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Funspot Arcade Tour with live commentary! (World's Largest Arcade!) - ACAM - Laconia, NH USA
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Listen, I LOVE Funspot. I go up there several times a year. I really and truly love the place. The best part of Funspot for me is the American Classic Arcade Museum (ACAM). It's lovingly maintained by Gary Vincent and he does an AMAZING job keeping these games running. You are not gonna find another place with such a comprehensive list of games under one roof. They have pretty much EVERY game at Funspot. It's in an awesome resort area near Weirs Beach and Lake Winnipesaukee in New Hampshire. It's truly worth the trip for a summer vacation if you live on the east coast! Funspot was featured in the film King of Kong where Billy Mitchell and Steve Wiebe battled it out on Donkey Kong.
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I was there a couple of weeks ago and filmed a video. They have really scaled back, big time!
Damn, how so?
_We have a potential kill screen coming up in a few minutes_ ..
OMG I WOULD DIE.. JUST DIE. I cannot believe they have all of the classics AND THEY ALL WORK AND ARE COMPLETELY RESTORED IN BEAUTIFUL CABINETS. omg omg omg.
was there yesterday and honestly most of the games are broken alot of the times the only part i liked was the museum
+evan murray can you tell me how many of the cabinets were not operating??? And if Turtles was working? Thank you ;)
Cheers
wow!! thanks for the tour, as a kid i summered there 1975, 76 77 78 fun spot did not look like that, also there was / is as of 2001 went back to show the wife. A arcade on the boardwalk / and recall 1983 water slide, went back again then, to the beach once, pinball was my vice
The walkthrough that classic area transported me back to my early teens (79-85) when the arcades were at their peak. I really really miss proper old school arcades. What really stood out for me was the noise. I used to love hearing the sounds from the neighbouring games - there will never be anything quite like it again sadly. Long may Funspot continue.
Yes the vintage smell of the Sabarro pizzeria in the mall "food court" permed mullets, hair spray. The guy giving out quarters with the hip sack. The cd/record store next door. Metal t-shirts. Those were the good ol days I could go on and on.
So awesome!! I'm very happy to see more and more places where arcade games are living on and making people happy! Great video!
"I just love stuff like this, it makes me happy".
Thanks for the tour man! I really enjoy it. I hope someday we can go there with my girlfriend. Greetings from Argentina.
Thank you for that video! I'll have to make the trip from Montréal one day! I use to play a lot of the game Spectar back in 1981-82. Great game!
Thanks for making this video! In my younger years I got to spend a good 1/3rd of my life at a summer house just south of Winnipesaukee and went to Fun Spot quite a few times each summer and was my favorite place to go to. I even have some very early memories of riding this red/yellow chair wheel ( 22:55 ) when I was just 2/3 years old.
I grew up in Laconia and actually just moved to Texas 2 years ago. Fun spot gave me so many great memories and we used to go here when we were bored teenagers. After moving away, I now realize I took this among many things in nh for granted. It makes me so happy to see people enjoying things in my home town ❤️
Hello John, I really enjoy the passion that you have for this kind of hobby. It shows how much you really love all of this. This also makes me really happy. Things now a days are not like the 80's or 90's any longer. Now everyone has at their homes these home systems that now arcades are seen everywhere unless we visit a Funspot or Dave and Busters. Ive enjoyed very much my childhood days . Where I lived at New Jersey we had a place called Big Boo's .
By far the best tour I have seen of Fun Spot thus far. Thanks for the post man.
wow! they got the games I love! gotta go very soon maybe this weekend ! thanks for the tour john :-)
this video takes me back when I use to live in maine. I would go with th fam and go during labor day weekend! I had sum good times here! thanks for posting.
I was there this past weekend for the first time and loved it. $20 will take you a long ways there FYI. The only bummer for me was not a huge selection for food, but they did have beer :)
Beautiful, if I ever hit the lotto I will have my own arcade museum, for now I only have my home style arcade set up and some arcade classics downloaded on my consoles. But the nostalgia of standing up in front of a small screen inserting quarters to play omg, nothing like it.
Fabulous video John. Liked and added to favourites!
Hey John you truly are a Arcade master. Well impressed. When I travel to different countries im always looking to check out any retro arcades as there dieing out in the UK. We used to have a Taito Amusement Arcade near to where i lived which was mega cool (the only other one in the world was in Tokyo) but that closed its doors nearly 8 yrs ago now!!!!!!
I was at FunSpot last week :) first time! I brought a friend from Australia who was visiting for the month and she loved it too! I live in NH on the seacoast so it's about a 90 minute drive, but this will become a new yearly tradition I believe.
If you're okay with crowds than go anytime of the year, but going in November around 11am and there won't be huge crowds to deal with (though enough people as the day wore on to feel not alone).
Pizza was great as well.
3:41 death race in the parking lot
It’s almost a death race because he almost killed the lady.
dude you make me cry of joy to see a place like that thanks love the tour
Your videos have inspired me to start collecting my own arcades. My first one is a Donkey Kong that is an amazing condition and I got it for a really low price! Thank you so much for all your videos!
update what did you get?
Just realised I sat and watched this entire video and it's the length of an entire TV episode. Good job on keeping me hooked buddy
Thank you for sharing it was a great tour I like how you did it
Great video. Really enjoyed the nostalgia.
I've only been up there twice, but loved every visit. It is everything I loved down to the mash of arcade sounds to the 80's soundtrack, and all the great games I grew up with. Everyone should go at least once if they can.
So gnarly- thanks John!
well ya did get me on that one :P but it was still a great tour, hope to come there someday, From New Port Richey, Florida, with love. Keep on doing what you do John
Hi John, love your vids, your arcade is so cool. Im from the UK & there's a couple of retro arcades here that I know about, Arcade Club & Astro City, they both hold events etc, Astro City is in my home town, Southend On Sea. I'd love to have a few retro arcade cabinets of my own, but lack of room, money & time. I normally have to make do & get my fix with MAME, it's good but it's a shadow of the real thing. Please keep up the good work, top respect to you & all the retro arcade people keeping these games alive. Live long & prosper & may the force be with you. ;)
Funspot looks like such an awesome place. I was there were more places like it. Finding an arcade with classic games at all is next to impossible. Thanks for the tour!!
Great walkthrough man!!
That was absolutely beautiful :'). Thanks for sharing it! I hope I can make the great pilgrimage up there one day!
Kick ass video, man! Makes me miss Laconia... I'll be there toward the end of August.
Thanks for the tour. It was aaamazing! Mostly because I have never heard of it.
Fantastic vid! I have just subscribed to you. Coming from Australia - this place is now on my to-do list when I come to the US of A! Thanks man.
Yeah! Funspot is a must see! thanks for subscribing! :)
Great video, my 7 yo son and I were cheering for a FrontLine to pop up, and sure enough it did! Then we were yelling for a Stunt Cycle, but no luck. Looks like a good time, we will have to make the 6 hr trek up there this summer. Never heard of the place until I recently watched King of Kong. Thanks for posting.
John: "i almost murdered her" also John: *starts laughing*
I live twenty minutes from that funspot. I'm actually 5 minutes from Exit 23 :P I loved it when I was a kid and still do now that I'm an adult. Arcades bring out the inner child in us!
I used to go to this place with a friend of mine who had a vacation spot in Lake Winnepasaki. Great place. They're gonna have to buy mad purell for when it re-opens.
Oh sweet! Yeah we were there just to chill and play games. I am a huge classic game nut and I saw you video taping and I was like "that dude knows whats up with a place like this! :D"
That was great to see. Thanks :)
Whenever I go up to the White Mountains next time, I NEED to check this out.
Great video John, like always.
man i remember my first arcade experience i was 5 in 1990 it was so fun i really enjoyed miamis badass arcades when i lived on south beach but after i finish my two current homes were gonna go on a big nationwide road trip and im sneaking a few big arcades in the list unbeknownst to my lady
22:50 - I recognize that sound. It's from a ball roll-down game where you'd get a racquetball and roll it down to the other end and it would drop into a certain slot. The arcade in our mall had it for a while. Also after that little sound happens a voice says (IIRC) Ready... Fire! I think its the game seen at 23:47 that the lady is seated at.
Hi john it was a mad video of Funspot.. love your work sir. yer buddy
thank you so much for this tour. Man, I miss arcades! So if I can't do it in real life, youtube is the next best thing. thanks.
I love your show !!
This place reminds me of nickle arcade in Fresno, California.
Love that place when I was younger.
damn you man! i've watched this video several times now. i'm gonna have to take a roadtrip to funspot one day. thanks for the upload!
Wow great vid John I can't believe they have a rescue , very cool cheers chuckie egg
All those awesome looking Universal cabs, and the one that counts is in a Taito cab...
That's the best era, hands down. Some all time classics made between 1980 and 1983. Excellent tour. This is one bad ass arcade and I enjoyed the commentary on the drive as well. Almost hitting that lady in the parking lot was a riot, ha ha
Nice video! Yep could be a nice reminder of The Dells or Lake Geneva!
Nice to see the MK's right as you walk in, still fan favorites !
I love this video so much
I miss the 80s😭😔
Great vid dude :)
Cool vid,I have always wanted to go there. I hate that my children will never know the joy of visiting a local arcade, all of them around us has shut down. I will have to take them to Funspot.Thanks for posting!
OMG you've done a very good job of touring!!!
In the summer Laconia would be awesome to visit. You can go hang out at the lake and go boating during the day, and at night go hang out at Funspot, play some games and have some dinner.
Really cool place! I'm hoping to visit it one of these years.
I live in Laconia and I've been to funspot so many times
Great video man! :D
great tour.
wow this is a really cool video!
I cheer along with the vid, "Yeah, let's go!" lol
This arcade looks amazing
Cool video! You can make a beer drinking game out of how many times, "um", is said. You'd be passed out in the first 5 minutes, lol.
love these classic arcade games
Looking forward to Going soon. They seem to have a lot of Games some I didn't know & some of my Favs. Like Dig Dug, Space Ace, Dragons Layer & many others. & YES I played these back in 1985. I didn't see Gyrus, hope they have that one & Major Havock.
+MetalHeart8787 they don't have Major Havoc. I think the is a Guess.
Wow! Thank you!
I’ve been here once and want to go again, it’s only an hour and a half away from where I live so idk why I haven’t yet lol. I definitely recommend it for anyone in the area on vacation or something, super fun for kids and adults👍 it’s also got mini golf so I mean, cmon lol
Really enjoyed this video... thanks!!! Thing is as you arrived it looked really dead... and as you entered it looks like there's hardly anyone there. But as you went down through the floors it got really busy. I'd still spend most time in the classic arcade though. I'd get to play the DK machine without anyone bugging me!!!
Wow! NBA Jam? Cool! This is my favorite game!
I can reflect on how people react to seeing a video camera in the hand. Been harrassed in the past, just for having one visible. And, considering how busy the place was...I kept expecting a 'You can't' voice to come out of nowhere. ;P
It was a pleasure to see this place, since I never will, in person. Always thought it was located in a more suburban spot. Thanks for the virtual tour.
I will love to go there play all these games
Wow ! great place I'm amazing !
I try to recreate an old fashion 80'S game room on Playstation home which my friends loves but it's not the same as this real thing !
Love it !
This arcade is in my backyard. Only been once. I really enjoyed it
Hell yeah I live here, if you haven't been to Laconia you need to come
That racing game that was sitting next to sea wolf that was not working was called Wheels by Midway
injoy this video...and its great to see an notre dame fan..i love the fighting irish...gerry in dublin
Cool video !!! Thanks
Awesome video!!! Couldn't help but think of old lady in parking lot. When you where showing and talking about Death Race game. Had to laugh... You said you were from Chicago area. Have you ever been to The Galloping Ghost in Brookfield? My new goal is to go there sometime soon. As i live half way between Madison and LaCross, WI. Looks like a really kool place. Prob. not as big as FunSpot though. Love your vids.long live arcades.. Peace Out!!!
Love it, thanks for posting. Just wondering, do they have a "jackal” cabinet ? (mid-80s, two player, driving jeeps through enemy base}.
Zoo Keeper is in the first section I walked through by the Discs of Tron
John's Arcade Game Reviews & Tech ...what an amazing idea and design. I used to collect pop bottles on the street and bring them to the local corner store to play this game...quarters did not last long.
I too plan to go this summer. I'll watch out for ya, in the parking lot. LOL
I haven't been since either last summer or the fall before that, it looks like they have more games out than when I was there. Going to have to try to go sometime soon.
Omg,sending my love from Australia
This is a big nice arcade room :-)
Lmao that old lady part
Bring so much memory
From what I've seen the place gives off a similar vibe to the stop n play in florida. Of course that place is a lot smaller and has mostly redemption stuff (really a poor man's funspot lol), but there's a lot of bizzaro stuff you don't really see much. Some nice pins and a surprising amount of 4 player stuff, I think they had both turtles and simpsons along with some weird data east game... neat stuff.
It's been about 20 years since I've been to this place. 90 minute drive. Someday, perhaps.
Hey John, You're the best!
I actually dreamed about going to Funspot before.
WOW ill have to go there one day
Pretty cool place.I guess you have to shove quarters in those machines.We have a place here in Texas called free play.You pay 10 bucks to get in and you play as much as you want.They have over a hundred classic games and about 20 or so pinball machines.Its not near as big as that place but it’s still pretty cool.
my left ear enjoys it a little more :D
45 min away from me! its awesome visit it once a month!
Wow. Outstanding collection. I didn't see any of the old Game Plan games (i.e. Challenger). Great collection nonetheless.