Entry No. 74 — the Oklahoma City file — filed under: arcade-play
Five More Minutes at Sauced on Paseo
Tucked behind the bar at Sauced pizza in the artsy Paseo district, Five More Minutes is an all-ages free-play arcade with more than two dozen vintage video games, air hockey, a claw machine, and Nintendo consoles wired to period-appropriate tube TVs. It opened in summer 2024 as a deliberately nostalgic, 1980s-styled annex to the restaurant. Because it's attached to Sauced, you can rotate between pizza and beer and a quiet corner of cabinets.
The story
Walk into Sauced on Paseo—a neighborhood staple originally opened by Ed Baldwin and Mandy Biggers back in 2006—and you'll see what looks like a standard slice shop with a leafy patio and a bar. But slip past the main counter toward the back annex and the vibe shifts entirely. In July 2024, the space added Five More Minutes, a deliberately low-lit, 1980s-styled room stuffed with retro gaming gear.
The premise is right in the name: that universal childhood plea to stay at the screen just a little longer before getting dragged home. The crucial detail here is that there are no token machines, card swipers, or coin slots waiting to bleed your wallet. Everything in the annex is unlocked on free play, from more than two dozen classic arcade cabinets and air hockey to Nintendo consoles plugged directly into bulky, period-correct CRT tube televisions.
It functions as a low-friction, high-nostalgia secret hidden inside a pizza joint. You order your pie and grab a beer at Sauced, wander into the back room, and mash buttons on a glowing box television without having to fish around your pockets for spare quarters.
What it's like
Order your pizza and drink at Sauced first, then duck through the bar area into the back room. The space hums with static scanlines, cabinet chime sounds, and the rhythmic thump of air hockey. Because every game is set to free play, you never have to mess with tokens, though you might need to patiently wait out someone hogging the NES controllers. If you want a quiet corner of cabinets to yourself, aim for an afternoon or a weeknight before the late-night beer crowd fills in.
The move: Order a pizza at Sauced, then duck into the back arcade to play console games on old tube TVs and settle it with one final round of air hockey.
📍 Before you go Accessed through the bar at Sauced on Paseo; the arcade itself is free play, you just buy food and drinks.
- 📍 Paseo Arts District
- 💸 $
- ⚡ Big night
- 🌗 Indoors
Where: 2912 Paseo, Oklahoma City, OK 73103
Hours: Added 2026-06-23 — confirm current hours before you go.
Pair it with
- The Daley — Cross the street after your arcade session to hunt down the unmarked doorway beside FRIDA Southwest for a quiet cocktail.
- The Other Room — Take a two-minute walk down Paseo to keep the hidden-space theme going in Picasso Cafe's dark, red-lit back bar.
- Up-Down OKC — Head 1.3 miles west to the Plaza District if you want to trade free-play CRT consoles for a full 21+ barcade with 70-plus classic cabinets.
- Art Soul Metaphysical — Stroll down the block before your pizza run to browse crystals, tarot decks, and get a coffee at Soul Cafe.
Good to know
Do I need quarters or tokens to play?
No. The entire arcade room is set to free play. You just buy your food and drinks at Sauced.
Is the arcade 21-and-over or all-ages?
Five More Minutes is an all-ages space, though it stays open late along with Sauced's bar service.
What games are in the arcade?
It holds more than 25 vintage video game cabinets, an air hockey table, a claw machine, and Nintendo home consoles wired to 1980s-style tube TVs.
Where inside Sauced is it located?
It operates as a dedicated back-room annex tucked directly behind the main bar inside Sauced on Paseo.
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Further reading: Official site · edibleokc.com · Yelp · thefooddoodfeed.substack.com · Facebook
last checked: 2026-06-23