London Meet VI! (Mar 1st and 2nd '08 definite)

Post by **spadgy** » Mon Feb 11, 2008 7:51 pm

Yeah - I used to be a rickshaw rider (peddlebike taxi) in London, so if anybody wants to know a list of super sheap places to eat I can provide them...

Plasmo · Post by **Plasmo** » Mon Feb 11, 2008 9:02 pm

@ELF
You know that this is actually the SECOND time you paid for the flight and then have no money left to actually attend. The first time some guy wanted to pay for you without even wanting the money back and you said no.
I really don't get it.

And it's sad, too!

elfhentaifan · Post by **elfhentaifan** » Mon Feb 11, 2008 9:08 pm

im already blaming me every day for that, and its was utterly unnesseccairy to throw things against me which make me suffer all the day ; /

I have to watch over my current financial situation, and if i would lend like 200-300e from you i would have to live without ANY money for the rest of the year.
I do know that it is the SECOND time i canceled a meet, but real life is tough

Keade · Post by **Keade** » Mon Feb 11, 2008 9:11 pm

PROMETHEUS wrote:I will unfortunately not be coming to this meet because the trip is too expensive for me to reasonably spend in

See you guys another time ~!

Since I said before that I might come, I should as well post again, to tell that I changed my mind, because of the same reasons.

Have fun guys, don't forget to take some photos

DEL · Post by **DEL** » Mon Feb 11, 2008 9:21 pm

Its normal for people to drop out of meets due to ca$h concerns. I've seen it five times over.
The turnout will still be strong and I'm looking forward to watching Plasmo on Pink Sweets.

sven666 · Post by **sven666** » Mon Feb 11, 2008 9:27 pm

so uh.. what games are available again? ill try to work up some skills at something or atleast enough not to completely embarass myself

Mills · Post by **Mills** » Mon Feb 11, 2008 9:30 pm

DEL wrote:Its normal for people to drop out of meets due to ca$h concerns. I've seen it five times over.
The turnout will still be strong and I'm looking forward to watching Plasmo on Pink Sweets.

You may as well take out Strikers1945 this friday and put in that secret shump title. i dont need to play it there, ill just 2nd loop it casually at Trocadero.

Red Hots · Post by **Red Hots** » Mon Feb 11, 2008 9:47 pm

I played a few games of Espgaluda 2 this evening and discovered the following problems:

1) The joystick was specifically designed for Mike Tyson.
2) I couldn't see my score until the game was over as my score was out of the screen.
3) The cabinet only had three buttons but the game was a four-button game (A: Laser; B: Kakusei; C: Rapid fire or bomb; D: Rapid fire or bomb; depending upon the button configuration you choose). I was forced to sacrifice rapid shot in the end.
4) Button C was between button A and button B.

Plasmo · Post by **Plasmo** » Mon Feb 11, 2008 9:53 pm

ill just 2nd loop it casually at Trocadero.

I'm especially looking forward to that one again.

DEL · Post by **DEL** » Mon Feb 11, 2008 11:17 pm

The Old Mills wrote;

You may as well take out Strikers1945 this friday and put in that secret shump title. i dont need to play it there, ill just 2nd loop it casually at Trocadero.

^Already done. Masamune had EspGaluda II installed by Bob (on a rare visit) yesterday. I ok'd it with John on friday.

sven - The titles are now EspGaluda II with Tyson Stick, Pink Sweets with Sanwa Stick, Mush now in monochrome, Progear with good sticks in sit down cab, Strikers 1945 Plus, Strikers 1945 (Trocadero arcade), Raiden III (Las Vegas arcade).
Muchi Muchi Pork will be brought down by Icarus. However these meets are in real working arcades, so on-the-day installation is dependant on John or Bob.

Red Hots · Post by **Red Hots** » Mon Feb 11, 2008 11:28 pm

I think Strikers 1945 plus's gone. I saw a few cabinets had been removed and replaced by a pool table.

DEL · Post by **DEL** » Tue Feb 12, 2008 9:50 am

Thanks for the update Red Hots. I heard from Masamune (Inti) that a Pool table had surfaced. The loss of the Strikers Plus cab is no problem, it was mashed anyway. As long as we've got Pink Sweets, Progear, Esp II and Mush we'll be fine.

jpj · Post by **jpj** » Tue Feb 12, 2008 11:37 am

i'm not gonna be attending, sorry

SephirothFF · Post by **SephirothFF** » Tue Feb 12, 2008 11:45 am

I could bring down futari BL if anyone is interested...

sven666 · Post by **sven666** » Tue Feb 12, 2008 12:09 pm

SephirothFF wrote:I could bring down futari BL if anyone is interested...

well DELs the man to talk about getting it installed but i would LOVE to try this.. been on the verge of buying it since it was released now..

mulletgeezer · Post by **mulletgeezer** » Tue Feb 12, 2008 12:09 pm

SephirothFF wrote:I could bring down futari BL if anyone is interested...

YES!
YES!
YES!

That would be awesome, if there's any chance of it being installed in a cab.

I'll be bringing a laptop laden with mame roms and a nice ps3 virtua stick so we can use that for a bit of additional shmupping, if there's anywhere to plug it in?

Post by **spadgy** » Tue Feb 12, 2008 12:17 pm

mulletgeezer wrote:
SephirothFF wrote:I could bring down futari BL if anyone is interested...
YES!
YES!
YES!

That would be awesome, if there's any chance of it being installed in a cab.

I'll be bringing a laptop laden with mame roms and a nice ps3 virtua stick so we can use that for a bit of additional shmupping, if there's anywhere to plug it in?

Yes again!

This is all very close now, and very exciting. Shame about the drop outs of course.

When did that Pool table appear. I can't imagine how it would fit in down there. Might pop in a night this week to see ESP 2 and how things have changed...

EDIT - anybody down there any evening this week apart from Friday?

LUNardei · Post by **LUNardei** » Tue Feb 12, 2008 12:25 pm

I'm doing some math thanks to mulletgeezer!

And I'd be definitely interested in Futari BL, more to Muchi if I have to choose. But anyway I'm sure of nothing so don't count my opinion atm

DEL · Post by **DEL** » Tue Feb 12, 2008 12:30 pm

In the past, NeoEmpire locals have brought down TVs and consoles and rigged them up in the arcade. So a Supergun setup can be done. This would solve the problem of where to put Muchi Muchi Pork and SephirothFF's Futari Black Label.

So the answer is:- SephirothFF - please bring it down!
Icarus - please bring it down!

Masamune could bring his new 19" TV monitor thing and I'll bring my Supergun.
I'll talk to Masamune and get the TV monitor thing in my car, he only lives round the corner from the arcade.

Mulletgeezer - plugs are no problem in the arcade

Post by **spadgy** » Tue Feb 12, 2008 12:33 pm

DEL wrote:In the past, NeoEmpire locals have brought down TVs and consoles and rigged them up in the arcade. So a Supergun setup can be done. This would solve the problem of where to put Muchi Muchi Pork and SephirothFF's Futari Black Label.

So the answer is:- SephirothFF - please bring it down!
Icarus - please bring it down!

Masamune could bring his new 19" TV monitor thing and I'll bring my Supergun.
I'll talk to Masamune and get the TV monitor thing in my car, he only lives round the corner from the arcade.

Mulletgeezer - plugs are no problem in the arcade

I'm happy to bring any consoles. My TV's an old back-projector, so that's not coming, but as I live a few tube stops away I'd happily bring systems and even games.

DEL · Post by **DEL** » Tue Feb 12, 2008 1:11 pm

Hot off the Press:- Pink Sweets in the Arcade
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1KslWK4dC6k
The guy featured in the vid is a strange fighter character (Masamune can tell you more).

Dragon, Casino's token mentalist, takes a break from winning Absolution to show off some real-life Street Fighter moves INCLUDING A HADOU on PADDY HACKERS

I suppose I should add Crazy One Arm Guy in the TROC too:-
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C_1h76Ft ... re=related

Rupert H · Post by **Rupert H** » Tue Feb 12, 2008 2:58 pm

I've been struggling with that horrible stick on ESPGaluda II, but it's a far cry from the comfort of the sit-down Sanwa goodness that is Pink Sweets. Anyone notice that it gives you four credits for a pound despite saying three when you drop the £1 coin? I've almost walked away from it twice now, only to notice that extra credit sitting there.

I will definitely be in attendance for the meet too.

Skykid · Post by **Skykid** » Tue Feb 12, 2008 8:50 pm

Hello Rupert, say hi sometime eh?

Could someone just confirm the final dates for the meet so I don't need to trawl the thread?

I was in when Espgaluda 2 was being installed, had a brief chat to Masamune while he was putting some decent scores up.

The pool table has arrived at the detriment to a few missing cabs (they were upstairs looking ready to be shipped away when I got there (leaving a few empty spaces at the back landing - possible filled by now with something else?).

I didn't find Galuda 2 sticks that big a problem (the missing score was a bit wack, but its not like I can play the game yet anyway.)
Loved it, it's mint!

On a side note, I reached Progears penultimate boss (stage 4) and nearly took him out (so close!) on 1 credit, which is a new personal best for me. Somehow god smiled on me and something clicked in my brain and I actually survived Boss 3's desperation attack without the aid of a bomb: I was in Danmaku heaven!
Now why can't I do it at home?

Hope to see you all there!

DEL · Post by **DEL** » Tue Feb 12, 2008 9:24 pm

Skykid wrote;

Could someone just confirm the final dates for the meet so I don't need to trawl the thread?

Its in the thread title

Masamune told me he met you. Glad you like Esp II

Regs, DEL

Rupert H · Post by **Rupert H** » Tue Feb 12, 2008 11:09 pm

Hey good work with the Progear progress Tom.

To be honest I am a fussy bastard when it comes to joysticks. Those sticks don't seem to respond to tight precise movements and I tend to move diagonally up left when I'm intending to move left, and don't even get me started on the Quasimodo-like position I have to assume to see the screen...

As a massive ESPGaluda fan I would probably have rather seen it swapped around with Pink Sweets, though that probably wouldn't make DEL too happy.

All selfish whining aside, Galuda II is incredibly brilliant and I appreciate the opportunity to play it at all. Huge thanks to ill6, DEL and Masamune. I'm loving that strange tubular effect when scrolling horizontally, though utilising that second Kakusei mode is going to take some practice.

Masamune · Post by **Masamune** » Wed Feb 13, 2008 1:31 am

Rupert H wrote: As a massive ESPGaluda fan I would probably have rather seen it swapped around with Pink Sweets, though that probably wouldn't make DEL too happy.
.

me too...

mulletgeezer · Post by **mulletgeezer** » Wed Feb 13, 2008 9:48 am

Masamune wrote:
Rupert H wrote: As a massive ESPGaluda fan I would probably have rather seen it swapped around with Pink Sweets, though that probably wouldn't make DEL too happy.
.
me too...

me too too, Espgaluda 2 is amazing and probably second only to Mush Futari in terms of excellent recent shmups IMO. If swapping with PS isn't a popular choice then maybe it could be taken out of that shit cab for the meet and used in DEL's supergun?

DEL · Post by **DEL** » Wed Feb 13, 2008 11:23 am

Esp II has to stay in that shit cab, simply because Bob's no longer around. We're lucky to have been able to get Pink Sweets and Esp II installed in the first place.
PINK SWEETS stays where it is

BLATANT

We should get this Supergun rig up sorted for Futari BL and Muchi Muchi Pork, so everything should be fine.

Regs, DEL

Plasmo · Post by **Plasmo** » Wed Feb 13, 2008 11:40 am

DEL wrote:PINK SWEETS stays where it is Exclamation
BLATANT

YES PLEASE

SephirothFF wrote:I could bring down futari BL if anyone is interested...

YES PLEASE

jpj wrote:i'm not gonna be attending, sorry

Too bad

Would've loved to have more Pink Sweets players there and, of course, to meet you in person.

Skykid · Post by **Skykid** » Wed Feb 13, 2008 1:19 pm

Its in the thread title

But I thought it had been changed to Feb 24th weekend (for some reason!)

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