Vintage Arcade Superstore

This spot is amazing. We had my daughter’s 10^th birthday there and girls, boys, and parents were all similarly enthralled with the vintage arcade games and pinball.
Gene, the owner, and all the guys who were there during the party, were extremely helpful, friendly and fantastic ambassadors for these games. They knew all about them and we ended up chatting quite a bit about the history and mechanics of the machines.
Though they do rotate because of sales, at the time we were there, we had a winning group on the floor: Galaga, Centipede, Milipede, Donkey Kong, A Terminator-​themed game, driving games, my husband’s now-​current-​obsession: Joust — and many, many more.
Not giving 5 stars only bc I’d like to encourage them to keep improving the party space — more open for chairs and more room for food/​drink tables so I can throw hubbies’ next bday party there!
But really, this place is gangbusters! Rent it!

THE BEST!!! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE!!!
Just had my son’s 7^th birthday party here. Everybody had a blast! You know it’s a good party place when the parents don’t want to leave… No quarters, no tokens or pay cards here. Every video game/​pinball machine is on FREEPLAY!!! Can you say AWESOME!!!
I have had my son’s birthday parties at plenty of overly expensive kids places all over L.A. You usually get rushed in, rushed out and they are not exactly falling over themselves to accommodate you or your party. Can’t say that here… THANK YOU Gene, Marcy and Israel for being SO amazing and helpful!!! This could not have been an easier, more pleasurable experience.
This place is the best! They let me come in and transform their game showroom into a Star Wars party fest! Anything I needed they were there to help me…
If you are looking to have a party (kid, grown up or otherwise.) and you want something different than your average bounce house place. Come check this place out. They are amazing and I will be back!!! :-)

Vintage Arcade is a great place to buy your NEXT standup or sit down arcade game console for the following reasons:
1) Gene, the owner, (who also happens to be a very nice down to earth guy), has a tremendous passion for what he does. He started this business because he loves the vintage arcade units he sells. No one I know of, has a better knowledge and expertise of how these units work. And besides why not help an established family owned and operated business continue to succeed in what they loved doing for over the past 40 years?
2) Selection… W (O_O)W!!! talk about walking back into a nostalgic time machine!!! If your looking for an vintage arcade unit, this store most likely will have it, or will help you find it and fix it if needed. This is LA’s premier Pin ball machine, novelty crane machine, and vintage electronic standup and sit down consoles galore store!!!
3) Repairs, this is the place to go if you want to repair your vintage arcade working again. Gene has been doing this for so long, (since 1971), he can repair these arcade units not only in his sleep but even better when he is awake.
4) Pick up and/​or delivery of your or their arcade games, if scheduled in advance by appointment.
5) Party rentals– they deliver all over to LA and Orange County. When was the last time you had an entire arcade delivered to your house party? Why not surprise your friends and relive your old glory/​ditch high school & play arcade game days again?
6) Trade up, buy, or sell your broken or working arcade machines to Gene. Why not sell it to the man who can find a happy home for your arcade game once again?
7) Sage advice– Gene can recommend what arcade games are the most affordable, desirable, or collectible units to buy if you need guidance.
8) Free demos– walk into Genes amazing arcade museum of fun, and he will let you play the games you’re interested buying.
BTW– Gene sold me a wonderful and trouble-​free 50 arcade games in one stand up arcade unit, and my kids and I always compete to see who gets the highest score. I recommend you visit Vintage arcade and buy the arcade game you always loved playing as a kid.
Thanks Gene!!! for delivering us many happy hours of reliable fun!!!

I just received the ¹⁹⁸³⁄₁₉₈₅ combo-​pack Star Wars/​Empire Strikes Back arcade game that Gene and his amazing team fixed and restored for me in a brilliantly fast amount of time! And they delivered it safe and sound to my home!
If you have a love for classic arcade games, to buy or just rent for a party or some other occasion, Gene’s Vintage Arcade Superstore is the place you want to be!
Thank you so much, Gene, to you and your team for their wonderful and expedient work! You’re the best!

This place was an amazing find. I read about it online and immediately booked it for my son’s 11^th birthday party. We had the store all to ourselves on a Sunday, and all the kids and parents played the arcade games and pinball machines for hours. They have a fantastic selection and the games are in excellent condition. Several of the parents told me it was the most fun they ever had at a kid’s birthday party. if you want an original, private, and entertaining party spot for adults or kids, check it out. If you fall in love with one of the games, you can simply buy it and take it home…

This place is simply awesome. Back in October, we threw my son’s 9^th birthday party here. 10 kids, two hours of video games. They were in heaven. Frankly, I enjoyed it too as I got to play pinball and video games from my youth. If you have a child who loves video games, this is a unique, can’t miss party. Great employees and Gene the owner was awesome too.

This shop is super sweet. Brandon D. and I stopped through on our anniversary last year.
Kind of a hole-​in-​the-​wall, but it’s loaded with classic, hard-​to-​come-​by-​these-​days arcade games set to FREE play.
The sales floor is practically an interactive museum with a similar set-​up to San Francisco’s Musee Mecanique and Vegas’ Pinball Hall of Fame.
If you’re in the market for a stand-​up machine, no matter how obscure, I recommend checking with these folks first.

I had a coin operated video machine from the early 1990’s that stopped working more than a decade ago… I held onto it for more then 10 years before I found these guys and they were able to trouble shoot it and restore it to good working order. They really know their business, and they did not disappoint me. VERY Reasonable too!

This place rocks!
I’ve driven past here a few times and then one weekend my curiosity got the better of me! I didn’t realize they had a full showroom with working machines which you can hire out for parties! But feel in love with an original pac man machine in the workshop.
I decided I wanted it converted with a new arcade board, they guys did and excellent job in a timely fashion and even delivered and installed the unit in my house.
The machine has brought hours, if not months of enjoyment to our household and I wish I had more space for another one.
These guys offered really good advice, are definitely at the top of their game and I would recommend anybody who is serious about purchasing a system or old cabinet, dropping by with the money ready to spend (as you are bound to fall in love with something when you are there)! I did and I can’t say enough good things about these guys!

I recently bought a street fighter 2 coin op from here as a Christmas gift. Gene was very helpful and the staff here made the machine look very clean. Before delivering it they repainted the machine, changed the top graphics and removed any graffiti. The machine was delivered safely right before Christmas as promised. I would recommend coming to this place for any video game you’re looking for. They have a wide selection of pinball games as well. Next door is an arcade they rent out for parties. Overall I am completely satisfied.

I just signed up on Unilocal specifically to review Vintage Arcade. In 2007, I contacted Gene regarding the arcade game Run and Gun 2. I doubted anyone had heard of this game. Gene had it. Gene provided excellent customer service during the purchase answering all of my questions.
Once the game arrived in Northern California, one of the screens and a coin slot, stopped working. Gene had a friend come to my home and fix the game at no cost.
In October of 2012, I had a clarity issue with the other screen. Gene helped me, via email, fix the game myself. I think this is a very good business.

Anyplace that helps keep the dying art of classic coin-​op amusements alive is tops in my book. Gene graciously let my wife & I, play Tron LE which was headed to Flynn’s Arcade at Disney’s California Adventure!!! Awesome!!!

I’ve got a cabinet of my own so I had talked to Gene about picking up a new jamma board and he told me to come on down. I picked up good ol’ sunset riders and he tested it for a bit to make sure everything was good to go.
I get home and had some problems getting it to work in my cabinet so I headed back and the game still worked for him so he let me know I probably have a voltage problem and let me know how to test it and adjust it. game works now and happy as can be: D will definitely go back!

Being a huge fan of all things electronic, I have to love this place.
As I approached the warehouse door (which seemed to be hemorrhaging Galaga and Pac Man cabinets), one of the employees approached me. I asked if I could take a look around. His reply? «Of course. And if a machine comes on when you flip the switch, feel free to play round.» Excellent.
I wandered around a bit, completely pleased. They have everything from Fireball to Dance Dance Revolution, and some shit I’ve never even seen before. I mean, a Nugent pinball machine?
I spoke with the owner, who was totally friendly and full of information. I left with a fantastic impression. If you are in the market for a cabinet (or just parts), new or old, go here.

This is a big, junky warehouse of 80’s video games and pinball games, all for sale. The guys there were really great and full of info. Unfortunately it’s not an arcade, but they did turn on one game for us that had about 20 games you could play (for free) — most of them seemed like from the Atari family. The prices were a bit steep (I bought my Phoenix game the other year from the arcade that used to be in Fullerton for $ 600) but the guys are super-​nice and seemed willing to cut a deal. If you are looking to buy a vid game or pinball, this is the place.

My friends and I walked into this mysterious glorious warehouse filled with relics from our childhoods. Arcade machines: Star Wars, Mortal Kombat, Street Fighter II, Galaga, Donkey Kong, Space Wars! Pinball Machines, including one called «Wizard» featuring Roger Daltrey of The Who.
For the first couple minutes there was no sign of human habitation, as we tread among the electronic forest. Finally, a diminutive salesman came out and offered to let us play wahtever we wanted.
I don’t know if I will ever have the opportunity to purchase an arcade machine, but this store offers that opportunity, along with nostalgia up to here.