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Gather your best 2 Amiibos & battle it out in either 4 or 8 player SMASH!
Double elimination
Fee: $5, 2 drink minimum
Total overall CP cannot exceed 120, Amiibos may be checked!
Start time: 9pm
Must be 18+, ID required
Gather your best 2 Amiibos & battle it out in either 4 or 8 player SMASH!
Double elimination
Fee: $5, 2 drink minimum
Amiibos must be at a standard 120 levels total
Start time: 9pm
Must be 18+, ID required
2v2 Amiibo in Smash on Wii U
Double elimination
Fee: $5, 1 drink minimum (2 soda / juice min) or food
Registration time: 7pm – 9pm
Start time: 9:30pm
BYOC
Must be 18+, ID required
Smash all night long – even after the tournament – Melee – Brawl pm & Wii U.
Tekken 7 tournament at Waypoint Gaming
$10 entry, $5 venue
Meet up at Waypoint Cafe to play classic retro games on Nintendo consoles.
Pokemon Let’s Go Pikachu & Let’s Go Eevee are out, and we’ll be celebrating it with a small launch event. We’ll be located at the David Rubenstein Atrium near Lincoln Center! Get together with members of Switch & Play NYC, as well as Pokemon DS NYC, as we all play Pokemon Let’s Go Together! We’ll also take the time to play some Pokemon Go together, as there’s plenty of PokeStops all over the Lincoln Center area! Lastly, we’ll have a mini raffle, where we’ll be raffling off some cool Pokemon prizes!
DIRECTIONS:
To get to the David Rubenstein Atrium,, you could either:
Take the B, D, F, M, or 1 train to 59th st. Columbus Circle, then walk up to 62nd st. From there, you should see the Atrium. Or you could Take the 1, 2, or 3 train to 72nd St., then walk down to 62nd st.
There are outlets you could use to charge your phones and Switches, but please be mindful of folks who would like to have a turn to charge their stuff.
See you guys for some Pokemon Action!
Overwatch tournament at Waypoint Gaming
$10 entry, $10 venue
$20 entry
Bring your own controller
$20 entry
Bring your own controller
Tekken 7 tournament at Waypoint Gaming
$10 entry, $5 venue
$7 Entry Fee
$5 Singles – $5 Doubles
$20 entry fee
First blood, first tower, first to 100 cs
Howling Abyss
3 bans
$20 entry
Bring your own controller
WELCOME!! To The Killer Instinct Tournament here at Waypoint Gaming in Garden City New York.
Rules are simple!
Best 2 out of 3 games all until
Winners,
Losers,
and Grand Finals.
$20 for entry and venue
Running on XBOX ONE S and PC.
Bring your own controllers
Brook Converters are also accepted here.
Gather your best 2 Amiibos & battle it out in either 4 or 8 player SMASH!
Double elimination
Fee: $5, 2 drink minimum
Total overall CP cannot exceed 120, Amiibos may be checked!
Start time: 9pm
Must be 18+, ID required
Kick-Punch-Block! and XenoZero presents….
Chinatown Beatdown: December 1st
System: PS4
Monitors: BenQ
Venue Fee: $10 (everyone)
Street Fighter V Arcade Edition
Registration Fee: $10
Registration Time: 2:00 pm ~ 4:00 pm
Start Time: 4:30 pm
Dragon Ball FighterZ
Registration Fee: $10
Registration Time: 2:00 pm ~ 5:00 pm
Start Time: 5:30 pm
Tekken 7
Registration Fee: $10
Registration Time: 2:00 pm ~ 5:30 pm
Start Time: 6:00 pm
Lethal League Blaze
Registration Fee: $5
Registration Time: 2:00 pm ~ 6:00 pm
Start Time: 6:30 pm
Soul Calibur VI
Registration Fee: $10
Registration Time: 2:00 pm ~ 6:30 pm
Start Time: 7:00 pm
Payout:
1st: 70%
2nd: 20%
3rd: 10%
(If less than 10 people, winner takes ALL )
BYOC (Please Bring your own controller or joystick)
We do have limited equipment for rent, so it’s first come first serve:
$2.00 for controllers
$3.00 for joysticks
Rules:
Double Elimination Format 2/3 matches, Winner/Loser/Grand Finals is 3/5 Matches
Winner must stay with character
Lethal League Blaze:
HP Mode On
Powerups Off
Min Ball Speed 8
5-Stock, 10-minute (default)
Subway Stage reserved for Grand Finals
Stream: Kick-Punch-Block!
www.twitch.tv/KPBLive
If there are any questions, feel free to ask
Gather your best 2 Amiibos & battle it out in either 4 or 8 player SMASH!
Double elimination
Fee: $5, 2 drink minimum
Amiibos must be at a standard 120 levels total
Start time: 9pm
Must be 18+, ID required
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate releases on December 7th, and to celebrate the launch of the game, we’ll be hosting a tournament at Waypoint Cafe! We’ll be teaming up with Waypoint Cafe as we bring you this huge launch event!
Rules:
1v1 Best 2 out of 3
3 Stocks, 5 minutes
No Items
Final Smash Meter On
Battlefield or Omega Styled Stages
Let Players pick stages
Single Elimination
32 Players Maximum
Miis Allowed, Default Moves only
Prizes will be announced at a later date.
Signups will start at 3 PM We’ll be cutting off signups around 5-5:30 PM, or until it’s filled up The tournament will be starting at 6 PM. All entries will be at a First Come, First Served basis, so if you want to guarantee your spot, we suggest you show up as early as possible. We recommend you also bring your own controller.
To get to Waypoint Cafe, take the D Train to Grand St. From there, it’s a five minute walk to Ludlow St. After you reach Ludlow, make a left turn, and it’s a very short walk. You could also take the F Train to Delancey St. From there, it’s a three minute walk to Ludlow.
See you on the Battlefield!
Get tickets now! – smash.liretro.com
Tournament pre-registration – https://smash.gg/tournament/smash-ultimate-launch-event
Excited for Smash Ultimate?! So are we! Bring your Switch and get ready for an awesome night.
There will be something for everyone!
For the Smash crowd –
-Freeplay stations to relax and learn the new game
-Smash Ultimate tournament ($10 entry) (which should be quite interesting a day after release!)
-Smash Melee tournament ($10 entry)
-A casual Smash Ultimate bracket (free entry) for more relaxed competitive play
-Games and tournament matches being played all night in the 300 seat IMAX theatre
-Older Smash game freeplay
For everyone else
-Retro gaming freeplay stations
-Arcade machines when you need a break from smashing
-“Bill & Seamus’s Excellent Adventure” – 2 gaming enthusiasts from the museum are running their own couch co-op game area
-Vendors selling game and game related stuff
-The Final Fantasy 9 jump rope challenge
-Raffles
Venue entry is $12 in advance, $15 at the door. Advance tickets end the Friday before at midnight.
There will be stations set up, but we encourage you to bring your Switch. The first 20 people who bring a setup (switch/dock/monitor) will receive free admission! We will have as many extra gamecube controllers and USB adapters as possible.
There will be security precautions in place to ensure that everyone’s stuff is safe as well.
Get tickets now – smash.liretro.com
Tournament pre-registration can be found at https://smash.gg/tournament/smash-ultimate-launch-event
Presented by your friends at Long Island Retro Gaming and Smash Island.
Tournament rules –
Smash Ultimate –
-Due to the upcoming nature of Super Smash Bros Ultimate any rules are subject to change UP UNTIL THE DAY OF THE EVENT.
At this time we aim to run 3 stock 8 minute best of 3 matches that switch to best of 5 for later rounds. Check back for added rules to be added once the TOs know more about the game.
Smash Melee –
Melee shall be operated via the EVO 2018 ruleset, and are as follows.
Game version: US Nintendo GameCube
Game Settings: 4 Stock, 8 Minute Time Limit, No Items, Pause Disabled, 2/3 Games
Starter stages: Yoshi’s Story, Fountain of Dreams, Final Destination, Battlefield, Dream Land.
Counter-pick stages: Pokemon Stadium.
Wobbling is legal. Freezing and infinite stalling are not legal.
First stage is decided by banning from the Starter Stages in P1-P2-P2-P1 order.
Winning player is not locked into the same character for the next match, but has to pick before loser selects character.
Following stages decided by winner banning one stage from all stages and then loser choosing.
Any matches that are best of five, there are no stage bans.
You may not choose a stage you have already won on unless mutually agreed to.
Game: Smash 4 on Wii U, 1v1
Start time: 9pm
Entry fee: $5 each, 2 drink minimum
18+ ID required
Arcade Wednesdays at Lizard Lounge:
All the other Video Games Retro to Brand new will be on and ready to be played – N64, Game Cube (x2), Xbox 360, PS2 (x2) Wii, Wii U (x2) Sega Genesis.
Meet up at Waypoint Cafe to play classic retro games on Nintendo consoles.
The most wonderful time of the year is coming, and what better way to celebrate the holidays than a Holiday Party! Once again, we will be hosting our annual Holiday Party at Waypoint, where we’ll be having free play on the TVs, as people are playing Super Smash Bros. Ultimate for the Nintendo Switch!
We’ll be doing a special Christmas grab bag game during the party! Instead of the traditional Yankee Swap/White Elephant Gift Exchange, we wanted to do something different.
Here are the rules:
Item must be in the $20-$30 range. It must be a physical item or a piece of merchandise (like toys, board games, plushies, etc.). We will not be accepting video games or prepaid cards/gift cards. The item must be a physical item or piece of merchandise. Make sure the gift is wrapped up and left unlabeled.
On the day of the event all of the items will get thrown into a giant laundry sack or giant bag. Admins Mike and Geoffrey will randomly generate the order of the participants, and line them up. They will randomly grab an item out of the bag without looking. Once you receive the gift, it’s yours. At the end of the game, you can choose to trade with people if you would like.
We will have another raffle this year, where we’ll be giving away a ton of prizes!
To get to Waypoint Cafe, take the D Train to Grand St. From there, it’s a five minute walk to Ludlow St. After you reach Ludlow, make a left turn, and it’s a very short walk. You could also take the F Train to Delancey St. From there, it’s a three minute walk to Ludlow.
We look forward to seeing you guys at the party!
Gather your best 2 Amiibos & battle it out in either 4 or 8 player SMASH!
Double elimination
Fee: $5, 2 drink minimum
Amiibos must be at a standard 120 levels total
Start time: 9pm
Must be 18+, ID required
Gather your best 2 Amiibos & battle it out in either 4 or 8 player SMASH!
Double elimination
Fee: $5, 2 drink minimum
Amiibos must be at a standard 120 levels total
Start time: 9pm
Must be 18+, ID required
80s Arcade and Karaoke Nights Return!
Brought to you by:
Cradle-Con: A Comic, Collectible, & Pop Culture Con,
and the Long Island Retro Gaming EXPO
Can’t make it on Feb 23rd? No worries, we’re doing it again on March 23rd, you’re welcome!
March 23rd 80s Night:
https://www.facebook.com/events/1919842054811972/
Relive the glory days of the 1980s while playing classic arcade games like Pac-Man and Donkey Kong and singing your hearts out to ’80s karaoke music. No need to bring quarters as games are all set to free play, but please do bring the big hair, acid-washed jeans, shoulder pads, and Members Only jackets. And now we’ve added over 30 classic consoles from the 70s through the 90s so you can play all your retro favorites like Pong and games on the Atari 2600 all the way through to the Nintendo 64.
– Play on over 30 Classic Arcade Machines
– Play Games on Over 30 Classic Consoles
– 80s Karaoke
– Retro Game Tournament – TBD
– 80s Costume/Cosplay Contest
– $1 Raffles – win a Classic Console (TBD) – Drawing same night!
– Cash Bar
$15 advance tickets, $20 at the door!
Tournament Details
The team from the LI Retro Gaming Expo will be running a Retro Game tournament with a $5 entry and cash prize. More details to follow.
Costume & Cosplay Contest
Come in your best 80s costume or cosplay. Contest winner receives 2 tickets to Cradle-Con (June 1-2, 2019, up to a $50 value), runner-up receives a mystery prize!
About Cradle-Con – June 1 & 2, 2019
Cradle-Con was founded in June 2018 to raise funds for the Cradle of Aviation Museum’s education programs. Cradle-Con is a pure celebration of all things comic book culture. It is a new opportunity for readers to meet and greet their local comic book creators, for collectors on the hunt for those elusive rare books and toys, and for cosplayers to show off some of their best work. This is a spectacular new, more intimate experience for fans of all ages to gather, socialize, and be passionate about what they love. Visit http://www.cradlecon.com/ for more info.
About the Long Island Retro Gaming Expo – August 2019
Long Island’s premier gaming convention began with a simple idea, “Let’s make the kind of show we’d all want to go to!” And that’s exactly what they’ve done by providing a friendly and welcoming environment to everyone, including guests, volunteers and vendors. Heading into their 5th year in 2019, their “fun-first” approach has guided them from a small single day show to a multi-day celebration of gaming with over 4300 attendees in 2018. In 2017, they expanded their reach to include tabletop gaming, and the Long Island Tabletop Gaming Expo was born. This “con-within-a-con” is included with admission and features role-playing, war gaming, board games, and CCG’s for gamers of all skill levels. Find more info at http://expo.liretro.com/
It’s been two years since Switch & Play NYC has formed, and we’re doing another anniversary event! Once again, we are grateful for all of you guys coming through these past two years!
We will be hosting a competition, similar to that of the Nintendo World Championships, where players will be completing in a series of rounds, where everyone will be playing different games with their own challenges. There will be different games each round, with sub rounds where those who lost have a chance of making it through.
The event will be hosted at Waypoint Cafe NYC on Friday, March 22nd! Sign ups will start as early as 3PM, and the competition will start at 6PM!
DIRECTIONS:
To get to Waypoint Cafe, take the D Train to Grand St. From there, it’s a five minute walk to Ludlow St. After you reach Ludlow, make a left turn, and it’s a very short walk. You could also take the F Train to Delancey St. From there, it’s a three minute walk to Ludlow.
Please note that Waypoint Cafe has a strict policy on outside food, and we would ask all attendees not to bring any outside food with you. We would like to suggest supporting the store by buying a drink, food, or snacks. If you would like outside food, there’s places all over where you could go to, just as long as you don’t bring it back with you to the cafe.
We hope that you are able to join us, as we look forward to having you with us!
80s Arcade and Karaoke Nights Return!
Brought to you by:
Cradle-Con: A Comic, Collectible, & Pop Culture Con,
and the Long Island Retro Gaming EXPO
Also see Feb 23 80s Night:
https://www.facebook.com/events/2182010208717330/
Relive the glory days of the 1980s while playing classic arcade games like Pac-Man and Donkey Kong and singing your hearts out to ’80s karaoke music. No need to bring quarters as games are all set to free play, but please do bring the big hair, acid-washed jeans, shoulder pads, and Members Only jackets. And now we’ve added over 30 classic consoles from the 70s through the 90s so you can play all your retro favorites like Pong and games on the Atari 2600 all the way through to the Nintendo 64.
– Play on over 30 Classic Arcade Machines
– Play Games on Over 30 Classic Consoles
– 80s Karaoke
– Retro Game Tournament – TBD
– 80s Costume/Cosplay Contest
– $1 Raffles – win a Classic Console (TBD) – Drawing same night!
– Cash Bar
$15 advance tickets, $20 at the door!
Tournament Details
The team from the LI Retro Gaming Expo will be running a Retro Game tournament with a $5 entry and cash prize. More details to follow.
Costume & Cosplay Contest
Come in your best 80s costume or cosplay. Contest winner receives 2 tickets to Cradle-Con (June 1-2, 2019, up to a $50 value), runner-up receives a mystery prize!
About Cradle-Con – June 1 & 2, 2019
Cradle-Con was founded in June 2018 to raise funds for the Cradle of Aviation Museum’s education programs. Cradle-Con is a pure celebration of all things comic book culture. It is a new opportunity for readers to meet and greet their local comic book creators, for collectors on the hunt for those elusive rare books and toys, and for cosplayers to show off some of their best work. This is a spectacular new, more intimate experience for fans of all ages to gather, socialize, and be passionate about what they love. Visit http://www.cradlecon.com/ for more info.
About the Long Island Retro Gaming Expo – August 2019
Long Island’s premier gaming convention began with a simple idea, “Let’s make the kind of show we’d all want to go to!” And that’s exactly what they’ve done by providing a friendly and welcoming environment to everyone, including guests, volunteers and vendors. Heading into their 5th year in 2019, their “fun-first” approach has guided them from a small single day show to a multi-day celebration of gaming with over 4300 attendees in 2018. In 2017, they expanded their reach to include tabletop gaming, and the Long Island Tabletop Gaming Expo was born. This “con-within-a-con” is included with admission and features role-playing, war gaming, board games, and CCG’s for gamers of all skill levels. Find more info at http://expo.liretro.com/
The BBQ is BACK once again, and this time, it’s Nitro Fuled!
We will be meeting once again at the Brooklyn Bridge Park Pier 5, Celebrating Crash Team Racing: Nitro Fueled! We’re also planning to host the BBQ on Sunday, July 21st, with July 28th as the rain date.
To determine the headcount of how many people are attending, we strongly recommend to set your RSVP notice as “Going”, because marking it as “Interested” is too vague for us. We want to make sure that we will be buying the right amount of food to feed everybody in attendance. If there are extra guests that would like to attend, please let us know, and consider contributing an item to the event.
We will also be keeping track on food, beverages, and other supplies that will be contributed to the BBQ in the form of a Google Spreadsheet. Please note that contributing something will likely factor into food intake for the event, so in the interest of fairness, please consider bringing something, to help the BBQ run smoothly!
Check out the items that are being listed for the BBQ on the spreadsheet, so we don’t end up with a large surplus of items or supplies we don’t need much of, such as bags of chips.
Info on what we plan to do for Crash Team Racing will be coming soon.
[ Directions ]
To get to the Brooklyn Bridge Park – Pier 5, you can take the 2/3/4/5 trains to the Borough Hall stop.
From Borough Hall, head west on Joralemon Street, and keep walking until you reach Brooklyn Bridge Park Pier 5. That will be a 13-minute walk.
You could also take the N/W/R trains to the Court Street stop. From there, walk to Montague Street, then walk until you reach Clinton Street. Afterwards, you head to Joralemon Street, and keep walking until you reach Brooklyn Bridge Park Pier 5. This altogether is a 10-12 minute walk.
You could also take the A/C/F trains to the Jay Street/Metrotech stop, but that’s about a 16-17 minute walk.
Once you enter the Pier, we should have seating available with shade. We’ll spend our time chatting, gaming, and of course, eating while our grillmasters will be working the BBQ pits for the day.
If you have any questions on what you would like to bring, feel free to comment! Make sure to fill out the spreadsheet on what you’re planning on bringing with you at the event.