Timezone was fun as a kid. You could spend hours playing pinball, arcade games and shooting hoops for the little red tickets. Get a bazillion of them and you can get a cheap plastic toy or stuffed animal. These days I thouht every kid had numerous game consoles to play at home and wouldn’t find this place interesting. I was wrong, the place was reasonably busy. Old school still has some allure to the young ones. Prices have gone up a lot since I was a kid, this place isn’t cheap.
Geordie F.
Place rating: 4 Western Australia, Australia
If i had a figure on the amount of time i have ‘invested’ in Timezone over the course of my life it would probably be quite the disturbing number. As a kid I lurrvveeeddd it. As an alleged adult i still thoroughly enjoy it, as much for the nostalgia as anything. One thing I don’t love though is the price — fuck me! You put $ 20 on a powercard to kill some time before a movie and get about 3 games between two of you. Expense aside the old school games like Daytona or the basketball shoot out are still sweet and fairly inexpensive and the newer flashier games are cool, although a lot are single player. As for the prizes, unless you get a jackpot its not worth saving up for a shit stuffed toy.
Sorcha M.
Place rating: 5 Western Australia, Australia
Last week I stupidly showed up to Innaloo Megaplex at 7pm on a Friday evening with no ticket, expecting to breeze through the cinema, get a ticket to a good seat in a popular movie and be sitting in it by 7.30pm. No such luck — they queue was massive and they 7.30pm showing was as good as sold out. But have no fear, because Timezone was near! I skipped the queues by booking a ticket to the 9pm showing online on my phone, and killed the next hour shooting hoops, whacking moles, riding motorbikes, shooting zombies and winning tickets in Timezone. What started out as a quick trip to see a movie turned into the best date night ever!
Mirna B.
Place rating: 3 Australia
As a self diagnosed old person in a young person’s body, I find this place kind of gross. Not because I’m a mentally old prune, but I actually find it quite dirty(that’s the gross I’m referring to). Once upon a time when I was a snotty kid, I’m sure I couldn’t be dragged out of Timezone. But as a young adult, I can only bring myself to play the occasional basketball game. Lots of money spent with little to show for it. I’d rather buy a pair of killer heels frankly.