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The Southern-Fried Gaming Expo (SFGE) is a 3-day fan convention focused exclusively on gaming. The expo is held June 8-10 at the Renaissance Waverly Hotel in Atlanta, GA, and boasts over 250 full-sized arcade games, pinball machines and console systems, along with tabletop gaming, vendors, special guest speakers, a film fest, live music, wrestling, tournaments and more! SFGE is a family-friendly event that will be fun for all ages. Special Guests: STEVE RITCHIE As a pinball designer, Mr. Ritchie has created some of the most popular and best-selling games of all time including Firepower, Star Trek: The Next Generation, Terminator 2: Judgement Day, ACDC, and the recently released Star Wars. Steve joined Atari as one of their earliest employees in 1974 and over the course of his career has worked for Williams, Bally/Midway, and currently designs games for Stern Pinball. Mr. Ritchie’s talents are not limited to pinball, however. Many gamers will recognize his voice as that of Shao Kahn (“FINISH HIM!”) in the groundbreaking Mortal Kombat video games. JOHN JACOBSEN For the past twelve years, and over 500 episodes, John Jacobsen has been a co-host on one of the longest running independent video game shows, and Xbox Live Community Podcast Of The Year, The Video Game Outsiders on the comedy network, Riotcast. In 2007, John was sucked into the classic arcade collecting world. His first machine was a Donkey Kong, his second a Ms. Pac-Man, within a year he turned his basement into his own personal arcade. Soon after John got his first arcade game, he started a website and weekly YouTube series called “John’s Arcade” and he immediately had a passionate following. Each week John takes his viewers on his arcade adventures in the form of road trips across the country visiting notable private and public arcades as well as gameplay and tech videos. John also shows his viewers how to restore and fix classic arcade games in a “you can do this!” type presentation. John’s Arcade currently has approx. 32,000 subscribers and over 6 million Youtube views. John’s Arcade can also be seen on over a dozen public access channels across the USA. In late 2016, John and his long time friend Jay, took their hobby the next level. Partnering with the Hangar Pub and Grill and Amherst Brewing in Amherst, MA, they put over 30 arcade machines on location in a busy college town. RICH SOMMER Tabletop fanatic and host of the popular Cardboard! podcast, Rich Sommer will be making his first trip to the Southern-Fried Gaming Expo this year. Although his love for gaming is well-documented, you may better recognize Rich from his role as Harry Crane on 92 episodes of the popular AMC drama Mad Men or recurring appearances on Netflix’s Glow, The Regular Show, or Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later. Rich will be speaking at two panels that will be immediately followed by meet and greet sessions.' ORIN DAY Some of your favorite pinball games wouldn’t be the same were it not for the skills of our newest guest, Orin Day. Mr. Day was part of the development team of Data East Pinball and remained on board when that company became SEGA pinball, and finally stayed through the transformation into the Stern Pinball we all continue to enjoy to this day. Mr. Day has programmed and developed software for over 20 of the best games in pinball including Baywatch, Independence Day, South Park, and more. We’re glad to have Mr. Day as a special guest at SFGE 2018! Additional guests listed on website and more to be announced. Photos from our 2017 event. Checkout our 2018 promo video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vKsk55EfD48 SFGE memberships are available online and you can save $5 with coupon code JOYSTICK. www.GameATL.com

Sorry you cannot see the text. It shows for me. Here it is copied from the page ... Classic Console Games Added! Remember the joy of being able to play your favorite classic arcade game at home for the first time? What system did you have? Atari 2600? Intellivision? NES? What gameroom would be complete without at least one console gaming system? That’s what we asked ourselves, which is why we’ve added an entire room devoted to classic console gaming at the Southern-Fried Gameroom Expo this June! Get your thumbs ready to enjoy such classic consoles as Magnavox Odyssey, Atari 7800, Super Nintendo, and more! Each game system will be connected to it’s own vintage CRT TV monitor for that retro feel, while some of the newer systems will be projected onto the wall for some high-stakes competitive gaming (Can you say “Super Smash Bros.?!”). If you’re looking to fill out your collection for your favorite console, be sure to check out one of our newest vendors, The Video Game Trader, who will be running a few of the console tournaments throughout the weekend! Want to see if your favorite system will be there? Check out the list of confirmed systems on our website and let us know any recommendations you have for your must-play console games! ALSO JUST ANNOUNCED TODAY... Microsoft at SFGE The Southern-Fried Gameroom Expo is a celebration of all things gaming, both past and present. That’s why we’re proud to announce our partnership with Microsoft to bring you the latest in gaming technology with the Xbox One. Xbox One delivers an all-new gaming and entertainment experience that will transform how you play. Xbox One brings together the best games, the most reliable service and rich entertainment all-in-one system that is built for today and tomorrow. Microsoft representatives will be on hand at the show with several Xbox Ones, Xbox 360s, and a makerbot 3-D printer. Be sure to stop by the Microsoft Room to experience first-hand some of the most talked-about games of the modern era including Titan Fall, Assassin’s Creed, Battlefield, and more! PAPA Pinball Circuit Event Did you know that the Southern-Fried Gameroom Expo is an official stop on the PAPA Pinball Tournament Circuit? That’s right! That means that you can compete against some of the best pinball players in the world! Cash prizes along with World Pinball Player Ranking (WPPR) points will be awarded in this official IFPA-endorsed tournament. PAPA will host both a classics tournament and a main event tournament. Each guest at the expo will receive two free entries into the tournament to get a taste of this awesome experience on some of the best games around! Learn more about the event format and how to qualify HERE. Don’t forget to check out some of the fantastic PAPA video tutorials before the show! Get those flipper fingers ready, and good luck! Podcasters Galore! Are you a fan of arcade and pinball podcasts? If so, you’re in for a treat at the Southern-Fried Gameroom Expo! SFGE is pleased to welcome hosts from multiple hobby-related productions. On hand at the show will be Nate Shivers from Coast 2 Coast Pinball, Jonathan Leung from Arcade Repair Tips, Brent Griffiths and Whitney Roberts from Broken Token, and Atlanta’s own Preston Burt and Patrick Wall fromGameroom Junkies! Be sure to stick around the expo Saturday night for our huge mega panel: “Radio-Free SFGE: Podcasting After Dark” featuring all of our podcasting guests in one place!

UPDATES: Since my last post we have added several new items to the show. A World records panel will join our schedule and will have guests that were or are current video game record holders including but not limited to... Billy Mitchell (Donky Kong, Pacman, Centipede) Richie Knuckles (Space Invaders, Phoenix, Pole Position) George Lotz (Q-Bert) Joel West (Berserk, Frenzy) We signed on Monster Energy as a show backer. They will be giving away free drinks all weekend. We official announced our console gaming. Link to our newsletter with some of those details http://us5.campaign-archive2.com/?u=47a0c0a686fe883cbb9d5ec45&id=9f3c1ebd32&e=[uNIQID] We announced a special engagement as we offer one of the earliest public screenings of a new documentary feature film, "The King of Arcades". The final cut of the film just went to pressing a few days ago and we have been presented with an opportunity to screen the film this summer before its limited theatrical release and subsequent festival circuit rounds. Starting as a passion project, this movie launched an unexpected journey; from discovering the historic past in video game pioneer Ralph Baer’s personal workshop, to capturing the present as the Smithsonian Museum recognizes gaming as art. Along the way, the crew encountered an interesting cast of characters including game developers, high score players, and arcade enthusiasts. The film is directed by Sean Tiedeman and Co-Produced by Adam F. Goldberg (ABC’s “The Goldbergs”). Visit our site for a complete list of guests or for more information. http://www.southernfriedgameroomexpo.com

The Southern-Fried Gameroom Expo (SFGE) features more than 100 arcade and pinball machines, retro console gaming, the second annual Southern-Fried Pinball Tournament, a vendor expo, exciting programs and guest speakers, movie screenings, a Saturday Pin Swap, and other special events. Special guest speakers include: Billy Mitchell, record-setting competitive gamer and star of "Chasing Ghosts: Beyond the Arcade" and "King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters"; Barry Oursler, legendary pinball game designer who produced such games as Space Shuttle, PINBOT, Comet, Dr. Who, Bram Stoker's Dracula, and more; pinball designer John Trudeau who brought us Creature from the Black Lagoon, Bride of Pinbot, and Congo (just to name a few!); Jerry Buckner who, as part of "Buckner & Garcia" co-created the instantly-recognizable "Pac-Mac Fever" as well as the title track for the hit Disney movie "Wreck-It Ralph". Join us June 20-22, 2014 at the Atlanta Marriott Century Center for an event that's fun for the whole family! Doors open Friday June 20th at 4:00pm and the fun lasts all weekend. Please join us for a great weekend. Presale tickets for adults available for $35.