Up Down: Des Moines' Arcade Bar
Up-Down Des Moines features more than 40 arcade games from the ‘80s and ‘90s, pinball machines, three classic skee-ball alleys, Nintendo and Sega console gaming, and life-size Jenga and Connect Four.
All games cost just 25 cents. Our drink menu includes an extensive craft beer selection with 20 beers on tap and even more bottles and cans, as well as ‘80s and ‘90s inspired cocktails.
Hours
Monday-Friday 5:00 p.m. – 2:00 a.m.
Saturday 2:00 p.m. – 2:00 a.m.
Sunday 2:00 p.m. – 2:00 a.m.
(Must be 21+ to enter)
Contact
Phone: 515-243-4322
Have a question? Shoot us an email
Address
500 East Locust Street
Des Moines, Iowa 50309
Drinks
Events
Do you have skills? Stay tuned for more information on Up-Down tournaments and leagues!
Check out all upcoming events here!
Weekly Specials
- Monday – $3 Domestic tall boys, $1 off all tap beer, free token with every drink purchase
- Tuesday – Local Beer Night: $1 off all Iowa Beer plus three free tokens with purchase
- Wednesday – 2 for 1 tokens all night, $3 domestic tall boys
- Thursday – $1 off signature drinks and shots, 10 cent tokens
- Friday – FREE PLAY FRIDAY – First 100 people get 20 free tokens (excluding monthly Coins for a Cause event), Six-Pack and A Pound: $25 for a six-pack of beer and a pound of tokens until 9pm, $20 Fireball/Candy Shot Skis (5 person), $4 Blanka’s Electric Lemonades, $4 Fireball all night
- Saturday – 2 for 1 tokens from 2pm to 9pm, $20 Fireball/Candy Shot skis (5 person), $4 Fireball, $4 Candy Infusions
- Sunday – Six-Pack and A Pound: $25 for a six-pack of beer and a pound of tokens in an Up-Down fanny pack, $1 off all bombs, 2 for 1 tokens and $3 tall boys all day
Games High Score Competitions Are Coming Soon!
Current Arcade Lineup
- Neo Geo (mutli game)
- The Maze of the Kings
- Track & Field
- Fix It Felix Jr.
- Sunset Riders
- Tetris
- Strikers 1945
- Killer Instinct
- Centipede
- Ms. Pac-Man
- Arkanoid 2
- Pac-Man Battle Royale
- Dig Dug
- Moonwalker
- Donkey Kong Jr.
- Altered Beast
- Blitz 2000
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
- Simpsons
- Missile Command
- Area 51
- Frogger
- Galaga
- Crazy Taxi
- NBA Jam
- Viper
- House of the Dead
- Ivan Stewart’s Off Road
- Carnevil
- Mortal Kombat
- X-MEN
- Marvel vs Capcom
- Spider-man
- Mario Bros.
- Killer Queen
- Burger Time
- Silkworm
- Rampage
- Revolution X
- Street Fighter II
- Zombie Raid
Games lineup is added to and rotated constantly. Check back for new games!
Current Pinball Lineup
- Terminator 2
- Guardians of the Galaxy
- Elvira and The Party Monsters
- South Park
- Ghostbusters
- Transformers
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Extras
- Classic skee-ball lanes
- Game tables including life-size Jenga and Connect Four
- Nintendo 64 games (rotating stock) on a giant projector screen
- Nintendo, Super Nintendo, Sega console games (rotating stock)
