UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                 SCHEDULE 13D/A
                                 Amendment No. 2
                                     (Final)

                        Under the Securities Act of 1934

  INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN STATEMENTS FILED PURSUANT TO RULE 13d-1(A) AND
               AMENDMENTS THERETO FILED PURSUANT TO RULE 13d-2(a)

                              Dave & Buster's, Inc.
                              ---------------------
                                (Name of Issuer)

                          Common Stock, $.01 par value
                          ----------------------------
                         (Title of Class of Securities)


                                    23833N104
                                    ---------
                                 (CUSIP Number)


                               Ezra G. Levin, Esq.
                       Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP
                                919 Third Avenue
                            New York, New York 10022
                                 (212) 715-9100
                                 --------------
                     (Name, Address and Telephone Number of
                      Person Authorized to Receive Notices
                               and Communications)


                                January 16, 2004
                                ----------------
                      (Date of Event which Requires Filing
                               of this Statement)

If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report
the acquisition which is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this
schedule because of Rule 13d-1(e), 13d-1(f), or 13d-1(g), check the following
box: |_|.

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SCHEDULE 13D CUSIP No. 23833N104 - ------------------- 1) NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON Dolphin Limited Partnership I, L.P. 06-156-7782 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2) CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) |_| (b) |_| - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3) SEC USE ONLY - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4) SOURCE OF FUNDS WC - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5) CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e) |_| - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6) CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Delaware - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7) SOLE VOTING POWER NUMBER OF 678,700 SHARES --------------------------------------------------- BENEFICIALLY 8) SHARED VOTING POWER OWNED BY none EACH --------------------------------------------------- REPORTING 9) SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER PERSON 678,700 WITH --------------------------------------------------- 10) SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER none - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 678,700 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12) CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES |_| - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 13) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 4.99% - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 14) TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON PN - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2

AMENDMENT NO. 2 (FINAL) TO SCHEDULE 13D This Amendment amends the Schedule 13D, dated March 3, 2003, as amended by Amendment No. 1 dated November 14, 2003 (the "Schedule 13D"), filed by Dolphin Limited Partnership I, L.P. ("Dolphin"), with respect to the Common Stock, $.01 par value (the "Common Stock") of Dave & Buster's, Inc. (the "Company"). Notwithstanding this Amendment, the Schedule 13D speaks as of its respective dates. Item 3. Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration. -------------------------------------------------- Item 3 of the Schedule 13D, "Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration," is amended and restated in its entirety as follows:: "All purchases of Common Stock by Dolphin were made in the open market and were funded by working capital. The amount of the funds expended by Dolphin for such purchases was approximately $12,166,000." Item 4. Purpose of Transaction. ---------------------- Item 4 of the Schedule 13D, "Purpose of Transaction," is amended by adding the following to the end of the Item: "As noted in the Schedule 13D, Dolphin continues to hold the Common Stock that it owns for investment but is monitoring the Company's operating performance and governance initiatives. Depending on these and other considerations recited in the Schedule 13D, Dolphin may acquire or dispose of securities of the Company or take any other action in connection with its investment in the Company permitted by law." Item 5. Interest in Securities of the Issuer. ------------------------------------ Items 5(a), 5(c) and 5(e) of the Schedule 13D, "Interest in Securities of the Issuer," are amended and restated in their entirety by the following: "(a) Dolphin beneficially owns an aggregate of 678,700 shares of Common Stock, representing approximately 4.99% of the issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock of the Company.(1)" "(c) Except as set forth on Schedule II hereto, Dolphin has not effected any transactions in the Common Stock during the past 60 days." - -------------------- 1 Percentage based upon 13,607,618 shares of Common Stock reported outstanding as of December 12, 2003 in the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended November 2, 2003. 3

"(e) Dolphin ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than 5% of the Common Stock on January 16, 2004. Accordingly, Dolphin is no longer subject to the reporting obligations under Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act, and Dolphin intends not to further amend its report on Schedule 13D to reflect changes in the facts set forth herein that may occur after the date hereof." 4

SIGNATURES ---------- After reasonable inquiry and to the best knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the undersigned certifies that the information set forth in this Statement is true, complete and correct. Dated: January 20, 2004 DOLPHIN LIMITED PARTNERSHIP I, L.P. by DOLPHIN ASSOCIATES LLC, its general partner, by DOLPHIN HOLDINGS CORP., its managing member, by: /s/ Donald T. Netter -------------------------------- Name: Donald T. Netter Title: Senior Managing Director 5

SCHEDULE II Shares sold by Dolphin Limited Partnership I, L.P. Date Number of Shares Bought/(Sold) Price Per Share(1) ---- ------------------------------ ------------------ 11/28/03 (2,600) $13.9893 12/01/03 (4,300) 14.0379 12/02/03 (18,500) 13.9871 12/02/03 (2,400) 14.0597 12/03/03 (8,400) 14.0868 12/04/03 (13,200) 13.9885 12/04/03 (8,000) 13.9916 12/05/03 (20,100) 13.9896 12/05/03 (10,900) 13.9985 12/11/03 15,000 12.9908 12/17/03 400 12.3925 1218/03 (400) 12.6869 12/19/03 400 12.3925 12/22/03 (400) 12.6869 01/02/04 5,000 12.3940 01/05/04 (5,000) 12.7483 01/06/04 (1,000) 12.9869 01/07/04 (17,900) 13.0025 01/13/04 3,800 12.2945 01/14/04 (4,800) 12.8023 01/16/04 (15,000) 12.9494 01/16/04 (15,000) 13.0594 01/16/04 (13,200) 13.0953 01/16/04 (65,000) 13.1194 01/16/04 (1,500) 13.1747 01/16/04 (30,000) 13.1994 01/16/04 (10,000) 13.6694(2) - ------------------ 1 Net of all transaction costs. 2 Shares sold vs. option assignments. 6

Transactions in American Stock Exchange traded call options: Date Number of Options (Sold)/Purchased (1) Price Per Share(2) ---- -------------------------------------- ------------------ 12/09/03 (100) $1.1799 12/31/03 (40) 0.5299 01/02/04 (10) 0.5300 01/06/04 (100) 0.5300 01/09/04 (125) 0.4800 01/12/04 (40) 0.4800 01/14/04 (340) 0.5800 01/15/04 (200) 0.5800 01/16/04 650(3) 0.9200 In addition, on January 16, 2004, the holder of 100 call options written by Dolphin on December 19, 2003 exercised the options. See preceding table. - --------------------- 1 Options in 100's of shares. Options sold were written by Dolphin. 2 Net of commissions. 3 Purchased to close previously opened written call positions. 7