10 Best Arcades in L.A.


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Liz Ohanesian
6. Super Arcade
Located right next to Mount San Antonio College and not too far from Cal Poly Pomona, Super Arcade can get pretty busy. We stopped by early in the evening one Saturday, when a good-sized group had gathered to play Persona 4, a role playing game from Japan. Super Arcade does a great job of fostering a sense of community. You can communicate with the arcade's staff, and sign up for events, on Twitter. Plus, its mix of casual and tournament events encourages gamers to interact with each other in person.
1211 N. Grand Ave., Walnut.

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The author of this story getting serious about Ms. Pac-Man at Blipsy Barcade earlier this year.
5. Blipsy Barcade
Blipsy Barcade is one of my favorite watering holes in Los Angeles. This Western Ave. bar is decorated in a style best described as '80s toy chest and is chock full of classic arcade games. Ms. Pac-Man always seems to be the most popular game at the bar. If you want a shot to gobble ghosts, you might have to hover around the tabletop for a bit. I usually play either Ms. Pac-Man or Gauntlet when I'm here, but there are plenty of games in this tiny bar to love, including Donkey Kong, Galaga, several vintage pinball machines and many more. 369 Western Ave., East Hlywd.

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Blipsy Barcade

369 N. Western Ave., Los Angeles, CA

Category: Music

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gokuhimura
gokuhimura

Round 1 its great, very modern, the thing is the PRICE, if you wanna play videogames for lets say an hour, be prepared to burn around 30-50 dlls or even more, no quarters here, a 10 dll fill up in your card will last you 2-5 games on the good ones, like simulators or price based games

Julian David Segovia
Julian David Segovia

Zaxxon, & Space Harrier @ Shatto 39 Lanes back in the day was the 8-bit shit. Running, Sliding, & Striking bowling pins HEAD first... P r i c e l e s s. ;p Circa '87 n' shit ;B

davrone
davrone

Barcade is terrible.  I mean, they don't even have fighting games.  It's a novelty at best.

Phitoe Says
Phitoe Says

Who remembers Plush Q on Roscoe and De Soto?? Baddest arcade games in the valley! My favorite was the multi-cade where I can play all my favorite 80's games like Rastan and Shinobe. Sadly it's a stupid Wal-Greens now.

Bob Smith
Bob Smith

sad to hear FFA going out of business. fond childhood memories

Smoking Mirror
Smoking Mirror

Now this is quality reporting i can get behind!!! XD

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