The Houston Area Arcade Group (HAAG) is holding their 20th Annual Arcade Expo on November 10,11 & 12th at the Houston Marriott Westchase. The ULTIMATE Arcade Party!
There will be 100’s of classic and current coin-op pinball machines, video arcade games, penny arcades, and console video games ready for attendees to play on free play or buy them for their home.
There will be Tournaments, events, music and workshops to keep the young and young at heart entertained.
All on free play once you get your pass, latest new and vintage Pinball, Arcade and Consoles. Game List
1Friday and Saturday nights we have the best electronic, rock and DJ music. Muisic Schedule
2Seminars and Workshops from every aspect of the pinball, arcade and console communities! Also, Movies and and 80s and gaming Trivia contest! Speaker Schedule
3Get immersed into the expo by dressing up as your favorite arcade, pinball, console characters! Go head 2 head with others players and win trophies and cool swag!
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Musical Guest
Pinball Designer: Stern, Data East, Sega
Pinball designer currently working at stern, John is well known in the industry for popular titles such as Aerosmith, Metallica, TRON, Iron Man, X-Men, Star Wars (Data East), Tales from the Crypt, Guardians of the Galaxy.
His latest band theme pinball rocks them all: RUSH!!!!
Maybe we can get him on stage and Jam with the band Saturday night
Lead Sound Designer at Stern
Jerry Thompson is not only the Lead Sound Designer at Stern Pinball since 2016. But is also from H-town and a former Houston DJ for the classic rock station Arrow 93.7 that signed on in November 1993 this is the thirty-year anniversary of the creation of Arrow!
List of games he has worked on here!
Game designer: Spooky, MultiMorphic
(guest/Musician/Panelist) is the designer of the Rick and Morty and Total Nuclear Annihilation pinball machines released by Spooky Pinball. When he’s not designing games, he’s composing music or working on a number of cool things over at Pinball Life as their manager of 3D design and development.
World is committed to making participation in the event a harassment free experience for everyone, regardless of level of experience, gender, gender identity and expression
Load in/out and Setup
Load in and set up for Vendors and people who brought Games for free play.
Doors Open!
VIP ONLY!!!
Security
Expo hired security and hotel security guarding the inside and outside of expo.
Doors Open!
Doors open for people to purchase tickets and enter the show if you have per-purchased your tickets.
History of Pinball
Historic pre-war pinball seminar and question and answer.
Harp Twins
Harp Twins: electric/acoustic harpists, who compose, arrange, and perform.
Volfgang Twins: artistic stylization and inspiration is derived from Norse Myth and fueled by their imagination.
Oscillation Communications
Ras David Synthesist is Oscillation Communications presents: Live Classic Arcade Soundscapes.
the Big Smoke!
Barry, Brett Big Smoke- Located by the Palm Trees
Ryan Sizemore
Ryan Sizemore is a senior technical artist at Mighty Coconut. He has worked on 10+ courses for Walkabout while part of the Coconut team does a seminar on the art and technology of Virtual Reality Mini Golf gaming!
Scott Danesi
DJ Techno Jamz
Robert Layne
Robert’s broken LED karaoke
Come by and belt out a few!
Two mics so duets available!
JG and the Robots
JG and the Robots is EDM extreme. The unique music of JG and the Robots fuses electronic music with Robots.
Atarimatt
Atari Matt gives you all 8 bits of a good time!
80s Dance Party!
6400 / Numbers Mix! Classic 80’s New Wave, Goth and Industrial Dance! - get your 80s SWAG!!!!!
Free Swap Meet!
FREE! Parking Lot Game Swap meet!
Bring your Arcade, Pinball, Console Stuff to swap and sell!
Saturday the 11th @ 8am, you can bring as much as you want for free!* First come First Serve!
Doors Open!
Doors open for people to purchase tickets and enter the show if you have per-purchased your tickets.
Adaptive Game Products
a new company desgned to help those with physical disablities play pinball. Jim Austin, one of our senior technicians, had a dibilitating stroke a while back. Through his recovery journey he came up with an idea that puts the ability to control pinball flippers into a single hand. Working with Jim we now have a working patent pending design that not only provides the ability for a dexterity challenged person to play pinball, but it does so at an affordable cost.
Cindy Morgan
Chat with Cindy about her acting experience on her different projects including Tron and Caddy shack!
Barrels of Fun
Come and chat with Houston's 1st pinball manufacture and the Design team who has designed the Labyrinth pinball!
Gerry Stellenberg
Explore the P3 pinball platform and the revolutionary tech and design it has brought to pinball
Jerry Thompson
Stern Pinball Team discuss their awesome pinball games and answer your questions! With Jerry Thompson. John Borg, Mike Vinikour, and Micheal Grant
Gaming Trivia
Arcade, Pinball, Console and Retro Trivia by Blake and Erich!
Harp Twins
Harp Twins: electric/acoustic harpists, who compose, arrange, and perform.
Volfgang Twins: artistic stylization and inspiration is derived from Norse Myth and fueled by their imagination.
Cosplay Contest
Gaming themed cosplay contest! Show up as your fav arcade, pinball, computer or console characters and have a blast!
DJ Chris Low
DJ Chris Low Kicks off the evening with some Freeform DJ Action!
Tim Kitzrow
Paul E. Niemeyer and Tim Kitzrow chat about their awesome careers in Arcade and Pinball Art and Voice Acting!
Karl Paetzel
Historical Significance of the Houston Arcade Scene presentation!
As a founder of The Memorial City Game Room Preservation Society, Karl Paetzel orchestrates a celebration of Houston's arcade gaming legacy.
Consortium of Genius
The Consortium of Genius Takes control!
Raymond Jett
Vintage computer festival southwest in Dallas June 14-16 2024. Seminar about computing history through education, outreach, conservation, and restoration.
Radio Duran
Radio Duran! Double D Tribute band!
Geeks of Comedy
The Nerdy Pop-up Comedy Show of #houston
ages 18+ adult comedy!!!!
Radio Cult
Radio Cult Rocks you like a Hurricane!
Yacht Rock Disco
Yacht Rock Disco!, Non Alcoholic Toast and Dancing to the best 70’s and 80’s soft rock and Disco! Get your Captains hat and Lei’s!
Doors Closed!
Security
Expo hired security and hotel security guarding the inside and outside of expo.
Doors Open!
Doors open for people to purchase tickets and enter the show if you have per-purchased your tickets.
Todd Tuckey
Come hang out with Todd for a fun intimate relaxed chat about pinball and arcades. Question and answer format
Harp Twins
Harp Twins: electric/acoustic harpists, who compose, arrange, and perform.
Volfgang Twins: artistic stylization and inspiration is derived from Norse Myth and fueled by their imagination.
Award Ceremony
Awards for best games and other categories.
Pinball Raffle
Pinball Raffle Winner Announced!
Doors Closed!
Show is over, hope you had a great time! Load out until 10 pm.
See you next year!
Load in/out and Setup
Show is over, hope you had a great time! Load out until 10 pm.
See you next year!
