Pastimes Arcade is a large commercial pinball and video game arcade venue located in Girard, Ohio, owned and operated by Rob Burke (also referenced as Rob Berk). The arcade houses one of the world's largest pinball collections, featuring approximately 600-1,200 machines including rare, international, Australian, and European titles spanning from the 1930s-1960s and beyond. Pastimes has gained prominence in the pinball community through its participation in Pinball Expo 2025 in Chicago, where it showcased games from its collection demonstrating the evolution of pinball over decades.
Pastimes Arcade in Girard, Ohio contains 600 operational pinball machines
Arcade venue; housed collection of wood-rail machines; source of chrome coin doors and custom token prizes
Arcade location where Rob Berk's Dragon is housed; mentioned as recent visit location
Located in Girard, Ohio (419 North State Street); features 400+ pinball and 200 arcade games; staff-maintained; recognized by Guinness World Records; called a potential 'pinball mecca'
Mega-location in Girard, Ohio with 100+ pinball machines including EMs, visited by David Rick Morgan
Arcade in Girard, Ohio; owned/operated by Rob Burke
Rob Burke's arcade in Gerard, Ohio; described as having 'anything and everything you could want to play'
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New arcade venue under construction in Girard, Ohio; owned by Rob Burke/Burke Brands; will house 400+ pinball machines and video games on free play
Arcade venue in Michigan featuring pinball machines and historical displays
Arcade venue owned by Rob Burke in Girard, Ohio; recently held grand opening event attended by Retro Ralph
Arcade venue in Girard, Ohio housing 594+ games from Rob Burke's collection, grand opening featured in video
Arcade venue in Girard, Ohio featuring approximately 600 operational pinball machines; hosts rare Varkon machine; operator confirmed to be Rob Burke based on KB context
Arcade in Ohio owned by Rob Burke where Gullo works; location of most repairs discussed
Arcade/pinball collection owned by Rob Burke in Girard, Ohio; built through strategic acquisition and coupon advertising; houses world's largest private pinball collection; associated with Chicago Pinball Expo.
Arcade location in Girard, Ohio; cited by Nick as trackable location via interconnectivity features demonstrating global play tracking.
Arcade operated by Rob Burke; contains extensive international pinball collection including 80 European machines; inspired Thomason's book concept after seeing original Pinball Pinup machine
Referenced as a location where host previously saw similar arcade machines
Operator in Gerard, Ohio that recently acquired Space Hunt; run by Rob Burke
Major pinball arcade venue with extensive game collection; currently hosts Break Shot Capcom; mentioned as significant location for rare games
Large commercial pinball arcade in Girard, Ohio hosting and showcasing rare machines; producing educational historical content series
Venue where Disco Fever and Time Warp are playable; hosts this historical content series
Location hosting the 1999 Sega Harley-Davidson machine; produces pinball history video series
Arcade venue; mentioned as potential resource for clarifying Hankin technical specifications
Rob Burke's collection facility in Girard, Ohio; Jason visited and documented approximately 1,000 machines across multiple Pennsylvania locations in multi-venue road trip
Pinball and video game arcade in Girard, Ohio; 30,000-sq-ft venue in former grocery store; houses 600+ game collection with emphasis on rare international and European titles
Rob Burke's year-round pinball collection venue in Girard, Ohio; features Bally 1960s games and international titles
Rob Berk's arcade venue in Girard, Ohio; regarded as mecca of pinball in North America
Rob Burke's location, among the largest collections of machines on Pinball Map
Ohio-based arcade/collector venue owned by Rob Burke; held mega match play tournament (31 games, 20 rounds) and Friday strikes tournament (82 participants)
Berk's venue in Girard, Ohio; 30,000 sq ft former grocery store; 600+ free-play arcade/pinball games; 5-6 full-time technicians; operated Thursday-Sunday with maintenance Monday-Wednesday.
Arcade venue owned by Rob Burke in Girard, Ohio; part of his pinball empire
Rob Burke's arcade collection; mentioned as potential resource for information on automatic free game percentage calculation systems.
Mega location in Girard, Ohio; 393 pinball machines plus arcade/video games; open 4 days/week; $20 all-day free play; owned by Rob Burke; specializes in EM games and European solid state imports; recently opened (~1 year).
Collection organized by manufacturer; serves as pinball museum; location hosts and curates Gottlieb machines demonstrating their quality during EM era
Large pinball arcade location owned by Rob Berk; features world's largest pinball collection
Arcade in Gerard, Ohio owned by Rob Burke; large pinball machine collection
Rob Burke's arcade in Ohio featuring rare and international pinball games and video games; approximately 1,200 machines across collection
Arcade venue owned/operated by Rob Burke in Girard, Ohio
Arcade owned by Rob Burke; known to house at least one Allied Leisure Getaway
Rob Burke's arcade with world record for largest pinball collection; bringing games from collection to Expo including Australian and European titles
Arcade in Ohio run by Rob Burke; features rare machines; Jason planned to visit.
Commercial pinball venue in Rochester area; referenced for game collection experience
Arcade in Rob Berk's hometown; houses 600 games from his collection; has booth at 2025 Expo showcasing game evolution from 1930s-1960s