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Photos: Replay Arcade Bar's Donkey Kong-Themed Porch Wins Outdoor Dining Season

By Rachel Cromidas in Food on Jun 9, 2017 9:01PM

Replay Arcade Bar's Boystown location has gone full-on Mario vs. Donkey Kong for an eye-popping patio installation taken straight from your favorite old-school Nintendo game. Have a look:

Boystown Chicago's arcade bar (Replay) just put up these awesome new Donkey Kong / Mario decorations on their porch! from nintendo


As several Reddit users have posted since the installation went up on the building's Lakeview back porch, Replay has transformed its porch into the setting of a Nintendo Donkey Kong game, complete with platforms, ladders and a pixelated Mario on his way to defeat an also pixelated Donkey Kong. Plus, it lights up at night:

The night view.

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Replay tonight

We've reached out to Replay management to discuss the installation, and we'll update if we hear back.