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Arcade Collecting => Miscellaneous Arcade Talk => Topic started by: romperwomb on December 09, 2005, 03:16:52 pm
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Is anyone else planning on attending this event? I'm going to try to get there. Should be fun!
http://www.sledworks.com/game_expo/index2.html
Visit the 2nd annual Hershey GameRoom Expo. December 9-11, 2005 inside the HERSHEYPARK
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Pictures here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/jtorok/sets/1568705/
I was able to get to this show on Saturday. The event was held in the old Hershey Hockey Arena. My first impresion was that it felt like I was walking into Paul Newman's movie "Slap Shot" (Makin' it look mean!). It added some weirdly fitting retro ambiance to all the old pins and coin-op stuff.
I didn't buy much other then some back issues of Gameroom Magazine. Several of the vendors had mini-arcades set up to free play, this is were we spent most of our time. Saw Some amazing old coin-op stuff, EM Pins, some very nice jukes. Saw lots of overpriced restorations. Some poorly done 39-in-1 systems with horrible joysticks. Got to play the Elvira pin that I haven't seen in ages. The Pachislo slots with the full LCD that is translucent over the rollers were interesting. One vendor had a Computer Space and the Ripley people brought along their GIANT Hercules pinball.
Overall a good time - I'm not quite sure I fit into the market most of the attending vendors attempt to sell too. I'm more interested in picking up a beat cab for $50 and getting it to work for my gameroom rather then paying $1500 for a Pac-Man with a poorly applied full side vinyl sticker side art with air-bubbles (a razorblade and a squigee)...
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A vendor had the Computer Space? Was there a price for purchase? Holy delicious, I would've attempted to take that home.
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Holy CRAP yes... the Hercules, while startlingly impractical, is also hella cool.
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wow....some of those machines looked great. I really like those old slot machines.
I thought about going but I was just in PA for Philly Classics....and honestly don't have the room for a machine I would be sure to buy if I had attended.
Thanks for posting the pics.
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I would shave my butt and give lap dances for that Computer Space.
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Pictures here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/jtorok/sets/1568705/I was able to get to this show on Saturday. The event was held in the old Hershey Hockey Arena. My first impresion was that it felt like I was walking into Paul Newman's movie "Slap Shot" (Makin' it look mean!). It added some weirdly fitting retro ambiance to all the old pins and coin-op stuff.
Ah, man...bummed I missed this. Only a few hours away from me. Seems like a pretty cool expo.
That old arena where the Hershey Bears used to play was one of the oldest arenas still in use for pro hockey. And, yeah---it's got a feeling right out of Slap Shot. A really cool old building, especially if it houses hockey and vids under one roof...