London Meet

[Ex_Mosquito]

April 23rd is still the date.

Ex_Mosquito - You°re absolutely right, Casino first then Trocadero later to view Mills do a Strikers 1945 ALL. I think he would like you to record his 2nd loop.

Brokendivide - Glad to see you°re aboard! Border Down is MIA at the moment. I know the engineers there & will ask where it is.

Euro Teams - We will keep it to April 23rd unless you "collectively" can°t make it on that date.

Excellent, i dont have a video camera though:x all i have is a digicam with a 30 second limit and a mates cam with 100seconds. I sure hope someone else has a cam they could bring along, we need to get Mills s1945 ALL recorded

[Diabollokus]

Hmm April eh?

I'll try and see if I'm off from uni it would be nice to meet some shmup-O's as friends at home just can't handle the shmup scene.

[DEL]

Herr Schatten - Of course you're wanted! Pls contact Raiden & try to fly over.

Diabollokus - It would indeed be good to have a Northern Ireland contingent!

About 3 weeks ago, I asked John Sturges (Casino Owner) to get RAIDEN III in. He was a bit gruff and said; "If it doesn't cost too much." I'll keep pestering him and see what happens.

MORE INFO

Game Shops

GAME FOCUS:- Situated on Goodge St behind the arcade. This is a fairly good Import Shop. They get the latest STGs as soon as they are released and have a good range of older console titles eg. Sexy Parodius, R-Types Collection, DDPs etc.

CEX London Branch:- Again situated behind the arcade on the way to Oxford St. They don't get new STGs, but they have a RETRO section downstairs with some PCBs and a large amount of PCEngine/Neo Geo titles.

FOOD won't be a problem. I know some places in Chinatown (not costing more than £5.00/8 Euros). Chinatown is next to the Trocadero.
FAST FOOD is next door to Casino - KFC and the only kebab shop I trust in the whole of London, situated behind the arcade. TRUST ME

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Ex-Mosquito - Yes, we'll have to get someone to record Mills, he's been practising

Rando - You need to smuggle you're Ninja Butt out of Holland!!

[sven666]

hmm flying sweden - london is dirtcheap, i might attend, just gotta make sleeping arangements

april 23d still the date?

[DEL]

sven666 - Yes, April 23rd is still the date. Now that I think of it, one of my old schoolfriends owns a hotel in Paddington (Central London). I'll see what discount he can offer & post the details on this thread ASAP.

Apologies for not thinking of this earlier!!

Regs, DEL

[DEL]

ACCOMODATION NEWS FOR APRIL 23RD MEET

Ok, I've arranged with my friend Bhupinder (London Hotel Owner) to offer discounted rates on the nights of 22nd and 23rd April:-

Here are the details (taken from his reply):

"Thanks for the email. It's good to know you are keeping the gaming tradition alive......

Anyway, yes, we could offer your friends accommodation over the weekend of 22/23 April.

We could do a twin room plus a triple room which I could discount down to £30-00 per person per night - Bed and Breakfast.

To make a booking please complete and return the booking form below or book online at our web site: www.barryhouse.co.uk

Barry House Hotel
12, Sussex Place, Hyde Park London W2 2TP UK
Tel: +44 20 7723 7340 Fax: +44 20 7723 9775
Email: hotel@barryhouse.co.uk
Web: www.barryhouse.co.uk

"We believe in family like care"

Family owned and managed the Barry House Hotel offers a warm
and friendly welcome to all visitors seeking a hotel that
provides good value together with a personal touch.

Rating: 3 Diamonds RAC - AA - English Tourist Council

All bedrooms have TV, telephone, tea/coffee facilities and hair dryer.
All double, twin and family rooms have private en suite shower/toilet facilities.
Single standard rooms have shower/toilet facilities located just outside the room.

Guests may enjoy a Traditional English Breakfast served in our
dining room, the price of which is included in our tariff.

Free wireless internet access available - please ask for details.

Barry House is excellently placed for visiting all parts of London.
The Heathrow Express Train links Paddington to Heathrow Airport quickly and easily

Nearest Station: Paddington (Underground and British Rail)
or Lancaster Gate Station (Underground)

+++++++++ Tariff 2005 ++++++++++++
Valid 15 March 2005 - 5 January 2006
All prices are per room and quoted in GB pounds sterling

Single Standard (shared shower/WC outside the room) 39-00
Single room with private shower only (Shared WC) ... 55-00
Double En Suite Bedroom (private shower/wc)- 1 bed.. 75-00
Twin En Suite Bedroom (private shower/wc) - 2 beds.. 75-00
Triple en suite room (private shower/wc)............ 92-00
En suite room for 4 (private shower/wc)............. 105-00
En suite room for 5 (private shower/wc)............. 120-00

All rates include English Breakfast and VAT(tax)

* Minimum 2 nights stay at weekends
* A twin room has 2 single beds - a double has 1 double bed
* Single rooms are only suitable for 1 person
* 4 days notice is required for cancellations or a charge for the first night will be made
* Check in is after 12 noon
* Check out is at 10.30am (we can keep luggage after this time)

We can book sightseeing tours and excursions, airport transfers and can also book Theatre Tickets.
For full details please see our guide to London at www.barryhouse.co.uk/london"

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So there you have it = £30 per head per night for a Central London Hotel! (You can easily pay £60 per head per night in the suburbs which stretch up to 14 miles away).

Pls feel free to book online on the Hotel website listed above.

Regs, DEL

[DEL]

As the old saying goes;

"Man cannot live on Mush alone."

More needs to be on offer

So....

CASINO ARCADE IMPROVEMENTS

STRIKERS 1945: Last night, Mills & I got the Casino Engineer Bob to re-install Strikers 1945. It is now in the Giga Wing Generations seated cab. The display is perfect, sound is fine and the joystick is 'loose but ok'. (Mills couldn't resist an ALL to test it out).

PROGEAR: This is an example of how several cabs in Casino have been left to go into disrepair. Progear was Blue, a lazy hue of Blue. It had lost all sound and was on hard skill level. Again we had Bob sort it out. It took a while, but Progear now has colours, some sharpness, sound and the skill level has been knocked back down.

STRIKERS 1999: Bloodflowers suggested that I ask Casino for use of a Cab on the day (23rd), so that we may chop n'change our PCBs. This isn't quite possible, BUT I'm pretty sure I can get Bob to install STRIKERS 1999 in the arcade 'before' the event.
Why 1999?
1. Because there's no console port of it.
2. Its good (despite my personal mild dislike of Psikyo bullet pattern positioning).
3. I'm curious to see what Mills will do with it?
4. BER must be lonely up there in the 1999 Rankings


Regs, DEL

[Super Laydock]

Ok then I am seriously interested in booking a room at the hotel from DEL's
friend.
Are there other people thinking about this that want to save money?
If so maybe we could share rooms!? I am able to pay for the rooms by CC so if you do not have this possibiliy we can sort things out.
Please PM me before April 10 at the latest, so we can arrange it!

My flight is booked but I'll wait with the hotel to see if se can get a group discount....

[raiden]

Sorry, I´ve compared prices with my current financial situation now, and I can´t afford even the flight this time, without anything else. Should be better next time, I sure hope so. Have a good time, all of you.

[sven666]

ill have to sit thisone out im afraid, april 24th is the start of roadracing season which means qualifying is on the 23rd... so no london trip for me

i have some friends in london that i might visit some other time tho.. maybe someone will act a guide to arcadehall shmups then?

[DEL]

I'm taking my STRIKERS 1999 PCB down to Casino today for installation. I may bring yet another game if Bob the engineer allows.

Raiden & sven - Sorry to hear you can't make it this time.

APRIL 23RD is set in stone. The London Meet will occur on that day.


Regs, DEL

[Super Laydock]

Hi,

Since some people backed out/couldn't make it I was wondering who was still planning to come to London on the 23rd of April!

I'm there fore sure, as is Herr Schatten. DEL is a given too of course, but can people who will definitely be there please let us know too?

Would be nice to know who to expect!


I am quite looking forward to this! Staying over in London a few days playing some games I've never seen before, hanging out the tourist... should be really fun!

[Diabollokus]

I can confirm I won't be there the exam dates at uni have been set with a clash on that period I'm afraid it makes things difficult.

Hope you guys enjoy it, I plan on getting to a group gamer event sometime.

Regards.

[elbarto]

Still no job, so I should definitely be there. I'll probably be up there this Saturday as well.

I haven't seen TC online since the boards returned, so I sent him an email to let him know about it

[elbarto]

Strikers 1999 is now installed (at the expense of RF1), but the cab needs quite a bit of maintenance. Hopefully it'll be sorted in time.

I'm looking forward to the meet even more after meeting up with DEL and ARC on Saturday, it was a pretty cool afternoon. I'm getting a little better at Mushihime, but the real highlight of the day had to be DEL's 1CC of maniac mode, racking up a new high score of 121 million in the process (and on his first go of the day, too.. )

Not long to go now

[DEL]

GOOD NEWS! A new Multigame Cab is being installed into Casino Arcade tonight. From what I've seen of it so far, its similar to the X Box Emus with a perfectly crystal clear display. I'll list the relevant games on it tomorrow.

The Strikers 1999 monitor will be fixed on Friday 22nd.

Remember - The Meet is this Sat April 23rd - all day.

Location: Casino Arcade next to Goodge St Tube station on The Northern Line, situated on Tottenham Court Road.

[system11]

I might not be able to make it now, I'll see what happens. I've been put on-call at work that weekend....

By the way, enjoy the slowdown on the multigame cab - I played one of the early units at Electrocoin.

[DEL]

Bloodflowers - here's hoping that you can still make it .

One thing's for sure; when you're arranging group meetings, there will always be people who can't make it. No matter what weekend is chosen.

No date is suitable for absolutely everybody. All you can do is set a date.

Anyway, rest assured, there will be a certain number of guaranteed attendees on Sat

[DEL]

TIME OF THE LONDON MEET/SATURDAY 23RD APRIL

It will be pretty much an all day event, so you can turn up as early as you like. Your decision might depend on how much play time you wish to get on Mushihimesama?

The Arcade opens at around 10am, at which time I expect ARM to be getting in his ULTRA MODE practice

12noon onwards for all you non-ultra mode fanatics!

[MovingTarget]

Man this meet sounds fantastic, I cant make it however, but when I can afford to I'll keep a look out for the next meet.

[ARM]

see you there tomorrow, DEL ..with ARC as well..

[Super Laydock]

Wow, it really has been a fantastic weeknd in London as far as I am concerned!
Defenite high point being the shmupmeet on Saturday at the Casino Arcade.
Very impressive to finally play Mushi!
But even more impressive was it to watch DEL on this game (Absolutely amazing what he was able to pull off...). ARC and ARM both gave some impressive play on the game as well, and I could only pray for being even near as good as any of these guys on the game...
DEL even "casually" 1CCed the game to show off his skill

Another really impressive feature that day was to see Mills 1CC both loops of Strikers 1945! Amazing to see this guy in action and an unbelievable accomplishment (well believable because I even recorded the second loop on video ).

All in all this has been a fantastic day! I'd like to take this opportunity to thank and greet everyone who attended this meet and made it the success it was!

Oh, btw took a picture of Mushi's highscore table:






PS. if anyone has the space & bandwith to host the Superplay by Mills of the second Strikers 1945 loop then please let me know as I have no option to host it myself... (it's around 76MB!)

[brokendivide]

Sounds like a great meet - Ultra ALL . Annoyed I couldn't be there in the end - Super Laydock I should be able to host the vid, but won't be back home to do so until monday, if you still need somewhere by then.

[Herr Schatten]

^ What Laydock said. It was a fantastic weekend and I had a lot of fun.

Greetings and thanks to all the nice people who attended the meet, especially to DEL and Laydock for the organisational bits. See you next time.

[Ex_Mosquito]

Sounded like a cool meet, sry i could'nt be there. I was going to come with a mate but something came up in work for him and he could'nt go.

I should be in London in the next month anyway, hopefully i can meet DEL and Co then and catch the later bus back.

*DEL, are you lot in there every saturday? if so what time from?

[Super Laydock]

Sounds like a great meet - Ultra ALL .

Yup it was a very nice meet up! The Mushi board had at least one "hick up"
though ...

[DEL]

Yes it was a great Meet. It lasted 11.5 hours
10 hours in the Arcade + a lunch break in Chinatown.

BIG BIG BIG RESPECT to all Attendees on the Day!!

I feel another one approaching....

[ill6]

I think I saw you all there the other week when I went in to play Mushi... I didn't stop when I saw it being crowded around as I wanted to have a quick go and push off.

I might turn up for the next one... Its such a shame the cabs are so shit in that place, they have so many good games...

[DEL]

No worries ill6, but you really should have let your curiosity get the best of you and asked one of us what was going on around the Mushihimesama cab. Instead of just walking out.
Thanks to our old friend Michael Campbell, we're getting an autofire circuit attached to Mush A + C buttons on Fri/Sat this week This should even-out the playing field.

Ps. ill6 - There's another Mushihimesama cab in the arcade outside Angel tube Stn.

[ill6]

Yeah, I was slightly baffled about the amount of people!

I noticed they had one the other day but I didn't have enough time to play it there.

I really like Mushi, too bad I have never got beyond level 4 (on Normal!)