Arcade Club

30/05/2026

The heatwave’s over and Bury has officially returned to factory settings!

Rain’s back (Sunday apparently). Hoodies are back. Looking out the window and saying “typical” is back...
..Which means it's perfect timing to disappear into the UK’s (and Europe’s, for that matter) biggest arcade for a few hours!

Hundreds of arcade games all set to freeplay. No coins. No tokens. No hidden extras. Just one entry fee and you’re in.

Add air conditioning and dry skies indoors, and absolutely no need to pretend you were enjoying 28 degree weather anyway ;)

29/05/2026

Dogs of the AMS...

27/05/2026

Half Term has landed, which means extended opening hours all week long at Arcade Club Bury

We’ll be open from 11am across Thursday and Friday, giving you even more time to explore Europe’s biggest arcade.

Four floors packed with hundreds upon hundreds of games, all set to free play once you’re inside. Retro legends, modern favourites, racers, shooters, rhythm games, pinball, consoles and more, yes, MORE!!!

Also, considering the sun currently appears to be attempting hostile takeover of Greater Manchester, you’ll be pleased to know the air conditioning is working overtime to keep things considerably less volcanic indoors. Cooler than a crate of frozen cucumbers.

No coins. No tokens. No hidden costs. Just cold air and an unreasonable amount of arcade games.

26/05/2026

What a weekend!

The inaugural Arcade Club Cup is officially done and it was an absolute belter from start to finish.

Players travelled in from across the UK and even all the way from the good old USA! We had birthday celebrations, hundreds upon hundreds of rounds across some of the greatest fighting games ever made, and an atmosphere that reminded us exactly why events like this are so vital.

Most importantly though, we crowned the winners of the very first Arcade Club Cup tournament.

Huge thanks to every single person who attended, travelled, supported, spectated, helped organise, and most of all, played.

Communities like this only exist because people keep showing up for them. They live and breathe through the players, the rivalries, the laughs, the pop-offs, the handshakes, and the people willing to travel miles just to throw down on a cabinet with strangers who instantly feel like mates.

Thank you for making this such a cracking event.

See you at the next one.

Didn’t get chance to attend? Or maybe you’ve always wanted to get involved with the fighting game community but never knew where to start?

Drop us a message and let us know you’re interested.

We’ll soon be running monthly casual sessions aimed at helping new players get involved, meet the community, learn the games, and find their feet in the scene.

Everyone starts somewhere :)

24/05/2026

The First Ever Arcade Club Cup is taking place right NOW, catch the stream here!

Europe's Largest Video & Pinball Arcade!

22/05/2026

Half Term and Bank Holiday week is nearly here, which means extra time to get stuck into your favourite games!

Week commencing May 25th, we’ll be open for Bank Holiday Monday from 11am – 8pm, along with extended Half Term opening hours across Thursday and Friday, where doors will open from 11am.

No coins. No tokens. No hidden costs.

Pay once, stay as long as you like, and everything inside is free to play.

21/05/2026

Sign ups for the Arcade Club Cup Close 23:59 Friday!

sign up at www.start.gg/accup

BYOC! Stick, Pad, Hitbox (Must be undamned decoder compatible)

Date: 24th May
Doors at 11am, Tournament starts 1pm

21/05/2026

Bank Holiday weekend is nearly here, and honestly, there are worse ways to spend it than inside Europe’s biggest arcade!

At Arcade Club Bury you’ll find four packed floors of arcade games covering every era imaginable. Retro classics. Modern giants. Rare imports. Racing games, shooters, fighters, rhythm games, pinball and loads more besides.

Pay once and everything inside is set to freeplay.

No coins. No tokens. No constantly topping up cards.

Just walk in and play as much as you want for as long as you want.

There’s freshly made food, a full bar, free parking and enough games to lose an entire day to without even noticing.

Bank Holiday plans = handled.

19/05/2026

https://arcadeodysseus.wordpress.com/2026/05/19/the-men-who-would-beat-kong/

Lovely little write up of the Kong Off by Arcade Odysseus. Cheers for the kind words!

This first UK Kong Off was a long time in the making. 8BitBoyUK and RetroRuss got the ball rolling last autumn. Those six or seven months were a great way to build anticipation. But did the event l…