Funspot
6th Annual Classic Pinball
& Video Game Championship
June 3-6, 2004

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For the past 5 years Funspot has hosted the largest and most celebrated classic arcade contest in the world.  Each year, records fall as new champions are crowned amidst a flurry of media coverage.  This year the contest celebrates its 6th anniversary as gamers from all over the world gather together in Weirs Beach New Hampshire on June 3-6th, 2004.

Conceived by Ken Sweet and Funspot Operations Manager Gary Vincent, the first tournament was held in May of 1999. Over 100 pre-1986 games were included in the competition, and players traveled from as far away as Israel to attend. Subsequent tournaments have drawn players from Canada, England, Finland, Australia and across the USA. 

This year was a historic landmark for the contest as the American Classic Arcade Museum (ACAM) was a co-sponsor.  The museum, located inside the huge Funspot Family Entertainment Center is still in its infancy but plans to be the premier showcase for classic games, memorabilia, and history, all revolving around an impressive collection of classic games.  Unlike traditional museums where artifacts are displayed behind glass or velvet ropes, the games in the American Classic Arcade Museum will be available for all to play.  Future plans call for a large building to be added to the present location to include 100+ additional games, a convention room and a new restoration center. All donations to the museum are tax deductible.

Twin Galaxies (www.twingalaxies.com) videogame officials and Funspot referees were on-hand at the contest to log scores on over 200 games.

The world-famous Funspot Family Entertainment Center has been owned and operated by the Lawton family for 50 years. With over 500 games, Funspot is the second largest arcade in the world and is located in Weirs Beach, New Hampshire. The 60,000 square foot complex also contains 20 bowling lanes, a miniature golf course, a driving range, a 400-seat Bingo hall, a restaurant, the D.A. Long Tavern, and a state of the art indoor golf center featuring six Full-Swing Golf Simulators. Funspot is open year-round with ample free parking. 

There was a $200 dollar cash prize for each winner of tournament contests.  They include the Monochrome Challenge, Classic Challenge, Pinball Challenge and new for this year, the Ladies Challenge open to the female attendees only.  The Player of the Year Contest, which was introduced last year, combines the scores of the Monochrome, Classic and Pinball challenges to crown an overall champion, who receives a cash award and earn a place of honor on the Funspot wall.

Additional challenges include a $25 cash prize to the winners of each daily "mystery game."

In order to provide a fair opportunity for gamers who don't have access to Funspot's games throughout the year, all of the tournament games & the mystery games were not revealed until shortly before the contest.

Greg Erway goes for the elusive high score in Astro Fighter	Let the games begin!!	One of the reporters in attendance tries out Spy Hunter
Pat Laffaye goes for the Frogger world record	Dave Nelson plays Guided Missile	Greg Bond shows why he is the King of Mappy

Abdner Ashman shows off his 1942 skills	Brian Wagner achived some personal-best scores in Pac-Man	Jason Cram (l) and Adam Wood play Midway's classic Gun Fight
2003 Funspot Champ Donald Hayes plays Centipede	Greg erway can usually be found in front of Tapper	Many of the players participated in the Pinball challenge

Walter Day plays a game of Make Trax	Darren Harris put up some impressive scores again this year on Star Trek	Robert Mruczek looks like he is playing Super Cobra, but it is actually Scramble
Fred Pastore has a little fun with 2003 Funspot Champ Donald Hayes	Fred Pastore has a little fun with 2003 Funspot Champ Donald Hayes	Donald Hayes finally figures out who has been playing pranks on him
Todd Rogers played Gorf for so long that his pony tail grew three inches on one token	Catherine Karpins was the winner of the Women's Competition	Anna Cram playes a game in the Women's Challenge

Fred Pastore (c) and Greg Erway (r) question
Multiple Word Record-holder
Tim McIlroy (l) about Astro Fighter during the taping of
Back In Time -- Lost Episode II

SCORES OF NOTE
&
WORLD RECORDS

* = New World Record

CHALLENGE WINNERS


Color Game Challenge Winner -- Dave Nelson

Monochrome Challenge Winner -- Dave Nelson

Women's Challenge Winner -- Catherine Karpins

Pinball Challenge Winner -- Greg Bond

Overall 2004 Funspot Player of the Year
Dave Nelson

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