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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Aug 31, 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, Ed Pearson, navigated these tempestuos waters for almost 15 years as manager of the legendary Seattle Funplex before moving on to ever bigger facilities as the family entertainment business continued to evolve past its arcade roots.
Recorded June 2022.
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Links:
https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/?date=19920328&slug=1483450
https://www.reddit.com/r/SeattleWA/comments/loz6y7/growing_up_in_90s_seattle_if_you_know_you_know/
https://abandonedsoutheast.com/2019/01/07/wild-waters/
https://www.ssprd.org/Family-Sports-Center
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castle_Park_(amusement_park)
Early images of Funplex
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Music including/mentioning Funplex
Interviews mentioning Funplex
https://www.cbr.com/mortal-kombat-legends-joel-mchale-johnny-cage-interview/
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