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Hometown Arcade - New Jersey
Unlimited retro gaming for all ages - where classic fun meets modern thrills!
4.6(5 reviews)
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arcades
entertainment
Pay $20 for unlimited access to all arcade games, pinball machines, and console gaming areas throughout the day.
Play a vast selection of vintage classics like Pac-Man and Donkey Kong, plus modern titles, shooting cabinets, and racing games.
Participate in high-score pinball tournaments and competitive events for arcade and console games.
Host birthday parties, gaming tournaments, and group events with dedicated tables, seating, and food-friendly areas.
Enjoy beer on tap and wine at the in-house bar, with a relaxed space to unwind between games.
Access PS5, Nintendo Switch, and Xbox consoles in a dedicated area for modern gaming experiences.
Unlimited retro gaming for all ages - where classic fun meets modern thrills!
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Hometown Arcade in Bloomfield, NJ, is a premier destination for gamers of all ages, offering an extensive collection of vintage and modern arcade games, pinball machines, and console gaming areas. With a $20 all-day pass for unlimited play, it's perfect for families, friends, and gaming enthusiasts looking to relive classic titles like Pac-Man and Tekken or enjoy new releases. Featuring a bar with beer on tap, party spaces, and a welcoming atmosphere, it's the ultimate spot for high-score tournaments, birthday parties, and nostalgic fun.
The staff was super friendly and attentive. This is a great place with old-school games you just can’t find anymore. I really enjoyed this location and everything they had to offer. The fun decor adds to the experience, and it’s a perfect spot to bring your kids and show them what we used to play growing up.
Mixed about this place. Wish I could give it a higher rating but it has it pros and cons. Avid hardcore gamer. 90s kid. Loved the arcades back then. Loved them know. There are pros about this place, it's HUGE and in addition to their incredible arcade selection, it has a shooting cabinets and driving arcade games which are huge win in my book, this includes the racing bucket style games. Many others games including DDR and pinball games are also avaliable. $20 all day is a reasonable price. The size of this place is a huge, it can get crowded but there is always a place to take a seat and one can also bring your own food to eat. Just having a table and seat to relax from gaming, and munch on snacks is a huge win in my book. Not sure why everyone complains about the parking because there is huge paid garage next door. It has 3 dining tables with plenty of seating which is fantastic for pizza parties. Great place but there are cons. Cons. Staff can be hit or miss unfortunately. I get it. Young staff, just here to clock in and clock out. But service and hospitality matters when others excel at it, specially in a small niche market such as this. One young receptionist was pretty much outside vaping all the time, I reported an issue with the Tekken cabinet and it was still not fixed/working properly the next day. It was like any reports of issues fell on deaf ears. Owner or Bossman was nowhere to be seen on both days I attended to, as I had questions to host a Tekken or SF tournament as I saw some issues below: Console gaming area is extremely limited/small and very awkward. Not enough seating for a large crew of gamers. In addition one is unable to connect your own peripherals which was very unfortunate as the staff would not accommodate. I could not use my own headset or my own fighting stick controller. Had to deal with the crazy loud noise of kids running around and operate with a greasy dirty controller that they provided. Very unfortunate. Overall. Great place but improvement in staff reception and customer service is definitely recommended. Modern console gaming area needs to be upgraded in order to host modern gaming tournaments as the lack of options are just not there.
Took a day trip over to NJ to try out the local hometown arcade. It's filled with lots of vintage arcade games and even new releases. They offer a video console gaming area, if you prefer that to the arcade machines. It's $20 for all day entry. You get a wrist band and all games are unlimited. All you have to do is push start!! The manager, Izzy let us know that they promote high score pinball tournaments. They do provide a website. This place is worth checking out and spending the day with friends and family. You can come and go in case you want to go grab a bite to eat, you can even bring the food back to the arcade and eat in the little cafe area. They are the only arcade that has an in house bar that offers beer on tap and wine. Go check this place out!!
I don't remember how I ran across this place but I decided to try it out. It's about 20min away and the reviews seemed to be all positive. They have a lot of the games I used to play as a teenager back in the 90s so it was very cool to see them again. Really took me back. Classics like: Pacman, donkey kong, galaga, frogger, Mario Bros, the Simpsons, TMNT, crazy taxi, DDR, X-Men , etc. Good selection. $20 all you can play is awesome and you be there for hours. I went in 2 hours before closing but I could have definitely spent more time if I had gone earlier. I understand these are old machines but it was a bummer that some of the ones I wanted to play didn't work properly. The joystick wouldn't work or pressing button didn't register. I was trying to play the hockey game but it didn't work. The pinball machines are cool and I would have played there longer but I happen to visit on a day they were doing a tournament. I believe you can bring outside food in and there are few tables but I believe they're for parties. They have a bar area but I didn't really see if they served drinks. I'd like to go again as I did have a good time with the games I played. Easy 5 stars if all the arcades worked properly. Bar open now and you can bring in outside good. Most machines fixed and staff is great. 5 stars
This was one of the best gaming places I’ve been too! Dave and busters is always so crowded and malls with arcades are too, plus much more expensive if you want to stay longer than an hour or play more games. And the games are actually fun with lots of variety! This is $20 per person entering and you can play any/all of their games all day! I was so happy to see so many games I used to play on my gameboy like Tetris and Donkey Kong. I loved playing Tekken and Mortal Kombat and DDR with my friend! They had a really fun hockey game (similar to fooseball), a classic air hockey setup with pucks and even more modern games like using the PS5, Nintendo switch, and Xbox. It was a lot of fun for us to play one of their shooting / storyline games (see “House of the Dead” video) because normally you need to keep paying to win/ continue but since it’s free all day we could finally finish the storyline! They also have classic board games like Chutes and Ladders and Operation, but also interesting board games I’ve never seen before. There were some machines out of order but still so many fun games available even skeeball! You need to come here while the price is still so low!
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