Photowalk: Photograph Vintage Video and Pinball Games at Houston Arcade Expo

HoustonPhotowalks is visiting the Houston Arcade Expo again this year to photograph the past, present and a little bit of future coin-op entertainment.

There will be games, vendors, live and DJ music, and lots of games to photograph.

You can purchase entry tickets here: *https://houstonarcadeexpo.ticketspice.com/houstonarcadeexpo*

PHOTOGRAPHY HINTS:

• Bring your "fast" lens, some of the areas are going to be rather dark.
• Bring a medium zoom for people shooting, macro lens for photographing close ups and pinball parts.
• Bring a circular polarizer to help cut the reflection on pinball game glass
• Tripods are ok, just be aware of other people in areas that are dark, consider putting reflective tape on the tripod legs.
• Flash is ok, but the flash bulb often reflects off of the glass, so just be careful with your reflections. Also, don't flash people's face when they are trying to play.
• There is a dedicated smaller room for the pinball tournaments and we won't be allowed in. The tournament room is just for players-only.

MORE DETAILS

The Houston Area Arcade Group celebrates over two decades of gaming in Space City with the return of the Houston Arcade and Pinball Expo on Nov. 10-12 at the Marriott Westchase. The event enables visitors to relive their arcade memories by showcasing hundreds of classic and current coin-operated pinball machines, video arcade games, penny arcades, and console video games all set to free play.

“The Expo is a collector’s paradise for retro gamers,” said Jef Rouner, a show patron.

Visitors can enjoy playing classics such as Space Invaders (1979) and Ms. Pac-Man (1981) to modern games like Dance Dance Revolution (2000), Razing Storm (2008), virtual reality Walkabout Mini Golf (2020) and the 2023 Stern Pinball, Foo Fighters and Venom machines!

Special guests include actor Cindy Morgan, best known for her roles in Tron, Caddyshack and Falcon Crest; Matt Andrews, the pinball artist behind Weird Al’s Museum of Natural Hilarity, Total Nuclear Annihilation, and Houdini; and Mr. Boomshakala, Tim Kitzrow, the iconic voice of your favorite sports franchises. There will be tournaments, live music and workshops to keep the young and young at heart entertained.

The Expo will feature live performances by Camille and Kennerly Kitt known as the Harp Twins, comedy rock band,The Consortium of Genius, and techno jams by pinball designer, Scott Danesi.

Please visit houstonarcadeexpo.com for more information.