It was the best year yet for the International Classic Videogame Tournament - the best line-up of games, the best competition, and the best operation. (And as one of only two to have competed EVERY year, I ought to know.) My usual collection of oddities for my post-tourney out-of-context theater has some winners as well. As always, these are ( Read more... )

I have two main things (and a bunch of little things) to share regarding the "Lucky 13", by which I mean the thirteenth annual International Classic Video Game Tournament held at the American Classic Arcade Museum, part of the Funspot entertainment complex in Weirs Beach, New Hampshire. For those of you new to my journal, I and David Nelson are ( Read more... )

Hey, Cleverbot.
Cleverbot who?
Uh, you tell me!
But you are the clever one!
I'm honored. I'll have to come up with a surname for you later - I just dropped by to let you know I'm heading away for the weekend.
Killer.
Yeah, I'm taking my annual pilgrimage to Funspot in New Hampshire for their classics tournament.
That is good. I'm a software ( Read more... )

I apologize for not getting this post out sooner. Let's try this again, shall we?

Up in Weirs Beach, New Hampshire (near Laconia) is a place called simply Funspot. It's an entertainment complex of sorts - bowling alley, indoor golf center, bingo parlor, that sort of thing. However, its real draw is the American Classic Arcade Museum, an ( Read more... )

The Seventh Annual Funspot Classic Video Game and Pinball Tournament (you know, the one I invited you to) has come and gone, and saying that it was illuminating would be an extremely fitting pun. Not only was it an educational learning experience, but it was also literally illuminated, with camera crews and lighting swarming about. I was ( Read more... )

This year's Funspot Classic Video Game and Pinball Tournament will take place June 2-5, and I am again in the process of attempting to get a group to attend. This time, however, it appears that I may just succeed. To that end, I will actually be seeking proper accommodations this time around. There is a place called Sun Valley Cottages within ( Read more... )