Mana Bar Melbourne turns one this Sunday

Heller said: Are you suggesting that some kind of MMGN Melbourne meetup should take place?

Beta said: I've normally been pretty supportive of Mana Bar and what it aims to offer, but boy have they let this place go.
For one, there is graffiti all over the front of the shop. Tags on the windows and door. Clean it up.
Secondly, the front of the shop itself is ugly and has no charm whatsoever. If they are going for the "we don't care" look, you won't survive in Melbourne's bar scene. Even the hipster bars have a quaint charm.
Thirdly, surely they can get a sign that says "Closed". I went passed there once and they'd written "Closed" on a white piece of paper.
It's just not a very enticing place. I've come to realise that.
As for the environment itself, it's not really a "gaming" bar. It's a place that serves alcohol that...lets you play games.
Go and buy some old-school arcade machines, ditch the 360s and PS3s and make it a G.A.M.I.N.G. B.A.R.. Having single-player games running isn't very fun, nor is sitting on crappy stools with table hardly big enough to fit 3-4 drinks on, let alone controllers.
It's just a shitty place.