Hershey GameRoom Expo

[romperwomb]

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

[romperwomb]

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)... 

[ClubNinja]

A vendor had the Computer Space?  Was there a price for purchase?  Holy delicious, I would've attempted to take that home.

[ChadTower]

Holy CRAP yes... the Hercules, while startlingly impractical, is also hella cool.

[MameMaster!]

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.

[ChadTower]

I would shave my butt and give lap dances for that Computer Space.

[Frosty]

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...