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    Carolina Arcade Museum

    4.9 (14 reviews)
    Closed 12:00 pm - 8:00 PM

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    Carolina Arcade Museum - Arcades Near Me - Forest City, North Carolina
    Carolina Arcade Museum - Arcades Near Me - Forest City, North Carolina
    Carolina Arcade Museum - Arcades Near Me - Forest City, North Carolina
    Carolina Arcade Museum - Arcades Near Me - Forest City, North Carolina
    Carolina Arcade Museum - Arcades Near Me - Forest City, North Carolina
    Carolina Arcade Museum - Arcades Near Me - Forest City, North Carolina
    Carolina Arcade Museum - Arcades Near Me - Forest City, North Carolina
    Carolina Arcade Museum - Arcades Near Me - Forest City, North Carolina
    Carolina Arcade Museum - Arcades Near Me - Forest City, North Carolina
    Carolina Arcade Museum - Arcades Near Me - Forest City, North Carolina
    Carolina Arcade Museum - Arcades Near Me - Forest City, North Carolina

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    Carolina Arcade Museum - Arcades Near Me - Forest City, North Carolina

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    Jesus S.

    We were in town and decided to do a little shopping and what teenager likes to go shopping so we found this cool little arcade close by that we can pay either $7 for one hour or $12 for the entire day and that's a no-brainer. The entire day is the deal to choose. This time around we got to meet the two owners and they were an absolute pleasure to speak with. Funny enough this is not just for kids. Grown adults will be transported back in time with some of the old arcade games as well as pinball that they have in this cool location. It seems like they had hundreds of games there and all the arcades are in great working condition. Everyone in the arcade younger old was having a great time and this is exactly what we would expect from a small town. What a genius idea for either kids to have fun with their parents or shopping or for the whole family to get together and enjoy a day of gaming and laughs. If you're in the area, we highly recommend you check this place out and if possible, speak with the owners, they're great people.

    Michael N.

    I love pinball and my kids love video games. If this sounds like you, come check this place out!! Okay - I know it's not The Asheville Pinball Museum (or the Appalachian sister Museum) but it's still a pretty neat place to spend an afternoon. For $6 an hour per person you can play on an hourly basis - otherwise $10 for kids and $12 for grown-ups for all day play. We were there four 4 hours and barely blinked - we were having such a blast! Not a big selection of what I would consider "good" pinball machines - and by that I mean ones that I personally would find appealing to play - that doesn't mean that you wouldn't like them. Probably my favorite was the World Cup Soccer one. Where this place is strong, is on the arcade game side - tons of gun games like Time Crisis, House of the Dead and Area 51. Lots of fighting games too - Rampage, X-Men, Ninja Turtles. There was this really addictive game called Toobin' too. I love free play style on games like these because we actually were able to beat House of the Dead and X-Men without having to spend $20 in quarters!! Star Wars Bathroom, Nintendo Stations, wall of Funko Pops, friendly staff, reasonable prices and lots of fun = pretty cool place!

    Tony R.

    So many vintage video machines and pinball machines. $12 adult entry allows you to play at your hearts content. This will be a go to place on those not so nice days. Owners seem to really enjoy the gaming industry's and take pride in all their machines. They said they will be constantly expanding as they add more and more games. Stay tuned!

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    This place is great! They have a good selection of vintage pinball and arcade games that was really fun. I would recommend spending a lot of time in there to play all the games. I actually got a high score on galaga 3 on the tabletop with 46100 points! Great staff who which was very nice and had a great knowledge of these games.

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    This place is so cool. I really appreciate how affordable it is. Add some cheezits to the snack bar and I'll give them 6 stars

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    Grown adults will be transported back in time with some of the old arcade games as well as pinball that they have in this cool location.

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    The Pit Indoor Kart Racing - We chose this muddier mystery at the escape room. There were others to choose from.

    The Pit Indoor Kart Racing

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    So we went here after Motorpro had a 5 hour wait. We had a great time and I believe an overall…read morebetter experience than we would have. I warn you, there is lots and lots of stairs everywhere since this is older warehouse. I expected to come into main area but it drops you onto racing floor and then there are more stairs to climb. We quickly registered and got signed up for gokart tickets. Instead of being a place that you have to look for specials, they bring them right to you. We signed up for 2 race special but changed our mind after first race. Although fun, karts were a lot tougher to control and son had a pretty scary fender bender during first race. The manager on duty worked with us to give the value of second race back through a mix of mini golf, axe throwing and arcade coins. Didn't even complain or ask a lot of additional questions. She was just the tip of the iceburg with the customer service while there. All of the young crew was friendly and helpful especially Brody who was an absolute sweetheart during our racing experience. He helped with every question even preparing an unprepared me for the race. Helping to buckle up and smiling the entire time. Anyway, axe throwing was blah. Can get in 30 minute or 1 hour block but who really throws axes that long??? Seriously, who does? Asked if we could all just throw one during time to satisfy curiosity but the blocks are for one person only. Mini golf was quick and fun course with black light experience. Had fun there. Arcade had a good amount of choices. To be honest, the place has enough somethings for everyone to do and we had an overall good time. Would definitely recommend for an outing with family or events. The amount of space available is crazy.

    The devil is all too often in the details and it's these details that often distract from the…read moreexperience. My Family and I were passing through on our way back home following Thanksgiving and needed a place to burn a few hours while we waited for our hotel room. Bottom line up front, we had a good time and are bookmarking this for our next road trip. From the axe throwing to the laser tag to the bumper cars to the mini golf to the arcade - it was a good time. The wait was almost 2 hours for the cart course so we bypassed that option. The distractors were the unengaged employees that were simply going through the motions and seemed more interested in socializing among themselves. Then there were the 2-3 areas on the Mini-Golf coarse where the carpeting was coming up. But, distractions aside...it was a good time... But, it's those distractors/those details that took it from a good experience to an average one. From a 4 to a 3.

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    The Pit Indoor Kart Racing - Short staffed but staff sitting around talking when they could have been helping others that needed help.

    Short staffed but staff sitting around talking when they could have been helping others that needed help.

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