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After about 19 months of reconstruction, Pinball Pete\u2019s<\/a> held a soft opening \u2014 an initial test launch \u2014 of its new location<\/a> at 500 East Liberty St Friday. The arcade was previously located in the Galleria Mall on South University Avenue for 32 years until Landmark Properties<\/a>bought<\/a> the building to construct \u201cThe Metropolitan<\/a>,\u201d an 18-story high-rise development.\u00a0<\/p>\n The new space features both a main floor and an underground level. Visitors could freely walk in and explore rows filled with various game machines, while employees worked to continue setting up finishing touches throughout the venue.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n In an interview with The Michigan Daily, Tapper Arnold, an employee at Pinball Pete\u2019s, said the redevelopment process was challenging. Arnold said the business had to store material off-site because their new location was not yet ready for occupation.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cWe had to move everything to a third party to have it stored outside while this space was developed, so it was kind of hard to have everything tucked away for almost like six months,\u201d Tapper Arnold said. \u201cSo once we did finally get everything out, we got it all up and going as fast as possible, and we were able to open in, I think, three weeks.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n