Theme packs / Superhero
Superhero birthday party ideas that avoid the licensing trap
You do not need a specific character. Kids want a cape and a reason to run — the rest is decoration.
Check my party date$149.99 for the weekend · $200 deposit, refunded when the box comes back
Unlocking the premium themes is $9 for the party — Superhero and every other one, changeable until the day.
The plan
Two hours of superhero party
Food
- "Power pellets" — grapes and blueberries in small cups, one per child.
- Sandwiches cut into lightning bolts with a knife and no particular skill.
- A cake with a bold zigzag across it in one contrasting colour.
Decorations
- Red, blue and yellow paper everything. Three primary colours look intentional together.
- Comic-style word cards — POW, ZAP — taped along the hallway.
- Capes on the backs of the chairs as each child's place setting.
One thing that isn’t a screen
A training course down the hallway: crawl under a broom, hop through hoops, done in ninety seconds.
What usually goes wrong
The energy peaks in the first twenty minutes and then falls off a cliff. Start a Party Session right after cake, while they still have somewhere to put it.
A running order that works
0:00–0:20
Arrival
Guests trickle in over twenty minutes. Have the on-arrival activity out and the TV showing the attract screen.
0:20–0:45
The activity
One thing off the screen, with a clear end. Twenty-five minutes is the ceiling.
0:45–1:45
The Party Session
Choose Start Party Session on the arcade menu. It turns on Random Mode: when a game ends, the console picks the next one itself. This is the hour you can walk away from — make the coffee, take the photos, talk to the other parents.
1:45–2:00
Cake
Sing, cut, hand it out. Do not do this at the start; sugar first is a mistake you make once.
2:00–2:40
Back to the arcade
Start another Party Session while the sugar is still working. Four kids at a time, the stations do the rest, and it ends on the winner card. This is the loudest and easiest forty minutes of the party.
2:40–3:00
Wind down
Free play on the console, party bags by the door, parents arriving. The screen keeps everyone in one room while you hand out bags.
The arcade
All 39 games, in Superhero colours
A theme pack is a full reskin — art and palette — over mechanics that already work. These four suit a superhero party particularly well.
The invitation
3 ways a superhero invitation can look
Free with every package, and it is the same page your guests actually open — a countdown, the address, a map and a two-tap RSVP. No ads, no account, nothing to install.
Book it
Can you get a box for that Saturday?
Saturdays go first, and the box ships 2 days early so you can test it. Your invitation site is free either way, in Superhero colours.
Bashcade Box
+ $200 refundable deposit
Four arcade stations, shipped to your door or collected from us. The standard home party.
- 4 wired arcade stations
- All 38 games
- Party highlights on the invitation
- 3-day window around the party
- Free shipping both ways, or collect it from us