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A bit sad that a reporter talked to the Insert Coin(s) guy, who's sort of a newcomer to the space but very successful, and didn't get a chance to chat with some

by mherdeg 14y ago

A bit sad that a reporter talked to the Insert Coin(s) guy, who's sort of a newcomer to the space but very successful, and didn't get a chance to chat with someone who's an expert in a similar space in the same city: visitors seemed to be coming in at a nice pace on our recent weekend trip to the Pinball Hall of Fame (http://www.pinballmuseum.org/ http://www.pinballmuseum.org/). I don't see how they make any money, but they've got a great set of hardware and they obviously love their craft. It would be awesome to see places like that and, say, Funspot Arcade grow financially so they could expand their offerings. Can you imagine how much fun it would be to hang out at the venue from "Hackers" (1995), but in real life? With a giant Wipeout game and stuff?!

mindcrime 14y ago
Can you imagine how much fun it would be to hang out at the venue from "Hackers" (1995), but in real life? With a giant Wipeout game and stuff?! Yep, I've spent a lot of time fantasizing about opening a place like that. I wish I had the money to do it. :-( I've also been dreaming about opening a "hacker friendly" bar of some sort. A proper pub, with good food and beer, but designed to cater to hackers, cypherpunks, techno-anarchists, gamers, cyberpunks, crypto-anarchists, and geek/hacker types of all sorts.
alanfalcon 14y ago
The Pinball Hall of Fame is a non-profit. I agree that it's a fantastic experience (I had my bachelor party partly there). Also, I would definitely love to visit that Hackers arcade.
asmithmd1 14y ago
I just visited Funspot in Laconia, NH a couple of weeks ago: http://www.funspotnh.com/ http://www.funspotnh.com/ It was great. All of the old games are lovingly maintained with a sign above them telling when they were introduced and how many copies were sold. I was able to show my 6 and 8 year old daughters the original Pong game that I played when I was about their age as well as my later obsessions: Battle Zone, Asteroids, and Tempest. I guess I had a thing for vector graphics

by mherdeg 14y ago

mindcrime 14y ago

Can you imagine how much fun it would be to hang out at the venue from "Hackers" (1995), but in real life? With a giant Wipeout game and stuff?! Yep, I've spent a lot of time fantasizing about opening a place like that. I wish I had the money to do it. :-( I've also been dreaming about opening a "hacker friendly" bar of some sort. A proper pub, with good food and beer, but designed to cater to hackers, cypherpunks, techno-anarchists, gamers, cyberpunks, crypto-anarchists, and geek/hacker types of all sorts.

alanfalcon 14y ago

The Pinball Hall of Fame is a non-profit. I agree that it's a fantastic experience (I had my bachelor party partly there). Also, I would definitely love to visit that Hackers arcade.

asmithmd1 14y ago

I just visited Funspot in Laconia, NH a couple of weeks ago: http://www.funspotnh.com/ http://www.funspotnh.com/ It was great. All of the old games are lovingly maintained with a sign above them telling when they were introduced and how many copies were sold. I was able to show my 6 and 8 year old daughters the original Pong game that I played when I was about their age as well as my later obsessions: Battle Zone, Asteroids, and Tempest. I guess I had a thing for vector graphics