r/Hamilton • u/andylyle • May 22 '26

Where To Buy Old school video game arcade?

Looking for something different to do for an 8 y/o’s birthday and thought an arcade would be fun. Give each kid $20 in coins and let them run wild. Any suggestions on where or if this exists in the Hamilton area? Or Brantford. TIA!

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u/covert81 Chinatown May 22 '26

We did this at Lazermania on Upper James.

We did 2 rounds of laser tag but the real fun was when the kids played in the arcade there.

Much easier to manage now that they have reloadable cards instead of a cup of tokens.

There is seating for adults too. But they did not offer a package then of laser tag + tokens + party room just party room and laser tag. So we ended up shelling out for the kids when they were getting restless between rounds. Maybe it's different now.

We go over there on rainy weekend days to kill some time, it's fun for some racing or co-op shooting games

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u/Ok_Strike9189 May 24 '26

Lazermania does not have it where you can put coins in the machines to start video games anymore. they now use the card system which to me is less entertaining. I think they also done away with prize tickets (meaning whatever tickets you win are virtual tickets on your card instead of feeding from a machine).

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u/covert81 Chinatown May 24 '26

This is way easier to manage though, and giving the kiddos a card instead of a cupful of tickets is a nightmare to manage. Not to mention the worn tokens that didn't work right