1UP Arcade
$Australia's largest retro arcade, 200+ free-play machines under one roof
Pay one entry fee and play 200+ original arcade and pinball machines from the 70s, 80s, and 90s on free-play for as long as you like. 1UP is on the ground floor of Laser Force at 55 Ipswich Road, Woolloongabba, and bills itself as Australia's largest retro arcade. The collection runs from Space Invaders (1978) and Pong (1972) through Donkey Kong, Pac-Man, Galaga, Street Fighter, Mortal Kombat, 4-player Simpsons and TMNT, Daytona, Time Crisis, and a long row of pinball tables. Open 7 days, late on Friday and Saturday.
Step by step
From start to finish, what to expect.
Pay the day-pass at the counter
Start on the classics, move into the 4-player cabinets with a group
Finish on the pinball row
Cost breakdown
Estimated per person, in AUD.
How you get there
Your options for the trip.
Public transport
Drive yourself
Local tips
Stuff your mates would tell you.
Open late on Friday and Saturday (until 10pm) — works as an after-dinner detour
Free onsite parking is shared with Laser Force next door
School holidays and weekend afternoons get packed — weekday mornings are the quietest