London Shooter Meet VIII - August 28th/29th

[Lordstar]

more people rocking my shit the better

[Smraedis]

I'd like to get my hands on DonPachi at some point, I haven't played it for a while though

[spadgy]

I'd like to get my hands on DonPachi at some point, I haven't played it for a while though

Well - we can always play it through my supergun and PVM monitor at mine if it doesn't get installed...

[Lordstar]

stuff that could make it down with me tomorow

KOF2002
Garou mark of the wolves
Sam sho 5
Money puzzle exchanger
spin masters
magical drop 3

[Smraedis]

Yeah indeed, so I'll get to play it no matter what maybe I should have put a bit of time into that game lately too.

[spadgy]

Me, Smraedis and Lordstar are about to head over. It might be 3pm by the time we get there, but we'll be in town soon!

See you all there. I think most peaople are appearing between 3pm and 6.30pm.

We might well go to the Troc at something like 8pm.

[spadgy]

The main day of the meet is over. Loads of faces new and old, some great games, a few 1CCs, and a new Western best score in Casino.

Full report after tomorrow, with pictures to follow!

[DEL]

cool - What was the total number of attendees?

33 was achived twice - on Meet 4 and 5 or 6 also.

[MX7]

It was an awesome day! Great to put faces to names at last. Looking forward to being able to drop in more often!

[Devil Soundwave]

'Twas fun.

[Reaper gI]

Was good to come down again.

[Smraedis]

I got back not that long ago, had such an amazing time, lots of 1CCs too, will post more tomorrow.
Oh yeah I beat my best on Fighting Hawk again today, they were taking the money out of the machine while I was playing, and the screen was going completely mental at the same time, and I still didn't get hit while it was all happening!

Uploaded the group shots that we did outside Casino





Will upload the rest as soon as possible!

[spadgy]

Thanks Smraedis! It was such a great weekend. More photos from you and Lordstar please!

Here's a little rundown:

Saturday's attendees:
Smraedis
Lordstar
Rupert H
CHI
Mulletgeezer
Geist (All the way from Germany!)
Landlord
Devil Soundwave
Craig (not on the forum)
MX7
Dan76 (formerly Durango76)
Reaper gI
Spadgy
Valentino (not on the forum)
2 x Random guys I forget the names of!

Sunday:
Spadgy
Lordstar
Smaredis
Craig
Mulletgeezer
Valentino
OB (not on the forum)

1CCs:
Fighting Hawk (Chi and Spadgy, and then Smraedis' new Western record!!!)
Raiden DX Alpha (Smaredis)
Time Crisis 4 (Smaredis beating every Western record other than his own - AMAZING to watch)
Donpachi (Smraedis nearing the end of the second loop while providing a director's commentary!)

Other Games Played by the shmupmeeters (At Casino and The Trocedero):
Progear
Ketsui
Raiden Fighters Jet
A load of fighters (Mulletgeezer and Lordstar can fill you in!)
Shock Troopers
Time Crisis 3
Deadstorm Pirates
Elevator Action Death Parade
Hopping Road (Crazy Pogo Stick game - somebody please upload photos/videos!)
Initial D
Initial D 4
Beatmania 3rd Mix
Fighting Jam

And Back at the spadgy 'after party':
Donpachi
Gunblade NY (Wii)
PlayStation Move (because Lordstar and Smraedis are dedicated Casual Gamers to the core).

Greatly missed:
Grand papa DEL, King of Casino.
Prince Taylor
Princess Skykid
mr_m0nks, the court jester
Ravid, mills, and all who couldn't make it!

Thanks so much to all who came. Thanks to Lordstar for an awesome Cave hoodie. A fantastic weekend. Great to meet you all, and great that five members of Team Casino Royale got to stand in one place at the same time.

Lets do it again!

EDIT: ^Smraedis' pictures above: Blue clothing for the win.

[Lordstar]

oooh the fighters I played were quite a few. For the most part though its was Street fighter 4 and Street fighter 3.3 both of which i never even won a match. I need to get my ass praticing.

[Lordstar]

http://s246.photobucket.com/home/karoshidrop/index handfull of pics to be seen here.

[Smraedis]

Some more pictures:









And here are those Hopping Road pictures

[Devil Soundwave]

Holding the gun a bit close to the screen there dude!

edit:

Here's a couple of phone pics of Matt and Will playing teh Pirate thingy.

[Geist]

It was great to meet you guys, I really enjoyed it. Casino action was fun and Smraedis´s Time Crisis 4 performance at the "Troc" was dazzling. This man is a machine! I also found Spadgy´s attempt to stomp the hopper thingy into pieces very entertaining. lol
See you guys around next time.

P.S. Spadgy: Please delete that cheap Chinese restaurant from your database...

[Lordstar]

P.S. Spadgy: Please delete that cheap Chinese restaurant from your database...

oh god that was sooooooooooo bad lol. usually the scummy places like that are awesome becuase the serve the real chinese food but that place was disgusting. All part of the adventure though.

[spadgy]

Smraedis´s Time Crisis 4 performance at the "Troc" was dazzling. This man is a machine!

Yeah - highlight of the meet!

I also found Spadgy´s attempt to stomp the hopper thingy into pieces very entertaining. lol

20 years of skateboarding behind me – if you put something under my feat, I try to smash it!

P.S. Spadgy: Please delete that cheap Chinese restaurant from your database...

oh god that was sooooooooooo bad lol. usually the scummy places like that are awesome becuase the serve the real chinese food but that place was disgusting. All part of the adventure though.

Yeah - it was embarrassingly horrid! Me at Lordstar found a far nicer cheap Pizza place the next day right around the corner from Casino.

Thanks so much for coming all that way Geist - it was great to meet you.

[DEL]

So CHI didn't take you to a good one in Chinatown.
Who made the choice?
There are many awesome Chinese places around the Troc.

[Lordstar]

So CHI didn't take you to a good one in Chinatown.
Who made the choice?
There are many awesome Chinese places around the Troc.

It was Will blame him. It was cheap though. the burrito Mexican place that me and Devil soundwave went too was awesome. One of the bar maids had banging ass titties too

[Nemphtis]

Awesome, I live in London and wouldn't mine attending one of these in the near future even if it's only to see how you guys play and maybe pick up some tricks/tips. It seems I've missed this one but I'll try and make the next one if it doesn't clash with work or other events.

[DEL]

Lordstar wrote;

the burrito Mexican place that me and Devil soundwave went too was awesome

If that's the one behind the arcade opposite Game Focus, then yeah its good. Inti's favourite place. Big Burritos

[spadgy]

I put my hands up!

I just took us to the place Skykid took us too for meet VI (that's me passing the buck!).

[MX7]

Awww, I should have gone to the Troc. I was turbo hungover on Saturday though. Almost fell asleep on the tube back. Nice to see all the pics

[spadgy]

Awww, I should have gone to the Troc.

You should of! Still - now you live in Laaaahndaan you can meet us down there anytime!

And if you and your better half ever want to meet up for a non-arcade related drink, me and the wife are always up for socialising. And if you have any on you, bring a couple of otters! Seriously though - come to East London some day. /It's lovely.

[DEL]

spadgy wrote';

Seriously though - come to East London some day. /It's lovely.

Wot? That demilitarized zone Hackney. Where that girl got shot and OFF'D whilst waiting for pizza.
The thing that surprised me was that the next day they reported that the suspects were a couple of guys having a routine Hackney gun battle earlier that night and she got caught up in part two.
It was a classic case of 'nothing ever gets reported unless an innocent bystander gets OFF'D.'
Which starts to bring to light JUST HOW MANY GUN BATTLES OCCUR round dem sides.
Hackney is like a weird twilight zone alternate reality island within London. Its not like any other part of the city.

Anyway, back on topic: Love the pics! You guys definitely looked like you had a good time

[Skykid]

I put my hands up!

I just took us to the place Skykid took us too for meet VI (that's me passing the buck!).

Holy shit, are people actually talking down Wong Kei? That's a death sentence in London, seriously.

Looks like an awesome meet, wish I had attended, but unfortunately I had to hang out with work people on the saturday and got plastered.

[spadgy]

spadgy wrote';

Seriously though - come to East London some day. /It's lovely.

Wot? That demilitarized zone Hackney. Where that girl got shot and OFF'D whilst waiting for pizza.
The thing that surprised me was that the next day they reported that the suspects were a couple of guys having a routine Hackney gun battle earlier that night and she got caught up in part two.
It was a classic case of 'nothing ever gets reported unless an innocent bystander gets OFF'D.'
Which starts to bring to light JUST HOW MANY GUN BATTLES OCCUR round dem sides.
Hackney is like a weird twilight zone alternate reality island within London. Its not like any other part of the city.

Anyway, back on topic: Love the pics! You guys definitely looked like you had a good time

I think the place gets a bad press, and the media massively over-exaggerate. I've only been here three or four years, but around where I live has a great sense of community, is very friendly, and has loads of green space. It's defiantly upbeat, and the sence of community is great. I always have people I pass on the street to say hello to. Hell - right near where I live (Victoria Park) is painfully posh in areas. Shoreditch/Hoxton/Brick Lane is great for going out too, and there's some awesome markets. Sure, there is trouble makers, but unlike Brixton/New Cross/Peckham/Brockley (other places I've lived) they keep themselves to themselves.

All come over, and I'll prove that it's nice!

That said - I did see a very dodgy guy approach me in the night on my street the other day. That was CHI