Arcades in Jasper

We haven't mapped any arcades in Jasper, AB yet. We searched about 40 km around town in OpenStreetMap's community data — arcades — and came up empty. That usually means the places exist but nobody's mapped them, not that there's nothing to find. This page refreshes daily from the latest map data, so a blank today can be a full guide tomorrow.

What counts as an arcade in Jasper

A venue built around coin-op and pay-per-play games: classic arcades, bar-arcades, family entertainment centres with a real games floor. What doesn't count: the two dusty cabinets in the laundromat, and casino floors. The bar is a dedicated games venue you can walk into.

Jasper sits about 53° north of the equator, so it gets proper seasons. Arcades are gloriously weatherproof, and winter is peak season: when it's dark at five, the neon looks its best and the floors are busiest.

When arcades in Jasper get mapped, they appear here with addresses and hours where recorded. Mapped means listed — no paid placement, no favourites.

Arcade smarts for Jasper

No mapped arcades yet, but the arcade skills work anywhere. Four worth knowing:

• Weekday mornings are empty. If you want a machine to yourself for practice, weekday mornings are dead quiet.
• Respect the machine queue. One credit, then rotate on busy machines. Camping a popular cabinet on a Saturday night is poor form.
• Eat before the big session. Arcade food is priced for captives. Eat properly beforehand and save the budget for games.
• Watch the regulars first. The high-score table tells you which machines are hot and who's worth watching. Fifteen minutes of watching teaches plenty.

What we're watching for in Jasper

A real games venue: classic arcades, bar-arcades, family entertainment centres with a genuine games floor. Walk-in, pay-per-play, built around the machines.

When a qualifying arcade gets mapped in Jasper, this page updates on the next refresh with its name, address where available, and whatever hours, phone or website the mappers recorded. Nothing here is paid placement and nothing is sponsored — if it's on the map, it's on the page.

This page refreshes daily from the latest map data, so the moment a qualifying arcade appears in Jasper's OpenStreetMap data, it shows up here — usually within a day of being mapped.

Put Jasper on the map

Know an arcade here that isn't listed? The fastest route onto this page runs through OpenStreetMap: add it as leisure=amusement_arcade with its name and address, and it'll appear here after our next daily refresh. Local knowledge beats every dataset. The most useful details are the arcade's name, its street address, and its opening hours — even a name and a pin on the map is enough to get started.