Mariners Arcade

This is the best of the arcades in Wildwood. It has a good selection of games, all in working order and a surprisingly hard-​working and friendly staff, quite helpful in picking out prizes for the tickets you have earned.
The value proposition here is good; I figure that at retail you can expect to get about 35% of your money back in prizes, depending on which games you play. Our favorites (based upon playing time of our 7-​year-​old and the adults in our party) were Yahtzee and Wizard of Oz.
Hint: On Wizard of Oz, the rare card is Todo (you must get all seven cards to win 50,000 points — about $ 20 worth of prizes).

25 cent pinball is where it’s at. That’s the biggest attraction here and it’s no surprise! Plus it’s usually not as crowded as some other arcades on the boardwalk which is odd, since this is one of the nicer ones.
Tons of claw machines though, but it’s best to avoid that frustration since I’ve never won anything here and only saw someone win once. Still worth a look though.

This is our go to place when in wildwood, they’re so much friendlier than the other arcades, Jeff the manager will make you feel like your a vip customer. The prizes they have are top of the line and you can actually win them! ! We’ve gotten ipads, signed memorabilia, and gift cards. Sign up for tge vip card to get ten percent off everything too

Love this place! There are tons of different games to play, I could spend all night here! They have some terrific big ticket items to win, but their lower ticket trade in prizes aren’t that great. They give you a receipt to save your points from turning in your tickets, so you can save up and get something really good!

Jackpot today on poker tournament. An hour and a half daily 1:30 — 3:00

THE arcade to visit on the Wildwood Boardwalk! Mariner’s Arcade has the best games, incredibly fun skee-​ball tournaments and the best kept secret soda machine for miles (only 50 cents!)
Sign up for a VIP card. It’s free and it sure beats carrying around all those ticket/​point receipts in your wallet. It’ll earn you bonuses too.
I love the scooper machines. One night last year I earned like 10,000 points on that thing!

I’m not picky when it comes to arcades, but, they are the best. Always a variety and the latest games. I even commend them for their cheap-​ass soda machine, though, I’m not sure if they’ve changed the prices since last year.

My favorite arcade on the boardwalk for the last 15 years. It has a great selection of ticket and coin-​reward games including skeeball, video poker, claw machines, scoopers, video games, Deal-​or-​No-​Deal, and more. However, unlike other arcades on the boardwalk, they invest in bringing in repeat customers with frequent buyer cards to store your points (and give you bonuses), extra points for changing quarters there, and special bonus-​point games every hour on the hour for either skeeball or video poker. The prizes offered are also better than your average boardwalk swag, so you can actually get more than a mustache comb and a wax mustache to bring home for souvenirs. Mariner’s is centrally-​located on the boardwalk as well, and air-​conditioned, serving as a ready-​made spot to stop when you need to sit down and cool off from the summer heat.
You can’t find a better spot on the boardwalk to rack up points, and get your prizes to show off later.