I visited on Father's Day, and dads got in free, which made for a great bonus…read more If you enjoy classic arcade games, this place is well worth a visit. For about $13, you get unlimited free play all day, making it an excellent value. The arcade is a little smaller than some of the other Free Play locations, but it's packed with classic games from the '80s, '90s, and early 2000s, along with a nice selection of pinball machines. There's a full-service bar and food menu. I didn't try the food, but the drinks were reasonably priced. My only complaint is that there aren't many places to set down a drink while playing, so it can feel a bit cramped when it's busy. The arcade is tucked away in an older shopping center, so it's easy to miss if you aren't looking for it. Even with the Father's Day crowd, the staff stayed busy while remaining friendly and the restrooms were clean. Overall, it's a fun and affordable place to spend a few hours, whether you're reliving your childhood or introducing someone else to classic arcade games.

Free Play is fun and a great bargain in my opinion at 13 dollars a person per entry. You can stay…read moreas long as you'd like and continue playing games, all in free play mode! There are a variety of games- PacMan, a foosball like hockey game, racing games, pinball, frogger, shooting games, old classics like Fix-it-Felix, DDR, shooting hoops, skee ball and more! It's relatively clean and employees come help is something is glitchy or a ball is stuck in the basketball game, for example. They play music at an appropriate volume (this place is way less deafening than cidercade, and less crowded too!). I've never had food/ alcohol here so can't speak to that. It's definitely a great place to go, especially with a buddy, to get competitive and just unwind a little! My only complaint- the arrows in DDR are not very sensitive and tend to stick a little on their machines. It's very hard to adjust the initial difficulty level because the DOWN arrow on both sides of their machine is so not-receptive to touch you have to jump on it with intense force to move it from basic to more difficult. I'm actually pretty good at DDR and kept getting BOOS from arrows I was hitting. So just don't come here specifically for a DDR marathon and you won't be disappointed. Everything else was in good working order!

This is my favorite arcade! The space has so many more games than you would expect, and they have…read morefood and drinks to boot!

I was surprised at how few old school games that they had. $12.50 to play child's games sucked. I…read moreleft after about thirty minutes.

We had a blast at Activate games. I wasn't sure what I was getting into at the time, but I'm glad…read morewe checked it out. My only regret was that I was wearing flip flops when we visited so I wasn't as light footed as I should have been. Overall it was a fun experience. The various matches and missions as a team or against other players in your group is a lot of fun. We really liked the hoops, lasers, and jumping on the colors. I will say an hour can go by pretty fast! The onboarding experience can be a bit frustrating, they do need to work some kinks out of that, but once you get past it, prepare fun some fast paced, sweating fun, for most ages. Overall a fun time. Might check out the one in our area sometime soon.

It's summer in Dallas, so we're staring at 94 degrees with 65% humidity. As much as I'd love to go…read morefor a hike or a bike ride that just isn't in the cards so what should we do? That is fun for the whole family? Activate! I can't believe how much fun my parents and nieces and nephew all had here the games were incredibly accessible, highly competitive, and so much fun. The staff was friendly, welcoming and helpful and 90 minutes is the perfect amount of time we worked up a good sweat, and every game was tons of fun.

We checked this place out recently and had a good time. The people at the front desk were friendly…read moreand informative. There are a variety of games and it's decently priced. My daughter had a blast. She collected enough tickets to win some cool prizes. Some of the games weren't working, but we got to enjoy most of them. It was a fun way to spend an hour or so.

I took my grandson to NickelRama a little over a week ago, while he was visiting from Ohio…read more Having never been, I had no expectations other than to think we were going to an "arcade." I had looked up NickelRama online just to verify that fact, and in so doing I read that all the arcade games were, go figure, a "nickel!" Anyhoo, what I did not realize was that NickelRama are a chain of "play for tickets" arcades, where one may then redeem the tickets for "prizes," akin to that which one might imagine winning at a carnival "Guess Your Age/Weight Booth," where number of prizes range from a stick of chewing gum or pencil topper on the low end to perhaps something electronic on the far upper end, depending on the number of tickets being redeemed. My grandson was fully aware of what we were getting into, as I quickly learned. After we made entry and each received our initial $10.00 purchase of 200 nickels, presented to us loose, in plastic cups, he immediately began searching the arcade for what he determined to be the game that would result in us accumulating the most tickets. This was not his first rodeo and he certainly knew the "name of the game" was quantity over quality, as far as ticket acquisition goes. The idea that we might challenge one another in some friendly video game mano a mano competition was quickly replaced by us challenging an electronically crafted gizmo to give up the most tickets possible, for later turn-in and prize procurement! As such was inevitable, he found THE game and thus, the challenge was on. It took us each about 45 minutes to burn through our 200 nickels. Well, I actually left the particular game and sought some variety of play, after about 160 or so nickels. That was short lived however, as I quickly realized my grandson's assessment was correct and the game to which he remained attached was the one that was most generous in spitting out tickets. Hence, I returned to sit beside him at the adjacent game and fed the remainder of my nickels into the machine. When our nickel cups were empty, I urged my grandson to walk about and seek out other possible games, but he quietly reminded me none were as generous as the one we'd just left. Still, I was seeking variety so, I enticed him with an additional cup of 100 nickels. He retrieved the cups and we began playing a game somewhat similar to THE game, but as he pointed out it just wasn't as lucrative. So, we went back to the machines we first sat at and fed. After a short period, we both were done and ready to feed our tickets into the Ticket Counters for tabulation. The ticket counters, booth count AND slice the tickets in half so they may not be reused/recounted. As our tickets were counted, he was declared the winner, by his count exceeding mine, by about 800 tickets! In total, we had a combined give or take 5300 tickets, with which he could now utilize to "shop" for prizes. With an "All-in" investment of just at $40, including the $5 entry fee for each of us to the NickelRama, he was able to get a tiny rubber eraser, a pair of large foam dice, and a plastic foam ball pop gun. In the end, I considered it money well spent, since the goal of the trip was to spend some quality time out with my grandson. He had fun and I had fun! He was shown that he was valued by my following his lead in our quest. And, he outperformed me in the acquisition of tickets! If you're looking to spend some time with your little ones and you want them to feel good about themselves, a NickelRama can fill that need! If you go, just keep in mind, that the quality is not in the prizes but in the time spent together! Live well. Be well. Cheers!

We had such a great time at Main Event for a birthday party! The pizza and wings were SO good, and…read moreeverything was really clean... even the bathrooms, which is always a plus! The Human Crane was definitely a HIT with the kids, and laser tag was so much fun! Derrick was great and helped make the experience even better. We had a great time and will definitely be back!

Went here 4 days in a row to do a company training, so this review is through the lens of an adult…read morewho used their meeting facilities. My company rented out a meeting room here 4 days in a row for days that stretched from 9am to 4pm. The big pluses here are that it's easy to find and the parking is free. The meeting room is like a plain corporate meeting space with a network connection and a partition divvying the space. While it wasn't the most stimulating place to sit all day, the ambient noise of people having fun and playing games is kind of amusing given the stark contrast of company gathering and all the fun brouhaha going on outside. Everyday of the meetings, we had steam trays of food brought for breakfast and lunch. The food was like kid-friendly versions of everything. For example, we had taco Tuesday, and the food was reminiscent of school cafeteria food. It wasn't bad, but something you definitely wouldn't want to eat everyday. The employees here were really nice and helpful, so the team here is solid. Whenever we had tech issues, someone was in right away to assist. The big irony here is that after the four days of training we got cards to enjoy ourselves with unlimited play for like an hour, but we were all too worn out to enjoy. So is the life of grown folks.

Moms hear me when I say this: the bathrooms are IMMACULATE. This truly matters when you have little…read morekids. We came here for a birthday party. The art is really fun. They have a few vintage arcade games and a couple of inflatables, too. This is the perfect party spot for kids 5-10. Definitely a terrific party spot!

RUDE- Shame on you. Your guy at the front after we PAID for gun upgrade, had the nerves to tell a…read more9 y/o "just use regular guns" and refused to give another one....only bcz the one he has was jammed

Monster Golf is located a stone's throw from Stonebriar Mall. This is our preferred Monster Golf…read morelocation for the course itself. The artwork and animatronics are spot-on, really creative and entertaining. They are proud of their designs, and each location is a little bit different. It's an indoor course you play under UV lights for the "glow in the dark" effect. We find it one of the more affordable mini golf courses ($13/adult, $11/child/senior). It must also be very well-maintained, because we've been coming in for 5+ years now and I have never once thought, "Oh, this part here is getting worn down" or is dirty or needs to be replaced. The staff is friendly and genuinely want you to have a good time. We occasionally avail ourselves of the mini bowling and arcade (there are price packages if you want to play multiple things), but the mini golf is our jam. Anyone sensitive to strobe-light effects will have to stay away, though.

We were looking for a place to spend an hour or so before heading to dinner and opted to check out…read moreMonster Mini Golf. This place is a gem! Can't remember last time I went to or saw an indoor mini golf place, but given that it was a bit warm that afternoon and it was October, indoor-monster-themed-mini-golf was the perfect mix. We really enjoyed the quick and simple layout of the course and more so, all the unique monster-themed paintings scattered throughout the course. Our little one had a great time and we did as well. After finishing the mini golf, we enjoyed their small arcade area and our son was able to get some cool monster-themed prizes with his tickets. I really liked the theme and how unique this place was, compared to the other kids places of this variety (Dave and Busters, Chuck E Cheese, etc). After our weekend in Frisco, Monster Mini golf was actually one of the highlights of the trip and the friendly staff made it all the better. If you're looking for a different, fun outing for you and the kids, go check out Monster Mini Golf.

KidMania does a great job with children's birthday parties. They have all kinds of climbing…read moreequipment, arcade games, rides, and food. My grandchildren loved it. They climbed on the mazes and road the cup merry go rounds. They played games and took pictures in the Photo Booth. We had pizza and cake. The pizza was very good and the kids enjoyed it. The people who helped organize the birthday parties were on top of things. We had a private room and everyone had a great time. I highly recommend KidMania for the children in your life.

We've been here twice and it's okay. Nothing special but keeps kids occupied for a bit when there's…read morenothing else to do. Floors and tables are sticky and dirty so be sure to bring wipes with you. They charge a sitting fee for adults so just be prepared for that. My friend and I were told by the check in girl if we are breathing in their AC, then we have to pay. Most likely won't be back. There are better indoor places in the area.

We have visited Ctrl V Plano twice and both times have been so much fun!…read more There are sooo many games to choose so everyone will find something they enjoy. There are even escape rooms. The staff is amazing at getting you all set up even if you have never experienced virtual reality, even with a group of older women lol. Definitely will go again!

Ok. Could have been better…read more We went for a birthday celebration. My son decided on the survival escape room. Escape room was fun. The experience was fun. I would love to give this place 5 stars. However, we paid for one hour. First issue was the names. They got one of the names wrong. They put Paul instead of Ethan. So no big deal. We waited around for a time while they fixed that. Then we started our adventure. We had fun BUT then as we solved the adventure, the VERY END was about to happen. We just did our very last objective aaaaaaand the screens went black. The girl said our time ran out. We looked at the clock for our escape room and it said 49 minutes. Which means they started the clock on our time 11 minutes before we started the game! Which caused us to miss the big ending! What a let down. And that also means they were running the clock the entire time we were just waiting while they tried to fix the name mistake that they made. By the way, they also spelled my name as Jejfff instead of Jeff but we let that one ago. I didn't feel like paying another 11 minutes just for them to fix that name too. I mentioned to the girl at the end that we didn't get to see the ending. We still should have 11 more minutes! But she just looked at me blankly and said "oh sorry". Sooooo. I wanted to like it. But I feel we were sort of jipped out of the escape room ending. UPDATE: We returned and the situation was resolved! We did a different escape room this time ("Alice" at the owners suggestion), and the experience was very cool. Our time was not cutoff, and we finished the room within the hour. Everyone was friendly and polite. We will be back for sure. Thanks for the resolution! The ooooonly complaint is that I would prefer the goggles to be more thoroughly cleaned between patrons using them. A few of us had that issue, blurry dirty goggles. But that's a minor complaint. Great job!

We had GOAT Gaming out for my sons's 13th birthday and the kids loved it! We had used another game…read moretruck in the past and GOAT ranks above them in every way. We will 100% use them again. Thank you for a great party!

We've hired GOAT gaming truck 2 years in a row for my son's birthday because he loves it. Byron was…read moreawesome both times. He was very patient with kids in a wide range of ages, setting up games they like and helping as needed. The truck is air conditioned and stays surprisingly cool in July. The kids all seem to have a blast, and parents can relax in the house knowing Byron's got it!