Dave & Buster's (Times Square NYC) - Arcades

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2025-09-12 20:38 5 days ago
by CloakedRhythmGamer

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Information

Located on the third floor of this building between Madame Tussaud's and the AMC Theater. Take either the escalator or the elevator up from the entrance on West 42nd to enter.

Policy-wise, you must be 21 or older to enter or have an adult 25 or older with you. If you attempt to enter the arcade after 7 PM on Fridays, Saturdays, or Sundays, a bouncer will be present, and will *probably* ask for a $5 cover charge to enter the arcade (most likely a typical Times Square Tourist Trap Ripoff Measure). Use the elevator to enter the arcade to avoid this supposed cover charge. Otherwise, bouncers are randomly present or absent, regardless of the day of the week.

Food stops being served after 10 PM (on-site kitchen closes at this time), making appetizer/dessert vouchers (obtainable by redeeming tickets for them at the Winners Circle) unredeemable after 10 PM.

Like all D&B locations, this venue participates in Half-Price Wednesdays where the prices of all games are lowered by 50% on the card swipers for the day. However, keep in mind that as of October 2023, this location has higher prices than most average D&Bs, typically in the range of 0.3 to 0.9 chips more per game, and this will also translate to higher prices during Half-Price Wednesdays. All game prices listed on here reflect their regular pricing from the rest of the week.

Contact Number

(646) 495-2015

Address

234 West 42nd Street
3rd Floor
New York
NY, 10036

Opening Times

Monday	10:00 - 00:00
Tuesday	10:00 - 00:00
Wednesday	10:00 - 01:00
Thursday	10:00 - 01:00
Friday	10:00 - 02:00
Saturday	10:00 - 02:00
Sunday	10:00 - 00:00

Games

Music Game	Price	Condition
DanceDanceRevolution A20 PLUS (North America) Location: Enter through main entrance, make two rights, and it is in the corner near the window. Comment: Generation 3 cabinet (DDR 2013 one). P1 barely playable, not possible to pass anything on LIFE4, due to very poor down arrow &, as of August 2025, completely unresponsive up arrow. P2 up & right arrows both very undersensitive. Cab is in Offline Mode as of September 12 2025.	10.0 chips / 3-4 songs single or double play 20.0 chips / 3-4 songs versus play	Moderate
Guitar Hero Arcade (International) Location: Towards the back of the arcade, near the Winner's Circle.	8.2 chips / 1 song	Unknown
Action	Price	Condition
Centipede Chaos (International) Comment: P2 currently out of order as of August 2025.	8.0 chips	Unknown
Rampage (2018) (North America)	7.0 chips	Unknown
Beat 'em up	Price	Condition
Minecraft Dungeons Arcade (International)	8.0 chips	Unknown
Fighter	Price	Condition
Marvel: Contest of Champions (International)	7.0 chips	Unknown
Maze	Price	Condition
Pac-Man Battle Royale CHOMPionship Deluxe (International) Comment: 8 player deluxe model with overhead screen.	10.5 chips	Perfect
World's Largest Pac-Man (International)	8.0 chips	Unknown
Other	Price	Condition
Hungry Hungry Hippos (International)	8.2 chips	Unknown
Racing	Price	Condition
Cruis'n Blast (International) Comment: 4 cabs side by side and linked with a shared marquee.	8.0 chips	Unknown
Hot Wheels: King Of The Road (International) Comment: 6 player model. P5 currently out of order as of October 14th, 2023.	9.3 chips	Moderate
Hot Wheels: Victory Lap (International) Comment: 2 cabs side by side and linked.	???	Unknown
Mario Kart Arcade GP DX (International) Comment: 2 cabs side by side and linked.	8.0 chips	Great
Super Bikes 3 (International) Comment: 2 cabs side by side and linked. D&B exclusive variant with a bonus track and the ability to race as a unicorn.	8.0 chips	Unknown
Rail Shooter	Price	Condition
Aliens Armageddon (International) Comment: Alien Covenant decal and marquee.	7.0 chips	Perfect
Cyberpunk 2077: Turf Wars (International)	???	Unknown
Elevator Action Invasion (International)	8.2 chips	Unknown
Jurassic Park Arcade (2015) (International)	7.0 chips	Unknown
Terminator Salvation (Deluxe) (North America)	5.0 chips	Unknown
Redemption	Price	Condition
Angry Birds Coin Crash (International) Comment: 2 player model.	12.6 chips	Unknown
Basketball Pro (International)	7.0 chips	Perfect
Big Bass Wheel (International) Comment: 3 cabs side by side with a shared jackpot marquee.	11.6 chips	Moderate
Black Hole (International)	7.0 chips	Unknown
Bobblehead Baseball (International)	5.0 chips	Unknown
Break The Plate (International)	8.2 chips	Unknown
Claw Machine (International) Location: By the main entrance. Comment: "Grab-N-Win" branded crane machine, 2 player model.	8.0 chips	Great
Claw Machine (International) Location: Towards the left, before the restrooms. Comment: "Bling King" branded claw machine.	10.0 chips	Unknown
Claw Machine (International) Comment: "The Human Crane". Requires two players; one to control the claw, the other to be strapped into the claw and grab prizes.	???	Unknown
Connect 4 Hoops (International)	9.3 chips	Unknown
Crossy Road Arcade (International) Comment: 250 ticket jackpot.	8.0 chips	Unknown
Despicable Me Jelly Lab (North America)	11.6 chips	Unknown
Disney Crossy Road (International)	8.0 chips	Unknown
Doodle Jump Arcade (International)	7.0 chips	Unknown
Down The Clown (International)	8.0 chips	Unknown
Emoji Frenzy (International)	???	Unknown
Flappy Tickets (North America) Comment: D&B branded special edition.	???	Unknown
Fruit Ninja FX 2 (International) Comment: 3 player model.	8.0 chips	Unknown
Full Tilt (International)	8.0 chips	Unknown
Funko Funcade (International)	???	Unknown
Galaga Assault (International)	5.0 chips	Unknown
Gold Fishin' (International)	8.0 chips	Unknown
Grand Piano Keys (North America) Comment: 4 tickets per every 7 keys matched. P1 keys occasionally do not register if not hit hard enough.	7.0 chips	Moderate
Gridiron Blitz (International)	7.0 chips	Perfect
Harpoon Lagoon (International) Comment: Deluxe model with overhead screen.	8.0 chips	Unknown
HYPERpitch (International)	8.2 chips	Unknown
ICE Dodgeball (International)	9.3 chips	Unknown
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (International)	8.2 chips	Unknown
Lane Master (International)	7.0 chips	Unknown
Let's Bounce (International)	8.0 chips	Unknown
Marvel Avengers Coin Pusher (International) Comment: 2 player model. Non-card collecting version.	12.3 chips	Unknown
Marvel Guardians of the Galaxy (North America) Comment: Balls roll considerably faster than normal, adjust your timing accordingly.	8.0 chips	Great
Marvel Spider-Man Coin Pusher (International)	12.0 chips	Unknown
Mega Stacker (North America)	11.0 chips	Unknown
Milk Jug Toss (North America)	8.0 chips	Unknown
Monopoly (International)	8.0 chips	Unknown
Monopoly Roll & Go (International) Comment: 2 cabs back to back.	11.6 chips	Unknown
NASCAR Pitstop (International) Comment: 2 player model.	???	Unknown
NBA Smash N Win (International)	???	Unknown
Pac-Man Roller (International) Comment: 3 lanes side by side.	???	Unknown
Pop The Lock (International)	8.0 chips	Unknown
Quarterback Pro (International)	???	Unknown
Quik Drop (International) Comment: Low jackpot 500 tickets, high jackpot 1000 tickets.	7.0 chips	Perfect
Red Cup Challenge (International)	6.1 chips	Unknown
Ring Toss (International) Comment: Barely any rings in machine.	8.0 chips	Bad
Spongebob Squarepants: Pineapple Arcade Pusher (North America) Comment: 2 player model.	12.3 chips	Unknown
Star Trek Coin Pusher (International) Comment: 6 player model.	12.6 chips	Unknown
Subway Surfers (International)	7.0 chips	Unknown
Tailgate Toss (International)	8.0 chips	Unknown
Temple Run Arcade (North America) Comment: Out of order as of August 2025.	8.0 chips	Not Working
The Big One (International) Comment: Filled with ticket rings.	11.6 chips	Unknown
The Wizard of Oz Pusher (International) Comment: 6 player model.	12.6 chips	Unknown
Tons of Tickets (International)	8.0 chips	Unknown
Treasure Quest (North America) Comment: 2 cabs side by side.	10.0 chips	Perfect
Whack N Win! (International)	7.0 chips	Unknown
Wicked Tuna (International) Comment: 4 player model.	7.0 chips	Unknown
Yahtzee (International)	7.0 chips	Unknown
Zombie Snatcher (International)	6.0 chips	Perfect
Shoot 'em up	Price	Condition
Space Invaders Frenzy (North America)	10.5 chips	Unknown
Top Gun: Maverick (North America) Comment: 2 cabs side by side and linked with a 2x2 screen display.	???	Unknown
Simulators	Price	Condition
Godzilla Kaiju Wars VR (International)	???	Unknown
Simulator (International) Comment: "The Arena" enclosed room with a light up floor and buttons along the walls. Multiple experiences available.	???	Unknown
Sports	Price	Condition
Darts Machine (International) Comment: 2 private darts bays available for hourly rental.	???	Unknown
Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 Arcade Edition ( International) Comment: 2 cabs side by side and linked.	10.5 chips	Unknown
NBA Hoops (International) Comment: 4 hoops side by side. Cab #3 ball sensor registers balls that touch the net even without going through the hoop. All others appear to be fine.	3.8 chips	Great
NBA Superstars (International)	8.0 chips	Perfect
UFC Challenge (North America) Comment: 2 player model.	???	Unknown
Tables	Price	Condition
Pong Knock Out (International) Comment: 4 player model.	8.2 chips	Unknown

Visitors

EddieX333 (Regular)

Exor (Regular)

kmaster78 (Regular)

TsukiyoX (Regular)

vanillasweet

warpdr!ve

WerewolfRulez (Regular)

YuRiE

zlandael

Pictures

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Comments

1 year agoBladerKev
Heard the A20 Plus cab died recently. Considering lack of support in the USA, might have to be replaced by PIU or SMX

2 years agoDefaultK
mid pads tbh

6 years agoSazeDesu
P1 pad has a a shit right arrow, basically hit or mess unless you stomp a little hard, same shit with down arrow on the P2 side
Just ass all around 0/10 would recommend trying set decent scores. Trying to pfc anything makes you wanna kms(Especially anything 15+ when you can't stomp like an overweight t rex for each note) Imma just stick to broadway see ya

7 years agoNuVirus
R.I.P. Slam-A-Winner X-Treme

The end of an era

8 years agoprince_david
Yeah take advantage of those coupons and app deals. This is what makes Dave and Busters the cheapest place to play DDR

8 years agoCardia
I realize that the whole "$20 + $20 free" thing sounds like a rip off but it's actually a pretty good deal. I'm still running on one of those I got like 3 weeks ago

9 years agoNuVirus
DDR X is apparently now 5 songs for one credit...huh...

10 years agoNuVirus
And the customers? Forget about it...

10 years agoNuVirus
This place & it's workers are all horrible...stop going here.

10 years agoNuVirus
Pity...this place is practically a shadow of it's former self...

11 years agoNuVirus
The Winners Circle has been recently renovated with a new & improved appearance, and a more spacious interior.

11 years agoCardia
Also, based on pics that I've seen (never actually went there), the PPG machine was a US SN1 machine upgraded to X2. Even those kind of paled in comparison to previous machines, but with proper care they're perfectly playable. And since they use the same pad design as previous machines, it's really easy to just swap out the pre-installed sensors with ones from a Japanese machine.

11 years agoCardia
US X2's are fine as long as you take care of them. They're not nearly as laggy as US X's and the pads have much better response. But if you don't take care of them, they can get terrible just as quickly as an X.

11 years agowarpdr!ve
ITG2 is not in any D&Bs because they buy their machines from suppliers that make new machines, not the now defunct Roxor.

The Bayside machine was a JP Supernova upgraded to X2/3, not a US one. Since US X2s are no longer produced (iirc), you won't be getting that either. Most D&Bs have Pump nowadays - it's quite lucky that you have 4 panel that works in one to begin with.

11 years agoNuVirus
Of course, what I seem to notice is how ITG2 seems to never appear in any Dave & Busters arcade. My question nowadays is: Why?

11 years agoNuVirus
From what I've seen with Peter Pan Games' X2 machine, it seems pretty robust and stable for the time it was in Bayside.

11 years agoCardia
X2's are just as prone to going to shit quickly as X's are, but otherwise, yes, an X2 would be better. Since they're actually quite playable otherwise. X3 and ITG2 are not ever going to happen, at least not in a Dave and Buster's.

11 years agoNuVirus
Seems that the staff is finally starting to take care of DDR X more often than ever before. That's a first, considering this is a Dave & Busters...

Instead of just wasting time and money constantly fixing this machine, they should look into getting something better (X2, X3, ITG2). Someone ought to talk to them one day about this.

11 years agoNuVirus
What pisses me off is how I can step on that darned P2 pad perfectly, and can't even grab hold of a Marvelous/Perfect attack for even a second, while that one other guy is able to do much better without much effort...

11 years agoNuVirus
The Slam-A-Winner X-Treme machine here is the #1 reason I've been showing up to this place everyday, before, after, or between classes. Of course, it is at this point a double-edged sword for me. While I can win thousands of tickets on this machine within just one day, finding and/or flagging down an employee to refill the ticket dispenser when it is time for a refill can be very time-consuming, and as a result, very frustrating.

11 years agoNuVirus
I just started classes in a college near here, and I've been showing up pretty much every weekday since the 4th, so I'll be sure to keep this arcade location up-to-date with everything.

13 years agoCardia
Nah, I'd say Connecticut is probably worse when it comes to dancing games, at least out of the places I've been to. At least in NY you have at least one DDR machine in pretty much every major city.

13 years agoDDR Addict
Don't know why, but when I went, the pad condition was the opposite of what you guys mentioned. The P1 pad responded well, but the P2 down pad switched between jittery and dead. Needless to say, I'm sticking to Chinatown.

13 years agoCardia
All DDR X US cabs have input lag, and unless you modify them, the pads are horrendous by default. I'd assume the arcade workers here are pretty useless considering that D&B is a national chain, so good luck getting anyone to fix/modify the pads.

13 years agoNuVirus
One time me and a friend went here, when he was playing Horatio, he was hitting the panels with perfect timing (or so it sounded), but it's like the pads have a delayed register timing, and are therefore off sync with the audio. Because, he was doing the patterns just as it sounded & appeared, but almost every step, especially during the 16th note streams, he was getting Greats. Either the pads, or the machine itself are off sync with the actual music. Then again, DDR is usually like that to me, so that's not exactly news to me.

13 years agoCardia
The most positive thing I can say about the DDR machine here is that it's not the worst I've ever played on. It's terrible, sure, but not the absolute worst.

14 years agoTsukiyoX
It...does not

. Asian kit. If you heard already, they need to be upgraded.

The default songlist is good. I find the licenses to be excellent this time (minus that ice ice baby song...)

14 years agoYuRiE
I might do that when I have the time TsukiyoX.

Does the unlock codes work?

I really wanna try out Sakura Sunrise/Storm.

14 years agoTsukiyoX
YuRiE: Alright, here's what you do. From there, take the 7 train to Main st. Take the Q13 or Q28 to Bay Terrace Mall. Go to Peter Pan Games. And go play DDR X2.

http://zenius-i-vanisher.com/v5.2/arcadelocations.php?locationid=1538

14 years agoYuRiE
I just went today (8.5.11) and honestly; the Pads are quite terrible.

Player One's pad is semi-dead/jitters when hitting the notes.

Player Two's pad is barely working but it's still playable.

Really, the only rank you can get is a D, C, B, and maybe an A If your lucky the pad doesn't screw you over with the Freeze notes.

10~13 B Ranks + Sightread *sobs*

15 years agokmaster78
Guy keeps fixing the pads for DDR X, but still no good. There are 2 Guitar Hero Arcade Machines so it's not all bad!

15 years agoSilver Spirit
Supernova 2 is gone, replaced by DDR X. The pads are shit, unfortunately.

16 years agoEddieX333
This is my favorite place to play Supernova2 it has EVERYTHING unlocked