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> Yes, the barcade business model works. Does Dave & Busters fit into this category, or would you say they have the wrong focus? I've never been to a Dave & Bu
by wahern 3y ago
> Yes, the barcade business model works.
Does Dave & Busters fit into this category, or would you say they have the wrong focus? I've never been to a Dave & Busters, but they're a fairly large chain that long-preceded the current wave. Is Dave & Busters too much like an adult Showbiz/Chuck E. Cheese, rather than a more casual bar you can pop into?
- weaksauce 3y agoit does too much. it's like 3 bars in one/a restaurant/over the top huge style arcade games/meeting room venue/pool hall/darts/shuffleboard probably missing something but yeah it's everything and nothing at the same time.
- wizardofthetoa 3y agoDave & Busters’ arcade games are not real arcade games; they are more like casino games. There’s no Galaga, no anything that has levels or characters, it’s all giant wheels that you spin or darts that you throw or bags that you punch. It lacks all intellectual appeal, and honestly seems more like a gym than an arcade.
- mh- 3y agoIt's worth calling out for younger folks, or those who didn't visit them before that happened... They used to just have normal arcade games. I don't know when the transition happened, but I was stunned when I took my kids a few years ago and found it had transformed into what you're describing.
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