Calendar

May
26
Sat
2018
Hyperbolic Street Melee #1 – DBFz/SFV/SSBM Tournament Series @ Platinum Star Games
May 26 @ 2:00 pm – 11:00 pm

Tournaments and also a Combo Breaker 2018 Viewing Party:

Going to be doing this as a Combo Breaker 2018 Viewing Party As-well for the locals who can’t make it out but want to be a part of the action! We have a nice big screen and couch to View the event from!

Venue: $7 [Eligible for a $2/4 Discount for bringing a Setup]
SFV: $8
DBFz: $8
SSBM: $8

Venue Starts at 2:00pm
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Registration: 3:00pm

Event Scheduled Start Times
~Singles~
Street Fighter 5 Singles @ 5:30pm
Melee Singles @ 6:30pm
DragonBall FighterZ Singles @ 7:00pm-ish [Will start as other brackets wind down!]

For more info and rules, please visit the FB event page

Stream: https://www.twitch.tv/BBWSmash

Jun
12
Tue
2018
Smash Bros Switch Reveal Party & Fest @ Platinum Star Games
Jun 12 @ 11:00 am – 10:00 pm

Are you as excited for the upcoming Smash Bros for Nintendo Switch as we are? If so, come spend the day with some of NJ’s most dedicated Smash Bros players & fans as we watch the big reveal of the new game and binge Smash for the entire day after the presentation!

Stay tuned for more details, but please be advised that this is a day of fun revolving around Smash Bros and a variety of other games provided in the Platinum Star Games venue and not a tournament!

For updates and details, please visit the FB event page!

Jun
16
Sat
2018
Platinum Starcadian – Smash 4 Arcadian @ Platinum Star Games
Jun 16 @ 3:00 pm – 11:00 pm

Platinum Starcadian: An NJ Smash 4 Arcadian hosted by Master Hand Gaming in Platinum Star Games, with an unranked player only Wii U Singles Bracket (no Power Ranked players in any region may enter bracket).
This means that players on current and previous PRs cannot enter! Some players who have won past arcadians or are deemed too good to enter are also banned from participating in singles. If you feel like you may be too good, simply ask us the question before you go! I don’t want tell you you cannot play once you are at the venue.

Venue Fee: $10
Optional Free-Play Fee: $5
Smash 4 1v1 – $10
Smash 4 TBD Side Events – $5 (?)

Optional Free-Play: Comes with free play of all of the hundreds of games and consoles offered at Platinum Star Games! Also comes with a drink and a snack! Only $5.

Schedule:
Registration: 2:00 PM
Smash 4 TBD Side Event: 3:30PM
Smash 4 1v1: 5:30 PM

Note: We are lenient on starting times, just make sure to notify us if you’re on your way or running late! (Post on event page or let some staff know.) Bracket registration closes 30 minutes before the event SHARP.

For full rules and details, please visit the FB event page!

Jan
27
Sun
2019
The Lost Arcade: Documentary about Manhattan’s Chinatown Fair @ 21 Pell Street
Jan 27 @ 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Please join us for a free screening of The Lost Arcade with Director/Producer Irene Chin who will be present for a Q&A at the end. The film is approximately one hour and 16 minutes long and premiered in 2016.

Many of us were raised in Chinatown and remember fondly about Chinatown Fair, and many of you remember it being on the other side of the street under the Port Arthur Restaurant. I myself, had a visited Chinatown fair many times having lived only mere blocks from Mott Street.

View the trailer: https://vimeo.com/213740742

From the The Lost Arcade website: “THE LOST ARCADE is the critically acclaimed documentary about the last hold out of old-school arcade culture in New York City. An intimate portrait of the passionate and exceptionally diverse community at the beloved Chinatown Fair, The Lost Arcade, chronicles the evolution of arcades, while celebrating the camaraderie and history of a pop culture phenomenon.

The Lost Arcade premiered at DOC NYC and the International Film Festival Rotterdam, and screened at Open City Docs London, Melbourne International Film Festival, Glasgow International Film Festival, IFFBoston, Sidewalk Film Festival, and the San Diego Asian Film Festival. Going on to a limited theatrical release at NYC’s Metrograph and San Francisco’s Roxie.

The film is produced by 26 Aries, in Association with IGN Entertainment and Wheelhouse Creative.

Edited, Produced, Directed by Kurt Vincent
Written and Produced by Irene Chin
Original Music by Gil Talmi
Executive Produced by Josh Zeman, Kyle Martin, Jason Orans.

****Please note that no food, foul language or hats except for religious headwear is allowed in the church. The church is not handicapped accessible. Restrooms are downstairs and there are no elevators.****

May
23
Thu
2019
MOCAFilms presents The Lost Arcade by Irene Kim Chin @ Museum of Chinese in America
May 23 @ 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm

Blinking, beaming, and ringing, The Lost Arcade intimately memorializes the end of video arcades in New York City, while celebrating the camaraderie and history of a pop culture phenomenon. The film is an exceptional directorial debut that focuses on the Chinatown Fair, the Mott Street landmark where generations honed their craft, made friends and lost at tic-tac-toe to a chicken. Masterfully presenting the sights and sounds of a changing scene, wistful yet hopeful, and full of the faces and characters that radiate fun and innovation, The Lost Arcade is a dazzling portrait of technostalgia and a timely commentary on the corporate era’s incineration of modest businesses, and the resiliency of the dedicated enthusiasts.

Director/Producer Irene Chin will host a Q&A after screening.

Tickets are $15 and include wine and Museum admission. Members receive complimentary tickets. Not a Member? Join today!

Irene Chin is a filmmaker and writer originally from Alexandria, Virginia and Honolulu, Hawaii, and now lives in Brooklyn, New York. Her first short film as director/producer, The Bachelorette Party, premiered at the NewFilmmakers NY series at Anthology Film Archives. Her first documentary as writer/producer, The Lost Arcade, premiered at DOC NYC and went on to screen at the International Film Festival Rotterdam, Wexner Center for the Arts, Open City Docs London, Melbourne International Film Festival, Glasgow International Film Festival, IFFBoston. The New York Times called The Lost Arcade, “Part scrappy, part sweet, and wholly enjoyable…a love letter to a vanished piece of New York.” The New Yorker said the film was “raw and intimate.” Irene graduated from the School of Visual Arts in New York.