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    Player 1 Arcade

    4.8 (53 reviews)
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    Sarah M.

    This place is a gem! Awesome spot to sit and chat, have a drink, & play some games. We had a blast.

    Rusty W.

    Great place to chill, drink beer and play some pinball. They have around 15 tables and a dozen arcade games. Last few times I've been a few tables were down, but they swap them out often. Staff is friendly and crowd is a mix. They have a few snacks, but BYO food. Tacos are great next door. Must try!

    Monday nights they have tournaments!
    K E.

    GREAT beer choices, pinball and arcade games.. bring quarters!!! Or the games take tokens. Way more intimate fun for adults and kid friendly during the day.. Weekly pinball tournaments.. we love this place !!!

    Shannon D.

    What a rad little spot! All but two games were in service, everything was a dollar to play or maybe a little more for some games, and the painted murals in the back hallway and in the bathrooms were STUNNING. So incredibly well done! Great beer options, but there is no food/snacks that we noticed. The owner was friendly; this place has been open for 3 years. Would highly recommend stopping by for some pinball games!

    Too many pinball machines to count!!
    Nate A.

    If you like old school arcade games and more pinball machines than you can imagine then you'll love this place. So many fun options to choose from including some of the classics and several newer themed pinball games. Oh and they have excellent craft beer choices both on tap and in bottles/cans, and the bartenders are always willing to give you a good beer recommendation or two. Reasonably priced HH specials and combine that with a token Thursday promo they have and this place is a hidden gem right in the heart of Surprise.

    Megan A.

    Came in with my husband for the first time and we loved it! Solid beer menu with fun craft options at reasonable prices and great game options as well. I played multiple rounds of pinball and he did the same, plus several arcade games. The bartender was friendly and checked back on us to refill our drinks. There were a handful of other adults plus a few families there too but it wasn't crazy loud and still a perfect fun daytime date for us. We'll definitely return again either alone or with our kids.

    Claire G.

    I love Player 1!!! I have visited twice now, and it's definitely somewhere I could become a regular. The vibe is really laid back, and there's quite a lot of decent games to play. Beer selection is excellent. Their decor is really fun, it's worth it to check out the amazing themed bathrooms!

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    Jimmy G.

    Cool new place in surprise! Old skool arcade with beer taps! Lots of games to play and lots of pinball too!! Friendly staff to boot! Giving five stars even though they don't have two of my favorite games, tempest and Mickey Thompson's off-road racing. But! They have super astroids and Mortal Kombat! I'd also like to see defender and missile command but who knows? Maybe they'll get them?? I'll be back!

    Old school
    Dave M.

    The place is fantastic, I went there today with a friend and we took the journey down memory lane together. After selecting a cold frosty from the " extremely clean" bar, we made our way over to the change machine and got our tokens. The place is dimly lit, a perfect atmosphere for gaming. If you're looking to kill a few hours and maybe have a beer or wine spritzer, support this small business and have some fun! I'll be back!

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    Pat B.

    It was my first time going to this place. The owner was very friendly and informative. We will be back.

    Stopped into the arcade to check it out. My husband loved the beer selection. The pinball machine were really fun.
    Nina D.

    Stopped into the arcade to check it out. My husband loved the beer selection. The pinball machine were really fun. Everyone that worked here were really nice and helpful.

    Love the pinball display screens!
    Roman K.

    If you like the 80s and a chill environment, Player 1 Arcade is the place! It's definitely one of the gems of Surprise!

    Stephen C.

    Cool place to hang out! Fun games, good atmosphere, friendly staff. They have old school games like Donkey Kong, Galaga, Final Lap, Pac-Man, etc. Plus a bunch of exciting pinball machines! Four of us only spent $20 in a little over one hour. Surprise really needed a place like this for us to hang out! We will definitely come back!

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    3 months ago

    One dollar a game.......forget it! The games suck and the place is dirty and run down. staff is rude. i wont be back.

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    11 months ago

    Awesome retro cozy spot. Kind staff. Great spot to burn some quarters and about half an hour to an hour of time.

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    11 months ago

    Nice atmosphere and great pinball selection. Bring your quarters, you will enjoy the choice of games to play

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    1 year ago

    can you tell me how much money for 7 people and I can tell this arcade is good from the pictures

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    3 years ago

    Great time. Company sponsored event was was more fun than would've thought. If you grew up in the 80's you'll have fun!

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    Fun place , had a great time and the bar tender (the downstairs one) was really great.

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    3 years ago

    Cool casual place to have a drink and play some pinball what more could you ask for? Love this place.

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    3 years ago

    Not as many options as we thought there would be but definitely has great vibes and options of beer!

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    Really cool place and great concept! Fun pinball machines and old school games! Great beer and drinks too. Fun for everyone.

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    Unfortunately, this place has changed & not for the better (I am sorry to say)…read more We had several issues. When we walked in, we purchased the bowling (amongst other things). The kids wanted to do that first so we walked straight to the bowling (right behind & in close proximity to the front desk). We had been told by the front desk gal we purchased from that the attendant manning the bowling area would get us set up, give us our balls, etc. We walked a few steps over there and it was obvious that employee could not help us as it appeared a lady had been hit in the face with a bowling ball or some other similar medical emergency. Understandably, the employee could not get us set up so we returned to the front desk to ask if that worker we had purchased bowling from could just hand us our balls. We figured since there were 4 lanes, maybe we could play in the one on the far left since incident occurred on the lane to the far right. We were told that we could not bowl (by another employee) due to the incident. We were told we would need to wait to play. I get it, but I wish we had been offered the option of a refund. No such offer. We decided then to go into the playground area, Ballocity, whilst waiting for this incident to clear. We were quite surprised to find that there were multiple buckets collecting water from a ceiling leak INSIDE THE PLAYGROUND AREA! This was completely unsanitary and poses multiple safety hazards (including, but not limited to, slipping and falling, kids playing in the disgusting water, etc.). To make matters worse, my youngest child advised me that there was tons of water on the ground up above in the top level of the play structure!!! Talk about unsafe. I climbed up there myself to validate what he had told me and sure enough it was correct. This entire play structure should be closed until this leaking water situation is corrected. Additionally, many of the games were out of order and not operational. The Sonic Basketball game would still take credits off of cards, but unfortunately, we soon realized that there are not even any balls in the game with which to play. Totally unfortunate. We did not even use all the credits we bought. We got out of there. I hope they are not going to go out of business soon. I am very concerned, from a business standpoint, that they may not be bringing in enough money to maintain their facility. PLEASE LOOK AT MY PHOTOS BEFORE YOU DECIDE TO BRING YOUR CHILDREN HERE.

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    2.7(41 reviews)
    7.7 mi
    $$
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    We came here and had a very fun, if expensive, day. This place has a very heavy Japanese influence…read morewith lots of claw games and some Japanese video games, lots of anime characters, and even Japanese food in a snack bar. There are billiards, and a bowling alley, Japanese karaoke, and spo-cha, an indoor sports area. There is a snack bar and a cocktail bar. It's definitely loud and flashy, with flashing lights everywhere. It felt like a gamble-free casino. We did an hour of bowling before having lunch. We were there at opening, so there was only one other lane being used. We are not regular bowlers, but we had a great time. For 1 hour of bowling and two shoe rentals it cost $42 ish dollars. We grab lunch about 11:30. We weren't able to get cocktails as the bar doesn't open until noon. We ordered a teriyaki burger, tater tots, gyoza, and a pepperoni pizza. The gyoza was really good, but the rest was your standard bowling alley/arcade fast food. We bought two $25 play cards. Different games and machines costs a certain amount of credits. We ran through those cards pretty quickly and refilled once. Some of those new Japanese video games are really fun! Cons: the cost adds up very quickly at this place. Be prepared to drop some money. Also our food experience wasn't great. I asked for a water cup and was told they're not allowed to give out water cups because there's a water fountain near the entrance. Water fountains gross me out. It wasn't like we hadn't spent almost $50 on food and my son did buy a soda. I really don't think it's too much to ask for a cup for water to drink while you eat. Also they called our number and we went to pick up the food they realized they never prepared the burger we ordered. So we got all of our food except the burger and had to wait for that. At the last minute they let us know that they were out of lettuce which was supposed to be on the burger. Wasn't a big deal but it would be nice to have what we ordered. Pros: this place is really fun. Although you will drop a dime or two, the payoff is big. It looked like almost everybody had gotten something from the claw machines. I only tried it once and didn't get anything, but we left with two large plushies, a medium plushie, a small plushie, and a sanrio lanyard. We also got enough tickets to get my son a Pop Killer brand t-shirt. We've ordered from PopKiller before, and those T-shirts are $32 each. So in the end, It kind of balanced itself out.

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