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Hours of Operation:
We are only open during the hours are most popular for our fighting game community. You can book private parties for any time not during our regular hours.
Wednesday : 8pm-Midnight
Friday : 8pm - 2am
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Live Stream Hours
Friday : 9pm - 2am
All tournaments and special events are also streamed
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Quarter Arcades At Arcade-in-a-Box we are attempting to relive the classic arcade of our youth. Many of these arcade games are 20-30 years old so it can be difficult to find them and repair them. We attempt to purchase original games, but sometimes we need to recreate many classic arcade games by building cabinets from scratch. Come in and see what we have and all games are always a quarter a play. Some games shown the pictures are no longer available. We try to rotate games best we can, the list below is the most accurate list of what we have.
Arcade Game List
Arkanoid
Robotron 2084
Ninja Gaiden
Tetris
Robocop
Vapor Trail
Virtua Tennis
Track & Field
Mortal Kombat
Road Blasters
Super Mario Bros
Wyvern Wings
NFL Blitz 99
Hydro Thunder
Classics - Multigame (Pac-Man, Donkey Kong, Galaga, Donkey Kong Jr, Ms. Pac-Man, Galaxian, Space Invaders and more)
4 Player Setup - Multigame (Simpsons, X-Men, TMNT, Sunset Riders, & more)
Coming Soon (being repaired or restored).
Cyberball 2072
Rastan
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Tournaments Arcade-in-a-Box is the premiere spot for fighting game tournaments in Tucson. We have 3 head to head fighting game setups running Xbox 360s. We have custom arcade sticks made by Arcade-in-a-Box, the #1 custom arcade stick company in the world. We have been doing fighting game tournaments for years, so we know how to get them done correctly and quickly. Just take a look at some video from our previous tournaments.
Upcomng Tournaments
Tucson wins it's first Super Street Fighter IV tournament against rival Phoenix since the release of Street Fighter IV.
Conclusions of our most recent Marvel vs. Capcom 3 Tournament. 30 Entrants, winner took home $210
- The Best Part about Street Fighter Tournaments in Tucson
- AiaB MVC3 Finals Sabre vs. Angelic (4-2-11) Part 2
Details soon!
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Staff
5540 E. Hampton St.
Tucson, AZ 85712
Tel: 520.545.0591
Email: info_arcadeinabox.com
We are located 2 streets south of Grant off Craycroft. We are about 100 yards down, on the right.
Ed Farias - Owner
Favorite Games:
Arkanoid, SSFII Turbo, Ninja Gaiden, MLB The Show, Tecmo Bowl to name a few.
Job at AiaB:
Jack of all trades. Fix the arcade machines, build the arcade sticks, repair/remodel the building, market events and run birthday parties.
Titles:
None, but I will take on all challengers in Dusty Diamonds All-Star Softball.
Abe Valenzuela
Favorite Games:
SFIII Third Strike, NFL Blitz, Arkanoid, Resident Evil Series and so much more.
Job at AiaB:
Open/Closes the arcade. Organizes and runs tournaments. Runs SFIV Ranbats.
Titles:
One of Arizona's top players in SFIII 3rd Strike, SSFII Turbo and Super Street Fighter IV
Marvin Norton
Favorite Games:
Guilty Gear, Marvel vs. Capcom 3, Street Fighter IV.
Job at AiaB:
Open/Closes the arcade. Organizes all Anime Events. Runs MvC3 Ranbats and Boot Camp
Titles:
One of Arizona's top players in Guilty Gear, Marvel Vs. Capcom 3 and Super Street Fighter IV.
Ernest Rayagosa
Favorite Games:
SFIII Third Strike, Street Fighter IV
Job at AiaB:
Open/Closes the arcade. Helps run just about every event we have.
Titles:
One of Arizona's top players in SFIII 3rd Strike, Super Street Fighter IV, Marvel vs. Capcom 3
Weekly Events <<< Back
All Events are streamed Live to twitch.tv/arcadeinabox
Ranked Battles!
SF4 Boot Camp
Friday Night Fights
Season 2
8pm - Midnight
Every Wednesday
$5 Door Fee!
What is Boot Camp?:
The Boot Camp idea was actually started by some of our fellow fighting game players in Phoenix. AiaB loved the idea of Boot Camp so we adopted it as well and it has helped our community and our players immensely. Basically, Boot Camp is an opportunity for you to grow as a fighting game player. Some players have no one to talk to about techniques and ways to improve... well THIS is the place to do that. Boot Camp is a place where you can learn to improve yourself as a player and experiment and trade information with other players. Everyone at Boot Camp is friendly and the top-level players are ALWAYS open to giving advice and helping players level up. We don't keep secrets here, we share everything and as such, our community here in Tucson has landed on top of the food chain here in AZ when it comes to SF. Bottom line: If you're looking to improve your game, make regular appearances and I guarantee you will see noticeable changes in your game. Click HERE for details.
$10 gets you access to all of our console fighting game setups. We always have the latest games running like Super Street Fighter IV and Marvel vs. Capcom 3. Then we have plenty of setups for any other games you might want to play.
We also have our Fight Pass. This card costs $30 and gives you access to 4 Friday/Saturday night passes. That's a $10 savings.
Come see where Tucson's best players unite to improve their games in the most popular fighting games of the past and present.
Season 2 will begin sometime after EVO 2011.
Saturday nights at AiaB we do Ranked Battles. This is basically a way to see how you stack up with the rest of the players in Tucson. Points are awarded to everyone that competes in the double elimination tournament. The better you do, the more points you earn. At the end of each season a champion is crowned, the board is wiped clean and the next season starts. Ranbats are run every other Saturday.
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Come celebrate your birthday with Arcade-in-a-Box! Unlike those big pizza joints, we only do one party at a time so you have the whole facility to yourself. The kids don't have to worry about waiting in line, carrying tokens or broken machines. We will provide plates, napkins, and plastic ware while parents can bring their own food and drinks. You can rent the facility for as many hours as you like (minimum 2 hours) and arrive 30 minutes early to get setup.
- Fun for the whole family! Our parties are designed for the 8-15 age group. We do not offer any Mature rated video games like Halo, Call of Duty and Gears of War.
- The most popular games like Wii Sports, Rockband, Lips, Super Smash Bros, Dance Central, NBA Jam, and much more!
- Seperate room for music games!
- Age specific games. We have no M rated games, including war type games.
- Xbox 360, Playstation 3, Nintendo Wii, Kinect and Classic Arcade.
- All arcade games are set to free play. No need to buy tokens
- $75.00 per hour with a minimum of 2 hours.
Please give us a call or email us for information or to schedule a party.
520-545-0591
info_arcadeinabox.com
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Videos <<< Back
- Kick off the Summer Lock-in
- Lock-In 2 Get Retro
- Playing Live Interview
- The Jace Hall Show - Arcade in a Box (3/26/2009)
- AiaB MvC Tournament (4-2-11) Crowd Footage
- AiaB MvC Tournament (4-2-11) Interviews 1
- 3rd Strike Grand Finals
- SSFIV:AE Grand Finals
- Twinkle Star Sprites Ed v Blaaron FT3
Videos
- Kick off the Summer Lock-in
- Lock-In 2 Get Retro
- Playing Live Interview
- The Jace Hall Show - Arcade in a Box (3/26/2009)
- AiaB MvC Tournament (4-2-11) Crowd Footage
- AiaB MvC Tournament (4-2-11) Interviews 1
- 3rd Strike Grand Finals
- SSFIV:AE Grand Finals
- Twinkle Star Sprites Ed v Blaaron FT3
Rhythm Guitar Hero, Rock Band & Lips
Xbox Kinect
DDR and More
We have a dedicated room for our Rhtym games. 5.1 Dobly Digital surround sound and a 100" screen. Bring some friends and rock out to games like Guitar Hero, Rock Band, and Lips.
During our Day Time hours you can get your game on with Xbox Kinect. We have plenty of space and fun games like Kinect Adventures, Kinect Sports, Dance Central and Michael Jackson Experience.
We have arcade style dance pads and multile version of the popular Dance Dance Revolution arcade game. Besides that we also have great Rhtym games like Samba Di Amigo, Taiko Drum Master, Michael Jackson Experience Wii, and Donkey Kong Jungle Beat.
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Reviews 02/19/2012
We had a birthday party for my 11 year old son. He loved it, and wants to go back next year.
01/16/2012
My son and his friends, along with the parents who stayed to play, had such a great time! Great place for a birthday party!
11/07/2011
Oh my gosh, we had an absolute blast! Ed was so helpful. The kids loved the arcade. The adults loved the arcade. We will definitely be back. Thank you!
11/07/2011
The kids had a blast. Thanks
11/06/2011
I had my daughters 10th birthday party there and I was ver impressed. The kids were having such a good time I couldn't get them to stop to eat. Would deffinately recommend this place for parties.
10/25/2011
Had a birthday party for my son. It was the best party ever! The owner was very nice. Would defiantly recommend!
10/25/2011
It was my son's 13th birthday party and the kids and parents alike had a great time. All the games available kept everyone busy, enjoying every moment. I will definitely let people know about. Can't wait to do it again.
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