Posts by ArcadeHero
Thanksgiving & Holiday Hours 2024
Looking to have some affordable fun this holiday season? Arcade Galactic at Valley Fair Shopping Center has got you covered. Also note that The Grinch will be at the mall on weekends this year, as it was last year. We are CLOSED on Thanksgiving, as is the rest of the mall excepting the movie theater.…
Read MoreStreet Fighter III: 3rd Strike Joins The Battle!
We are excited to finally bring Capcom’s 1999 arcade masterpiece, Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike, to Arcade Galactic. Many years ago, we had got our hands on a Street Fighter III: 2nd Impact board. However, when anyone who was into Street Fighter III (SF3 from here on out), they wanted the superior 3rd Strike (3S).…
Read MoreThe 2024 Autumn Arrangement
News has been quiet here on the site, with this being an unusually slow Summer. In some ways, the year has been even slower on some months than we saw back in 2020. Unlike most places though, we haven’t raised our prices, so you’re still saving a lot of money on fun compared to our…
Read MoreArcade Galactic – Now 16 Years In Business!
June 8th, 2024 marks two great anniversaries – the release of Columbia Pictures’ Ghostbusters back in 1984, and its the 16th year since opening our doors. Growing up, Ghostbusters was one of my favorite movies, although I did not realize that the dates collided when we had opened – it was just a timing coincidence!…
Read MoreAsteroids Recharged Now Testing In Utah
Arcade Galactic is excited to announce that we are the first and exclusive test location for a brand new Atari arcade game! You might remember that when we opened and for several years afterwards, we had an Asteroids Deluxe. Now, we are testing out Asteroids Recharged by Atari and Alan-1 Inc. The Asteroids Recharged arcade…
Read MoreEaster 2024 Update
As an FYI to anyone who might be in town or wanting to visit us on Easter Sunday, the Valley Fair Shopping Center is CLOSED for that day, which means that all indoor tenants are closed too. We are open today (Saturday, March 30th) and for April Fools on Monday, so stop by then! We…
Read MoreVisit Arcade Galactic In VR Via Arcade Legend VR
Perhaps you’ve visited us in the real-world, or you haven’t had the chance to as our location is no where near where you live. Now, thanks to the Meta Quest 2 game, Arcade Legend VR, you can visit our new virtual location and play some unique indie games in the process! What is Arcade Legend…
Read MoreCelebrate Leap Day and save!
Happy Leap Day! Celebrate the day that only shows up once every four years by playing some* of our video arcade games for 1/4th less than usual! Games that will be only 1 token for Feb. 29th: *Certain games like Big Buck Hunter Reloaded do not allow us to change the price as they lock…
Read MoreRepairs! Dec. 2023 Update
It’s time to update you on our repairs! Keeping an arcade going at 100% is not an easy task, but it is one that we strive to achieve. Sometimes, issues are not cut-and-dry and take a bit of time to sort out or parts take a while to track down. Other items may require a…
Read More2023 Holiday Hours
Curious about when we are opened or closed this 2023 holiday season? Here’s the calendar that goes from mid-November to the first week of January. Note that we are closed on Thanksgiving and Christmas (as is the rest of the Valley Fair Shopping Center) but here’s the calendar to know the full story: Note that…
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