I was up in NH with my wife this weekend and we stopped into Funspot for a while. The great news is that they will be expanding the third floor. From what it looks like, they will be going over the roof of the bowling alley. It looks like the third floor will almost double.
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Funspot is expanding
Started by bcprs1, Dec 17 2009 7:20 PM
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Posted Thu Dec 17, 2009 7:29 PM
That's great! I'm heading up in May for my timeshare vacation and I always make Funspot a day trip. I'll be looking forward to seeing it! 
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Posted Fri Dec 18, 2009 9:17 AM
ClassicGMR, on Thu Dec 17, 2009 7:29 PM, said:
That's great! I'm heading up in May for my timeshare vacation and I always make Funspot a day trip. I'll be looking forward to seeing it!
I'm not sure when this will be done, but it will be awesome when it is. They mention in their brochure that they have about 250 classic games total. I'm not sure how many are currently on the floor now, but I can't wait to see what they pull out of storage. On another note, I wish they would get Pac & Pal and Baby Pac-man in there to complete the pac-man collection.
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Posted Fri Dec 18, 2009 7:46 PM
Gary and Bob mentioned their hopes to expand when I interviewed them during the annual tournament last spring. The last time I spoke to Gary he mentioned that they we in need of close to 1 million dollars to fund the project. Unless something has recently changed, don't hold your breath for this expansion as they do not have that kind of funding currently. You can listed to my interview here for details on their plans for the expansion.
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Posted Fri Dec 18, 2009 11:19 PM
They have Jr. Pac-Man there too?
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Posted Sat Dec 19, 2009 8:26 AM
bcprs1, on Fri Dec 18, 2009 9:17 AM, said:
I'm not sure when this will be done, but it will be awesome when it is. They mention in their brochure that they have about 250 classic games total. I'm not sure how many are currently on the floor now, but I can't wait to see what they pull out of storage. On another note, I wish they would get Pac & Pal and Baby Pac-man in there to complete the pac-man collection.
As for the third floor project, I wish them well, but I would like to point out that this new floor may be for installations and activities other than new arcade games, so we arcade lovers may not get anything more we want out of it.
LarcenTyler, on Fri Dec 18, 2009 11:19 PM, said:
They have Jr. Pac-Man there too?
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Posted Sat Dec 19, 2009 6:36 PM
Hey pixel, they do indeed have Joust, in a cocktail format. Last time I was there it was directly in front of the stairs that come up in the middle of the museum, unless it was taken off the floor for some reason.
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Posted Sat Dec 19, 2009 9:08 PM
Waterborn, on Sat Dec 19, 2009 6:36 PM, said:
Hey pixel, they do indeed have Joust, in a cocktail format. Last time I was there it was directly in front of the stairs that come up in the middle of the museum, unless it was taken off the floor for some reason.
Thanks for the info!
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Posted Sun Dec 20, 2009 12:09 AM
I just hope they fix the pinball machines. The arcade games are in great shape for the most part but the pins were almost all broken last time I visited in June.
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Posted Tue Dec 29, 2009 6:09 PM
I took a trip up to FS yesterday with a few NEACF members and spoke with both Gary and Bob. They said that there were no concrete plans to go ahead with the expansion at this time. Simply no funding available.
BTW Pixel, I double-checked and the Joust CT was still there, over the "back" stairs to the museum that lead down to the kids area on the second floor.
BTW Pixel, I double-checked and the Joust CT was still there, over the "back" stairs to the museum that lead down to the kids area on the second floor.
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Posted Fri Jan 8, 2010 11:36 AM
Waterborn, on Tue Dec 29, 2009 6:09 PM, said:
I took a trip up to FS yesterday with a few NEACF members and spoke with both Gary and Bob. They said that there were no concrete plans to go ahead with the expansion at this time. Simply no funding available.
BTW Pixel, I double-checked and the Joust CT was still there, over the "back" stairs to the museum that lead down to the kids area on the second floor.
BTW Pixel, I double-checked and the Joust CT was still there, over the "back" stairs to the museum that lead down to the kids area on the second floor.
One thing they mention in the brochure is that any gift to the museum is tax-deductable. I think if they advertised their plans more, they would get more money. I know that if there was a box or something up on the 3rd floor, I would put some money in it.
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Posted Fri Jan 8, 2010 6:12 PM
Well, the good news is that the ACAM will have a presence at PAX_EC in Boston in March and should gain some awareness then. BTW, we are having a PAX_EC related gathering at Funspot on the 30th if anyone wants to join us.
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Posted Fri Jan 8, 2010 6:26 PM
Some day I am going to get up there and visit the mythical Funspot..
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Posted Fri Apr 2, 2010 7:48 PM
Albert, on Fri Jan 8, 2010 6:26 PM, said:
Some day I am going to get up there and visit the mythical Funspot..
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We'll put you up when you make the trip!
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Posted Fri Apr 2, 2010 10:00 PM
Xot, on Fri Apr 2, 2010 7:48 PM, said:
Albert, on Fri Jan 8, 2010 6:26 PM, said:
Some day I am going to get up there and visit the mythical Funspot..
..Al
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We'll put you up when you make the trip!
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Posted Sun Apr 4, 2010 5:34 PM
Yeah I just couldnt get my flap working on that cocktail joust they have. I need a stand up.
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Posted Mon Apr 5, 2010 10:22 AM
I need to get back over there, if only I could drive...
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christianscott27, on Sun Apr 4, 2010 5:34 PM, said:
Yeah I just couldnt get my flap working on that cocktail joust they have. I need a stand up.
That's what she said.
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Posted Tue Aug 23, 2011 9:55 AM
I was up at Funspot a few weeks ago and they expanded the classic games into the mini golf room. It was great to see some games I never heard of before. Also, it looks like they bought some of the older games that used to be at Half Moon Arcade at Wiers beach (Chiller, Crossbow, and another shooting game I can't remember)
One thing I noticed is that they took down the Hall of Fame pictures. I'm wondering if they were just doing that to paint, but I really hope they go back up.
One thing I noticed is that they took down the Hall of Fame pictures. I'm wondering if they were just doing that to paint, but I really hope they go back up.
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