Vintage Vault – The Arcade by the Lake

Mukwonago, Wisconsin (pronounced muck‑WONN‑a‑go) isn’t the sort of place you’d expect to find one of the Midwest’s strongest arcade lineups, but that’s exactly what Vintage Vault Arcade delivers. A recent visit to Milwaukee (for the Midwest Gaming Classic event) allowed me to take some time out to find this arcade that I’d heard good things about. Vintage Vault Arcade building. Photo courtesy of RetroGamesSuperHyper Its off the beaten track somewhat, and faces Phantom Lake – sitting on a truly spectacular spot. It’s an unassuming location, but once you step inside, the scale and quality of the collection become obvious immediately. With Vintage Vault Arcade owner James Srnec! Vintage Vault is run by James Srnec, a collector who didn’t just fall into the hobby — he went all‑in. His first machine was a rare Ms. Pac‑Man Cabaret, and from there the collection exploded. At one point he had more than 70 cabinets between his house and storage, to the extent that entire floors of his home…