Playback Arcade

Updated
2025-09-12 11:33 5 days ago
by elnicky

Created
2023-09-11 00:11 2 years ago
by ajmurphy93

Information

Located in The Galleries Shopping Centre

Great selection of old Konami rhythm games. all music games are in back area.
Also has a bunch of hacked retro consoles with every game on them.
Tickets are for all-day so you will be given a wristband so you can come and go as you please. Month passes are also available, exclusively by in-person inquiry at front desk.
All games set to freeplay or have credit button.
Increased opening hours during half-terms (opening on Tuesdays and Wednesdays), but exact half-term hours vary. Up-to-date information available on website.
Limited selection of snacks and impressive selection of soft drinks and teas available at front desk, 10% discount for month pass holders.

Prices:

Adult: £15
Child: £12
1 hour: £10
Month Pass: £37.50

Address

Unit 20
The Galleries Shopping Centre
Bristol
England, BS1 3XB

Opening Times

Monday	Closed
Tuesday	Closed
Wednesday	Closed
Thursday	12:00 - 18:00
Friday	12:00 - 18:00
Saturday	11:00 - 18:00
Sunday	11:00 - 17:00

Games

Music Game	Price	Condition
DANCE 86.4 FUNKY RADIO STATION (Japan)	Free Play	Perfect
DanceManiaX 2ndMIX append J-PARADISE (Japan)	Free Play	Perfect
Dancing Stage EuroMIX (Europe) Comment: Housed in a 3rdmix cabinet - front arrow on left side not very sensitive	Free Play	Moderate
Dancing Stage SuperNOVA (Europe) Comment: p2 plays VERY good! just slippery tho. Pads have been maintained and play incredibly well, although still a bit sunken.	Free Play	Great
EZ2AC Final EX (South Korea) Comment: Pedal on P1 side has issues as inputs only register half the time and drops on hold notes. If you’re using P1 side, I recommend playing 5k only or 14k maniac as they don’t utilise the pedal. Apart from that, everything else works perfectly.	Free Play	Great
GuitarFreaksV7 (Japan) Comment: CRT replaced with LCD - guitar straps replaced with a very homebrew solution	Free Play	Moderate
ParaParaParadise 2ndMIX (Japan) Comment: one of the sensors (right side) is overly sensitive, but the game is generous enough that it doesn't really impact play	Free Play	Great
pop'n stage (Japan) Comment: Only known one working in Europe. Works perfectly! It is in Japanese so good luck navigating the menus lol	Free Play	Perfect
pop'n music UniLab (Japan) Location: Around the back next to popnstage Comment: HD cab connected to flower. right white button loose but still functional. VERY loud!	Free Play	Great
pop'n music UniLab (Japan) Location: Around the back Comment: animelo cab connected to flower	Free Play	Perfect
舞蹈进化 (DanceEvolution ARCADE) (China) Comment: Occasionally reboots during the day - also you need to be a decent distance away for it to register movement	Free Play	Moderate
Action	Price	Condition
Crazy Taxi (Upright) (International) Comment: Some screen burn and gearstick a bit loose	Free Play	Great
Gachaga Champ (Japan)	Free Play	Perfect
Hyper Bishi Bashi Champ (Japan) Comment: Down for repairs.	???	Not Working
Pang 3 (International) Comment: In generic jamma cab - strong red bias on picture	Free Play	Moderate
Beat 'em up	Price	Condition
Alien Vs. Predator (North America) Comment: Running on Supreme generic jamma cab	Free Play	Great
Fighter	Price	Condition
Blazblue: Central Fiction Ver. 2.0 (Japan) Comment: playing on a vewlix - 1 player only. Down for maintenance.	Free Play	Not Working
Primal Rage (International)	Free Play	Perfect
Street Fighter Zero 2 Alpha (Japan) Comment: Running on Ok Baby cab - slight burn on CRT but good buttons and sticks	Free Play	Perfect
Tekken 5 (Japan)	Free Play	Great
Tekken 7: Fated Retribution Round 2 (Japan) Comment: 2 cabs networking for VS play, but only the left cab working at the moment	Free Play	Perfect
The King of Fighters '98: The Slugfest (International) Comment: On a 4 slot Video Wizard cab	Free Play	Not Working
Ultimate Mortal Kombat II: Tournament Edition (North America) Comment: generic cabinet. board's video output dying, but still just about playable.	Free Play	Bad
Horizontal Shooter	Price	Condition
Progear No Arashi (Japan) Comment: Housed in BAS JAMMA cabinet	Free Play	Great
Maze	Price	Condition
Pac-Man (North America) Comment: generic cabinet	Free Play	Great
Pinball	Price	Condition
Star Trek: The Next Generation (International) Location: At entrance before entering free play area, so can play even if not going for a wristband. There were a few there to play for £1	£1.00	Perfect
Super Mario Bros. (International) Location: Inside free play area, in front window	Free Play	Perfect
Platformers	Price	Condition
Alex Kidd: The Lost Stars (International)	Free Play	Great
Black Tiger (International)	Free Play	Great
Mario Bros (International) Comment: Two machines, one in great condition, one in poor condition. Poor condition machine is due to be retired soon, though.	Free Play	Great
Snow Bros. (International) Location: By entrance Comment: Not a freeplay game so has to be loaded with credits up to a maximum of 9- also a restoration of generic jamma cab but done well	Free Play	Perfect
Puzzle	Price	Condition
Klax (International) Location: Near entrance Comment: Some restoration but good condition CRT	Free Play	Great
Puzzle Bobble 4 (Japan)	Free Play	Perfect
Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo (North America) Comment: CRT is FUCKED but the game is still technically playable	Free Play	Bad
Tetris: The Grand Master 3 - Terror Instinct (Japan) Comment: Playing on a Vewlix - 1 player only	Free Play	Perfect
Racing	Price	Condition
CART Fury Championship Racing (North America)	Free Play	Great
Cruis'n Exotica (International) Comment: Board's video output is dying. Still just about playable, but not great.	Free Play	Bad
Initial D Arcade Stage 3 (International) Comment: Single cabinet, Stage 3 board in Stage 1 cab. Card reader missing, but owners want to add one if they can find one for a decent price.	Free Play	Great
Mario Kart Arcade GP (International) Comment: Twin cab - widescreen LCD so wrong aspect ratio	Free Play	Great
Need for Speed: Carbon (International) Comment: Twin. 1P cabinet down for maintenance.	Free Play	Great
Ridge Racer 2 (International) Comment: Running in a Ridge Racer deluxe cab	Free Play	Great
Scud Race (International) Comment: Upright cab	Free Play	Perfect
Rail Shooter	Price	Condition
Area 51/Maximum Force Duo (International)	Free Play	Great
Maximum Force (International) Comment: This is a standalone cab but it's also on a dual cab with Area 51	Free Play	Great
Star Wars Trilogy Arcade (International) Comment: Most nonfunctional machines in the arcade are just down for maintenance/repairs but this one is broken. Owners hope to have it working one day but aren't optimistic.	Free Play	Not Working
The House of the Dead (International)	Free Play	Great
Time Crisis 3 (International) Comment: CRT calibration a bit uneven between P1 and P2	Free Play	Great
Time Crisis II (International) Comment: P1 in great condition, P2 currently nonfunctional.	Free Play	Great
Virtua Cop 2 (International)	Free Play	Great
Run and Gun	Price	Condition
Contra (North America) Comment: In a generic jamma cab	Free Play	Great
Metal Slug 3 (International) Comment: Housed in a Surpreme JAMMA cabinet	Free Play	Great
Shock Troopers (International) Comment: On a 4 slot Video Wizard cab	Free Play	Not Working
Shoot 'em up	Price	Condition
Aero Fighters 2 (International) Comment: On a 4 slot Video Wizard cab	Free Play	Perfect
Ketsui: Kizuna Jigoku Tachi (Japan) Comment: In a generic jamma cab - highly playable but could do with better joystick	Free Play	Moderate
Space Invaders (International) Comment: One in a generic cabinet in fine condition, one in an original cabinet but down for repairs.	Free Play	Moderate
Sports	Price	Condition
Neo Turf Masters (International) Comment: In an okbaby cabinet. Controls are noticeably worn-down & feel slightly gritty, and a bit unresponsive, but it's neo turf masters so that doesn't really matter.	Free Play	Moderate
Virtua Striker 2 version '98 (International) Comment: Ver. 2000 in Naomi universal	Free Play	Perfect
Windjammers (International) Comment: On a 4 slot Video Wizard cab	Free Play	Not Working