Nashville is a great tourist town.

When you are in Nashville TN, there is no shortage of things to do. From end to end, it is a great tourist destination. I have been through it numerous times. Music row offers a look at the business side of country music, while Printer’s Alley and the strip offers up-and-coming performers as well as big name entertainment. Great restaurants spot the city with everything from Nashville Hot Chicken https://hattieb.com to hot dogs and everything in between. History steps up to entertain too. You can visit the country music hall of Fame or a number of other museums ranging from the arts, to science, and of course, Jonny Cash. An unexpected pleasure in Nashville is a true to size replica of the Parthenon. https://www.nashville.gov/departments/parks/parthenon

You name it. It is there! Nashville is a great tourist town.

On our last visit to Nashville, we found what I consider a hidden gem.  The Game Terminal is almost hard to find, secreted between warehouses and industrial buildings, but it is worth the effort find. I remember the cramped pinball parlors that I frequented in my youth. The Game Terminal is a world different from what I remember. It is clean well cooled and huge. It’s a whole warehouse filled with all the best pinball and video games. Some of them I haven’t seen in over 40 years. I was a kid again as I played them. I still crashed and burned, or was shot down, without a win, but I loved every second of it.

Besides the long rows of pinball machines that cost a dollar per game, there are hundreds of video games. The video games are free! All the regular computer games are there; like Pac-man, Mario, Centipede, Galaxy-Quest, Mrs. Pac-man and a hundred more. They even had my old favorite, Lunar Lander. A simple joystick and a throttle gives you control of a spacecraft landing on an alien planet. I crashed a few more virtual landers on my recent visit. I can’t remember if I ever landed one of those things!

Game Terminal offers food and drinks, but we never saw a server. We sat at a table for a while but failed to received any service. In the height of covid-19, and “why should I work” government support checks being handed out, they may have been short staffed. That is just a guess. I can’t say what the food situation is there, because we didn’t get any! They also have reserved seating in the main gallery of games, with plush velvet contemporary seating that fits the feel of the arcade. I can say that if you like pinball and video games the Game Terminal is the place to go. It has the potential to be a regular stop when we pass through the Music City. It is located at 201 Terminal Court, Nashville, TN 32710. The phone is 615-610-2460. Check them out online at: https://www.gameterminal.com