Ground Kontrol Classic Arcade

Bright lights! Brainiacs! Question after question! Ground Kontrol’s Video Game Quiz Show is not just another pub quiz, it’s a full-on big screen game show – complete with lightning rounds, buzzers and fabulous prizes!

Join your charismatic co-hosts Brandon Anderson and Daniel Grubbs as they present a totally home-brewed, often hilarious and absolutely unique game show night at 9PM tonight. (Note: Video Game Quiz Show usually occurs on Last Thursday.)

This month the hosts show their love to games we hold dear! Show up at the door with flowers for Ganon or a box of chocolates for the Battletoads. Let Samus know how much you appreciate her with a poem and work out Dr. Wiley’s tension with a sensual massage. Or, just come on down and prove how deep your video game knowledge runs!

How do you play? A 9pm, we kick off a round of “pub quiz” style trivia. Teams of 5 can participate in these rounds to rack up as many points as possible. The top 3 teams then choose 1 player each to represent them in the final “Jeopardy” style round!

Game play challenges randomly hidden during the final round offer teammates a chance to tag in and help earn points!

Not only is it fun to play, it’s a blast to watch, too. So whether or not you know the difference between a Koopa and a Goomba, come on down!

WHAT: Video Game Quiz Show: Games We ♥ Edition

WHEN: Thursday, February 17. Starts at 9pm.

OTHER INFO: $3 cover at the door for Free Play, but no additional cover or charge necessary to participate in or watch the Video Game Quiz Show! 21+ only – please bring valid I.D.

Let’s party! After years of planning and months of work, Ground Kontrol is finally ready to unveil Ground Kontrol 3.0 – the best arcade & lounge you’ve ever seen.

Many upgrades await you, including a new food menu, new games, new tables & seating, new bathrooms and a sleek new look inspired by vintage video game art and the TRON film series.

What better way to experience the new GK than free play? Our regular Third Thursday free play party will be extra fun this month thanks to a special cover – entry to Ground Kontrol 3.0′s launch party will only cost 3.0 dollars!

Thanks to all of our loyal customers and fans for supporting us through the extremely difficult process of  closing our doors at 511 NW Couch St. for nearly 3 months and moving our arcade twice* to accommodate the work needed to make Ground Kontrol 3.0 a reality. Thanks especially to those of you that supported Ground Kontrol in 2010′s “Save The Arcades” contest sponsored by Stride!

But enough talk… Seriously, let’s party! We’ll see you Thursday the 17th! Doors open at 5pm, and remember your I.D. – this is a 21+ event.

*OK, technically we had to move our games and equipment three times. Our backs won’t let us forget that!

WHAT: Ground Kontrol 3.0 Grand Re-Opening Party

WHEN: Thursday, February 17th, 2011. Doors at 5pm.

WHERE: Ground Kontrol “3.0″, 511 NW Couch St.

OTHER INFO: $3 cover. 21+ only – please bring valid I.D. No large bags or backpacks, please!

Bright lights! Brainiacs! Question after question! Ground Kontrol’s Video Game Quiz Show is not just another pub quiz, it’s a full-on big screen game show – complete with lightning rounds, buzzers and fabulous prizes!

Join your charismatic co-hosts Brandon Anderson and Daniel Grubbs as they present a totally home-brewed, often hilarious and absolutely unique game show night at 9PM every last Thursday.

This month, the show’s not only taking place in our temporary location, but it also has a special team of guest hosts that have been kind enough to bring you a fresh batch of trivia for the new year!

From the team that brought you “The Book of Mudora,” “Tanooki,” and “GAME PLAY CHALLENGE” comes a new spin on a budding GK classic: Le Quiz Show du Video – Summer Semester Guest Host Edition!

Alex Massa and Ryan Reid star as Summer Semester! Who knows what they will have in store for our contestants as well as our hosts turned prey!

How do you play? A 9pm, we kick off a round of “pub quiz” style trivia. Teams of 5 can participate in these rounds to rack up as many points as possible. The top 3 teams then choose 1 player each to represent them in the final “Jeopardy” style round!

Game play challenges randomly hidden during the final round offer teammates a chance to tag in and help earn points!

Not only is it fun to play, it’s a blast to watch, too. So whether or not you know the difference between a Koopa and a Goomba, come on down!

WHAT: Ground Kontrol’s Video Game Quiz Show – Summer Semester Edition!

WHEN:  Thursday, November 27, 9pm sharp!

COVER: It’s free to play or watch the Quiz Show! 21+ only.

MORE: Teams of 5 can compete in the first 2 pub quiz rounds – bring your friends!

We’ve had an insane – yet awesome – year at Ground Kontrol. There’s no better way to put a cap on 2010 than by setting all of our games to free play, making sure we’ve got plenty of cold drinks, and inviting YOU down for the most unique New Year’s Eve party in Portland!

The party’s happening at Ground Kontrol’s temporary location, 10 NW 5th (between Couch & Burnside), which we’ve nicknamed the Warp Zone.  In addition to free play on our entire lineup, we’re featuring DJs Capcom, Epor and Ghostdad, who will lay down a suitably epic soundtrack to your trans-dimensional experience! And at midnight, join your friends for a champagne toast, included in your cover!

Doors open at 5pm, and cover is $15 per person (good all night.) Access is limited by capacity, so get there early! Of course, this is a 21+ event – bring valid I.D.

NOTE: We are not holding Free Play on Last Wednesday this month, instead, join us on New Year’s Eve!

WHAT: New Year’s Eve Free Play Party!

WHEN: Friday, December 31st, 5pm – close.

WHERE: Ground Kontrol’s temporary location, the Warp Zone – located at 10 NW 5th Ave., between Couch and Burnside. (It’s just around the corner from our permanent home!)

COVER: $15 at the door. 21+ only – please bring valid I.D. For security & safety, please do not bring any large bags or backpacks.

Update (3:22pm): We are OPEN with our shiny new doors and windows at the Warp Zone (10 NW 5th, between Couch & Burnside!) Note: No Free Play tonight since we’re closing early at 8pm. However, we’re extending Happy Hour from 5-8pm! 21+ only after 5pm – see you tonight!

First: Ground Kontrol plans to open around 2 or 3pm on Thursday, December 16. Our new glass doors at our temporary location (on NW 5th between Couch and Burnside) are scheduled to be hung Thursday morning, and we can’t open until that work is complete. Follow our Twitter and Facebook feeds, we’ll announce when we’re ready to open!

Second: Ground Kontrol Classic Arcade will be closing at 8:00pm the evening of Thursday, December 16. Why? To see the new TRON movie, of course!

Join us along with Cort & Fatboy and Chronicles of the Nerds at the Roseway Theater for the midnight premiere of TRON: Legacy!

Greetings, Programs! Ground Kontrol has chosen YOU to serve your system on the Game Grid in TRONTest, a TRON and Discs of TRON video game tournament presented in association with Cort & Fatboy, the Roseway Theater and Chronicles Of The Nerds.

To celebrate the release of TRON: Legacy, Disney’s long-awaited sequel to the original TRON, we’re holding tournaments on the classic arcade games TRON and Discs of TRON. The top winner in each tournament will receive free passes to the midnight premiere of TRON: Legacy in Disney Digital 3D at the Roseway Theater on Thursday, December 16. The losers’ fates will be determined by the MCP, so make Flynn proud!

We’ll raffle off some cool TRON merchandise and memorabilia as DJ Cache presents TRON music and visuals spanning the franchise’s nearly 30-year history.

Tournament details: We’ll run separate contests for each game. In the first round, players compete to achieve the highest score within a  fixed time limit. The four highest-scoring players will then compete head to head with only one life each for the chance to win two passes to the midnight premiere of TRON: Legacy (in 3D) at the Roseway Theater on  December 16th.

Players may compete in one or both tournaments, but they must sign up at Ground Kontrol on Wednesday, December 15, before 7PM. The games begin at 8PM, and are free to all who want to enter, or just watch the battles. Remember… “It’s all in the wrist!”

WHAT: TRONTest: The TRON and Discs of TRON Tournament

WHEN: Wednesday, December 15. Tournament sign-up:  7:30PM, tournament begins at 8PM. DJ Cache spins from 8pm until ?.

PRIZES: The winner of each tournament receives two passes to the midnight premiere of TRON: Legacy (in 3D) at the Roseway Theater, late night Thursday December 16. Runner-ups receive a GK gift certificate, and surprise TRON merchandise.

COVER: Free to participate or watch! 21+ only.

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