Talk about a blast from the past! Like an 80s dream brought to life, Cincinnati’s 16-Bit Bar+Arcade is home to dozens of vintage video games and pinball. Decade-appropriate décor and 80s-themed drinks with names like the Molly Ringwald and Hulk Hogan only add to the retro fun. Read on to learn more and get ready to party like it’s 1989!

The 80s may be over, but you can relive the decade seven days a week at 16-Bit Bar+Arcade, which you’ll find on Cincinnati’s Walnut Street.

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Part bar, part arcade, and totally 80s, a visit here is like taking a step back in time to what is arguably the greatest decade ever.

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Sure to stir up some feelings of nostalgia, the arcade features over 50 vintage arcade games and pinball.

Mark Carper/Google Donkey Kong, Duck Hunt, and Street Fighter are just a few of the classics you’ll find.

Unlike the arcades from your childhood, the games at 16-Bit Bar+Arcade are fee to play!

16-Bit Bar+Arcade/Facebook That’s right; as long as you’re drinking, you play for free.

Speaking of drinks, they’re as 80s as the games that fill the arcade.

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In addition to cocktails and mocktails, the drink selection includes “crucial classics,” like the Slush Puppie.

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The games and drinks aren’t the only nods to the 80s, though.

Mark Carper/Google There’s also the décor, which includes huge photos of some of the decade’s most popular icons.

And don’t forget about the giant Lite Brite!

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The original Lite Brite was totally amazing, but there’s no denying that the supersized version of the 80s classic is even better.

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16-Bit Bar+Arcade is for adults 21 and up with one exception: on Sundays from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m., all ages are welcome with adult supervision.

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From the games to the drinks and surroundings, 16-Bit Bar+Arcade offers visitors the chance to re-live the 80s in the most fun way possible!

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16-Bit Bar+Arcade is open Monday through Wednesday from 4 p.m. to 1 a.m., Thursday & Friday from 4 p.m. to 2:30 a.m., Saturday from 12 p.m. to 2:30 a.m., and Sunday from 12 p.m. to 1 a.m. For more information, call (513) 381-1616. You can also visit the 16-Bit Bar+Arcade website or Facebook page.

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Donkey Kong, Duck Hunt, and Street Fighter are just a few of the classics you’ll find.

That’s right; as long as you’re drinking, you play for free.

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There’s also the décor, which includes huge photos of some of the decade’s most popular icons.

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Address: 1331 Walnut St, Cincinnati, OH 45202, USA