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    Old North Arcade

    4.0 (107 reviews)
    InexpensiveBars, Arcades
    Open 4:00 pm - 12:00 am (Next day)

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    OLD NORTH ARCADE ATMOSPHERE

    What's the vibe?
    Moderate noise
    Divey
    Casual
    Outdoor seating

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    Gross walls under the hand dryer!!

    If I could rate zero stars I would !! The only saving grace about this place is SOME of the staff is nice. This place is honestly so nasty!! Also they closed so early what the heck is up with that! The drinks are too sweet and everything is so sticky. I don't think the bathrooms have been cleaned in months, I had to take a picture. Gross! Do better !!!

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    Dan W.

    I stopped in today for my first time to play some games and try some of the new pizza they started selling a couple weeks ago. The games are awesome, as they have many of the old classics. For those of us who go way back to remembering spending tons of quarters on this games, this place is a blast. They even have a vault, with ONE game in it....TRON. How perfectly fitting for an arcade. As for the pizza....wow is it good. I had the pepperoni Detroit style pizza. The sauce was spicy, the crust was soft on the inside and crunchy on the outside. They even top off every pizza with extra sauce, pecorino romano and basil. This is truly some great pizza.

    Arah K.

    Old North Arcade, sometimes affectionately called "the barcade" is a wonderful, nostalgic hangout spot where you can sip from a variety of themed drinks while playing your favorite arcade or console games. The bar has a decent selection of drafts and and even better assortment of themed beverages from starter Pokemon to Mario characters, the teenage mutant ninja turtles, and even Loki from the MCU. Most of the games are free (air hockey and a few others cost a few dollars) and in warm weather there are outdoor tables for larger groups.

    Aubrey L.

    Old North Arcade was a really fun experience. We went for my friends 21st birthday and had a pretty good time. I really appreciated that they enforced the mask mandate. They have a menu of drinks that are named after different video games and movies. I found that the drinks were so sweet that I couldn't finish them, and they often made my stomach hurt. I did however really appreciate that they made my friend and our entire friend group a free cupcake shot for her 21st birthday which were delicious! The staff were nice and most of the games were free to play. The only issue was that there were times where people would not leave a specific game for extended periods of time and you had to ask them if they were going to finish up soon so others could play. Make sure that you bring $1 bills to this bar so you can play games but I would recommend it was fun! It would make a great cute date!

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    Stephanie L.

    Pretty positive experience. Drinks were pretty good and the selection of games was nice! I especially liked that there was an air hockey table and skee ball. I was looking forward to the cocktails but they were a little bit uncreative to me? They were pretty and very cleverly named, but a bunch of them just seemed to be long islands in disguise. I will say i'm here for any beverage that features gushers though so that was a plus.

    Richard S.

    Very nice classic arcade with pinball with a great staff, drink selection and pizza as well.

    Ruth R.

    Its a a bit a hole in the wall. It's rather dark inside. Anyway, there are several rooms full of old arcade games. There is a large outdoor seating area as well. drinks menu is fun with various drinks named after video games characters. I had Save The Princess it came with gummy peach slices & my husband had the TMNT The Secret of The Booze which came with gushers. I'm not an arcade type of person but it was fun. We had a fun little time.

    Isac K.

    Old North Arcade is a hip bar-cade with great drinks, awesome bartenders, and countless arcade games. The bar has several consoles set up for you to play fun multi-player games with your friends, or with strangers (soon-to-be friends)! The place has a life-size poster of Carbonite Han Solo next to the bar, and a cool outdoor patio where you can relax, talk to friends at a table, or play some fun outdoor games! The bar has almost every game you can imagine, and now feature a new addition with the adjacent building being connected with plenty more games! Dance dance revolution, pacman, Super Smash Brothers, you name it!

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    Travis P.

    The entertainment was Fun!! Playing old game! Go watch my video for the full review on my YouTube page. https://youtu.be/xwn0jN_w8qk

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    8 months ago

    Came by last night. Super packed but had a great time. Games are a kinda banged up and a little dingy

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    This is THE Barcade. Atmosphere is spot on, all the staff is extremely friendly, and the cocktails are delicious.

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    awesome I go every month love the atmosphere the employees are so nice creative cocktails and mocktails

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    Fun games. Cool drinks. Good spot to hang. If you go early there can be a lot of kids inside. Go later for more adult vibes

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    Loved it! Great atmosphere, fun drinks, attentive service and awesome classic game selections.

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    Combat Ops Entertainment-Columbus

    Combat Ops Entertainment-Columbus

    3.5
    (45 reviews)
    8.3 mi

    This wasn't just laser tag, this was laser war! What a great time! I came here with my fiance and…read moretwo other friends for the first time and we had an absolute blast! There are three different "theaters" or "maps" you can play in, and they rotate. One is set up like an office, another like a house (complete with real parked cars), and another is a warehouse. The guns are modeled after the characteristics of real guns (shotgun has wider field of fire but shorter range, pistol is more accurate with shorter range, P90 has full automatic with a functional scope, etc). And the guns are heavy too; similar to real weapons. Next, you get assigned a "mission" each time. We played four rounds total: free for all, team deathmatch, split team deathmatch (half of your team starts on the far side of the map, half on the near side), and "traitor" where one person on each team is chosen as the traitor and it's your job to eliminate everyone on both the other team as well as your team. I was chosen as the traitor for my team, so I had to subtly try and pick off my own teammates. I should mention that friendly fire is active ALL THE TIME in every type of match. You get 10 lives per match, and a limited amount of ammo too (although the ammo limit was never a problem). Matches have a 16 minute time cap. After our first two rounds we were lucky enough that there was a kids' birthday party there, so we got to play some 10 vs 10 matches too. This made the matches pretty hectic but a lot of fun. I think ideally I would like to do these with 7 or 8 per side. Pricing is a little steep but not so bad that I won't be back. It's $5 or 6 for a membership, which is good for a year. Then you have to choose to buy either 4 or 8 matches in a package. It was $24 for 4 matches or $34 for 8 (if you buy the membership). And you can use those matches any time over the course of a year. There is also a basic drink/bar area where you can grab a beer or pop if you want. There might've been some standard bar foods (hot dogs/nachos) there as well, but we didn't check it out. If you choose not to buy a membership, you can buy either 3 or 6 matches, but you have to use them all up on that visit or they're lost. I forget the prices of these because we did the membership. They also have special "event" pricing for groups that you can do, but the downer here is that you have to pay as a single unit and then rely on everyone else to pay back the person paying. Membership fees are waved during that time for everyone, and they're unlimited play. Overall this was a real good time. One thing I would have liked to see was some sort of scoreboard/ranking outside of the arena that would show you how many kills/deaths/team kills each person had. I'll definitely be back, and next time I'll bring more friends along.

    Ordered tickets about a month ago, I got a broken foot so I called them and I asked to…read morereschedule... they told me to just come in whenever we can and we can either move the date or just play that day. Came in today around 8 PM today and I couldn't even play because I was told I wasn't even in the system even tho they have looked up my name previously when I rescheduled? so there goes my $75 down the drain

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    Game Arena

    Game Arena

    4.3
    (11 reviews)
    5.4 mi

    This is a tough review for me because clearly this is a locally owned small business who cares…read moreabout the quality of their guests experiences. I did not have a good experience but I'm confident that these issues can and will be resolved. So with optimism, I share this review. I was looking for a unique daddy date for my 3rd child who thanks to Covid(sucks) has missed out on two birthday parties(20% of his birthdays). I saw a Groupon that allowed you to play for several hours for cheap. My son(10) called to verify what games were available and was told "we have all of the major titles". That's also when I realized that kids don't make phone calls. It was like learning to drive for him. I digress. When we arrived there was a special even better than the Groupon so I bought 30 hours or so for future visits. The staff was kind and at our request gave a tour. The problem began when we tried to play. There were fewer titles than we expected and we couldn't get logged in. Technical problems are to be expected but after 20 minutes, the staff member said "it's been doing this all day"....Oof. You knew about the issue when I called earlier... Additionally, and this makes sense, we needed logins for the games themselves. Which we don't have. 45 minutes in we had played a couple of rounds of a first person shooter that we were wildly outmatched in. And it was the only game we could get logged in to. My son was a trooper. Each time it became evident the game he wanted wasn't working he would say "let's try this one dad" and unfortunately, no go. Eventually I had to pull the plug and scramble to find something else. Full refund and bailed. That one experience was brutal. But I just don't think that it's conducive of the typical experience. If you are an avid gamer in the genres they have, with your logins, on a good server day. You will have a 4-5 star day I'll bet my bottom dollar. Alas, not us. Alas, not us.

    Nice to see some LAN centers/cyber cafe back in Columbus. Facility is very spacious and clean…read more Super friendly staff and the systems are all respectable with GTX 1060 video cards. Food area looks good too. I didn't have a chance to try and of the air fried dishes, but I can say that the Orange Creme bubble tea was very legit. $7 an hour to rent a system, or higher price points at a discount for 6+ hours. Nice to know hours roll over between visits so you're not buying fresh if you didn't use all your credits up on a previous visit.

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    Game Arena

    4.3
    (9 reviews)
    1.5 mi

    We went into Game Arena with the highest hopes of having an amazing esports experience. Our group…read moreof six bought an hour and got an extra hour free, which sounded like a great deal. Unfortunately, we spent more time troubleshooting and trying to get the games to work than actually playing. Half of our group eventually just gave up and sat around chatting. That said, the food and drinks were absolutely the star of the show -- everything we ordered was fantastic and honestly the saving grace of the visit. Game Arena has a lot of potential and could be an incredible spot if the tech side was more reliable and smooth. Until then, it's more of a cool place to grab a bite and hang out than a true gaming destination.

    Cool place to do gaming with friends! Free parking on the street on Sundays in this area is a plus…read more I parked in the gateway garage since I had no idea until my friend told me. Walking in, there were a number of people playing on PCs and on the consoles. Not overly busy for a Sunday night. But Seems the wait to use a console could be long as there aren't as many of those to use. They do have USB plugs if you want to bring your own controllers for the PCs. Had no idea about this as Im not the best on mouse and keyboard. PCs do seem to run super well for fast paced battle royale. Only issue is that the PCs don't have that many games. It's mostly popular ones but they don't all work for some reason. You can use the steam accounts on their system but logging into our own gave us trouble. Also, my friend had issues with his mouse and headphones. He had to keep flagging down staff to help him out. They are very accessible but this was kind of inconvenient. It's a cool space to hang though! They have a bar area and an upstairs area. You could honestly just come in to eat and get drinks without actually gaming. Food was good! My friends and I all got boneless wings. They are huge! It's a lot for the price. Korean fried chicken flavor wasn't at all Korean to me. But it tasted good. I added some fries and it came in a huge basket. Great prices in general! Even got a couple beers under $7 each. You order the food at the bar then they deliver it to you at your computer. They've got takeout containers if you need 'em too. Prices weren't bad. It was $15 for 3 hours and there's a time clock on the PC. They have monthly memberships if you come here a lot. This place wasn't here while I was at OSU. I'm glad they added it to the campus activities!

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    Level One Bar + Arcade

    Level One Bar + Arcade

    4.3
    (117 reviews)
    6.9 mi
    $$

    For my 1100th review, I am going to write about my amazing experience at Level One Bar+ Arcade!…read more I promised my brother a surprise during our trip to Columbus, OH if he passed his insurance agents license. He passed, so I took him to Level One Bar+ Arcade. I did it to have some brother bonding time. Its been years since either one of us had stepped into an arcade and really spent hours playing in one. Some of our fondest memories together occurred while playing video games and in video arcades. Thus, it was wonderful to relive those moments together and create new memories at another video arcade. Really cool place, ambience definitely is a cool classical arcade that just happens to have a bar inside. Tons of games here! You can find all the classics, Street Fighter 2, Mortal Kombat, Mortal Kombat 2, etc. Talk about memories... i remember playing Street Fighter 2 and Mortal Kombat at arcades when I was in grade school. I got go relive memories when I played X-Men the Arcade Game, a game I beat at an arcade when I was in middle school. The only disappointment was with Rampage. I jumped for joy when I saw it! I loved playing as either George, Ralph, or Lizzie as gigantic monsters devouring the worlds population and destroying cities when i was younger! Alas! It was not operable! My years away from playing video games showed my rusty skills. I used to be a beast in games, i did alright but man have my skills deteriorated since college. Again, we played for hours, and had a great time together. We did not spend a lot of money, all non-pinball games are free. We also did play some pinball games like The Walking Dead, and You Only Live Twice. Level One Bar+ Arcade made our last night in Columbus, a wonderful night. I definitely recommend coming here!

    One of my favorite places ever. Good games and great drinks. My favorite is the princess peachread more

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    My brother playing James Bond, You Only Live Twice. which is inaccurate.. since most pinball games give you three balls (lives).
    My brother playing James Bond, You Only Live Twice. which is inaccurate.. since most pinball games give you three balls (lives).
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    Dave & Buster's Hilliard

    Dave & Buster's Hilliard

    2.8
    (169 reviews)
    5.9 mi
    $$

    Over 15 minutes at the bar to get someone to take my drink order (I'm not a wave my arms or call…read moresomebody over kind of guy... It's a bar for crying out loud, they should be looking to take drink orders ...). Plenty of staff (seemingly) but they pointedly ignored me while taking orders from a steady stream of walk ups. Asked for a menu with the beer; waited another 15 minutes and finally decided that I actually DID need to be a call somebody over kind a guy. My empty beer glass stayed empty, as nobody thought to ask me if I wanted another, not even the server who brought me my food order. I was eventually asked if I needed anything, after I'd finished my food. The wings and fries were decent, and the grandkids had a blast playing the games, so my initial 1-star review became a 2-star review.

    What a fun night with the family! We came here to celebrate my birthday as I had mentioned in…read morepassing that I had never been here before. Very cool experience! The food was good! We ordered pretzels and nachos for apps. They have a happy hour that goes from 5-7p so we took advantage of that. They run a lot of game and food combos which is what the family chose to do. My half rack of ribs were fantastic. I would compare it to upscale bar food. Our server seemed relatively new. She had a hard time with the IPad and taking our orders. My wife tried ordering an Aperol Spritz which was on the menu but had some ingredients to asked not to be part of the drink, and she brought out a glass of just Aperol. The manager stopped by our table and we walked away with a free appetizer and a complimentary 100 chips, which was very kind. All in all, I don't have any complaints. The games were all fun. There were a lot of interactive and multiplayer games which was a lot of fun for the family. Do yourself a favor and take your family to Dave & Buster's the next time you're looking for something fun to do with the whole family!

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