For those of you with time on your hands

Courtney and I had this debate about the origins of Showbiz Pizza vs. Chuck E. Cheese.  Turns out, Showbiz bought Chuck E. Cheese, which was fledgling, and the two co-existed for a while, until the rat turned into a mouse and Chuck E. Cheese became the big cheese *snort snort*.  Anyway, this history is pretty comprehensive.