![]() In 1987, a customer suggested renting the space for his son’s party, giving the idea of private party rentals of the entire showroom. Private Arcade Parties in our showrooms for Philadelphia and Bucks County at TNT Amusements The new showroom of 2,000 square feet was divided into multiple rooms with connecting doorways, lit with neon lights, creating a maze-like space that’s fun to explore. ![]() In November, 1986, with sales climbing and storage space expensive, TNT Amusements purchased the current building in Bucks County, PA. Todd quit his job at Temple and resumed sales full-time in January 1985 from his garage, and then he rented his first showroom in October of that same year. During the week, unsold games were covered with plastic and kept outdoors, sometimes as many as 90 games lined the long driveway! With almost 500 arcade games and pinball machines sold from his driveway, Todd realized there was a big demand for commercial quality amusements machines and arcade video games for home use. Todd placed arcade video games and pinball machines outside his home in Northeast Philadelphia in late August, 1984 with big for sale signs on them - and dozens of customers came! Every Friday and Saturday until Christmas of 1984, games were sold for $100 up to $600 each on an as-is cash and carry basis. But, by 1984, the arcade video boom was over, and left were dozens of games with nowhere to sell or place them. He also worked full-time at Temple University Student Activities Center of Philadelphia where he ran 2 arcade game rooms and the movie theater. Todd Tuckey began a Video Game route in 1979, installing games in stores in the Philadelphia area. ![]() About The Start of TNT Amusements in Bucks County, PA
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