> those are not arcades, they are bars and nightclubs that happen to have retro games spread throughout. No, these are definitely arcades that happen to serve

> those are not arcades, they are bars and nightclubs that happen to have retro games spread throughout. No, these are definitely arcades that happen to serve adult beverages. I've only been to a few such places, so my experience is anecdotal, but the games are not 'spread throughout', they are packed into every square inch of available space. (with drink holders!) Dave and Busters or some similar establishment probably qualifies as what you are describing, but I've never been so can't really say. > But the arcades started dying when somebody had the silly idea that people wanted to play cockpit games or big interactive games for more than double the price. You're right about the industry killing itself though, and it happened exactly how you say. The folks running the companies saw $ and forgot their core audience. Arcades were about putting your quarter up next and then schooling some cocky punk in Tekken, not paying $5 for an interactive single player movie where you can sort-of shoot some barrels or dinosaurs. Anyway, these new places aren't for kids, they're for people like me (us?) who grew up with arcades but now love beer. And it's great!