[game_edu] Arcade Video Games at The Strong

[Trien, Susan]

Hi Everyone,

Get ready for some good old summertime fun at the National Museum of Play at The Strong with two original exhibits  produced by The Strong's International Center for the History of Electronic Games.

Boardwalk Arcade Opens at the National Museum of Play
July 6 through September 8

Step right up! Celebrate arcade amusements in all their beeping, blipping, vibrant glory at an original, new summertime exhibit opening at the National Museum of Play on Saturday, July 6. Step into a scene reminiscent of 19th  and early 20th-century resorts such as Coney Island and Atlantic City. Guests will have an opportunity to play a multitude of boardwalk games; among them, historic video arcade machines specially selected from the collections of the International Center for the History of Electronic games such as Prop Cycle, S.T.U.N. Runner, Donkey Kong, Cruis'n USA and Warrior. Guests will also have a singular opportunity to play Fix-It Felix Jr. Custom-designed for the museum by Walt Disney Animation Studios, Fix-It Felix Jr is a faithfully rendered reproduction of the fictional video arcade machine seen in the popular animated Disney film Wreck It Ralph.  Press kit with images:
http://www.thestrong.org/press/kits/boardwalk-arcade

And don't forget this additional summertime exhibit!

June 22 through September 8: Atari by Design, an original display and rare chance to see the creative thinking behind the finished designs of some of the most popular arcade video games-sure to fascinate video game aficionados! Press kit:  http://www.thestrong.org/press/kits/atari-design


Please contact me if you need additional information.

Susan

Susan Trien
Senior Director of Public Relations & Advertising
The Strong
One Manhattan Square
Rochester, New York 14607 U.S.A.
Tel 585-410-6359
Fax 585-263-2493
strien at thestrong.org<mailto:strien at thestrong.org>
www.thestrong.org<http://www.thestrong.org>

The Strong Play Partners
National Museum of Play  |  www.museumofplay.org<http://www.museumofplay.org>
National Toy Hall of Fame  |  www.toyhalloffame.org<http://www.toyhalloffame.org>
International Center for the History of Electronic Games  |  www.icheg.org<http://www.icheg.org>
Brian Sutton-Smith Library and Archives of Play  |  www.libraryandarchivesofplay.org<http://www.libraryandarchivesofplay.org>
American Journal of Play  |  www.journalofplay.org<http://www.journalofplay.org>

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