Player 1 Video Game Bar

8562 Palm Pkwy, Orlando - 32836
231 reviews
Arcades Wine Bar
(407) 504-7521

Me and my wife are both 80's babies and this place really took us back to our childhood. It has the classic feel of old school arcade with a touch of the modern. Music is cranked loud and bass for the club feel but place is full of nerds like me. I felt fully at home and the "not your daddy's root beer" is fantastic! Can't wait to go again.

Amazing place with good beer and amazing video games. The atmosphere is amazing and only $5 cover charge with all the retro games I love ❤️

The attention is really good nice people working in a nice please.A lot of old arcade games.Just pay the cover and you can play free all night if you want.Good prices.

Honestly this was the first spot I hit up 7 years ago on my 21st birthday. Use to attend so many events and bring all my friends with me. But the other day we went and from the moment we walked in the girl behind the counter was rude, the bar tenders also rude. I don’t know what happened? I use to come and play smash a lot but the male bar tender kept heckling me that I have to buy a drink in order to play smash. I don’t handle alcohol well(light weight) and I was driving that night so I said no I cannot drink I have to drive. At some point a STRANGER had to claim I was on her tab so they would leave me alone. I found out recently I could’ve ordered a soft drink like coke or sprite or even water but that was not offered to me it was “you need to buy a drink in order to play” never in 7 years Had I heard that. Completely deterred me from returning. Sad I really loved player one and have unforgettable memories at the establishment. I’m not giving a one star because that’s not entirely fair. The place looks a lot cleaner and the DJ was wicked good. Plus a lot of the machines are functional (despite what people say being broken I never had that experience of a broken machine) it’s just the service was not good.

This place was cool when it first opened, but over the years the steady decline is obvious. The amount of machines left only half working (or not at all) is sad. Not to mention the abhorrent behavior by the owner in these very reviews. Trust me, just glance over them and you’ll see him calling people names, belittling their opinions, and straight up just telling them not to come back. If you wanna waste your money for a mediocre experience then be my guest, but you’d likely have a more enjoyable experience at Dave & Buster’s over here.

Fatphobic bar owner who never upkeeps machines and calls anyone who disagrees idiots lmao yet he’s the fat idiot. We love irony

Had a great time visiting while on our trip! My husband got to play his favorite arcade that he spent many hours playing as a kid (Wizard of Wor) and there were a good variety of games. The retro decor inside was fun, including the bar-top. Good drinks and great service too. This place is a hidden gem!

We stopped here to kill some time before a scheduled event - and I'm so glad we did! This place is amazing!!! They have so many games. Your cover charge that you pay to enter covers the cost of most of the arcade games, so you don't need quartets or tokens. You can rent the more advanced play station and Xbox type games if you want - my husband did- but I had so much fun playing all the arcade games ? they don't serve liquor but they have a lot of craft beers. It's a very cool place and I'm really glad we found it. We'll definitely be back!!

Really cool place in Orlando! Tons of different retro arcade cabinets to play for free (after cover charge, which was $8 apiece). They have some pretty interesting drinks, as well as a good variety for non-drinkers (cheery soda and grape were very good).They also have cooperative games on some flat screens above the bar, played Jackbox party games and saw some SSB playing as well.Overall a unique and interesting experience, will come back when I'm in Orlando!

This was such a fun place!! Went with a few friends and played mostly Mario Kart and Smash Bros. but who doesn't love that?! Drinks were so good and the food, you had to order from the place next door, but it was actually pretty good. I would definitely go back! Great place to take a date or friends to hang out. Barbacks and bar tenders were all dressed like different game characters as well! Shout out to "Mario" or Alex for putting up with my obnoxious game play. Also great music from the DJ after 10!