r/Eugene • u/Low-Obligation7326 • Oct 04 '24

What amenities do you wish Eugene had? Something to do

For the sake of breaking up the monotony of this sub’s typical posts, what are some amenities you wish we had here? I don’t care if they are unrealistic for the population. I’ll go first: Top Golf and go karts. I don’t want to drive 1.5-2.5 hrs for those up in Wilsonville and Hillsboro more than once a year, and would go to both a many times a year if they were local! Do not mention Swing Suite; I won’t try it since it seems like expensive Wii golf lol!

I searched the sub for a post similar to this and didn’t find one. If there is, I didn’t want to spend more than 15 seconds scrolling for it😆

Edit: The intent of this post is FUN- unrealistic or not. I totally get the valid qualms with Eugene’s problems but that is discussed daily on this sub. I said break up the monotony. For the most part everyone has been great about this and listed some excellent ideas. Please keep this fun and positive and save your grievances for the other posts in this sub that give you this opportunity daily!

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u/GoApeBro17 Oct 04 '24

Honestly a free to play arcade, like a place where you pay for the hour or the day and the games and machines are set to free to play. I love the places we have like Level Up, but I’d stay longer and be more willing to spend money on stuff like drinks and snacks.

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u/Berekhalf Oct 04 '24 edited Oct 06 '24

I was visiting my partner in portland and there was this arcade that had a $5 upfront/cover cost, and you had to charge the card (a la ~~Level Up~~ Round 1) and the games costed like 10 cents per play, even that would be a good middle ground.

It feels like games at Level Up sometimes cost an entire dollar, which feels a bit excessive(though I havent been in a year). For just 4 more dollars I can get a full on arcade-like game that I've sunk tens of hours in instead of tens of minutes.

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u/pebblypooh Oct 05 '24

We had Wunderland before. We still go to the one in Salem that is pretty fun :)

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u/wootini Oct 05 '24

I tell my kids about the good ole days of wonderland

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u/cat_nado588 Oct 06 '24

You might be referring to round 1, which uses the card system. Haven't spent a ton of time at Level Up but it has old fashioned (and newer) arcade games where you pay in quarters. Still, some can be expensive at both places.

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u/fariqcheaux Oct 05 '24

RIP Shoryuken League. $5 at the door, play what you want, no coins just press start button on arcade cabinets or lounge spots with consoles and tvs and had a full bar with snacks. I think the pandemic killed it.

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u/GoApeBro17 Oct 05 '24

Awwwww damn 💀 I just looked them up, it looked cool

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u/popjunky Oct 04 '24

Oh, the ‘90s.

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u/GoApeBro17 Oct 05 '24

Exactly 😭

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u/popjunky Oct 05 '24

Were you around for Wunderland? That was a good three years.

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u/GoApeBro17 Oct 05 '24

I wasn’t sadly, but my husband has fond memories and we go to the one in Salem every once in a while.

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u/popjunky Oct 05 '24

Roughly same here, but it isn’t quite the same. The Milwaukie one is the closest we’ve found so far.

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u/Jaycatt Oct 04 '24

Like that place up in Hillsboro, Next Level!

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u/happytiger33 Oct 04 '24

20$ at the door!!!