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Florida Arcade and Pinball Expo Feb 20-22!!

By John_I

9 years ago


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    #1 9 years ago
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    John_I

    Space Coast Pinball

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    Man - it is sneaking up on me fast! The show is just around the corner. This is the oldest show in Florida and is in a huge new venue this year. Would love to see some Pinsiders down in Ft Lauderdale this year. The winter has got to be getting old by now, so make some reservations to come and play. There is a partial game list on the website already, but it will surely fill out even further. The venue this year is massive and has a food court area and bar, etc.

    http://www.floridaape.org/

    So who is coming? I'll be there with a few of my nice EMs to be played.

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    #2 9 years ago
     
    ART

    OLDPINGUY

    Arts Arcade

    12y 171K 12,507 7

    Ill be there in body....but not mind! Enjoying the Sun, Drinks, Pins, and Ladies on South Beach in February!

    Everyone....come on Down!

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    #3 9 years ago
     
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    leaffan67

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    CA Toronto, ON

    12y 65,900 621 46 37

    I will be there again! Good times for sure. And thanks again to the organizers!

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    #4 9 years ago
     
    DIE

    pinballcorpse

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    Definitely going. Fun time as usual

    This year looks to be the most colossal APE event ever.

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    #5 9 years ago
     
    RZX

    RazerX

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    US La Grange Park, IL

    11y 92,175 1,701

    As good a reason as any to go down to FL in February.

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    #6 9 years ago
     
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    MustangPaul

    LED Leg Light-Ups

    US Saint Paul, MN

    11y 136K 23,311 10

    Sounds like a great time.

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    #7 9 years ago
     
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    DK

    Pinball Naples

    12y 155K 4,860 129 1

    Can't wait to be there

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    #8 9 years ago
     
    DIE

    pinballcorpse

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    Quoted from RazerX:

    As good a reason as any to go down to FL in February.

    Come on down!

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    #9 9 years ago
     
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    TecumsehPlissken

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    US Longwood, FL

    9y 115K 2,558 10 103

    cant wait !! looking forward to it with much enthusiasm!

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    #10 9 years ago
     
    EEE

    EEE

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    12y 80,300 2,124

    Anyone headed there from LA, MS, AL or the panhandle who can transport a pin back north?

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    #11 9 years ago
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    John_I

    Space Coast Pinball

    19y 179K 9,069

    Quoted from EEE:

    Anyone headed there from LA, MS, AL or the panhandle who can transport a pin back north?

    www.pinballsonthemove.com

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    #12 9 years ago
     
    RZX

    RazerX

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    US La Grange Park, IL

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    Quoted from pinballcorpse:

    Come on down!

    I just might

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    #13 9 years ago
     
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    Join_The_Cirqus

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    US Orlando, FL

    9y 92,050 1,087 19

    Game list is pretty sweet so far.
    Still growing day by day..

    http://www.floridaape.org/gamelist.html

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    #14 9 years ago
     
    RZX

    RazerX

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    US La Grange Park, IL

    11y 92,175 1,701

    Quoted from Join_The_Cirqus:

    Game list is pretty sweet so far.Still growing day by day..
    http://www.floridaape.org/gamelist.html

    LOL, even Lionman! gets a shout out on the list.

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    #15 9 years ago
     
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    Join_The_Cirqus

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    US Orlando, FL

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    The game list is overflowing now lol... 1 more week left till this awesomeness!!!

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    #16 9 years ago
     
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    modfather

    ModFather Pinball Mods

    US Sunrise, FL

    9y 92,900 1,886 8 83

    This years APE is at a new location, Nova University college campus. You can't go wrong with a ton of pinball machines, a bunch of classic video games and college chicks walking around , sounds like a good day to me. Good times

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    #17 9 years ago
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    John_I

    Space Coast Pinball

    19y 179K 9,069

    Getting closer!! Looking forward to playing Wrestlemania and seeing all the Florida players and collectors. I have had a cold for the last week and it put a serious damper on my ability to finish off a game I was getting ready. I will substitute another game or two that are ready to go. I do have an EM that I have prepped for the tournament. Should be fun and fair, but just the right amount of brutal thrown in.

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    #18 9 years ago
     
    JNS

    TecumsehPlissken

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    US Longwood, FL

    9y 115K 2,558 10 103

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    Quoted from John_I:

    Getting closer!! Looking forward to playing Wrestlemania and seeing all the Florida players and collectors

    Yeah man!!! I cant wait for this weekend! , I think you will like WrestleMania I got my first chance to play it @ Curly's little shop of games last week & I liked it a lot .... great sound effects, music,Dots & the game play wasn't bad either

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    #19 9 years ago
     
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    PinFever

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    US Boca Raton, FL

    13y 79,050 2,039 4 30 1

    Muhahahahaha . I will be there to sell out the Human Race for pinball / Looking forward to yet another stellar APE chit crazy time

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    #20 9 years ago
     
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    beepnutz

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    US Port St Lucie, FL

    11y 57,400 845 4

    I will be there on Saturday bump. Art, you bringing bulbs/lights/LED's ?

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    #21 9 years ago
     
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    Mando

    Prestige Pinball

    US Holly Springs, NC

    12y 90,050 4,052 15 23

    Bob,

    Last I spoke to Art he was going there to enjoy, but order some and he can bring them I'm sure

    Maybe he changed his mind

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    #22 9 years ago
     
    ART

    OLDPINGUY

    Arts Arcade

    12y 171K 12,507 7

    Quoted from beepnutz:

    I will be there on Saturday bump. Art, you bringing bulbs/lights/LED's ?

    Sorry, no more working shows for me.....Just too hard on my health.
    Id be happy to bring an order for you.....

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    #23 9 years ago
     
    AMM

    Mando

    Prestige Pinball

    US Holly Springs, NC

    12y 90,050 4,052 15 23

    Quoted from OLDPINGUY:

    Sorry, no more working shows for me.....Just too hard on my health.
    Id be happy to bring an order for you.....

    Art, I am thinking that smoking as a baby couldnt have helped the health much! LOL

    Enjoy the show, people can buy from the website

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    #24 9 years ago
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    JGI

    John_I

    Space Coast Pinball

    19y 179K 9,069

    Quoted from OLDPINGUY:

    Sorry, no more working shows for me...

    Awesome! Enjoy yourself. You deserve it Art.

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    #25 9 years ago
     
    JNS

    TecumsehPlissken

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    US Longwood, FL

    9y 115K 2,558 10 103

    Getting up very early tomorrow to head down south & bringing with PinFatale with me , looking forward to seeing people we have met before & meeting new ones & cant wait to get some time on some of these pins , many titles I have never seen or played before are on the list

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    #26 9 years ago
     
    VP

    VolunteerPin

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    US Knoxville, TN

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    OP
    Quoted from John_I:

    http://www.pinballsonthemove.com

    Don is picking up a pin for me this weekend so I bet he has more room.

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    #27 9 years ago
     
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    Join_The_Cirqus

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    US Orlando, FL

    9y 92,050 1,087 19

    APE

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    #28 9 years ago
     
    904

    HighProtein

    904 Pinball Zine

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    Footage from the Show...

    Main Room,
    2nd room soon!

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    #29 9 years ago
     
    904

    HighProtein

    904 Pinball Zine

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    Glad to see everyone that I could in the 2ish days I was there!

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    #30 9 years ago
     
    904

    HighProtein

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    Footage of 2nd room...

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    #31 9 years ago
     
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    dannunz

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    US Charlton, MA

    12y 112K 4,554 14 12

    Why are the rooms pitch dark?

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    #32 9 years ago
     
    ART

    OLDPINGUY

    Arts Arcade

    12y 171K 12,507 7

    Not that dark....but dark enough....Great Venue at show...Thanks Marcel....

    Does anyone have a final game count to share? It seemed endless!

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    #33 9 years ago
     
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    dannunz

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    12y 112K 4,554 14 12

    Do people prefer it to be darker or lighter in the free play rooms?

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    #34 9 years ago
     
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    Turboderf

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    US Loxahatchee, FL

    12y 58,900 1,337 10

    Quoted from OLDPINGUY:

    Not that dark....but dark enough....Great Venue at show...Thanks Marcel....
    Does anyone have a final game count to share? It seemed endless!

    hey art great to see you I think the count on the games something 280 games it was a blast

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    #35 9 years ago
     
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    CafeOne

    Cafe One

    US Ormond Beach, FL

    11y 76,550 490 51

    Some side by side comparisons of same titles , led vs incandescent.... Wow, one is all orange and looks like a smoldering ember , the other one looks alive with full color....wish I could have made this event. Thanks for the walk through !

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    #36 9 years ago
     
    LEB

    pinbum

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    Thank's to Marcel, for another great Ape Show!

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    #37 9 years ago
     
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    DK

    Pinball Naples

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    Had a BLAST!

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    #38 9 years ago
     
    904

    HighProtein

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    It's dark like all real arcades from back in the day were.
    It seems somewhat more darker in the videos than it was.
    Even older games with no LEDs were quite playable.

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    #39 9 years ago
     
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    #41 9 years ago
     
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    #42 9 years ago
     
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    TecumsehPlissken

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    US Longwood, FL

    9y 115K 2,558 10 103

    Quoted from dannunz:

    Do people prefer it to be darker or lighter in the free play rooms

    Me personally I like it lit up & not dark like it was at APE & I wish he would have left the lights on , they were on for about the first hour on Saturday then they went off & never came back on ... yes games were playable but way too dark to see well & made it very difficult to look at games , check out artwork etc.......even saw one guy going around checking out games with a flashlight Big Time Kuudo's to Marcel & APE for putting on a great show overall but please leave the lights on next year

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    #43 9 years ago
     
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    tktlwyr

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    US Pembroke Pines, FL

    15y 104K 1,163 14 28

    Only pins not playable to me were the ones using colored LEDs and older generation white, single LEDs in the G.I. It was dark enough that with these two types of lighting in the games, it was difficult to track the ball. I tried to play them and ended up walking away.

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    #44 9 years ago
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    JGI

    John_I

    Space Coast Pinball

    19y 179K 9,069

    It was a great show. I had a blast. The venue was huge which made it nice.

    Quoted from tktlwyr:

    Only pins not playable to me were the ones using colored LEDs and older generation white, single LEDs in the G.I. It was dark enough that with these two types of lighting in the games, it was difficult to track the ball. I tried to play them and ended up walking away.

    Yeah a lot of games were unplayable due to super bright or poorly chosen LEDs. I come to expect this at shows. More ambient light in the room would help this.

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    #45 9 years ago
     
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    leaffan67

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    CA Toronto, ON

    12y 65,900 621 46 37

    Great show! Many thx to Don who ran the tourney with a smile on his face! Who won the tourney btw?

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    #46 9 years ago
     
    SAZ

    Baiter

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    US Westminster, CO

    12y 69,400 3,910 13 15

    Quoted from leaffan67:

    Who won the tourney btw?

    Congrats to the top 4!

    1st - Jeff Palmer
    2nd - Sebastian Bobbio
    3rd - Atticus Palmer
    4th - Howard Levine

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    #47 9 years ago
     
    DIE

    pinballcorpse

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    From Donny White's world famous Finals dry-erase board (Official IFPA tourney posting should be on their site soon)

    1st - Jeff Palmer
    2nd - Sebastian Bobbio
    3rd - Atticus Palmer
    4th - Howard Levine
    5th - Ron Donohue
    6th - Dave Smith
    7th - Bob Matthews
    8th - Brian Dominy
    9th - Jeffrey Neumann
    10th - Jim Beam
    11th - Joe Geneau
    12th - Michael Lipof
    13th - Al Neumann
    14th - Josh Beam
    15th- Eric Francis
    16th -Kurt Van Zyl

    41 players total

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    #48 9 years ago
     
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    leaffan67

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    CA Toronto, ON

    12y 65,900 621 46 37

    Congrats Jeff! (but I was cheering for Atticus.... who doesn't want the youngest guy to win?)
    Met lots of nice, classy people there. A very very well run event.
    c u all next year!
    Dave

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    #49 9 years ago
     
    DIE

    pinballcorpse

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    Quoted from leaffan67:

    Congrats Jeff! (but I was cheering for Atticus.... who doesn't want the youngest guy to win?)
    Met lots of nice, classy people there. A very very well run event.
    c u all next year!
    Dave

    Thanks!

    Being in the final 4 is always awesome, but it was very special to me to be in another final 4 scenario with my son. I never mind if he places higher than I do; just playing with him is satisfaction enough for me.

    And of course, major props to Donny for organizing another IFPA event and those who brought games for the tourney and the show and Marcel and his lovely wife for putting on another APE. So much work from so many people goes into these multi-day events.

    Thank you all !

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