Arcades
Kids love arcades - the lights, the noise, the fun. There are many arcades close to Mason, Ohio and in Greater Cincinnati. So if your family enjoys winning those paper tickets that you then turn in for a beautiful plastic necklace, plastic spider or small rubber ball (choking hazard, avoid those) then you'll want to check out some of these fun arcades.
There are also some arcades that parents will enjoy as well. You can enjoy a cocktail and play some games or even have lunch or dinner.
Arcade Legacy
Cincinnati Mall: 662 Cincinnati Mills Dr. Bar Edition: 3929 Spring Grove Ave.
Arcade Legacy has two locations. One at the Cincinnati Mall and one in Northside (bar edition). The Cincinnati Mall location has 70+ arcade games and pinball machines as well as a console area with a variety of gaming choices. You pay one fee to play everything.
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In Northside, you can play games and enjoy food and drinks. Here the arcade games and consoles are free to play if you are purchasing food and/or drinks. This is a 21+ area except for Sunday nights from 4-8 p.m. where all ages are welcomed.
Dave and Busters
11775 Commons Drive Springdale, OH 45246 (513) 671-5501
D&B claims to be the "place where you can eat, drink and play". You'll probably want to go to D&B with school age kid's since there is more to appeal to them then the young ones and it might be better to go during the day or early evening. But they have bowling, a huge arcade, pool tables and plenty of fun times to go around.
Main Event
977 Oxford Way, West Chester, Ohio 45069, 513-777-1700
West Chester is becoming quite the entertainment hot spot for families. The Main Event not only has a large arcade/game area but the facility also has billards, bocce ball, bowling, gravity ropes, laser tag, mini golf and rock climbing. Wow!
Scene 75
876 State Route 28, Milford, Ohio 45150, (513) 965-4050
Scene 75 is another mecca for arcade fun. Beyond the arcade games you will also enjoy indoor electric go-karts, laser tag arena, blacklight mini-golf, inflatables, mini-bowling, and bumper cards. Games are priced individually.
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Scene 75 also has a Dayton location: 6196 Poe Avenue, Dayton, Ohio 45414, (937) 619-3200.
The Web Extreme Entertainment
7172 Cincinnati Dayton Rd. West Chester, Ohio. (513) 860-2822
Enjoy some arcade fun either before or after some laser tag (ages 7 and up for laser tag), mini-golf, mini-bowling or Go Kart racing. Click here for some of their special deals .
16-Bit Bar & Arcade
1331 Walnut St., Cincinnati, Ohio 45202, (513) 381-1616
What do you get when you combine a bar with 50+ vintage arcade games? You guessed it, you get 16-Bit Bar & Arcade. You get to play for FREE as long as you are having some drinks. This venue is catering to a more grown up crowd.