Fun atmosphere, great drinks and they follow the state guidelines for social distancing. Great for date night or big parties. Its a good idea to make a reservation for though because they tend to have a wait list to get in.

First time at this new location and it’s awesome. The original downtown is good but no much room when it gets busy. This new Dublin location has tons of room to hang out and have fun. Great parking options as well. Me and the wife don’t drink so coke is free for us. Don’t forget to tip people. Super clean, great atmosphere!

Fantastic place! There is a lot of fun to be had here. Very clean, great beer selection and you can bring the kids! One thing - please please please fix the Star Wars machine. It is half the reason I come here.

My five groomsmen and I came here (16-Bit and Pins) for my bachelor party, and we had a blast! The games (both digital and physical) were a lot of fun, especially our intense game of giant-sized Jenga, and the drinks were delicious! The Carrie Fisher, Hulk Hogan, and Game Over were all excellent. The staff were also all very friendly and helpful, and the whole atmosphere and environment were very light, welcoming, and laid back. Theres no question, Ill be back!

This arcade bar is great! It’s all ages until 8pm, and the employees are on top of getting the kids out. There are so many arcade games, skee-ball, ping pong, bocce ball, yard pong, and more. It’s a great place to hang out with friends while enjoying being a kid again!

Very cool place .. very cool people to work with. I loved building the one downtown Indianapolis

Had a great time at this bar and loved that it was more open and easier to move around compared to its Cincinnati counterpart. Service was quick and the drinks were consistently good. Food trucks outside was a nice touch—wish they provided menus/food truck schedules inside, however.

What isnt to like about this place?!?! Its epic! The games are great the drinks are cold the vibes are chill and the people are great! Its a huge place to come hang and feel nostalgic while beating your best friend at Mortal Kombat and Ski ball.Again I ask...WHATS NOT TO LOVE! Come down to Dublin and come hang out the only way we millennials know how, surrounded by Awesome people Awesome drinks and Awesome games.

Fun place for adults and kids. VERY clean. Didnt know they had more than 1 location. Cant wait to go back.

I know its covid and things are weird, But we wandered around the place No host at the door and someone came and found us and told us to put on masks. then we went to the bar to ask for a drink and they told us to go to the host stand and get a table. Then our server didnt know the ingredients in the cocktails that were on the menu so I went and asked the bartender. Theres conveniently no bourbon prices on the menu and I got one shot that cost me $18. You cant play the games with your drinks. The server was rude the place was boring if you cant drink and play and theres no atmosphere outside You are right on Riverside drive. It was really horrible

This is the second location for this bar in Columbus. Downtown location has a more hole in the wall arcade bar feel that makes the atmosphere a little more unique to me. If you want a new polished feel with plenty of room to spread out and enjoy some games, this location is your spot. Large bar top, TVs fresh new building attached to Pins. My only gripe, which comes down to personal preference, is that this location feels too much like Pins and not its own thing. I totally understand their concept of sharing the space and it works, its a lot of fun! I just personally prefer the atmosphere of the other location.

A great place to take a step back in time and play your childhood favs. Would love to see more vintage console games. Some equipment wasnt working correctly but its to be expected.

Great place to play all types of arcade, console games and pinball machines. All for free.

Fun experience. Great games. Tons of space. Delicious cocktails. Awesome service. Wish we could have stayed longer!

This place is as good for a group as an individual. Games took me down memory Lane. Recommend visiting if you are in town on business and need to unwind afterward.

Love love love the beer selection. It is a frequent haunt for my work friends and I. Love the retro atmosphere and getting to play all the games I played as a kid. The food trucks parked out front have always provided reasonable options when I need a bite to eat.

I had a great time playing the games with my friends. The games brought back so many memories! The drinks were delicious and the atmosphere was great! Cant wait to go back!

This place is great! My wife and friends organized my Birthday Party here. Its so awesome that all the retro games are free to play. It brought back so many great memories. The staff here is happy to give you a free sample of almost anything you like. They also allow you to bring in any food from close by. Im so glad that Columbus is creating so many cool places to visit. I will definitely be coming back here with all my coworkers.

Engaging bar. Very clean. Great service from the Bartender Sky. Love the mega sized light bright board!

Great place for adults and also families on the weekend. Ski ball breaks down a lot but we still have fun playing TMNT.

Awesome place with free games (if you buy a drink). The restrooms were clean and the space was as well.

Cool place, big and comfortable. Loud but vibrant!

This place is really one of a kind. The collection of different video games that they have is amazing. Not to mention the tap selection is excellent and the staff are very friendly. Definitely stop by if youre in Columbus.

Do the bartenders hate tip money here? I have never met any two bartenders who could be more rude to people with children. I am an adult paying for booze and tipping on soda refills and yet the bartenders do not smile and are annoyed to deal with children. I mean you work in an arcade and it is 1 pm where it allows children.Description of bartenders: woman very blonde hair, man was dark brown hair with beard and a man bun.Might be worth trying the other side ( pins).... maybe they are more friendly and want to make money ( tips) there .

Cool looking bar, but dont expect to drink there. 32 minutes at the bar and not a single drink. Better off not coming at all on the weekends, they will not staff the bar to handle traffic flow. Just go to the downtown location.

This Bar is unlike any other. Being able to enjoy drinks with friends and play a game at your leisure is amazing. It can get busy but for good reason. It is a nerds paradise!

Great place to drink some beer and play some oldschool games. I love it

Great place with free 80s game machines! Great bar, great atmosphere and kid friendly!

Little pricey drinks but great activities between 16-Bit and Pins! Nice location, Id definitely go again. Itd be nice if they staffed better though, the poor bartenders seemed very stressed out.

This is a pretty awesome place to stop in the Dublin area. There isnt a ton of things to do in the area, so it does get super crowded with kids during the day. It is 21 and up after (I believe) 8pm, so that may help you plan accordingly.Personally, I have a kid, so I dont necessarily mind it being kid-heavy during the day, as it gives us another option of things to do in the Dublin area. That said, they are often unattended and just run free and kind of do whatever they want. When we do take our son here, we are sure to keep him close by and make sure that he is pretty well behaved.The game selection at this location is awesome! It has a lot of my favorite games and the space is much larger than the location downtown, so that is a welcome change for me. I prefer to have a little space and be able to get to the bar or to a game without having to squeeze through people and wait for 10 minutes. There is usually nobody waiting to play a game and it generally doesnt take very long for them to open up.The drink prices are seemingly higher than other places, but then again you arent paying to play the arcade games, so I guess it works out.I HIGHLY recommend that you close your tab, as one day I left it open and ended up with a large number of drinks on my tab that werent mine. We had three or four beers between two of us and a few days later I noticed a charge for over $60. I definitely wont make that mistake again, but will return for some arcade games and fun in the future.

This bar is very spacious with a good selection of games. It also has a decent beer selection with 24 taps, but could benefit from more new beers.

Nice place to hang out, having many more old fashioned gaming stations for kids. They very much like playing with though

Very fun bar for the adults to get in touch with their childhood video games while enjoying a great selection of beer and drinks!

Neat place. Lots of cools games. Most of the game controls I played are worn out and wont move in certain directions. Access to Pins is nice too.

Coolest bar! Very big and spacious. Great drink selection. EXCELLENT alcoholic slush puppies. First time I visited was on a very busy Saturday afternoon, but staff member took time to give me a run down of the place. It does get busy and there are lots of children on the weekend, but an excellent place for a first date or to take friends visiting from out of town.

The staff was super, very understanding and willingly worked with me because of food allergies (its really hard to research cocktails before going and seeing which brands they use). The concept of the place is fantastic. I was mortified to see so many people bringing young babies and children into a bar setting, but who am I to judge. The three stars is actually for the lack of cleanliness of the arcade game buttons. They should seriously offer button wipes, like the grocery stores offer cart wipes. They did offer hand sanitizer on poles, but still, its not that hard to have a person go down the rows of games wiping touch areas.

For someone who grew up in the 80s, this is so nostalgic and tons of fun. There are 80s music videos in the background, and I was reminded of a time when video games and MTV was the life we knew before cell phones and social media. They also have a giant lite bright which is awesome. You play for free as long as you are drinking something. I loved it!

Great service even though they are busy. Never had to wait for the bartender. Free skeeball! Great for time with friends 10/10

Saturday night, doors were LOCKED and tabs CLOSED at 9:30 PM.

I love this place! its reliving my childhood all over again everytime I walk through those doors!

Nice big bar, plenty of seating, clever and tasty mixed drinks, almost 30 beers on tap. This place is a hallway away from pins. All the arcades are free. A few NES and Super NES hooked up. Definitely fun for a few drinks. People are generally kind and dont sit on a machine all night.

Great fun place to go hang out and really groups of all ages (over 21) seem to be welcome. Very upscale area, inside can be very loud but patios are nice and chill. Literally any game you can think of can be found here.

Great place to visit on a Sunday afternoon with the kids. A lot more room to roam around than the downtown location. Love how Pins is connected too. Garage parking is free and easily accessible.

So much fun! Great drinks, tons of games.

Great bar service. The drinks are very well made and they have a really good variety. The atmosphere is so laid back that you would feel comfortable walking in with jeans and a t-shirt or a swankier outfit. All of their arcade games are free and they have A LOT of them! Or you can just stand/sit around and hang out. I Iove this barcade!

Even though it is loud it is so much fun. Having the kids with us while we played nostalgic video games was a blast. The drinks are creative and fun. If you have sound sensitive littles remember to bring head phones. We got a break from the mouse by playing giant jinga outside in the cold (it was fun). There is plenty of comphy seating that opens up if you need to get off your feet.

Very interesting place, lots of cool vintage arcade games. Oh, and theyre all free to play while enjoying a drink. We need one in Canton, Ohio

Great place! Fun for kids and adults alike. No food here. However, they will let you bring in outside food, just no outside drinks.

Really fun time. Very cool that its connected to Pins too.

Absolutely love this place! Not sure why so many people are complaining about the drink prices...if you go anywhere downtown, youre going to pay several more dollars per drink! Only reason why I gave it four stars...it gets insanely packed on Friday and Saturday nights, and as many have said, its often packed with kids. Wont stop me from going, but its not a bonus!

This place was like adult heaven, until the kids came screaming in. Couldnt play any games without the mentioned kids running into me and making me spill my drink. I get that its an ARCADE place, but its also a BAR. You know the kind of place that sells booze. Dont get me wrong, I love kids. But please, not at the bar. The arcade games were free and the place right next door was awesome too.

Cool concept. But we went with another couple in the early afternoon, and we both brought our kids along (10 & under); wed been told that it was family friendly. After we first settled in and played a few arcade games, we noticed there was a movie playing on the big screens. It was completely inappropriate (including nudity and sex scenes). I asked the manager if they would change the movie because there were so many kids around, but she refused, explaining were a bar and its part of our theme. Not exactly family friendly, or customer friendly in my opinion.

Re-live your childhood right here and spend time in the future. This is how some good friends, fun games, and friends spend time together. This place is completely awesome!!!

Great time if you love to play classic video games.

Great atmosphere, the games are free, and the fact that pins is attached is just an added bonus!

Neat bar, one of the better ones in the area. Really liked the drink selection and bartender was friendly. Game selection wasnt particularly interesting for me, but its a neat place to go with some friends and have some drinks and play.

Ok - dating myself here but I love this place because I get to ay all the arcade games from my youth.Atmosphere was relaxing and even while crowded, didnt wait long for drinks or games.Nice being able to flip-flop between Pins Mechanical and this place was great too.Nice outdoor heating / firepits provided an area to take a break from the action.

Great setup, but overrrun with little kids, at least early in the day when we were there. Would have stayed longer if we could have gotten near some games.

Its fun! A few of the machines are in iffy shape, but overall: fun to be had for young and old.

My boyfriend and I had so much fun here !! The games are fun the staff is friendly and the drinks are great !! ️ We will definitely be back !

Cool atmosphere with some old retro games. Overpriced drinks, but otherwise free experience.

Games were like going back to college but we’re so adult now!

Great atmosphere. Wonderful drinks and vintage arcade games. Friendly and helpful staff. Fun for the kids.

So much fun! So many old game. Huge selection of drinks and something fun to do off the beaten path.

Some of the best bartenders in town. I played so much mortal kombat...

Crowded, overpriced, there are multiple better alternatives in town for a similar type of outing.

Wonderful selection on tap, plus neat cocktails and alcoholic slush puppies! This location is much more spacious than the Cleveland location. They even had ski ball! This location (Dublin) is also attached to a small sports center of sorts, like mini bowling, bocce ball, and ping pong. Well lit and ample seating.

Always a great time! Great beer and the staff is always friendly and helpful!

Great beer and drink selection. Always fun playing the old school games. I think with the floor plan they have, they could fit a few more old school console cabinets, that way it would lower the wait time for some of the classics.

If you love pinball, giant Jenga, giant beerpong, miniature bowling (pins), arcade games, and quality beer; then this place is for you. Its huge!

This place is rad. We played X-Men until we all needed drinks. We quit to get drinks, knowing X-Men lost to us.Also, Sarah, who wears Pam on her jersey is an amazing bartender, and smoking hot.

A lot of the games hardly work which is disappointing but the space is sooo much better than the downtown location.

Great place had fun with family kids welcome until 8pm

First, If you like games but you dont mind sucking at them, this is your place. There are lots of classic arcades and consoles to choose from, but most of them are all beat up. Play MK and the kick button gets stuck, get the SNES and the controller has the wiring coming out of the cable, etc. I still remember MK moves and not being able to execute them because of busted buttons, pisses me off. Second, we live in Columbus, one of the best cities for craft beer and with so much good beer around town their selection is comparable to whatever is in Kroger, on sale. And $9 for a large... what is this, the stadium? Two stars just because the bartenders are nice and the place is clean.

Ive been to the 16-bit downtown plenty of times and have always had a great time. That being said I would not recommend the one in Dublin. It baffles me that parents would bring their kids to a BAR. The place is overrun with unattended children so that you end up drinking awkwardly in a corner since all the games are taken up and you cant move without a kid running I to you. Parents, just take your screaming children to Chuck E Cheese. Ill be sticking to the 16-bit downtown where I can drink a beer in peace.

Fun atmosphere, free games, but also places to sit and hangout. Not to mention boozy slush puppies! Whats not to love?!

Nice place. Good old video games. Duck pin bowling. Modern. Clean. Good service.

Pretty cool place. Reserve your lanes well ahead of time.

Loved the nostalgia!!! But half of the games were down or wouldnt start if they were working. I did beat golden axe which was one of my favorites growing up!!!

Just plain fun. Find all the classic arcade games, bowling and more.

Wonderful, family friendly atmosphere. Great games and full bar. Win-win.

Fun environment with a great drink selection

So much to do so much to see. Love the drinks, love the entertainment. Definitely check it out.

Its a great concept! Being surrounded by retro arcade games while having a drink with friends is fun; although if you actually want to play any of the games dont go on a weekend night.

Need an affordable night down memory lane? This is your place. Free videogames!!!! They let you bring in food to eat. My son and I had a blast. They have the great videogames that I grew up playing. You must go their at least once in your life or you will have missed out.

Great place. Tons of fun.

Theres a bar. And theres arcade machines. Free to enter, pay for the drinks. Pins is connected as well if thats more up your alley.

If you want some good old fashioned arcade gaming with various craft beer choices this is the spot to go, parking is super nice and close, people are friendly and the service is great, theres always a food truck there if not two, my favorite drink is the little mermaid.

I love the concept. The place is expansive and in a nice area with other food and entertainment within walking distance. Ill state upfront that I came here for the gaming. I realize it is tough to balance the gaming with the bar aspects of a barcade, but Im going to knock it a star because of a few issues I had. For one, Id prefer if they had more games such as more side scrollers and maybe even some pinball games. Ill focus on the side scrollers since those are what I played. The Turtles game was practically unplayable due to broken controls, and the Simpsons game was out of order. Also the music was loud which made it hard to hear the game. I love video game music and sound effects. The ability to hear a music cue could be the difference between saving the day or getting beaten to death by a pink robot.

This has to be one of the best arcade bars in the area. Friendly staff, awesome environment and a great variety of games.

Great fun hangout. Good taps. Classic games.

Wonderful game place environment to meet with friends.

Fun and cool drinks. Lots of space. A little pricey but thats only a mild overprice.

This place is huge and its directly connected to pins mechanical company. I love this place.

Great place to hang out and play some games ! Family friendly before 8PM.

Nice to be able to bring kids.on SundayThey had fun and the games were great. Sure some were out of order, but they are free, so, no complaining!

Fun place to drink and play games. Also connected to PINS which is nice.

Awesome place to have a drink and hang with some friends. Also awesome beer coasters

This location is gigantic and being connected to Pins is a big plus. Tons of seating and gigantic bar. Wish some of the cocktails were a bit less sugary, as I thought my teeth were gonna fall out, but overall a super fun place to be. Free parking is a big plus too. Cant wait for the food portion between the 2 places to open as well.

Great vibes, fun/unique drinks, great games!