Bev & Wally's Arcade tour & walkthrough (Keansburg, NJ), March 2024

[@djargus]

I've gone to Keansburg for years (mainly go for the waterpark now, since the arcades aren't what they used to be anymore). Both Bev and Wallys and The Game Room had pinball machines at one point (one year they had a few old ems along with the solid states), but no more. At The Game Room they had a Johnny Mnemonic and the one that survived the longest until (I think) 2019 was South Park in Bev and Wallys. It always upsets me that in these places that were real arcades at one point, now you can usually count the number of actual arcade games on one hand! ("actual arcade games" I define as the ones that are designed for fun, and not designed for you to compete and/or gamble for tickets to redeem prizes) There also used to be arcades long ago on Carr Avenue (the one with the traffic light), which one called Doug's Arcade had some fascination like bingo games and an original TMNT: The Arcade Game, but it's been gone since Hurricane Sandy.

[@S1ckH4ndsRBN]

Interesting, thanks for the history!

[@razbo1963]

Bev's was once a Bowlling Alley until it burned down, it was actually upstairs.

[@MrJoeRosa]

Keansburg is a time capsule. So many arcade games have come and gone but this one will always evolve to stay open. Are there any more around? There was still 2 or 3 left when I went years ago.

[@S1ckH4ndsRBN]

Soooooo when I took this video, this was the only thing open in the area. Amusement park hadn't yet opened for the season, and the other arcade right next door ("The Game Room", which I believe is owned by the same folks) was still closed. I went back the other weekend again after going out to Coney Island, and apparently although they had opened earlier in the day, by the time I got out there they had already closed up shop. Same deal with the amusement park, it was like walking through an abandoned place even though it was like 5:30 in the evening. I'll try and check again this weekend and hopefully have some better results.