Underground Retrocade - West Dundee, Illinois

Guadalupe Villagran

Necesita cuartos de monedas, ¡pero genial!

jen jd

Definitely worth it. Now a days you don’t get to see places like this all 90s games it’s rare . Definitely worth taking yourself or kids.
Things to know before going $20 per person don’t think oh I’m not playing .
No drinks allow by the games since machines are old anything can happen.
They sell drinks there so if you get thirsty price for soda and water good prices.
Unlimited time you can be there 4-5 hours lol
Bathroom is clean not dirty which is good because I am a women and don’t like to just pee anywhere. This is a must go place for sure worth the money experience 90s games and will bring you memories of back in the days.

reberh2

My boys and I absolutely love this place. It has a ton of games and everything is spaced out nicely between the two floors. It has a great retro atmosphere, the owner plays old movies and the juke box upstairs is a nice touch. It is a lot of fun to show my kids what old arcade games were like, and since everything is set to free play, we can try whatever we want and not worry about going through a ton of quarters. I can't recommend this place enough, it's a great old school arcade and it is easy spend hours here. Also, you can't beat the USA vs USSR bubble hockey table upstairs!

Heather Marks

We had a blast. So many awesome games it's hard to pick where to start! Go spend your monies here, and have fun. ?

Carrie B

Awesome place!! Loved all the games. Such a large variety! While you need to use your phone to get list of songs, really enjoyed the jukebox!!
Only wish it was closer... would be perfect for a cold or rainy day.
Can't wait to come back!

Shaun Reinert

What a cool place!!

At Easter, my wife and I gave our sons a bunch of coupons they could use whenever they chose. Yesterday, my younger son gave me the 1:1 with dad, a night just the two of us. I asked him what he'd like to do and he said "let's go to an arcade!"

I'd heard of this place just randbomly searching Google maps and I suggested it, and I'm glad I did, because this place is way cool.

Old school arcade games, pinball games an air hockey table and a LOADED jukebox!! A skeeball machine too.. that got a lot of play. Q*Bert was nearby, so I played that while my son rocked the skeeball. We played air hockey where I got my butt handed to me five times (I used to dominate at that game)...

There's even an upstairs, which I didn't notice right away, but it has all sorts of cool stuff. Mortal Kombat 1, II and ultimate 3! Simpsons bowling, which I'd honestly forgotten about, but it was still cool. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is a classic too!

I'd also like to say thank you to this place for having a WORKING machine of Carn-Evil. A cool shooting game from Midway. It was a favorite back in the day, but coming across one that actually works is hard. There's a place, I won't say the name, but it rhymes with "shmalloping shmost" that has this game out on the floor, but it never freaking works. So I appreciated the hell outta being able to play this again.

And EXTRA props to the owner/operator who's name I didn't catch, so I apologize... but something else struck me. It's small, but as a parent, it means a lot. We went to get a drink and my son said "Pepsi" I go "Pepsi?!?!" Just being silly... the guy looks at me and goes "is that OK?" It's the little things, not everybody would do that. So thank you.

Overall, great time. Will definitely be back. As soon as we got home, my son ran to my other son going "you gotta go to this place with dad you'd love it!" So yeah we'll be back.

Derek Popp

If you're looking for a fun place to play pinball, this isn't your place. $20 to get in the door, only to find out that the machines are either turned off or in terrible disrepair. Burned out lights, weak or broken flippers, and VERY dirty machines.
There are a few newer machines in the front of the arcade that cost extra to play. The owner sits behind the counter and is real quick to say something if he thinks that you're being hard on his machines. "Don't just flip the flippers if you're not hitting the ball....Do you know how to play pinball?" I should have asked for my money back but chose not to make a scene.

Michael Myzia

There literally aren’t many (if any) places on Earth my son and I enjoy more than the Underground Retrocade. First, the location is super convenient, right on 72 with a spacious parking lot behind the Retrocade. You walk in and immediately encounter a number of tables for people to recreate with beverages bought on site. An air hockey table and 4 pinball machines are part of this Immediate area as two separate TVs play 80s cartoons. The favorites are right up front with the Donkey Kong and PacMan franchises at the front of the gaming area. The back of the main level has a coat rack and well maintained restrooms. The second floor has its own fleet of classic games from Arkanoid to NFL Blitz 2000 to Tetris to humankind’s greatest invention ArchRivals! The second floor also has a jukebox that is free to play. There are approximately 200 arcade games on the premises, not counting 20ish pinball machines, the aforementioned air hockey game, and, upstairs, the old U.S. v USSR hockey game. The Retrocade is extremely spacious and each game has a comfortable space on either side of it. If someone is crowding you it is out of bad manners, not necessity. Lastly, you pay one admission fee (currently $20) to play all day at the Retrocade. My son and I spend 6-7 hours there on Saturdays when we can and leave because of fatigue, not boredom. Just an absolutely wonderful place with extremely friendly staff that would have to bring joy to anyone fortunate enough to walk through its doors.