What: Freeplay: Modern & Classic Gaming
Where: Chesapeake Central Library located at 298 Cedar Road Chesapeake, VA 23322
When: August 7, 2010 starting at 9:00am
Events: Gaming, Movies, Panels, Competitions
Schedule: |
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| 9:30 - 11:30am | 12:00 - 1:00pm | 1:30 - 3:30pm | 4:00 - 5:00pm | 7:00 - 9:00pm | 9:00 - 11:00pm |
| Screening of The Wizard |
Vintage & Modern Computer Gaming Presented by: HRGeeks |
Screening of The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters Presented by: David Hernly (Afterburner world champion) |
Homemade Arcades & Repair Presented by: Derek Williams |
Screening of Tron |
Screening of The Last Star Fighter |
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| Arcades: | Dragon's Lair, Galaga, Mrs. Pac-Man, Neo-Geo MVS, Robotron: 2084, Rygar | ||||
| Consoles: | From the classics of Coleco and Atari to the modern of Microsoft and Nintendo, or systems inbetween from NEC, Sega, and Sony. Enjoy some of your favorite games of the past or try a few new ones. | ||||
| Panel: Homemade Arcades & Repair |
Dereck Williams will show you how it's done. Over the years he has been busy as an arcade manager and enthusiast, building and repairing arcade games. He will be offering tips and tricks on the "how-to's" of working on various arcade machines along with a demonstration. | ||||
| Panel: Vintage & Modern Computer Gaming |
Do you own or plan to pick up an older computer to play video games on? How about looking at buying a state-of-the-art system for the bleeding edge of gaming? Some folks from HRGeeks will be discussing what vintage computers to look out for and suggestions for newer hardware. Also plan on an interesting discussion of what games are worth buying. | ||||
| Movie: King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters |
David Hernly will be presenting this documentary shot in 2007. It's all about the arcade competitions and excitement grows as Steve Wiebe goes for the Donkey Kong world record to dethrone Billy Mitchell. Afterwards Dave will be taking Q&A about competition gaming and the movie. | ||||
| Movie: The Last Star Fighter |
Ever wanted a game to become real? A kid is recruited into a galactic theatre of war thanks to his skills at an arcade game! Will his abilities gained from playing a video game save the galaxy? Watch this great offering from 1984. | ||||
| Movie: The Wizzard |
A kid is met with many challenges on the road to a video game championship. Can he make it to the tournament in time and does he have the skills to beat his opponents at some classic video games? | ||||
| Movie: Tron |
Be ready to get digitized in this 1982 classic. A hacker is thrown into the world of games to compete and tries to find his way back home. | ||||