California Extreme 2009 – The Pictures

California Extreme may sound like a ridiculous title, something that would be applied to a Bay-helmed skating movie, but it may just be the perfect moniker for this show. This yearly convention is a celebration, a revelry in the arcade culture of the seventies and eighties. It is a weekend where the stars of that scene can relive their glory days and those who are too young can travel back to a time where you would have to leave the home to play the greatest video games.

Remember that scene in Tron at the improbably large arcade? As I walked into the convention hall, I was pretty sure that I had stumbled into that exact arcade. Flashing lights and sounds drew my attention in every direction. It was glorious.

Want to see the show for yourself? Click past the cut for pictures from the convention floor.