Grinkers.

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Grinkers was a charming arcade in Eagle, Idaho. It hosted a large variety of arcade games and pinball machines. It was a great place to hang out, grab a sandwich and play some games. They changed business models, at one point offering a membership. We supported them throughout, purchasing memberships and playing games. Unfortunately, they closed in October 2020.

This page is a tribute to Grinkers. We miss you!

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Grinkers had surprisingly good sandwiches.

Pinball

My wife and I played a lot of pinball at Grinkers. Our first pinball tournament was the Grinkers Pinball Knockout grinkers-pinball-knockout Above is a picture from the Grinkers Pinball Knockout in 2017.

me-playing Above is a picture of me playing pinball at Grinkers in 2016.

My Favorite Pinball Machines at Grinkers

  1. Terminator 2 Judgement Day (Williams)
  2. Star Wars (Data East) – I know, I know, but I love it.
  3. Earthshaker (Williams)
  4. Whirlwind (Williams)
  5. Cyclone (Williams)

Game List

Below is a mostly complete list of the Grinkers collection:

  1. 720
  2. 1942
  3. 1943
  4. 10 Yard Fight
  5. After Burner Deluxe
  6. Air Wolf
  7. Aliens
  8. Alpine Ski
  9. Altered Beast
  10. Amidar
  11. Anti Aircraft
  12. APB
  13. Arkanoid 2
  14. Armor Attack
  15. Assault
  16. Asteroids
  17. Asteroids Deluxe
  18. Astro Blaster
  19. Astro Invader
  20. Atari Basketball
  21. Atari Football
  22. Avalanche
  23. Bagman
  24. Bandido
  25. Battlezone
  26. Bazooka
  27. Berzerk
  28. Biplane
  29. Black Hole
  30. Black Knight
  31. Black Widow
  32. Blue Print
  33. Blue Shark
  34. Boto Hill
  35. Bosconian
  36. Break Out
  37. Bubbles
  38. BurgerTime
  39. Canyon Bomber
  40. Capcom Bowling
  41. Carnival
  42. Centipede
  43. Cheyenne
  44. Chicken Shift
  45. Choplifter
  46. Circus Charlie
  47. Clock & Dagger
  48. Clowns
  49. Colony 7
  50. Comet
  51. Commando
  52. Congo Bongo
  53. Choplifter
  54. Crash
  55. Crazy Climber
  56. Crazy Kong
  57. Crossbow
  58. Crystal Castles
  59. Cue Ball Wizzard
  60. Cyberball
  61. Cyclone
  62. Darius
  63. Defender
  64. Demolition Derby - 4 player
  65. Depthcharge
  66. Dig Dug
  67. Dig Dug cocktail
  68. Discs of Tron
  69. Dominos
  70. Donkey Kong
  71. Donkey Kong cocktail
  72. Donkey Kong Junior
  73. Donkey Kong 3
  74. Donkey Kong Remix
  75. Double Dragon
  76. Dr. Mario
  77. Drag Race
  78. Dragon’s Lair
  79. Earthshaker
  80. Elevation Action
  81. Elimator
  82. Empire Cite
  83. Eyes
  84. F-14 Tomcat
  85. Fantasy
  86. Fire Escape
  87. Fire Truck - cockpit
  88. Flicky
  89. Food Fight
  90. Atari Football - 2 player
  91. Forgotten Worlds
  92. Frenzy
  93. Frogger
  94. Frogger cocktail
  95. Frogs
  96. Frontline
  97. Galaga
  98. Galaga
  99. Galaxian
  100. Galaxian cocktail
  101. Gaplus
  102. Gauntlet
  103. Ghosts ‘N Goblins
  104. Ghosts ‘N Ghosts
  105. Golden Axe
  106. Gorf
  107. Gradius
  108. Gravitar
  109. Gun Fight
  110. Gyruss
  111. Hang On
  112. Hat Trick
  113. Heavy Barrel
  114. High-Speed
  115. Hyper Sports
  116. I, Robot
  117. Ice Cold Beer
  118. Ikari Warriors
  119. Indiana Jones
  120. Intruder
  121. Jack the Giant Killer
  122. Jet Fighter
  123. Journey
  124. Joust
  125. Jump Bug
  126. Jungle Hunt
  127. Jungle King
  128. Junkyard
  129. Kangaroo
  130. Karate Camp
  131. Kickman
  132. Krull
  133. Kung-Fu Master
  134. Liberator
  135. Looping
  136. Lunar Lander
  137. M-4
  138. Mad Planets
  139. Magic Sword
  140. Make Trax
  141. Mappy
  142. Marble Madness
  143. Mario Bros
  144. Mat Mania
  145. Megatack
  146. Metal Slug 3
  147. Millipede
  148. Missile Command cockpit
  149. Missile Command
  150. Monaco GP
  151. Monster Bash
  152. Moon Cresta
  153. Moon Patrol
  154. Mortal Kombat
  155. Mortal Kombat II
  156. Motorace-USA
  157. Mouse Trap
  158. Mr. Do
  159. Ms. Pac-Man
  160. Nato Defense
  161. New York New York
  162. Nibbler
  163. Night Driver
  164. Off Road
  165. Omega Race
  166. Orbit
  167. Pac-Man
  168. Pan-Man - cocktail
  169. Paper Boy
  170. Pengo
  171. Phoenix
  172. Pin Bot
  173. Pleiades
  174. Polairs
  175. Pole Position
  176. Pole Position 2
  177. Pooyan
  178. Popeye
  179. Pot of Gold
  180. Pulsar
  181. Punch-out!!
  182. Q-Bert
  183. Qix
  184. Quantum
  185. Quartet
  186. Race Drivin’ - cockpit
  187. Radar Scope
  188. Rally-X
  189. Rampage
  190. Rampart
  191. Rastan
  192. Reactor
  193. Red Baron
  194. Return of the Jedi
  195. Ricochet
  196. Rip Off
  197. Road Blasters
  198. Road Runner
  199. Robotron
  200. Rolling Thunder
  201. Route 16
  202. R-Type
  203. Samurai Shodown II / Aero Fighters
  204. Satans Hollow
  205. Scramble
  206. Sea Wolf
  207. Seawolf II
  208. Shinobi
  209. Shootout
  210. Shuuz - countertop
  211. Side Talk
  212. Sinistar
  213. Skull & Crossbones
  214. Skydiver
  215. Slither
  216. Solar Quest
  217. Space Ace
  218. Space Demon
  219. Space Duel
  220. Space Dungeon
  221. Space Encounters
  222. Space Firebird
  223. Space Harrier
  224. Space Invaders
  225. Space Wars
  226. Space Zap
  227. Speed Freak
  228. Spider-Man
  229. Sprint
  230. Sprint 2
  231. Spy Hunter - cockpit
  232. Star Castle
  233. Star Cruiser
  234. Stargate
  235. Starhawk
  236. Starship 1
  237. Startovox
  238. Star Trek
  239. Star Trek Pinball
  240. Star Wars
  241. Star Wars - Empire Strikes Back
  242. Star Wars - Pinball
  243. Steel Talons
  244. Street Fighter 2 - Championship Edition
  245. Stun Runner
  246. Stunt Cycle
  247. Subs
  248. Super Bug
  249. Super Cobra
  250. Super Contra
  251. Super Dodge Ball
  252. Super Mario Bros
  253. Super Off-Road
  254. Super Pac-Man
  255. Super Punch Out
  256. Super Sprint
  257. Tac/Sun
  258. Tailgunner
  259. Tank
  260. Tapper
  261. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
  262. Tempest
  263. Terminator 2
  264. Tetris
  265. The Electric Yoyo
  266. The Empire Strikes Back
  267. The Pit
  268. The Simpsons - 4 player
  269. Thief
  270. Three Stooges
  271. Timber
  272. Time Machine
  273. Time Pilot
  274. Toobin’
  275. Track and Field
  276. Tron
  277. Tunnel Hunt
  278. Turbo
  279. Tutankham
  280. Twilight Zone
  281. Twin Eagle
  282. wo Tigers
  283. Uniwars
  284. Up ‘N Down
  285. Upper Deck
  286. Vanguard
  287. Venture
  288. Video Pinball
  289. Vs. Baseball - Dualsystem
  290. Vs. Excitebike
  291. Vs. Ice Climber
  292. Vs. The Goonies
  293. Wacko
  294. Warlords - cocktail
  295. Warp Warp
  296. Warrior
  297. Whirlwind
  298. Wild Western
  299. Wizard of Wor
  300. Xenon
  301. Xenophobe
  302. Xevious
  303. X-Men
  304. Zaraon
  305. Zaxxon
  306. Zektor
  307. Zoo Keeper