Pro Putt Family Fun Center page @ Classic Arcade Gaming (dot com)

Pro Putt Family Fun Center, located in Bloomington, Illinois, is a unique arcade that features free play on all the games, and has family-friendly side attractions (like mini-golf, and redemption games). It has one of the largest classic game collections in the nation (around 50 titles !!), and combines that with quite a number of newer 90's games (such as California Speed, Crisis Zone, and Tekken 2 & 3). The owner, Mary Lou Nelson, started the location a few years ago, and has steadily increased its customer base with the unique 'play all you can for one fee' business model.

Classic video titles: After Burner, Airwolf, Alpine Ski, Arkanoid, Asteroids, Bad Dudes, Battlezone, Capcom Bowling, Centipede (upright & cabaret), Championship Sprint, Choplifter, Crystal Castles, Dig Dug, Discs of Tron, Donkey Kong, Donkey Kong Junior, Donkey Kong 3, Frogger, Galaga, Golden Axe (regular & The Revenge of Death Adder), Gyruss (cocktail), Jail Break, Joust, Kangaroo, Last Duel, Max RPM, Mercs, Ms. Pac-Man (upright and cocktail), Namco Classic Collection Vol. 1 (Galaga, Xevious, Mappy), Ninja Gaiden, Rampart, Rally-X, RoadBlasters, Smash T.V., Space Invaders, Star Wars, Strata Bowling, Street Fighter II - Hyper Fighting, S.T.U.N. Runner, Super Hang-On, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, The Simpsons, Thunder Cross, Turbo, Vindicators, Wizard of Wor, Xenophobe, Xybots, Zaxxon (two uprights).

Modern video titles: Atomic Punk 2, California Speed, Cool Riders, Crisis Zone, Cyber Sled, Gauntlet Legends, Gauntlet - Dark Legacy, Golden Tee (2K, 2002 - fore!, & 2003 - fore!), Mechanized Attack, Mr. Driller, NBA Showtime, NFL Blitz 2000 - Gold Edition, Revolution-X, Rolling eX.tre.me (street luge), Steel Gunner 2, Tekken 2, Tekken 3, Terminator 2 - Judgment Day, Trophy Hunting, Virtual On - Cyber Troopers, War - Final Assault (network of two), Zombie Raid.

Non-vid/pin titles: Air Hockey, Bell Ringer, Flick Derby, Megatouch Encore 7, Nudge-It, The Clown Rolldown, The Mask.

The phone number for the arcade is 309-828-2000, and the address is: 1716 R.T. Dunn Drive, Bloomington, IL 61701. For a map, click here; for driving directions, click here.

As of the date of this writing (February 2008), Pro Putt FFC will be hosting a gaming event in March 2008. Namely, it's the third annual edition of the Classic Arcade Gaming (dot com) Tournament, and it is being co-organized by myself (Mark Alpiger), my web site (Classic Arcade Gaming), and Mary Lou Nelson, and Pro Putt FFC. The dates are set for Friday, March 28th through Sunday, March 30th. Unlike all other previous contests (other than previous CAGDC events !) where a set group of games was played to determine a winner, this contest will allow for a choice of game titles that each contestant chooses themselves ! In addition, there will be second, third, and fourth place prizes, to go along with the usual first place prize money. Finally, I will allow popular titles to be in play, using a fair method to avoid a world-class gamer from decimating the field with numerous number one game scores that outclass the competition. Not to worry, however - even such a player will still benefit from his skill level, while others won't be overly pushed down in their results. All the details can be found here.

Now, please enjoy a pictorial view of the incredible games and layout at Pro Putt Family Fun Center via the pictures below. Click on any thumbnail to bring up the full-size version, which will also allow you to proceed thru the entire set. Thanks go to Mark Boolman, who photographed the gameroom in January 2008.


A rare Vindicators machine.	Two popular titles from the 'boom' era of the early 80's: Centipede, and Galaga.	Xenophobe and Donkey Kong 3 are shown here.

Here are two monochrome titles: Battlezone, and Space Invaders.	Discs of Tron.	A modern title appears here: Crisis Zone.

Xybots stands tall, next to a rarely seen Centipede cabaret.	California Speed.	Two War - Final Assault games are linked for networked play.

Capcom Bowling is shown at right.	Golden Tee 2K.	Zaxxon stands next to a Megatouch machine.

Airwolf.	Mercs and Golden Axe appear in this shot.	A Ninja Gaiden machine.

NFL Blitz 2000 - Gold Edition.	Two more modern titles - Mechanized Attack, and Steel Gunner 2.	More modern games are shown: Zombie Raid, and Revolution-X.

Last Duel.	Dig Dug and Golden Tee 2003 - fore! stand side-by-side.	Street Fighter II - Hyper Fighting, and NBA Showtime.

Another view of Zombie Raid.	Trophy Hunting appears here.	A shooter is shown in this photo - Terminator 2 - Judgment Day.

An oldie, but a goodie - Gorf.	Thunder Cross.	Strata Bowling and Alpine Ski.

Super Hang-On is one of the more unusual 'cabinet' designs.	Cool Riders is one big game.	Another large coin-op is shown: Cyber Sled.

Two Virtual On - Cyber Troopers machines.	The oldies are back; here's Rally-X, next to Donkey Kong.	This title is a mouthful - Golden Axe - The Revenge of Death Adder. BTW, an adder is a snake...

Tekken 2, Championship Sprint, and Jail Break line up.	A fave of mine is shown here - RoadBlasters.	Tekken 3 and After Burner.

Arkanoid and Joust are shown.	Wizard of Wor and Bad Dudes.	Golden Tee 2002 - fore!

Here's a big one - Gauntlet Dark Legacy.	A closer view of Street Fighter II - Hyper Fighting, and NBA Showtime.	Smash T.V. and Kangaroo are shown side-by-side.

Two four-player titles appear here: The Simpsons, and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.	This 'Galaga' is actually a Namco Arcade Classics Vol. 1 machine, featuring Galaga, Xevious, and Mappy.	A pic of the title screen of the previous game.

Rolling eX.tre.me (street luge) and Rampart appear here.	Asteroids - an old vector title.	A Turbo cockpit machine.

Two popular oldies are shown - Star Wars, and Frogger.	A sit-down title with a unique cabinet, here is S.T.U.N. Runner.	Max RPM, and another title, sit in the corner, non-working.

A non-working Choplifter.	Zaxxon is shown working, next to a Crystal Castles that needs light repair.	An Air Hockey game.

A mix of mechanical titles is shown.	Two cocktails appear in this shot - Ms. Pac-Man, and Gyruss.	Golden Tee 2K, Mr. Driller, and Atomic Punk 2 line up in a row.

A nice one to finish up on - Ms. Pac-Man.