The Arcade Project

The Arcade Project One of the largest free play arcades in all of NYS!
$15 includes tax and covers unlimited play of over 120 games. Almost 200 games total!

Games from the 1930s to today rotated in. Located in Newark NY Fall-Spring
Located in Waterloo NY Summer

06/19/2026

This basically sums up how my day has been going.
How about yours?

🕹️ WE NEED YOUR INPUT! 🕹️​As we get everything ready for our opening, we want to hear directly from you.​With summer bre...
06/19/2026

🕹️ WE NEED YOUR INPUT! 🕹️
​As we get everything ready for our opening, we want to hear directly from you.

​With summer break around the corner, we know everyone’s schedules are changing. We plan to be open 6 days a week, but we want to make sure our doors are open exactly when you want to play.

​So, we’re turning to you guys for suggestions:
​📅 What days of the week are you mostlikely to visit?
​⏰ What hours work best for you (e.g., afternoon matinees, late-night gaming)?

IE how late should we stay open? 12-8, 12-9, 1-9? Etc

​Speak now or forever hold your peace!

Drop your ideal days and times in the comments below. 👇

We’ve gotten a few messages checking in on us, and the answer is: Yes, we are alive! But man, we are tired.​We originall...
06/18/2026

We’ve gotten a few messages checking in on us, and the answer is: Yes, we are alive! But man, we are tired.

​We originally hoped to be open this week, and we are truly sorry for the delay. We underestimated just how much blood, sweat, and heavy lifting it takes to scale up to a space 4x the size of our last location.

​Because this floor plan is so huge when we open, it’s going to be a bit of a "living museum."

You’re going to see some dust, and you’re going to see games on the floor that are currently waiting on parts or tech time.

Moving this many machines is a massive puzzle, and we just don't have the space (or the energy!) to hide them in the back—so they’re out in the open, waiting their turn for the workbench.

​But here is the awesome part: Even with some machines waiting on parts, we are launching with OVER 100+ fully functional, free-play games ready to go! 🕹️💥

​We’re aiming for a full opening in the next few weeks.

But honestly? If you don't mind a little work-in-progress energy and a few out-of-order signs, we might just do a soft opening even sooner so you can come play the 100+ games that are ready.

Or should we forgo the soft opening and wait until its all working?

​Check out these progress photos to see what we've been up to! 👇 Thank you all for sticking with us—the wait will be worth it!

06/11/2026

Today was kinda boring with hours and hours of paperwork for the liquor license, calls to companies for game parts and more paperwork.....

But.... the fun part was finally seeing things piece together with the mini cranes being filled!

Mom and I killed it today!!

06/10/2026

Our second installment of a Day in the life! Our average Tuesday...

We're doing a day in the life all week long so don't miss it!

06/09/2026

Follow us this week!
We're doing a day in the life all week long!

And here I am fixing the WORKING game we just picked up! 🙃Fixed the broken wire...Need to order a sensor and a power sup...
06/08/2026

And here I am fixing the WORKING game we just picked up! 🙃
Fixed the broken wire...

Need to order a sensor and a power supply....

I hope the other working ones work better than this one!

When someone with a lift gate puts a 600lb game in the bed of the truck and you decide its "future you's problem" to try...
06/07/2026

When someone with a lift gate puts a 600lb game in the bed of the truck and you decide its "future you's problem" to try and figure out how to get it out....

What could go wrong?

We've been on the road since 6am picking up some goodies and we are spent.... but while fueling, this shows up and puts ...
06/07/2026

We've been on the road since 6am picking up some goodies and we are spent.... but while fueling, this shows up and puts a smile on our tired faces.

Happy Saturday everyone!

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655 NY-318
Waterloo, NY
13165

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