Spooky Games!

It's the most wonderful time of the year! It's Christmas for goths and cosplayers - Halloween! In celebration of spooky month, we here at R-CADE are hosting some special Halloween events for all ages AND an Atmosfear Party, for one of the best VHS board games of all time. But is it also the best scary game of all time? Lets look at five spooky games that are available to play in R-CADE as we celebrate all hallows eve.

Atmosfear

A board game like no other, players challenge the Gatekeeper and their worst fears as they race around collecting six different keystones. As the game progresses, you are routinely stopped by the Gatekeeper, who appears on screen as part of the accompanying VHS (later replaced with a DVD, and eventually an app).

A 30th anniversary edition was Kickstarted in late 2022, raising over AU$450,000 to produce a deluxe version featuring an updated backstory for the Gatekeeper and including the Baron Samedi expansion (also on display in R-CADE!).

Haunted House (Atari 2600, Suitable for All)

What's scarier than playing as a set of disembodied eyes? Well that which lives in the haunted house of course!

Avoid bats, spiders and ghosts as you run around in the dark, seeking to repair an urn and escape. When it launched in 1982, the game was considered difficult to play, lacking intuitiveness - but that didn't stop the Haunted House franchise from living on long into the future, with releases in 2010, 2014 and 2023.

Shadow of the Beast (Megadrive, Suitable for All)

Originally produced for the Amiga, Shadow of the Beast was later ported to the Sega Megadrive/Genesis, where you can play it in R-CADE.

Corrupted and transformed by magic into a monsterous beast, protagonist Aarbron seeks revenge on his master Maletoth after witnessing a man's execution - his father! (Drama)

Ultimately you face a monster of arms and feet, unable to finally reach Maletoth. While revenge is a long way off in Shadow of the Beast, the sequels, Shadow of the Beast II & III continue Aarbron's quest for his own humanity. Play the first 2/3 of the saga in R-CADE today!

Castlevania: Legacy of Darkness (Nintendo 64, Ages 15 and up)

A 3D platformer in a world of myth and magic, Castlevania: Legacy of Darkness combines hoping from spot to spot with early elements of survival horror. Even if it's described as "a cage fight".

During fights, enemy vampires can latch onto the player character and change their status to "Vamp", removing the players primary weapons and healing equipment until you use a specific item. It makes things much harder, so vampires really do suck.

Luigi's Mansion (Gamecube, Suitable for All)

Arguably the most popular spin off Mario series to not focus on the titular plumber, Luigi Mario carries himself well as a fearful paranormal investigator. Originally for the GameCube in 2001 (guess what we've got!) the Luigi's Mansion series is back for a modern fanbase on the Switch.

Releasing alongside the Gamecube, from day one players could take control of Luigi as he moves from room to room in a suspicious mansion he's somehow won. With Mario missing, it's up to the younger brother and his borrowed ghost hunting equipment to save the day!

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Want the chance to play all of these games? Make sure you book passes for one of our family friendly sessions - OR get your game on with the big kids by booking an R-CADE Lates session.

What's Happening in R-CADE In September

Summer is officially over, we have stocked up on pumpkin spice lattes and are ready for a fantastic autumn in R-CADE. Here is what we will be up to in September:

R-CADE Pop Quiz: Saturday 2nd Sep 7pm (18+) It's time for a POP party quiz! 6 rounds of pop culture, pop music, popping candy and pop vinyls, basically anything that pops! Prizes for all teams!

Rock Band Party: Saturday 16th Sep 7pm (18+) Let's turn it up to 11! 3 hours of classic rock with a full Rock Band setup. Our full games catalogue will also be available to play on our other consoles during your session too. Check out our games list on our website.

Roll Wi' It D&D Takeover: Saturday 23rd Sep 7pm (18+) Roll Wi' It are taking over R-CADE for an evening of D&D. Perfect for beginners looking to learn how to play D&D. The team will take you through a 3 hour 'one shot' campaign, help you create a character and show you the basics of role play.

R-CADE regular events....

As always, we run our weekly and bi-weekly events in our cafe and arcade. Tickets for all of these are also available on our website too:

Join us for an evening of role playing hosted by Roll Wi' It every second Thursday from 7-10pm. We will be hosting two ongoing campaigns every second Thursday in the R-CADE cafe. There will be two dedicated tables running D&D and one other TTRPG on a fortnightly basis. Don't worry if you miss a week, you can join in the campaign at any time. All materials, character sheet, dice (and even props and minis) will be provided on the night, no need to bring your own, unless you want to!

It's R-CADE Lates Thursday Club! Enjoy 3 hours of gaming in our retro video game arcade for a reduced fee of £10, with B.Y.O.B (Bring Your Own Bottle) available for a nominal corkage charge for each beverage consumed on the premises.

INTRODUCING.....

For the first time, we will be introducing one bonus quiet time session on the last Sunday of each month. This month our quiet time will run from 12-1pm on Sunday the 24th of September. During our quiet time sessions video game audio and ambient music will be reduced, all patrons will be asked to keep noise to a minimum, and the creation of a low stimulant environment will be our top priority.

Coming soon: Indie game party! co-op party games in the R-CADE cafe. Details TBC

You can purchase tickets for any of our events via our website. If you are a Superpass Patreon member you can use your monthly free pass to book a standard game session or get in touch to be added to our guestlist for any of our events. Sign up to our Patreon for discounts, arcade passes and first dibs on all of our content and events HERE!

Book your passes at: rcadeglasgow.com/bookonline

World Cycling Championships come to Glasgow

From August 3rd to August 13th, the UCI Cycling World Championship comes to Glasgow - including Glasgow Green. Over the ten days a number of streets around R-CADE will be full of cyclists, cycling enthusiasts and of course, road closures/disruption. While the event website suggests that Saltmarket will not be part of any race course, this week the street has been lined with barricades, So if you're coming down to 121 Saltmarket, please be aware of this, including issues with parking.

Glasgow Green will host the BMX Freestyle events for the championships, with action across the weekend (if you're willing to get up for 8am qualifying rounds...).

For more information about how this event could effect your journey to R-CADE, visit Get Ready Glasgow.

In celebration of this special event, here's some of the games you can play in our venue to get excited about bikes! If you want to see what other games we offer, check out our list!

California Games (Mega Drive)

While not the soul focus of this game, one of the many mini-games within California Games is BMX racing.

The bile riding accompanied a number of other West Coast favourites such as surfing, roller-skating and... footbag?

No Fear Downhill Mountain Biking (PS1)

Nothing screams late-90's alternative like No Fear. Even more so when you screamed "No Fear!" while riding downhill on a mountain bike.

Each track in the game is inspired by a legendary real life route that riders challenge, including San Francisco's Telegraph Hill and New Zealand's Matukituki Rapids.

BMX XXX (GameCube)

There aren't that many naughty cycling games... This is definitely one we only have on during our Over 18's R-CADE Lates events.

Originally intended to be the next iteration of Dave Mirra's video game series (Freestyle BMX 3), the executives at Z-Axis and Acclaim saw the success of the Grand Theft Auto franchise and chose to insert mature humour and nudity into the franchise.

Paperboy (Master System)

One of the most iconic games of it's era, I remember an old friends dad once told me he spent an entire Summer working so he could afford to buy this game... as a paperboy.

The concept is simple, the execution is hard. You are the local paper delivery boy, on their route through a sometimes standard other times extra dangerous neighbourhood. Along the way you'll be confronted with moving cards, kids on big wheels and angry dogs. The hard part is remembering which houses have ordered papers and which haven't, as the graphic only appears on the screen momentarily before a level begins.

--- Make sure to book your arcade passes to get a chance to play all of these games and over 1000 more!