This is what it's all about.

jehuie

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Had a good turnout for our backyard movie Saturday night. Opened up the game room about an hour early and let people play prior to starting the film.

This is my sons best friend. They both have Aspergers Syndrome so it's always a bit crazy when they get together.

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I know what you are thinking....why is there art missing on the Tron? Some day!

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It was nice to see A.D. get lots of love this time. I don't think a single person played Robotron though. Weird.

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People we invited even invited their friends so we had quite a crowd.

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Girls play foos? Who'd have guessed?

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...and Tempest too.

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....and Dig Dug...and Centipede. I just met this lady but she loves the old classics.

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This one is a classic too!

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This game is...what...3 times older than the kid? 4 times maybe?

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This guy was teaching them how it's done.

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This truly is what makes having the game room all worth while.

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Thanks all you guys who have helped me keep these games running over the years! People love them!

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Here's people settling in. I think about 45 people showed up.

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Wow, what an awesome scene!!!!! So, what game do you think got the most play?

Well some games were just busy the whole time so I can't really compare them. The ones that had constant play were Tempest, the ArcadeSD game in the Centipede cab, the Mame cab, Ice Cold Beer, Asteroids Deluxe, the F-14 pin, Foos and bubble hockey. Black Widow is out of commission unfortunately at the moment.
 
Parties are when all of this cool stuff comes together. Looks like everyone had a great time! And...HOLY PEZ DISPENSERS, BATMAN! I have a rather small collection of PEZ dispensers displayed in my basement as well. But yours takes the cake! Incredible!
 
Man, that's great! That's what it is all about. I love sharing the games too but have never had a crowd that large at any of our parties.


Well Done!
Tom
 
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Man, that's great! That's what it is all about. I love sharing the games too but have never had a crowd that large at any of our parties.


Well Done!
Tom

Thanks, sometimes I get kind of down on the whole game room thing when it seems like it's not being used enough. So we have to do these periodically to keep the spirit alive. Toward the end of this month we're going to have probably 20 teenage boys stay the weekend at our house for a church event. They always stay up all night and are pretty wiped out after.
 
That looks like it was fun ! No one played Robotron ? Weird .

You know what would make your game room extra cool , if you used either black lights or different colored bulbs in that ceiling fan . That would add alot to the arcade vibe .
 
I thought I had posted pics of the Pez collection on here somewhere but I'm not seeing it. I'll have to do that. I did post a thread about some of the new Pez stuff that I got and I update that once in a while: http://forums.arcade-museum.com/showthread.php?t=206642

Edit: Here's a thread that shows a few better pics of part of the collection: http://forums.arcade-museum.com/showthread.php?t=181488

Sweet! I have nowhere near that, but my "crown jewel" of my collection is a silver, limited edition Darth Vader GIANT PEZ dispenser. Mine is NIB.

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Sweet! I have nowhere near that, but my "crown jewel" of my collection is a silver, limited edition Darth Vader GIANT PEZ dispenser. Mine is NIB.

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Very cool. I've got twelve of those. :) Just kidding. I don't have that one.

Not sure what the crown of my collection is. I've got a few fairly old ones though, it's hard to find the oldies.
 
great way to serve your community

looks like a great time!

nice work jehuie
 
What fantastic pictures!! That really is what it is all about! Enjoying these games and having a fantastic time doing it!!!
My youngest boy has aspergers and his best friend has it also, so totally know how crazy they can get! LOL
Thanks for Sharing!
Ken
 
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