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Saturday, February 5, 2011

California Extreme 2011

 Just thought I'd give some publicity to a really cool event I like to attend every year.  It's the California Extreme classic arcade and pinball convention.  It's a huge event in held in Santa Clara that showcases tons of refurbished, and new classic arcade machines, most of which are free to play.  Last time I went I played the arcade version of the "Journey" game which actually had the soundboard installed and played Journey tracks when y9ou beat all the levels.  Very awesome, If you're going to be in or around the Bay Area in July I highly suggest you check it out.  Here's some stuff from their website http://www.caextreme.org/

"Arcades were once a fixture on the American urban landscape, and games were plentiful in rural cities too. The closest heir of today is the so-called "Family Entertainment Center", which is populated with a myriad of devices designed only to take your coins quickly and leave you with a pile of tickets, which you exchange for cheap, trashy toys. This is entertainment? California Extreme was born with a desire to share fun coin op games that are in the hands of private collectors, and to hopefully spread the word that pinball machines were once plentiful, and that videogames were not synonymous with "martial arts" and violence. Buy/sell/trade! The show is a great place to bring games you want to sell, and also a good place to add to your collection, or even start it! Not all games will be for sale; many collectors bring games to show (or show off!) that they would never sell. So .. Can I play the stuff? Yeah .. Everything is on free play. You can play from the moment you arrive until we shut off the power at closing -- Play as many games as you want, in whatever order you want to. There are *HUNDREDS* of games, all set to play for free. This is a your chance to try those older games, or the newer games that you'd never put money into in an arcade. There are also many games that never got produced, and are very hard to find."

It's going to be held July 9-10 at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Santa Clara.


Please go out and enjoy your Saturday guys!
Posted by Isaac at 12:05 PM

58 comments:

  1. ChrisFebruary 5, 2011 at 12:44 PM

    Bottoms up my friend

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  2. ShutterbugFebruary 5, 2011 at 12:59 PM

    Sounds like fun! :)

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  3. Arek SałataFebruary 5, 2011 at 1:05 PM

    I have no spare time for "enjoying" today :/

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  4. rumblerFebruary 5, 2011 at 1:24 PM

    can't enjoy saturday, gotta study like a mofo

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  5. BartFebruary 5, 2011 at 1:40 PM

    so u guys get together, drink tequila and play pinball? not too shabby.

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  6. my day in a sentenceFebruary 5, 2011 at 1:52 PM

    Pinball convention? Tommy! :D

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  7. JordanFebruary 5, 2011 at 2:03 PM

    sounds like fun! im probly gonna do homework tonight :(

    your friend,
    ectomorphmuscle.blogspot.com

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  8. Con QuesoFebruary 5, 2011 at 2:09 PM

    Sounds like a great event, I think there's a cover charge to get in though but sounds well worth it. Too bad I have plans already.

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  9. AnonymousFebruary 5, 2011 at 2:23 PM

    wow it's awesome that you get to play any arcade for free! That sounds like an awesome convention :D

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  10. AnonymousFebruary 5, 2011 at 2:49 PM

    Good God I love pinball sooo much!

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  11. systemAdminFebruary 5, 2011 at 2:53 PM

    I have social anxiety disorders. I don't like crowds.

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  12. DudemeisterFebruary 5, 2011 at 3:26 PM

    Wish I could go.

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  13. JamesFebruary 5, 2011 at 3:30 PM

    Excess drinking and public nudity I hope!

    (from my day in a sentence's blog lol)

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  14. beyondhiphopFebruary 5, 2011 at 3:37 PM

    im making money brother,. im enjoying it like whoa

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  15. GeekwankerFebruary 5, 2011 at 3:47 PM

    Pinball convention wth i wish there where some in my country

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  16. AnonymousFebruary 5, 2011 at 3:57 PM

    Man, I've spent a lot of money playing arcades. Street Fighter II and Metal Slug were my stuff.

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  17. AnonymousFebruary 5, 2011 at 3:59 PM

    I want all of those alcohols!

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  18. A Beer for the ShowerFebruary 5, 2011 at 4:02 PM

    I'm gonna watch half naked guys punch each other in the junk.

    No real way to make that sound straight.

    That event sounds awesome, btw.

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  19. AnonymousFebruary 5, 2011 at 4:11 PM

    whoa, look at all that alcohol :O

    I'll be sure to check it out if I'm in the area.

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  20. SnickelsoxFebruary 5, 2011 at 5:06 PM

    I so badly want to go to one of these.

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  21. UnknownFebruary 5, 2011 at 5:39 PM

    Haha, I'll most likely see you there. If so, first drink is on me.

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  22. Beau ThompsonFebruary 5, 2011 at 5:51 PM

    Damn son! That looks epic.

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  23. DooFebruary 5, 2011 at 6:25 PM

    Sounds like a really cool and fun event! Have fun :)

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  24. AnonymousFebruary 5, 2011 at 6:55 PM

    I hate going out -_-

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  25. Public ConfessionsFebruary 5, 2011 at 7:38 PM

    10 more followers man!!
    -anonymous public confessions

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  26. PawawanpiFebruary 5, 2011 at 9:22 PM

    That sounds pretty awesome. And pinball is quite fun!

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  27. poorfagsFebruary 6, 2011 at 1:37 AM

    I enjoyed my Saturday greatly

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  28. Mister SharafFebruary 6, 2011 at 2:47 AM

    Great Post!

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  29. FunkyTechDudeFebruary 6, 2011 at 6:12 AM

    has to be clear for me. I dont like brown drinks.

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  30. AssortedNewsFebruary 6, 2011 at 6:29 AM

    I've heard about it on BYOAC. Lucky man.

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  31. Aaron The BaronFebruary 6, 2011 at 6:44 AM

    aw i wish icould go to that...

    http://lifeofbaron.blogspot.com

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  32. T. BanacekFebruary 6, 2011 at 8:30 AM

    Is the booze free too?

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  33. TeutorixFebruary 6, 2011 at 9:51 AM

    If only I was anywhere near Cali.

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  34. AnonymousFebruary 6, 2011 at 11:32 AM

    was ment to go out this saturday for someones birthday but chose not to, really want to get far wth my 3D work dont want distractions like that.


    forever alone



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  35. AnonymouseFebruary 6, 2011 at 11:32 AM

    sounds like fun to me.

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  36. xyFebruary 6, 2011 at 11:44 AM

    Hello Lovely,

    thanks so much for your comment

    great colours...i like red :)

    Wish you a great Sunday :)

    with love
    MARiZA
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  37. Mr. InsaniumFebruary 6, 2011 at 12:06 PM

    Looks like it could be great fun, its a shame i could never get to it

    Check by my blog for a nerdy giveaway and a freaky artist

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  38. UnknownFebruary 6, 2011 at 1:26 PM

    Sounds awesome. Post some pics if you go

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  39. GFebruary 6, 2011 at 3:44 PM

    Enjoy - sounds like fun

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  40. epicwallpapersandart.blogspotFebruary 6, 2011 at 7:42 PM

    i would totally go to that!

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  41. ZippyFebruary 6, 2011 at 8:31 PM

    I remember the atari 2600 version of that journey game. I had no idea who Journey was at the time.

    zippy-software.blogspot.com

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  42. Clarence MillerFebruary 6, 2011 at 9:59 PM

    wickeddd. JURASSIC PARK THE LOST WORLD!!! house of the dead 2!


    Follow n support everyone all the time, reliable
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  43. mrecanFebruary 6, 2011 at 10:16 PM

    oh it sounds awesome
    thanks man

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  44. LennyFebruary 7, 2011 at 1:44 AM

    love painball too!
    followed
    http://le-nerd.blogspot.com/

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  45. AnonymousFebruary 7, 2011 at 7:24 AM

    Sounds like a great time!

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  46. Mike YangFebruary 7, 2011 at 9:31 AM

    You've reminded me of both booze and pinball, and thus of the last great drunken idea I had: building my own pinball machine. God bless you sir.

    http://mrte.ch/9zk

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  47. TsipiseFebruary 7, 2011 at 10:05 AM

    I was a looser at pinball games. I mean the real ones- not the computer version.

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  48. HSPFebruary 7, 2011 at 2:19 PM

    Sounds awesome. I'm jealous that you get events like that over there!

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  49. JoeFebruary 7, 2011 at 8:27 PM

    I would so go, except that I'm in Ohio :(

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  50. Icky RayFebruary 7, 2011 at 9:05 PM

    Have fun..

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  51. AnonymousFebruary 7, 2011 at 9:25 PM

    Hope it was a good hang!

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  52. mrecanFebruary 7, 2011 at 10:13 PM

    i would really love to attend this one

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  53. Telia TuliFebruary 7, 2011 at 10:57 PM

    wish i lived in Cali
    welp
    i have to go shovel now.
    eff
    uuuuuuuuuu

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  54. ggh4kFebruary 8, 2011 at 1:09 AM

    dang, sounds like fun

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  55. Forrest StumpFebruary 8, 2011 at 4:05 AM

    It sounds good!

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  56. J8888February 8, 2011 at 8:48 AM

    damn I missed it!

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  57. The ChampFebruary 8, 2011 at 9:41 AM

    I love parties!

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  58. GarkFebruary 8, 2011 at 12:01 PM

    How i would love to do. I want to get smashed.

    following

    http://consumecosts.blogspot.com/

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