Episode 411: The Strong National Museum of Play
A must-see in Rochester, NY! Home to both the World Video Game Hall of Fame, and the Toy Hall of Fame...and a whole lot of pinball machines and history. And all of it is interactive! Jeremy Saucier, historian & assistant VP for electronic games & interpretation discusses the latest addition to The Strong. It's the Steve Epstein collection, complete with materials from Broadway Arcade, the birth of PAPA, and much more.
Kineticist’s take
Strong Museum preserves pinball history and Steve Epstein Broadway Arcade legacy in Rochester.
Synopsis
Jeff Teolis interviews Jeremy Saussure, Assistant Vice President for Interpretation and Electronic Games at the Strong National Museum of Play in Rochester, NY. They discuss the museum's extensive pinball collection, newly acquired Steve Epstein/Broadway Arcade archives, and the museum's role in preserving pinball history alongside other play artifacts. The conversation emphasizes pinball's cultural significance, operator importance, and current renaissance in the competitive and homebrew communities.
Entities
- Brian Sutton Smith Library and Archives of Play· organization
- Broadway Arcade· organization
- Pinball Profile· organization
- Rochester Pinball Collective· organization
- Strong National Museum of Play· organization
- Toy Hall of Fame· organization
- Video Game Hall of Fame· organization
- George Gomez· person
- Harry Williams· person
- Jeff Teolis· person
- Jeremy Saussure· person
- Margaret Woodbury Strong· person
- Mark Ritchie· person
- Roger Sharp· person
- Steve Epstein· person
- American Journal of Play· product
- ESL Digital Worlds exhibit· product
- Hasbro Game Park· product
- Infinity Arcade exhibit· product
- Papa· product