SoulBlazer
03-28-2003, 01:18 AM
Has anyone else here had the chance to vist this wonderfull treasury of great arcade games? :)
I consider myself lucky, because for the four years that I went to college at nearby Plymouth State, my friends and I would take monthly trips to the place, and those memories are enough to last a life time.
For those who have not been, Funspot is reconized as one of the best locations to play classic arcade games. I know they have had tournaments and other things there as well. And it brings in tourists as well, because it's location is right on a large lake in central New Hampshire where tens of thousands come to enjoy themselvs each year, especily during the summer.
Even with all of that, though, it's not exactly the happening place on Earth. LOL
I went to Plymouth State College, in nearby Plymouth NH, in the fall of 1994 because of incentives and being in state. Good school, great skiing in the winter (a second love of mine, the first being video games :D ), and friendly people. And a very good history program, which is what I got my BA in. However, it's rather isolated. Despite the fact the school sits right off the Interstate, you have to drive 30 minutes to get to anything having anything (like a Wal-Mart) and 45 minutes to the closest city, Concord. Needless to say my friends, not all of whom had as much money as me (I had a good job) or good cars loved me. :)
Looking on the state's website one day toward the end of my first semester for suggestions on how to kill weekends besides drinking (a favorite activity), I found a ad for the place so we went. Only about a 20 minute drive. And I was in heaven!
Here were all these great games from my youth in perfect working order. I'm a little too young for the golden age of arcades (born in 76) but I rediscovered many of my favorites here. Most of us were good players so we could make $10 last for a few hours for each of us. Some of these games have still never been done justice in a home format (Star Wars: The Arcade Game and T2 come to mind) and since we often went on Friday or Sat nights it was never very packed.
It was also quite fun to play air hocky, multi-player racing games (one of the only 'modern' games they had), and ticket games like Ski Ball.
I have'nt been back there since I graduated in June of 98, but their webpage is still up (http://www.funspotnh.com/) so I can only assume they are still alive and kicking. Too bad it has to be located in the middle of nowhere, though! LOL
I consider myself lucky, because for the four years that I went to college at nearby Plymouth State, my friends and I would take monthly trips to the place, and those memories are enough to last a life time.
For those who have not been, Funspot is reconized as one of the best locations to play classic arcade games. I know they have had tournaments and other things there as well. And it brings in tourists as well, because it's location is right on a large lake in central New Hampshire where tens of thousands come to enjoy themselvs each year, especily during the summer.
Even with all of that, though, it's not exactly the happening place on Earth. LOL
I went to Plymouth State College, in nearby Plymouth NH, in the fall of 1994 because of incentives and being in state. Good school, great skiing in the winter (a second love of mine, the first being video games :D ), and friendly people. And a very good history program, which is what I got my BA in. However, it's rather isolated. Despite the fact the school sits right off the Interstate, you have to drive 30 minutes to get to anything having anything (like a Wal-Mart) and 45 minutes to the closest city, Concord. Needless to say my friends, not all of whom had as much money as me (I had a good job) or good cars loved me. :)
Looking on the state's website one day toward the end of my first semester for suggestions on how to kill weekends besides drinking (a favorite activity), I found a ad for the place so we went. Only about a 20 minute drive. And I was in heaven!
Here were all these great games from my youth in perfect working order. I'm a little too young for the golden age of arcades (born in 76) but I rediscovered many of my favorites here. Most of us were good players so we could make $10 last for a few hours for each of us. Some of these games have still never been done justice in a home format (Star Wars: The Arcade Game and T2 come to mind) and since we often went on Friday or Sat nights it was never very packed.
It was also quite fun to play air hocky, multi-player racing games (one of the only 'modern' games they had), and ticket games like Ski Ball.
I have'nt been back there since I graduated in June of 98, but their webpage is still up (http://www.funspotnh.com/) so I can only assume they are still alive and kicking. Too bad it has to be located in the middle of nowhere, though! LOL