All-Ages Mario Kart Tournament

Sun, 02/17/2013 - 2:00pm by hillary dorwart

Saturday February 23, 2013: 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm -- Downtown Library: Multi-Purpose Room

It's a Mario Kart Wii Tourney for kids, teens AND adults! Bring the family for a fun afternoon!

Wii Sports Resort Team Tourney For All Ages

Thu, 02/14/2013 - 1:58pm by hillary dorwart

Sunday February 24, 2013: 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm -- Downtown Library: Multi-Purpose Room

Bring friends and family for a vacation to Wuhu Island and the Wii Sports Resort! Play your way through Wii Sports Resort's twelve awesome games for prizes!

Double Dash Duo Derby

Sat, 12/22/2012 - 9:30am by hillary dorwart

Saturday December 22, 2012: 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm -- Downtown Library: Multi-Purpose Room

It's the return of networked Mario Kart: Double Dash gameplay! This team event lets you experience Double Dash the way it was meant to be, played on a GameCube - one screen per team! Come with your cart-mate to enjoy some tense competition! We'll have prizes for champions!

This event is for teens (grade 6 and up) and adults.

Ready Player One: Gaming Challenge

Fri, 12/21/2012 - 9:45am by hillary dorwart

Friday December 21, 2012: 6:00 pm to 8:30 pm -- Downtown Library: Multi-Purpose Room

Battle your way to the top, through some of the many classic games mentioned in Ernest Cline's hit book "Ready Player One", a novel where spell-slinging mages battle giant Japanese robots and entire planets are inspired by Blade Runner.

This event is for teens (grade 6 and up) and adults.

International Games Day!

Sat, 11/03/2012 - 2:50pm by hillary dorwart

Saturday November 3, 2012: 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm -- Downtown Library: Multi-Purpose Room

It's the (Inter)National Smash Online Brawl Tournament! Gaming's most exciting national (now, international!) online event is back for its 4th YEAR. In addition to competing against other players at libraries across the country - you will now face players from around the world, too!

>>>Qualifiers start at 1 PM with finals at 3 PM.<<<

You can also play Mario Kart Time Trials: just enter your racers' times on a set of tracks into the GT System, and we'll see after the weekend which libraries post the fastest times on each track!

Battle Master Series

Fri, 10/26/2012 - 3:00pm by hillary dorwart

Friday October 26, 2012: 6:00 pm to 8:30 pm -- Downtown Library: Multi-Purpose Room

Each epoch has one true Battle Master. Do you have what it takes?

Fight for your birthright here in the basement of the Downtown Library. Three Herculean trials voted on by your peers will be what stands between you and true glory. This is SPARTA!

This event is for teens (grade 9 and up) and adults.

Friday & Saturday: Dance Off & Smash Kart!

Fri, 07/27/2012 - 9:00am by hillary dorwart

Just Dance! Dance Off!
Friday July 27, 2012: 6:00 pm to 8:30 pm -- Downtown Library: Multi-Purpose Room

Are you ready to cut up the rug in the Multi-Purpose Room? We'll be playing Just Dance! for the Wii. Prizes will be awarded for flyest threads, most swagger on the dance floor, and of course, to the winners of the dance-off. This event is for Grade 6 - Adult.

Then...gear up for Saturday's event!

AADL-GT Smash Kart: Summer Season Round 2
Saturday July 28, 2012: 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm -- Downtown Library: Multi-Purpose Room

The hottest tournament in town returns! Prizes will be awarded for Super Smash Brothers and Mario Kart Double Dash team and single player events, with new prizes for trivia, outrageous outfits, and more! The elegant pizza and soda dinner is back, too! This event is for Grade 6 - Adult.

Welcome to MINECRAFT ANN ARBOR!

Wed, 06/06/2012 - 6:32pm by eli

MINECRAFT is the biggest thing to hit cubes since ice! AADL is proud to launch MINECRAFT ANN ARBOR, a Minecraft server for Ann Arbor, by Ann Arbor, and of Ann Arbor! We'll be working together in creative mode not just to make crazy Minecraft stuff, but also to make models of Ann Arbor as of now, 1950, 1900, and 1850, plus who knows what else!

You can reach MINECRAFT ANN ARBOR by pointing your home copy of Minecraft at minecraft.aadl.org ; you can also point your browser to http://minecraft.aadl.org to reach this blog, where we'll organize building projects, talk about server changes, and keep the community going!

Stay tuned for updates, discussion, and big projects.... and for Summer Game players, there will surely be some Summer Game badges and challenges you can only complete inside MINECRAFT ANN ARBOR!

Also, we are working on installing Minecraft on computers at the library, so if you don't have Minecraft, you can come play it at AADL locations without a Minecraft login. So stay tuned for that too!

Thanks for your interest in a blockier side of town, and THANKS FOR PLAYING!

Don't miss the ARCADE MASTER CHAMPIONSHIPS: coming this Friday!

Mon, 01/02/2012 - 5:29pm by dubaym

If you've been Downtown this season for any of AADL-GT Gaming Events then you probably already know about the Arcade Master Series . But if you haven't, don't worry, there is still a chance to participate! The Arcade Master Series is an Old-school Hi-Score Contest (think "The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters") and each month we have had a different game. In August we took Ms. Pac-man out for a run. September had us battling space sprites in Galaga. Tapper in October taught us an important lesson about spending too much time at the bar. November was Frogger's 30th Anniversary, and with it came our first use of MAME in tournament play. This month is super special with Robotron.

To commemorate the big finish for this first-ever series, AADL and the UM Computer & Video Game Archive present the ARCADE MASTER CHAMPIONSHIPS, featuring LIVE MUSIC, OLD GAMES, and BIG PRIZES!

So how can you take part and fight for your chance to be crowned Arcade Master? not to mention win the grand prize: win an iPad2 with iCade mini arcade cabinet! Read on.

July Gaming Weekend

Sat, 07/16/2011 - 3:01pm by dubaym

This Month is packed with all sorts of games! We've got Madden, Marvel vs. Capcom, Smash Bros. Brawl, Mushroom Wars and Mario Kart Wii, Not to mention THE ARCADE MASTER SERIES! The Arcade Master Series is a retro gaming high-score contest with a new retro game to play at each AADL-GT event. Come to different gaming events throughout the season and rack up high scores to earn an invitation to the Arcade Master Tournament in January.

Friday July 22 6:00pm-8:30pm @ the Downtown Branch

Madden Grid Iron Throwdown: Coach your favorite NFL team to victory in our Madden 2011 tournament for PS3.
Marvel vs. Capcom: You think you've got the skills to reign supreme? Time to show what you've got!

Saturday July 23 1:00pm-4:00pm @ the Downtown Branch

National Smash 2: Wanna play some Smash Bros. Brawl? Come to the Library and defend the AADL's national standing. This event will include both a national tournament against other libraries all over America and a House rules tournament.

Sunday July 24 1:00pm-4:00pm @ the Downtown Branch

All-Ages Mario Kart Tournament: prizes in novice and pro brackets!
Mushroom Wars: We've also got a crazy fun take on the speed risk genre of games, Mushroom Wars!

Monday July 25 1:00pm-4:00pm @ the Downtown Branch

PokeMonday: As always you'll need to bring your Nintendo DS or DSi and a copy of your Pokemon game(Black and White won't work Sorry.) Big screen and Union Rooms battles are used for admittance into the finals, so be sure to have Pokemon of all levels trained for battle!