And last call for a bunch of old-school stand-up vids, too. If you're looking to awaken deep memories of long-forgotten video games (whoa, Major Havoc? Boot Hill? Sea Wolf!), then head to the free-for-all at the Northwest Pinball and Gameroom Show, where $15 will get you infinite free play in both the pinball and video game rooms (which have the enthusiastic, geeky vibe of a gun show and PAX, respectively).

You've only got until 3pm today, but that's probably plenty to slake your nerd thirst (and besides, you should probably get outside at some point). The pinball room was packed much of yesterday, but it was easy to get on video games, which are a relatively new addition to this show. The game list is impressive on both sides, and this is a rare chance to see oddities like the laserdisc-powered Firefox (based on the 1982 Clint Eastwood movie, of course), Tutankham (okay, so it does exist outside of Xbox Game Room), and the Budweiser-branded Tapper, before it was nerfed to "Root Beer Tapper" for the kids.

You can catch the end of a tournament, maybe watch some world-record attempts (look for cameras on tripods), and sign up for some cool raffles—but of course the main reason to go is endless free play on every game.

The inventor of this famous blue joystick gave a talk yesterday.
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  • The inventor of this famous blue joystick gave a talk yesterday.

(More pictures after the jump.)

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