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| - The developers of Insert Coins brought together the first loves of every person with a history of geekiness: arcades, video game consoles, electronica and video game music, and later, beer and liquor.
I arrived here via taxi at the request of a friend who heard about this place from another friend. You know how that goes.
The big difference between this and say, a Dave & Buster's, would be that there are no carnival, midway style games, nor is there a robust restaurant or food. The focus is more on older vintage arcades and video games with cocktail service. Think lounge/cocktail service, dance floor, DJ, bar, and old school arcade rolled into one.
Once my party arrived and we entered Insert Coins, there was a strong feeling of nostalgia that came over me as I saw arcade games that I haven't seen in decades off to the left-hand side. I was an avid arcade player when I was a little kid, and to see many of them functioning again in a fun setting (and still coin operated!) moved me. These feelings were only exacerbated after have a couple beers as I tried my hand at the Simpsons and Joust.
If you decide to sit at the bar, you can request to play a video game in one of the hanging televisions. Most people who sit at an ordinary bar sit there and watch the game on TV. Here, if you sit at the bar, you can play a game on the TV. Since most consoles have wireless controllers now, you can sit at the bar with your drink and play a game. One person in my group played one of the newer Mortal Kombat games for the XBox, and would occasionally ask the bartender to refresh his beer between battles. Great idea and great use of wireless controller technology, I thought. More places should really do this and offer it as an option for those who don't watch sports, but want to sit at the bar.
Private table service here differs in that there are televisions at each table, and various video game consoles can be hooked up into the communal television. You can lounge around, have a drink and play a Sega Genesis title that you haven't heard uttered out loud for about 20+ years. Naturally, talking smack is allowed and probably expected, as old rivalries and competitiveness increases over the course of the night.
I geeked out and though I wished the DJ had spun more video game-based music, the darker setting and loud electronica was enough to inspire those reliving their childhood (and arguably, current) pastime. As far as I know, no place in southern California or in Las Vegas offers that video game style lounge experience. I definitely plan to make Insert Coins a regular stop whenever I'm back around downtown Las Vegas.
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