Game Galaxy Arcade|Keeping the arcade scene alive

The Game Galaxy Arcade Museum will be open this weekend on Saturday, January 28th from 10am-8pm. All you need is $10 and you get to play our classic games from open to close! Games like Pleiades, Journey, Nightmare on Elm Street Pinball, Qix, Wizard of Wor, Zwackery, Inter Stellar, Rampage, Star Wars, Jungle Hunt, and many more! Come out and see us this Saturday!!!

January 7th, 2012

Location:

Game Galaxy Arcade
Inside Hickory Hollow Mall upstairs (park and enter near the food court for closest entrance)
5252 Hickory Hollow Parkway
Antioch, TN 37013

2pm-Super Street Fighter 4 Arcade Edition v2012 (Xbox 360)
4pm-King of Fighters XIII -$100 BONUS ADDED TO POT REGARDLESS OF ENTRANTS (Xbox 360)
6pm-Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3 (Xbox 360)

$8 cover, $5 entry per game (all payouts 70/20/10 split)
Bonus money for each pot: If more than 20 people enter ANY of the tournaments, $50 extra will be thrown in to the pot for each!

PLEASE BE ON TIME AND PLEASE BRING YOUR OWN CONTROLLER!

Any questions, feel free to contact us:

615-731-1500
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It’s tournament time! Announcing:

“The Skrull who stole Christmas” tournament!

When?
Saturday December 17 (the weekend before Christmas)

Where?
Game Galaxy
Inside Hickory Hollow Mall upstairs near the food court
5252 Hickory Hollow Parkway
Antioch, TN 37013

What?
12pm-Street Fighter III : Third Strike Online Edition (XBOX 360)
2pm-Super Street Fighter IV Arcade Edition v 2012 (XBOX 360)
4pm-King of Fighters XIII (XBOX 360)
6pm-Ultimate Marvel VS Capcom 3 (XBOX 360)

Please be on time and bring your own controller!

How much?
$5 entry, $5 cover per game (70/20/10 split)
Bonus money for each pot:
If more than 20 people enter ANY of the tournaments, $50 extra will be thrown in to the pot for each!

Can’t wait to see you guys out here! Any questions, feel free to call us!

There will be a tournament at Game Galaxy Arcade in Antioch on Saturday, November 19th for fighting games:

November 19th, 2011

LOCATION:
Game Galaxy Arcade
Hickory Hollow Mall
5252 Hickory Hollow Pkwy Suite #2005
Antioch TN, 37013
Inside the mall upstairs near the food court

GAME TIMES (Please please be on time, we will be starting as close to these times as possible):
12pm – Super Street Fighter IV Arcade Edition (360)
3pm – Street Fighter III: Third Strike (360)
5pm – Ultimate Marvel VS Capcom 3 (360)

BRING YOUR OWN CONTROLLER!

FEES:

• $7 Cover charge
• Arcade Edition and UMVC3 will be $10 entry each
• 3rd Strike will be $5 entry

PAYOUT:
70/20/10 on all tournaments!

Come out and see us, if you play in our tournament all of your wildest dreams will come true!
(note: not all wildest dreams come true, your results may vary)

Game Galaxy will be at the GMX Expo Oct 21-23 in downtown Nashville! 9 games will be on Free Play and there will be lots of consoles and games to buy from us! We will have our own arcade room there, with many classic games for play!

Saturday at the GMX Expo we will be having a free single elimination tournament for AE, locked to the first 32 people to sign up. We will be giving away things for prizes, if you are coming to the convention, please come hit us up at our booth and let us know you’re down for playing! Also, We will be having a special event that evening from 7-9pm, called “Beat the local champion in Mortal Kombat II, win cash” (catchy ain’t it), $1 gets you 5 chances to beat him in a 2/3 match, if you can win only one match, you take home $10. That’s like a 1000% return investment! Come see us!

For more info on GMX, please visit http://www.geekmediaexpo.com/

Just a little information about our little Retro Museum FINALLY opening…this is in addition to the 120 game arcade that already is open in the mall; this is a once a month museum $10 free play free-for all!

Game Galaxy Arcade has decided to open up its retro arcade museum in space #2075 at Hickory Hollow Mall one Saturday of each month in 2011. The grand opening of the museum will be Saturday, Oct 29. Hours of operation will be from 10am to 9pm. Future dates will be Saturday, November 26, and Saturday December 17. If there is enough interest, the Retro Arcade Museum will be open the last Saturday of each month in 2012 but only if we get your support! With a $10 admission fee the 50+ retro arcade and pinball machines are for everyone’s enjoyment all on Free Play! The $10 cover charge also allows you entry into the many fighting game console tournaments that will be going on simultaneously in games such as Blazblue Continuum Shift, Street Fighter III: Third Strike Online Edition, the Super Smash Bros series, and many, many more!

It is important that new generations recognize the history of coin-operated entertainment and with this special event each month, you will have the opportunity to play various arcade rarities such as Zwackery, I, Robot, and Journey, alongside tried and true classics such as Ms. Pac-Man, Galaga, and Donkey Kong. For a full list of games (some which are not on location ANYWHERE in the world), please contact the store at 615-731-1500.

MWC 2011 MIDWEST CHAMPIONSHIPS!

NOW HOSTING TOUGEKI SUPER BATTLE OPERA OFFICIAL US QUALIFIER for :
Super Street Fighter II Turbo Arcade
More info on SBO/Tougeki here! Official Site in Japanese, Most browsers allow the option to translate to English.

June 24th-26th Fri/Sat/Sun Nashville, TN !

This is the original and longest running major Street Fighter tournament in the nation and will be held in Nashville, TN for the first time ever June 24-26, 2011!

Where:
Hickory Hollow Mall
5252 Hickory Hollow Parkway
Antioch, TN 37013
615 731 1500
(somewhere in the mall run by Game Galaxy arcade)

Official Schedule/Rules:

$20 cover charge to ENTER your first tournament! For example, if you only want to enter SSF4AE cost would be $30, $20 cover and $10 entry) If you wanted to enter MVC3 and SSFAE it would be $40, $20 cover and $10 entry on each game)

THE EXCEPTION to the cover is Super Turbo. $50 covers the tournament AND cover charge if you enter Super Turbo. There is no additional fee. It is $50 per ST tournament.

(10% of each tournament will go towards SBO FUNDING) $500 for each player will be distributed for this effort.

June 24-Friday
5:30 pm-SIGNUPS for MK9
6pm-Mortal Kombat 9 tournament (XBOX 360)

June 25-Saturday
11am-SIGNUPS for ANY TOURNAMENTS on SATURDAY, but you CAN sign up 30 minutes PRIOR to each tournament

12PM-SUPER STREET FIGHTER II TURBO ARCADE TOURNAMENTS BEGIN (all 3 of these will run concurrently until we have finalized a team of 3 winners for each SINGLES tournament)

1pm-SUPER STREET FIGHTER IV Arcade Edition (XBOX 360) TOURNAMENT BEGINS (top 8 qualify for Sunday)

5pm-Marvel VS Capcom 3 (XBOX 360) TOURNAMENT BEGINS (Top 8 qualify for Sunday)
5pm-TEKKEN 6 tournament begins (PlayStation 3, 3/5 Rounds, 2/3 Games) $5 entry

June 26-Sunday ($10 cover charge for SUNDAY GAMES ONLY UNLESS YOU PAID $20 COVER for Friday/Saturday games, then there is $0 cover)
12-NOON Super Smash Bros Melee ($10 entry)
2PM-Arcana Heart 3 ($5 entry)
2PM-Blazblue CS 2 ($10 entry)
4PM-MYSTERY TOURNAMENT ($1 entry)

FINALS ON SUNDAY
1pm-Super Street Fighter IV Top 8
3pm-Marvel VS Capcom 3 Top 8

Super Street Fighter II TURBO tournament
Arcade (possibly with PlayStation controller converters again, on Japanese cabinets)
2/3 Games, 2/3 Rounds
$50 entry for EACH TOURNAMENT
THERE WILL BE 3 SEPARATE SUPER TURBO SINGLES TOURNAMENTS. each culminating with the winner qualifying for a spot on the 3 vs 3 Super Turbo National Team
Cabinet(s)
Sanwa JLF
PCB US version SPEED 2

Super Street Fighter IV Arcade Edition Tournament
XBOX 360
2/3 Games, 2/3 Rounds
$10 entry
Winners:
1st Place-60% of the entry fees
2nd Place-20% of the entry fees
3rd Place-10% of the entry fees

Marvel VS Capcom 3 Tournament
XBOX 360
2/3 Games, 2/3 Rounds
$10 entry
Winners:
1st Place-60% of the entry fees
2nd Place-20% of the entry fees
3rd Place-10% of the entry fees

Mortal Kombat 9 Tournament
$5 entry
XBOX 360 (PlayStation controller users BRING A CONVERTER)
2/3 Games, 2/3 Rounds
1st Place-60% of the entry fees
2nd Place-20% of the entry fees
3rd Place-10% of the entry fees

Anything else noted will be updated here. Stay tuned for more info as it comes in!

Flight/Hotel
Airports:
Really, the only airport for the city is Nashville International Airport BNA. Their website with flight info is here:

Nashville International Airport – BNA

Hotels:
Antioch Quarters Inn and Suites
1100 Bell Road, Antioch, Tennessee 37013
Toll Free: 1-877-731-5990 Phone: 615-731-5990 Fax: 615-324-2240

Holiday Inn Nashville – The Crossings
201 CROSSINGS PLACE
NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE 37013
Hotel Front Desk: 1-615-7312361

Hampton Inn
210 Crossings Place, Antioch, Tennessee, USA 37013
Tel: 1-615-731-9911 Fax: 1-615-731-9912

All of these are literally within minutes of the venue.

Stuff to do in Nashville/Nightlife:

Snooker’s Billiards down the street from the venue. They have a bar, billiards, arcade cabs, and go-karts. Info below:

Snookers of Hickory Hollow
1015 Bell Road
Antioch, TN 37013-3105
(615) 731-5573

There is also Bailey’s, a sports bar, in the same area as the venue. Good food and beer (I recommend the Pear Woodchuck), decent music, cute waitresses, pool, darts, etc. 21 and up and they do card:

Bailey’s Pub & Grille
5316 Mount View Road
Antioch, TN 37013-2307
(615) 731-4999

Also, Downtown Nashville is approx. 15 minutes away. There are bars, (strip) clubs, and restaurants aplenty there. I will post up more soon on Night Life specifics.

Game Galaxy Arcade is proud to announce that we are opening a second location on June 23rd! Between now and then, keep watch on this page for information and updates on the progress!

2064 Gallatin Pike N
Madison, TN 37115
Located in the Target shopping center right behind Rivergate Mall

We are going to be having a big day of tournaments on May 7th, as we say goodbye to one of our players that will be moving away soon.

The Good-Bye Shawn Brodown
No rematches, No regrets

Where:
Game Galaxy
5252 Hickory Hollow Parkway #2005
HICKORY HOLLOW MALL NEAR THE FOOD COURT
ANTIOCH, TN 37013

When:
Saturday May 7th, 2011

11am-Mortal Kombat 9 (XBOX 360)
1pm-Tekken 6 (PS3)
1pm-Super Street Fighter IV SINGLES, (XBOX 360)
4pm-Super Street Fighter IV Teams (XBOX 360)
5pm-Marvel vs Capcom 3 Singles (Xbox 360)

- PLAYERS MUST BE ON TIME, THERE WILL BE LATE FEES IF YOU ARE NOT ON TIME FOR YOUR MATCHES AND YOU WILL BE DISQUALIFIED

Price:
$5 cover charge for 1st tournament
$5 entry fee for Tekken 6, SSF4 singles, SSF4 teams (per person), MVC3

Rules:

• Mortal Kombat 9 2/3 games, 2/3 rounds, 3/5 Finals (Bring a Playstation controller converter to 360 if you are used to that pad instead. Availability not guaranteed for these at the event)
• Tekken 6: 2/3 games, 3/5 rounds, 3/5 Finals
• Super Street Fighter IV SINGLES: 2/3 games, 2/3 rounds, 3/5 Finals
• Super Street Fighter IV Teams: 2 vs 2 3/5 rounds, 1 match DOUBLE ELIMINATION, CHARACTER LOCKED tournament
• Marvel vs Capcom 3 Singles: 2/3 rounds, 2/3 games, 3/5 Finals

Prize payout:
$100 GUARANTEED 1st place SSF4
$100 GUARANTEED 1st place Tekken 6
60/30/10 payout on SSF4 Teams, MVC3, and MK9

Any questions or comments, feel free to contact us.