{"id":842,"date":"2009-07-09T09:21:37","date_gmt":"2009-07-09T16:21:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bunnyears.net\/dan\/?p=842"},"modified":"2009-07-09T09:30:08","modified_gmt":"2009-07-09T16:30:08","slug":"california-extreme-13-this-weekend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bunnyears.net\/dan\/?p=842","title":{"rendered":"California Extreme 13 this weekend"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"This weekend is the annual California Extreme<\/a> arcade show. Picture a giant room with about 300 classic coin-operated videogames and pinball machines all set to free play. Some are rare (Jungle King was there last year) and some are uber-rare (unreleased prototypes from Atari such as Beavis & Butthead<\/a>, Sparkz<\/a>, and Marble Madness II<\/a> show up often). Then add in vendors, speakers (Steve Ritchie is giving a talk on pinball; MAME developer Aaron Giles will be revealing some secrets; Backbone is discussing how they update old-school games for XBLA), and a trivia contest (which I have never won, but I did make the final two teams last year). There will also be the annual pinball competition, joined this year by a Guitar Hero Arcade tournament. Bottom line: Every year, I see, do, or play something I have never seen, done, or played before. It’s fantastic. <\/p>\n

I’m not bringing any of my machines (I would like to some year but do not have a vehicle that can carry them), but I am going on Saturday as usual, and I’m looking for a pinball expert to round out a trivia team. If you are anywhere near the Bay Area, I urge you to get there — it’s well worth the money (one very reasonable price covers everything), and it’s a show put on by collectors out of sheer love. I am proud to support it. <\/p>\n

For a taste of what to expect, here’s my reports on the 2008<\/a> and 2007<\/a> shows. If you’re going, let me know and we’ll meet up. I know AJ Glasser from Kotaku<\/a> is going to be there, and I’m looking forward to reconnecting with a few other old friends…both human and plywood. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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