The Atomic Arcade

3939 S Highland Dr, Holladay, UT 84124, USA

Address:	3939 S Highland Dr, Holladay, UT 84124, USA
Phone:	+1 801-634-1130
Site:	facebook.com
Rating:	4
Working:	Closed 10AM–1AM 10AM–1AM 10AM–1AM 10AM–2AM 10AM–2AM 10AM–12AM

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Dan Herrera

When I entered to this arcade, it felt like I traveled BACK in the 80s and the 90s (I feel like a kid again)! There was a LOT of classics, many of them much older than I am. I spend $5.00 in quarters in many of the Atari, Sega, Nintendo, Capcom, etc classic arcade, even the pinball machines, Im SOOOOO happy this place for all the younger generations (2000s decade) to experience the classic games from the past, like the kids in the 70s to the late 90s kids, rather than playing the Xbox and the Playstation at home (also trolling them while theyre at it). I like the place dimly lit with all the background noises, and yes. Many of them work very well, like they came out yesterday, some games cost $0.50 while most of them are only one quarter ($0.25) for even older games. If you REALLY wanna play video games "traditionally" old-school way for all the nostalgia, come on over here to the Atomic Arcade!! Just watchout for the large white change machine it will NOT take you dollars, even if its clean bill, use the one to your left as you come in, that one works WAAAAAY much better, despite how old it is. Ill DEFINITELY be back for more classic gaming, besides my game consoles to PC needs a little rest. Anyways keep up all the classics alive! Younger kids NEED to play some of the classics. (As soon as I left, I fast forward back to awful 2010s!)

Paul Kipping

I stopped by on a Thursday evening and this was my experience. The place was not overly populated and I had l a lightly enjoyable time, but I will not be coming back because most of the games that I wanted to play were not on. The business gets one star for being open and existing. The business gets another star for not charging a cover and every game basically being $0.25. Sadly, most of the games are not on and then about 25% of the ones that are on are broken. They have a great games list but most of them are not on or functional. If youre in the neighborhood and you know that their games list has some games you want to check out, it would be worth your time to stop and see if thats one of the games which is on and working, but I wouldnt go out of my way to go here and play something because of the probability of it not being available.

Missile Punch

Oh man this place. Drove down (about 30 minutes from my home) to check it out with a couple of friends last weekend. And I was certainly not disappointed. The place isnt very big, but it doesnt need to be. The atmosphere was clean! I will say it was a little warm inside, relying on a few scattered fans to clean things cool. However, once you start throwing quarters into the old-school machines youll forget all about it. Most of the machines were fully-functioning, clean, and well-presented. The few were our of order actually being worked on by (the owner?) while we were there! The cherry on top is the bar thats literally above the arcade. Both open until 1 or 2 on the weekends. Free admission! Ultimately, makes for a great night of fun. Bring your quarters, support this place, and take care of the machines please! Have fun!

Ry81

I drove near an hour to check this place out, and it has sooooo much potential! There are so many hard to or even impossible to find machines in here. The problem is they are all broken and turned off. I wish a lot of them would be repaired or even restored. Were talking machines that are hardware based that cannot be emulated. Machines that require physical manipulation and by all means belong in a museum of sorts. A gem of classic gaming if ever there was one. I want to try again to visit someday, but not until some effort goes into the repair of the machines. Its depressing to walk into an arcade where over half of the games are unplugged, and a good 25% of the remaining dont have working controls. I feel like my visit was a missed opportunity.. for me.

Kolin Oyen

This place is awesome! It has so many retro arcade machines that Ive been waiting to play for so long. But sadly, there is a lot of broken arcade machines! Heres a few, Stuntcycle, Pacman, Donkeykong, Astroids, and Spaceinvaders. I was very sad to see Poleposition2 lying in pieces in a corner! But otherwise, this place is great! I loved Galaga and Vs.Excitebike. And finally an arcade that isnt a Chucky Cheeses clone! So if youre looking for a place that gives you tickets so you can get crappy prizes, youve come to the wrong place, amigo. But if you want a cool retro styled arcade with plenty of amazing games, get over there!

Eric Morgan

This place totally rekindles the memories of my misspent youth in the 80s. Dark, dank, and a little bit seedy. Love it! Probably over 50 classic vintage video titles and a humble selection of only 4 pinballs, but they are good titles in great condition. Easy to pass by while finding it for the first time, but definitely worth the U-turn!

Ero Jasper

The best arcade around. It has the best retro atmosphere that will take you back to the late 80s. The owner of the arcade is really cool and cares a lot about his arcade. If your just out for a good time, there is a bar right above the arcade too. Go get a few drinks and then play a few games. Its really worth checking out.

Matthew Tignor

Great Retro Arcade. The machines are in good working order with only a couple of hiccups (jumping is iffy on Street Fighter 2 Turbo on 1st player). They are also adding "new" games constantly. Most of the games are still one quarter as well! Love this place!

Sagan Gotberg

This is a really cool little spot. Inside can get really hot though, so i like going during the evening. They have so many machines and its really fun to play some of the original games the way they were meant to be played.

Wycked Sick

Greatest arcade i have come to know - Cant wait to get back, Hope it continues to thrive for years and years to come!! Highly, Highly recommended to bring friends, And Quarters! A great date for a nerdy couple.

Michael Jones

There was a lot of games that werent working and the change machine wasnt working either no one seemed to be running it and it would be nice if both the bar and arcade were one running back and forth sucked

Janice Kopaunik

Wow. Middle of a saturday, over half the machines were not working, no attendant could be found, Lights were half off, and smelt strongly of smoke. As the 10 yrd with us said this place gives me the creeps

clancey henderson

Has some great classics! Place is full of great machines. Usually isnt too crowded with people. Its perfect for a little nostalgia. Nothe a lot of room for much else. Right next to a cafe and a bar.

Max Hegewald

Always love this place, its fun to go play some classic arcade games. Plus new games are still being added and fixed. I would highly recommend this place.

Joshua E

What a throwback to the 80s. The setting is masterfully done. Great place to escape or get amped up prior to karaoke across the street at sues !

Majid Rasouli

It is written here that they are open until 1AM on weekday nights, we went there at 11PM and it was closed. Waste of time and gas.