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ACAM fundraiser and PAX East
ACAM Gary
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Hello everyone,
The American Classic Arcade Museum (ACAM) will be bringing vintage coin-op games to PAX East again this year. We look forward to seeing you at the show.
Beginning last week, ACAM kicked off a fundraising drive and would like your help seeing it become a success:
The American Classic Arcade Museum (ACAM) in Weirs Beach, NH has many projects in progress and we need your support to see them through to completion. While the museum has approximately 280 games currently available for display, we have almost as many games in storage that are in need of restoration. This includes early black & white discrete logic games from Atari, multiple conversion games for Pac-Man cabinets, and rarely seen laserdisc games such as Interstellar by Funai. ACAM would like to get these games restored so they can be enjoyed by the public. We also have several ongoing maintenance projects that need financial support.
To help meet the funding needs of these projects, ACAM is kicking off 2011 with a fundraiser. Our goal is to raise $25,000. All donations to ACAM are tax-deductible. Please make a tax-deductible contribution today and help us reach our goal so these games can be preserved for all to enjoy.
The American Classic Arcade Museum is host to the annual International Classic Video Game Tournament. The tournament will be held June 2-5, 2011. This year marks the 13th year for the event that features the best classic arcade gamers from around the globe. The museum occasionally takes some of its collection “on the road” for display at major gaming events & conventions such as the annual PAX-East convention in Boston, MA.
Started in 1998, The American Classic Arcade Museum is the first 501c3 organization dedicated to the preservation and play of vintage arcade games. The museum contains a combination of popular and obscure games from the classic days of video arcades. ACAM is located on the third floor of the immense Funspot Family Entertainment Center, which has been certified by Guinness World Records as the largest arcade in the world. ACAM has been featured in such popular films as “The King of Kong” & “Chasing Ghosts: Beyond the Arcade.” ACAM’s next appearance on film will be the upcoming “Doctor Kong.” This new documentary movie features New York plastic surgeon Hank Chien & his quest for the world record on Donkey Kong.
ACAM was recently named as one of the 33 shrines every sports fan should visit by ESPN: The Magazine. Repeatedly hailed as the "Mecca" of classic gaming by such organizations as MSNBC, Geek Out New York, The Thrillist, Joystiq, Yahoo!, and Edge Magazine. ACAM is located in Weirs Beach, NH and is open year round. Additional information and the donation link can be found on the homepage at www.ClassicArcadeMuseum.org
The American Classic Arcade Museum (ACAM) will be bringing vintage coin-op games to PAX East again this year. We look forward to seeing you at the show.
Beginning last week, ACAM kicked off a fundraising drive and would like your help seeing it become a success:
The American Classic Arcade Museum (ACAM) in Weirs Beach, NH has many projects in progress and we need your support to see them through to completion. While the museum has approximately 280 games currently available for display, we have almost as many games in storage that are in need of restoration. This includes early black & white discrete logic games from Atari, multiple conversion games for Pac-Man cabinets, and rarely seen laserdisc games such as Interstellar by Funai. ACAM would like to get these games restored so they can be enjoyed by the public. We also have several ongoing maintenance projects that need financial support.
To help meet the funding needs of these projects, ACAM is kicking off 2011 with a fundraiser. Our goal is to raise $25,000. All donations to ACAM are tax-deductible. Please make a tax-deductible contribution today and help us reach our goal so these games can be preserved for all to enjoy.
The American Classic Arcade Museum is host to the annual International Classic Video Game Tournament. The tournament will be held June 2-5, 2011. This year marks the 13th year for the event that features the best classic arcade gamers from around the globe. The museum occasionally takes some of its collection “on the road” for display at major gaming events & conventions such as the annual PAX-East convention in Boston, MA.
Started in 1998, The American Classic Arcade Museum is the first 501c3 organization dedicated to the preservation and play of vintage arcade games. The museum contains a combination of popular and obscure games from the classic days of video arcades. ACAM is located on the third floor of the immense Funspot Family Entertainment Center, which has been certified by Guinness World Records as the largest arcade in the world. ACAM has been featured in such popular films as “The King of Kong” & “Chasing Ghosts: Beyond the Arcade.” ACAM’s next appearance on film will be the upcoming “Doctor Kong.” This new documentary movie features New York plastic surgeon Hank Chien & his quest for the world record on Donkey Kong.
ACAM was recently named as one of the 33 shrines every sports fan should visit by ESPN: The Magazine. Repeatedly hailed as the "Mecca" of classic gaming by such organizations as MSNBC, Geek Out New York, The Thrillist, Joystiq, Yahoo!, and Edge Magazine. ACAM is located in Weirs Beach, NH and is open year round. Additional information and the donation link can be found on the homepage at www.ClassicArcadeMuseum.org
President, The American Classic Arcade Museum at Funspot
579 Endicott Street North - Laconia, NH 03246
The first 501c3 non-profit organization dedicated to the preservation and display of classic coin-operated amusements
http://www.ClassicArcadeMuseum.org
579 Endicott Street North - Laconia, NH 03246
The first 501c3 non-profit organization dedicated to the preservation and display of classic coin-operated amusements
http://www.ClassicArcadeMuseum.org
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Gary
579 Endicott Street North - Laconia, NH 03246
The first 501c3 non-profit organization dedicated to the preservation and display of classic coin-operated amusements
http://www.ClassicArcadeMuseum.org
I didn't see the Tax ID on the website. Since you're a 501c3 I can do an employer match on my donation. Can you provide it?
I look forward to working with you guys again this year. Last year was a blast.
--Roman
Gary
579 Endicott Street North - Laconia, NH 03246
The first 501c3 non-profit organization dedicated to the preservation and display of classic coin-operated amusements
http://www.ClassicArcadeMuseum.org
This Old Game: Will be donating 10% of their February sales to the ACAM fundraiser www.ThisOldGame.com
Amusement Parts & Supply: Will be donating 10% of their February sales to the ACAM fundraiser www.VideoGameParts.com
Quarter Arcade: Will be donating 10% of their reproduction artwork sales in February to the ACAM fundraiser www.QuarterArcade.com
A big thank you to these businesses for helping the museum!
Gary
579 Endicott Street North - Laconia, NH 03246
The first 501c3 non-profit organization dedicated to the preservation and display of classic coin-operated amusements
http://www.ClassicArcadeMuseum.org
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I'm really glad the ACAM is bringing a display back to PAX again. I haven't been to Funspot in about 6 years, so even just a taste of that is great.
Thank you in advance to everyone who is helping with the fundraiser.
Mike Stulir
Board of Directors
The American Classic Arcade Museum
East Coast Correspondent for 2Old2Play.com
579 Endicott Street North - Laconia, NH 03246
The first 501c3 non-profit organization dedicated to the preservation and display of classic coin-operated amusements
http://www.ClassicArcadeMuseum.org
Hell yes. Any chance you'll have early 90's fighters such as Street Fighter 2 and Mortal Kombat 2?
No. As per the charter of The American Classic Arcade Museum, we do not collect games that were released post-1987/1988. As such, we do not have any fighters. We focus strictly on the classics.
http://www.classicarcademuseum.org/mission2.htm
I would highly encourage you to stop by room 206 regardless. We will have plenty of games all on freeplay.
Mike Stulir
Board of Directors
The American Classic Arcade Museum
Street Fighter 1 was 1987!
It was also horrible, so don't take this post as a request. : )
There's always Karate Champ. There are so many great classics on their collection list that I haven't played in person in years...Popeye, DK Jr, Mania Challenge, Crystal Castles...just so many great memories of our local arcades.
If Popeye was there I'd have to take my picture with it - I clearly remember it sitting in the back of our local diner next to a KISS pinball machine.