Freeplay 2: Modern & Classic Gaming (Hampton Roads, VA)

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Freeplay 2: Modern & Classic Gaming (Hampton Roads, VA)

Hello once again to those around Hampton Roads! Last year we had a blast and are running a second event on August 27, and it's FREE!

The Southeastern Virginia Gaming (SeVaGaming) group and Chesapeake Central Library presents,

Event:
Freeplay 2: Modern & Classic Gaming
When:
August 27, 2011 starting at 9 AM
Where:
Chesapeake Central Library
298 Cedar Road, Chesapeake, VA 23322-5598

It's the last Saturday of the month. We're looking to have Gaming on arcades, consoles, and computers with a few Competitions. We also have the rights to show a few Movies and will have a few people participate in Panels. Did we mention it is FREE?!

Check it out and let me know if you have any questions or want to help!

Daytime Movies (starting at 9am):
Mario Brothers
Final Fantasy: Advent Children
Double Dragon

Evening films (starting at 8pm):
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World
Tron: Legacy

We will have David Hernly (www.aurcade.com) out and about ranking high scores on the arcades.
 
what sort of panels?
Hey there! We currently plan to have topics on:

Arcade and pinball restoration - Derek and others will talk about what it takes to restore the machines of the past. What are some helpful places to visit on-line and local shops for various segments of the project. Some game comedy will be thrown into the mix.

World record high scores - Dave will cover the basics of world record keeping and provide insight into the competitive world of arcades.

Game music - Brendan can take you into the world of chiptunes. There are countless ways of producing game music and demonstrations of some popular tracker applications will be made.

Breaking into classic gaming - I will be taking the audience into gaming's past. Where can some of these classic gems be found, what is worth picking up, and why should you care about old games? These sorts of questions will be answered.
 
The current arcade line-up is:
Robotron 2084, Police Trainer, Neo-Geo MVS, Rygar, Pac-Man Jr., X-Men, Ms. Pac-Man, Galaga, Donkey Kong, Tempest, Cruis'n Exotica, Ameri-darts, Fighting Vipers

We're trying to get more confirmed, but we'll see how it all turns out!
 
As a heads up, we just received confirmation that we'll have a few of the new Stern pinball machines at Freeplay, which includes the Tron Legacy! There's a lot stirring and it's a week away so if you can managed to come out on the 27th I'd suggest it.
 
The confirmed pinball machines are:
Tron Legacy, Dark Knight, Starwars Episode 1 (Williams 2000), Dr. Who, Hook, and Lord of the Rings

There are more coming but I will not know which until they arrive. The current count is around 10+ pinball and 20 arcades!
 
Hurricane Irene has caused the city of Chesapeake to close its facilities down for the weekend; so the event is being postponed. We're going to be looking at dates to reschedule so I'll get the word out once it's known.
 
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