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| - Last week, we heard through the nerd-network about a new bar/arcade type joint opening in town. This would be the third place like this that we have checked out. One was great, another... not so much. We were hoping for at least a "middle of the road" type of place, and ended up getting more than we were hoping for. Enter "Hi Scores Bar-Arcade" in South-East Las Vegas/Henderson/however you want to say it (I'm pretty sure the place is actually in Henderson, but whatev...)
Joe got the OK ahead of time for us to film a little bit at their soft-open, so we rolled out gear-in-hand. Thanks to Joe being a tech-nut, we had all we needed, and didn't bother the staff/customers too bad (I hope.) The place is pretty great, for the local Las Vegan (Las Vegan? Las Vegasonian?) to go after a shift, relax, play some games, and have a few drinks. Or, if you feel like it, just go hang out on a weekend night, and have a great time. NOW... time for some comparisons (you knew it was coming.)
So, on one side of the scale, we have Las Vegas' infamous Insert Coins. Insert Coins is a nightclub-type place to hang out. The drinks are a little expensive, no food, music can be a little too "techno-y" for my taste, but they have some great games there. The guy who owns the place is a gamer, and knows what should be in an arcade. Insert Coins is always a great place to hang out, I just need to save up a little before I make the trip.
On the other side of the scale, we have Joystixx. Joe and I visited Joystixx at their opening, and can't say we were that impressed. Joystixx has one thing Insert Coins didn't, and that is food. Joystixx is located in the Hooters Casino, so you can always get some "so-so" chicken wings if you really need to. Aside from a few PS3s, and a Ms. Pac-Man/Galaga machine, there really weren't any reasons we would ever go back. Sure it's cheaper than Insert Coins and all, but I'd rather pay more and have some great games to play instead.
Now comes Hi Scores to town, and our curiosity is peaking. Hi Scores is your typical Las Vegas bar (there are TONS like it.) They have a nice bar, some video poker machines for the "gamers" out there (the gamblers are called "gamers" as well... it drives me nuts... anyway) and there is a fully functional restaurant (as most bars have as well.) What sets them apart from the others is their arcade room. This place has a little room set aside with a few arcade cabinets, pinball machines, a beer-pong table, and 4 Xbox 360s hooked up as well.
This is the main reason why Joe an I went there. I'm not sure if this is just because it was the soft opening, but all the games were free to play (yesss... good.) Just to name a few, they had Asteroids, Street Fighter II CE, Pac-Man VS., some normal bar games (like Golden Tee) and we saw people on MW3, L4D2, and Gears 3 on the Xboxes. One really cool thing about the room is the 4 Xbox 360s that they have set up are hooked up to projectors. These display the images on glass screens in front of them, that are double sided. That way, if you aren't on the side of the room playing, you can still see everything that is going on, on the other side... very cool.
These games are just a small selection of what they actually have, and they will be rotating them out regularly. Along with the game room, there are also games located outside on their patio area, where you can hang out and play if you don't feel like being indoors all the time.
Joe and I got to check out the bar and kitchen as well... we had some friends with us, so we got a few beer towers and appetizers. The food is pretty good. We only had some Onion Rings and Chicken Wings, but we TORE through them. One of Joe's favorite was the soy sauce glazed chicken wings, Joe's entire life was changed! They also had their signature drink, inspired by the classic game Centipede. This was their green-spin on the Bloody Mary, and it was awesome.
The video will show you a lot more than I can type out here, so I encourage everyone to check that out. If you want to know more about Hi Scores, their Facebook seems to be the best way to do that. They have a Twitter account, and website, but it is pretty clear they spend most of their social media time with Facebook. I'll link it all below. Joe and I will be going back again tomorrow for the official grand opening, we can't wait.
-As originally reviewed by us (Clay and Joel) on NerdJunkies.com
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