High Scores Arcade

80s vibes for the win. Great music. Great games. Reasonable prices.A fun spot.Blah blah blah need 85 characters blah blah blah

fun place for all ages.Your choice of 1 hour or all day with in/out.Great old school games from the 80s, 90s, and good music of the 80s.I hope they wipe down the games - ideally it would be every hour.Bring your hand sanitizer. I'd say the burnout time based on a 9 yr old is 3-4 hours.

Tiny but well curated selection of games! It's clear how much love the owners put into their cabinets. I went for a private event (family birthday) here and was finally able to beat the Simpsons side scroller on free play.I like that the space is clean and has an impressive collection, but I would probably only just do another private event here because I still don't trust small spaces without diligently masked folks.

Came in with my husband and sons. Be prepared that everyone that comes in has to pay. I was a little taken aback but it was ok I not a gamer but since I had to pay I tried a few games. It is a small arcade that has mostly old school games but my teen sons didn't mind and found many games to play. My husband had a great time playing his old school favorites. We would visit again.

We went here a few weeks ago on the Martin Luther Holiday. It was very nostalgic for me since it brought back memories of being a teenager in the late 80's. With games like Tron, Spy Hunter and Dragon's Lair; it's definitely felt like I was a kid again. My boys enjoyed the games like Contra and Mike Tyson's Punch Out; as well as Joust, Missile Command and of course Ms. Pac man. For the amount of $10 an hour for unlimited credits is perfect if you have time to burn. Street Fighter is the Best memory I had it is also available in a few versions. Definitely worth an hour's worth your time to go back to memory lane.

This is the first arcade I've been to in the Bay Area, we had one we would frequent in Washington. This one is much smaller, but I do like the fact that it is paid by the hour. I don't know if it is less or more expensive that way, but it's more convenient than carrying around a cup of quarters. The establishment is clean, and all the games were in working order. I also got my kid to play guitar hero, so that was pretty awesome. I'll probably come back, it's a pretty good time, in a pretty great neighborhood.

I was with a friend playing Pokemon Go in downtown Alameda and we came across High Scores. The front sign paid homage of the 70s and 80s arcade times. We decided to go in to check it out. The lighting definitely reminded me of how it was playing in the arcades. They have a wide selection of the popular games people play. I can see myself spending 2 hours inside. They charge by the hour. You are welcomed by the front desk with a smile. I will consider playing when I'm in the area again. My sisters live in Alameda so I'll make some time for a trip :)

one of my happy places. I love going here with the kids. The arcade machines are in tip top shape too.

If you are a nerd (like me) and love the vintage 80-90s games and just games overall you will love this I have seen the staff help many people and just treat you well its great for everyone and at the front have great movie, trading cards, and pins!Its also has a great amount of space so I don't know why people are complaining

Only reason why I'm giving this place a 3 stars is because I see a lot of potential being wasted.In terms of staff and venue cleanliness, it is undeniably 5/5. Cabinets fully work with all buttons in tact, no random food or drinks to stench the place up and you can practically lick the floor with how spotless it is.But my God... there has to be a better rotation of games. They haven't rotated any new games since July, and that's really bad if you and your friends are constantly playing the same games for 6 months. And I think a few of the cabs are a waste of space. Mortal Kombat and Street Fighter 2 are taking way too much of the arcade space and doesn't attract as many people on the 3rd Strike and SF6 cabinets, so why have them there? There's a surprising lack of light gun games like Time Crisis and Left 4 Dead as well. Also, I know they want to keep this pretty low overhead and have more of a "classic" experience, but I don't think having a few exa-arcadia cabs with some newer games would hurt much. Those boards were practically made for a place like this, and can hold up to 40-50+ games at once last time I checked? I'm not saying I don't appreciate what the owners are trying to do here with keeping arcade culture alive, but I also can't just sit back passively and hold in my concerns as a patron knowing they can improve this place and make it better. The custom made Super Smash Bros and Zelda cabs are pretty cool, so maybe they can have an idea with that with other stuff?This is legit one of the main reasons I come to Alameda, and I don't want to see it stagnate and die off like most of the arcades here, or completely lose their more "traditional" coin-operated game center in favor of crane game and ticket machines galore, like most arcades these days.I say this as someone that genuinely cares about this place and want to see it do better.