Gameroom Junkies Arcade and Pinball Podcast

Preston's back in the saddle for another dedicated "Breakdown" episode of the podcast. This time we breakdown everything you need to know about the classic space adventure game, GORF! Learn about the history of the game, the designer, and get some great gameplay strategy tips from former world record holder, John McCann. Won't you join us, Space Cadet?

Cozy up to the fire and settle in for a long winter's night of gaming memories in this 2012 Holiday edition of the Gameroom Junkies Pocast. We share our own memories of Christmases past along with tales of yore from several listeners and fans of the show. In anticipation of the end of the year that saw many games' 30th anniversaries, we look to the Shorlist Magazine's list of the best retro games and give our take on their opinions. As always, we share our personal updates, but in addition to that, we have a visit with Marty Goldberg, one of the authors of "Atari Inc., Business is Fun" for some interesting stories from the early days of Atari.

It's been a busy month for the Gameroom Junkies. From a fruitless search by Patrick for arcades in England to the start of a new gameroom after a move for Preston, the boys have been hard at work. The regular shop talk this week is filled with updates, funny stories, interesting collectors, and even a few tricks of the trade. Filmaker and collector Dave Danzara stops by to talk to us about his upcoming documentary film - The Video Craze, and young pinball phenom Dante stops by to talk about the effects of pinball on the younger generation. Lastly, we take a dip in the mailbag before putting episode 23 down in the books. Drop a quarter in this one, won't you?

In this episode, we join forces with two other great pinball podcast shows (Don and Jeff from the Pinball Podcast, and Charlie and K.T. from the Spooky Pinball Podcast) for an awesome podcast "round table." But besides talking about pinball prices rising, or "pinflation", Preston and Patrick talk about the death of the CRT monitor for arcade games. Also, as usual, we talk about news in the hobby and our own personal gameroom stories. Join us, won't you?

After a brief hiatus, Preston and Patrick are back with Episode 21 of the Gameroom Junkies Podcast. The highlight of this episode is being "crashed" by comedian and new media celebrity, Mr. Chris Gore. Recorded at DragonCon 2012, the conversation bobs and weaves between arcade games, movies about arcade games, and console games of yesteryear. In addition to their personal gameroom updates, the guys also discuss latest on Jersey Jack Pinball's Wizard of Oz pinball and Preston gives his impressions of Stern's X-Men Pinball. Finally, Patrick reluctantly participates in the return of the "Name that Game" segment featuring classic 80's vids.

On Episode 20 of the Gameroom Junkies Podcast, Preston and Patrick welcome collector Ken Rossi and hear how he created his very own pinball tournament. The guys also reveal the winning entries for the "Invent your own Gameroom Theme" contest, describe a bevy of personal gameroom updates, give the final results of their big warehouse parts raid, and provide a behind the scenes peak of Auction Kings. Additionally, listener feedback prompted discussions on gameroom considerations when buying a new home, how to find other collectors in your community, and a very unusual Craigslist ad!

This episode is chock full of great collector interviews. From John Schlarb who talks to us about interesting trades and the reason he hated video games as a kid, to Rodney Minch who talks to us abou his gameroom full of vids and how he's used his hobby to earn a lifetime of free beer, to Dana Reeves who talks to us about being one of the coolest wives in the hobby! As always, Preston and Patrick offer commentary on recent events in their collection and in the hobby as a whole. Be sure to listen for this month's contest and offer your own perfect lineup.

It was a busy month for the Gameroom Junkies. After talking about some recent gameroom updates, we recount the fun we had during this blur of a month. Starting with the Atlanta Pinswap, we take you along as we remember the fun we had there along with our trip to Denver for the Rocky Mountain Pinball Showdown and plenty of time spent at the 1up barcade. Collector and personal friend of ours, Shannon DeWitt rides shotgun with us as he recounts growing up gaming and the fun had on our recent adventures. Our contest this month is sponsored by www.pinsandvids.com to promote the release of Pins and Vids 4: A New Hoax.

Dan from the Rocky Mountain Pinball Showdown talks with us about the upcoming show while Patrick and Preston talk all things new in pinball. In addition to tons of pinball talk, the Gameroom Junkies share the story of their most recent warehouse raid of forgotten arcade classics. Plus, in this episode, we finally got a voicemail message and we'll share it with you. This episode is sponsored by Back to the Arcade at www.backtothearcade.com

In this episode, we have a fantastic interview with Annie Spiritos of the Rusty Quarters Arcade. Annie and her husband are living the collector's dream by opening a retro arcade and turning their hobby into a money-making business! Also in this episode we discuss our love of the oft-neglected electromechanical pinball machine. Listen along as Preston and Patrick talk about recent gameroom stories, acquisitions, and anectdotes as well as how the hobbyist community has pulled together to help one of their own. Be sure to listen for your chance to win a set of AC/DC pint glasses to booze it up next to your new Stern pinball

In this episode we breakdown the 1980 arcade classic - Berzerk. On this podcast you'll hear the game's history, gameplay, and pop culture factoids! Uh Oh! Here come's Evil Otto!

We're back to basics in this episode talkin' shop and chatting with a fellow collector. In this episode we discuss our thoughts about the new Stern Pinball, share some personal gameroom updates including the possibility of a reality TV show appearance. Collector Jeff Waldron drops in to talk about his collecting experiences over an amazing 16 years and imparts plenty of nuggets of wisdom before we put him to the test with "Name the Game!" Two fun contests bookend our show with fantastic prizes courtesy of ChompingQuarters.com and DKpinball.com!We have two fantastic contests in

Our first ever "Breakdown" episode brings you more information than you require about the classic arcade hit by Atari, Tempest. This quick edition of the podcast will teach you history, gameplay tips, and how much to pay to have one in your gameroom! Enjoy, but avoid the spikers!

Strap in for another great show. In this episode we announce the winners of the 2011 Gameroom of the Year contest and have an awesome warehouse raid story to share. We talk with Todd Tuckey from TNT Amusements along with Corey Armedia and Nate Hall about the new reality TV show called "High Score". Aside from personal gameroom updates and another edition of the cleverly titled "Name the movie with that game in it", we've have also have not one, but TWO awesome contests with prizes.

It's our 1 year anniversary episode and we reminisce about the past 12 episodes of the podcast. Pinheads rejoice as this episode is chock-full of pinball talk with visits to the Stern Transformers launch party and another Atlanta Pin Swap. Arcade enthusiasits will enjoy a riveting interview with former Gorf world record holder and the brains behind The Lost Highway Chronicles, John McCann. Finally, "Name the Game" returns, but this time local Atlanta collectors are in the hot seat.