Global InformationNamco Funscape information
| Namco Funscape | |
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| Former names | Namco Station |
| General information | |
| Type | Amusement arcade |
| Address | Westminster Bridge Road, Riverside Buildings, London SE1 7PB |
| Town or city | South Bank, Central London, United Kingdom |
| Opened | August 1997 |
| Closed | August 2021 |
Namco Funscape, formally known as Namco Funscape County Hall, was a Namco amusement arcade located on the ground to basement levels of County Hall, South Bank, London. Originally opened as Namco Station in August 1997,[1] it operated as one of the capital's leading family and corporate entertainment centres for 25 years, closing permanently in August 2021 due to redevelopment plans blocking a lease renewal.[2]
The centre was owned and run by Namco UK Ltd (formerly Namco Operations Europe), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Bandai Namco Holdings. It has served as one of the company's longest-running flagship locations, outlasting examples opened in other countries. The centre had different types of arcade games and amusement attractions, including arcade video games, electro-mechanical games, redemption games, pool tables, ten-pin bowling, air hockey, Super Shot and Whac-A-Mole. Though generally targeted more towards families and tourist groups, it has also been a site of numerous official and unofficial esports tournaments for arcade video games as well as location tests.
Namco continue to operate other centres under the same Funscape name in other parts of the United Kingdom, with similar examples to the former County Hall site situated in Trafford Centre, Manchester, and Metrocentre, Gateshead, as well as other smaller locations elsewhere.
- ^ "FACT BOOK 2019". Bandai Namco. Archived from the original on August 9, 2021. Retrieved August 9, 2021.
- ^ "The Future Amusement Landscape Of London Is Changing As Iconic FEC Will Close". Arcade Heroes. 29 July 2021. Archived from the original on July 29, 2021. Retrieved August 10, 2021.