*This is Arkansas' premier fighting game tournament! We are expecting attendees from all across Arkansas, Texas, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Missouri, and Louisiana to compete in Brawl, Melee, MvC3, Tekken 6, Super Street Fighter 4, BlazBlue: CS, Arcana Heart 3, and Project: M. Our previous events have each had ~80 gamers from five states. We are expecting at least ~150 people for ARK III! Please try to make it and show your support. We will accommodate you in any way possible! Remember, your $10 venue fee comes with COMPLIMENTARY Pizza and Drinks!*
UPDATES3/30/11
- USA's #1 SSF4 and MvC3 player, Justin Wong has confirmed attendance for A.R.K. III! Get Hype Arkansas! Other notable players in attendance include Fubarduck, Lil Majin, Sinister-X, TWG Arthur, ARK XI, Jon Lo, and several more!
- A Regional SSF4 5v5 will be added (Time Permitting; Must start by 9-10PM)
- Game On Apparel has donated $50 and several shirts to A.R.K. III for you guys! Borderland Games has donated $30. Broken Tier is providing shirts! Shadaloo.eu is providing $50 Credit! The Conway Bat Cave is providing equipment for the tournament! Bonus Pot money will go into the tournament with the largest turnout! The distribution of all other prizes is TBD. Check out the sponsor info at the bottom of this post and make sure to support these guys!
Introduction:A new year is upon us and it's time, once again, for another A.R.K. (Arkansas Regional Knockouts) tournament! Players from everywhere are invited to come hang-out and throw-down with gamers from all across the region. We really want to build a scene down here and what better way than to gather everyone together and see how we all stand? Please join us, have a good time, and hopefully win some big money!
We are expecting over 150 people to be here!If you have any problems/concerns, feel free to contact me. To do so, please post here, PM me, email me at
[email protected], or call me at 512 522 8563, which will forward calls to my phone.
Date: April 2, 2011 (Schedule below)
Location: Conway Gaming Center
2455 Washington Ave Suite 104 & 105
Conway, AR USA 72032
2455 Washington Avenue, Conway, AR 72032-5404 - Google MapsGames Played:Super Street Fighter 4 (360) (Singles and 3v3 Teams)
Marvel Vs. Capcom 3 (360) (Singles and 3v3 Teams)
Tekken 6 (PS3)
BlazBlue: Continuum Shift (PS3)
Arcana Heart 3 (PS3)
Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Singles and 2v2 Teams)
Super Smash Bros. Melee (Singles and 2v2 Teams)
Project: M (Free)
Mortal Kombat 9 Demo (Free)
Mystery Game Tourney (
)
Plus MORE based on YOUR votes.
Additional Attractions:- For those interested in coming into town early, we can house many of you for the night before/after the tourney if necessary. Just post on here. We got dat Arkansas hospitality yo. Also, we are planning on partying after A.R.K. III.! Details at the event!
- Dance Central, Def Jam Rap Star, Smash 64, and WWE All Stars
may be available to play (Space permitting).
- Conway Gaming Center has several arcade machines which will be set on Free Play for our tournament. The list of arcade games currently available includes: Final Lap 3, Tekken 3, Raiden 2, Robot Unicorn Attack, Street Fighter 2, Neo Geo: Metal Slug 2, Aero Fighters 2, Bust-A-Move, Final Fury, and Hook.
- The Arkansas Fighting Game Network has teamed up with the DFW Fight Club, who will be providing several SSF4 and MvC3 setups for us to use. ARK III is one of several local tournaments that will provide seeding into the 'UPPER'-CUT Circuit (UCC) for the following games: SSF4, MvC 3, Tekken 6, BlazBlue:CS, and Arcana Heart 3.
- The 'UPPER'-CUT Southern Championship is a major tournament on May 7th and 8th. Details are located here:
http://shoryuken.com/f7/upper-cut-southern-championship-dallas-tx-may-7th-8th-%241000-bonus-ssf4-260281/Pre-registration Link:A.R.K. 3 - Arkansas Regional Knockouts 3(All brackets will be viewable on internet capable devices via this link as well as viewable via big screen TV at the day of the event. )
Cost: $10 Entrance Fee. Included in the entrance fee are free pizza and drinks. Thus, it cannot be waived for spectators.
$5 Per Minor Tournament Pot Fee (AH3, Mystery Game Tourney, plus Vote-Ins).
$10 Per Major Tournament Pot Fee (SSF4, MvC3, T6, BB:CS, Smash Bros Brawl, Smash Bros Melee).
Team tournaments will be $5 per person ($10-$15 per team).
Prizes: All pots (except Smash) are split 70/20/10. Smash pots will be distributed at a 60/30/10 ratio.
Schedule Of Events:NOTE: Registrations will end PROMPTLY at their designated end times. If you are late, you will NOT be added to your respective tournament(s). Please add my phone number (above) so that you may call me BEFORE REGISTRATION CLOSES to reserve a spot for you if you happen to be late for any reason.
Set-up: 10AM-Noon
Registration for Set 1: Noon - 2PM
Tournament Set 1: 2:30PM - End
Registration for Set 2: Noon - 4PM
Tournament Set 2: 4:30PM - End
Food Served: ~5-6 PM
Team Tournaments immediately following their respective Singles tournaments.
Project: M tournament immediately following the Smash tournaments.
Set 1 Games: Super Street Fighter IV, Marvel Vs. Capcom 3, Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Tekken 6
Set 2 Games: BlazBlue: Continuum Shift, Super Smash Bros. Melee, Arcana Heart 3, Mystery Game Tournament, Mortal Kombat 9 Demo
DaRabidDuckie's Modding Services:Modder DaRabidDuckie is Open for Business at A.R.K. III! He will only be doing dual mods (PS3 <-> 360) on site, but if you contact him directly, he can arrange to do an RJ45 mod as well. If, for some reason, he does not have time to mod your stick at our tournament, he can take it and send it back to you at an additional cost.
Here is his information including prices and pictures of his previous works! Support a great local modder!
Fliers:FliersFeel free to post these at your gaming centers/campuses/etc. Tell your friends. We are trying to build a community and make this big. You can help!
Media: Official A.R.K. III Get Hype Trailer Stream Link:Rawkus' Channel on Justin.tvFacebook Group and Event Page:Arkansas Fighting Game NetworkA.R.K. III Event PageLocal CommoditiesNearby RestaurantsWithin walking distance:KFC, Dairy Queen, Mazzio's Pizza
Within five miles:Waffle House (Official Restaurant of the Arkansas Fighting Game Community), IHOP, Stromboli's, Popeye's, Catfish and More, Ryan's, New China Buffet, Fuji Steakhouse, McDonalds, Burger King, Wendy's, etc.
Nearby HotelsSuper 8 Conway (~$51)
Microtel Inn & Suites (~$60)
Howard Johnson Conway Hotel (~$60)
La Quinta Inn & Suites Conway (~$72)
Candlewood Suites (~$83)
Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites (~$89)
Fairfield Inn and Suites by Marriott (~$99)
Pre-Registration List: (76 Players)Justin Wong - SSF4/MvC3 (SoCal / SRK)
Sinister-X - SSF4 (San Antonio / SRK)
Jon Lo - SSF4? (Austin / SRK)
Fubarduck - SSF4/AH3/MvC3? (Austin / SRK)
Jerry2Bad - SSF4? (Austin / SRK)
Lil Majin - T6 (Memphis / TekkenZaibatsu)
TWG Arthur - SSF4 (Dallas, TX / SRK)
Totaltoanage - MvC3 (Dallas / SRK)
DaRabidDuckie - MvC3 (MS / SRK)
ARK SmokeMaxX - SSF4/MvC3/AH3/DJRS (AR / SRK)
ARK XI - SSF4 (AR / SRK)
ARK Misfit - SSF4/BB/AH3/MB (AR / Dustloop)
ARK DisturbinglyZen - SSF4 (AR / SRK)
ARK iTorres - SSF4/MvC3/HDR/Mystery (AR / SRK)
ARK Lan Di - SSF4/MvC3/BB (AR / SRK)
Seifersythe - Melee/BB/MvC3 (AR / Dustloop)
Pkrstdnt - SSF4 (Dallas, TX / SRK)
Green! - MvC3/SSF4/Mystery/HDR/3S/SC4 (AR / SRK)
M0dular - SSF4 (AR / SRK)
ARK_The_Amazing - SSF4/Mystery (AR / SRK)
GBS Giovanni - BB/MvC3/AH3 (AR / SRK)
ARK Ghost - SSF4 (AR / SRK)
Edison (Flako) - SSF4/MvC3/HDR (AR / SRK)
Bryan C. - HDR/VF5/SC4/CvS2 (AR / Facebook)
ARK Panda - SSF4 (AR / SRK)
Jolthead - SSF4 (AR / SRK)
Focusflute - SSF4 (Dallas, TX / SRK)
Triox + 2 friends - SSF4 (Louisiana / SRK)
TWG TostitoSalsa - SSF4 (Dallas, TX / SRK)
Chuvylicious -SSF4/MvC3 (Dallas / SRK)
Animefreak - BB:CS, MvC3 (OK / OKGamers)
SolidusSpriggan - Melee/MvC3 (OK / Smashboards)
Rawkus - SSF4/MvC3/HDR (AR / SRK)
YOSH - Brawl (AR / Smashboards)
VTS - Melee (AR / Smashboards)
OneDirtyLei - T6 (OK / Tekken Zaibatsu)
Chamberlin - Smash (AR / Smashboards)
Justus - SSF4/T6/MvC3 (AR / SRK)
Warpticon - MvC3 (AR / SRK)
Alvin M. + 8-9 friends for Brawl (AR / Facebook)
L-y-c-a-n - SSF4/MvC3/T6 (Memphis / SRK)
mmmapplesauce - MvC3 (OK / SRK)
TheCaptain - T6 (OK / OkGamers)
DigitalHypnosis - SSF4 (OK / OKGamers)
Ruty Tooty -
(OK / OKGamers)
Squabbler - SSF4 (Memphis / SRK)
Vegta12 - SSF4 (Louisiana / SRK)
Ibme - SSF4 (Dallas / SRK)
THL Ramiro - SSF4 (Dallas / SRK)
Shin_Blade - T6 (Memphis / SRK)
Relvib- BB:CS (AR / SRK)
Southern Gentleman - BB:CS/SSF4/MVC3 (AR / SRK)
Mr. Sagat - SSF4/ MvC3 (AR / SRK)
Snoooooooootch SSF4 (Dallas / SRK)
Eraser2224 - SSF4 (Memphis / SRK)
Rukus - SSF4/MvC3/GGAC (Memphis / SRK)
Flip17 - SSF4 (OK / OKGamers)
Mvskokee - SSF4 (OK / OKGamers)
BloodWolF - BB:CS (AR / SRK)
Dlimited - SSF4 (AR / SRK)
Tehflavor - MvC3 (AR / SRK)
AMP - SSF4 (Texarkana / SRK)
JDH - SSF4 (AR / SRK)
THL Exceed^ - SSF4 (Dallas / SRK)
Kevin - SSF4 (Dallas / SRK)
Steve - SSF4 (Dallas / SRK)
Jam1kaze - SSF4 (Dallas / SRK)
CannedHedgehogs - SSF4 (Dallas / SRK)
Jugger-NOT - SSF4 (Dallas / SRK)
Gameweasel - SSF4 (Dallas / SRK)
Zinth - Melee (OK / Smashboards)
arbustos - Melee (AR / Smashboards)
FlyMike - T6/MvC3 (Memphis / TekkenZaibatsu)
Imperator - SSF4 (AR / SRK)
DeeZee - SSF4/MvC3 (AR / SRK)
Meximelt - SSF4/MvC3 (AR / SRK)
Facebook RSVPs:~97 Attending
~79 Maybe Attending
Maybe Attending (17 Players)Jake13 - Melee (Houston, TX / Smashboards)
Stuart Hayden - MvC3 (AR / SRK)
Winnar - Smash (Mississippi / Smashboards)
VueBrawler - Smash (Bartlett, TN / Smashboards)
Dark Iori Yagami - Smash (Memphis, TN / Smashboards)
Blaise - Smash (Opelousas, LA / Smashboards)
dumba989 - Melty (Georgia / MeltyBread)
Aion - Smash (Houston, TX / Smashboards)
rei_vincent - Smash/MvC3 (Lawrence, Kansas / Smashboards)
BHLMRO - Smash/64 (Seymour, MO / Smashboards)
_Yes!_ - Smash/Tekken/MvC3/SSF4 (Springfield, MO / Smashboards)
K yoji24 - SSF4 (Mississippi / SRK)
ultimate faust - SSF4 (OK / SRK)
Da Mango Sentinel - SSF4/MvC3 (AR / SRK)
gambylxr - SSF4 (AR / SRK)
Ricon - BB:CS (AR / SRK)
FUMrBear - SSF4 (OK / SRK)
Equipment List: (We need EVERYTHING you can bring)ARK SmokeMaxX - ~6 CRTs, 360 + SSF4, MvC3, Wii + Brawl
ARK Misfit - 1 CRT, 1 Asus Evo monitor, 360 (SSF4/BB:CS), PS3 (AH3/MvC3), PS2 (GGAC+, Melty)
ARK DisturbinglyZen - 1 360 + SSF4, Mystery Game Equipment
ARK iTorres - TV, two PS3s, two SSFIV, and one MvC3
ARK Lan Di - 1 PS3, 1 Asus EVO monitor, MvC3, SSF4, and BB, all with all available DLC.
M0Dular - PS3, TV
GBS Giovanni - 23 inch LED Lagless Monitor, PS3, SSFIV , MvC3 (will have everything unlocked), BBCS JPN (All colors and characters available), AH3 (probably have all the colors unlocked by then.)
Pkrstdnt - 8 Asus Evo monitors + 8 360s from DFW Fight Club
Justus - PS3, MvC3
Sponsors:Game On Apparel has donated $50 and Shirts for us to use at our event. Please support this company!
Game On Apparel - Game On Athlete -Gamer T Shirts - Gamer ProfilesBorderland Games- $30. Great local business and tournament host. If you're ever near or around Texarkana, check them out! Like them on Facebook to stay up to date on their tournaments! Also, their store has an ITG2 Cabinet! THE place for true gamers in Texarkana.
Borderland Games | FacebookBrokenTier- Shirts. Awesome fighting game shirt company. Their products speak for themselves. Check 'em out on here:
BROKENTIER; WelcomeShadaloo.EU- Awesome company that produces fighting game themed sticks and apparel. Visit them here:
http://shadaloo.eu/Conway Bat Cave- Amazing local comic shop in Conway, AR that sells comics, anime, manga, and various other related items. Check them out here:
http://thetruthsyndicate.com/618/about-us/associates/batcave-comics/They are located ~1 Mile from the venue. Please visit their store!