We're back! After last year's event was washed out by unseasonably wet weather, we are making our long-awaited return to the Claremont Backyard on Saturday, November 7!
Come join us for a full evening of classic coin-ops, home consoles, that CRT glow, and game trading.
Food & Drinks: We'll be using the meal ticket system again to cover pizza and drinks while keeping overall costs reasonable.
Raffle Status: TBA. We don't know yet whether there will be a raffle for this event, but we'll post an update once plans are locked in.
Pack up your trade stock and get ready for a great night of gaming. Be sure to submit your RSVP, and keep an eye on this page and our Facebook group for future updates as the date gets closer!
– The SC3 Team
Sadly, the weather 2025 simply refused to cooperate with us in 2025, no matter how nicely we asked. The 2025 event was rained out.
The November 9, 2024 event though – it was only our second backyard party since the end of the COVID pandemic, but was where everything came roaring back! Attendance at our prior two events was lower than typical, which was not surprising given one was right after COVID and the other was at a different venue. But this backyard bash was a different story, with about 200 people showing up – probably because they'd gotten wind there was going to be a Virtual Boy there. Or could they have had some other reason? In any case, read all about in our Nov. 9, 2024 Event Recap!
Thanks so much to everyone who helped out, attended, and donated! You're how SC3 is able to continue! And speaking of continuing, the next SC3 event has yet to have a firm date, but we expect it to be sometime around April of 2025. This site and our Facebook page are the places to watch for announcements.
—The SC3 Team
If you aren't familiar with SC3, we're just a friendly group of videogame enthusiasts who like nothing better than to get together to talk, trade, and play games. We've got a soft spot for games from the "classic" days of the early 1980s, but we love games of all eras, from Pong to PlayStation 5. If you love videogames, you're welcome to attend!
SC3 has made a point of keeping our meetings relaxed and informal, but the atmosphere will include some beer drinking and there may be some R-rated game content. This is an adult get-together where supervised minors will be accepted. Parents should take this into account and please let us know if you have questions.