the 1UP!!!!!

They have (2) locations, so hopefully you will be close to one of them. Both look to have great line-ups

http://www.the-1up.com/

John's arcade tours of each location from early 2015

if you are around Saturday day time stop by game exchange and say hi! We are right outside of downtown. open 10-4 with about 30 pinballs on free play! I'm working Saturday

2650 w 6th ave
denver, co 80241

Other Places
1 Up's
Wash Park Sports Alley
Lyons Classic Pinball(Lyons)
Press Play (Boulder)
Pinball Jones (Ft Collins)

JJ

1up, 2up, three kings tavern, cuckoos nest, game exchange has games on free play on their show floor. if you venture out boulder has press play, Lyons has Lyons classic pinball which is a must stop if possible. fort collins has Pinball Jones.

edit JJ beat me to the info by 15 seconds

Caucasian2step has a few games at Chain Reaction Brewery. not sure what the current lineup is there but they had a TZ and TSPP awhile back.

You've come to the right place for pinball. Both 1Up's have a great mix of the newest Sterns with the classic 90's B/W's. MM, Monster Bash, WH20, Creature, AF. Honestly, some of the best pinball venues in the country. As far as the craft beer goes, it needs no touting from me.

If you feel like going about an hour north of city, Lyons Classic is also one of best in country.

Ha we got 100's if video games, and Air Hockey ect too..

How many guys?

A few weeks ago was my first visit to Denver. I headed West through the Rockies, what a beautiful drive. Look what I found in Breckenridge.

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Downstairs at Erics is ran by good guys. They take good care of there stuff and update it often

Bring Em by during the day Saturday for while.

Food is good there too. Chris and Geoff own the games and are also managers at the bar. if you see them tell them they need an ATM =)

JJ

Headed to Denver myself this coming weekend (and following week). Desperately hoping to get some time at 1up, but I will be forced to stay at Keystone for the duration due to work commitments, and I understand that's kind of far away!

It'll be my first time in the USA so I'm really hoping at some stage I can get some time at 1up, but who knows. Are there any leagues that play there that I might be able to drop in on (if I can make it)?

Jumpin on Chuck Wurts back here...
I'll be at the 1-Up on Colfax from 4-last call. Would be cool to meet some of ya Denverites. We can smoke up and swap Peyton Manning stories.

Did you at least bring some shrimp cocktail from St. Elmo's?

Ha ! Is that the best sinus-clearing sauce or what ?? Peyton and I's favorite. I just brought some Skeletonwitch.

At the Denver Childrens Museum now. Scotty....beam me up to the 1-Up light speed ! But holy cow, God bless all these super-fit yummy CO Moms. Mmm.

1 ups are cool and all but about 30 min north of downtown is Lyons pinball.. one of the best pinball locations I have ever been.. 35ish games to play and the owner takes really good care of games. they don't serve food or drinks, but restaurant next door does

Last year at Thanksgiving the Colfax 1-Up had a GNR and a MOPLE. With an ACDC Premium being moved in that day.
None of those machines were there.
But threw over $20 in GB. I'm impressed all to hell. Feel the same way about Hobbit. Gorgeous, fun game. I played it less because it was $1. I like that ramp. A lot.
Met the cool local kid that threw up 750,000,000 on GB. Fell in love with TOM.

The 1-Up.
No machines I played ever had an error. Immaculate shape.
Bartender and bouncer cool af. Love that joint.

1-Up sucked a few years back with the punk-ass help they had. We decided to never go back and I'll never recommend them.

Sorry to hear that. My experience there has always been cool though, like, really fun to talk to cool.

Was actually there from 4-1am. Had such a good time on some well kept machines.

Jukebox needs some Skeletonwitch though.

Ive never had an issue at either 1up location. Staff is always cool to me. Plenty of free games left on machines from pinball newbs, as well.

I do stay away on weekend nights though, to avoid the heavy drinking bros and suburbanites.

I want to give a shout out for the Wash Park Sports Alley.
http://m.washparksportsalley.com/
The owner is obviously a collector and keeps his games in immaculate shape. Great food and service too. Here's the current line up:
Stern Playboy
ST pro
SMVE
GOT pre
MMR
Bally NBA Fast Break
Walking Dead pro

I do the ATM and Jukebox there. Greg is the owner and is a great guy. He keeps updating his lineup and adding more. Hes got the BUG bad.. Started with me putting a Hook in there a few years ago!

JJ

everything closes at 2

I plan on making a trip to Denver this winter. I've heard some horror stories about 1-up, but still plan on trying out a few pins.

Anyone been to Arapahoe Bowling? Looks like they have a ton of pins I've never played..

There are 2 MUST visit places when in the Denver area.
#1 is Lyons Classic Arcade
#2 is PressPlay

Lyons sounds great, but is an hour away and I don't plan on renting a car.

just post up and see if you can catch a ride with a local pinballer. Lyons is well worth renting a car for the day. Period!

The 1up Colfax is amazing for pinball and arcade junkies. Brand new remodel.

And don't sleep on hyperspace arcade just 5 miles outside the city...a cheap uber ride.

Come by and Visit here too! All the new Sterns, MMR, and Other Used games on Free play!

JJ

Just things like bouncers being really aggressive, bartenders being rude and condescending. I doubt I'll be involved in anything like that, I'll only be there to play pinball and have a beer or two.

Thanks for the invite Gex, I hope I can stop by.

Thanks for the Hyperspace rec...looks like they have some nice early 80's games.

Has anybody been to Arapahoe bowling? Flintstones, Shadow, Who Dunnit...a bunch of games they don't have here in MN.

We have never had any issues at 1-up Colfax. It's a bar, so you get the reviews from people that get too drunk and cause problems and of course they don't think they were doing anything wrong. Also, when they closed the music venue portion a lot of people lost their minds over it and some of them left bad reviews on Yelp. We go there all the time, the lineup is amazing, never had any problems. Have fun!