Play six pinball machines, vintage arcade cabinets, foosball, and board games at The Back Patio in Cully, Portland. 3944 NE Cully Blvd.
Games are coin-op: classic arcade cabinets are $0.25 per play, and pinball machines run $0.50–$1.00 per play depending on the machine. Foosball and the board game library are also on site — bring quarters or ask at the bar.
The Back Patio has six pinball machines: Iron Man, Demolition Man, World Cup Soccer, No Fear, Pokémon, and The Simpsons Pinball Party.
Released in 2010 to coincide with the Marvel blockbuster films, Stern's Iron Man pits players against Whiplash and the Iron Monger, who rises up from beneath the playfield. Designed by John Borg, it's a fast, flow-heavy game known for its brutal difficulty and satisfying ramps.
Based on the 1993 Sylvester Stallone and Wesley Snipes sci-fi film, Demolition Man is famous for its gun-grip side handles with trigger buttons used to launch the ball and blast through multiball. Designer Dennis Nordman packed it with movie callouts, a Cryo-Claw magnetic ball grabber, and explosive flow.
Released for the 1994 FIFA World Cup held in the United States, this Bally classic features a giant spinning soccer ball, a moving goalie to shoot past, and play-by-play commentary from Tim Kitzrow — the legendary voice of NBA Jam's "Boomshakalaka!" A family-friendly shooter beloved by beginners and pros alike.
A high-octane tie-in with the No Fear extreme sports apparel brand, designed by pinball legend Steve Ritchie. Motocross, skydiving, surfing, and skateboarding collide under a talking skull with glowing eyes — plus a heart-stopping jump ramp that launches the ball onto an upper playfield.
The newest machine on our floor — Stern's 2026 Pokémon pinball, designed by Jack Danger and George Gomez on the SPIKE 3 platform. Catch, train, and battle Pokémon across animated LCD-screen regions with an interactive Poké Ball and a towering Pikachu. One of the most sought-after new pinball machines in Portland.
Widely regarded as one of the deepest rulesets in pinball history, The Simpsons Pinball Party crams nearly the entire Simpsons cast onto one playfield — with stacked multiballs, an upper mini-playfield, and a "wizard mode" almost no one has ever reached. A cult favorite among serious players.
Six classic arcade cabinets stand alongside the pinball lineup.
The trackball-controlled golf phenomenon that turned barrooms into virtual fairways. Golden Tee 3D Golf brought polygonal 3D graphics to the series in 1995 and launched the modern era of one of the longest-running arcade franchises of all time. Roll the trackball back, slam it forward, and chase that eagle.
Atari's best-selling arcade game of all time. Released in 1979 with glowing vector graphics, Asteroids let players rotate, thrust, and fire their way through drifting space rocks — and invent the hyperspace panic button. Designed by Lyle Rains and programmed by Ed Logg, it defined the golden age of the arcade.
The 1981 Nintendo classic that introduced the world to Mario (then called "Jumpman") and Donkey Kong himself. Shigeru Miyamoto's very first game design saved Nintendo of America and launched the most valuable video game franchise empire in history. Jump the barrels, grab the hammer, rescue Pauline.
The first true sequel to Pac-Man, released by Namco in 1982. Super Pac-Man traded dots for fruit locked behind gates — collect keys to open them, then grab a Super Pellet to grow to giant size and smash straight through doors and ghosts alike. A quirky, underrated chapter in Pac-Man history.
Eugene Jarvis's 1981 masterpiece — the first great horizontally scrolling shooter, with a radar screen, five buttons, and a joystick that made it famously hard to master. Defend the last humanoids from alien abduction over a scrolling planetary surface. One of the most influential shoot-'em-ups ever made.
Atari's 1981 sequel to Asteroids, designed by Dave Shepperd. Asteroids Deluxe swapped hyperspace for a limited shield and added the dreaded "Killer Satellite" — shoot it and it breaks into diamond shards that hunt your ship. Same hypnotic vector glow, meaner game.
Two outdoor foosball tables for fast-paced matches in the garden patio.
Borrow a game from our collection:
Arcade cabinets $0.25/play · pinball $0.50–$1.00/play
Family-friendly hours every day we're open
Be cool, let others rotate in during busy times