eSpot

Information

2023-July-13: Opening time updated. Now opens at 13:00 all days of the week.

Please check our Games and/or History section for our most recent updates

Current location: Unit 1000 - 8181 Cambie Road, since 2018-07-20.
Old location: 7951 Alderbridge Way, Richmond BC.

Has many modern rhythm, fighting and driving games not available anywhere else in Canada.

If you are taking the SkyTrain, the nearest station is Aberdeen on the Canada Line.

From No. 3 Rd going east, first you see the Radisson hotel, then the entrance to President Plaza - don't go in there, the arcade entrance isn't inside - then eSpot is to the right of the CRC Health Centre, with a separate entrance. You can't really see it until you're right in front of it, if you're walking in front of the buildings on the north side of Cambie Rd. As of 2019-02, eSpot's size has been reduced and the door has been moved a bit further east again (about 10 metres beyond the previous entrance).

Rhythm games at eSpot usually take loonies ($1), sometimes tokens, and, in some cases, virtual credits. There is a loonie exchange machine in the middle of the arcade, near the front desk and maimai. It takes toonies ($2), $5, $10, and $20.

Available at the front desk (cash or debit):
e-amusement cards for $10 (Amusement IC-spec, generally for rhythm games).
Banapassport cards for $10 (Non-Amusement IC-spec, generally for racing games like MT5DX+).
Blue NESiCA cards for $10 (works on Groove Coaster only; all other NESiCA-supported games like Love Live! are offline).
Battle Gear 4 Car Key for $10
Cotton gloves for pool table or machine with touch-screen for $2 (Cash Only)
Official MaiMai gloves for $16 (mobile-phone friendly)

Paseli for Bemani games are sold at the front desk.
1 P is approximately equal to 1 cent.
1,000 P for $9.00 (111.1 P per dollar)
2,000 P for $17.50 (114.3 P per dollar)
3,000 P for $25.50 (117.6 P per dollar)
5,000 P for $41.50 (120.5 P per dollar)
10,000 P for $77.00 (129.9 P per dollar)

The following games support Amusement IC spec cards (sold at the front desk):
beatmania IIDX, CHUNITHM, DanceDanceRevolution, GITADORA, Initial D (Stage Zero, The Arcade), jubeat, maimai, MUSECA, NOSTALGIA, ONGEKI, pop'n music, REFLEC BEAT, SCOTTO, SOUND VOLTEX, WACCA

The following games support non-Amusement IC NESiCA cards (sold at the front desk):
Groove Coaster

The following games support non-Amusement IC spec Banapassport or Aime cards (sold at the Banapassport Terminal), as well as Amusement IC-spec cards:
Chunithm, Initial D (Stage Zero, The Arcade), maimai, Maximum Tune (5DX+ and 6), Ongeki, WACCA (Just got card support!)

Cards using the same IC standard (PASMO, Suica, Octopus, etc.) may or may not be compatible with certain games - your mileage may vary.

The following games do not have any network support, whether technically feasible or not:
Bishi Bashi Channel, Love Live!, Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games, Taiko no Tatsujin, Synchronica