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Gameworks on Thursday August 23rd
Phanman
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As my hotel is right next to Gameworks , I was maybe thinking about going there Thursday night for drinks and some light gaming. Anyone else planning on going or does the place suck?
I've never been there but if it looks like a Jillians or Dave and Buster's. The two places I named are ok, nothing amazing but they're somewhat fun. Just gives me some fun stuff to do while drinking my beer.
I've never been there but if it looks like a Jillians or Dave and Buster's. The two places I named are ok, nothing amazing but they're somewhat fun. Just gives me some fun stuff to do while drinking my beer.
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Gameworks is a two-floor arcade with virtually every game that has hit US arcades and been popular (and some not as popular). It's owned directly by SEGA, so you will see that their games sort of overpopulate the place. Still, you can't complain about HD House of the Dead 4 in 60 FPS glory. My god, Gameworks is a ton of fun if you have at least one other person to game with.
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The food is no more pricey than Red Robin.
If anyone doesn't know how it works, when you enter Gameworks they will make you buy this little paper-thin creditcard thing. Depending on what sort of specials they have, they will give you a certain amount of game credit for a certain amount of money. You ALWAYS get more game credit than how much money you paid, I have never gone there and seen 1:1. You can also always put the card inside a machine and put more money on it. However, to my knowledge, this method IS a 1:1.
The only thing that may be considered pricey is the CREDIT COST of some of the larger games. Things like the Indy 500 racing, or Sky Pirates run $3-$5 bucks a game as far as I remember. Still, if you stick to the staples, you should be good to go.
They also have a pretty good bar area there.
Check their website and it says $10 freeplay...woot! I was going to go here if noone wanted to go to a later movie than the Official Pre Pax movie.
This thread has been lost, but it provides the specials gameworks has and the $10 play your way thursday info.
direct link to my post on the info: nvm i decided just to repost it here for convenience.
The points you get from the machines are exactly the same as you get from the front desk - put on $20, you still get more points than $20 worth added on. Note, the cards cost like $1 (maybe $2 now, dunno) to get in the first place. The food's actually pretty cheap - you can get a nice mountain of fries for $3. Of course, that may change, they are moving the restaurant (or expanding it, not sure) downstairs, to what used to be the main entrance.
I wondered why they don't use the main entrance anymore. Anyway, yeah. I know I bought some mixed drinks up there once, and that's the only reason I stopped there. The guy charged us for two cokes, haha. So we gave him a tip about equal to what one of the drinks would have cost. Good times.
Is that one invite-only?
I must admit my dirty secret: GW at PAX was how I decided that we should go to PAX. Of course I'd heard of PAX before and thought it would be fun, but if I hadn't gotten into GW this summer and noticed on their site they were attending? I'm not 100% sure we'd be making the trip.
Okay, I'm maybe 80% sure.
According to the webpage, it's invite only 6-7pm and Open to All from 7-9pm Saturday.
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They don't have Pump. They have 3 DDR machines, but I know it's not the same thing.
DDR USA
DDR Extreme
DDR SuprNova
Guitar Freaks 11th Mix
DrumMania 10th Mix
(these two are linked)
PopNMusic Fever!
Dance Maniax (I think 2nd mix, not sure)
Taiko no Tatsujin 9
I think they *may* still have their Guitar Freaks (1st mix) machine setup, but I'm not sure right now - a few of their older machines disappeared recently with their renovation and new games.
what?? fuck that noise. do they really need 3 ddr machines?? DDR is "ok" but not nearly as fun...
i guess i wont be stopping by then
Can't exactly claim your spot on a machine by placing your quarter on it like in the old days
Sweet, Guitar Freaks and DrumMania, I'm so there.
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I think there will be enough of us in town that we can be courteous to each other.
Dibs on ms pac. though. I hope its the sped up version.
I'm going to freakin' own that Pop'n Music machine, as well as the Dance Manaix... and I will enjoy a few games of Drummania.
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No one cares about arcade machine maintenance, especially when little brats come through and beat the hell out of the machines because they have zero respect for the hardware. I really hope they even partially fixed up gameworks for us. They might regret it if they don't.
That was Guitar Freaks 1, which is a few years old and yes, often needs maintenance (and I'm not sure they even have it out anymore). The new machine, Guitar Freaks 11, has been perfect since it arrived. As for machines in poor condition, which ones? They used to have a problem with maintenance and keeping up old machines, but in the last year they've gotten progressively better and better. That spinning turret game has been constantly out of order since they got it, it seems to only last a couple weeks before it dies again, so I don't count that.
It's under 18.
Unless they just change everything up that thursday.
Post 13 says different.
If it is 18... well then, I found something to do on thursday! :P
3ds friend code: 2981-6032-4118
http://www.gameworks.com/locations/seattle.php
18 after 10 pm.
However--
"GameWorks reserves the right to refuse service to anyone. GameWorks also reserves the right to modify these entrance policies for any reason, including or due to local or seasonal conditions or special events."
With luck they might be able to allow younger folk until close. It wouldn't hurt asking.