Basically, Gameroom Junkies is made up of just two regular schlubs who like collecting and restoring arcade games, pinball machines, and anything else that goes into a gameroom. Our passion is too much to keep to ourselves, so we started a podcast and website to talk about our obsessions.
If you would like to be featured on our blog or interviewed on our podcast let us know. Email us at (spam unfriendly) gameroomjunkies at gmail dot com, or follow us on twitter at twitter.com/gameroomjunkies.
About Your Hosts:
Preston: Preston owned his first arcade game – VARTH: Operation Thunderstorm – at the age of 19. Unfortunately, marriage made him give up one love for another. After a 7 year gap, he finally purchased a home with a basement and promptly proceeded to fill it up with games. After bartering web site design for a Ms. Pac Man cocktail table, Preston’s collecting took on a will of its own. Now, after multiple bulk buys and even a warehouse raid or two, Preston has maxed out his space, but is always looking for ways to improve his gameroom – No Cash Value Arcade.
Be sure to check out Preston’s personal arcade blog – www.NoCashValue.info .
Patrick: Patrick is the noob of the Gameroom Junkie team. The glory days of video arcades were the backdrop to his misspent youth. His journey toward the home arcade began with designing and building his long-wished-for home theater. With that complete, a Xenophobe cabinet entered his life and quest to fill the (small) space outside the home theater with cool games was on. After having a few games pass through the “lobby”, Patrick got the pinball itch and satisfied that need by purchasing a William’s The Getaway: High Speed II. He still has a long way to go in his knowledge of pins and vids. But, it is all about the journey, not the destination. Right?
