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Title: Any good arcade in Chicago?
Post by: crashdmj on June 29, 2003, 09:05:59 pm
Topic
Where they at?
Derek
Title: Re:Any good arcade in Chicago?
Post by: tritonarcade on June 29, 2003, 09:20:09 pm
Topic
Where they at?
Derek

Gameworks in Schaumburg is the best one I know of. :)
Title: Re:Any good arcade in Chicago?
Post by: anthony691 on June 29, 2003, 09:24:30 pm
Topic
Where they at?
Derek

Gameworks in Schaumburg is the best one I know of. :)

My fav too.

We also have a Capcom Nickle City which houses many 1980's classics at 5 cents or free! I don't remember where that is...
Title: Re:Any good arcade in Chicago?
Post by: ErikRuud on June 29, 2003, 09:44:23 pm
What part of the Chicago Area?

FunZone on Western Avenue just north of Addison.

There are two Dave & Busters, on in Chicago on Clark and amother in the suburbs.

The are also some Time-Outs and Aladdin's Castle in some of the malls.
Title: Re:Any good arcade in Chicago?
Post by: crashdmj on June 29, 2003, 10:31:28 pm
I just meant in general...haven't been to a good one in awhile. Ill check out gameworks.
derek
Title: Re:Any good arcade in Chicago?
Post by: anthony691 on June 30, 2003, 07:29:22 am
I just meant in general...haven't been to a good one in awhile. Ill check out gameworks.
derek

Well, they have a cool thing where you pay for an amount of time and in that time you can play INFINITE games! And you can pause that time if you need to... get the timed instead of the credit...
Title: Re:Any good arcade in Chicago?
Post by: Dartful Dodger on July 01, 2003, 11:24:13 am
FunZone on Western Avenue just north of Addison.

Do you know if this is owned by the same people that owned the FunZone on 1st avenue in River Grove, north of North Ave?

That's the arcadce I grew up in, but now it's a used book store.
:'(
Title: Re:Any good arcade in Chicago?
Post by: ErikRuud on July 02, 2003, 02:37:27 pm
I have no I dea who the owners of FunZone are.

It was there on western Avenue when I started my freshman year of high scholl in 1979!

I haven't been over there since 1984 or so.

It is still there!

FUN ZONE  
3641 N WESTERN AVE, CHICAGO, IL 60618  
(773) 528-3032


Title: Re:Any good arcade in Chicago?
Post by: Mike on July 02, 2003, 08:01:36 pm
I used to play Battletech at North Pier when I used to live in chicago. Looks like it's no longer at North Pier but at Dave and Buster's at 1030 N. Clark St. If you've never played Battletech I recommend going there and checking it out. It's kind of expensive to play but is by far the best video game I have ever played. This version of Battletech isn't even listed on Klov. Here is the link to the company that makes it. http://www.virtualworld.com/
Title: Re:Any good arcade in Chicago?
Post by: Unkis17 on July 11, 2003, 09:35:31 am
Topic
Where they at?
Derek

Gameworks in Schaumburg is the best one I know of. :)

My fav too.

We also have a Capcom Nickle City which houses many 1980's classics at 5 cents or free! I don't remember where that is...

Anthony691, that nickel arcade is in Barrington I believe.  I have been to it once, amazingly enough a girl i was dating at the time took ME their!

Also for you GameWorks fans, Thursday nights from 9 - 12 PM Ladies play free!  The Frat used to get together and go then, it was an EZ way to get the girls together and the guys to play all night.

BTW, when i was at GameWorks one night i ran into that same video game playing chick that took me to the nickel arcade!  So guys don't give up, their is girls that want to play video games too!
Title: Re:Any good arcade in Chicago?
Post by: Snarbald on July 11, 2003, 05:04:52 pm
Nickel City Northbrook
(Formerly Super Just Games)
555 Waukegan Rd
Northbrook, IL 60062
Tel: (847) 559-8727

This is the nickel arcade I know about.
Title: Re:Any good arcade in Chicago?
Post by: Snarbald on July 11, 2003, 05:07:37 pm
There's a laser tag place on the corner of Roselle and Higgins in Hoffman Estates too.
Title: Re:Any good arcade in Chicago?
Post by: AlanS17 on July 11, 2003, 05:24:49 pm
Topic
Where they at?
Derek

Gameworks in Schaumburg is the best one I know of. :)

My fav too.

We also have a Capcom Nickle City which houses many 1980's classics at 5 cents or free! I don't remember where that is...
BTW, when i was at GameWorks one night i ran into that same video game playing chick that took me to the nickel arcade!  So guys don't give up, their is girls that want to play video games too!

My girlfriend is one such girl. I didn't have a Playstation 2 so she is lending me hers. Can't play versus games with her, though. She's a sore loser.
Title: Re:Any good arcade in Chicago?
Post by: anthony691 on July 11, 2003, 07:00:39 pm
Nickel City Northbrook
(Formerly Super Just Games)
555 Waukegan Rd
Northbrook, IL 60062
Tel: (847) 559-8727

This is the nickel arcade I know about.


that's the one