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17th May 2016
05:05pm BST

Four Quarters - Peckham
South London gamers are spoilt for choice in the excellent Four Quarters bar in Peckham. With close to 20 classic arcade cabinets on offer, there are few places in London better to play Street Fighter II (fun fact: the once was a black cab rank in Kings Cross where all the top level SFII players would go in the 90s). Better still, all the arcade machines are originals, so after a few games expect to see your excellent muscle memory from years of Pac Man games to kick in as you set a new high score. That is, if you don't drink too much of their impressive selection of ales first.
Two Bit - Shoreditch
Imagine, you spend al your teens being told off for being anti-social and playing vidoegames in your parent's basement, only to grow up and... spend time with a bunch of your mates playing videogames in a pub's basement.
Two Bit is the videogame themed underground level of the Brewdog bar in Shoreditch. Classic arcade games backed up with Brewdog's excellent batch of alternative booze? That's a winner in our book.
Meltdown Bar - Islington
Meltdown Bar is a pub with a difference. Looking like a bit like your older brother's student house from when he got really into Japanese cinema, Meltdown is designed to put eSports at the core of its experience. Think a sports pub, only with crowds gathered to watch the next international League of Legends tournament rather than a Champions League final.
Computers here are completely free to use, and with friendly staff on hand to help you set up your own games, it's a decent place to get into eSports and PC gaming.
Simmons - Kings Cross
A lovely quaint bar in its own right, Simmons gets extra points for sticking a SEGA Megadrive goodness and a SNES in the corner. Come for old school games and the very generous Happy Hour. End up getting down to Craig David in their late night disco. Great nights all round.
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While we're here, please enjoy this image of the time Bill Gates was in a promo for DOOM. Just because.
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