Photos by Walker Evans.

In just a few short years, Columbus has become a city with no shortage of places to simultaneously drink and play video games. The newest contender on the scene is the Level One Bar + Arcade, which opens Monday, September 14th, next to the Marcus Crosswoods Cinema on the city’s north side.

Level One owner Paul Burkhart told us in June that his obsession with arcade games and pinball machines stretches back over the past two decades of collecting machines in his basement. Opening up the arcade at Crosswoods allows him to share that passion with others, creating an environment where gamers can relive the classics ranging from Donkey Kong to TMNT: Turtles in Time to Super Street Fighter IV.