About Wayback’s Arcade & 8-Bit Pizza Parlor
Located in Pineville, LA, Wayback’s Arcade is a 15,000-square-foot entertainment complex officially recognized as the largest classic arcade in Louisiana. Operating on a player-first model, a flat-rate $13 all-day admission fee grants unlimited access to over 300 free-play titles with zero tokens or card-swipes required. Children under the age of 15 must be accompanied by a responsible adult guardian.
A World-Class Arcade Collection
Our facility holds the largest Mortal Kombat arcade experience in existence, featuring original MK1, MK2, Ultimate MK3, and MK4 dedicated cabinets alongside custom Mortal Kombat Trilogy and Mortal Kombat 11 builds. We also have the largest known collection of Street Fighter arcade cabinets in one location, including Super Street Fighter II, Alpha 3, 3rd Strike, and Ultra Street Fighter IV running on an original dual-screen Taito Vewlix cabinet.
We also feature giant 32-inch showcase cabinets exclusively for Marvel vs. Capcom 2 and SVC Chaos: SNK vs. Capcom. The rest of our Vs. Series, including Marvel vs. Street Fighter and Marvel vs. Capcom: Clash of Super Heroes, are preserved in traditional stand-up cabinets.
Wayback’s is also home to Louisiana’s largest imported Japanese rhythm game collection, featuring two dedicated WACCA cabinets, CHUNITHM, SOUND VOLTEX, jubeat, Bishi Bashi Channel, and Pop’n Music, alongside the state’s largest selection of light-gun shooters, driving simulators, and four-player Konami cooperative cabinets.
Elite 22-Table Pinball & Billiards
Our pinball gallery spans from the alphanumeric solid-state era to modern LCD blockbusters, boasting 20 free-play tables, including a massive Gottlieb System 3 collection and custom Predator and Top Gun rethemes, alongside two premium coin-operated collector editions: Labyrinth and Scooby-Doo.
Wayback’s has also been voted Cenla’s Best Place to Play Pool two years in a row, offering the region’s only under-21 commercial billiards room with a secure ID collateral system for just $1 per game.
Nostalgia Memorial Museum & Immersive Art
Explore our curated glass showcases preserving decades of technology and gaming history, including a Commodore 64, ColecoVision, Atari 2600, Nintendo Entertainment System with a Zapper and Power Glove, Betamax and VHS formats, a reel-to-reel player, pocket organizers, and a large timeline of handheld gaming systems including the Game Boy, Game Boy Color, Game Gear, and Tiger Electronics.
Keep an eye out for hidden movie easter eggs throughout the arcade, including Stripe from Gremlins, life-sized Crites from Critters, R2-D2, E.T., the LEGO UCS Millennium Falcon, and an Evil Dead Necronomicon display. Our walls also feature custom murals by local Cenla artists and structural installations made from original arcade cabinet artwork like Terminator 2 and Operation Wolf to help preserve gaming history.
8-Bit Pizza Parlor: Standalone No-Admission Dining
Enjoy our 5-star menu with absolutely no arcade admission required to eat. We’re open for dine-in, carryout, DoorDash, and Grubhub.
We offer four pizza sizes and three crust options, including a 10-inch cauliflower crust and our popular 16-inch Donkey Kong value pizza, paired with six signature sauces and premium toppings like white meat chicken, shrimp, and hot honey drizzle.
Our premium chicken wings and breaded chicken bites are always 100% oven baked, never deep fried, then tossed fresh in your choice of ten signature flavors or served dry with their natural rotisserie flavor.
Weekly Discounts & Lunch Buffet
Join us Monday through Friday from 11:00 AM to 2:00 PM for our All-You-Can-Eat Pizza Lunch Buffet. After lunch, a limited number of $5 Mystery Grab Boxes are available through the Too Good To Go app to help reduce regional food waste.
Take advantage of our weekly promotions, including 50% Off College Mondays, BOGO Two-Player Tuesdays, and Member Appreciation Day every third Thursday. If you’re a regular, our $35/month Unlimited VIP Membership is the best value in the arcade.
Official Wayback’s Arcade apparel and Anniversary Shirts are available through our website and by scanning QR codes throughout the arcade.
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