Aftershock Classic Arcade 1444 East Washington Avenue, Madison, WI 53703

"This place is a nostalgic walk down memory lane with full bar, N/A options and fun food options from Pizza to spring rolls! The best selection of 80's-90's arcade games and perfect for parties. We had 50 ppl for my wife's birthday and the staff did not skip a beat. A must check out spot!"

"If you wanna play arcade games in Madison, this is the place. I was here on a weekday afternoon between Christmas and new years. Not a huge crowd, but steady business and it picked up as evening approached. The bartender was really friendly and made a great old fashioned. This is an arcade first and a bar second. The games are great and plentiful, tons of classics and a few cool games I've never played. There were several staff fixing games the whole time. It's clear the folks here are serious about keeping arcade tradition alive. Tokens are required for games, felt very old school. I saw some nachos but I don't think food is the main draw here."

"Best selection of original eighties and early nineties around. Machines are well maintained and in excellent condition. There are enough games that you still have plenty of options to pay even if it gets busy. Kids can play until seven thirty if accompanied by an adult. I had my fiftieth birthday party here with about twenty friends and family. The owner and staff were great and very accommodating. The party room was already rented out when we called to book it, but they reserved a table for us in the game room which worked out great for our group. They let us bring in our own food (delicious sandwiches from Alamentari). The owner and staff were very friendly and are really serious about video games. It made me feel like a kid again playing all of my favorite games. Highly recommend for anyone who appreciates classic games and try out some rare ones you haven't seen in decades."

"I had reached out to get some basic info for my sons birthday party and Chris was quick to respond. We had emailed a few times and I knew this was the place. The price was reasonable, and the party was to be in a room separated from others. The day of the party was great. We were brought right up to the room where it was explained what options we have for food, tokens, and how the whole experience would work overall. If we were missing something the staff was there to help in any way they could and I didn't get the sense that they felt we were an inconvenience to them. The games! There were so many that called out to me for sure. The kids loved all of the pinball machines, Mario cart, House of the Dead, and Air Hockey. Air was a huge hit with them, and was only 3 tokens for 2 players to play. I was thoroughly happy with how the day went and the kids had a blast. Thank you to the staff at Aftershock for making things easy on the parents to plan the party, and to make a pretty cool memory for the kids."

"The owners were really nice and they made a really tasty gummy bear garnish cocktail! Lots of games that seemed to be in good condition. If you have a couple friends and want to play old school arcade games, while drinking, this is a good place for that!"