Would an 80's arcade/bar work?

[pstall]

I think there might be one kinda like this in NYC. I have thought for years to have old school 80's and some early 90's arcade games with a bar/lounge type deal.

Could it work?

[Jbro]

See Rock Hill.

[Mayor Qumiby]

Dude are u my friend Jeff and I just don't know lol....my friend and I have been kicking this idea around for like a year now . I totally think it would work in the right spot

[Jbro]

Only queers have friends named Jeff.

[mmmbeans]

there is one in NYC. it's called Barcade. Badass except for all the hipsters and the fact that they only sortof maintain their games. They do verrrry well.

The key is to tap into a youth market that wants to get drunk and play ms pacman. you have to stock games that are accessible, you can charge 25c for, and are easily repaired because I can only imagine how many beers get spilled on any given night.

[pstall]

there is one in NYC. it's called Barcade. Badass except for all the hipsters and the fact that they only sortof maintain their games. They do verrrry well.

The key is to tap into a youth market that wants to get drunk and play ms pacman. you have to stock games that are accessible, you can charge 25c for, and are easily repaired because I can only imagine how many beers get spilled on any given night.

i live on one the best streets in Charlotte for this. i totally see it working. got a buddy that has a warehouse of these machines and he has been in that biz for years but he fights me tooth and nail on it doing well.

its all in presentation and cool factor. i think it would rock.

[pstall]

See Rock Hill.

whereabouts?

[SpeedOFLight]

There is a bar in greensboro that has nintendo night where the original NES is played. It's hilarious watching drunk people whine while playing punch out lol. I think its a good idea

[Jbro]

whereabouts?

Any bar or restaurant. None have been maintained since 1990.

[mmmbeans]

i live on one the best streets in Charlotte for this. i totally see it working. got a buddy that has a warehouse of these machines and he has been in that biz for years but he fights me tooth and nail on it doing well.

its all in presentation and cool factor. i think it would rock.

yea, it's a pretty solid idea... get local breweries involved with some decent beer and have tournaments... a few pool tables, a few tvs for sports... make it accessible.

I'd go. Hell, I'd go to barcade more often if it wasn't so f*cking far away.

[Jangler]

Would the games be a quarter a play?

You can mix in a theater with old movies playing (70s-) movies everybody has seen and can be playing in the background.

[pstall]

all games a quarter. try to have several 70's and 80's pinball(sorry, they own 90's). I would have a couple of flat screens showing loops of 80's movies. A couple of others showing sports.

Make it a lounge atmosphere with tons of games so it can be a starting point for a little bar crawl or the end point after a long night out.

Have a very simple and solid beer selection and just basic appetiziers to keep food costs down.

[mmmbeans]

Can your buddy work on the games?

[Jangler]

Duke Power will love you.