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2026-04-24 10:57 9 hrs ago
by TOPHERTHEPB
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2019-12-21 00:44 6 years ago
by Highflyer
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Freeplay arcade as part of the Cains brewery venue group. 3 floors alongside a newer 'Level 4' extension to the middle floor. Ground floor contains mostly spectacle/redemption games like World's Largest PAC-MAN and Super Bikes 3, top floor contains mostly modern consoles and PCs. Middle floor is the largest and has most of the authentic cabs, and the extension has most of the rarer imports - card-compatible games listed on the site are all networked.Canteen is open on weekends - kids allowed until 9PM Mon-Thurs, or 6PM Fri-Sun. Open 7 days a week, with parking on the side of the building.
Address
31 Grafton Street
Liverpool
England, L8 5XE
Opening Times
| Monday | 12:00 - 23:00 |
| Tuesday | 12:00 - 23:00 |
| Wednesday | 12:00 - 23:00 |
| Thursday | 12:00 - 23:00 |
| Friday | 12:00 - 24:00 |
| Saturday | 11:00 - 24:00 |
| Sunday | 11:00 - 22:00 |
Games
| Music Game | Price | Condition | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHUNITHM X-VERSE (International) Location: 18+ Area Comment: 60Hz cabinet - offset can drift but otherwise very responsive. | Free Play | Perfect | |
| crossbeats REV. Sunrise (Japan) Location: 18+ Area | Free Play | Perfect | |
| DANCERUSH STARDOM (Japan) Location: 18+ Area Comment: Late 2023 build. In super great condition but doesn't get cleaned super regularly, may need to ask staff to clean it if it starts ghosting. | Free Play | Perfect | |
| Groove Coaster 4MAX: Diamond Galaxy (International) Location: 18+ Area | Free Play | Perfect | |
| Guitar Hero Arcade (International) Location: Floor 2 and 18+ Area Comment: The 18+ one is pretty good! | Free Play | Moderate | |
| maimai FiNALE (Japan) Location: 18+ Area Comment: P2 chassis is damaged but has been repaired, P1 feels amazing, didn't notice any drops at all (1/3/26). P2 dropping button inputs occasionally on either button 2 or 3, screen felt fine though didn't play it as often (1/3/26) | Free Play | Great | |
| Pump It Up XX (International) Location: 1st floor across from entrance Comment: Offline - P1 side decently good sensitivity, P2 bad. | Free Play | Moderate | |
| SOUND VOLTEX EXCEED GEAR (Japan) Location: 18+ Area Comment: Right knob feels slightly resistive turning left, can drop slams because of it | Free Play | Great | |
| 太鼓の達人14 (Japan) Location: Floor 2 Comment: Hole in P1 skin and large dent in P2, dead spot on p2 left hand side and both incredibly unsensitive. Tiny sticks on short strings. Totally unplayable. | Free Play | Bad | |
| Action | Price | Condition | |
| Rampage (2018) (North America) Location: 2nd Floor | Free Play | Perfect | |
| Beat 'em up | Price | Condition | |
| Michael Jackson's Moonwalker (International) Location: Level 3 Comment: (EMULATED) | Free Play | Perfect | |
| Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2018) (International) | Free Play | Perfect | |
| Fighter | Price | Condition | |
| Tekken 3 (International) Location: Level 3 Comment: CRT is dying and sound card plays static on some channels | Free Play | Moderate | |
| Horizontal Shooter | Price | Condition | |
| DARIUSBURST Another Chronicle EX (Japan) Location: Level 4 | Free Play | Perfect | |
| Maze | Price | Condition | |
| World's Largest Pac-Man (International) Location: Level 1 | Free Play | Perfect | |
| Racing | Price | Condition | |
| Cruis'n Blast (International) Location: Level 1 Comment: Feedback in P2 wheel completely broken. It makes it very slippy to drive. | Free Play | Moderate | |
| Daytona USA 2: Battle on the Edge (2P) (International) Comment: Player 1 screen discoloured, gear shift is broken on 2p and probably on 1p side as well. Avoid playing manual. | Free Play | Moderate | |
| GTI Club (International) Location: 2nd floor near entrance Comment: sadly the 2 aren't linked | Free Play | Great | |
| Hummer: Extreme Edition (International) Location: 2nd floor | Free Play | Perfect | |
| Mario Kart Arcade GP DX (International) Location: 2nd floor Comment: All cabs work perfect | Free Play | Perfect | |
| Off Road Challenge (1P) (North America) Location: 3rd Floor | Free Play | Perfect | |
| OutRun 2 (International) Location: 1st Floor Comment: Despite the sign it's actually regular Outrun 2. It works enough but doesn't steer far to the left and downshifting doesn't work. | Free Play | Moderate | |
| OutRun 2 SP SDX (International) Location: 2nd Floor Comment: No sound in the left car and motion is broken. The accelerator does not work on P2 in the right car, and P1 has no steering wheel. | Free Play | Bad | |
| Pole Position (International) Location: next to Sega Rally 2 when i was there in September last year | Free Play | Perfect | |
| Sega Rally 2 Championship (International) Location: 2nd floor Comment: Accelerator doesn't work on P2. | Free Play | Moderate | |
| Sega Rally 3 (International) Location: 2nd floor | Free Play | Perfect | |
| Showdown (2P) (International) Location: next to Star Wars Racer when i was there in September last year | Free Play | Perfect | |
| Star Wars: Racer Arcade (International) Location: floor 2, on the left wall after entering Comment: Steering is a bit loose now, and is off from straight when full on, so more difficult to steer and boost. I think the brake is on upside down and the boost button doesn't stay down when pushed. | Free Play | Moderate | |
| Super Bikes 3 (International) Location: On the back wall of a floor. Comment: The pink bike cab has frame issues and runs between 15-30 fps | Free Play | Great | |
| X Games Snowboarder (International) Location: ground floor, against the back wall | Free Play | Perfect | |
| Rail Shooter | Price | Condition | |
| Big Buck Hunter Pro (North America) Location: 3rd Floor | Free Play | Perfect | |
| Big Buck Safari (North America) Location: 2nd Floor Comment: Horribly innacurate, but it could have been me. I don't think I'm that bad though. | Free Play | Moderate | |
| Dark Escape 4D (International) Comment: Playable but P1 is a bit jittery and I'm assuming P2 is too. No 3D :[. | Free Play | Moderate | |
| Deadstorm Pirates Special Edition (International) Comment: P1 gun doesn't shoot, P2 works but is shaky. | Free Play | Moderate | |
| Halo Fireteam Raven (2P) (International) Location: 2nd Floor | Free Play | Perfect | |
| Jurassic Park Arcade (2015) (International) Location: 2nd Floor | Free Play | Perfect | |
| Lost Land Adventure (International) Location: 2nd Floor Comment: Working flawlessly as far as I can tell! Be careful when adding a password because you have to press the keys pretty hard. | Free Play | Perfect | |
| Primeval Hunt (International) Location: 3rd Floor | Free Play | Perfect | |
| Rambo (International) Location: 2nd Floor | Free Play | Perfect | |
| Sega Golden Gun (North America) Location: 2nd floor Comment: Works really well and is nice and loud! | Free Play | Perfect | |
| Star Wars Battle Pod (International) Location: 18+ Area | Free Play | Perfect | |
| Target Bravo: Operation G.H.O.S.T. (International) Location: 18+ Area Comment: Sound only from P2 gun. P1 gun shot select doesn't work now. | Free Play | Moderate | |
| Terminator Salvation (Unknown Model) (International) Location: 2nd floor | Free Play | Perfect | |
| The House of the Dead 2 (International) Comment: Deluxe theatre version. Works pretty well, but some damage to the guns and has some calibration issues, which are better than when it first showed up. New curtains have been added to make it dark inside! | Free Play | Great | |
| The Walking Dead (International) Location: 2nd Floor Comment: P1 gun is destroyed, P2 just doesn't work. | Free Play | Bad | |
| Time Crisis 3 (International) Comment: Time crisis UI is forever burned into both CRT's. Reticle is not accurate when shooting up from 1P side. | Free Play | Moderate | |
| Time Crisis II (International) Location: 18+ Area | Free Play | Perfect | |
| Transformers Human Alliance (International) Location: 2nd floor | Free Play | Perfect | |
| Sports | Price | Condition | |
| Power Smash 2 (Japan) | Free Play | Perfect | |
| Virtua Tennis 4 (International) Location: 2nd floor | Free Play | Perfect |
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1 month agoTOPHERTHEPBI'd also like to add they do put a lot of work in the machines they just get broken a lot and parts are hard to find sometimes. I'm impressed by how quick they've got the hotd 2 working even if it's not perfect still.
1 month agoTOPHERTHEPBI know these are old comments but I was talking to the guy that does some of the tech work and apparently maimai was moved after somebody kicked the bottom in. They have Taiko out in the regular area so they have at least one Japanese game out. Poor Taiko :[ lol
6 months agoOni-91Given the state of the other machines having the good stuff kept behind an 18+ wall is pretty much a blessing in disguise.
1 year agoIspamObjectionVisited on 27th Dec 2024, turned up just after midday. I was charged £25 for an adult entry at peak times, I believe you can get a discount by pre-booking online so this might be worth considering.
As I was mainly looking to play Maimai after a considerable time away I went straight to the 18+ area so most of my experiences are related to this area, everything there seemed to be fairly well maintained with most of the machines being online and working smoothly, I can confirm this for Maimai, Chuni and Crossbeats.
Also had a cocktail bar, console set ups on big projector screens and TVs ranging from current gen consoles to Sega Megadrive and a few PCs set up in the 18+ floor.
Staff were friendly, good experience overall.
1 year agoxKonnyFriendly staff, all cabs on level 4 good condition. Sad to see everything else is quite bad.
1 year agodotkikiits so weird that theyve locked pretty much all the good games to the 18+ floor. maimai was wasn't in the 18+ floor before but now it is?? i dont know why jiqwdjidqw
1 year agoNomeimagine if they allowed under 18s in level 4
would go to play mai mai but thats bullshit
1 year agosansyychuni, maimai, star rush and sdvx all online but internet kinda sucks
3 years agoDDRshaneVery unprofessional and poorly ran arcade who’s management just care about the money not the customers experience. Lying to customers isn’t a good look on the company, blocking them for directly saying the truth shows that they have no responsibility and hold no accountability. They don’t maintain cabs here and it’s just shit so just go to Arcade Club or Tenpin if you’re near.
3 years agodagainzManagement mentioned the Piu cab was online, but it was offline when we visited. When asked about it in their IG page, they deleted my posts and blocked my account. Definitively not a place I would step again.
3 years agoDJShoryuWent, a lot of problems I faced months ago are still present and not fixed, I don't believe that there's any tech here to fix these machines and it's a shame as it's a pretty good collection.
4 years agoDJShoryuWhen i went it was a Dancing Stage Fusion machine, not a Euromix 2 machine, will be heading again most likely in the next 2 weeks so i'll update this.
History (14 Days)
9 hrs agoTOPHERTHEPBStar Wars: Racer Arcade (International) updated.
• Comment changed to "Steering is a bit loose now, and is off from straight when full on, so more difficult to steer and boost. I think the brake is on upside down and the boost button doesn't stay down when pushed.".
• Comment changed to "Steering is a bit loose now, and is off from straight when full on, so more difficult to steer and boost. I think the brake is on upside down and the boost button doesn't stay down when pushed.".
9 hrs agoTOPHERTHEPBLost Land Adventure (International) updated.
• Comment changed to "Working flawlessly as far as I can tell! Be careful when adding a password because you have to press the keys pretty hard.".
• Comment changed to "Working flawlessly as far as I can tell! Be careful when adding a password because you have to press the keys pretty hard.".
9 hrs agoTOPHERTHEPBThe House of the Dead 2 (International) updated.
• Comment changed to "Deluxe theatre version. Works pretty well, but some damage to the guns and has some calibration issues, which are better than when it first showed up. New curtains have been added to make it dark inside!".
• Comment changed to "Deluxe theatre version. Works pretty well, but some damage to the guns and has some calibration issues, which are better than when it first showed up. New curtains have been added to make it dark inside!".
9 hrs agoTOPHERTHEPBSega Golden Gun (North America) updated.
• Comment changed to "Works really well and is nice and loud!".
• Comment changed to "Works really well and is nice and loud!".
9 hrs agoTOPHERTHEPBOutRun 2 SP SDX (International) updated.
• Comment changed to "No sound in the left car and motion is broken. The accelerator does not work on P2 in the right car, and P1 has no steering wheel.".
• Condition changed from Moderate to Bad.
• Comment changed to "No sound in the left car and motion is broken. The accelerator does not work on P2 in the right car, and P1 has no steering wheel.".
• Condition changed from Moderate to Bad.