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ALT A comic with two panels, one above the other. In the top panel a humanoid-looking robot with a translucent purple shell (revealing circutry underneath) is saying "Keep moving human swines!". In the bottom panel there are three humans chained together by their necks wearing ratty clothing. The robot stands on a cliff face above them pointing down. The middle human with glasses states "I gotta say that clear purple casing looks so sick."
ALT A glass case containing vectrex games. There are a number of assorted loose cartridges along the bottom and along the back row are the following homebrews: Tour De France, Berzerk Debugged, Patriots, v:hockey, Spike's Water Balloons, Patriots (second copy), Gravitrex plus, Spike Hoppin', All Good Things, 3D Space Cart, Star Trek Debugged, Rockaroids Remix, and Vectorblox. Stacked on top of those carts are the following boxed Vectrex games: Berzerk, Cosmic Crash, Clean Sweep, Star Ship, Color Clash, Spinball, Cosmic Chasm, and Revector. In the shelf below you can spot the spines of a number of Atari 2600 cartridges.
ALT A very large Atari Hercules pinball machine seen from the front. The machine is 93 inches long, 39 inches wide, and 83 inches high.
ALT Front facing shot of Jersey Jack's The Godfather Limited Edition pinball. On the screen there is a tiny black and white mugshot of me and it reads "Today's High Score #1 Steve Lin"
ALT A row of pinball machines including Rush, Game of Thrones, Black Knight 2000, Theater of Magic, World Cup Soccer, NBA Fast Break, Guns & Roses, Godzilla (Sega), Big Buck Hunter, and Transformers.
ALT A row of Williams arcade machines including the rare Inferno and Joust 2. Bubbles, Moon Patrol, Stargate, Sinistar, Joust, and Varkon are also visible.
ALT A row of at least 14 Japanese Sega Blast City cabinets wrapping around the frame of the photo with two people setting up in the middle. Most of the control panels are lying on the floor ready to be attached.
ALT A Marble Madness 2: Marble Man arcade game. Cabinet is the same as Rampart. This game has joysticks and a wood grain pattern control panel.
ALT A Primal Rage 2 cabinet that looks similar to a Midway-style 2 player upright with PR2 artwork.
ALT Two white Pioneer labeled boxes on the floor. The top box is a model PAC-N10/RS ("LD-ROM" Promotional Package and FREE with purchase are a Deluxe Fantasia LaserDisc, Econosaurus LD, and Turbo 4-in-1 CD with Gates of Thunder, Bonk's Adventure, Bonk's Revenge, Bombmer Man (Hidden). The second box is a model PAC-S10/MS ("Mega-LD" Promotional Package) and FREE with purchase is the Deluxe Fantasia Laserdisc, Pyramid Patrol, and 2 Sega Game CDs, a 4-in-1 with Streets of Rage, Revenge of Shinobi, Columns, and Golden Axe and a Sherlock Holmes CD.
ALT A table with stacks of video games including sealed Atari Lynx games, CD-i discs, Metal Slug First Mission for Neo Geo Pocket, some 3DO titles, and scattered DS, PS Vita, and Saturn games.
ALT A Radio Shack TRS-80 Model III with built in monitor and no disk drives in the bays.
ALT A boxed Arco Ro-Gun RGX 1 toy. It's a robot that turns into a gun that fires the old ring caps. The box reads: It's a Robot. It's a Gun. Changes from Robot To Gun - Gun To Robot. It also has the Kay-Bee price sticker $6.99
ALT A boxed Japanese Bandai Aston Martin toy. It has a roof on a hinge and an attached remote allows you to deploy forward-facing guns and eject one of the seated figures. A James Bond toy in everything but name.
ALT Four tables featuring different electronic knitting machines from the 1980s. In the background hung on easels are a few samples including Neil Armstrong on the moon, a scarf, and the "We can do it!" wartime poster.
ALT A model of Vannevar Bush’s 1931 differential analyzer – a mechanical analogue computer will be displayed. The model is constructed entirely from Meccano construction set parts. There's a sign next to it that reads "Caution These gears bite for your safety please do not touch"
ALT A “trainer computer” developed in Poland in the early 80s that many engineers used as an introduction to electronics and programming. Based on the Z80 CPU, and 8 digit VFD display, this cool looking “calculator” device can be compared to today’s Arduino.
ALT A large bottle of Bulleit bourbon next to a bottle of Wellington Creek bourbon in front of an LED lantern on the ground. It's very dark and the light is shining and diffused through the bottles.
ALT A light up sign that reads "This seat reserved for Mr. Ryan T. Davis" next to a bottle of Eagle Rare bourbon and $20 bills fanned out in front. All on top of a Warlords arcade cocktail table. In the background you can see blurry glow of other arcade marquees and monitors.
ALT The light up sign from the previous picture next to a wooden cutout in a western serif font that also reads "This seat reserved for Mr. Ryan T. Davis"
ALT Five members of the Video Game History Foundation standing in front of a large sculpture. It depicts a section of wall with a prominent “Dungeons and Dragons” logo. On top is a dramatic five-headed dragon sculpture that breathes fire or releases mist depending on the random action chosen.
ALT New lobby of The Strong. Steve Dubnik, CEO of The Strong stands on stage in a suit with black and white sneakers. The well-dressed crowd is milling about in front of him. The mezzanine is visible with a giant Donkey Kong arcade machine feeling like it was built into the walls and a large sign that reads ESL Digital Worlds shaped like an NES cartridge hangs from the ceiling. In the back you can see a dramatic staircase that leads up to the mezzanine level. Also visible are dozens of LED ‘butterflies’ that display information visible when using an augmented reality app.
ALT Picture of a table with a black tablecloth and a gold sash across the top. There is a Transformers Generations Legacy Series Titan Cybertron Universe Metroplex action figure arms outstretched. To the left is a sign that indicates this is table 28 and to the right is a plastic clear cylinder that has the Strong grand opening logo inside. There is a little placard that reads “The Strong National Museum of Play… More Than Meets The Eye!”
ALT Don James, executive vice president of operations at Nintendo, on stage in front of a seated crowd. To his left is a monitor displaying “the Strong VIP Grand Opening Preview Party”.
ALT A picture of a workshop. From left to right: A cart with a monitor, parts bins, and a cardboard box on top. There is a Hang On arcade machine turned off with it’s coin door open. Above that attached to the wall is a large Time Pilot arcade marquee. There’s a white rollilng tool cart and then a bench with a drill press on top. On the wall are Space Invaders stickers. In the middle is a Stargate arcade machine facing away from us. The back is open and you can see the monitor. There’s a cordless dremel and some stepstools on the floor. In the back is a hood used in labs to extract fumes (presumably from solder). There’s a computer with monitor on a stand next to that and in front is another metallic tool cart with a few drawers open. On the far right is another cart full of parts and in the back you can see a bench with a 3D printer on top and 3D printed tool holders on the pegboard.
ALT Looking down a hallway created by grey metal shelving on the right and left. They are full of boxes and other artifacts. It goes back at least 150 feet. Visible boxes in the foreground include an Odyssey, Atari 130XE, Atari Lynx, Atari 7800, various disk drives, a PS4, Guitar Hero, and then a number of pong machines.
ALT Library archive of The Strong (behind the scenes). A large blue gate is in the foreground. Visible behind it are the ends of 15-20 shelves full of printed material. There is a “No Smoking” sign prominent to the right of the gate.
ALT Andrew Borman of the Strong standing between a set of rolling archival shelves. At the end of the stacks to the left is Tom Kalinske and to the right stands Peter
ALT Picture of me standing in front of the large Donkey Kong arcade machine. The decorative control panel is even with my shoulders. I’m wearing a Donkey Kong shirt and shorts. In front of me is a pedestal shaped like the game’s girders with a Donkey Kong control panel on top.
ALT A picture of me wearing a dress shirt and sport coat excitedly pointing to my left at the three Nintendo Court Case games I donated in the museum display case. The three cartridges are Duck Hunt, Super Mario Bros, and Donkey Kong Jr. The placard underneath reads “Protecting Patents - In 1985 Super Mario Bros. was the best selling game of the year … and official courtroom evidence. The artifacts displayed are the actual copies used in Nintendo v. Magnavox, one of the many industry lawsuits disputing the rights to home video game technology. U.S. federal courts found in favor of Magnavox - the original licenser of inventor Ralph Baer’s “Television gaming apparatus” of the 1960s.
ALT A box for Kenner’s Daddy Saddle from the 1950s. The front of the box reads “New! Kenner’s Daddy Saddle - Now ever child’s favorite game - “Horsie” - comes to life!” Below that is a child in a cowboy outfit with a man underneath him on all fours wearing a small saddle. To the right is a picturee of the saddle. The middle strip reads “also fun to use in other ways” and shows the saddle being used on a rocking horse, the arm of a couch, and a seesaw. The end of the box visible reads “kenner Daddy Saddle a new way to add fun to kids’ favorite horsie… daddy” “Authentic western saddle tooling and design. Made of soft, cushioning kennerflex material with a tough, washable vinyl coating. Fits dads of all sizes. Adjustable cinch and stirrup straps to insure fit. No 541”
ALT Four gold Super Famicom cartridges used in competition in Japan. Super Bomberman 2, Super Dodgeball, Super Tetris 2 Bombliss, and Super Bomberman 5.