Do yourself a favor and go to other arcades on the boardwalk. They're in better condition, bigger, and above all, appreciates their customers!
Let me start by saying that I have been traveling to Cape May for almost 10 years now and have family who live there year round. I have visited the various arcades multiple times with my children and feel like I have a solid ground to stand on while writing this review and can help others make their decision based off this review.
Last but not least (and ultimately why i'm writing this review), after having spent about $20 or $30, my kids wanted to do 1 last ride on the little speedboat outside. They all get in and I'm standing next to them waiting for my wife to get a few more quarters when this old lady sitting in a wheel chair blurts out "Don't shake that boat!". I was literally just holding the boat with my hand and she continues to say "If you're going to sit somewhere then go sit on a bench. These rides cost money!". I looked at her and said "Well there isn't a line of people waiting to use the ride, we're just waiting" and her response is "well i'm the owner and if you want to sit somewhere, sit on a bench". So I took my kids out and walked them inside so we can use up our tickets we won. I asked the worker who lady in the wheelchair was and he said "That's the owner". So I told him how she treated me and my kids and he says "Oh yeah, she tends to give people are hard time" and walks away. I was just surprised by their behavior and don't think i'll ever go back to this arcade.
The prizes are just stupid. 5000 tickets for a toy that probably costs $15. I understand the arcade needs to make money but 5000 tickets is a ridiculous amount to gather when the games themselves hardly hand out any tickets. I remember seeing a duck game where you shoot water at these ducks floating in water. It said 50-100 ducks = 5 tickets / 100-200 ducks = 20 tickets / 200-300 ducks = 50 tickets / 300-999 ducks = 70 tickets. Getting 200 ducks in the amount of time given is near impossible and then they go and add a 999 duck cap haha what a joke. It isn't enough that you're dropping $30 (some spending even more), but they rub it in your face too.
Classic old school NJ arcade. Skee-ball and video games available. Must visit if with kids in Cape May.
Fun for kids.
This particular arcade I've never been a fan of because there are a lot of games inside that just don't work and look/feel old and dirty. These games that don't work also don't have any "out of order" signs on them too. They just leave them there like they don't care, even if it means eating peoples money. Seems kinda lazy to me.
The owner clearly doesn't care about it's customers (which makes sense considering the poor condition a lot of their games are in) and treats them like garbage.
Pretty small arcade but it's right on the beach and as fun as any other thing that there is to do here for kids / families / adults that aren't ashamed to have fun playing arcade games. This is a coin-operated ticket-dispensing arcade, with prizes. No food, but an ATM.
Highly recommend everyone to visit this sure to please place in Cape May! Not only are the owners the nicest people, but the games are new and one can just feel the love when you walk in their door!
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