photos of Ground Kontrol arcade in Portland, OR

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I visited Portland last month and spent several hours at Ground Kontrol. They have a great selection of videos and pinballs (and are well maintained). I thought I'd share some photos in case you haven't seen it before.

The games are only a quarter for videos (except for Pac-Man Battle Royale) and 50 cents for pinball, so very reasonable. I asked someone that worked there if they rented out the place much or where most of their revenue comes from and he said it's basically 50% from the bar. So there you go.

My photo set on flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/36785046@N04/sets/72157626848079473/

 
That's awesome man. Thanks for sharing these photos. I've wanted to see that place for a while.

They list 720 on their site, but I didn't see one in the pics. Did you recall if they had one?
 
When I was last there I don't remember the 720 on the floor. However, I haven't been there since the overhaul. I do know some of their games they have listed are sitting in storage. They are switched out regularly. I think the list is there as a guide for folks who would like to rent the place and select games.


Awesome pics by the way!
 
That's awesome man. Thanks for sharing these photos. I've wanted to see that place for a while.

They list 720 on their site, but I didn't see one in the pics. Did you recall if they had one?

I found another photo that had it in there. It's on the bottom row in this photo I just uploaded to flickr:

 
Nice man! Thanks for taking the time to document the place so well. Very cool to see these classics on location.
 
Nice pics.
I was there last summer during the day and it wasn't crowded and you could play anything anytime. I was there late May on a Thursday night around 8:30 and it was so packed you could barely move. Not alot of people playing, just alot of drinking and socializing. I could only stay about 20 minutes as I got the call to pick up my first Pin and had to drive back north of Seattle.

I'm hoping to go back in September. - Barry
 
Hey, thanks for coming by-- you took some great pics too! The place does look very different at night... We had some professional shots done after the remodel was completed and they show off the lighting and 'vibe' for anyone that wants to check 'em out:

https://picasaweb.google.com/claycowgill/GroundKontrol30Remodel?authuser=0&feat=directlink

GK_lit.jpg



-Clay
 
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