Token Taverns

Token Taverns (2023)

April 30th, 20231h 39min

Documentary
0%

Overview

The golden age of arcades may have been in the 80s, but decades later arcades are back and bigger than ever in the arcade bar. Arcade bars have been spreading across the globe; transporting old school gamers back to their childhood while bringing in a new generation of players. It's Cheers for nerds, a place where every body knows your game. "Token Taverns" is a documentary exploring the growth of arcade bars and what this growing trend is all about. "Token Taverns" centers on 3 arcade bars and their owners over 2 years as they try to thrive and survive through a global pandemic.


Make sure to check your pop-up blocker!!

Trailer

Similar Movies

Here Comes a New Challenger

Here Comes a New Challenger


Released on: 2023-05-28
Documentary

The story of the gaming phenomenon that is Street Fighter II, exploring its origins and its impact o...

Frag

Frag


Released on: 2008-10-15
Documentary

Exploited, abused and sometimes abandoned most gamers fail to reach the top, but like all sports her...

Summer Game Fest 2022

Summer Game Fest 2022


Released on: 2022-06-09
Documentary

A fan-first celebration of the future of video games, featuring world premiere new game announcement...

Pagan Invasion, Vol. 13: Doorways To Satan

Pagan Invasion, Vol. 13: Doorways To Satan


Released on: 1991-01-01
Documentary

The dawn of the 21st Century has found much of modern society obsessed with occult mysteries, sadist...

The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters

The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters


Released on: 2007-03-25
Documentary

In this hilarious arcade showdown, a humble novice goes head-to-head against the reigning Donkey Kon...

A Goodbye to Blessed Realities

A Goodbye to Blessed Realities


Released on: 2024-02-25
Documentary

A video essay that despite, multiple delays, finally released to document the story and cancellation...

Video Games: The Movie

Video Games: The Movie


Released on: 2014-07-18
Documentary

From executive producer Zach Braff and director Jeremy Snead, "Video Games: The Movie" is an epic fe...

Going Postal: The Legacy Foretold

Going Postal: The Legacy Foretold


Released on:
Documentary, History, Comedy, Drama

Feature length documentary about the infamous video game franchise 'Postal' by Running with Scissors...

Games You Can't Win

Games You Can't Win


Released on: 2016-03-17
Documentary

Games You Can’t Win explores “empathy” gaming, a new video game movement in which developers are sha...

The Story of Nintendo

The Story of Nintendo


Released on: 2023-05-01
Documentary

Over 133 years in the making, from humble beginnings manufacturing 'Hanufuda' cards came one of the ...

Spelkollektivet: To Build a Castle

Spelkollektivet: To Build a Castle


Released on: 2024-09-23
Documentary

"Spelkollektivet: To Build a Castle" is the story of the world's largest co-living space for game de...

The Great Game: The Making of Spycraft

The Great Game: The Making of Spycraft


Released on: 2024-10-10
Documentary

In 1995, former KGB Major General Oleg Kalugin and ex-CIA Director William Colby collaborated in an ...

The Story of PlayStation

The Story of PlayStation


Released on: 2023-11-23
Documentary

Discover how Sony entered the video game market and created a console that took the world by storm, ...

LUDO

LUDO


Released on:
Documentary

LUDO tries to reflect the social value of videogames and the potential of the media as an educationa...

Earthbound, USA

Earthbound, USA


Released on: 2023-10-16
Documentary

American teenagers connect on the early internet to crusade for their favorite videogame of all time...

Japon : 30 ans d'arcade

Japon : 30 ans d'arcade


Released on: 2003-10-20
Documentary

A 2003 French documentary on Japanese arcade video games

Japon : Histoire du fighting game

Japon : Histoire du fighting game


Released on: 2005-01-01
Documentary

A 2005 French documentary on fighting games

The Making of Pentiment

The Making of Pentiment


Released on: 2024-04-09
Documentary

A documentary about the making of "Pentiment"

Man vs. Snake

Man vs. Snake


Released on: 2015-09-27
Documentary

1984. One shiny quarter. 44.5 hours of continuous play. The race to be the first gamer in history to...

Dance Dance Documentary

Dance Dance Documentary


Released on: 2004-02-07
Documentary

In 1999, Konami Corp. introduced a Japanese-influenced coin-operated arcade stand-up to the U.S. It'...