Ground Kontrol Classic Arcade will be closed for business Monday, December 24 & Tuesday December 25 so our staff can enjoy the holidays with friends and family (and our games can catch a break!)
We will resume normal hours at Noon on Wednesday, December 26.
We wish our loyal customers and fantastic fans the best this holiday season! Thank you for another amazing year. Be sure to mark our massive New Year’s Eve Free Play Party on your calendar!
UPDATE: Advance tickets are now available! Find the Brown Paper Tickets button below after the event description or head straight to the purchase page.
After over two millennia in development, Project 2013 is out of beta and ready for launch.
For as long as we’ve been in business, Ground Kontrol has made it a point to celebrate New Year’s Eve as awesomely as possible. Some of our best parties ever have been to ring in the new year, and we’re gearing up to make this our best one yet! This year, DJs Epor and Capcom will keep it festive with their top-notch tunes, and we’ll celebrate in style with a champagne toast at midnight. All of our 100+ games will be set to FREE PLAY as well, so feel free to bask in the glory of unlimited gaming.
As an added bonus for all cosmonauts in the ‘cade, we’ll be hosting random giveaways all night long. How do you win? Just play games! You’ll find out…
So ditch that awkward house party, get your game face on, and join us as we ascend to level 2013!
WHAT: 20XX – The New Year’s Eve Free Play Party!
WHEN: Monday, December 31st, 2012. Doors at 5pm.
COVER: Just $15 for unlimited gaming, a champagne toast at midnight, and random giveaways! 21+ only – bring valid ID and leave your large bags/backpacks at home!
Advance tickets are available via Brown Paper Tickets!
ONE MORE THING:
Get home safe! Ground Kontrol recommends you take public transit, a cab or ride with a designated driver when you go out New Year’s Eve (or any time!)
Ground Kontrol has teamed up with Big Weekend Portland to give away their brand-new Portland Events 2013 Calendar to our loyal customers!
The latest edition features over 250 Portland events and activities — including Ground Kontrol’s annual pinball tournament, Portland Pinbrawl 2013 – already printed on a convenient wall calendar, so you’ll never miss out!
This calendar is a great value at $15.97, but if you’d like a chance to get one of your own absolutely FREE, come down to Ground Kontrol Sunday, November 25. We’ll start giving away the calendars at 3pm and we’ll continue until they’re gone!
Remember, Ground Kontrol is all-ages from Noon until 5pm, and 21+ only after 5pm. So, whether you bring your family down for some afternoon gaming or swing through during happy hour (5-7pm every day) for a cold drink, we hope you can pick up your own Portland Events calendar and plan an awesome 2013!
Calendars will be given away on a first-come, first-serve basis. If you miss out, don’t worry – you can also pick it up at Powell’s!
WHAT: Big Weekend Portland Calendar Giveaway
WHEN: Sunday, November 25 beginning at 3pm, while supplies last. Ground Kontrol is all-ages until 5pm, and 21+ after 5pm.
This Sunday, we’re hosting a retail appreciation event to say thanks to all you wonderful retail folks fighting the good fight this Black Friday Weekend!
Bring a name badge/business card/whatever to prove you work in retail, and enjoy exclusive drink and food specials as our way of saying thanks!
We’ll also be featuring — for the first time EVER — the music selections of DJ Switch! Switch is the host of the Dangerous Kids podcast, the resident DJ at the Portland Retro Gaming Expo and Wonder Northwest!
So, whether you work in a place of retail or just shop in one, come to Ground Kontrol this Sunday 11/25! Specials run 8pm-midnight.
RSVP on Facebook and invite your friends!
WHAT: Retail Recovery Night featuring DJ Switch – Drink & Food Specials for Retail Industry Staff!
WHEN: Sunday, 11/25, 8pm-midnight.
COVER: No cover! 21+ w/ I.D.
BKK returns to GK!
Baby Ketten Karaoke, one of Portland’s most popular karaoke nights, brings their exhaustively awesome (and often custom-made) songbook to Ground Kontrol for an epic night of 8-bit fun!
It’s happening Wednesday, November 21, starting at 9pm. Get down here early and get your song requests in!
Kick your Thanksgiving holiday off with an amazing karaoke experience at the best arcade and lounge in town.
21+, bring cash to tip and request songs!
RSVP on Facebook and invite your friends!