Originally Posted by
Joe Santulli
A landmark day is before us. After 30+ years of collecting, finding an outlet in our home-grown Classic Gaming Expo Museum and eventually industry-wide traveling "Videogame History Museum", the doors open on our permanent home in Frisco, TX today: The National Videogame Museum. Co-Founders and friends John Hardie and Sean Kelly and I will experience the public consuming what has been consuming our lives for the past many, many years. But you know what? I'm not at all scared. Nervous, excited, maybe a little manic, but definitely not fearful.
I believe this is because I watched the place as it was built. Every wall, every drop of paint, every fixture, and as every piece of our collection found its way into a cozy spot. I watched artists pour their hearts into their work and I know that the love they put into it is going to be prominent to all. I experienced the frustration of every technical issue and the thrill of their corresponding solutions with John and Sean and a score of passionate partners who simply refused to let any of this vision fail. And I've had the fortune of living day to day in this museum as it came to life, again watching as the occasional UPS or pizza delivery person or city employee stood stunned at what was inside. And many of those reactions were LONG before the product you'll see today. So I have no fear that everyone who attends will thoroughly enjoy what we've built.
Our wives have been fabulous through all of this. My wife Elizabeth Nardella Santulli took a leap of faith that truly tested our relationship: leave your family and your home and move to a state 1800 miles away to start a business neither of us have any experience with. And yet, here we are. She's getting ready for another day of work right now, but THIS day starts a whole new chapter in this adventure. A whole new look at this leap of faith.
Family and friends who I miss and love, you'll be seeing more of me soon! Now let's get this museum open.