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Any Retro Arcades in Southern Cali?
opt2not:
I'm going to be visiting family soon in the OC and LA area, and was thinking about cutting-out for a day to go on an arcade hunt.
I'm looking for retro-game arcades, perhaps something like Barcade in NY. Somewhere that has the classics, more-so than the DDR or all fighting game arcades that you normally see. Also, I'm not interested in the D&B's or Gameworks venues. I'm looking for a place that has older games.
Does anyone know of any that exist in the Southern California area? I don't mind driving, so if it's near LA or San Diego, or in-between -- call 'em out!
Thanks for your help. :cheers:
Elerium-115:
Miss T's is the only one that I know of, but it might be out of business now.
http://www.yelp.com/biz/miss-ts-barcade-los-angeles
quarterstringer:
I don't know how many classics they have left in their arcade, but next month I'm planning to check out the Golf n Stuff in Norwalk which was featured in the original Karate Kid movie.
http://www.golfnstuff.com/location/norwalk/index.htm
jasonbar:
Not many options around here... =(
- Dave & Buster's in Arcadia is your typical D&B, w/ a couple of "reunion/retro" games. No pinballs.
- Golf 'n' Stuff in Ventura (1.5hrs north of LA) has become an absolute pathetic dump--very sad.
- Disneyland's Starcade is decent--nothing old, their Pirates of the Caribbean pinball was flaky
- Video West arcade in Glendale is pretty dumpy but has some charm & some oldies--pinballs are beat to heck, games aren't pretty, either
- If you want to go to what is supposedly the biggest console store in the universe (per their web page), go to Game Dude in North Hollywood. Amazing selection of almost every console. Try to find older staff (well, not *older*, so much as less young) if you want anything older than an XBox... Prices aren't great, but selection is huge
- PJ's Pinball in Culver City has about 40 EM pinballs, a couple of EM "video games", & a DMD pin or two. It's a repair/sales shop, not an arcade, but PJ sometimes opens up shop to the public on Friday eves. Pretty sweet venue! http://pjspinballmuseum.com/
- A list of pinballs in LA & OC. Probably outdated, but it might lead to some good arcade info: http://ocpinball.com/
- I've heard good things about Family Arcade, though I've never been. http://www.yelp.com/biz/family-amusement-corp-los-angeles
That's all that comes to mind. I'll write more if I thin of any. When's your visit?
-Jason
opt2not:
Thanks for the info!
I found 2 arcades online, but it doesn't look like they have many retro games. Mostly fighters.
http://www.yelp.com/biz/arcade-infinity-rowland-heights
http://losangeles.citysearch.com/profile/45058/los_angeles_ca/westwood_arcade.html#profileTab-reviews
--- Quote from: jasonbar on June 30, 2010, 02:45:25 pm ---That's all that comes to mind. I'll write more if I thin of any. When's your visit?
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Thanks Jason, I have a few days of research left before I head down there. I'm sticking around here for the Canada Day partying, then we're on our way to Cali for the 4th of July week. I'm hoping I can have at least one or two sober days in all of this. ;)