Fun Times with Molly Fantasy's 500 Yen Play Card

My kid stumbled upon this the other day as we walked through the Aeon town mall near our home. An ad detailed all the joys of the Molly Fantasy arcade's 500 yen all-you-can-play gaming card. 

I understand my kid's need to play but I also understand that these places are horrible for germs, especially with children and especially when they're busy. My kid had her heart set on it though, so I picked the most reasonable option I could come up with.

One of the early days of winter break, we woke up early and got ready. We arrived at the arcade just 30 minutes after they opened and found the place mostly vacant. This seemed like a good enough reason to go in.

With my daughter being excited and me not reading clearly enough, we missed something big. The 500 yen card gets you 30 minutes of games, but with a limit on the crane-type games at the front of the shop. These only work twice with the card, presumably to stop someone from spending their entire half hour emptying an entire machine of bouncy balls or candy. 

And that's actually fine because the games it does work on without such limits, like Mariokart and that taiko drum game, also works in dual player mode even when scanning only one card.

For a mommy-and-me date on a budget, this is a big bonus.

 Thanks to us going early in the morning, we got to enjoy our whole half hour playing several new songs on the taiko drum game and running a race on Mariokart as well. Not a bad bit if entertainment for just 500 yen.

While I don't recommend going to these places in really busy areas, we managed to make it work partially because my kid os great at keeping her mark on and sanitizing her hands regularly. We brought our own sanitizer of course, through there were also a couple of places to clean your hands in the arcade, too.

There is also a 1000 yen version that allows for an hour of the same thing with slightly better bonuses I assume. For us, the 500 yen worked well and kept us from spending too long in a place that is known to be teeming with germs most of the time.

If you have the interest and option of enjoying a place like this in a quiet part of town, I'm here to say it's not bad and we didn't get sick. Stay safe and be careful, but don't forget to have fun, especially with your kids.