What's that you say? You haven't played Atari today? Now you aren't playing with power? You're processing... but you're not Blast Processing?! Well, it's time to remedy all that. Mark your calendar for Saturday, November 15, 2025, and get ready: SC3 is coming back to the famous Backyard in Claremont! From 4 p.m. to midnight: classic arcades, classic consoles, and classic fun in the classic SC3 setting. What more do you need? A raffle, you say? OK, you got it! You're welcome.
Full disclosure: the meal-ticket system from last time will return. Your meal-ticket will grant you two slices of pizza, a bag of chips and a drink. We run on your $10 donations, and we're grateful for them, but they only go so far. We want to make sure everybody gets a share without asking for more, and this system makes that happen.
So, are you in? Then be sure to submit your RSVP! We look forward to seeing you November 15. In the meantime, watch this site and our Facebook page for future announcements.
The November 9 SC3 event – only our second backyard party since the end of the COVID pandemic – 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.