Up Down: Des Moines' Arcade Bar
Up-Down Des Moines features more than 60 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
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Weekly Specials
- Monday – $1 Off All Tap Beer
- Tuesday – $1 Off All Iowa Tap Beer
- Wednesday – $1 Off Domestic Beers
- Thursday – 10 Cent Tokens All Night, $2 Off Signature Cocktails
- Friday – First 100 People Get 20 Free Tokens, $2 Slices Until 8PM, $20 Fireball/Candy Shot Skis (5 Person)
- Saturday – 2 For 1 Tokens From 2PM To 9PM, $20 Fireball/Candy Shot skis (5 person)
- Sunday – Six-Pack and A Pound: $25 For A Six-Pack Of Domestic Cans, Or $35 For A Six-Pack of Premium Cans, And A Pound Of Tokens And A Pound Of Tokens In An Up-Down Fanny Pack, $1 Off All Bombs
Family Hours
We offer a monthly opportunity to bring the whole family to Up-Down on a Sunday each month from 10am to 2pm at our Des Moines location.
The upcoming family hour dates for are:
August 6th 10am to 2pm
September 10th 10am to 2pm
October 1st 10am to 2pm
November 5th 10am to 2pm
December 3rd 10am to 2pm
Games High Score Competitions Are Coming Soon!
Current Arcade Lineup
- Aliens Extermination
- Arkanoid
- Caveman Ninja
- Centipede
- Dance Dance Revolution
- Donkey Kong
- Donkey Kong JR
- Dr Mario.
- Ehrgeiz
- Frogger
- G I Joe
- Galaga
- Gauntlet Legends
- House of the Dead
- Hydro Thunder
- Ikari Warriors
- Karate Champ
- Killer Instinct 2
- Killer Queen
- Mario Bros.
- Maximum Force
- Mortal Kombat 3
- Mr. Do!
- Ms. Pac-Man
- NBA Jam
- NFL Blitz
- Off Road
- Off-road Thunder
- Open Ice
- Point Blank
- RBI Baseball
- Rally X
- Revolution X
- Steel Gunner
- Street Fighter 3 Alpha
- Strikers 1945
- Superman
- Tapper
- Tekken Tag Tournament
- Tetris
- The Simpsons
- Time Crisis 2
- TMNT
- Track and Field
- Tron
- U.N. Squardron
- VS Castlevania
- VS Pinball)
- Pac Man Battle Royale
- Skeeball (x6)
Games lineup is added to and rotated constantly. Check back for new games!
Current Pinball Lineup
- Attack From Mars
- Elvira
- Guardians of the Galaxy
- Hook
- Popeye
- Simpsons
- South Park
- Star Wars
- Tales From the Crypt
- X-Men
- Zeppelin
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)
