For those in the central FL area, I have had a lot of fun at the Player 1 barcade in Orlando. It is mostly late 80s-90s cabinets with a smattering of more recent stuff, plus consoles (last time I was there they had a Saturn running import Darkstalkers, even). I happen to really like that era, although there are a handful of older games, plus some pinball. Not bad at 5$ cover (3$ if you work for any of the theme parks!).
Skewing slightly older and favoring pinball, although still having some less common arcade machines,is Replay Arcade Museum in Tarpon Springs. The pinball selection is great, classic arcade selection is deeper than Pac-man and Defender, and it also has some 80s/90s cabinets, including some NeoGeo multicades running some obscurer stuff than normal (only place I have ever found a crowd to play Windjammers!), and a few cabinets in the back that I think of as the weird Japanese corner. When I have been there they were generally hosting some fun shmups, but they have a list posted of available games for the cabinets and will switch them out if you ask. Apparently originated as a private collection that they ran out of space to house, so they rented a space and opened it to the public. Bit pricier at 13$ for the day, but it does include unlimited re-entry. One of the best things about it, though, is that it is on the main drag in downtown, which is very walkable and relatively popular (pretty rare in Florida) instead of stuck in a stripmall somewhere, so not only can you duck out for food and drinks, but it is consistently crowded and actually attracts people who are just walking around, and not just arcade diehards. Not so crowded that it's hard to get on a machine you want, but enough that you are likely to get some interested challengers, and it makes it feel so much more...arcadey, I guess.
I'll be back in June for a shmupsmeet.
