The biggest problem with the arcade bars in Chicago is that if you go more than a handful of times they become very boring if you go with the intent of playing

The biggest problem with the arcade bars in Chicago is that if you go more than a handful of times they become very boring if you go with the intent of playing games while drinking versus drinking while playing games. The games are almost all universally old and most are simply less fun as soon as the nostalgia wears off. Some are better than others but they all become old quick. Replay is the biggest offender of this, they spend thousands of dollars every few weeks to theme the bar but pretty much every game came out before 99 with tons being from the 80s. And they barely maintain them. Also the theme drinks are pretty much all the same and overpriced, just with a different name.