New arcade opening in Brookfield, IL this May: G3 Arcade

Shaggy March 18, 2010 13

When you see arcade game news out there on a site that allows comments, often I read about how people consider arcades being dead as they don’t know of any near them. Of course we have pointed out websites whose sole purpose is to help players find an arcade near them but there are some areas where there isn’t much to speak of. If you live in or near Brookfield, IL however, then you have a new arcade to look forward to called G3 Arcade.

One interesting thing about this place is that it will be run in part by Galloping Ghost Productions and G-Rox Inc. That first name might sound familiar as they are the guys who are  working hard on a new fighter that we have covered several times before known as Dark Presence. Here is a rundown of the new facility by Doc Mack of Galloping Ghost :

Its 6,000 sq feet, and currently have 120 unique games which we aim to have closer to 175 by the time we open.  We will offer many unique features at the arcade and will even be letting gamers see our games development up close and hands on! We are making sure to have all the classics as well as all the great games from the 80s and 90s and of course a large amount of fighting games!  We are going to stay away from the games you see everywhere like DDR style games, the bigger racing games and we will be very selective with our light gun games (we’ll have T2 and Operation Wolf as opposed to House of the Dead).

They are planning on running it like an old-school arcade, i.e. no redemption games and the game roster they sent me which you can read after the break. As always we wish the best of luck to G3 Arcade in their efforts and if you are in the area, be sure to give them your support! Who knows, you might be one of the first to check out Dark Presence as well.

current games list for G3 Arcade, subject to some changes(edit: I have added the list that RJAY did in the comments, thanks!):

1942
1943
Aero Fighter
Ajax
Alcon
Aliens
Altered Beast
APB All Points Bulletin
Arkanoid
Asteroids
B-Pap Boys
Bad Dudes
Bermuda Triangle
Black Tiger
Blood Brothers
Blood Storm
Bomb Jack
Buster Brothers
Cabal
Cabal
Cadash
Capcom Bowling
Championship Sprint
Chase HQ
Choplifter
Cobra Command
Column
Commando
Crime City
Crime Fighter
Cruisin USA
Dangar
Demolist Fist
Devastators
Double Axle
Double Dragon III
Double Dribble
Empire City
Empire City
Enduro Racers
Final Assault
Final Fight
Final Fight
Flicky
Golden Axe
Golden Axe
Great 1000 Mile Rally
Gunfight
Gyruss
Halley’s Comet
Hang On
Harrier
Heavy Barrel
Jo Jo’s Venture
Judge Dredd
King of Fighter 98
Lethal Enforcer
LSA Land Sea and Air Squad
Magic Sword
Martial Masters
Marvel Super Heroes
Mat Mania
Metal Slug X
Monaco GP
Mortal Kombat
Mortal Kombat 2
Mortal Kombat 3
Motorace USA
Ms Pac Man
Mutant Fighter
MVP
Narc
Narc
Neo-Geo
Neo-Geo 4 (King Of Monsters, Nam 1975, Magician Lord)
Nibbler
Ninja Gaiden
NunChuckin
Off Road (with 2 steering wheels)
Operation Wolf
Outrun
P-47
P.O.W.
Pit Fighter
Play Choice 10
Play Choice 10
Pole Position
POW
Power Drift
Power Instinct
Puzzle Fighter 2
R-Type
Rampage
Rastan
Revenge of Doh
Ring King
Roadblaster
Robo Cop
Ry-Gar
Ry-Gar
S.P.Y
Shinobi
Silk Worm
Sky Shark
Snow Brothers
Sol Divide
Soul Edge
Spy Hunter
Spy Hunter
Street Fighter Alpha II
Strider
Super Contra
Super Contra
Super Dodgeball
Super Off Road
Super Street Fighter II
Survival Arts
SVC Chaos:SNK Vs Capcom
Tech Romancer
Tekken
Tekken 2
Tekken 3
Tekken 4
Tera Cresta
Tiger Heli
Time Soldier
Tosinden 2
Total Vice
Twin Cobra
Twin Eagle
Two Crude
Under Fire
Vampire Savior
Vindicators
Vulgas
World Rally
World Series
WWF Superstars
Zero Point

13 Comments »

  1. RJAY63 March 18, 2010 at 9:26 pm - Reply

    Nice selection, although I should point out Cabal
    Final Fight, Golden Axe, Narc, Playchoice 10, Ry-Gar
    Spy Hunter & Super Contra have been listed twice. I’ve put the list in alphabetical order (via a spreadsheet)…..

    1942
    1943
    Aero Fighter
    Ajax
    Alcon
    Aliens
    Altered Beast
    APB All Points Bulletin
    Arkanoid
    Asteroids
    B-Pap Boys
    Bad Dudes
    Bermuda Triangle
    Black Tiger
    Blood Brothers
    Blood Storm
    Bomb Jack
    Buster Brothers
    Cabal
    Cabal
    Cadash
    Capcom Bowling
    Championship Sprint
    Chase HQ
    Choplifter
    Cobra Command
    Column
    Commando
    Crime City
    Crime Fighter
    Cruisin USA
    Dangar
    Demolist Fist
    Devastators
    Double Axle
    Double Dragon III
    Double Dribble
    Empire City
    Empire City
    Enduro Racers
    Final Assault
    Final Fight
    Final Fight
    Flicky
    Golden Axe
    Golden Axe
    Great 1000 Mile Rally
    Gunfight
    Gyruss
    Halley’s Comet
    Hang On
    Harrier
    Heavy Barrel
    Jo Jo’s Venture
    Judge Dredd
    King of Fighter 98
    Lethal Enforcer
    LSA Land Sea and Air Squad
    Magic Sword
    Martial Masters
    Marvel Super Heroes
    Mat Mania
    Metal Slug X
    Monaco GP
    Mortal Kombat
    Mortal Kombat 2
    Mortal Kombat 3
    Motorace USA
    Ms Pac Man
    Mutant Fighter
    MVP
    Narc
    Narc
    Neo-Geo
    Neo-Geo 4 (King Of Monsters, Nam 1975, Magician Lord)
    Nibbler
    Ninja Gaiden
    NunChuckin
    Off Road (with 2 steering wheels)
    Operation Wolf
    Outrun
    P-47
    P.O.W.
    Pit Fighter
    Play Choice 10
    Play Choice 10
    Pole Position
    POW
    Power Drift
    Power Instinct
    Puzzle Fighter 2
    R-Type
    Rampage
    Rastan
    Revenge of Doh
    Ring King
    Roadblaster
    Robo Cop
    Ry-Gar
    Ry-Gar
    S.P.Y
    Shinobi
    Silk Worm
    Sky Shark
    Snow Brothers
    Sol Divide
    Soul Edge
    Spy Hunter
    Spy Hunter
    Street Fighter Alpha II
    Strider
    Super Contra
    Super Contra
    Super Dodgeball
    Super Off Road
    Super Street Fighter II
    Survival Arts
    SVC Chaos:SNK Vs Capcom
    Tech Romancer
    Tekken
    Tekken 2
    Tekken 3
    Tekken 4
    Tera Cresta
    Tiger Heli
    Time Soldier
    Tosinden 2
    Total Vice
    Twin Cobra
    Twin Eagle
    Two Crude
    Under Fire
    Vampire Savior
    Vindicators
    Vulgas
    World Rally
    World Series
    WWF Superstars
    Zero Point

  2. z March 18, 2010 at 9:47 pm - Reply

    Can’t wait to check it out. I’m interested in seeing how they will fit that many games into one location.

    • Glenn April 16, 2010 at 12:36 am - Reply

      That’s more than enough room. Star Worlds Arcade in DeKalb, IL has close to 40 games in about 1,000 square feet, including some pinball games. We’re going to need to move a few games for Dark Presence when it comes around on tour, http://www.gallopingghostproductions.com/tour.html, but you would be surprised how many game cabinets you can fit in to a small space.

  3. igo March 19, 2010 at 3:14 am - Reply

    Nice game lineup! If I lived in the area I would be there all the time.

  4. Tim Static March 19, 2010 at 2:07 pm - Reply

    I hope by MK3 you mean Ultimate MK3 😀

    The original MK3 is obsolete, and in essense, UMK3 is MK3 Rv3.2

  5. Mengels7 March 20, 2010 at 2:49 am - Reply

    Hang-On? Pshhh. Needs Super Hang-On.

    • JB March 21, 2010 at 6:43 am - Reply

      What no Killer Instinct bah

      But this is close to home so I will def make a trip over there to check it out.

      Unfortunately where I am at an Arcade like this would not survive so I have to go redemption (among other things) to fund the arcade I want to start up.

  6. Ghostlord March 23, 2010 at 8:09 pm - Reply

    Thanks everyone…We really hope to make it a great arcade. The list of games are the ones we currently have, and we are adding even more (some may be removed too if we find the arcade boards have problems). Having worked on the Dark Presence game I’m obivously a huge fighting game fanatic, so by the time we open, the Mortal Kombat 3 will be an Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 and we be getting Killer Instinct and Killer Instinct II, so please don’t worry on that. We also have Samurai Shodown 1, 2, 3, Last Blade, Dead Or Alive ++ currently on order and will be getting Street Fighter III, several KOF games and MANY more very soon.

  7. Astroboy April 26, 2010 at 6:46 am - Reply

    Good to see a new arcade opening. People are calling this an old guy’s arcade judging from the games that will be there.

    I see why they wouldn’t want DDR or any other music/rhythm based game but the truth is that they are huge money makers, people travel from all around the country to play these games. Perhaps this may change in the future, who knows.

  8. STREETFIGHTERFAN June 21, 2010 at 12:21 am - Reply

    I WANT STREET FIGHTER II, STREET FIGHTER II CE, AND STREET II HYPER FIGHTING.

  9. Jeff July 15, 2010 at 6:55 pm - Reply

    When are you opening in Brookfield, Illinois

    • Shaggy July 15, 2010 at 7:48 pm - Reply

      They said that August 14th is the target date.

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