Best Arcades & Retro in New York — 36 verified listings

• Barcade — Brooklyn. The original arcade bar, opened in Williamsburg in 2004 and now the largest barcade chain in the U.S. Each location stocks 40-75 classic 1980s cabinets and pinball alongside 24 American craft beers on
• Barcade Manhattan Chelsea — New York. The Manhattan Chelsea outpost of Barcade at 148 W 24th St brings 40+ vintage 80s cabinets and pinball plus 24 craft beers on tap to Midtown. Located in New York, New York. Barcades pair full bars with
• Barcade St. Mark's — New York. East Village Barcade location at 6 Saint Marks Place, packed with classic 80s arcade cabinets and pinball plus a rotating craft beer list. Located in New York, New York. Barcades pair full bars with v
• Wonderville — Brooklyn. Bushwick arcade bar billed as the first all-independent arcade, featuring 30+ custom-built free-to-play games designed by NYC and international indie developers, plus live music, comedy and drag shows
• Pocketeer Billiards — Buffalo. Buffalo's largest pinball arcade with 80+ pinball tables including the latest Stern releases like James Bond 007, Rush and Godzilla, plus pool tables and a full bar. Located in Buffalo, New York. Pinb
• Rochester Pinball Collective — East Rochester. Member-driven pinball arcade in East Rochester with 75+ pinball machines from the 1950s through new releases, 80 set to free play, open Thursday through Saturday. Located in East Rochester, New York.
• Skill Shot Arcade — Syracuse. Syracuse's premier pinball arcade and event space with the largest curated pinball collection in Central New York and regular tournaments. Located in Syracuse, New York. Pinball-focused venues curate
• Pocketeer Billiards & Bar — Amherst. Buffalo-area Pocketeer with Pinball Alley boasting 80+ pinball machines including the latest Stern flagship releases, plus billiards and a full bar. Located in Amherst, New York. Pinball-focused venue
• Dave & Buster's Albany — Albany. Dave & Buster's Albany Crossgates Mall pairs 100+ arcade games with sports-bar dining. Located in Albany, New York. Family fun centers cater to all ages with a mix of arcade games, redemption/ticket m
• Dave & Buster's Brooklyn — Brooklyn. Dave & Buster's Brooklyn at Gateway Center features the Million Dollar Midway and full sports bar. Located in Brooklyn, New York. Family fun centers cater to all ages with a mix of arcade games, redem
• Dave & Buster's Buffalo — Buffalo. Dave & Buster's Buffalo at Walden Galleria features 100+ arcade games and scratch-kitchen sports bar. Located in Buffalo, New York. Family fun centers cater to all ages with a mix of arcade games, red
• Dave & Buster's Islandia — Islandia. Dave & Buster's Islandia on Long Island pairs the Million Dollar Midway with sports-bar dining. Located in Islandia, New York. Family fun centers cater to all ages with a mix of arcade games, redempti
• Dave & Buster's Johnson City — Johnson City. Dave & Buster's Johnson City at Oakdale Commons features 100+ arcade games and full sports bar. Located in Johnson City, New York. Family fun centers cater to all ages with a mix of arcade games, rede
• Dave & Buster's Times Square — New York. Dave & Buster's Times Square features the Million Dollar Midway and full sports bar in midtown Manhattan. Located in New York, New York. Family fun centers cater to all ages with a mix of arcade games
• Dave & Buster's Pelham Manor — Pelham Manor. Dave & Buster's Pelham Manor pairs 100+ arcade games with sports-bar dining in Westchester. Located in Pelham Manor, New York. Family fun centers cater to all ages with a mix of arcade games, redempti
• Dave & Buster's Rochester — Rochester. Dave & Buster's Rochester features the Million Dollar Midway and full sports bar at The Marketplace. Located in Rochester, New York. Family fun centers cater to all ages with a mix of arcade games, re
• Dave & Buster's Staten Island — Staten Island. Dave & Buster's Staten Island at Empire Outlets features 100+ arcade games and full sports bar. Located in Staten Island, New York. Family fun centers cater to all ages with a mix of arcade games, red
• Dave & Buster's Syracuse — Syracuse. Dave & Buster's Syracuse at Destiny USA pairs the Million Dollar Midway with sports-bar dining. Located in Syracuse, New York. Family fun centers cater to all ages with a mix of arcade games, redempti
• Dave & Buster's West Nyack — West Nyack. Dave & Buster's West Nyack at Palisades Center features 100+ arcade games and full sports bar. Located in West Nyack, New York. Family fun centers cater to all ages with a mix of arcade games, redempt
• Dave & Buster's Westbury — Westbury. Dave & Buster's Westbury at The Source pairs the Million Dollar Midway with sports-bar dining. Located in Westbury, New York. Family fun centers cater to all ages with a mix of arcade games, redemptio
• Round1 Hicksville — Hicksville. Round1 Hicksville at Broadway Mall features Japanese arcade games, UFO Catchers and karaoke. Located in Hicksville, New York. Family fun centers cater to all ages with a mix of arcade games, redemptio
• Round1 Middletown — Middletown. Round1 Middletown at Galleria at Crystal Run features Japanese-style arcade games, UFO Catchers, bowling and karaoke. Located in Middletown, New York. Family fun centers cater to all ages with a mix o
• Main Event Deer Park — Deer Park. Main Event Deer Park on Long Island features arcade games, bowling, laser tag, billiards and gravity ropes plus dining. Located in Deer Park, New York. Family fun centers cater to all ages with a mix
• Barcade FiDi — New York. Barcade Financial District features 40+ classic arcade games and pinball machines from the 1980s alongside 25-30 American craft beers on draft. Located in New York, New York. Barcades pair full bars w
• Barcade Brooklyn — Brooklyn. Barcade Brooklyn is the original Barcade (opened 2004) — 40+ classic 1980s arcade cabinets and pinball machines plus 25+ American craft beers on draft. Located in Brooklyn, New York. Barcades pair ful
• The Strong National Museum of Play — Rochester. The Strong is the largest US museum dedicated to play, housing the World Video Game Hall of Fame and the International Center for the History of Electronic Games (ICHEG). Its collection includes more
• International Center for the History of Electronic Games — Rochester. ICHEG is the research and preservation arm of The Strong devoted to electronic games. It runs the Video Game Play Capture Project, which records gameplay from original hardware to preserve titles whos
• Brian Sutton-Smith Library and Archives of Play — Rochester. Housed within The Strong, the Brian Sutton-Smith Library and Archives of Play is a 220,000-volume research repository devoted to the intellectual and cultural history of play. Its holdings include tra
• VGNYsoft — New York. VGNYsoft is the publishing arm of the Manhattan retro game store Videogamesnewyork. It releases small-batch physical editions of indie and retro titles for current consoles and classic platforms, incl
• Atari Inc. — New York. Atari is the modern operator of one of the most iconic brand names in video game history, with its US corporate office in midtown Manhattan at 417 5th Avenue. It still develops and licenses games draw
• Quick Fix NYC — New York. Quick Fix NYC is a midtown Manhattan repair shop that specializes in retro console repair, from the NES to the Sega Dreamcast. Walk-in diagnostics typically wrap in 2 to 7 days. The store handles clas
• iFIX New York — New York. iFIX New York has run retro and current console repair out of New York City since 2008. Its technicians specialize in integrated-circuit-level work, with most retro consoles repairable on a same-day t
• 8 Bit and Up Video Games — New York. 8 Bit and Up at 86 East 3rd Street in Manhattan is one of the few NYC retro shops that performs console repairs in store. Its focus is retro hardware predating 2002, and it serves both walk-in collect
• Videogamesnewyork Repair Service — New York. Videogamesnewyork, the East Village boutique that spawned the VGNYsoft publishing label, runs an in-house repair service for retro and import consoles. The shop has specialized in retro and Japanese i
• Classic Arcade Restorations — Long Island City. Classic Arcade Restorations specializes in procurement, repair, and full restoration of classic arcade video games. Every game is fully refurbished and put through a 12-hour burn-in test before delive
• The Pinball Resource — Poughkeepsie. Founded by Steve Young and operating at 8 Commerce Street in Poughkeepsie since 1977, The Pinball Resource is the largest single repository of pinball machine parts and schematics in the world. Young

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