DawnStar Video Games and Arcade intends to Smash the Byrd on March 3 when it hosts a public Super Smash Bros. charity tournament at the historic movie palace.
Smash Bros. tournaments, where people play Nintendo’s hit video game using a bracket-based elimination model, have been increasing in popularity across the country. There are even weekly and monthly competitions held locally around the region, along with a few pop-up events.
Thursday’s Smash the Byrd tournament is an opportunity for spectators to witness characters such as Mario, Sonic the Hedgehog and Pikachu battling it out on the big screen. This is the first time the theater has held a public video game competition in its nearly 95-year history.
When The Byrd Theatre temporarily closed at the onset of the pandemic for safety reasons, they pivoted to hosting small, private movie and video game parties. “We…
