by A.J. Coltrane
In Portland and wondering what to do? All three of these places are near the train station and within walking distance of each other.
Ground Kontrol: It’s an awesome arcade, straight out of the 80’s. The games are a who’s who and what’s what of old-school arcade staples. See this link for pics and info (they have tons of pinball too.) The grand re-opening was on Febuary 17. Hard liquor and food are now available!
The vids:
| 1943 (in “Trigger Zone” cabinet) | Galaga | Smash TV |
| 720° | Gauntlet: Dark Legacy | Soul Calibur II |
| Alien Vs. Predator | Golden Tee ’99 | Splat! <- NEW! |
| Area 51 (in “Area 51/Maximum Force” cabinet) | Gorf | Stargate <- NEW! |
| Area 51: Site 4 | House Of The Dead | Star Wars (Atari, 1983) |
| Arkanoid (in “Multicade” cabinet) | Joust (also in “Multi-Williams” cabinet) | Street Fighter III: Third Strike |
| Asteroids | Mappy (in “Namco Classics” cabinet) | Street Fighter Alpha 3 |
| Bad Dudes Vs. Dragon Ninja (in “Street Justice” cabinet) | Mario Bros. | Strikers 1945 (in “Trigger Zone” cabinet) |
| Battle Garegga (in “Trigger Zone” cabinet) | Marvel Vs. Capcom 2 | Sunset Riders |
| Battlezone | Maximum Force (in “Area 51/Maximum Force” cabinet) | Super Street Fighter II: Turbo |
| Big Buck Hunter | Millipede (in “Multicade” cabinet) | Street Fighter III: Third Strike |
| Bubble Bobble | Missile Command | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles |
| BurgerTime | Moon Patrol <- NEW! | Tekken Tag Tournament |
| Bubbles <- NEW! | Mortal Kombat II | Tempest |
| Bust-A-Move Again (Tetris Multi-Game #2) | Mr. Driller 2 (in downstairs “Tetris Multi-Game” cabinet) | Tetris |
| Centipede (also in “Multicade” cabinet) | Ms. Pac-Man (fast) | Toobin’ |
| Championship Sprint | NBA Jam | Track ‘n’ Field |
| Cruis’n Exotica x 2 | NFL Blitz ’99 | TRON |
| Crystal Castles (in “Multicade” cabinet) | Ninja Gaiden (in “Street Justice” cabinet) | Two Crude (in “Street Justice” cabinet) |
| Dance Dance Revolution Extreme | Pac-Man (fast) (also in “Namco Classics” cabinet) | Vampire Savior |
| Defender <- NEW! | Paperboy | Virtua Cop 2 |
| Dig Dug (also in “Namco Classics” cabinet) | Punch-Out!! | World Class Bowling Deluxe |
| Discs of TRON | Q*Bert | X-Men (6 Players) |
| Donkey Kong | Raiden II | Xevious (in “Namco Classics” cabinet) |
| Double Dragon II: The Revenge | Rally-X (in “Namco Classics” cabinet) | |
| Dr. Mario | Rampage World Tour | |
| Dragon Blaze (in “Trigger Zone” cabinet) | Robotron: 2084 (also in “Williams Multi-Game” cabinet) | |
| Final Fight (in “Street Justice” cabinet) | San Francisco Rush: 2049 | |
| Frogger | The Simpsons | |
| Galaga | Sinistar <- NEW! |
House of Louie: Just a few blocks from Ground Kontrol, House of Louie serves excellent Dim Sum at reasonable prices.
Deschutes Brewery: Ok food. Good service. Great beer.
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Arg. I was just down there and specifically asked the locals about dim sum. All I got were blank stares. Happy hour they know. Dim sum, not so much. Noted for next time.
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