Remember the glow of a CRT screen in a dark corner of the pizza place? That electric feeling when you finally beat your buddy’s high score? We’re bringing all of that back to your favorite dispensary, barrels and all. Say hello to Arcade Saturdays, launching at Elevated Roots Kingston on Saturday, August 22nd, powered by NOSTALGIA! We’ve dropped a full-size, classic upright arcade cabinet right in our store, locked in on one legend and one legend only: Donkey Kong. NOSTALGIA is here to honor the stuff that shaped us: the sounds, the games, the “insert coin” of growing up. There’s nothing more nostalgic than the hum of an arcade cabinet and the pressure of a stranger waiting for their turn. Arcade Saturdays is our way of turning the whole store into that feeling, one Saturday at a time. 
Free Play, Every Day. Tournaments on Saturdays!
The cabinet lives at Elevated Roots Kingston, and it’s basically always on. Swing by any day we’re open and hop on Free Play to practice your ladder-climbing, barrel-dodging, hammer-swinging skills whenever the mood strikes. Best of all? Every single player scores an exclusive daily entry prize every time they play (limit one per person, per day), no quarters or purchase required. But every Saturday, the game gets serious. On Tournament Saturdays, your score doesn’t just disappear when you lose your last life. It goes up on the board.Level Up Your Weekends
No purchase necessary, no entry fee, just you, the joystick, and a giant ape hurling barrels for epic prizes. You do need to be 21+ to play.- Practice whenever: The machine is on Free Play every day during store hours, so get your reps in and earn some daily swag.
- Compete on Tournament Saturdays: August 22, August 29, September 5, and September 12. These are the only days your score officially counts toward the leaderboard.
- Submit your score: Walk over to the leaderboard next to the cabinet, or scan the QR code with your phone. Snap a photo of your high score and it goes straight onto our live leaderboard for everyone to see (and chase).
High Scores, High Stakes
Just showing up and playing gets you something; every single player earns a daily reward for jumping in, so there’s really no reason not to try. Saturdays are when it gets bigger:- Every Saturday, whoever posts the top score of the day will win an Elevated Roots Exclusive Revelry Stowaway Bag and a $25 Elevated Roots Gift Card. Four Saturdays, four champions.
- At the end of the month, the two highest scores across the entire tournament each take home the grand prize: A pair of tickets to see The Elovaters live at Levitate Backyard (September 18th or 19th), a premium NOSTALGIA x Revelry Rolling Kit, $50 in Elevated Roots Gift Cards, and some exclusive swag to top it off.
See You Saturday
Whether you’re the type who used to save up quarters for one more round, or you’ve genuinely never touched a joystick in your life, Arcade Saturdays is for you. Come for the nostalgia, stay for the bragging rights. Starting August 22nd, make Elevated Roots Kingston your Saturday spot. Set a high score, chase the leaderboard, and let’s find out who really has what it takes to take down the Kong.See you at the cabinet. 🎮
