Brofest 2018?

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Just thought I'd check and see if there's any talk of having Brofest at Funspot NH this year? I couldn't make last years but I'm hoping to make it this year if it happens.

Update:

Brofest will NOT be happening this year and is likely over with for good. Thanks to John, Gary Vincent and everyone involved in organizing the previous events, those of us in the collecting community greatly appreciated all your time and hard work!
 
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I don't think you will see anything formally advertised as 'Brofest'. I may be wrong, but as far as I'm aware, none of the people who were involved in organizing it before have the time or interest to do it again, especially given the other meetups people have been organizing at other locations, which are easier for a lot of folks to travel to.

There may be people interested in meeting up at Funspot, but it's going to require someone to take the lead on at least picking a date, and telling people to show up.
 
I don't think you will see anything formally advertised as 'Brofest'. I may be wrong, but as far as I'm aware, none of the people who were involved in organizing it before have the time or interest to do it again, especially given the other meetups people have been organizing at other locations, which are easier for a lot of folks to travel to.

There may be people interested in meeting up at Funspot, but it's going to require someone to take the lead on at least picking a date, and telling people to show up.

im not sure what the deal was last year as there was basically no mention of the get together other then fellow klovers and locals on neacf inquiring among each other and then johns mention in a youtube vid about a week or two from the date of the tournament. i also remember a lot of thread topics over on neacf with very little being known or responded to by members who were relatively close to the topic and it later being revealed they wanted to keep it small soooooo...

this year seems even less likely as from what i can construct there is little to no communication between the big 3, not talking KG, pierce, and ray allen. and everything points to john being too busy with the addition of three arcades at the hangar. but i too would love for someone to take the reigns and put something together.

fingers crossed,
blake
 
I wouldn't be surprised if something happened at one of their Arcades or at Jay's newest one.

I don't think John visits here very much anymore. He has his fingers in a lot of pies.
 
on the last arcade hangout, Leo mentioned spearheading something at funspot. Probably very early ... pre pre pre planning phase.

edit>>probably won't be called brofest but we are all bros afaiac.
 
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A gathering at FreePlayRI (Jay's location) would be welcome imho, haven't made it to a Brofest yet. Wouldn't mind putting more faces to names, but I'm well aware of how busy real life is.
 
A gathering at FreePlayRI (Jay's location) would be welcome imho, haven't made it to a Brofest yet. Wouldn't mind putting more faces to names, but I'm well aware of how busy real life is.

a stop in RI on way to LEO East Coast NATT would be fun. I was trapped in PVD airport a couple weeks back and almost looked up how far Jay's was.

racked up many free games playing the one real game they had at the airport. Thank you to whomever is the Op is for making that airport more bearable.

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A gathering at FreePlayRI (Jay's location) would be welcome imho, haven't made it to a Brofest yet. Wouldn't mind putting more faces to names, but I'm well aware of how busy real life is.

Right. I'm with you. I just messaged him to drop by! Who knows, he may already be thinking about this.
 
from how it looked last year i think john wasn't really looking forward to it. [overheard a conversation] but i cant really speak for him.

I'll probably go if i can get a lift ;)

note: also funspot try to get all your pins working in the main area [was so dissapointed last year]
 
from how it looked last year i think john wasn't really looking forward to it. [overheard a conversation] but i cant really speak for him.

I'll probably go if i can get a lift ;)

note: also funspot try to get all your pins working in the main area [was so dissapointed last year]



John is active on his own site and forum, if anyone wants to keep up with what he's got going on. But yes, between his multiple operating locations, podcasts, and vlogs (and job and family), he's plenty focused on other stuff. You won't be seeing him here.

Yes, Funspot has been lax in keeping their games and pins up, for as many years as I can remember. I just don't think they have the resources (or they don't want to spend the money, I don't know). I assume the place still makes money (as they have spent money on renovations and expansions in recent years), so I don't know why they have so many games down, and for so long.

It's still a place worth going to if you've never been there, as it is fun, and there is history there, and some great and rare games. But as an arcade, there are other places that are better maintained, with equally fun collections, IMO. (Jay's FreeplayRI is one example, as he's got some amazing stuff there now, and is still adding to it.)

I'd be all for a larger gathering at Freeplay, but folks should be aware it's going to be a different experience. Part of the point of meeting at Funspot was the surrounding area, renting cabins on the beach, enjoying the whole 'summer resort' aspect of the NH area, etc, which you aren't going to get in downtown Providence, RI. (Dave from Buffalo will have to find a new place to pee besides the lake.) ;)

But Jay's arcade is every bit as much of a destination arcade as any other in the country IMO, especially if you haven't seen it lately. It's an impressive collection, and a nice place.
 
I have some knowledge of what goes on at Funspot behind the scenes, and while I can't talk about it trust me, the issues they have with maintenance are not because of a lack of desire or laziness. I know it's frustrating but if people knew they whole story they'd cut them some slack, though I think they're having better luck keeping ahead of things lately. I put in volunteer work fixing what I can on the games occasionally, though my PCB debugging skills are lacking, and maybe at some point I'll see if I can organize a few of us from the region that have some useful skills and take a trip up there to tackle some of the bigger repair issues.

As far as John goes he's got so much stuff going on these days if he were to walk away from the whole Brofest-thing at this point I'm not going to blame him or hold it against him, he's only got so much time he can invest in everything.
 
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its funny how this is the arcade outsiders gathering that is going by the wayside as at the second and last true get together they had over 100 participants in the tournament and something close to 200 sign ups. Which correct me if I'm wrong is way more of a turnout then grinkfest or CAX.

Thanks
Blake
 
I'd be all for a larger gathering at Freeplay, but folks should be aware it's going to be a different experience. Part of the point of meeting at Funspot was the surrounding area, renting cabins on the beach, enjoying the whole 'summer resort' aspect of the NH area, etc, which you aren't going to get in downtown Providence, RI.

But downtown PVD gives you the surrounding fetish district and the lingering fog of pot smoke that Lake Winnepesaukee doesn't offer.
 
I put in volunteer work fixing what I can on the games occasionally, though my PCB debugging skills are lacking, and maybe at some point I'll see if I can organize a few of us from the region that have some useful skills and take a trip up there to tackle some of the bigger repair issues.

I stopped doing shit for them 15 years ago.

"Why is Quantum is broken again"
"Here, you you fix our backup Crowns Golf PCB?"
"What about Quantum?"
"Crowns Golf"

Then I found out they were buying full ROM sets for dead PCBs from hobbyroms instead of investing in an eprom burner to test/reburn.

No fucking clue whatsoever how to keep the games operational. All they knew how to fix was monitors.
 
[snip] I put in volunteer work fixing what I can on the games occasionally, though my PCB debugging skills are lacking, and maybe at some point I'll see if I can organize a few of us from the region that have some useful skills and take a trip up there to tackle some of the bigger repair issues.[snip]

UM Please do. In fact Ill PM you my normal contact info and if you feel so inclined you can contact me the next time you go.

I'm an hour west of FS and have good friends in the area that I always like to visit anyway.
 
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I'll be hosting brofest this year at my place. We will start with a volleyball tournament, no shirts allowed. After showers and Zimas we can play some arcade games if anyone is still conscious. Feel free to sign up in this thread.
 
But downtown PVD gives you the surrounding fetish district and the lingering fog of pot smoke that Lake Winnepesaukee doesn't offer.


Well, I never said PVD was *bad*.


I'll be hosting brofest this year at my place. We will start with a volleyball tournament, no shirts allowed. After showers and Zimas we can play some arcade games if anyone is still conscious. Feel free to sign up in this thread.


That's what the last two Brofests were. Maybe try for something a little more original.
 
Well, I never said PVD was *bad*.





That's what the last two Brofests were. Maybe try for something a little more original.

Alright, alright..... Attendees will wear matching tracksuits and Nike Decade shoes. I'll take everyone out to dinner at Marie Callender's and make drinks for everyone back at the house.

Don't worry, I have enough beds for everyone.
 
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