Going to Videotopia this Friday.

Jeff F

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I have the day off so I'm taking the wifey and kiddos to Rochester this Friday(7/22). If anyone else is going, I'll be the 6' 230lb guy with a bright yellow Mario shirt, camo shorts, and sandles on. I also have a little "salt and pepper" up top but that will probably be covered over by a hat. :43:

It'd be cool to meet up and talk games if anyone else is going.

-Jeff :beerchug:
 
Definitely worth the trip - make sure to post some pictures. Let us know if they fixed the Race Drivin Panorama; the red was out on the center monitor. I'll probably head back up there in October...
 
Jeff
Have fun man.. I'd meet you there, but we're camping at Cayuga Lake this w/e... thought about heading up there sunday "on the way home" tho...

cheers
/Tim
 
Getting ready to go now so I just felt the need to bump this in case someone is reading the forums wondering what they should do today. ;)

I'll be sure to get pictures and maybe a little video.
 
Be sure to give Jeff Anderson a good swift kick in his vagina for me if you see him there.

Thanks,
 
Just got back home a little while ago and boy did the family have fun. First of all that Strong Museum is just awesome. Even without Videotopia it would have been a great day for the kiddos.

I'm in the process of getting all the pictures on the computer and arranging them. I also took about 30 minutes of video that I'm hoping to get maybe 5 good minutes out of. The pictures should be up this weekend the video will probably take a bit longer.

If anyone else has kids from ages 4 thru say around 12... you can't go wrong at this museum. We are definitely going back before Videotopia leaves this fall.
 
Here are some pictures...
http://www.vidiotarcade.com/2009Videotopia/

I have to say a couple things I observed and am thankful to Videotopia for.

First Lunar Lander... *nothing* like I remember playing "back in the day". I have wanted one for a while now but after playing about 10 games today I'm no longer looking. Yeah, I'd take one for $100... don't get me wrong. But I really didn't enjoy it like I thought I would. It was such a personal let down.

Second... Tron. I now remember why we sold ours years ago. After you get to a certain level of play... it's boring. I played my first man for about 30 minutes and then just quit. My son looked horrified when I said that I understood why I got rid of it and wouldn't want another one. :D

Third... Gorf. Now this one I am still kicking myself for getting rid of. It is an awesome game period. Even when you are in a groove you feel like you could die at any second. Lots of fun and I definitely want to try and get one again(maybe a cabaret this time though). Scored 30,000 on my first game and couldn't wait to play again and then it was time to go so that was that. :(

Fourth... Space Duel... I WANT ONE!!! I almost had one earlier this year for FREE but it didn't work out with the person at work. I didn't realize what I missed out on until today. Damn fun game.

Fifth... Tempest... I played for a while and to be honest... I can completely understand why I sold ours years ago. Yeah, it's fun... but like Tron you get to a certain level of skill and the game gets a bit boring. NOTE: The Videotopia Tempest has the "40 credit" and "level 81" bugs. :D

Sixth... Keeping all these games running when you aren't stationed onsite has to be a royal pain in the butt! There were some games that were not working but I'd guestimate the number being right around 10. Red Baron and Food Fight were two that were completely dead. Night Driver depressed me because it looked like it was working and then come to find out only 1st gear worked. Gauntlet's blue player had the "up" contact on the joystick stuck. Eliminator didn't have a functioning thrust button which again stunk because I loved that game BITD and wanted to give it a go. Gravitar's monitor needed some adjusting... enough so that you couldn't really enjoy the game.

Please don't take any of this the wrong way, I/we had a blast and the broken games didn't take away anything from the show in my opinion. Hell... I wanted to open up a couple games to see if they had simple problems. Defender looked to be stuck in test mode. I turned the power off and then back on just to see if it'd clear but it didn't so I'm thinking the test switch was switched on for some reason.

At any rate, it was a long day so I'm off to bed now. I'll work on video and hopefully have something uploaded this weekend.

-Jeff
 
Hi Jeff, I went to Videotopia when it first came up here to Strong and had a great time with the family. I was also lucky because all the games were working as they should and got to meet Jeff Anderson (not sure if hes still on the site).
Its strange because I had similar experiences that you did where the memory or the hype over some games was lost after a couple of plays. One thing for sure I want a zoo keeper bad now after playing the one there but havent had much luck finding one. If you decide you want a Gorf cocktail I have one here I could sell you.:D
 
If you decide you want a Gorf cocktail I have one here I could sell you.:D

Oh geeze... and we don't have a cocktail yet. :)

My son and I met Jeff when we bought a cheap Arabian from him. I didn't know it was going to be him when we arranged the pickup and when he led us into the Videotopia warehouse my son and I were floored. He's a very nice guy and you can tell very dedicated to the "hobby". I was soo mad I didn't bring my camera because he has a lot more games than just what is at Videotopia. He was turning games on for us to play and my son had an absolute blast.

We are already planning a trip back to the museum. :D
 
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