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. 2nd Annual Southern-Fried Pinball Tournament: We are thrilled and honored that our tournament is now an official stop on the Professional and Amateur Pinball Association (PAPA) world championship circuit tour! Sanctioned by the International Flipper Pinball Association (IFPA), this competition allows novices and experienced players alike to face off in competition to earn World Pinball Player ranking points, prize money, trophies, and bragging rights among gaming enthusiasts everywhere! Star Wars Tournaments: On Saturday, June 21, we will have high score contest for both the Star Wars pinball machine by Data East and the classic Atari arcade game. We are pleased to offer both a kids division (13 and under) and an adult division for both machines. We’ll have plenty of prizes to hand out to the top scorers along with trophies for the two adult winners and medals for the top three scoring kids in each category! If that wasn’t enough, we’re proud to announce that we will have members of 501st Legion in full costume on hand for the event! Atlanta PinSwap Swap Meet: The Southern-Fried Expo actually grew out of the Atlanta PinSwap, so it is only appropriate that we continue to host a swap meet for gameroom collectors and enthusiasts. This year’s swap meet will be held in the parking lot behind the Marriott Century Center. Bring your projects, parts, collectibles and cash – it’s a great place to sell (and find) some treasures! Movie Screenings: Sure, we know all the games in the Southern-Fried Gameroom Expo arcade are the big attraction, but we’re also screening some films that highlight the love of gaming. The Space Invaders, a film by Jeff Von Ward, is the story of arcade video games and their second life in basements and garages across the United States. The Video Craze, a film by Dave Danzara, is a documentary that examines the impact of the arcade from the viewpoint of those who first embraced the worldwide video game culture. SFGE is also offering one of the earliest public screenings of a new documentary feature film, The King of Arcades, which takes the viewer on a pilgrimage in search of what inspires the passion of the video game culture. 30th Anniversary of Space Shuttle: At the 2014 Southern-Fried Gameroom Expo, we’re also celebrating the 30th anniversary of Space Shuttle – one of the greatest pinball games of all time – with the game’s designer, Barry Oursler. Barry will sign an original Space Shuttle pinball machine and help us raffle it off, and it could be yours! For every game you bring to the Southern-Fried Gameroom Expo, you receive one entry in the raffle to win a signed Space Shuttle pinball machine. Bring 1 game, get 1 entry; bring 3 games, get 3 entries. The more games you bring, the better your chances of winning this amazing Space Shuttle pinball machine! PARKING: Free parking at the Atlanta Marriott Century Center hotel. TICKETS: Discounted 3-Day Weekend Passes available until May 31, 2014: $35 adults / $20 kids AT THE DOOR PRICES: Friday, June 20: $15 adults / $10 kids Saturday, June 21: $20 adults / $10 kids Sunday, June 22: $15 adults / $10 kids CONTACT INFO: General Inquiries: SFGE Organizers Sponsor and Vendor Inquiries: Shannon DeWitt Media Inquiries: Dana Reeves CONNECT ONLINE: Like us on Facebook (SouthernFriedGameroomExpo) Follow us on Twitter (@SFGameroomExpo) .