Dragon's Lair Fans - Arcade Lifestyle
General Chat => Meetings, Exhibition, Events... => Topic started by: ckong on June 16, 2012, 09:55:31 PM
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Last wednesday evening I was able to visit Barcade at 388 Union Avenue in Brooklyn. I had read some mixed reports about this bar, but I was positively surprised and I think that it´s a nice place. Remember, it´s not meant to be an arcade, but a themed bar. And the theme of this bar is classic games. I spoke with a guy from Chicago who grew up in that Brooklyn neighbourhood and he told me that themed bars are hot.
I was there at about 8.30 PM and there were already quite some people, male and female, and some of them enjoyed playing the games. The music was great and there really was a good atmosphere. The bar offers a choice of about 30 different American draft bears, and after I picked one (I believe it was called Fishermen´s brew) and changed a fiver for some coins, I went to play a few games. Most games played pretty good, but in the Galaga cab was a 60-in 1. That was a pity.
Anyway, I had some good fun and I left at about 10 PM as I had promissed not to be back at the hotel too late. The area where the Bar is situated doesn´t look like the best part of Brooklyn but fortunately the subway is only about 100 meters away from it. I recommend a visit if you happen to be in the neighbourhood.
Here are some photo´s that I took (made in the dark without flash to catch the atmosphere, so a bit rough):
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Nice ! Looks a lot like the one in Jersey city ;)
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Cool place :)
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Thanksmformthe pics Erik.
It seems like they have got some new arcades sience I have been there.. (07-2011)
And the marquee light in Tapper dosent work either.. :D
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Hi,
thanks for the pics. The selection of games is really good IMHO. Would love to play that Contra. And I love this industrial style of the bar :)
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So simple place with a great atmosphere, thanks for sharing. ;)
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Nice report Erik - thanks for sharing :spaceace:
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I want a Barcade T-shirt! did you get one for you?
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I want a Barcade T-shirt! did you get one for you?
Nope, didn´t think of it. :o
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If they have them they advertise them VERY badly because I didn't see any in Jersey City either......
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They are all hanging on the wall above the cabs.
Like some kind of arcade mosquito, you were probably too attracted by the bright lights of the cabs to notice.
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Ahhhh:
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Can't remember seeing them, would have to check my pics.....no I think I only did video: http://youtu.be/zultewP-qDk
Oops, I think I see one shirt just after I "entered" the building....indeed my focus was on something else :P