Lucky Cat Arcade — Local services in Little Rock

Most chain arcades and family fun centers do not get it. Arcades used to be a place to get together and meet people, fostering a community of regulars rallying around a common theme, like many table top stores.

This place, though, they get it. Don't let the (actually worth it) UFO catchers fool you into thinking this is a money sink. This is a passion project with a refreshing selection of all types of games, even redemption.

Great detail in everything is apparant here. From the decor, sound balance, game selection, and arrangement of space; all the way to the upkeep and accessibility of the selected games to the American audience. In the rare event you do need clarification, someone will be there to help you out. The staff are incredibly welcoming and very open minded.

Games are on time play, 2 to 3 hours is a good sweet spot to spend here if you're just stopping by to try it out. Many of the games support saving progress, so it's a great incentive to become a regular. Bonus, they have a full day rate if you get hooked 😁.

If you're looking for a unique modern, Japanese take on the classic American arcade scene, or looking for something totally different than the usual haunts,...

Overall, this arcade kind of sucks for two reasons: bad customer service and faulty technology. First of all, half of the games didn’t work and there was no one to fix them. Secondly, my 12yr old brother bought four 30 minute passes for him and his friends, which should have costed $40, but ended up costing $55, and nobody could explain why. However, not two minutes after they started playing, half the cards stopped working entirely. To make matters worse, they wouldn’t give us a refund, or even replace the cards, because the malfunctioning cards had been used. They couldn’t even exploit the remaining cards to play multiple games at once because the arcade had programming to prevent this from happening. My brother and his friend therefore had nothing to do but watch his other two friends play for almost the entire 30 minutes. Negatives aside, the games that they did play seemed pretty interesting, but they still don’t come close to making up for the...

Loved this place! The games were so fun and made a perfect date night. I enjoy the fact that it's pay by the time rather than by game! I just wish there was an hour option, as they only have 30 minutes and 2 hour. I am knocking down a star because an employee turned off the card replinsh machine 40 minutes before close, so when I went to go load my card to play the cranes, I couldn't. I understand it's probably because the minimum game time you can buy is 30 minutes, but we were the only ones in there so I wish the employee would've asked if we wanted to use it before they shut it down. That was really disappointing because I had picked out a crane game I was going to attempt before we left...