FlashBack RetroPub

[Thomas Vu]

I'd suggest they're too small to be noticed, like Batman auto in Tulsa.

[Pete]

Went to their 80's trivia night last night and had a great time.

Was just my buddy and me and we let through the first 3 rounds but then ended up slightly behind a couple of 6-person teams.

Good crowd for a Thursday and they are still killing it on Friday and Saturday nights when a DJ spins.

[Martin]

I'd suggest they're too small to be noticed, like Batman auto in Tulsa.

well... for whatever reason it seems that "batman's auto sales" in tulsa is now called "las americas auto sales." i know of an italian restaurant in south okc that opened under the name of "spago" and within a year of opening had to change their name to "spazio." maybe flashback will slip by (and i hope it does) but it wouldn't surprise me if the pacman element had to be removed at some point in the future. -M

[king183]

Went to their 80's trivia night last night and had a great time.

Was just my buddy and me and we let through the first 3 rounds but then ended up slightly behind a couple of 6-person teams.

Good crowd for a Thursday and they are still killing it on Friday and Saturday nights when a DJ spins.

I was there with my brother and his friend. We came in second. That six person team came from behind and cleaned up. Wish I had recognized you and I would have said hello.

Their trivia night just got started (last night's was their second week of it) and it's really fun if you know your 80's stuff. Good atmosphere too.

[Pete]

^

I'll be there next Thursday and will be sure to introduce myself if you are there as well.

This time, we are bringing more people for our team!

[Pete]

We added two people to our team and completely dominated trivia last night, winning by 12 clear points.

Crowd was bigger this time with 8 teams; pretty lively for a Thursday night.

I know they pack them in on Friday and Saturday but their business has been pretty solid for weekdays as well. Looks like the move to Film Row turned out to be a good one and of course is gong to be a lot better in the very near future.

[Jeepnokc]

What time do they open? Was thinking about heading over this afternoon for a beer.

[Pete]

They open at 5 today.

[Pryor Tiger]

Our group of friends lives in Moore/Norman and they are all very excited about going to FlashBack soon!

Last time I was there, the beer selection really stood out, and the games were a lot of fun. Maybe the highlight for me was playing some 007 on the big couches where they have N64's set up. That was the game I played growing up in good ole Pryor, Oklahoma!

Only thing I would say is that maintenance will be key here. A few of the controllers were jammed up which made it hard to play and I could see the arcade games needing some frequent touch ups. Also enjoyed the cup holders they have for each game!

[Pete]

They seem to have found their following.

Lots of young women on Friday and Saturday nights and the dance floor is usually packed.

[TheTravellers]

They seem to have found their following.

Lots of young women on Friday and Saturday nights and the dance floor is usually packed.

Is the music poppy/kitschy 80s stuff or do they do anything harder (industrial, techno-ish, EDM, IDM, ...)?

[Pete]

Is the music poppy/kitschy 80s stuff or do they do anything harder (industrial, techno-ish, EDM, IDM, ...)?

It's pretty much video-driven 80's dance pop.

But, I know they have some other things planned, such as getting into the 90's.

Jose (owner) reads and posts here and I saw him last night, so I will continue to offer my DJ services as I'd like to go at least a level deeper in the 80's (and ultimately the 90's) catalog and play things that are great and relatively well known, but beyond common 80's offerings. (Nothing wrong with the more common stuff, just that there is a lot of great music from that decade.)

[bchris02]

I like Flashback and have no complaints about the music. It's a nice break from the terrible (and excessively loud) rap/top 40 they play at many OKC bars.

[sooner88]

I like Flashback and have no complaints about the music. It's a nice break from the terrible (and excessively loud) rap/top 40 they play at most OKC bars.

Which bars are those?

[bchris02]

Which bars are those?

Pretty much any Bricktown bar other than Skinny Slims. Shouldn't have said "most" OKC bars, but a lot of them.

[Pete]

That's somewhat fair.

I have an increased sensitivity towards negativity because now that I live here, people I meet bring it up constantly and it's embarrassing to me, the site and even OKC.

Changes are coming. We are going to start clamping down.

[Anonymous.]

I may be here tonight. Excited to check it out when it is open!

[TheTravellers]

It's pretty much video-driven 80's dance pop.
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Ugh, thanks for the info, might have to just set up my own dancefloor at home since I don't think anybody in OKC plays what I like to dance to (but somebody *please* correct me if I'm wrong )...

[Pete]

^

It's probably not what you are looking for but Powerhouse does a pretty legit motown dance party on Saturdays.

It's at least interesting and dynamic.

[tfvc.org]

Is the music poppy/kitschy 80s stuff or do they do anything harder (industrial, techno-ish, EDM, IDM, ...)?

If they were to have an Industrial / EDM night say on a Tue or Wed night once a month I would drive all the way from Lex and be there every month.

[kswright29]

My vote would be for an occasional '80's metal night \''/ \''/

[TheTravellers]

Talked to a guy at the David J show at the Performance Lab Friday wearing a Skinny Puppy t-shirt, so I asked him if he knew any place that did that kind of music, and wow, jackpot. Said he used to run a monthly night called Assimilation (a "monthly dark dance", said he did WaxTrax, Skinny Puppy, their ilk, used to hang around the old church on Classen, so it's that kind of stuff) here and in Tulsa, been inactive for a while, but he's thinking about starting it up again, so I need to get in touch with him (the Facebook pages are down, so I'll have to poke around to find him). It was his first time at the Perf. Lab, he thought it would be great for some of the bands he's been bringing here (TKK, Lords of Acid, etc.), so I introduced him to Scott, who happened to be at that show, so maybe he'll get things started back up in OKC soon!

[tfvc.org]

Talked to a guy at the David J show at the Performance Lab Friday wearing a Skinny Puppy t-shirt, so I asked him if he knew any place that did that kind of music, and wow, jackpot. Said he used to run a monthly night called Assimilation (a "monthly dark dance", said he did WaxTrax, Skinny Puppy, their ilk, used to hang around the old church on Classen, so it's that kind of stuff) here and in Tulsa, been inactive for a while, but he's thinking about starting it up again, so I need to get in touch with him (the Facebook pages are down, so I'll have to poke around to find him). It was his first time at the Perf. Lab, he thought it would be great for some of the bands he's been bringing here (TKK, Lords of Acid, etc.), so I introduced him to Scott, who happened to be at that show, so maybe he'll get things started back up in OKC soon!

That would be so awesome! If you hear more, update please.

[Pete]

My team, We Lived This Sh!t, dominated in the 80's Trivia Tournament of Champions last night taking home the grand prize.

Looking forward to my VIP tour of Coop Ale Works!

Next up: 90's trivia.


In other news, they final should be getting their permanent sign in about 2 weeks.

[Plutonic Panda]

This place is taking a little heat on Facebook about the machines not working properly. They seemed to work fine when was there, but that was back in December.