<p><img style="margin-bottom: 10px; float: right; margin-left: 10px;" alt="IMG_3559" src="http://www.gameroommag.com/images/news/IMG_3559.jpg" width="250" height="193" />The city of Beacon, NY is going to have a public meeting to discuss a modification to their law banning pinball and arcade games from the town. The meeting will be held at 7pm on August 30th.</p>
<p>The dispute came to a head when noise complaints about Fred Bobrow's Retro Arcade Museum led to a landlord using an arcane law banning pinball machines to shut down the museum.</p>
<p>The new law would allow exemptions, by special permit, for vintage amusement devices built before 1980. It does not repeal the general ban on amusement centers on Main Street.</p>
<p>Thanks to Eddie Cramer for the link!</p>
<p><a href="http://www.poughkeepsiejournal.com/article/20100818/NEWS01/100817026/1006/Beacon-to-hold-public-hearing-on-arcade-law">Beacon to Hold Hearing on Arcade Law</a></p> more...
<p><a href="http://www.gameroommag.com/index.php?page=shop.product_details&flypage=flypage-ask.tpl&product_id=1095&category_id=23&vmcchk=1&option=com_virtuemart&Itemid=186"><img src="http://www.gameroommag.com/components/com_virtuemart/show_image_in_imgtag.php?filename=resized%2FCoin_Op_TV___DVD_4c7562b617c5c_150x150.jpg&newxsize=150&newysize=150&fileout=" alt="Coin-Op TV Volume 2" style="margin-bottom: 10px; float: right; margin-left: 10px;" /></a>The second volume of COIN-OP.TV is now back in stock! This exciting DVD features interviews and event coverage from the world of arcade and video gaming, including record holders, game designers, and artists from all over the world!</p>
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<li>Over 90 minutes of COIN-OP TV episodes re-mastered for DVD</li>
<li>Interviews with Eugene Jarvis, Cliff Bleszinksi, Tommy Tallarico, Falcoon, Donald Hayes, Leonard Herman, Jeff Anderson (Videotopia), Adam Wood, Man-Faye (Anime Expo 06), artists from "I am 8-bit" art shows, a Galaxian tribute, and more!</li>
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<p>Now available once more for the low price of $9.95!</p>
<p><a href="http://www.gameroommag.com/index.php?page=shop.product_details&flypage=flypage-ask.tpl&product_id=1095&category_id=23&vmcchk=1&option=com_virtuemart&Itemid=186">COIN-OP.TV DVD Volume 2</a></p> more...
<p><strong><span style="color: #3366ff;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Two new Seeburg jukebox repair books from Ron Rich!</span></span></strong></p>
<p dir="ltr" align="left">Ron Rich has established himself as one of the foremost experts on jukebox repair, and his latest two repair guides once again prove to be an invaluable resource for owners of Seeburg jukes.</p>
<p dir="ltr" align="left"><strong><span style="color: #993300;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><a href="http://www.gameroommag.com/store?page=shop.product_details&flypage=flypage-ask.tpl&product_id=1094&category_id=25"><img style="margin-bottom: 10px; float: left; margin-right: 10px;" alt="Microlog Repair Guide" src="http://www.gameroommag.com/components/com_virtuemart/show_image_in_imgtag.php?filename=resized%2FThe_Seeburg_Micr_4c6ed3407f450_150x150.png&newxsize=150&newysize=150&fileout=" />The Seeburg Microlog Jukebox Troubleshooting Guide</a></span></span></strong></p>
<p dir="ltr" align="left">Designed as a procedural guide to tracking down problems, the Seeburg Microlog Jukebox Troubleshooting Guide includes both service notes and procedure charts to aid in your phonograph (Seeburg never called their music players "<em>jukeboxes</em>") repair adventure.</p>
<p dir="ltr" align="left">In Ron’s own words, <em>"This guide was written to assist you in locating and pinpointing any problems, down to the component…[it] is for use by a person who as a basic understanding of ‘117 VAC,’ ‘low voltage’ circuits, and how the jukebox is supposed to operate."</em></p>
<p dir="ltr" align="left"><strong><span style="color: #993300;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><a href="http://www.gameroommag.com/store?page=shop.product_details&flypage=flypage-ask.tpl&product_id=589&category_id=25"><img style="margin-bottom: 10px; float: left; margin-right: 10px;" alt="Seeburg Mechanism Guide" src="http://www.gameroommag.com/components/com_virtuemart/show_image_in_imgtag.php?filename=resized%2FRon_Rich_s_Seebu_4c6ecfa32d675_150x150.png&newxsize=150&newysize=150&fileout=" />Ron Rich’s Seeburg Mechanism Guide, 2nd Edition</a></span></span></strong></p>
<p dir="ltr" align="left">Another essential tool for Seeburg jukebox (okay, Seeburg <em>phonograph</em>) enthusiasts, the <em>Seeburg Mechanism Guide</em> was written, in Ron’s words, <em>"to explain how the mechanism, in its various versions, works."</em> Seems straight-forward, but as anyone who’s worked on any sort of electro-mechanical device, these machines are hardly as simple as they appear on the outside.</p>
<p dir="ltr" align="left">From "Pin Bank" 100-selection models through SMC mechs, this guide covers all variants of Seeburg mechs and their operation. If you’re trying to wrap your head around what your Seeburg juke is supposed to be doing, this is the guide for you.</p>
<p dir="ltr" align="left">Together these two books can help get that bargain "clunker" of a Seeburg juke you picked up at an auction back into shape, and help keep it working for years to come. Both are now available from GameRoom Magazine!</p> more...
<p><a href="http://www.gameroommag.com/store?page=shop.product_details&flypage=flypage-ask.tpl&category_id=22&product_id=838"><img style="margin-bottom: 10px; float: left; margin-right: 10px;" alt="Mr. Pinball 2010" src="http://www.gameroommag.com/components/com_virtuemart/shop_image/product/resized/Mr._Pinball_2010_4a9d8250d030d_150x150.jpg" /></a><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><a href="http://www.gameroommag.com/store?page=shop.product_details&flypage=flypage-ask.tpl&category_id=22&product_id=838"><strong>Mr. Pinball 2010 Pinball List and Price Guide</strong></a><strong> - </strong><em><span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong>On Sale!</strong></span></em></span></p>
<p>If you've been holding off on buying a new Mr. Pinball Price Guide, now is the time - the 2010 Mr. Pinball Pinball List and Price Guide is now on sale for <span style="color: #ff0000;">just $15</span>, while supplies last.</p>
<p>More that just a list of prices (although it has that as well!), the guide includes production runs, cross-references for games sharing layouts, listings by chronology, game name, and manufacturer, game and price lists for bingo and pitch n' bat baseball machines, even game-only lists for ball and puck bowlers and rifle galleries. An invaluable resource that no coin-op hobbyist should be without.</p>
<p>Get yours before the 2011 price increase!</p> more...
<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong><em><span style="color: #ff0000;"><img height="195" width="151" src="http://www.gameroommag.com/images/news/GameRoom_2010_V22_07-1.jpg" alt="GameRoom_2010_V22_07-1" style="margin-bottom: 10px; float: left; margin-right: 10px;" /><img height="195" width="151" src="http://www.gameroommag.com/images/news/GameRoom_2010_V22_08-1S.jpg" alt="GameRoom_2010_V22_08-1S" style="margin-bottom: 10px; float: right; margin-left: 10px;" />IF YOU HAVE NOT RECEIVED YOUR JULY OR AUGUST ISSUE:</span></em></strong></span></p>
<p>It has come to our attention that there was apparently a mixup with the mailing databases for GameRoom Magazine, a mixup which affected both the July and August mailings. This problem primarily affected anyone who renewed or subscribed during the last two months.</p>
<p>If you have not received your July or August GameRoom magazine, please email us at <a href="mailto:subscriptions@gameroommag.com">subscriptions@gameroommag.com</a> and let us know and we will promptly mail you out a replacement copy. The problem has now been fixed, but we sincerly apologize for the inconvenience. Thank you for being a subscriber.</p>
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<p style="text-align: left;"><img src="http://www.gameroommag.com/images/news/IMG_3559.jpg" width="250" height="193" alt="IMG_3559" style="float: left; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;" />The city of Beacon, NY has decided to enforce an old law banning pinball in the city limits, effectively shutting down the Retro Arcade Museum run by Fred Bobrow (featured in the July issue of GameRoom Magazine). This is unbelievable in this day and age that pinball is still illegal in some places, and it's even worse that this law is being used to shut down a truly unique store that features a great collection of old EM arcade games (including the evil pinball machines).</p>
<p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.cnn.com/video/?/video/crime/2010/08/07/pkg.chernoff.pinball.ban.cnn">Here's a CNN video story about the situation.</a></p>
<p>I'd urge you to <a href="http://www.cityofbeacon.org/departments">contact Beacon's mayor</a> and let him know your feelings about this. It's incredibly unjust, and just mind-boggling that they decided to enforce this arcane law 18 months after he had opened for business.</p> more...
<p><img style="margin: 10px; float: left;" alt="billyrecord" src="http://www.gameroommag.com/images/billyrecord.jpg" width="189" height="252" />A new high score record is made public by <a target="_blank" href="http://www.twingalaxies.com/index.aspx?c=27&id=2213">Twin Galaxies</a>. Billy Mitchell's score of 1,062,800 points passes Hank Chien's record score of 1,061,700 points for Donkey Kong. To make matters more interesting for those keeping score at home, Billy also became the new Donkey Kong Jr. champ with a score of 1,270,900. Both scores were verified live at Boomers-Grand Prix Arcade in Florida by veteran Twin Galaxies referees Todd Rogers and Morning Dove Mahoney.</p>
<p>Congratulations Billy...</p>
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<li>The Big Bang: The Video Game Hall of Fame</li>
<li>Resurrection: The Art of Recreating Art</li>
<li>Lost Arcade Classics: <em>Escape from the Planet of the Robot Monsters</em> (Atari, 1989)</li>
<li>GameRooms by Design: Building a Home Bar, Part 5</li>
<li>The Wayback Machine: The Taco Bell Experiment</li>
<li>Tales of the Silverball: The Un-Modern Pin</li>
<li>GameRoom of the Month: William Simpson</li>
<li>Coin-Op Confessions: Aaron Ketza</li>
<li>The Last Word: Unquiet Solitude</li>
<li>GameRoom News and more!</li>
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<p><img style="margin: 10px; float: right;" alt="pacman-game" src="http://www.gameroommag.com/images/pacman-game.jpg" width="300" height="300" />Namco Bandai announced late Tuesday that it was working on a new television program featuring its most popular character – one that would air in stereoscopic 3D. The show features a teen Pac-Man who is thrust into greatness and must save Pac-World when it is overrun by ghosts. The only way to do that: Eat the ghosts. He’s aided in this mission by a teacher/mentor, a group of Pac-friends and four friendly ghosts – Pinky, Inky, Blinky and Clyde (who, ironically, were the arch-enemies in the original arcade game). Since he’s not an adult, Pac-Man will suffer the usual angst of teenagers, including being forced to deal with his split affections for a friend and fellow student as well as one of the ghosts.</p>
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<p><a target="_blank" href="http://videogames.yahoo.com/events/plugged-in/pac-man-s-headed-back-to-tv-in-3d/1402556">http://videogames.yahoo.com/events/plugged-in/pac-man-s-headed-back-to-tv-in-3d/1402556</a></p> more...
