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Nickel Nickel 5 cent Games
12827 Harbor Blvd G2, Garden Grove, CA 92840, United States
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Nickel Nickel 5 cent Games

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St
Review №1

Had a good time. I just really wish they would do some good maintenance on their old arcade machines to get the screens nice bring and clean again.

Da
Review №2

Such a bargain. $2 entry. 15¢ to 30¢ per play on games like Time Crisis 3-5, new immersive Halo co-op Fireteam Raven game by 343 (actual studio that makes the Halo franchise), Mario Cart, Jurassic Park, Basketball Hoops, Skeeball, 10 ft LED Space Invaders, & SOO MUCH MORE.

Da
Review №3

The price for the entrance and bags of nickels were low priced. Only $2 entrance fee and $4 bag of nickels lasted me a few hours of fun. It was worth it. I will be going back again. Good place to bring spare nickels you have collected in a jar.

Sa
Review №4

The kids love it here. We always have a good time the price is great to keep the kids entertained for hrs

St
Review №5

NONE OF THEM WERE A NICKEL THO. WHAT THE FUDGEnah it was fun. Just messing

Ma
Review №6

Its a Good Place to have fun for the whole family, only thing it needs rides for the little ones!! Or more kid/Toddlers friedly games.

ch
Review №7

Games range from 5-40 cents, you wont find them cheaper. some of the games dont work, some eat coins, a lot of the racing games have torn seats, but thats just its character. this is probably the last genuine arcade left in orange county.

DW
Review №8

Very clean nice but there should not be 2 bucks per person for admission.

Di
Review №9

Great place to take the family and really inexpensive. You can buy a bag of nickels at the front and play on a lot of games. There are even free old school games towards the back. Would definitely come back!

s3
Review №10

Really amazing video game arcade! One of the best ive seen this year!! They have new games, down to classics and also some rare titles!! The machines take a beating just because of the traffic you get in nickel arcades. Also, be prepared for coin jams everywhere!! They have some great rare music games: Beatmania Core-Remix and Hiphop mania complete mix 2. Also classics, pinballs, retros, candys. They also have a Dance Dance Revolution Supernova 2 and Guitar Freaks v8. Amazing! Only thing bad is the amount of kids everywhere. If they get a big hole to shove them all in, that would be great!

Ph
Review №11

Kids can have lots of fun with affordable price. Its not always overcrowded so you dont have to wait long for your turn to play. Ill rate more stars if it could be more cleaner.

Ca
Review №12

Wow, Theres A Couple Reasons Why I Gave This Place... Nickel! Nickel! 5 Stars!What A Great...Fun... & Completely Genius Idea!! Theres Absolutely No Need To Charge Everyone There Whole Paycheck To Have A Good Time ~ Right??!!All Games Were ONLY 5¢ Each!!Place Was Really Busy But Thats Just Great Business!!Had Wonderful Time Laughing & Playing Air Hockey With My BoyFriend!!Would Definitely Recommend Going For A Couples Date!! Wont Regret It~Thanks!!

Ha
Review №13

We celebrated our sons 3rd birthday here with Nickel Nickels Party Package C. We had about 18 kids and 20 adults show up. The package came with drinks, goody bags, 100 nickles for each kid, birthday hats, invitations, party host, and XL pizzas from Round Table. While the kids had fun, I think the adults had more fun. Unlike Chuck-E-Cheese, the games here were all working and the facility was well kept. There was a wide selection of games for all ages. Our host and his staff were friendly and accommodating. The party space was huge! We only had half of the space and it was still large enough to fit our group of almost 40. Ill post a group picture in the review.

Ja
Review №14

Nickle nickle! 5 cent games! (More like 20 cent or 30 cent games) still worth it. Theres also a $2 entrance fee which isnt bad. Fun way to kill a few hours. If youve been to round 1 this place is its little, little brother.

st
Review №15

Great place to take the kids and just let them have some fun

Al
Review №16

Pretty neat old school style place busy with kids of all ages even us older ones. Has a couple broken down machines between the ticket ones and free but also has a lot of current ones as well. Ticket machines dont pay out a lot but still fun. $4.50 will get you about 200 tickets on average.Only reason for the three star rating is due to the counter staffs decision to argue when me when I wanted to get a voucher for my tickets and cash out my nickels.

Di
Review №17

I live in the south bay, but my boyfriend and I love this place so much we are willing to travel the distance to go there!!

D
Review №18

The best nickel Ive ever spent.

Mi
Review №19

Win 10 tickets, prints out 2.Win 25 tickets, prints out 6.Win 50 tickets, prints out 12.If this isnt the scam of the century I dont know what is. 5 nickels to play is not a nickel arcade, its a quarter.Yall should rename yourselves toQuarter! Quarter!Another thing California ruined!

St
Review №20

Yo! A real arcade. Admission is 2 bucks a person. There is a variety of games. Most are ticket wins but the nickel gimmick is a big draw. You dont really notice how much you are playing until you are out $20 in 10 minutes. Ahh...the good old arcade style.Towards the back the games are free or significantly less. They arent as well kept or dont work at all but they dont spit out tickets either. I mean, Marvel vs Capcom 2 on a cabinet for 10 cents? KILLER DEAL!

Pe
Review №21

This place is AWESOME!!!Absolutely fills that hole in my heart that yearns to play some arcade/crane games-- for cheap!!A lot of the cabinets are pretty old, but that just makes me love it even more because I remember a lot of them from when I was a kid! Cant wait to go here again; and I could definitely go here weekly!Also look at this cute gator I won with my tickets. His name is Nip. ♡

vi
Review №22

Great place to have an event at, and most inexpensive as well. But the customer service is horrible. Employees need to learn better manners. There was only one girl who was very nice, a blonde girl. Wish I knew her name. Great game selection.

Ju
Review №23

I took my son to Nickel Pit today and was happy to see that admission was only $2...we started on the ticket games, and found several of them out of order. I understand it can be hard to keep up with repairs, but I guess Nickel Sponge may be struggling. They were charging 5-6 nickels for most games, which was kind of annoying...but i guess thats life. I was hoping to get more mileage out of the free play games, but most were not working at all. Nickel Black Hole just doesnt seem to care. I guess what Im saying is that a bunch of stuff doesnt work, and the ones that do take too many coins. They should call it Nickel Nickel Nickel Nickel Nickel Nickel Nickel.

At
Review №24

A somewhat fun experience however a lot of things need to be serviced. For starters a lot of the retro gaming cabinets need new tube screens, the air hockey pucks and fans need to be replaced, and one of the retro cabinets is missing a button. About 75% of this place is functional.

An
Review №25

Yikes. I cant count how many nickels were ate by the machines without credit, and even then sometimes the game wouldnt work properly. Has a few good pinballs, and some good retro cabinets (sunset riders!!), but ultimately this place feels like a shell of its former self.

na
Review №26

This place is so cheap for games. All the games cost about 2-4 nickles. Just keep in mind that you have to pay 2 dollar to go in per person

Va
Review №27

Great customer service. Great games. Great prices. Awesome place to take the kids or even just go on a date. The environment is awesome! Ive been there a few times and will continue to go.

Tr
Review №28

Really affordable place to go for arcade games. Unfortunately at the cost of having games that are not super high quality. Guitar hero and some of the games are very old and in need of repair but there are a lot of new games that are really fun. The variety of games is great too, claw machines, pinball, basketball, shooters, driving games, skeeball, etc. Its not perfect but $10 will get you at least an hour and a half of games. The pizza smelled delicious but I didnt get a chance to taste it. Ill definitely be coming back again just to play some of these games from my childhood. I really hope they fix guitar hero soon too

Am
Review №29

I really like it. My little Nephew and Niece really enjoyed every game in there. My first time in this place. I really enjoyed it with my families. I will recommend to all my families and my church families and all my friends to come enjoy this place cause they have good quality people and friendly, good customer services and they have a place you can have birthday parties too. Thank you!!!!...

za
Review №30

More like Nickle, Nickle, Nickle, Nickle, Nickle. Fun for the kids. Nothing like spending 50 bucks for a couple of blow up swords. Lol.

sa
Review №31

Located in the shopping center next to UFC gym. They have a lot of fun games. The only big let down was marvel vs Capcom had a broken joy stick. I enjoyed my time here will definitely be coming back.

Er
Review №32

Not a lot of latest and greatest games, but lot cheaper than D&B and more fun than Chuck E Cheese. Instead of blowing through a bunch of quarters you blow through nickels. No need to carry your own as they have pre-bagged nickels. Most of the games require 5 nickels and most you can win tokens (the prizes are nice but its the adventure of getting the tokens that the kids love). They also have some retro games in the back that you can play for free.Some of the games didnt quite work right and my suggestion to the management here is since you already have a party area that can easily fit 50 or 60 people, consider serving food, something simple like pizza and snacks.But for $70.00 that kept kids entertained for over two hours, its a bargain!

Th
Review №33

The games there I love so much

Me
Review №34

Went with a couple of friends for my birthday. Enjoyed the experience but was not a fan of how they lowered the possible tickets given out by games. Other than that I recommend for a family outing for sure

ni
Review №35

Some great arcade games for a date night. Some machines acted up but they helped us out, and that happens with some of these old arcades. Definitely coming back

Jo
Review №36

Came to a birthday here. Didnt play games but looked around and hand some good games like Halo and Mario kart. Also party areas availbe for large groups

Na
Review №37

Great games and not too packed at all. Saturday night for a kids party and the party space was big and very roomy. We brought our own food and drinks

Ro
Review №38

A lil chaotic but as expected for a child- friendly arcade. Most games cost about 4 to 6 nickles with the most being 8 nickels. For such a child-friendly atmosphere and prices, the tickets are definitely not child friendly, nor is the amount of tickets needed to claim a child-friendly prize. Could not give 5 stars

St
Review №39

You get what you pay for. The admission is $2.00 and you can buy nickels in bags of $3, $4, $5, and $10 amounts. They have a coin machine as well. Some of the games we played ate the coins, so that was dissappointing. It is a nickel arcade, so the games cost an average of 4 nickles per game. I would say it is worth the amount I paid.

R
Review №40

This is a fun place for all ages! Most games cost between 4-6 nickels per play and many are in poor condition, but the staff are very helpful and accommodating. I took 44 children on a field trip here and $5/child was enough to play 1 hour of games with an additional 30 mins to cash in tickets.

Sa
Review №41

Small place but you cant beat their prices.Friendly staff and you also get prizes.100% recommended

An
Review №42

Not a bad arcade. Fix or get rid of the free games, waste of space that could be occupied by working games. Fun to come in early during the week. My 3 year old loves the place.

Ms
Review №43

Very fun place to relax and enjoy I recommend for anyone whos new in town or love playing games. Heres the place to go.

Ka
Review №44

We had a birthday party here. They only give you about 5 minutes to get in and set up which was extremely stressful for but other than that everyone has fun.

Pa
Review №45

Fun place to throw you back into your childhood memories of arcades!

He
Review №46

Good place to just play some old or older games. Prices are ok, though some of the machines need some TLC and ate our money. They could use more staff, but overall a fun experience.

K
Review №47

Really cool spot if your in the mood to hit the arcade! Entry is $2 + every game uses 2-6 Nickels.

So
Review №48

Great place to have fun with your children the games idk you dont win unless you really know what you are doing the prizes could use a update and bad customer services all could be fixed Easley but overall Fun place to take the kids.

Je
Review №49

The only reason I will not give 5 star is the price of the games. The basic games cost 3 nickles but pretty much everything else is 5 to 6 nickles. You mightiest well have quarter machines. Plus the ticket prizes are also pretty high. Under 100 tickets dont expect much. Chucky Cheese much better value for the price.

Cr
Review №50

First time going. My friend recommended it. My son is 3 and wanted to play all the car and motorcycle rides lol he enjoyed it.

Ch
Review №51

Take your kids and you will be the one playing all the old school games, great place

Ze
Review №52

Got kids? 5 cent arcade games! This is the place for you. Also cool for a date night. Play all the games!

Pr
Review №53

I took my students here. They read the signs. Which when on the inside they was asking why are the games 3-6 nickels when the sign said all games are a nickel? The sign is very misleading. And then half of the games didnt work. We was there for 30 minutes and left with many refunds on games and disappointed.

An
Review №54

Great place! I liked the Rambo arcade game. They have a variety kid friendly games for all ages.

Et
Review №55

I came here for the first time and was amazed of the wide selection of games! I loved that the old retro games were free to play and brought back lots of nostalgia, 6 nickels for a game of Initial D was a fantastic experience, and if you won your race, it was only another nickel to play a second game!! I had a lot of fun here, I would definitely recommend Nickel Nickel for young adults that are looking to have a bit of fun with little money on them! Great stuff

La
Review №56

They got 4 starts because Mrs pac man wasnt available...lol came here for date night. the games were fun. I wish they had more!!! The walking dead will have you fighting for your life. I havent been there since I graduated high school. I had so much fun!!! I will back. Hopefully sometime soon.

Q
Review №57

Nickel nickel is dope . I used to go as a kid when the arcade used to be in Cypress . This place brings back alot of nostalgic memories . I just wish theyll upgrade some of the free classic games Because some of them werent working . Also I would like them to fix the initial D arcade game so it gives out the cards to save your game and battle other players, nobody likes to play and have start all the way over each time they play .

JP
Review №58

Affordable place for the kids to spend some time playing with arcade games. Some of the games kept taking our money but said that we didnt have enough credit to start the game. The majority of the free classic games in the back were broken and they dont seem to care to fix them.

Ga
Review №59

Thsi place is the best. I love going there with my family and the employees were very friendly especially Bryan and Brenda. Keep up the good work you guys

su
Review №60

Worst customer service ever! Great arcade but terrible customer service! Dont ask for help if you dont like dealing with rude employees.

An
Review №61

This place is just fun. A little money goes a long way which is all anyone can ask for th s days. Wish some of the games in back were working, but plenty did so it wasnt that big of a deal. Plus they have pinball. It can be loud so be prepared, but its an arcade.

Al
Review №62

Great place to take the kids.... Not pricey at all

ch
Review №63

Is a $2 admission fee, most games are 4 to 6 nickels which is 20 to 30 cents!!! Thats just amazing! Plus they have free games in the back... Older games but fun!Most 6 nickel games are games you would normally pay over $1 to play else where!Fun place to spend time at! Fun for the whole family!

Re
Review №64

Good place to take the kids to play games a very affordable price. With $5.00 is enought for 2 hours I Would said.They dont sell food but drinks.!

Be
Review №65

Fun experience. They charge 2 dollars per person and have some vintage games. Other games range from about 1 - 8 nickels. You dont need cash as you can pay with credit card for a bag of nickels. An inexpensive way to have a blast.

Su
Review №66

Kids always have fun and always want to come back...

Sa
Review №67

This is a family friendly arcade place. Cost efficient and it allows a lot of fun for a good price! The back games are free to play (old arcade games). Overall, this place has great service and would recommend to anyone willing to have family enjoyment.

Iz
Review №68

The best coin op arcade Ive ever been to. Being out of state, it was so exciting to find one. Its always worth the drive to go and spend hours playing all the fun games. A childhood game is there, its the bumble bee ping pong ball one, and it brought back memories.

Ry
Review №69

Great way to escape with your kids and have fun for an hour

Su
Review №70

Could be a 5 if they would fix the games and have all the free games working. Only 5 out 20 work. Prices are fair and the prizes are ok.

Ro
Review №71

It was fun and kids had a good time and the employees were very nice

ed
Review №72

We always love coming here. As usual the prizes in exchange for the tickets never seem to b worth the price u pay at any place but this place has more options for hitting jackpot amounts for high collection on tickets and the memories with family and friends is always worth it

ve
Review №73

My husband and I are both in our early 30s . It was great to see some oldschool games. Little disapointed on the prices for the games they all pretty much ranged from 5 to 6 nickles.

Do
Review №74

Fun place for all ages. The only thing is a lot of the games are like 8 nickels... Which I thought was was kinda high, if you advertise nickel games. Overall cool but busy place.

Ro
Review №75

Great place to spend a few hours with the family/kids. The arcade games are great They have new games but also some great classic arcades.

Je
Review №76

Its too hot they need to turn up some air in there

Da
Review №77

It was so much fun and the prizing was good too will be coming back. And I will make sure I do a little party there to get our pizza. My family has fun yesterday will definitely go again.

An
Review №78

Great place to take kids and to have birthday parties. Great prices and friendly staff. Old and new games! Ticket games as well! Will come back again.

fi
Review №79

They had some machines off. One didnt give tickets still managed to get them back. Overall a very well spent experience. For 2 dollar entry and all games very reliable and cheap I think it was well worth it. Thank you nickel nickel for the great experience.

Da
Review №80

Can you beat $2 entree and as a kid coming in with $5 youll be entertained for a while and then you hit all the FREE games and youll be lost forever. Perfect place to take your kids if youre trying to avoid dropping $100 at an arcade Nickel Nickel has always been super affordable.Its perfect if you cant really afford a huge party for your kids. They offer some great options.

Al
Review №81

It was really fun, Im definitely coming again

Mi
Review №82

Such a great experience. Games are well maintained for the amount of use they get!

sc
Review №83

Ima always love arcades. Grew up in that era. Wouldve given 5 stars but half the oldschool games were broken

T
Review №84

Had an awesome time here and had great customer service

Br
Review №85

The free retro games were the highlight. We came for a party and had a blast . A few games we played ran out of tickets but staff quickly resolved any issues. So high five to them it was a busy Saturday.

He
Review №86

Really fun! Its actually at a good price. The old classical games are free! Which is pretty awesome because they have pac man, froggy and others. Would really recommend this place to everyone. Had a blast!

Ma
Review №87

Good place for family and have fun but I rate a 3 because it needs a food court or something like it where people can eat and enjoy without a reservation.

Od
Review №88

Its a cool spot. You get to play an array of arcade games for nickels! You collect tickets and can exchange for prizes. They dont sell food but have a party area that you can rent. They also have some vintage arcade games, but some dont work. Overall a fun spot

T.
Review №89

Machines malfunction, eat your money, staff comes to fix machine and give you a credit

V
Review №90

Some games eat your coins but great fun regardless.

Ju
Review №91

Great & fun place! They need a bit more games. Also, no food available except if you reserve a table and the food comes from round table. The prices are a bit too high.

Iv
Review №92

Cool place my family enjoyed it.....if u have nothing to do and on a budget try this place out

Ry
Review №93

This place is pretty small, but there are alot of games packed in there. Some games cost only 1 nickel some cost 6+ nickels. But nothing was over $.50 that I saw. Got the $10 bag of nickels and it kept my family of 4 busy for a little over an hour. Not 5 stars because a few games were not working.

Ch
Review №94

This for sure has become one of my favorite date night spots. We get to play like kids. We have even started to bank for our big prize winning tickets. 40 year old game night. O yeah its good for kids too.

De
Review №95

Rude workers in the evenings. Must keep entry fee and asking for nickels SEPERATE as I guess they can only do one type of transaction at a time..... lots of games as well as old school games that are free in the back. Gets crowded and unbearable on the weekends and in the evenings. Go early and bring some change from home. $2 each to enter. They have a waiting area for parents that wish to let their kids roam free. Ticket items arent worth it, but be ready for your kiddo to beg and youll see yourself spending just as much as you would at other arcades so watch out.

Sc
Review №96

Games are super cheap to play. They got a pretty decent selection to play with. They seem to update pretty regularly. Much prefer this over any other D&B or Round 1 arcade.You dont leave disappointed or feeling ripped off like other places. Completely guilt free. Love this place

Th
Review №97

Great games good place to spend some time with the family

je
Review №98

Great for kids older than 7 ...took my 4,7 and 12 year old the oldest enjoyed it moreThe entrance is $2 for each and really no game is a nickel some cost 8 Nickles some less or more

th
Review №99

Good and inexpensive place to spend time but 1/3 of the machine dont work

Jo
Review №100

Love this place. Been going to nickle nickle for years now. They shut down a few but thats ok. I still travel like 30 miles just to come here and spend some lose change. For real love the new games and just the atmosphere of having a dope arcade without the hassle of using a card for point like corporate arcades.

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  • Address:12827 Harbor Blvd G2, Garden Grove, CA 92840, United States
  • Phone:+1 657-233-5662
Categories
  • Video arcade
Working hours
  • Monday:1–11pm
  • Tuesday:1–11pm
  • Wednesday:1–11pm
  • Thursday:1pm–12am
  • Friday:11am–12am
  • Saturday:11am–11pm
  • Sunday:1–11pm
Accessibility
  • Wheelchair-accessible car park:Yes
  • Wheelchair-accessible entrance:Yes
Amenities
  • Good for kids:Yes
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