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Super Smash Bros. Melee Tap Takeover Tournament with Double Mountain Brewery

Ground Kontrol Classic Arcade, 115 NW 5th Ave, Portland, OR 97209, USA Ground Kontrol Classic Arcade, 115 NW 5th Ave, Portland, OR 97209, USA

Let's Melee! A lot of us at Ground Kontrol are psyched for Nintendo's release of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate next month, so we've teamed up with Double Mountain Brewery to celebrate 17 years of one of the most popular games from the series, Super Smash Bros. Melee on the GameCube! On the night of Tuesday […]

Blue Side Closed From 5-9PM For a Private Event

Ground Kontrol Classic Arcade, 115 NW 5th Ave, Portland, OR 97209, USA Ground Kontrol Classic Arcade, 115 NW 5th Ave, Portland, OR 97209, USA

The blue side of Ground Kontrol Classic Arcade will be closed during the following period for a private event: *Wednesday 11/21, 5-9pm The red side of the arcade will remain open to the public, and we’ll re-open the blue side at 9pm! As a reminder, Ground Kontrol is 21+ after 5pm. Ground Kontrol is a […]

TRONix: Proqxis

115 NW 5th Ave., Portland, OR, United States

Proqxis and rotating guests provide a compelling mix of electronic and progressively abstract tunes. Electroacoustic ambient, electro, breakbeat, techno, trip hop, IDM - mood changes and occassional appearances of other avant-garde genres, prog, goth, synth, and dreampop variations spanning the decades. Sociable tunes that encourage your groove with the gaming experience. No cover, 21+

CLOSED for Thanksgiving

115 NW 5th Ave., Portland, OR, United States

Ground Kontrol Classic Arcade will be CLOSED Thursday 11/22 so our staff can enjoy the Thanksgiving holiday with family and friends while our games take a break! We'll re-open Friday 11/23 at noon for regular business. All ages are welcome noon-5pm, and we're 21+ only after 5pm! We wish you a safe and happy Thanksgiving […]

DJ Nate C.

115 NW 5th Ave., Portland, OR, United States

Nate C. cues up 80s hits, anthem rock, hair metal, movie soundtracks and good time retro fantasy OTT fun! $3 cover from 7:30pm-1am, 21+ only after 5pm

$3

Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater FREE SKATE Night

Ground Kontrol Classic Arcade, 115 NW 5th Ave, Portland, OR 97209, USA Ground Kontrol Classic Arcade, 115 NW 5th Ave, Portland, OR 97209, USA

Join us on the last Sunday night of the month for FREE SKATE, a night dedicated to the music from the Tony Hawk's Pro Skater video games! PHNM and Easy Egg will be spinning tunes from 8pm-midnight while we run classic PS2-era THPS games up on our projector, free for anybody to play! THPS Free […]

Monday Night Fights: Soul Calibur VI + Soul Calibur II

115 NW 5th Ave., Portland, OR, United States

Throw down on the two entries from the biggest fighting game franchises ever at Monday Night Fights! This month, we're hosting FREE tournaments on the PS4 version of Soul Calibur VI and our Soul Calibur II arcade cabinet. Winners walk away with Ground Kontrol credit and bragging rights! Sign-ups for both tournaments begin at 6pm. […]

Reaganomix: DJ Mark In The Dark

115 NW 5th Ave., Portland, OR, United States

DJ Mark In The Dark spins soundtrack / PMRC metal / classick MTV / golden age of hip-hop / new wave / post-punk / dark deep cuts.

Last Wednesday FREE PLAY Party!

115 NW 5th Ave., Portland, OR, United States

Join us for a FREE PLAY party the newly expanded Ground Kontrol, now featuring over 100 video games, 40 pinball machines, and an extra bar! Free Play now begins at noon for all ages before switching to 21+ only at 5pm... and it's still just $5 at the door! Beat your personal best scores, shatter […]

$5

TRONix: Logical Aggression

115 NW 5th Ave., Portland, OR, United States

Megaphysics pounds and expounds on the philosophy of sound and machine. DJ CEV parries dark electro with darker electro. Their DJ tag-team will transfer subtle energies to the unsuspecting listener. 21+

$5