Time Rift Arcade

10/22/2026

The Vault is open.

We just put Stern’s Fallout Premium on the floor and it’s already pulling a crowd. If you’ve played the games or watched the show, you’re going to lose a few hours on this one. Fat Man launcher, Vault lower playfield, Deathclaw fights, the whole thing.

First one to crack the high score gets bragging rights on our board. Who’s coming out tonight?

10/17/2026

🎮 HALO FANS! Have you played this one?

I recently played through Halo: Campaign Evolved, and WOW! What an incredible story and an insanely fun game. It reminded me just how much I love the Halo universe.

But here's something a lot of Halo fans might not know. There's another entire Halo campaign you can't play on your Xbox or PC!

Halo: Fireteam Raven by Raw Thrills, Inc. is an arcade-exclusive game that lets you experience the events of the original Halo from a completely different perspective. Instead of Master Chief, you're part of an elite ODST squad fighting your own battles on Alpha Halo.

And this isn't your typical arcade shooter. We're talking massive visuals, booming surround sound, giant handheld cannons, and force feedback that lets you FEEL the action. Grab a friend and fight your way through all six missions together!

🔥 And here's the best part: At Time Rift Arcade, Halo: Fireteam Raven is on FREE PLAY!

That means your regular admission gets you access to the ENTIRE campaign. Play all six missions, start to finish, without paying another dime. No extra charges to keep playing. Just you, your fireteam, and a whole lot of Covenant to blast.

If you love Halo, you really owe it to yourself to experience this game the way it was meant to be played. On a massive arcade machine with the sound cranked up and cannons in your hands!

📍 Time Rift Arcade | Bedford, Texas

Who's played Fireteam Raven? And who's ready to give it a shot? 👇

10/16/2026

David here.. Did you know my favorite game in the whole arcade is Tetris? My most recent score was 95,321. (Not necessarily the highest I’ve done) Does anyone want to come challenge it? The 8-Bit Guy

10/11/2026

New arrival at Time Rift Arcade! 🦖

Jurassic Park the Arcade is officially on the floor. Climb into the enclosed cab, grab a partner, and blast your way off the island before the T-Rex finds you.

Bring a friend, bring your nerve, and see how far you make it.

📍 Bedford, TX

10/09/2026

🎮 ARCADE SPOTLIGHT: TEMPEST (1981) 🎮

Before 3D graphics, before polygons, and long before modern gaming, Atari was making arcade games that looked like they came straight out of the future. One of the best examples? Tempest! 🚀

Released in 1981, Tempest was designed by Dave Theurer and used glowing vector graphics to create a wireframe world unlike anything most players had ever seen. Instead of moving a ship around a traditional screen, you control a shooter traveling around the rim of a geometric tunnel, blasting enemies before they reach you!

And that control? The spinner is everything. 🎯 You need quick reflexes and precise movements to zip around the playfield, line up your shots, and survive increasingly frantic waves of enemies.

🔥 Here are a few cool facts:
🕹️ Tempest was one of the first arcade games to let players choose their starting level, depending on how far they'd progressed previously.
👾 It features a variety of bizarre enemies, including Flippers, Spikers, Fuseballs, and Pulsars.
🌈 The game uses color vector graphics, giving everything that unmistakable glowing, neon look.
🏆 It became one of Atari's signature arcade hits and remains a favorite among classic arcade fans.

There's something incredibly satisfying about mastering that spinner and clearing a screen full of enemies. It's easy to pick up, but surviving the later levels is a whole different story! 😎

👇 Who's a Tempest fan? Did you play it back in the day, or will this be your first time taking it for a spin? And what's your favorite classic Atari arcade game?

The 8-Bit Guy

10/02/2026

You could look like a millionaire or somethin'.

10/02/2026

Today’s spotlight: Assault.

If you’ve never played Assault, this is one of those arcade games that really needs to be experienced on the original controls.

Released by Namco in 1988, Assault puts you in control of a futuristic tank using TWO joysticks. Push them together and you move normally. Push them in different directions and you can perform evasive maneuvers—including the absolutely ridiculous-looking Rapid Roll! 🤣

The technology behind this game was pretty impressive for 1988, too. The battlefield rotates and scales around your tank, creating a 360°-style perspective years before this kind of effect became commonplace in home consoles.

A fun bit of arcade history: the game was developed by Namco in Japan but distributed in the United States by Atari Games. Only a little over 1,000 dedicated U.S. cabinets were produced.

And ours has something a little special: we have the updated ROM set that adds music and additional features from Assault Plus! So you’re not necessarily playing exactly the same version that was sitting in an arcade back in 1988. 😎

If you grew up playing Assault, you probably remember those two joysticks immediately. If you’ve never played it, come give it a try—you’ll understand why those controls are so much fun.

👇 Did you ever play Assault back in the day? What other obscure arcade games should we put in the spotlight?

09/29/2026

We have to warn you about what's hiding in our arcade. 😱

Zombies. Xenomorphs. A Demogorgon. Giant monster gods that eat their own worshippers. We rounded up the scariest games at Time Rift Arcade so you know exactly what you're walking into this October.

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The Time Rift Arcade is a family owned and operated arcade located in Bedford Texas. Arcade Games. B**r. Pizza. Fun!

09/24/2026

Mike here… Welcome to another edition of “Arcade Games Based on Movies We Were Definitely Too Young to Watch.”

The Terminator franchise began in 1984 with a dark, violent, R-rated science-fiction horror movie about an unstoppable killing machine from the future. Naturally, kids thought it was awesome.

The game behind me is Terminator Salvation, released by Raw Thrills and Play Mechanix in 2010. This two-player shooter arms you with heavy recoiling ri**es and a unique clip-action reload system as you battle T-600s, flying drones, and seemingly every other machine Skynet can send your way.

As you can see from the picture, it’s a quiet, restrained gaming experience.

Grab both guns, join the Resistance, and come play Terminator Salvation at Time Rift.

Come with me if you want to play..... at the Time Rift!