Cactus Jack’s Family Fun Center

If you like pinball like I do you’ll love Cactus Jacks! The machines here are in fantastic condition and the folks who own them get the latest machines and keep all of them running. While I was here I got to play some rare games like Robot War and TX Sector and they had the two latest games, Hobbit and Ghostbusters too. They also have beer on premise as well as snacks and the folks who run the machines are really nice too. Definitely come out and check out their pins — you will find all the top A-​titles like Attack From Mars, Medieval Madness, Twilight Zone and Monster Bash as well as player faves like Bram Stoker’s Dracula. My favorite place in OKC to play pinball :)

This place rocks! Old retro arcade games and cheap beers. Its perfect! They will also order pizza for you. I always have a much better time here than I do at Dave and Buster’s or similar places. Plus its a whole lot cheaper than those places

I remember coming here as a kid so I wanted to show my daughter some of my past, lol. We weren’t going to stay long and there wasn’t a lot of games I felt were appropriate for her (she’s 5 and has very limited screen time) so I didn’t want to purchase a token card which starts at $ 20 instead I spent a few bucks on tokens. I like that they still had a few games available with that option so that we could play. They have two ice hockey tables and one accepted tokens which was nice. We were also able to play basketball and she rode the carousel. I noticed a few games were you insert a token to knock over other tokens or bowling pins which also took tokens as payment instead of sliding the card. I don’t have an issue with them switching to a card system, I just wish they didn’t force you to spend a certain amount. Nevertheless it was a fun stop along our way to other adventures. She was able to get a small ball with the tickets we won and the extra tickets went on a card they gave us since I didn’t purchase one.

Pinball insanity. Go for the pins. 50 machines in immaculate condition. Friendly staff, awesome beer specials. 5 stars.

I have frequented Cactus Jacks for about 23 years now. Such fond memories from childhood… They have always changed it up through the years with some crazy fun games. Always changing with the times. Today I brought my son to Cactus Jacks to blow off some steam and to get the 3 day weekend rolling! Surprisingly there were not many in there at the time we were, but that’s okay, no waiting! Played some hoops, skee-​ball, and Pinball! The lady at the customer service area Carolyn was really nice. Made us feel real comfortable while we were there. I give this 5 stars because… «ya, it’s not your D&B or other franchised arcade, but it’s like a diamond in the rough and we had fun!»

I hadn’t been in a while-it’s completely changed. They use a card system now. We had $ 25 on the card. My 8 year old played four games and then we found one we could play doubles and shoot bad guys and go up levels. On level three, right at the end against the last bad guy, our card ran out. The only way to charge the card was to go to a kiosk or to the desk-​in the 20 seconds the game gives you. Realizing we had to abandon the game, we were bummed. I wanted to go but he wanted to play a few more so we went to the desk. While GIVING THEM MORE MONEY, I was talking about how bummed we were about the whole thing. Even after explaining, the lady was flippant about how we could’ve gone to a kiosk, they are located everywhere. I repeated that we only had 20 seconds and, as she could tell, I only had a $ 100. I said the card was kinda inconvenient and I wasn’t sure I liked the new system. She got a smart attitude with me and said that ALL places like that were going to this system. I told her she didn’t need to be that way and she said the same thing to me. WHA??? You can see I have a HUNDRED DOLLARS TO SPEND, lady, and I’ve have already spent $ 25, BUT you’re getting an attitude because we’re bummed we had to abandon a game we’d played for 45 minutes because we couldn’t get the card refilled in time??? REALLY? I repeated how disappointed I was about the game and her attitude so I put the card down and said, You know what, I just want my money back. She put her hand out for the change and tossed my hundred back on the counter. I took it and as I was walking out I turned and told her she was rude, this place was a rip off, and they sucked. She screamed that I could call the owner as I was walking out. I, not one to keep my temper when being a PAYING CUSTOMER was ticked off and grumbling as i walked out. THE EMPLOYEE, flipped me off in front of all the workers and the other customers!!! We are out the door by this time and I flip her back. She come running out the door screaming at me that I can call the owner-​STANDING AT THE DOOR WHILE OTHER CUSTOMERS ARE WALKING OUT AND OTHERS ARE IN THE PARKING LOT SHE IS SCREAMING AND CUSSING AT ME!!! I use curse words in rebuttal and, although she’s yelling in front of customers, she’s getting on to me for cussing in front of my grandson! SHE IS THE EMPLOYEE SCREAMING AND CUSSING AT A CUSTOMER AND GETS ON TO ME FOR INAPPROPRIATE BEHAVIOR??? she said, call him! Call him! It’s all on tape… so even her flipping me off and chasing me out the door will be on tape (did she think of that???) I yelled that I didn’t want to call him; it was the SECOND TIME I’ve had a bad experience at that place so there’s no need to call him because I’ll NEVER go back. A man opens his door and asks us to stop cussing because there are children and I say loudly that maybe the employees should stay inside instead of chasing customers out to yell at them… and she goes over and apologizes to HIM! SHE’S CUSSING & SCREAMING AT ME, UPSETTING ME, RUNNING ME OFF, AND APOLOGIZING TO SOMEONE ELSE BECAUSE THEY WERE UNFORTUNATE ENOUGH TO SEE HER SHOW HER UNPROFESSIONALISM???
She lost her company a LOT OF MONEY because of her smart mouth. I was treating my grandson and we probably would have stayed at least another $ 20 or so longer (meaning I would have ultimately spent about $ 50), despite that I’d only put $ 5 on it after being bummed about our game. She had no right to be that way. Things never would’ve escalated like that if she’d stayed inside the business as she should have. I never would’ve smarted off on the way out if she had not been so rude and tactless at the counter. This is the SECOND TIME I’ve had an encounter with a very rude employee there. I expect the people who work at the establishment where I choose to spend my money to behave in a professional manner. This woman was NOT PROFESSIONAL. This business is run by people who have no self control and who have no idea what it means to treat a customer with a professional attitude. When one is complaining, the worker empathizes with them and gently explains the process, maybe suggesting MORE money be put on the card or the card checked for its balance BEFORE starting a long game (both are gentle ways to get more money from the customer, not alienate them)…but definitely not give the customer, ANY CUSTOMER, an attitude EVER, NO MATTER WHAT!!! There are so many good ways she could have handled it… she chose to be a smart mouth. NOT A GOOD BUSINESS ETHIC. I’ve been in customer service. I’ve been cussed out in every language. I would NEVER treat a customer the way I was just treated. I hope NOBODY EVER GOES THERE. It doesn’t matter how many times they move stuff around and try to make it prettier and nicer… as long as they hire people like that, they will keep having issues.

My hubby and I went to a birthday party today. We don’t own any kids yet, but I can tell all the kids at the party were having a blast. For the adults they have pool tables which we did not play because I suck at it! They had two air hockey tables and a ton of other games it’s like chuck e cheese for bigger kids? I have no idea if they serve food or not, and they do have tickets to get prizes. They always made sure everything was going ok during our party.
The only thing that I’m going to complain about is our host of our party brought nachos which required to be plugged in a small crockpot and I guess they were told they could not use a plug in which is kinda weird when they were all around the area we were in. Just something to think about if you want to host a party there.

I take my kids here all the time. I haven’t been since February, but it looks like a completely different arcade. I counted something like 86 pinball machines. Old school arcade games like Ms. Pac-​Man, Defender, Astroids, and my favorite, Donkey Kong. They now rent pool tables by the hour. Now they have a party room separate from the arcade. The bathrooms are clean and you don’t have to pee in a troff urinal anymore. Last year I thought they were on their last leg. I’m glad to see they completely turned around the place. There aren’t too many good Arcades left. They don’t serve hot food, but they have snacks and BEER! Love this place.

Cactus Jack’s is a lot smaller than most arcade type amusement places. It’s no Chuck-​E-​Cheez. I like Cactus Jack’s because I don’t think many people know it’s there so you can play the games you like to play and not have to wait to get on a machine or play a game. They’ve got Skee-​ball and my favorite (PINBALL) and another favorite (Dance Dance Revolution) and pool tables, a couple of crane games, a few basketball games, a few shoot-​em up games, and Whack-​a-​mole among others. My friend and I liked to go just to play DDR and get our sweat on. We are so bad at DDR but it was a good workout. They have a lot of other games similar to DDR and social gaming stations. It’s really cheap too. You can even pay for your tokens with a credit card. Of course you can trade your tickets in for the standard cheap novelty items, but I like to play the non-​ticket games because I really don’t need any more junk.
The location of Cactus Jack’s can be kind of sketchy at night, so be careful. If you’re looking for a little bit more variety and/​or food and games in the same place maybe try Chuck-​E-​Cheez or even better, Incredible Pizza.

I was skeptical at first. «Cactus Jack’s was past it’s glory days» was as much as I heard. I hadn’t been here since I was 16 and remembered the countless games of Dance Dance Revolution they had. I was expecting an empty, has-​been arcade. But when I stepped in the day before Halloween, the place was bustling with decorations and activity. The arcade is large, not HUGE like Dave and Busters, but medium-​large size. They have a ton of rhythm games, which I love, like DDR, In the Groove, Pump it Up, Keyboard Mania, Drum Mania, to name a few. But they also have a row of pinball games, classic arcade games, skee-​ball, ticket redemption games, racing games and fighting games. The selection of games is amazing to say the least. The pool tables are where all the teenagers hang out I’ve noticed. The children seem to congregate on the side with all the skee-​ball and other redemption games. This place has late hours so it’s great for adults, but it is also well suited for children’s parties. I love coming here with my friends. It’s not the cheapest arcade, but 5 bucks will get you 20 tokens and that’s enough to last me and my friends a few hours at least. :)