Member: mclemore
Rated Games
| Game | Overall Score |
Fun | Like | Fun (social) |
Fun (solo) |
Collectible | Technical | Gameplay | Graphics | Originality | Sound & Music |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Black Widow
(1982) Type: Videogame |
4.33 | 4.40 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4.25 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 |
|
Cannon Fire
(1934) Type: Pinball |
2.00 | 0.50 | - | - | 2 | 2 | 2.00 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
|
Centipede
(1980) Type: Videogame |
4.35 | 4.20 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4.50 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 |
|
Challenger
(1960) Type: Arcade |
3.27 | 3.40 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3.00 | 4 | 3 | - | - |
|
Computer Space
(1971) Type: Videogame |
4.39 | 4.25 | 5 | 2 | - | 5 | 4.50 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 |
|
Defender
(1981) Type: Videogame |
4.00 | 4.00 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4.00 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 |
|
Dig Dug
(1982) Type: Videogame |
4.35 | 4.20 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4.50 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 |
|
Dragon's Lair
(1983) Type: Videogame |
3.93 | 3.60 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4.25 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
|
Galaga
(1981) Type: Videogame |
3.80 | 4.60 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3.00 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
|
Pong
(1972) Type: Videogame |
4.67 | 4.25 | 4 | 5 | - | 4 | 5.00 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
|
Rampart
(1990) Type: Videogame |
4.45 | 4.40 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4.50 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 |
|
Sea Wolf
(1976) Type: Videogame |
3.55 | 3.60 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3.50 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
|
Shoot the Duck - Hunter Shooting Gallery
(1949) Type: Arcade |
2.46 | 2.80 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2.00 | 2 | 3 | 2 | - |
|
Star Wars
(1983) Type: Videogame |
4.80 | 4.60 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5.00 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
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Xevious
(1982) Type: Videogame |
2.98 | 3.20 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2.75 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
Rated Locations
| Name | Address | Rating | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neon Retro Arcade | Pasadena, California, United States | 4/5 | This place is near my house. It's a small quaint neighborhood location, for kids of all ages. Update: I haven't been since before Covid. |
| Museum of the Game (HQ) - Test Entry | Pasadena, California, United States | 5/5 | This is a test |
| Barcade Los Angeles (Highland Park) | Los Angeles, California, United States | 5/5 | Pretty place focused around a bar and a ton of carefully selected classic games. Clearly professionally run, with a great name and part of a small chain. |
| Barcadia | Cape Town, South Africa | 4/5 | I visited just before they opened. My kids played a pinball game while I chatted with the owner, who was really nice and enthusiastic. There aren't a lot of classic arcade games in Southern Africa, so this is a nice addition to the neighborhood! |
| Museum of Pinball (Banning) | Banning, California, United States | 5/5 | |
| Ground Kontrol Classic Arcade | Portland, Oregon, United States | 5/5 | |
| Game Terminal Super Arcade + Bar | Nashville, Tennessee, United States | 5/5 | This place is...massive. |
| Pinball Hall of Fame | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | 5/5 | A huge selection of pinball (and some videogames and EM), at a easy location on the south end of the Las Vegas Strip near the Las Vegas Sign and Mandalay Bay. Worth a visit, especially if you like seeing unusual pinball machines. |
| Dave & Busters - Arcadia, CA | Arcadia, California, United States | 5/5 | Dave and Busters is a well known national chain carrying modern video games (and redemption machines). This one is fairly close to my house, and my kids like it. |
| Dave & Busters - Irvine, CA | Irvine, California, United States | 5/5 | |
| Strong Museum of Play | Rochester, New York, United States | 5/5 | |
| Two Bit Circus | Los Angeles, California, United States | 5/5 | More modern, less classic. Lots of operator controlled VR attractions, etc. |
| Vigamus Video Game Museum | Roma (Rome), Italy | ||
| Eighty Two LA | Los Angeles, California, United States | ||
| Family Arcade LA | Los Angeles, California, United States | While I've been there, it's been a good 15-20 years since I've been there, so I don't feel like rating it now. | |
| Playland Arcade at Santa Monica Pier | Santa Monica, California, United States | ||
| Grinkers Grand Palace | Eagle, Idaho, United States | 5/5 | My family and I were amongst their last visitors. It was opened up for us late one night after they knew they were closing. It was splendid in its glory with just us, and I'm sure it would have been even more so when it was fully alive and roaring with a crowd. |
| Pacific Pinball Museum | Alameda, California, United States | ||
| Musee Mecanique | San Francisco, California, United States | 5/5 | Not a typical arcade, but instead with a heavy focus on antique mechanical games as well as coin-operated working models (moving mechanical shows). Musée Mécanique used to be located at the Cliff House, but its move some years back to Pier 45 put it in the middle of the action at Fisherman's Wharf. It's a unique experience, and if you like coin-operates machines worth a stop while in San Francisco. |
| Museum of Soviet Arcade Games | Moscow, Russia | 5/5 | It's really fun to see a different world of electro-mechanical and coin-operated video games from the Soviet era. I visited in October 2019. Hopefully the world settles down sooner rather than later. Until then, I don't think they will be getting many Western visitors... |
| Museum of Soviet Arcade Games | St Petersburg, Russia | 5/5 | It's really fun to see a different world of electro-mechanical and coin-operated video games from the Soviet era. I visited in October 2019. Hopefully the world settles down sooner rather than later. Until then, I don't think they will be getting many Western visitors... |
| Coin-Op Game Room, Gaslamp | San Diego, California, United States | 3/5 | Well located in the Gaslamp (tourist bar area) of San DIego, this is a bar first and center. It has a decent selection of both pinball and video games (separated into different areas). It has also has a few cute retro display cases in the back (but not worth a trip in themselves). No one is admitted under 21 years of age. |
| The Bay Arcade | Newport Beach, California, United States | 3/5 | A small arcade that was in a tourist area. |
| Retro Video Game Museum (at The Gamesmen video game store) | Penshurst, Australia | 3/5 | It was cute and I was happy to make the side trip from Sydney. It's console oriented though, not coin-op oriented. |
Added Locations
| Name | Address |
|---|---|
| Museum of the Game (HQ) - Test Entry | Pasadena, California, United States |
| Neon Retro Arcade | Pasadena, California, United States |
| Vigamus Video Game Museum | Roma (Rome), Italy |
| Museum of Pinball (Banning) | Banning, California, United States |
| Strong Museum of Play | Rochester, New York, United States |
| Barcade Los Angeles (Highland Park) | Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Barcade Detroit | Detroit, Michigan, United States |
| Museum of Soviet Arcade Games | Moscow, Russia |
| Museum of Soviet Arcade Games | St Petersburg, Russia |
| The Bay Arcade | Newport Beach, California, United States |
| Retro Video Game Museum (at The Gamesmen video game store) | Penshurst, Australia |
Added Location Chains
| Name |
|---|
| Barcade |
Owned Locations
| Name | Address |
|---|---|
| Museum of the Game (HQ) - Test Entry | Pasadena, California, United States |
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