Funspot

I LOVE FUNSPOT! I go for the classic arcade games but this time I treated my brother to a spirited game of mini golf that was also fun. I’d recommend staying away from the ticket games (unless you’re playing them just to have fun) as the prizes are third rate «Made in China» items that probably cost Funspot $ 1 but will cost you $ 20+ to win enough tickets to buy them.
I don’t know if the owners of the classic arcade museum ever read the reviews here, but I have a couple of suggestions that would make it an even better experience:
1. Change the lighting from red to blue for a cooler 80’s theme
2. Replace the carpeting to something more 80’s, like maybe a black/​blue solar system theme
3. PLAY 80’S MUSIC! I can’t believe this isn’t being done already.
4. Fix the machines that eat your tokens without giving you credit. It wouldn’t be too hard for someone to spend a day going up and down the aisles feeding tokens into the games in order to take inventory of the machines that need to be fixed.
I hope one day they get some newer machines that in my eyes are now classics (Altered Beast, Shinobi, Double Dragon II, U.N. Squadron, etc.). That would be cool, like real cool.

Going to the Funspot was something I wanted to do since I first heard about it, and we finally made it. We went in October so I imagine the crowd was much smaller than summertime. They use tokens, most of the video games take one, most of the pinball machines take two. Five tokens for a dollar, so I paid 5 cents less per game than I did in the ‘80s. They have a large collection of games, and it was nostalgic playing some of my favorites from back in the day, and seeing and playing some I had forgotten about. The place is very big, three floors, and besides video games and pinball, they have skeet ball, air hockey, indoor mini golf, kiddie bumper cars, kiddie rides, bowling alleys, about the only thing they don’t have is pool tables. They are family orientated, so no bullies hanging out at the cool games, and no smoking paraphernalia like the old arcade I went to years ago.
Now the downside. Not all the games worked. Some just ate the token. Some the controls were worn, or didn’t work at all. Some pinball machines had no sound, and some had wimpy flippers. We played two player on a game, and when it was my turn, the screen went upside down, like a table video game would. We got a good laugh on that one.
I didn’t know what to expect when we got there, and if I was paying a dollar or more per game I would have been disappointed. These machines are originals, not refurbished, and many showed their age, but for twenty cents a game I can deal with it. Like I said, the place is family orientated, not some upscale boutique. It is what it is.
All in all, I would go back again, probably will. And with all it’s bumps and warts, it really is a fun spot, and everyone there had a smile.

You’ll get a few hours out of $ 20 bucks and a lot longer if you don’t play the ticket-​based games. Had a lot of fun here, there are a few floors of games, some are old arcade games and pinball games, a bowling alley, some bumper car things for the kiddos. Good times for all ages. Wasn’t crowded at all in mid-​October (off-​season).

What can I say… just, WOW! My son’s and I went here twice and spent a total of $ 40 and four hours! A HUGE classic game selection. Nothing was left out from what I played when I was a kid. The giant HERCULES pinball game was a favorite, as well as RAMPAGE, JOUST, SPY HUNTER, DRAGONS LAIR, CHILLER, KISS punball, DONKEY KONG, FRIGGER, MRS. PACMAN and too many more to list. I could have spent a week in this place. Be sure to use the 25 free token coupon. Happy gaming!

Drove 5 hours from NY just to check this place out, and we weren’t disappointed. No matter what you like, there’s something for you to enjoy.
We visited at the end of a long summer season, so there were LOTS of machines out of order. Just whole banks of dark machines that would have been great to play, but couldn’t. Still, tons of arcade machines all around that mostly worked (a few busted joysticks that didn’t show until you started the game, a few that just ate tokens), and a small selection of pinball machines.
Spent a few hours there and never ran out of $ 40 worth of tokens, which are about 16 cents each if you use the coupon on the website. To blow out the last of the tokens, we hit up the kiddie ticket machines, and consistently hit jackpots on nearly every single one. Traded it all in for some souvenir glasses, and it was an awesome afternoon. Definitely check it out if you love classic arcade machines, but go to Pinball Wizard if you like pinball.

I have always loved going here. My parents took me. I have taken my kids. It’s so much fun and has something for everyone. I never stop enjoying my favorite arcade games, bowling and air hockey!!!

Holy crap! If you grew up going to arcades, have nostalgia about what arcades once were, love classic video games and pinball or just want to have a great time, this place is for you. Best collection of classic games and pinball I’ve ever seen. My only complaint… turn up the music! I try to make an annual pilgrimage here.

Save money– go to the token machine on the first floor next to the bowling alley. These machines give you an extra 25 tokens for $ 20! (125 total instead of 100). It says you need a coupon to use these.
NOPE! I asked the guy and they said just go ahead!

My 10 yo Granddaughter wrote this about our trip yesterday.
Monkey Trunks:
Monkey Trunks is a cool place to spend time with your family and friends. There are zip lines, zip trek, and an adventure course. Monkey Trunks is very challenging and there are three different levels. The first level is the easiest, the second level offers more challenges and the third level is the hardest. I didn’t get to the third level though. The second level is in the middle, where I spent most of my time.
Ground school:
Ground school is were you taught all the rules and how to use your monkey paws. In ground school, you go through little obstacles and then a short zip line and finally you learn the «all clear» signal. Additionally, you are taught the «Three-​Two-​One» rule. This rule states «No more than 3 people to a platform, 2 people to an obstacle and 1 person on a zip line»
Your Monkey paws
Your monkey paws help you latch on to the wires of zip lines and obstacles so that you’re safe. If you fall your harness will catch you and you won’t fall to the ground.
Obstacles:
The obstacles all shake, turn or move in some sort of way to make it more challenging. The obstacles are hard and scary at first but once you do them a couple of times you don’t think there as scary as they were the first time. On one of the obstacles I did there were rectangles that were positioned so they make a line and when you step on them they turn and roll under your feet making it harder to walk. Another obstacle has tires that you have to walk across to get to the next platform. One obstacle has lily pads that are made out of hard plastic lily pads. you can walk across them and attached to each lily pad is a rope to hold on to.
Zip lines:
The zip lines are awesome. First you attach your monkey paws to the zip line wire. Then you sit on the edge of a little rectangular platform and slide off and zip through the air, let go of the harness and fly hands free. At one point I felt comfortable enough and I let go and just zipped through the air. It was so much fun.
The swing:
The swing was awesome, but very scary. At first the safety instructor hooks your harness onto the swing, then she verifies that the ground is clear. Then she says «Three-​two-​one, have fun» and gives the rope a tug, then you fall about one or two feet and the rope catches you and you swing in the air really high. When I was on the swing, it felt like I was going to drop to the ground but I did not. I felt like I was going to hit one of the second level platforms as I swung back, but I didn’t. When I was on the swing I tried to scream but when I opened my mouth nothing came out. It was really weird.

Monkey Trunks is awesome!

Funspot is what it means to be a kid again.
Three very different floors of games aimed at three very different audiences. My review will mainly focus my husbands love for the top and bottom floors.
The bottom floor has multiple lanes of skee ball (approximately 17), various ticket earning games, a few games from the 90’s (mortal kombat 1 — 3, and cruisin’ usa) as well as air hockey and a few other random bits.
The top floor, however, is what makes this place shine. Dimly lit, purple lighting, 80’s music playing at a reasonable level, and so many classic games from the dawn of video games.
I can’t imagine the logistic issues that come with trying to operate a place like this. Clearly it wasn’t 100% (Dragons Lair was down and there were a few sticky controls) but the vibe was so nice it’s hard to find a fault.
After getting to try this place for my first time, I can see why he loves it so much. My husband and some of his friends makes an annual trip to this arcade and it never disappoints.

This is not the biggest video arcade in the US. maybe in New Hampshire but not the USA. When I was there, the repair crew was fixing several old coin-​ops. several of the game reset on you when press a button. I was expecting this place to be better than DisneyQuest but it wasn’t even close. It was sad to see that they removed all the classic laser-​disc games. Las Vegas has a few arcades that have double the machines.

Unfortunately, my love for Funspot has dwindled. I recently took a trip up there with some friends, eager to get back to the place that I had loved to much in 2011. Upon arriving, everything seemed exactly the same. That would soon change.
I instantly made my way up to the top floor, to play the many awesome retro games that Funspot has to offer. I was extremely disappointed, as many of the games were broken in some way, shape, or form.
My friends and I wanted to play a round of Gauntlet, but the joystick for 2 of the 4 characters were busted, we were unable to move our characters left or right without lots of force. So we decided to move to Gauntlet 2, same exact issue.
There were many machines with broken joysticks, broken coin slots, and some were just completely powered off and unusable.
I spent $ 20 on tokens, expecting to have a great day at the place I loved so much during my last visit. My friends and I left within 2 hours, as we had really only come for the arcade games and didn’t care about winning prizes, bowling, or mini golf.
I really hope that Funspot maintains their machines, and returns to the standard that they set a few years back. I understand it’s extremely hard to maintain old arcade cabinets, but it’s unacceptable when so many are unusable.

It is what it is… family fun, just watch out for all the little ticket junkies running around. I love all the classic games. These were my games when i was young. Wroth the trip coming from Worcester. Will come back again soon.

And so it happened, on December 29^th, 2014 — my friends and I (seven in total) finally made good on our vow and took a pilgrimage to Funspot to spend a day basking in their arcade museum. We came from various locations (Connecticut, Massachusetts, and New York) and arrived between ten and eleven, prepared to game ourselves silly until they chucked us out of there. There are plenty of attractions at Funspot — miniature golf, bowling, «skill» games for prize tickets — but we had little interest in those, so you’ll need to find another review for that information. All we cared about was the arcade museum and some food to keep us going.
I can’t lie: our eyes popped out of our skulls when we made our way to the top floor where the vintage cabinets are kept. There are other pockets of arcade games scattered around Funspot, but this was the heart of it all. Vintage gamers will likely spend their first hour just gazing at all of the cabinets, marveling at the incredible selection and feeling so many memories bubble back to the surface. Funspot’s collection of games — from the famous to the obscure — is very, very impressive.
What was less impressive was the state of some of the cabinets. I don’t expect every machine to be in pristine condition, obviously — the combined forces of time and daily use can wear out the sturdiest cabinet. But there were problems everywhere. The firing button on the Galaga machine was gunked up. The Raphael coin slot on the TMNT machine was jammed, keeping us from getting in a proper nostalgic four-​man romp. Donkey Kong 2 was completely fried. Even Pac-​Man, the great legend, was out of sorts — there was no audio and someone had monkeyed with the DIP switches to change the default settings. I managed to fit in a few dozen games that were in working order, and had a great time, but my crew had way too many ‘Game X isn’t working right’ stories for my liking. If the place wants to pride itself on being a museum, it should act as one and work hard to preserve the exhibits. It’s the Internet era; parts and technicians are available. Given that the vast majority of the young customers were only interested in trying to win prize tickets downstairs, maybe the arcade has become a secondary concern.
Complaints aside, I enjoyed many hours of vintage gaming bliss. The food, on the other hand, was much more problematic. We had lunch at the Braggin’ Dragon, which is little more than a modest-​sized cafeteria. The menu is absurdly limited — nothing but pizza and a handful of fried finger foods — and the cuisine is staggeringly mediocre. As advertised, their best offering is their pizza, which is perfectly fine for an arcade and you get a 17 inch pie for $ 12, which is not too shabby. Everything else is freezer aisle quality. My buddy got a chicken finger ‘fun meal’ for about six bucks, consisting of two bland chicken fingers on a bed of so-​so fries. Not great.
We decided to try our luck with Funspot’s other eatery, the D.A. Long Tavern, for dinner. We got the menu and just laughed — it was the exact same stuff they had in the cafeteria, plus alcohol. There were eight items total on the menu, and two of them were scratched off. I don’t get it at all. I don’t expect a five-​star seafood restaurant at an arcade in rural New Hampshire, but I would think that a destination family place could support a decent restaurant with a proper menu. At least throw us a chicken sandwich, or a hamburger, or SOMETHING. I highly advise going off-​site to eat if you plan on making a day of it at Funspot.
Still, I got to play Q-​Bert on a proper cabinet. I played a real Mr. Do! machine for the first time in my life. My buddy and I fulfilled a decade-​long dream to team up for a game of Smash TV. Those are some great times and memories that I won’t soon forget. I think that’s my true beef with Funspot: it could be paradise, but it seems to settle for passable. With some more diligence and a proper eatery, it would become a gaming destination I would recommend to just about anyone.

Old school arcade lovers rejoice! Your mothership awaits you! This will most definitely be a trip down memory lane if you grew up in the era of the original video games. There’s tons to choose from and if arcades aren’t necessarily your cup of tea, there’s also bowling in the lower level. Directly behind the bowling alley is a pretty standard bar with a few decent beers on tap. Skee-​ball and air hockey tables are also on the premises (my personal favorites) and tokens are pretty cheap. Overall, it’s a nice nostalgic place to spend a rainy day when there isn’t much else to do. Take the kids and introduce them to a whole other take on games.
Also, across the street, there are go karts, in the weather permitting months.

We spent a couple hours here on a cold, rainy evening while on vacation in this NH lakes region. There was a nice variety of pinball machines, classic video games, air hockey, and skee-​ball. I enjoyed playing Cyclone and Pac Man pinball; Tetris, Q-​bert, Ms. Pac Man, Joust, skee-​ball, and my favorite… Centipede. They were playing 80s music, which was fun. There’s bowling downstairs, and a mini golf course which would be good for families with small children. There were also small bumper cars. There’s something here for all ages!

I feel like a kid again! No really this place is like a time warp. They claim to be a «classic gaming museum» and I totally agree with that name. I played Burger Time, Zaxxon, Out Run, Commando, Defender and Dig Dug just to name a few. I saw games that I have not seen since I was a teenager. The origins of the video game world live in this building where many quarters went to die. I love that they have brief histories posted above some of the real «classics» which helps jog your memory of when you first played it.
They have bowling, mini golf and ticket based games for the kids but the adult kids like myself were all upstairs enjoying their lost youth in the form of tokens.
Highly recommend!!!
Had to end the day with five games of Pac Man thanks to a bunch of free credits being in the machine when I walked up to it. Thank you mysterious donator.

My parents, husband, 2 teenagers and 3 kids under the age of 10 came here with me on our vacation in New Hampshire. It was like walking back in time and definitely cool. My mom played Joust 2 & Q Bert most of the time and I introduced my little one to pinball while my husband played The Simpson’s Game & my dad destroyed on Terminator. We then had an air hockey tournament (that I won) with 3 floors of gaming we buddied up, passed out tokens and went to town!
The bowling alley is currently being remodeled and my hubby was disappointed that every superman game was out of order. Definitely worth the trip and I must say the staff was absolutely delightful and very present.

I brought my boyfriend here for his birthday, and it was definitely worth the trek. Make sure to check in on the Unilocal app and get the deal of 20 free tokens when you buy $ 20 worth (assuming the deal lives on).
On about $ 20 a piece, we were entertained for hours. A lot of the time was spent in the ACAM Arcade Museum as well. If you avoid the token suckers like he bowling ball game and the light up ring that is just a ticket gimmick, you’ll have more entertainment for your value.
The prize selection was ‘meh’ but if you came looking to win something instead of play the games, you’d be better spending your money at a big box store.

Heaven for old school videogame lovers exists!
My boyfriend and I are big videogame and arcade fans, and we decided to road trip for an extended trip to New Hampshire all the way from New Jersey, and probably the biggest highlight for us was this amazing arcade.
The 3^rd floor (American Classic Arcade Museum) is worth any long drive to visit. All games are only a quarter to play, so if you cash in downstairs near the bowling alley on the deal with Funspot’s online coupon OR if you check in on your Unilocal app, you can score 150 tokens on $ 20.00… which is about about 13 cents a game. DEAL.
Games are so cheap and there are so many to choose from! I really loved the price point so much because I was able to try any game without the guilt factor. We pretty much spent a good 2 – 3 hours easy playing games non stop. Some favorites of mine were the original Sega Hang On games (super tough!) and the two old pinball machines, but literally there is something for everyone. Contra, all of the Donkey Kongs, all of the Pac Mans, multiple Space Invaders… it is downright overwhelming walking through the place. The best part is that the arcade machines are well taken care of.
If 300 miles didn’t separate me from this arcade, I would probably be one of the many arcade dwellers in here! ;-) Keep up the good work Funspot, I can’t wait to come back!