CONTACT: Gary Vincent
Funspot/American
Classic Arcade Museum •
(603) 393-7903
gvincent@funspotnh.com
• http://www.funspotnh.com
• http://www.classicarcademuseum.org
World
Famous Classic Coin-Op Videogame
& Pinball Tournament Celebrates
Ninth Annual Event
Weirs Beach, NH, 4/26/07 --
The annual International Classic
Videogame & Pinball Championships
are quickly approaching. For
the ninth annual installment,
the tournament will take place
from Thursday, May 31st through
Sunday, June 3rd, 2007. The
annual event is held at the
Funspot Family Entertainment
Center in Weirs Beach, NH. Funspot
is home to the American Classic
Arcade Museum – the largest
classic gaming arcade in the
world.
The American Classic Arcade
Museum is a 501c3 non-profit
organization dedicated to restoring
and displaying vintage coin-operated
amusements. The museum celebrates
the origins of the arcade industry.
Popular video games from the
past, including Asteroids, Pac-Man,
Centipede and Defender are just
a few of the over 200 games
in the classic arcade museum.
The museum also contains static
displays of game history and
the walls feature many posters
of vintage arcade games. Playing
games in this environment is
an experience like no other.
The music, the décor
and the games are all dated
1987 and older.
Each year, championship-caliber
players from across the United
States and around the world
gather for four days of classic
game competition, and the fun
of playing their favorites in
the world’s largest collection
of classic arcade games still
operating in an arcade setting.
In prior years, players have
come from Australia, Canada,
England, Israel and Finland
to attend this fun-filled event.
For 2007, the entire 4-day tournament
has been revamped to provide
players with more individualized
competitions and to allow for
easier tracking of the scores.
There will be a 6-game pinball
tournament and a 12 game video
game tournament. Another new
addition this year will be the
All Atari Competition featuring
10 classic Atari games. There
will be $250 cash prizes for
each 1st place winner of the
individual contests –
the Video Challenge, the Pinball
Challenge and the All Atari
Competition. In addition, cash
prizes will be awarded to the
winner of each daily Mystery
Game Tournament; a popular segment
added which requires entrants
to compete on only one game.
The video and pinball games
used for all of the competitions
will not be announced until
the start of the tournament
at noon on Thursday, May 31st.
This is to provide a fair playing
field for players who don't
have access to those games throughout
the year.
Players may videotape their
game play for high score verification.
All other videotaping and/or
filming at this event must be
pre-authorized with the Funspot
management.
ABOUT -- The 9th Annual Classic
Videogame & Pinball Championships
is co-sponsored by Funspot and
the American Classic Arcade
Museum. The event will be held
May 31st though June 3rd, 2007.
Tournament hours are Thursday
Noon-10pm, Friday and Saturday
10am-11pm and Sunday 10am-5pm.
Admission is $30 and includes
200 game tokens. Registration
will be at the door only.
The Funspot Family Entertainment
Center is located on Route 3
in Weirs Beach, NH. The facility
has been owned and operated
by the Lawton family for over
50 years. The 60,000 square
foot center also contains 20
bowling lanes, a miniature golf
course, a 400-seat Bingo hall,
a restaurant, the D.A. Long
Tavern, and a state of the art
indoor golf center featuring
six Full-Swing Golf Simulators.
Funspot and The American Classic
Arcade Museum are open year-round.
More information can be found
at www.funspotnh.com and www.ClassicArcadeMuseum.org.
