=OykK3lH1_LY

  26. Yes, you can now pay for Switch 'N' Shoot using your debit or credit card – or even your phone. Find out how that works in this video (link below).

    #ArcadeGames #Arcades #Arcade #VideoGames #Gaming #Gamer #YouTube #Video #Promoter #Promote #MurrayKY #Kentucky #KY

    youtube.com/watch?v=OykK3lH1_LY

  27. Yes, you can now pay for Switch 'N' Shoot using your debit or credit card – or even your phone. Find out how that works in this video (link below).

    #ArcadeGames #Arcades #Arcade #VideoGames #Gaming #Gamer #YouTube #Video #Promoter #Promote #MurrayKY #Kentucky #KY

    youtube.com/watch?v=OykK3lH1_LY

  28. Congratulations to Trevor J. Smith — the first player to earn 300 points on Switch 'N' Shoot at Know-a-Guy in Murray, Kentucky. He won a Wilcox Arcade trucker hat, and so can you (by replicating his feat).
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    #ArcadeGaming #ArcadeGames #Arcades #Arcade #Gaming #Gamer #Kentucky #LocalBusiness #Promoter #Promote #Press #PR #News

  29. Congratulations to Trevor J. Smith — the first player to earn 300 points on Switch 'N' Shoot at Know-a-Guy in Murray, Kentucky. He won a Wilcox Arcade trucker hat, and so can you (by replicating his feat).
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    #ArcadeGaming #ArcadeGames #Arcades #Arcade #Gaming #Gamer #Kentucky #LocalBusiness #Promoter #Promote #Press #PR #News

  30. Congratulations to Trevor J. Smith — the first player to earn 300 points on Switch 'N' Shoot at Know-a-Guy in Murray, Kentucky. He won a Wilcox Arcade trucker hat, and so can you (by replicating his feat).
    -
    #ArcadeGaming #ArcadeGames #Arcades #Arcade #Gaming #Gamer #Kentucky #LocalBusiness #Promoter #Promote #Press #PR #News

  31. Congratulations to Trevor J. Smith — the first player to earn 300 points on Switch 'N' Shoot at Know-a-Guy in Murray, Kentucky. He won a Wilcox Arcade trucker hat, and so can you (by replicating his feat).
    -
    #ArcadeGaming #ArcadeGames #Arcades #Arcade #Gaming #Gamer #Kentucky #LocalBusiness #Promoter #Promote #Press #PR #News

  32. Congratulations to Trevor J. Smith — the first player to earn 300 points on Switch 'N' Shoot at Know-a-Guy in Murray, Kentucky. He won a Wilcox Arcade trucker hat, and so can you (by replicating his feat).
    -
    #ArcadeGaming #ArcadeGames #Arcades #Arcade #Gaming #Gamer #Kentucky #LocalBusiness #Promoter #Promote #Press #PR #News

  33. This an unfiltered look at what it's like to play Galactic Battleground at Basement Bar Collectibles. See what you're up against — then play it yourself in Benton.

    #ArcadeGames #Arcades #Arcade #VideoGames #Gaming #Gamer #YouTube #Video #Promoter #Promote #Trending #News #BentonKY #Kentucky

    youtube.com/watch?v=rL92NuEPEpE

  34. This an unfiltered look at what it's like to play Galactic Battleground at Basement Bar Collectibles. See what you're up against — then play it yourself in Benton.

    #ArcadeGames #Arcades #Arcade #VideoGames #Gaming #Gamer #YouTube #Video #Promoter #Promote #Trending #News #BentonKY #Kentucky

    youtube.com/watch?v=rL92NuEPEpE

  35. Galactic Battleground may be here, but so is Switch 'N' Shoot — and players are still talking about it. This group of three compared the experience to rhythm gaming.

    #ArcadeGames #Arcades #Arcade #VideoGames #Gaming #Gamer #YouTube #Testimonial #Trending #Explore #FYP #Promoter #Promote #Press #News #Kentucky

    youtu.be/nLsebYc2UVw

  36. Galactic Battleground may be here, but so is Switch 'N' Shoot — and players are still talking about it. This group of three compared the experience to rhythm gaming.

    #ArcadeGames #Arcades #Arcade #VideoGames #Gaming #Gamer #YouTube #Testimonial #Trending #Explore #FYP #Promoter #Promote #Press #News #Kentucky

    youtu.be/nLsebYc2UVw