Looking for someting to do today other then busch gardens.


Is there some huge arcade in richmond worth driving due from norfolk?

 

not at all man. Nothing here but piddly mall arcades. I've been looking for years now. Sorry dude. I think the era of the arcade is finished

 

I don't know anything either besides malls and bowling alleys.

 

only time ive seen a bigass dedicated arcade was in roanoke. that place was nuts.

 

Go to BG..ride the Griffon. then leave.

 

uh, yeah... the arcade boom went out quick in richmond around 2002/2003. personally, i haven't been to any of them since i stopped playing mvc2 and ddr.

but there were a few places that i remember (most of them being those "piddly mall arcades"):

- fun company inside chesterfield town center. not sure if that one is still open.
- putt-putt golf and games on midlothian. probably still smells of vomit and woodchips while everything you touch is sticky.
- break point games inside the basement of the vcu student commons. i'm pretty sure that it's closed for summer break.

 

what do you expect when games cost like $1.5-2 per play these days. The good old days of playing street fighter and MK for 25 cents are when arcades were worthwhile.

 

Check out G-Force Karts if you're bored.

 

Don't forget Alpengeist

 

the place in chesterfield town center is now a military recuriting office. putt putt golf is still there on midlothian tho. But if your lookin for a big arcade place I heard there is a Dave and Busters up in NOVA.