The Video Game Newsroom Time Machine is a weekly retro gaming podcast in which we travel back in time to see what was making headlines 40, 30, and 20 years ago in the arcade, video game, and computer gaming business and interview industry veterans.
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Jul 17, 2023
After the crash, a new type of venue emerged as the dominant
force in coin operated video games, the family entertainment
center. No longer just video games, but a mix of mini golf,
redemption games, food counters and more, this new destination
would prove an ever evolving type of business very much at the
whims of a fickle public.
Our guest, Gary Brose, navigated these tempestuos waters for almost
15 years as co-owner of the legendary Seattle Funplex.
Recorded May 2022.
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Links:
https://www.youtube.com/c/GaryBrose
https://twitter.com/bizsherpa
https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/?date=19920328&slug=1483450
https://www.facebook.com/vanishingseattle/posts/tbt-seattle-funplex-this-entertainment-center-in-industrial-interbaymagnolia-on-/1352717244807560/
https://www.reddit.com/r/SeattleWA/comments/loz6y7/growing_up_in_90s_seattle_if_you_know_you_know/
Early images of Funplex
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1ceFN29QT_UMCc73YjtsXEppW3rdXFmBd?usp=share_link
Music including/mentioning Funplex
https://youtu.be/xRH6I8baK7o
https://youtu.be/xu81F0Je00c
Interviews mentioning Funplex
https://www.cbr.com/mortal-kombat-legends-joel-mchale-johnny-cage-interview/
https://www.thestranger.com/pullout/2012/03/14/13017971/how-i-survived-not-making-any-money-in-the-music-industry
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