Fantastic Fest 2010

We’re turning off our lasers and lights and letting you control the flow on the dancefloor when we hand out 100 free flashlights to people who start tearing it up. From then on, the party is in darkness unless you shine your light on it! It’s the most vampire-friendly dancefloor in town.

Every day from noon until 8pm, sample and play the games of Fantastic Arcade.

Maps out the genesis of the first annual Blip Festival, a four day celebration of over 30 international artists exploring the untapped musical potential of low-bit video game consoles.

The closing night party of Fantastic Arcade, a dance party fueled by crazy Nintendo beats.

Join us at the Highball for a spirited awards ceremony where we will bestow the Arcade Awards.

Mix and mingle with the Fantastic Arcade attendees at the Highball Thursday through Sunday and enjoy drink specials and a different tournament with fabulous prizes every day. Thursday, September 23rd's tournament is Canabalt , sponsored by Asics. Canabalt , the hit online flash/iPhone indie title by Semi-Secret Software co-founder Adam Atomic, is all about how far you can go . . . with just one button: Jump. In some apocalyptic future, you’re running, and everyone knows that when you’re running you can only escape by jumping from one skyscraper to the next. Obstacles can slow your character down, but you’ll need all the speed you can get to make those jumps! Start practicing Canabalt at 12 pm on Thursday, and join us for Happy Hour at 6 pm (sign-ups start at 5:30 pm) for an epic tournament to determine just who is best prepared to run away from the robot apocalypse! Canabalt PRIZES 1st Place $125 Cash Prize, pair of Onitsuka Tiger shoes, ASICS hat, ASICS T-Shirt, a free month's subscription to Moviestorm. 2nd Place $75 Cash Prize, pair of Onitsuka Tiger shoes, ASICS hat, ASICS T-Shirt. 3rd Place $50 Cash Prize, pair of Onitsuka Tiger shoes, ASICS hat, ASICS T-Shirt Runner-up Pair of Onitsuka Tiger shoes, ASICS hat, ASICS T-Shirt. Canabalt RULES Sign ups begin at 5:30 pm Tournament begins at 6 pm for Fantastic Arcade Happy Hour Each player gets two escape attempts – highest score is taken Top 3 scorers advance to Finals In the finals, each player gets ONE attempt. Highest scorer wins!

Mix and mingle with the Fantastic Arcade attendees at the Highball Thursday through Sunday and enjoy drink specials and a different tournament with fabulous prizes every day. Saturday, September 25th's tournament is Dance Dance Revolution, sponsored by Asics. Dance Dance Revolution, or “DDR” as anyone who has ever played a video game knows it, has been a staple for arcades and consoles since 1998. Over 10 years later, there’s still no better game to break a sweat to. Saturday at 1 pm (sign-ups start at 12:30 pm), we’ll start our good ole’ fashioned dance-off; the Top 3 Finalists will show off their moves for our entertainment during The Highball’s Happy Hour at 6 pm. Dance Dance Revolution PRIZES 1st Place $200 Cash Prize, pair of Onitsuka Tiger shoes, ASICS hat, ASICS T-Shirt, a free month's subscription to Moviestorm. . 2nd Place $150 Cash Prize, pair of Onitsuka Tiger shoes, ASICS hat, ASICS T-Shirt. 3rd Place $100 Cash Prize, pair of Onitsuka Tiger shoes, ASICS hat, ASICS T-Shirt. Runner-up Pair of Onitsuka Tiger shoes, ASICS hat, ASICS T-Shirt. Dance Dance Revolution RULES Sign ups begin at 12:30 pm Tournament begins at 1 pm Player Cap: 32 Players Each player will take turns playing a predetermined preliminary song; the top 8 scorers move on to Round 2. Round 2: The Top 8 scorers will play another predetermined song; the top 3 scorers move on to Grand Finals. Each Grand Finalist will play a predetermined set of 3 songs. The highest scorer in the set wins!

Mix and mingle with the Fantastic Arcade attendees at the Highball Thursday through Sunday and enjoy drink specials and a different tournament with fabulous prizes every day. Sunday's Happy Hour tournament is Guitar Hero, sponsored by ASICS, Epiphone Guitars and Game Over Video Games Guitar Hero revolutionized the peripheral-based music game in the United States as the first title to bring a plethora of well-known licensed songs to Western gamers. Just in time for Fantastic Arcade 2010, we’ll see the release of Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock, the sixth consecutive title in the series. If you consider yourself a true Warrior of Rock, you’ll want to be at The Highball on Sunday at 1 pm (sign-ups at 12:30 pm) to compete for the title. Our Top 4 contestants will shred their hardest for Happy Hour at 6 pm! Guitar Hero PRIZES 1st Place $300 Cash Prize, Epiphone Special II electric guitar from the Les Paul Collection ($300 value), pair of Onitsuka Tiger shoes, ASICS hat, ASICS T-Shirt, GUITAR HERO accessories from Game Over Videogames, a free month’s subscription to Moviestorm. 2nd Place $250 Cash Prize, pair of Onitsuka Tiger shoes, ASICS hat, ASICS T-Shirt, Guitar Hero accessories from Game Over Videogames. 3rd Place $200 Cash Prize, pair of Onitsuka Tiger shoes, ASICS hat, ASICS T-Shirt, Guitar Hero accessories from Game Over Videogames. Runner-up Pair of Onitsuka Tiger shoes, ASICS hat, ASICS T-Shirt, Guitar Hero accessories from Game Over Videogames. Guitar Hero RULES Sign ups begin at 12:30PM Tournament begins at 1:00PM Player Cap: 32 Players Each player will take turns playing a randomly determined preliminary song on “normal” difficulty; the top 8 scorers move on to Round 2. Round 2: The Top 8 scorers will play another randomly determined song on “expert” difficulty; the top 4 scorers move on to the Finals. Each Finalist will play in a versus-style single elimination bracket for Top 4 Songs will be randomly selected with “expert” difficulty; the winner of each match advances to Grand Finals In Grand Finals, a final song will be randomly selected with “expert” difficulty to face off simultaneously for the prize!

Mix and mingle with the Fantastic Arcade attendees at the Highball Thursday through Sunday and enjoy drink specials and a different tournament with fabulous prizes every day. Friday, September 24th's tournament is Niddhogg , sponsored by Asics and Gameover Games . Niddhogg is an indie game of old-school dueling with fantastic visuals, smooth animation, and a virtual tip-of-the-hat to classics like Karateka and Prince of Persia. Throw down with us in a Double Elimination VS Tournament and show the world your classic fencing and hand-to-hand skills. You’ve been waiting for decades to get revenge on that punk at the arcade you couldn’t beat at Karate Champ, and this is your chance. Join us Friday at 1 pm (sign-ups at 12:30 pm) to compete and play the finals in front of The Highball Happy Hour crowd at 6 pm! Niddhogg PRIZES 1st Place $125 Cash Prize, pair of Onitsuka Tiger shoes, ASICS hat, ASICS T-Shirt, Old School T-Shirt, Yellow Spandex Body Suit, a free month's subscription to Moviestorm. 2nd Place $75 Cash Prize, pair of Onitsuka Tiger shoes, ASICS hat, ASICS T-Shirt, Old School T-Shirt. 3rd Place $50 Cash Prize, pair of Onitsuka Tiger shoes, ASICS hat, ASICS T-Shirt, Old School T-Shirt. Runner-up Pair of Onitsuka Tiger shoes, ASICS hat, ASICS T-Shirt, Old School T-Shirt. Niddhogg RULES Sign-ups begin at 12:30 pm Tournament begins at 1 pm Narrowed down to 8 players by 6 pm for Happy Hour Double Elimination Versus mode – Best 2 out of 3 matches