A look at what's going on in Trinidad, on H Street, and in the larger area north of Capitol Hill.
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35 Comments:
Not a bad idea. Jut cut out the $10 terrible drinks and it should do fine.
Jul 2, 2012, 10:41:00 AM
Is this going into the former Fruit Bat location, or is it something completely new?
Jul 2, 2012, 10:42:00 AM
AKA old "Fruit Bat" AKA old "Martini Lounge"
Jul 2, 2012, 10:43:00 AM
dt,
It's the old Fruit Bat location, but a totally new concept.
Jul 2, 2012, 10:45:00 AM
I'm totally down to check this place out upon opening day. Love the unique theme. Hope it works. Hope they sell cheap drinks (aka PBR)
Jul 2, 2012, 10:53:00 AM
Soooooo frickin' awesome!
Jul 2, 2012, 11:22:00 AM
the hipsters are going to love it!
Jul 2, 2012, 11:28:00 AM
Ms. PacMan, Donkey Kong and Frogger!
Jul 2, 2012, 11:34:00 AM
Sounds cool. I hope they actually have some games in addition to being "80s retro-themed."
Reminds me of Dallas' "Barcadia" (http://barcadiabars.com/barcadia-dallas/). Hope it's just as awesome!
Jul 2, 2012, 11:43:00 AM
Is this the same as in Philly and NYC? It's trademarked, so I hope so. Remove the snotty bartenders from the equation (at the Philly location) and it is a decent place, albeit a huge sausage fest.
Jul 2, 2012, 11:44:00 AM
AWESOME!! Have good beer prices, and this place will be pretty popular. I'll be fine going here just for the games if they have a solid selection.
Jul 2, 2012, 12:05:00 PM
i can't wait to pull some fatalities in mortal combat II.
down forward back back high kick. turn into a dragon and bite some bama's torso off
Jul 2, 2012, 12:12:00 PM
mortal kombat is a 90's game. If they're gonna do 90's video games please please have a street fighter 2 game!
But either way, I'm really excited for this place to open!
Jul 2, 2012, 12:18:00 PM
Galaga, Spy Hunter, Paperboy, TMNT 4 player would be sick tho
Jul 2, 2012, 12:40:00 PM
Contra, and Double Dragon 1-2!!!!
Jul 2, 2012, 12:55:00 PM
Oh man, I am so stoked! They should use this place as a model:
http://groundkontrol.com/
I've been there and it's way fun.
Jul 2, 2012, 1:06:00 PM
If it's like the one in NYC I will be very excited. Classic obscure games plus great drinks is an awesome combo. I think the space is too small though. They will need to fill up the eastern wall with games and not have room for tables.
Jul 2, 2012, 1:50:00 PM
Love this idea.
Games I would like to see added:
Guantlet
NBA Jam
MK3 or SF2
TMNT
Simpsons
Note to owners: Please install railings so patrons can place drinks down while toggling the joystick.
Jul 2, 2012, 1:57:00 PM
per report on Eater DC, same theme, same name but different groups.
http://dc.eater.com/archives/2012/07/02/barcade-hitting-h-street-with-vintage-arcade-games.php
Looks likely that Erik will be changing the name from Barcade® to something else
Jul 2, 2012, 2:02:00 PM
ROBOTRON!!!!!
Jul 2, 2012, 3:52:00 PM
Robotron would be sick, but I'd rather see Smash TV with all its glorious noise, its gonna be cool drinking in with all the classic arcade noise going on, I would be amazed to see some vector games
Jul 2, 2012, 4:23:00 PM
Sounds like he maybe hasn't thought this one all the way through, given that story about stealing the name from another established bar without permission.
Good to ready he's focusing on beer for this one, because his cocktails are a disaster.
Jul 2, 2012, 5:09:00 PM
I first read it as BARCODE and thought another location for....oh I read that wrong. Yeah they do need a new name.
It would be great if the staff looked like arcade characters. "Hey, Luigi I need another...."
It would be great if some classic coin operated games were included.
Jul 2, 2012, 5:19:00 PM
alright the theme bars are getting lame....just open a quality bar and we will come....
Jul 2, 2012, 5:32:00 PM
Goddamit I'm seriously regretting moving to the burbs now.
Jul 2, 2012, 6:33:00 PM
It seems like all they'll have is pinball, ms pacman and pinball. Definitely 80s themed and none of the games listed in the comments :-(
Jul 2, 2012, 8:38:00 PM
I want Leisure Suit Larry.
Jul 2, 2012, 8:57:00 PM
I'd like to see this guy succeed here, but this is just another dumb idea. How about dropping the silly gimmick ideas and bringing to H what you did so well on the other side of the Hill with Wisdom?
Jul 2, 2012, 10:58:00 PM
I think this sounds like a good idea, but like Fruit Bat and Church and State before it, it's all in the execution. If it's half assed (a few games) and done with a hokey quick-change interior people won't return.
It's hard to see how a space that small can host a concept like this, but hopefully I'm wrong.
Jul 3, 2012, 9:45:00 AM
This will succeed if and only if they have more games other than donkey kong and ms. pacman. I'm a 30 something and do not remember those games. Those are probably more for the 40 somethings crowd.
BTW - this is not a dumb idea. I love the concept and for us 30 somethings who grew up in the Nintendo era I know most, if not all of us will be frequent customers (assuming the selection is there).
Jul 3, 2012, 10:39:00 AM
Wish they were opening this up on the west end of h street......
Jul 3, 2012, 10:51:00 AM
I think the same guy owns church and state upstairs. For this to work, he should go all out and make this a two level place.
Jul 3, 2012, 3:05:00 PM
the dude didn't even know that Barcade was already a place, I mean just google your creative bar name idea first...
Jul 3, 2012, 3:38:00 PM
Glad to see we're finally getting a "theme" bar. Now if we could just get some pay toilets!
Jul 4, 2012, 3:16:00 AM
I'm in my late 20's and certainly remember Ms. Pac-Man and Donkey Kong. They both came out in the early 80's, but I remember seeing them at arcades well into the 90's. Ms. Pac-Man, in particular, was my favorite game at both the laundromat my family went to during the six months we lived in an apartment with no washer/dryer and at our local pizza place. I'm excited for this place!
I do agree that it would be awesome if they got rid of Church & State and made Barcade (or whatever the name will be) two stories.
Jul 5, 2012, 5:12:00 PM
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