I started watching this and figured I'd stop watching after 2 minutes. I was definitely wrong, I watched till the end and really enjoyed it. The 81 yr owner is interesting and seems like a great guy.
10:29 I'm wondering what happened to the Antique Arcade? It just looks so fascinating and interesting I'm wondering what happened to those machines and if Funspot still has any of them.
The one with the animatronic of an old woman on the right most side is on display but does not work, and another of them is also on display but doesn't work but I can't spot it. I went about 2 months ago.
the idea of keeping everything in the game room pre 1988 is brilliant. you dont want be sitting in there and their playing drake over the speakers lol you want to hear foreigner billy squier journey and other artists from that time period
38:47 , the Odyssey was made by Magnovox not Panasonic. Panasonic made a version of the 3D0 (Sanyo,Goldstar,CREATIVE also), but only made money on Console sales...which is why the console was so expensive and didn't last long.
I Hate Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Shredder Revenge I Hate Shredder Revenge I Hate Indie Games I Hate Tribute Games I Hate Dotemu I Hate Action Brawler I Hate Brawler I Hate Arcade Beat Em Up Game I Hate Retro Beat Em Up Game
What Cram said about the beach is true - Playground Arcade at Hampton Beach does a terrible job of maintaining their classic arcade games. They had a Kung-Fu Master coin-op that had the same broken joystick for four years in a row! I even reported the joystick issue to the employees multiple times over those 4 years. How did they resolve the issue? They got rid of the machine. 🙄
When I lived in the New England area my friends and I used to take road trips to Funspot a couple of times a year. One of the highlights was the life sized Ridge Racer with an actual car. I got good enough to consistently get first place and each time they would give you a prize. One of my prizes I picked was a small cheap fingernail clipper that turned out to be so good I still use it to this day 30 years later 😅
@@mthemodulator I think that's a great question actually. That nail clipper still works great however I've only ever used it on dead skin around my nails and small hangnails because it's so small and precise. I've only used it to cut actual whole fingernails a few times. It might be the only reason it's lasted so long and still cuts well. And for the record no I've never sharpened it.
I love his tattoo. I remember their was an arcade everywhere from 1980 to 1983. there were so many it became A competition. arcades were offering deals like 60 to 70 tokens for $5. man I miss that short blip of time.😥my arcade experience was in Canton Ohio. age 10 to 13.
My and my best friend went there in 2011 as a bucket list trip. We grew up across the street from each other and frequented the local arcade until it closed. We spent 3 days in there and played dang near everything they had. We went in the off season so we pretty much had the place to ourselves. I lost my best friend Dec 5, 2020 and I sure am glad that we bit the bullet and took that trip. One of my fonest memories I'll cherish forever. There's a picture of us in my office from back in 1977 when we were cub scouts and I took a fun spot token and put it on the frame next to him. Kind of like we used to do when we were waiting to play a game and would put a quarter on the bezel to mark our spot in line. Thanks for doing this documentary. Bob is amazing. He actually sat down with us in the party room when he found out we came from across the country just to see Funspot and he answered any questions we had and even took us to what our favorite games were and we had our photo taken with him next to our favorite game.
Thanks for the heartwarming story, Tater! These interviews with Bob and Gary were filmed in the Winter of 2011. If we ran into you guys playing on the aracade cabinets, I'm sure I would have asked for a quick interview!🙂
RIP Bob Lawton! Thank you for giving us FunSpot and devoting so much work to the beloved culture of gaming. Truly glad to be a resident of New Hampshire thanks to Bob's work.
On November 11, 2021, Bob Lawton died at the age of 90. Funspot staff announced Lawton's death on social media: “With sad hearts we announce that our founder, Bob Lawton, has passed on. He died peacefully surrounded by family. He was 90 years old. Funspot will continue to offer family fun and will now be looked after by the next generation of Lawtons. R.I.P. Bob! 1931-2021. We’ll miss you." And I would like to add that the whole world will miss Bob Lawton.
Fuck John the racist Nazi pig Maus! Get this disgusting fucks garbage “art” off the internet. How the fuck are you comfortable leaving this Nazi shit up?
Funspot is NOT good arcade, at least anymore. I went there today and at first glance I was excited until I noticed so many broken, arcade machines. Many had controls that were not functioning, machines that were turned off, stuck on a glitch screen or poor image quality due to worn out discolored monitors. Many games were also missing. I was very disappointed after driving hours to get there and back.
