Gaming Center comes to Chesapeake
What can you do with $100,000 and a store front on Battlefield Blvd? An All-Console Center named Hi Score. Don’t call it an arcade even tho its filled with video gaming consoles (who would want to be linked with the likes of Flipper McCoys anyway).
Equipped with Wiis, XBoxes and PlayStation3s linked to flat-screen, high definition tv’s, just sit back in 27 Ultimate Renegade Gaming Chairs synced with LED’s and get ready to play. With 300 games to choose from and Classic Sega and Nintendo games in the “Retro Room” (including several tube-televisions) the games offering seems pretty complete. Pictures even show dual setups for Rockband.
Pricing is per hour and discounts are available with the purchase of a yearly Membership.
Although offering individual play, the business model would seems to appeal more to groups.
There is no mention of broadband, on-line play at the facility, again limiting the appeal to single gamers. However, the website says there will be XBox Live “guest accounts” for those users who wish to play XBox online, but no indication if it has actually been implemented. I can only imagine this could be a bit of a legal minefield.
“Gamers are also invited to bring their own XBox hard-drives or even their own XBox boxes if they desire.” but I like my couch and tasty beverage a whole lot more.
5 Comments, Comment or Ping
adam
The key question, do they sell alcohol?!
Mar 12th, 2008
Ethan
Why the diss on Flipper McCoys? Does console world have pinball machines? Uhm, no. There was a console gaming place similar to this I believe in Newport News. It went out of business a few weeks ago (they were selling stuff on Craigslist IIRC).
Mar 12th, 2008
Toxicboy
Doesn’t look like any alcohol. But plenty of high fructose syrup snacks. And my apologies to Flippers I had no idea there was pinball - who needs consoles when you have pinball!
Mar 12th, 2008
Ethan
I shouldn’t be negative, but I knew you were aiming for me with the Flippers comment
You have to give Flipper McCoys credit for keeping it so real all these years, of course some of the machines could be maintained better.
Mar 15th, 2008
Susan Benjamin
As co-owner of Hi Score I was surprised to find this article as I have no recollection of interviewing for it and I don’t remember being informed that it would be published. Nevertheless, thanks for noticing us. I’d like to assure everyone that we do have super fast broadband internet, cabled directly to all XBox and PS3s for guaranteed no lag online play. We do not and will not sell alcohol (sorry guys) but there’s plenty of Monster Energy drinks available. We are hosting 4 tournaments this month, including a 3 day long Halo3 tournament. Feel free to direct all questions and comments to us at info@hiscoregaming.com and please visit our website at http://www.hiscoregaming.com .
Apr 5th, 2008
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