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We went to Europe's largest video arcade and I had to drag the kids out (www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk)

submitted 1 year ago by Emperor to c/manchester

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Tucked away down a side street in Bury is Ela Mill, home to the Arcade Club.

It's been open since 2015 and, except for its temporary closure during the pandemic, has since been packed with players of every age.

There are hundreds of retro and modern machines for visitors to enjoy - from classic and modern arcade games, to pinball machines and so much more.

There's everything from Pac-Man and Space Invaders to Donkey Kong and Sega Rally and kids can play their modern favourites like Fortnite and Rocket League.

It was already a gamer's paradise, but with the addition of a fourth floor last September, there's now an even bigger offering at the site, with pool tables, a separate VR room and even its own Hurricane Simulator.

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[–] G4Z 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'm planning on driving down here in a couple of months, really looking forward to it.

It's a real shame the state of modern arcades, the games are all shite either dafty flappy birds games for tickets or these boring looking ticket gun games that all look the same.

I was out on a stag last night and we are all old, after food I suggested we hit an arcade bar and it went down really well, especially the stag as I used to hang out in arcades with him when I was a kid.

I feel like the desire to have good arcades again is there, and now I'm old I actually have money to play as much as I could ever want instead of like '2 X games of tekken and some bubble bobble'

[–] Emperor 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Let us know how it goes.