@e8tballz The third floor is a museum. They were the first organization to be recognized by the US government as an interactive museum for arcade games. Other gaming museums like the Pinball Hall of Fame in Las Vegas use FunSpot as an example when they file for a museum permit.
AWESOME! The only issue is some of the marquees are difficult to read do to lighting. Guess I'll have to buy a plane ticket and go check it out for myself! LOL!
@Scizot79 This was 2600's first time with his new camera so he wasn't used to the settings. We rarely do walk around tours with his camera because of that. Plus when you go to Funspot the lights give off this weird orange glow that you need good quality lights to flush it out.
@eajoread This video was filmed back in 2008, Death Race wasn't officially unveiled until the tournament in 2009. I did see the machine before they got it fixed, so I think thats what you meant.
@goodblue10 Yes, I have a video of it when they first took it out two years ago. Unfortunately the game doesn't work right now. Since the game was made in the 70's it uses an old tube monitor, a few months after it got back up and running, it died again. They plan to fix it again, so it might be running again after the busy summer season is over.
@nick12882 Having played all the classic arcade games as a kid and now as an adult, I've always been taken aback at how small cabinets for games like Donkey Kong and Frogger were. Also, the old arcade cabinets seemed hollow in comparison to what would later come in the late 1980's.
with the economy being the way it is along with arcades dying out bc of advanced video game technology, i wonder if this place would ever go out of business.... im guessing that the owners would never allow that to happen. they'll def. find a way to keep this place open/around until hell freezes over which is a great thing!!!!
The Lawton family has owned FunSpot since 1952. There's a really good book you can win that tells you all about the history of the place, WAY before there was arcade games.
Their not just an arcade, but they also have an indoor driving range, bowling ally, bingo hall and of course the museum.
Since King of Kong the place has had a ton of new visitors coming to check it out and last years tournament was the biggest yet.
It's always packed in the summer, so I don't see it going anywhere soon.
yes ive seen your 2 vids for funspot. good footage! i just noticed that it was empty when u were there thats all. i know they have all the other things there. plus since its family owned there no way its going anywhere
Funspot will never go out of business. There is so much else there besides videogames. Theres bowling, go karts, a bingo hall, tavern, restaurant and the fact that this place is busy like almost every day
its located just due north of the enterance to Weirs Beach on US-3 in Weirs Beach NH. when i go from Boston, i take I-93 to exit 23 and head eastbound on NH-104 about 5 miles. from, there hit the junction to US-3 south and itll be in your left about 5 more miles.
The wall where the video starts is the first part of the expansion, they took out the locker room on the other side to fit more games in there.
The part your not seeing is right by where the Pole Position Cab is. They made an door way into the golf center and they put the indoor driving range stuff away so they can have more games out in the summer months.
You can see pictures of it from the 2008 Tournament if you check out our website.
Are most of the games still "One Token Per Game"? For me, it's been amazing that they've been able to offer game plays that cheap for all these years.
Oh yeah, most of the games on the third floor are still a token a game. What's better is if you use the coupon so you can get almost 25 dollars worth of tokens for 20 bucks.
Hey, do they also carry current arcade games or are they all strictly vintage? Funspot first came to my attention after viewing the documentary "King of Kong." So the question I have is are all of its customer base composed of those freaks or is it more of a family affair? In this day and age of current generation consoles, it's hard (if you're a child or adolescent) to find any appeal that you might find on the Xbox 360 or Wii. Looks like a fun place tho.
Watch the other two videos of our Funspot tour. The bottom two floors contain the more current arcade games.
They don't offer the newest fighting games and music games like most arcades do, but they do have a good collection of racing games and redemption games for the kiddies.
This sounds so dumb but its empty can u play those games
newlowfick 4 months ago
@newlowfick That's because we do it in the morning before everybody gets there.
PressStartComic 4 months ago
I was born in 83. When I used to come here as a kid it was just a cool place to go every year. Now it's like a museum.
e8tballz 8 months ago
@e8tballz The third floor is a museum. They were the first organization to be recognized by the US government as an interactive museum for arcade games. Other gaming museums like the Pinball Hall of Fame in Las Vegas use FunSpot as an example when they file for a museum permit.
PressStartComic 7 months ago
they need to get the x man arcade game PLEASE GET IT!!!
malcolmscotty1 11 months ago
@malcolmscotty1
Children of the Atom? Nice idea.
SeventhSun 11 months ago
Best Arcade Ever. enough said.
Silverone43 1 year ago
AWESOME! The only issue is some of the marquees are difficult to read do to lighting. Guess I'll have to buy a plane ticket and go check it out for myself! LOL!
Scizot79 1 year ago
@Scizot79 This was 2600's first time with his new camera so he wasn't used to the settings. We rarely do walk around tours with his camera because of that. Plus when you go to Funspot the lights give off this weird orange glow that you need good quality lights to flush it out.
PressStartComic 1 year ago
hey wheres death race? i love that game and it was there in may 2008
eajoread 1 year ago
@eajoread This video was filmed back in 2008, Death Race wasn't officially unveiled until the tournament in 2009. I did see the machine before they got it fixed, so I think thats what you meant.
PressStartComic 1 year ago
@eajoread
They have Death Race? I can still remember 30+ years ago when a group was trying to get it banned.
masanf 1 year ago
@masanf Yup, it's still there. They have a whole section on the wall about the restoration of the machine and the history of the game too.
PressStartComic 1 year ago
I'm confused. Where is this place located?
Eurt76 1 year ago
@Eurt76 wiers beach. near laconia new hampshire.
eajoread 1 year ago
do they have the game Computer Space?
goodblue10 1 year ago
@goodblue10 Yes, I have a video of it when they first took it out two years ago. Unfortunately the game doesn't work right now. Since the game was made in the 70's it uses an old tube monitor, a few months after it got back up and running, it died again. They plan to fix it again, so it might be running again after the busy summer season is over.
PressStartComic 1 year ago
is that sunglasses at night in the back ground epic lol
great vid guys
shadowseeker629 1 year ago
One thing I love about this place is the 80s music that plays constantly.
elsquibbs 1 year ago
Do they have Gradius?
ForceMaximus84 2 years ago
@ForceMaximus84 Only on the Playchoice 10. I wish they had a dedicated machine for it.
PressStartComic 2 years ago
I live in Rhode Island, roughly 2-2 1/2 hour drive. I've been there twice myself. I love it!!!!
cryinglion 2 years ago
nice tour man!!!! I saw a frogger machine!! i just picked up a frogger cabinet that i am turning into a MAME machine. Take a look at my videos.
nick12882 2 years ago
@nick12882 Having played all the classic arcade games as a kid and now as an adult, I've always been taken aback at how small cabinets for games like Donkey Kong and Frogger were. Also, the old arcade cabinets seemed hollow in comparison to what would later come in the late 1980's.
jstephenj 3 months ago
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NERDS, the sign before entering the funspot should say "Only Virgins Allowed"
fisherlibermannutsc 2 years ago
...but then you wouldn't be allowed in.
PressStartComic 2 years ago
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But that would mean I could not keep fucking your mother hahaha
fisherlibermannutsc 2 years ago
Learn to appreciate the beauty of this place. I'm very lucky to live in NH!
Learn to comment.
Xurkey 2 years ago
Does it get any better, classic 80's arcade games, with Corey Hart's "Sunglasses at Night" in the background.
jb2134 2 years ago 2
I want to go here so badly, but I live on the west coast of Canada so it will be a long time :(
tofurocks99 2 years ago
I'm going next summer! If have to sell one of my kids I'm going.....
atariforever2002 2 years ago
Awesome...
If we ever go on a lame family trip around there then maybe I can get my parents to detour.
tofurocks99 2 years ago
Oh the memories.......
Stormgazer 2 years ago
I went there for the first time last week... So AWESOME!!!
MichaelDola 2 years ago
Best arcade ever!
sinistermoon 2 years ago
if i lived near this place, i would be in there from about 5 pm friday to 10 pm sunday every weekend
capnpayne 2 years ago
im surprized they dont have a robocop arcade game. that was kind of a classic early 90s game
sportsngames9631 3 years ago
with the economy being the way it is along with arcades dying out bc of advanced video game technology, i wonder if this place would ever go out of business.... im guessing that the owners would never allow that to happen. they'll def. find a way to keep this place open/around until hell freezes over which is a great thing!!!!
ENTERTAINMENT35 3 years ago
The Lawton family has owned FunSpot since 1952. There's a really good book you can win that tells you all about the history of the place, WAY before there was arcade games.
Their not just an arcade, but they also have an indoor driving range, bowling ally, bingo hall and of course the museum.
Since King of Kong the place has had a ton of new visitors coming to check it out and last years tournament was the biggest yet.
It's always packed in the summer, so I don't see it going anywhere soon.
PressStartComic 3 years ago
yes ive seen your 2 vids for funspot. good footage! i just noticed that it was empty when u were there thats all. i know they have all the other things there. plus since its family owned there no way its going anywhere
ENTERTAINMENT35 2 years ago
Funspot will never go out of business. There is so much else there besides videogames. Theres bowling, go karts, a bingo hall, tavern, restaurant and the fact that this place is busy like almost every day
natedoggcata 2 years ago
wheres this at?
akumatiti 3 years ago
its located just due north of the enterance to Weirs Beach on US-3 in Weirs Beach NH. when i go from Boston, i take I-93 to exit 23 and head eastbound on NH-104 about 5 miles. from, there hit the junction to US-3 south and itll be in your left about 5 more miles.
eric829 2 years ago
Awesome. This is where I'm from. I've gone to funspot since I was six years old...back when some of those games were definitely not classic yet. lol.
ladylaurajones 3 years ago
WE WANT TRON!
shanban07 3 years ago
id open a classic Arcade and Pinball and run one in Toronto any investors !!!!!
parosite 3 years ago
if i go to funspot are they always going to pump Corey Hart through the speakers in the 80s video came section?
supersmuk 3 years ago
Great video!
Just the sounds are awesome! Takes me back.
filecore 3 years ago 2
What's the Summer Time expansion? I haven't been to Funspot in a while and I'm wondering what's changed...
halflip876 3 years ago
The wall where the video starts is the first part of the expansion, they took out the locker room on the other side to fit more games in there.
The part your not seeing is right by where the Pole Position Cab is. They made an door way into the golf center and they put the indoor driving range stuff away so they can have more games out in the summer months.
You can see pictures of it from the 2008 Tournament if you check out our website.
PressStartComic 3 years ago
Are most of the games still "One Token Per Game"? For me, it's been amazing that they've been able to offer game plays that cheap for all these years.
Thanks!
halflip876 3 years ago
Oh yeah, most of the games on the third floor are still a token a game. What's better is if you use the coupon so you can get almost 25 dollars worth of tokens for 20 bucks.
PressStartComic 3 years ago
Hey, do they also carry current arcade games or are they all strictly vintage? Funspot first came to my attention after viewing the documentary "King of Kong." So the question I have is are all of its customer base composed of those freaks or is it more of a family affair? In this day and age of current generation consoles, it's hard (if you're a child or adolescent) to find any appeal that you might find on the Xbox 360 or Wii. Looks like a fun place tho.
jstephenj 3 years ago
Watch the other two videos of our Funspot tour. The bottom two floors contain the more current arcade games.
They don't offer the newest fighting games and music games like most arcades do, but they do have a good collection of racing games and redemption games for the kiddies.
PressStartComic 3 years ago
dood, you need to edit this down. holy crap.
ruxxell 3 years ago
Well done just awesome-I wish Australia had an old time collection of pinball and arcade games...Peter
petemarj 3 years ago