Best Reason To Visit Portland: Ground Kontrol Classic Arcade
Mike and I visit the Mt. Hood area in Oregon every year. It’s a quick drive from Portland, but ever since they closed the Swatch store, we don’t bother driving into the big city. Now, we have a reason.
Ground Kontrol Classic Arcade has over 90 video game consoles and a bunch of pinball machines as well.
It has all of my favorites from years past like Centipede, DDR and Tetris, in addition to games that I love, but never saw in an arcade when they were at their height, like Arkanoid, Dr. Mario and Columns.
It’s not just an arcade, however. It’s a bar with food and they have cool events EVERY night. Rock Band Tuesdays, Atari parties and even Free Play parties (pay a fee to get in and play all the games for free).
Suddenly, Portland just seemed worth the drive up from Welches!
Via: The Ward-O-Matic: Electronic Games Mag: December 1982
Where: Ground Kontrol Classic Arcade
511 NW Couch St.
Portland, OR 97209
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Phone: (503)796-9364