DARIUS BURST, SUPER STREET FIGHTER IV ARCADE EDITION AND PAC-MAN BATTLE ROYALE ARE NOW IN UTAH AND ONLY AT THE GAME GRID! SEE BELOW!
If you are looking for fun and you are in the Valley Fair Mall are then we are the store for you. Video games are our passion and in addition to providing a safe facility where to play, we strive to provide the most unique gaming experience you can find outside of your own home.
What makes
The Game Grid different?
For nearly 40 years, video arcades have been an icon of excitement, challenge, skill, competition and fun. At the Game Grid Arcade, we are proud to carry on this great American tradition by offering a unique mix of arcade entertainment in it's purest form - from classics like Pac-Man, Asteroids, Street Fighter II and others, to new games like Terminator Salvation, Tokyo Drift and more. We are a traditional arcade, where the focus is on the video game itself.
Many of our games are ARCADE EXCLUSIVE, meaning that you cannot find them on a home console or even an emulator. Even if you could, nothing tops the arcade experience of handling the durable controls or playing against a flesh-and-blood opponent at your side, as opposed to some anonymous person on the other end of an internet connection. We even have rare titles, including Warlords (4p cocktail version!), Chase HQ2 and The Act: An Interactive Comedy (one of the rarest video games in existence). Show off your gaming skills in public, challenge a friend or stranger to your favorite game or just have a good time with friends or family - arcades are where it's at! We also have a PC LAN with some of the latest games for those of you who also enjoy PC gaming! To top it all off, we sanitize our games on a daily basis!
Stay connected with The Game Grid on Twitter and Facebook!
In this day and age it's important to stay connected and we've got that covered through a Facebook Game Grid Fanpage and Game Grid Twitter account. Stay up-to-date with the latest developments, give us your feedback and sometimes catch a special offer! You can join either service or both for free by clicking on the Facebook or Twitter apps to the left.
We are one of the few arcades to have online arcade titles!
You can compete for cash anytime on our Big Buck Safari Online game or play just for fun. We also have a connected Terminator Salvation Arcade game, where you can post your high scores to national leaderboards(no other arcade in Utah has an online Terminator!). Many other arcades don't bother to put their games online and we're happy to be an exception! We also have pinball and air hockey to enjoy, all for 50¢ a play. We currently do 4 tokens for $1.
We are located at the Valley Fair
Mall in West Valley City Utah, next to Payless Shoe Source and across from Radio Shack. Our phone is 801-964-0599 but it is not working at the moment so please contact us through Facebook or email if needed. We are only 20 min. away from downtown Salt Lake City and about 15min. away from Salt Lake City International Airport.
Come escape the depression of the Recession with coin-op arcade gaming! It's the most fun a quarter can buy!
See this above? That is an original copy of DARIUSBURST for the Sony Playstation Portable (PSP). Very rare as it was never released in the US. It is what Taito based Another Chronicle off of. Not only that but some awesome and rare Silverhawk models are up for grabs as a grand prize and more.
Come celebrate St. Patrick's Day with a tournament on the hottest fighting games on the market: Super Street Fighter IV Arcade Edition, Street Fighter X Tekken, Ultimate Marvel Vs. Capcom 3, KOF XIII, Soul Calibur V and Mortal Kombat 9. This trailer says it all! If you can't make it, there will be be a LIVE STREAM of the event at the Utah Street Fighters Feed
Once again due to mall reconstruction, we have moved locations but this time, it's an upgrade. We are now located in the main hallway of the mall, at the former Candy Barrel location which is next to Payless Shoe Source and across from RadioShack.
We have more space than before so we can hope to expand further with more games in the near future!
In 1986, Taito (creators of games like Space Invaders, Qix, Bubble Bobble, Elevator Action, etc.) released a unique game to arcades called Darius. The horizontally scrolling space shooter would carve out a fanbase due to it's unique features such as using three monitors for a large widescreen effect, it's unique branching level select system and more. Now in 2011, the latest installment of the series comes back to arcades after a 14 year hiatus called Darius Burst Another Chronicle.
DBAC holds true to the Darius series roots while adding more to the experience. Two 32" displays create a super widescreen effect; an incredible sound system with the "body sonic seat" let's you feel every explosion, unlike any game you've experience. Top it off with hundreds of levels to play and explore, multiple leaderboards and 4 player co-op, this is a game you have to experience for yourself. At 50¢ a credit it also won't break the bank!
Remember Pac-Man? Why of course, he's never really gone away. The most popular arcade character of all-time is back in arcades with PAC-MAN BATTLE ROYALE! 1-4 players can face off in a Pac maze, seeking out the Power Pills before their opponents get them. But unlike other Pac-Man games, the point here is not to eat all the dots in the maze and the ghosts - now you are after the other Pac-Men in the arena (no worries, the dots and the ghosts are still around). This is a unique, arcade exclusive game and we are the first arcade in Utah to carry this awesome title! come down this Friday evening or anytime afterwards to check it out and prove to everyone that you have what it takes to be a Pac-Man Champion!
With school out and summer pretty much getting started (aside from all the cold rain recently) we've got you covered for your entertainment needs. Super Street Fighter IV Arcade Edition (the authentic arcade edition, not a bootleg or knockoff) is now 2 tokens (50¢) to start, 1 token to continue. We have a new, arcade exclusive light-gun shooter called Friction(pictured above) at 2 tokens to Start, 1 to continue. Tournaments are taking place every month, come show off yor skills and compete against others on various fighting games. It's going to be a great summer at The Game Grid!
SUPER STREET FIGHTER IV ARCADE EDITION NOW PLAYABLE AT THE GAME GRID ARCADE!
There is only one place in Utah where you can now play Super Street Fighter IV Arcade Edition and its at The Game Grid. We have an awesome screen, Sanwa controls and of course, meet up with other SF fans of the Utah Street Fighters. Thanks to the community for their help with providing parts to help us get this running! Tournaments coming soon as well!
We also aren't done yet! Stay tuned for another new game we will be getting, a fun light-gun game called FRICTION!
SUPER STREET FIGHTER IV ARCADE EDITION COMING IN MARCH!
It's one of the most anticipated fighting games to come along in years and until now, you had to go to California, Texas or Japan to experience it. Now, SSFIV AE is coming to Utah and it's only going to be at The Game Grid Arcade!
Arcade Edition features extra characters and balancing not found in the home console versions of the game. Beyond that no online matches with ridiculous lag - play against someone in public, lag free with arcade quality Sanwa sticks and buttons. We will have frequent tournaments where you can meet up with other Street Fighter players in the area. There is nothing like playing Street Fighter IV at the arcade, where it was MEANT to be played!
UPDATE: I have to apologize but due to circumstances outside our control the kit has been delayed. The latest word is that we will have it in Mid-March. In the meantime, we have fitted the cabinet with a new HD monitor and authentic Sanwa controls. Once the kit arrives, it shouldn't take too long to install and then we will be ready to go!
Happy New Year! Welcome Marvel VS Capcom 2 to the Game Grid!
You've asked for it, now it's finally here. The great Marvel VS. Capcom 2 is now at the Game Grid, sitting between the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and NeoGeo machines.
We've got more planned throughout the year so stay tuned!
It's already one of the fastest selling video games ever and we have it here at the Game Grid on every PC! Come in and play, this version even supports the Xbox 360 controller if you have a preference for those!
Our thanks to iGames for the opportunity!
Also stay tuned to our Facebook page for updates on when you cna come in and visit us this holiday season. The Valley Fair Mall has extended hours on many days although they have left it up to those of us in the mall to really spread the word about it. Pretty much every weekend up to Christmas, we are open for a few extra hours. We also have Gift Certificates available now, which make great stocking stuffers!
We have added a new page to the website and a new feature to our business - Achievements. It's like ticket redemption but without tickets as you can accumulate points to spend on items we offer - candy, PC time, T-Shirts, headphones, etc. We'll probably add more items you can use points on as time goes on.
To find out more as well as read about our current challenges, visit the new Achievements page.
New games: Dungeons & Dragons: Tower of Doom; Street Fighter III 2nd Impact
It's always great to have more to do at an arcade so we are pleased to announce some new games to our line-up.
First off, our most recent acquisition, Dungeons & Dragons: Tower of Doom. This four player game from 1993 is a unique scrolling fighter that gives us two arcade RPG's to our line-up and of course it's a blast to play with three of your friends.
I have mentioned this before but we also have Street Fighter III: 2nd Impact. I know that most SF3 fans prefer 3rd Strike but unfortunately that doesn't show up on eBay all that often. Still 2nd Impact is a solid fighter and worth checking out. We have kept Marvel Vs. Capcom and will be putting that into a new cabinet as soon as possible. I also will be fixing up the KOF98 cabinet soon.
Thanks to iGames, we now are running a special showcase for the new first person shooter, Blacklight Tango Down. Experience futuristic warfare alone, with other teammates or play online. With the showcase you get 1 hour free on the PCs for checking the game out (please ask for full details)!
Also, fighters fans should be please to hear that we now have Street Fighter III: 2nd Impact as a part of our selection. This has temporarily replace Marvel VS. Capcom, which will be returning in a new cabinet soon.
Come in and play the latest arcade game on the market, 4 tokens to start, 2 to continue. This game is EXCLUSIVE to arcades, with no port to the Wii, Xbox 360, PS3 or PC coming along. This is completely different from the home edition of Terminator Salvation that was released last year, so if you were disappointed with that game as many people were, here is a movie-to-game translation that doesn't disappoint.
On May 6th: THE NEW TERMINATOR SALVATION ARCADE LANDS AT THE GAME GRID
It has been a while since we had the opportunity to get our hands on a brand new arcade title but that will change this Thursday as we welcome the new Terminator Salvation Arcade game by Raw Thrills/Play Mechanix to our line-up.
TSA is already a mega-hit in various locations across the world and we are proud to offer players in West Valley a chance to enjoy the game for themselves. The game was designed by arcade industry veterans, one of which actually created the Terminator 2 arcade game and others who have worked on great light-gun games like CarnEvil and Aliens: Extermination.
Features:
Excellent graphics on a 42" screen with 1080p resolution/60FPS and destructible environments
Deluxe guns with the "Clip" reloading feature - hit a clip on the gun to reload
Booming sound
National online leaderboards. Compete with others in the US for the top score!
A storyline along with voice acting
An awesome cabinet lit up with red LEDs and a Terminator head looking down at you while you play
Eight long levels to wreak havoc through
No other location near Utah has put their Terminator ONLINE.
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