Great Lakes—Michigan/Ohio Fellowship — ALL welcome!

Davey · Post by **Davey** » Mon Oct 13, 2008 12:09 am

Cool, I'll see you guys at Pinball Pete's then.

tommyb · Post by **tommyb** » Mon Oct 13, 2008 3:30 pm

I'll most likely be seeing you guys there as well, even though I will warn you that I was just at Pinball Pete's yesterday...and it's a joke. Street Fighter III's monitor sucks, ALL the Bemani games were turned off, Raiden Fighters' monitor is jacked up and doesn't show the sides of the screen, and joystick for Raiden II is a joke, etc.

But, it's a good meeting place cause everyone knows where it is, heh.

zero.otaku · Post by **zero.otaku** » Tue Oct 14, 2008 2:46 am

Someone mentioned this earlier but I think it's worth reiterating that there's a game store not too far from Pete's (on Packard and State) that's probably worth checking out since they've got some older stuff (SNES, Genesis, NES, N64, a little Saturn and Dreamcast) and there seriously isn't enough to do at Pete's to stay for hours, I promise you. Just a heads up.

Davey · Post by **Davey** » Tue Oct 14, 2008 4:47 pm

Does anybody know why Pinball Pete's doesn't fix their stuff? Are they just staying open until their last game breaks and then closing shop?

I wonder if they make any money in their current state.

tommyb · Post by **tommyb** » Tue Oct 14, 2008 6:56 pm

zero.otaku wrote:Someone mentioned this earlier but I think it's worth reiterating that there's a game store not too far from Pete's (on Packard and State) that's probably worth checking out since they've got some older stuff (SNES, Genesis, NES, N64, a little Saturn and Dreamcast) and there seriously isn't enough to do at Pete's to stay for hours, I promise you. Just a heads up.

Definately second-ing this. My friends and I went there and stayed for about 35 minutes and got bored, IF that long.

Sonic R · Post by **Sonic R** » Tue Oct 14, 2008 11:55 pm

zero.otaku wrote:Someone mentioned this earlier but I think it's worth reiterating that there's a game store not too far from Pete's (on Packard and State) that's probably worth checking out since they've got some older stuff (SNES, Genesis, NES, N64, a little Saturn and Dreamcast) and there seriously isn't enough to do at Pete's to stay for hours, I promise you. Just a heads up.

I would be very interested to check out this shoppe

You know me… I enjoy shopping for video games (we should do a Lansing trip some time too

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So it looks like this so far, the rough itinerary for Saturday:

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5:00pm — Pinball Petes arcade in downtown Ann Arbor 

sometime afterwords upon getting everyone together — Head to video game retail shop

7-8:00pm — dinner

9:00pm — Head out to Ayanami/or Sonic R house for game playing and fellowship

We usually can go deep into the night so if you're ready for long night we are ready too!

Questions/concerns? PLEASE feel free to bring them up!

Thank You to all for your interest and look forward to spending the evening with everyone!

ubersaurus · Post by **ubersaurus** » Wed Oct 15, 2008 5:38 pm

Get Your Game On is the place. You can reach it just by going down State to Packard; it's right near the intersection. Decent selection, but the prices tend to be ebay based, I swear.

Other shenanigans in Ann Arbor! If you're into burgers, Krazy Jim's Blimpy Burger is also in that same area, and has excellent meats.

There's also a couple comic shops if you're into that.

I'll see folks after the A2 trip! Will be sure to bring the modded neo for Viewpoint action, and who knows what else?

Tempest · Post by **Tempest** » Wed Oct 15, 2008 8:28 pm

Davey wrote:Does anybody know why Pinball Pete's doesn't fix their stuff? Are they just staying open until their last game breaks and then closing shop? I wonder if they make any money in their current state.

After seeing the one in East Lansing, that sounds about par for the course.

ubersaurus · Post by **ubersaurus** » Wed Oct 15, 2008 11:45 pm

Davey wrote:Does anybody know why Pinball Pete's doesn't fix their stuff? Are they just staying open until their last game breaks and then closing shop? I wonder if they make any money in their current state.

My limited understanding is that they don't train their staff on how to make repairs to the machines, so if something breaks down, they just leave it or shut it off until they can get someone in to fix stuff.

Which is a really retarded way to run an arcade, as you can see.

Also the fact they haven't gotten anything new in years doesn't help.

mrtie · Post by **mrtie** » Thu Oct 16, 2008 3:19 am

Howdy I posted here about coming to the last one but timing pretty much made that impossible for me. I think I can actually make it this time. My question is, is there any games you guys might want me to bring?
PC-engine: Sapphire, nexat, gates of thunder, psychic storm.
PS2: R type final.
DC: rez, ikaruga, psyvariar 2, border down, shikigami no shiro II.
GC: ikaruga, chaosfield, alien hominid.
Wii: Metal slug anthology.
MVS: metal slug, shock troopers 2.
Xbox: Panzer Dragoon orta.
360: Wartech: senko no ronde

I also have some fighting games as well.
PS2: King of fighters XI, tekken 4
DC: MvC2, SFIII, SC
Xbox: KOF 02/03
360: SC4
Wii: Brawl
MVS: SS2,SS3,KOF 95,96,99, MotW, last blade, FF: RBS

If I have anything that would like to be played that you don't already have just let me know.

kccttzj · Post by **kccttzj** » Thu Oct 16, 2008 4:50 am

Wow, looks like we'll have a big turnout this time =)

Mrtie - Sapphire. I would really like to see this game, if you don't mind bringing it along. =P

mrtie · Post by **mrtie** » Thu Oct 16, 2008 6:02 am

kccttzj wrote:Wow, looks like we'll have a big turnout this time =)

Mrtie - Sapphire. I would really like to see this game, if you don't mind bringing it along. =P

Not a problem is there a pc engine cd system with the arcade card there or should I bring mine?

ubersaurus · Post by **ubersaurus** » Thu Oct 16, 2008 5:12 pm

mrtie wrote:
kccttzj wrote:Wow, looks like we'll have a big turnout this time =)

Mrtie - Sapphire. I would really like to see this game, if you don't mind bringing it along. =P
Not a problem is there a pc engine cd system with the arcade card there or should I bring mine?

I believe we'll need your arcade card

I know one guy has a US Duo, and I have a JP Duo-R. Am I correct in assuming either works?

Sonic R · Post by **Sonic R** » Thu Oct 16, 2008 5:38 pm

mrtie wrote:Howdy I posted here about coming to the last one but timing pretty much made that impossible for me. I think I can actually make it this time.

Glad you are able to come out! What area are you coming from? Will you be joining us at Pinball Pete?

ubersaurus wrote: I'll see folks after the A2 trip! Will be sure to bring the modded neo for Viewpoint action, and who knows what else?

I am very curious to try the 2 player Viewpoint.

I think you will also need to bring the Duo-R as I only have a US Duo and a Super Grafx (w/o CD support

)

tommyb · Post by **tommyb** » Thu Oct 16, 2008 5:53 pm

Wish I could come, damn work from 4 to 10 and then at 8 AM the next day

kccttzj · Post by **kccttzj** » Thu Oct 16, 2008 7:52 pm

Ugh, that's so lame. Can you call off? =P

Sonic R · Post by **Sonic R** » Fri Oct 17, 2008 1:53 am

tommyb wrote:Wish I could come, damn work from 4 to 10 and then at 8 AM the next day

I am sorry that it is not working out for you to join us…
Hopefully we will see you next!

tommyb · Post by **tommyb** » Fri Oct 17, 2008 7:31 am

kccttzj wrote:Ugh, that's so lame. Can you call off? =P

Unfortunately, no, I cannot :/

Oh well, again sometime. Hopefully.

mrtie · Post by **mrtie** » Sat Oct 18, 2008 5:57 pm

I will see you all at Pete's..I have no idea what any of you look like so is there a place we should meet up like outside or whatever?

Sonic R · Post by **Sonic R** » Mon Oct 20, 2008 3:05 am

Thank You to everyone who came out for the gathering.

Quick rundown:

About 5pm, we rendezvous at Pinball Petes arcade in Ann Arbor, MI and attempted to play a few games such as: Raiden Fighters 2, Raiden II, Mr. Driller, Buster Bros., DDR, and Soul Cal 3.

Afterwords, we proceeded to walk about 6-8 blocks to a games/comic/card shop. Upon completion of this. The group decided to go over to Sonic R's humble home as Ayanami's celler is 'out of service'…

The group ventured to Sonic R's home for the remainder of the evening and would play games, eat pizza, and hang out untill 4am+

List of attendants:

Ayanami
Sonic R
TriggerHeartExelica
zero.otaku
Davey
DJ Incompetent
mrtie and friend
ubersaurus
Tempest

Hope everyone had a great time and hope to see everyone again next time! Thanks again for taking time to come out. Special Thank You to mrtie for making time coming from Saginaw (about 2 hours from the meet)! Also Thank You to Ayanami for bringing your monitor and 360.

mrtie · Post by **mrtie** » Mon Oct 20, 2008 4:20 am

Absolutely my pleasure Sonic, had a great time. I really enjoyed getting to try out a few games I haven't thus far had the opportunity to try, and would gladly come down again. I am now sadly addicted to Panel De Pon, and had to go get my hands on the new DS version of it.

tommyb · Post by **tommyb** » Mon Oct 20, 2008 5:52 am

I am really sad I had to miss it, ti sounds like you guys had a wonderful time.

Maybe next time, how often do you guys have these little get togethers?

I'd be more than happy to bring my 360 with Ikaruga, Triggerheart Exelica, and 20+ other Xbox Live Arcade games on it. Hell, I'd be happy to host the next one ^_^

ubersaurus · Post by **ubersaurus** » Tue Oct 21, 2008 3:52 am

I'm making my friend in Japan pick me up Ketsui DS, so hopefully there will be some of that going down next time

DJ Incompetent · Post by **DJ Incompetent** » Tue Oct 21, 2008 12:29 pm

Yeah I had a great time. Soulcal was awesome.
I have crappy raiden fighters music stuck in my head.

Davey · Post by **Davey** » Tue Oct 21, 2008 5:53 pm

DJ Incompetent wrote:I have crappy raiden fighters music stuck in my head.

That sucks. I have TOTALLY AWESOME Raiden Fighters music stuck in my head.

tommyb · Post by **tommyb** » Wed Oct 22, 2008 5:02 am

DJ Incompetent wrote:Yeah I had a great time. Soulcal was awesome.
I have crappy raiden fighters music stuck in my head.

Where at in Ypsi are you? I just got back from a friends' in Ypsi, actually. Lives in some trailor park off Michigan Ave by a Marathon gas station, haha

Sonic R · Post by **Sonic R** » Thu Oct 23, 2008 3:13 am

For ubersaurus,
where did you get that stereo cable that we used for the Neo Geo? I'd like to get some myself!

tommyb wrote:
DJ Incompetent wrote:Yeah I had a great time. Soulcal was awesome.
I have crappy raiden fighters music stuck in my head.
Where at in Ypsi are you? I just got back from a friends' in Ypsi, actually. Lives in some trailor park off Michigan Ave by a Marathon gas station, haha

Wow

Thats a rough area (Ridge Rd. and Michigan Ave.) My friend lived over at College Park for years but moved out after being robbed two times in the last 2 years… plus he lost his job as he was lower seniority at the plant…

Hope you can make it out for future gatherings! If you plan on being in the area, feel free to let us know!

tommyb · Post by **tommyb** » Thu Oct 23, 2008 3:56 am

Sonic R wrote:For ubersaurus,
where did you get that stereo cable that we used for the Neo Geo? I'd like to get some myself!

tommyb wrote:
DJ Incompetent wrote:Yeah I had a great time. Soulcal was awesome.
I have crappy raiden fighters music stuck in my head.
Where at in Ypsi are you? I just got back from a friends' in Ypsi, actually. Lives in some trailor park off Michigan Ave by a Marathon gas station, haha
Wow
Thats a rough area (Ridge Rd. and Michigan Ave.) My friend lived over at College Park for years but moved out after being robbed two times in the last 2 years… plus he lost his job as he was lower seniority at the plant…
Hope you can make it out for future gatherings! If you plan on being in the area, feel free to let us know!

Yep, Ridge Rd, that'd be the one. Haha.

I'm always down to sit around and just play videogames and chill. I would've made it to the last one but I had to work -_-

Sonic R, whereabout in Detroit do you live? I used to live in a rough area there, too, Michigan Ave. and Trumbull.

ubersaurus · Post by **ubersaurus** » Thu Oct 23, 2008 5:55 am

Sonic R wrote:For ubersaurus,
where did you get that stereo cable that we used for the Neo Geo? I'd like to get some myself!

tommyb wrote:
DJ Incompetent wrote:Yeah I had a great time. Soulcal was awesome.
I have crappy raiden fighters music stuck in my head.
Where at in Ypsi are you? I just got back from a friends' in Ypsi, actually. Lives in some trailor park off Michigan Ave by a Marathon gas station, haha
Wow
Thats a rough area (Ridge Rd. and Michigan Ave.) My friend lived over at College Park for years but moved out after being robbed two times in the last 2 years… plus he lost his job as he was lower seniority at the plant…
Hope you can make it out for future gatherings! If you plan on being in the area, feel free to let us know!

I got the cable from radio shack, though I'm sure you could find it cheaper online. They should have that cord, with the headphone jack on one end and the stereo cables on the other, in various lengths. I think mine was about 9 bucks? Don't quite recall. You can also use it for a model 1 Genesis!

TriggerHeartExelica · Post by **TriggerHeartExelica** » Thu Oct 23, 2008 7:25 pm

tommyb wrote:
Sonic R wrote:For ubersaurus,
where did you get that stereo cable that we used for the Neo Geo? I'd like to get some myself!

tommyb wrote: Where at in Ypsi are you? I just got back from a friends' in Ypsi, actually. Lives in some trailor park off Michigan Ave by a Marathon gas station, haha
Wow
Thats a rough area (Ridge Rd. and Michigan Ave.) My friend lived over at College Park for years but moved out after being robbed two times in the last 2 years… plus he lost his job as he was lower seniority at the plant…
Hope you can make it out for future gatherings! If you plan on being in the area, feel free to let us know!
Yep, Ridge Rd, that'd be the one. Haha.

I'm always down to sit around and just play videogames and chill. I would've made it to the last one but I had to work -_-

Sonic R, whereabout in Detroit do you live? I used to live in a rough area there, too, Michigan Ave. and Trumbull.

We are actually in Garden City. Right on the border of Dearborn Heights AND Inkster.