The new forums will be named Coin Return (based on the most recent vote)! You can check on the status and timeline of the transition to the new forums here.
The Guiding Principles and New Rules document is now in effect.
The OFFICIAL American Classic Arcade Museum @ PAX-East 2014 Thread
The American Classic Arcade Museum (ACAM) is proud to announce that we are returning to PAX-East. As in past years, we will be providing PAX-East with a retro arcade full of classic 1970's and 1980's arcade video games.
In 2010, the Penny Arcade Expo (PAX) held their first East Coast event in Boston after running a hugely successful event for many years in Seattle. Gary Vincent, President of The American Classic Arcade Museum, had first been approached by the promoters of the Expo in late 2009 to help create an exhibit of classic arcade games at the first PAX-East. The American Classic Arcade Museum had become a powerful presence, and having the Museum create the exhibit for PAX-East seemed logical to the event organizers. Gary and the ACAM crew took 21 video games to the Expo in 2010 and set up a small arcade in a private room off of the main Expo floor.
Over the last few years as the PAX-East event has grown, the ACAM presence has grown along with it. This year, ACAM will have two 24-foot trucks & a panel van stuffed with close to 50 arcade games & a small army of staffers. ACAM will also be holding two panel sessions with video game industry insiders and former arcade game developers.
Mike Stulir, Vice President of The American Classic Arcade Museum, couldn’t be happier with the ACAM & PAX-East has collaborated throughout the history of the event. “We love working with the PAX-East staff to provide a glimpse into the arcade gaming environment of yesterday. PAX-East has become our annual time to pull out all of the stops and recreate the feeling of the late 1970’s to early 1980’s with a darkened room complete with disco lighting and booming with era-appropriate music."
Stulir says that the Museum is able to participate in events like PAX-East, MAGFest and Escapist Expo due to the notoriety and respect the Museum has earned since its founding. “Our position as the leader in arcade game historical preservation is due to the hard work of Gary Vincent, Bob Lawton, our Board of Directors and our volunteers. We have built a strong reputation not just with the gaming community, but with the game developers as well. We are especially proud of our close relationship with the PAX-East staff, and we expect to be part of this show for many years to come."
The concept of the Museum came almost by accident. ACAM is located within the Funspot Family Entertainment Center in Weirs Beach, NH. Having been a manager at the Funspot for many years, Gary and Funspot owner Bob Lawton were looking at all of the old video games they had back in 1996. Many of them were not in use on the floor anymore. Gary said “We have so many, we should start a museum.”
And that’s exactly what they did.
ACAM was founded and established as the first 501c3 non-profit facility dedicated to the preservation, history and play of classic arcade games. Today, The American Classic Arcade Museum encompasses almost all of Funspot’s third level. It also helped Funspot become the recognized as the largest arcade in the world by the Guinness Book of World Records. Over the years as more machines were added by being purchased or donated, the American Classic Arcade Museum soon became the Mecca for arcade game enthusiasts, and the merely curious. It is now the largest collection of fully operational video games from the 1980s in the world. In fact, every year players from around the world come to Funspot to play in the Museum’s International Classic Video Game Tournament. The museum has gained national and international recognition being highlighted in ESPN: The Magazine, MSNBC, EDGE Magazine, Retro Gamer, The Escapist, Yankee Magazine, in-flight airline publications and locally in NH to DO magazine & The Boston Globe. ACAM has also been the backdrop for several feature films, including the critically acclaimed “King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters.”
To learn more about The American Classic Arcade Museum, or to find out how you can contribute to our preservation efforts, visit http://www.classicarcademuseum.org
In 2010, the Penny Arcade Expo (PAX) held their first East Coast event in Boston after running a hugely successful event for many years in Seattle. Gary Vincent, President of The American Classic Arcade Museum, had first been approached by the promoters of the Expo in late 2009 to help create an exhibit of classic arcade games at the first PAX-East. The American Classic Arcade Museum had become a powerful presence, and having the Museum create the exhibit for PAX-East seemed logical to the event organizers. Gary and the ACAM crew took 21 video games to the Expo in 2010 and set up a small arcade in a private room off of the main Expo floor.
Over the last few years as the PAX-East event has grown, the ACAM presence has grown along with it. This year, ACAM will have two 24-foot trucks & a panel van stuffed with close to 50 arcade games & a small army of staffers. ACAM will also be holding two panel sessions with video game industry insiders and former arcade game developers.
Mike Stulir, Vice President of The American Classic Arcade Museum, couldn’t be happier with the ACAM & PAX-East has collaborated throughout the history of the event. “We love working with the PAX-East staff to provide a glimpse into the arcade gaming environment of yesterday. PAX-East has become our annual time to pull out all of the stops and recreate the feeling of the late 1970’s to early 1980’s with a darkened room complete with disco lighting and booming with era-appropriate music."
Stulir says that the Museum is able to participate in events like PAX-East, MAGFest and Escapist Expo due to the notoriety and respect the Museum has earned since its founding. “Our position as the leader in arcade game historical preservation is due to the hard work of Gary Vincent, Bob Lawton, our Board of Directors and our volunteers. We have built a strong reputation not just with the gaming community, but with the game developers as well. We are especially proud of our close relationship with the PAX-East staff, and we expect to be part of this show for many years to come."
The concept of the Museum came almost by accident. ACAM is located within the Funspot Family Entertainment Center in Weirs Beach, NH. Having been a manager at the Funspot for many years, Gary and Funspot owner Bob Lawton were looking at all of the old video games they had back in 1996. Many of them were not in use on the floor anymore. Gary said “We have so many, we should start a museum.”
And that’s exactly what they did.
ACAM was founded and established as the first 501c3 non-profit facility dedicated to the preservation, history and play of classic arcade games. Today, The American Classic Arcade Museum encompasses almost all of Funspot’s third level. It also helped Funspot become the recognized as the largest arcade in the world by the Guinness Book of World Records. Over the years as more machines were added by being purchased or donated, the American Classic Arcade Museum soon became the Mecca for arcade game enthusiasts, and the merely curious. It is now the largest collection of fully operational video games from the 1980s in the world. In fact, every year players from around the world come to Funspot to play in the Museum’s International Classic Video Game Tournament. The museum has gained national and international recognition being highlighted in ESPN: The Magazine, MSNBC, EDGE Magazine, Retro Gamer, The Escapist, Yankee Magazine, in-flight airline publications and locally in NH to DO magazine & The Boston Globe. ACAM has also been the backdrop for several feature films, including the critically acclaimed “King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters.”
To learn more about The American Classic Arcade Museum, or to find out how you can contribute to our preservation efforts, visit http://www.classicarcademuseum.org
zerzhul on
+7
Posts
ACAM – How Arcade Games Influenced Home Console Gaming
Saturday, April 12th, 2014
Boston Convention & Exhibition Center -- Arachnid Theatre @ at 2:00pm
The American Classic Arcade Museum (ACAM) takes a look at how classic arcade games influenced video gaming at home. From Asteroids to Zaxxon, the arcade hits eventually made their way to home consoles and computers. What were the obstacles of translating arcade classics for home consoles? How did those games affect the arcades? Guests include the developers of multiple Atari 5200/7800 console games and the co-creator of the Atari 7800 home console.
Moderator:
Mike Stulir: Vice President, The American Classic Arcade Museum
Panelists & Special Guests:
Steve Golson: Co-creator of the Atari 7800 console
Jonathan Hurd: Creator of Atari’s “Food Fight” arcade game
Carlos Smith: Programmer of Atari 5200/7800 games
Marshall Peck: Graphic Artist for Atari 5200/7800 games
Gary Vincent: President, The American Classic Arcade Museum
More info on The American Classic Arcade Museum can be found at http://www.classicarcademuseum.org
ACAM – Preserving Laserdisc Arcade Games
Sunday, April 13th, 2014
Boston Convention & Exhibition Center -- Arachnid Theatre @ at 12:30pm
One of the most popular exhibits in the ACAM arcade at PAX-East is the laserdisc games. Titles like Space Ace, Dragon’s Lair, Us vs. Them and Cliffhanger are constantly mobbed by attendees. What exactly goes into keeping this unique classic arcade game technology running? How does ACAM preserve the gameplay of these unique games? Join ACAM staff and Warren Ondras from the "Daphne" emulation & "Dexter" hardware replacement projects for a discussion of laserdisc preservation technology and a demonstration of the unique technical challenges faced when restoring games of this type.
Moderator:
Mike Stulir: Vice President, The American Classic Arcade Museum
Panelists:
Warren Ondras: Daphne/Dexter Development Team
Gary Vincent: President, The American Classic Arcade Museum
More info on The American Classic Arcade Museum can be found at http://www.classicarcademuseum.org
https://allmylinks.com/topherxbeads
Switch FC: SW-7588-7027-0113, Steam/PSN: Halfazedninja
I second that...this is always a highlight for me!
Thank you for making this trip and providing us with an opportunity to go back in time!
You can say that again. PAX-East is an especially expensive event for us. All of the games we take to PAX-East are set on free play, so no tokens or quarters are required. Bringing approximately 50 games to PAX-East each year involves two 30ft box trucks and a cargo van. Approximately 20 ACAM volunteers work in their spare time over the course of 5 months to prepare our annual exhibit for PAX-East. Our goal is to present an environment that accurately portrays an arcade on a Saturday night during the early 1980's.
The American Classic Arcade Museum is the first 501c3 non-profit facility dedicated to the history, education, preservation & play of coin-operated video games. We operate entirely on the generosity of Corporations and the general public. Financial donations and donations of games & parts allows us to keep our collection running. As a 501c3 facility, all donations to ACAM are tax-deductible. ACAM will have a donation kiosk in the PAX-East arcade. We encourage PAX-East attendees to make a donation to help ACAM preserve gaming history.
For those who are new to PAX-East, here is a look at what we did last year. The first few minutes show game prep, truck loading and transportation. The excitement begins around the 11:00 showing the room environment, the games and our panels.
http://youtu.be/bvHz1UrDBfU
Here is one of our panel sessions from last year with the creators of such classic arcade games as Ms. Pac-Man, Food Fight and the Cruis'n USA/World/Exotica series.
http://youtu.be/pBUeqwAd0u4
OK, that sounded bad, but you know what I mean.
Ex-Agent to the Stars, ex a lot of other things too.
Pax East 2011, 2012 Veteran. 2014 now loading.
EDIT: Sorry, I don't mean to turn this into a request thread.
Switch FC: SW-7588-7027-0113, Steam/PSN: Halfazedninja
I cannot even count how many times people bring this to our attention about Prime and ask when we will make an appearance there. East may be an expensive proposition for us, but it is right in our back yard so the logistics (while time consuming) are relatively simple. Much as we would like to, there is no way we could truck an exhibit out to Prime without some kind of corporate sponsorship.
Cliffhanger will be part of our Sunday panel session, so we will have it with us at the show.
Adam is also the guy responsible for our incredible laser light show in the ACAM arcade at PAX-East. We can't thank him enough for all of the work he does to prepare us for PAX-East every year.
https://us.v-cdn.net/5018289/uploads/editor/5h/llqvtw6cozv0.jpg
[x] Ride Booked
[x] 3-day Pass
Will be more prepared than ever for the show than the previous year. XP!!!!!
I'm sorry, but that is not something we would do.
I already visit your exhibit every year, but I'm looking forward to seeing that. I bet there will be a big crowd around that one!
wowwwww I cannot wait to see this!
Oh. My. God. YES.
This is added to my must do list.
Tumblr | Twitter | Twitch | Pinny Arcade Lanyard
[3DS] 3394-3901-4002 | [Xbox/Steam] Redfield85