I dig it. Barcades are popping up in LA and Vegas, but this is more "at home" gaming type place. It's TINY. It's a strip of space, with cool decorations though I don't understand the huntress girl photos (is it a cosplay? Please hire me. I'll cosplay on the job).
I saw Tetris on Xbox, COD, and Guitar Hero. But good luck getting on the consoles when it's popping, around 9 it was impossible and it was a 1 hour wait to sing karaoke on the one big projector infront of everyone ($2 a song), so I hope you're not shy, because the karaoke is what everyone is grooving too (an you can't hear you guitar hero btw).
The reason i love this place is after hitting M, and coming back around 1am, it was nice. We closed the night with singing a song, there was ample seating, and the guys took their stabs at guitar hero.
The DRINKS THO. SO GOOD. The "It's-a-tea mario" WAS AWESOME. It almost tasted... healthy, but in a good way. They legit put canned green tea in there, I saw it. and it didn't taste like alcohol at all. My friends "Tactical Nuke" has a whole can of Blueberry Red Bull turned upside down in it, and she said it tasted like an AMF when it was mixed up. I also got a Cranberry-Redbull
I like that Nocturna offers something different than other bars/lounges. It may seem a little childish, but every now and then, all I want to do is play Just Dance. At Nocturna, I can play Just Dance with a bunch of friends and make new friends at the same time! I will admit, I have a wii at home and own a lot of these games, so it may seem like a waste for me to PAY for games that I have at home. However, you can't make new friends at your house. Nocturna is like a laid back, smaller, more homey version of Dave and Busters.
I like that they offer lilikoi soju on the menu. I actually have only had lilikoi soju. I'm one of those people who stick to the same thing once I find something I like.
I like that the lounge is clean and open. I know you've experienced that sketchy lounge where you wonder what kinds of things were left behind on the chairs. Nocturna is not one of those places.
Once of the nights I went, everyone who sang sounded like freaking popstars. They were freaking ah-mazing singers!! All 4 of them, passing around the mic and singing duos! It was great!
Why not 5 stars? Nocturna is kinda out of the way. I wish it was in Waikiki or near other things....If you get bored, the only place you can really go is M nightclub. Meep.