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Games arcade

  • 04-05-2010 12:00PM
    #1
    Fo Real
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    Are there any games arcades/amusements in Galway city? I'm thinking along the lines of Dr. Quirkeys on Dublin's O'Connell St.
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  • #2
    GuessWho2009
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 204 ✭✭GuessWho2009


    your best bet is seapoint in salthill


  • #3
    biko
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 81,060 ✭✭✭✭biko


    Not sure, I've never been to that one in Dublin.
    We do have a few out in Salthill though.


  • #4
    Eman Resu
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 215 ✭✭Eman Resu


    If it's arcade games then seapoint in salthill is your best bet, if it's gaming in general (P.C. etc.) then try http://www.squareyes.com/ based in Foster Street (just off Eyre Square).


  • #5
    Fo Real
    Closed Accounts Posts: 479 ✭✭Fo Real


    Thanks for the replies guys. It seems games arcades have been relegated to touristy sea side resorts these days. Everybody has games consoles at home now so I guess the arcade is just a victim of the modern age.


  • #6
    Eman Resu
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 215 ✭✭Eman Resu


    Well the arcade games side will have suffered due to consoles/PC's but most places seem to be able to keep running based on their poker machine business. Guess a trip to Tokyo is called for if you want a proper arcade!


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  • #7
    Dunjohn
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    Seapoint used to have a huge video games section but it's been relegated to a smaller area shared with pool tables. Most of it is now slots and 2p machines. The only games they tend to have are racers and shooters - I think the only machine with an actual joystick is a retro selections one that wasn't working last time I checked :/


  • #8
    Shanley
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 356 ✭✭Shanley


    Still dont understand why Mr McDonagh closed down Funworld in Eyre Square...always seemed to be busy!


  • #9
    Dunjohn
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,345 ✭✭✭Dunjohn


    Oh, wait, I think there are a couple of machines in the bowling alley near Tesco. Haven't been there for a while.


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