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Stony Brook native's new store revives retro gaming
Michael Auricchio's new store-arcade in Stony Brook, The Revolution, hosts tournaments on popular video games. Videojournalist: Michael Cusanelli (Sept. 30, 2012) (September 30, 2012 7:14 PM)
Michael Auricchio remembers getting his first Nintendo video game system as a Communion present when he was 6 years old. After playing Super Mario Brothers for the first time, he was hooked.
And when he wasn’t playing video games at home, Auricchio spent countless hours ringing up customers at his parents’ pharmacy, Seaport Chemists. Patrons dubbed the youngster behind the register “The Mayor...