Play It Once More: Replay FX With Generation Geek 2.0
Replay FX isn’t only the world’s greatest arcade; it’s a fantastic, fabulous, loud, bright family affair I can’t recommend highly enough.
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GeekDad’s SFGE 2017 Recap
GeekDad writers attended the 2017 Southern-Fried Gameroom Expo (SFGE) in Atlanta and share their experiences of this fun weekend of gaming.
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Gameroom Junkies #70: Arcades on the Road
Good news, the arcade scene is thriving! From the Midwest Gaming Classic to arcade bars in Denver to the console scene at home, we cover it all.
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Gameroom Junkies #69: Collection Control
Hoarders rejoice! In this episode we’re talking collecting and discuss ten tips to get your collection under control.
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Gameroom Junkies #63 – ‘The Last Starfighter’ Star, Lance Guest
Veteran actor and ’80s movie icon Lance Guest sat down at the Southern-Fried Gameroom Expo to discuss his role as Alex Rogan in ‘The Last Starfighter.’
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‘Man Vs Snake’ Video Game Documentary Available for Digital Download
Nibble on this: the epic story of the first billion-point video game score and the ongoing quest for arcade greatness is now available for digital download.
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Thoughts on Southern Fried Gameroom Expo 2016
For the previous two years, the Southern Fried Gameroom Expo has been an outstanding two days of classic pinball and arcade games side-by-side with modern versions of the same style games. This year, however, SFGE also introduced tabletop games to the mix, offering up 14,000 square feet of gaming tables and inviting companies such as Asmodee and Renegade Game Studios to demo their games.
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Gameroom Junkies #61 – Stream of (Gaming) Consciousness
Vectrex, SFGE, a flooded basement full of games, what it takes to run an modern arcade, & more on Gameroom Junkies Podcast #61
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Gameroom Junkies #57 – Stern Pinball & IAAPA 2015 Roundup
The Gameroom Junkies traveled down to Orlando for IAAPA 2015 to try out the newest arcade and pinball machines on the market. In addition to interviews with Bandai Namco and Adrenaline Amusements, we hear from Stern Pinball CEO Gary Stern about ‘Game of Thrones’ and more!
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Gameroom Junkies #55: Everything is Awesome!
Whether you’re a fan of classic arcades, Nintendo’s ‘Mario Maker’, or ‘Game of Thrones’ pinball, there’s plenty to be excited about this month on the Gameroom Junkies podcast.
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Pinball Is Coming – Stern Announces ‘Game of Thrones’ Pinball
Winter is coming, but so is the new ‘Game of Thrones’ pinball machine from Stern Pinball, Inc. Check out some of the features of this hotly-anticipated game.
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The Family That Plays Together: Southern-Fried Gameroom Expo 2015
Last weekend was HeroesCon in Charlotte and the Southern-Fried Gameroom Expo in Atlanta, in addition to that Saturday being Free RPG Day. I could only pick one, and I made the right choice: SFGE.
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Southern-Fried Gameroom Expo 2015 – Recap
For Father’s Day 2015, I spent a good amount of time with my family that included a nice trip to the pool on a 95+ degree day in Atlanta. But earlier that day, I spent two hours reliving some of my favorite moments from my childhood at the 2015 Southern-Fried Gameroom Expo… and it was glorious.
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Contest Reminder: SFGE Giveaway
There’s still time to enter to win an amazing Southern-Fried Gameroom Expo prize pack.
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Win a Southern-Fried Gameroom Expo Prize Pack
The southeast is no stranger to fan conventions. We’re already home to notable fantasy, comic, and anime cons, but what you may not realize is that we also have our very own homegrown retro-gaming event.
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Gameroom Junkies #51: Road Trippin’ and Pinball Flippin’
The Gameroom Junkies go on the road to pickup a truck full of classic arcade games, but not before talking ‘Splatoon,’ ‘KISS Pinball,’ ‘Witcher 3’ and more!
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A Great Weekend Project — DIY Arcade Controller
While writing projects are in full swing, I often tend to collect small DIY projects that remain stacked on shelves until I have some of that free time… I’ve recently finished up writing two books that are now heading to the printer, and I find myself with some free time. I should be putting together a proposal for my next book, but instead I’ve reached for a small box of parts.
This past weekend’s project was quick and simple (relatively speaking), and I had a very easy gauge for determining its success or failure … would I be able to play the classic Atari 2600 game, Adventure, as it was meant to be played?
The Virtual Reality Game Room of Your Dreams
Physical arcades may be few and far between, but virtual reality can now deliver the retro game room of your dreams!
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When Worlds Collide: Pokkén Tournament
If you thought Pokémon Conquest, the 2012 Nintendo DS mash-up of Pokémon and Nobunaga’s Ambition, was weird, wait until you get a load of what The Pokémon Company and Bandai Namco have lined up for 2015.
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Silver Ball Museum Arcade
While on vacation on the Jersey Shore, my family and I checked out the Silver Ball Museum Arcade in Asbury Park. It was clean, well-lit, and you paid $10 an hour for unlimited play on dozens and dozens of pinball machines dating from the 1930s on, and in working order!
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ASCII Shooter — Perfect ’80s Flashback When You’ve Got Two Minutes to Burn
Remember Robotron or Berzerk? I have fond memories of those two video games even though I wasn’t very good at either of them. In both instances, you’re placed right in the middle of a wave of enemies that are threatening you from all directions. I could hold my own in Robotron for maybe 10-15 minutes of gameplay, but I never lasted more than a couple of minutes with Berzerk. Still, I played them often, usually when I had one token left and maybe five minutes left before my parents picked me up from the arcade. If you’re looking for a similar style of game, let me point you to ASCII Shooter.
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