Entry No. 45 — the Anchorage file — filed under: arcade-play

Ian's Game Paradise

A retro-gaming shop tucked into the downtown 5th Avenue mall, where the front is stacked with vintage consoles, cartridges, and collectibles. The back of the store hides a row of about seven classic arcade cabinets plus a pinball machine you can actually play. It's the kind of place where browsing for an old SNES game turns into a quarter-fed Galaga rematch.

The move: Dig through bins of retro cartridges together, then duck to the back of the shop to trade high scores on the classic arcade cabinets.

📍 Before you go It's primarily a game store, so the arcade is a small back-of-shop row; daytime shop hours, not a late-night spot.

• 📍 Downtown
• 💸 $
• ⚡ Big night
• 🌗 Indoors

Where: 320 W 5th Ave Ste. E40, Anchorage, AK 99501

Hours: Added 2026-06-23 — confirm current hours before you go.

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last checked: 2026-06-23