Sfge Fact Sheet
SFGE FACT SHEET EVENT NAME: Southern-Fried Gameroom Expo DATES & TIMES: Friday, June 20, 2014 WHERE: Atlanta Marriott Century Center 2000 Century Boulevard NE Atlanta, Georgia 30345 DESCRIPTION: Family-friendly pinball, classic arcade and console gaming event with more than 100+ games set on “free play”. The weekend also features special guests, fun and educational programs, gaming tournaments, movie screenings, and a swap meet. SPECIAL GUESTS: Billy Mitchell: "Video Game Player of the Century", star of "King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters" and "Chasing Ghosts: Beyond the Arcade" Barry Oursler: Legendary game designer whose collaborations include Gorgar, Solar Fire, PINBOT, Comet, Dr. Who, Bram Stoker’s Dracula, JunkYard, and more. John Trudeau: Stern Pinball’s newest game designer who produced blockbuster games like Congo, Black Rose, Judge Dredd, and TX sector. Jerry Buckner: 1/2 of Buckner & Garcia, whose smash hit song “Pac-Man Fever” took the world by storm. Richie Knucklez: World Record Holder on Space Invaders, Phoenix, and more, Star of the new movie "King of the Arcades" George Leutz: Q*Bert World Record Holder Joel West: Former record holder for Berzerk, Star of "Chasing Ghosts: Beyond the Arcade" Full details available at: http://www.southernfriedgameroomexpo.com/index.php/speakers/ SPECIAL EVENTS: 75th Anniversary of “Pinhibition” in Atlanta: Did you know that pinball was formerly illegal in Atlanta? In fact, the newspaper article announcing the decision by the Atlanta City Council under Mayor William B. Hartsfield to make this ‘dangerous’ game illegal was printed on the front page of the Atlanta Constitution newspaper on June 20, 1939 – 75 years to the day of the opening of the 2014 Southern-Fried Gameroom Expo! See a scan of the original article – ‘Game of Skill’ Machines Banned – on our website.
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