Best of 2003: Best Adult Kiddieland

Dave & Buster's
2931 Camino Del Rio North, Mission Valley
www.daveandbusters.com
619-280-7115

This place has the newest, hottest, and largest collection of video participation games -- from virtual skateboarding to a barrage of shooting galleries to snowmobile races that tie your score together with four other participants sitting right next to you. On arrival, you purchase a debit card that slides through each machine to take your payment, and off you go for mind-blowing fun. The food's not bad either. It's a great place for a date -- if you can occasionally lose with dignity at the machine guns. An evening's worth of fun will run you about $30 to $50, depending on your addiction level.