Start spreading the news, limbering up your wrists and saving your quarters! As if you needed yet another reason to snag cheap airfare to New York, here’s a look at a few of the best of its many amazing video game arcades.

From old school throwbacks to next generation technology, gaming is fun in the Big Apple. The city is home to some of the coolest arcades ranging from the family oriented and kid friendly to grownup playgrounds serving craft beer and cocktails.

We recommend having a blast at one of these six arcades next time you visit.

Barcade

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Barcade launched in Williamsburg in 2004 promising customers a winning combo of classic 80s video games and American craft beer in a neighborhood bar setting. High scores and local fame were achieved almost instantaneously and today Barcade boasts multiple locations across the city (and even a few bars in a handful of other towns). The original Union Street bar is arguably the best of Barcade’s three New York outlets. But you’ll find a quality lineup of brews and an awesome collection of games in excellent condition at them all.

Sunshine Laundromat

In the back of this laundromat in the Greenpoint neighborhood of Brooklyn is a (not all that) secret game room with 20 classic pinball machines. Oh, and it’s a bar too, serving a smart selection of craft beers. Heaven? Pretty much.

8 Bit and Up Video Games

Retro gaming at its best and most affordable (for Manhattan anyway) is the selling point at 8 Bit and Up Video Games. This Lower East Side dive on 1st Avenue is a great place to grab a drink as well, be it a craft beer, cocktail, or glass of wine.

Chinatown Fair Family Fun Center

Tiny and jam packed Chinatown Fair on Mott Street (near the Manhattan Bridge) has something for everyone (as long as the cacophony of the gazillion games beeping, buzzing and whirring at the same time doesn’t drive them crazy). Hit games at this downtown institution include Dance Dance Revolution, Guitar Hero, and Street Fighter plus all sorts of ticket, novelty, driving, and shooting games.

Got a favorite arcade in the Big Apple that we missed? Tell us about it in the comments section below!