Ghost of Lake County's Past
685 US-45 (? - 2012)
What is "Claim Jumper"?
In S3E3 of The Office, Jim struggles to compete with his fellow Stamford co-workers in this multiplayer game
What is "Call of Duty"?
DDR features a more technical game mode called "Double" which has a single player utilizing both sides of the machine at the same time to play a song - in this mode, they will use this many arrows to play the game
What is 8?
700 N Milwaukee Ave (2015 - 2016)
What is "Zoup!"?
In Fallout: New Vegas, a gang known as "The Kings" inhabits a dilapidated "School of Impersonation" building for this 1950s era celebrity, which every gang member looks and talks like
Who is "Elvis"?
A popular track from DDR Extreme, a remix of this 1981 Funk/Disco song prompts players to 'share the spice of life' and 'slice it right'
What is "Let's Groove"?
34299 N Wright Ave (2012 - 2020?)
What is "Gamers HQ"?
As a wee lad, I became obsessed with naming all of my Leapster game save files with this objectively cool name for a certain brand's 93 MOR premium octane fuel
What is "V-Power"?
The longest running series of songs in DDR is named after this symptom of certain mental health problems, and has the following definition:
"_______ is the irrational and persistent feeling that people are ‘out to get you’ or that you are the subject of persistent, intrusive attention by others."
What is Paranoia?
1220 S Lake Street (1990 - 2019?)
What is "Great Lake Music"?
What is "Crocodile Rock"?
Some of my favorite games from recent years have been a part of a long running series named after these groups of Japanese organized crime families
What are "Yakuza"?
In 2018, several "20th Anniversary Edition" songs were added to DDR as remixes of classic licensed songs from the series early days. These tracks included Long Train Running by The Doobie Brothers, Sky High by Jigsaw, and a remix of this 1975 Olivia Newton-John #1 hit.
What is "Have You Never Been Mellow"?
At 4868 IL-83, Woodfire Tavern currently lies at the corner.
Name the other 3 restaurants that also occupied this building during my lifetime
What are Pub 83, Double G's, and Gridley's?
What is "Go Your Own Way"?
"The Binding of ____" is a popular game named after a similarly named story from Genesis 22, where God grants Abraham and Sarah a son by this name, and then instructs Abraham to kill this son in order to test his faith in God
Who is "Isaac"?
"Cartoon Heroes" was one of the most popular songs in DDR Extreme, and is the 3rd most popular song by this Norwegian-Danish dance pop band, behind "Doctor Jones" and "Barbie Girl"
What is Aqua?