Hollyann H.
Yelp
16-Bit Bar + Arcade is the place that plugs into all of our 80's and 90's kid's nostalgia at full force. Which is why we all love this place. Arcade Games that are free play and fancy mixed drinks named after all your favorite stars of yesteryear.
Who doesn't want to get drunk off of a drink with a bomb pop in it or a vodka Slush Puppie, while watching Space Jam and playing Super Smash Bros? Well, whoever doesn't want to, you're not my kind of people. Haha.
Let's talk drinks. They have drinks for everyone, including me. Someone who just started drinking in the last year at the age of 27, and doesn't like to taste anything. So I basically have the taste of 17-year-old girl who likes getting drunk off their parent's liquor cabinet on the weekend.
For people like me who prefer pure sugar, my favorite drinks are...
The Punky Brewster - Rainbow Sherbert Vodka, Cranberry, Orange Juice, Cherry Garnish.
The Hulk Hogan - Vodka, Lemonade, And A Bomb Pop.
Blue Raspberry Slush Puppie With Peach Vodka.
Outside of the mixed drinks, they have a pretty decent beer selection. Lots of craft beer on tap and in cans/bottles to live up to Cincinnati's beer expectations and even your favorite cheapo cans of water that some people like to call a beer like $3 Old Styles.
The Games.
Pretty much every relevant arcade game, they have. Simpsons, Burgertime, Mario Bros, Q-Bert, X-Men, Mortal Kombat...everything. They also have pinball machines but these are not part of the free play and if you want to play them bring some quarters or some $1's because they do have a coin machine by them.
What I actually enjoy the most out of the games is that they have all the major video game consoles that you can play some with all the games on them. NES, Sega, Sega Dreamcast, N64, Playstation. The games you can play with friends and get super competitive about. These are the best.
The things I don't like about 16-Bit that are not make or break things, but they still annoy me.
1. The bartenders that I have dealt with here usually have attitudes and act like giant bags of dicks. Which I could pass on.
2. It is so dumb busy on the weekends here. So If you aren't a fan of big loud crowds, I would go during the week.
Basically, 16-Bit is where you should go with a bunch of friends and just have a great night. It never fails.