Southern California Shmupmeet: Sat, June 23rd

[Frenetic]

When: Saturday, June 23rd 11am-8pm
Where: Orange, CA (please PM me to RSVP and I will send you my address/details as we get closer to the date. Thanks!)
How much: Free! But I'd really like to have a snack/drink potluck, so if you guys could bring something to snack on/drink that would be great. There is a grill available and I'll have hamburgers/hot dogs and my rice cooker on.

Update:
Hey guys, just wanted to compile a list of everyone who is coming. I'm capping this at 16 due to room constraints. Also, please get your RSVP to me in PM to confirm plus with which side dish or drinks you're bringing. Since there is so much demand if you aren't able to come please let me know so someone can take your spot!

Attendees (0 spots left):
arcade game
alamone
blackoak
Dave_K.
fogelmir
JelloMan581
jepjepjep
mdl
mikehaggar
shariar07
Shuurin +3
Sparky
trap15
wickedkano

Side dish/Main Dish
Food 1: Jelloman581 - Fruit salad (In a Jello ring mold? haha)
Food 2: alamone (Sausages from Berkeley Dogs--Oh man, could you get some calabrese?)
Food 3: wickedkano (4x bags of Doritos(tm)--1x Salsa Verde plz!)
Food 4: arcade game (Doritos--1x Original plz?)
Food 5: shariar07 chocolate chip cookies and peanut M&M bags
Food 6: fogelmir sandwiches or quesadillas and chips and homemade cheese dip
Food 7: Sparky - tba
Food 8: Shuurin and co. - tba
Food 9:
Food 10:
Food 11: Dave K. - exempt since coming up from Nor Cal
Food 12: blackoak - exempt since coming up from Nor Cal

Drinks (2x 6 packs/1x 12 pack of your favorite soda, juice, etc.)
Drinks 1: trap15 - 2x 12 packs of Dr. Pepper (yes! the drink of champions)
Drinks 2: arcade game 1x Coca Cola
Drinks 3:
Drinks 4:

Here are the 8 setups we have so far:
1x New Net City Vertical w/Xbox 360 and Namco JVS-->JAMMA adapter
1x New Net City Horizontal w/Xbox 360 and Namco JVS-->JAMMA adapter
(Thanks to alamone for wiring those 5-pin harnesses! Naomi power supply found and cab fixed!)
1x New Astro City Vertical cabinet courtesy of arcade game
1x Sigma supergun and RGB monitor (courtesy of Sparky, thank you!)
2x Supergun setups courtesy of alamone
1x Large Sony TV w/console setup Wii/PS2/Dreamcast (I have a Hori Real Arcade Pro 2 stick with Dreamcast adapter)
1x Laptop for Doujin/PC games and speaker setup w/Xbox 360 stick.
I also have Xbox 360/PS2 pads if you prefer.

I went over to Fry's Electronics and bought surge protectors for the setups and a multimeter to measure voltage on cabs/setups just so we have everyone's PCBs safe and sound (measured 5.05v, 3.35v, 12.5v).

Maybe we'll have a tournament of sorts with prizes! Also, if you guys want to do some trading this might be a good place to do testing of games/PCBs.

trap15 might be bringing a Raiden II PCB which is missing a volume pot. I have a Weller soldering iron. If someone could help him out with that, please chime in.

I can help fix up that Raiden II PCB. I have a digital temp soldering station as well.
Just need to get a replacement pot, or if you don't mind max volume you could just bridge the connection.

Here's a list of the games available, please feel free to make requests. And by all means if you'd like to bring a PCB as well, please do so!

Shmup PCBs requested and from which owners:
Sparky: Out Zone, Espgaluda II, and Ibara.
alamone: Gradius II-IV, Battle Garegga, Puchi Carat, Tatsujin Oh/Truxton II, Same! Same! Same!/Fire Shark
jepjepjep: Armed Police Batrider and RF2, (Dodonpachi, too maybe?)
Frenetic: Progear
My game list:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc ... zhiVHVXdkE

alamone's game list:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc ... HUkE#gid=0

jepjepjep's game list:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc ... jZlE#gid=0

Sparky's game list:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc ... nFuV3N3c3c

trap15's game list:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc ... DIyQWtXSkE

Also we are thinking of going to play Darius Burst: Another Chronicle after the shmupmeet (maybe leave early around 7 pm?) We can play unlimited lives:

Then we'll see about getting a caravan to Round 1 Game Center in Puente Hills (about 30 minutes away) to play Darius Burst: Another Chronicle. Other shmups there: Shikagami no Shiro III and Raiden IV (as reported by Sparky, thanks!) Here's the info from the Utah location.
http://arcadeheroes.com/2011/09/26/loca ... chronicle/
http://www.gamegridarcade.com/darius.html

Link to player's guide!
http://www.gamegridarcade.com/DBAC_playersguide.pdf

Cheers,
--the F-man

[trap15]

You know I'm down Let me know when you are gonna start picking a date.

[shariar07]

I'm down, i'm in Orange county

[Herr Schatten]

Incidentally, I'll be in California around that time. My wife and I are going to do a little road trip down the pacific coast highway, then spend a couple of days in San Diego before flying back home.

Where are you located? Maybe I can arrange attending your meet, if you don't mind having me around.

[Frenetic]

Hey Herr Schatten!

Would love to have you guys over! I'm located in the city of Orange, CA (the next city over from Disneyland). What days are you going to be around Orange County?

Incidentally, I'll be in California around that time. My wife and I are going to do a little road trip down the pacific coast highway, then spend a couple of days in San Diego before flying back home.

Where are you located? Maybe I can arrange attending your meet, if you don't mind having me around.

[jepjepjep]

I'd like to make it out if I can sneek away from the family .

[alamone]

Probably early-June would be better for me.

My PCB list, post requests:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc ... DVtS2tHUkE

I'm also expecting a XEXEX PCB and a Detana!! Twinbee PCB.
With any luck also a E.D.F. PCB.

[Sparky]

I'm in. Sometime in early June should work for me as well. Don't have too many shooter PCBs but here is my list of games I can bring. (Hopefully non-working games will be functional by then.)

Arcade PCBs (shooters):
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc ... WdpYjhyMnc

I also have other arcade games that can be brought over along with a Sigma supergun and RGB monitor.

Arcade PCBs:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc ... nFuV3N3c3c

[Frenetic]

Shhhhh...I won't tell if you won't tell, jepjepjep.

I'd like to make it out if I can sneek away from the family .

[Frenetic]

Yeah!!! The famous trap15. I would love it if you came to the meet. Again, I have crash space for you and friend or just you. Whatever works out!

You know I'm down Let me know when you are gonna start picking a date.

[Frenetic]

Hey shariar07, will send you the details when a date is picked.

I'm down, i'm in Orange county

[Frenetic]

Cool alamone, duly noted. Would love to have you out again. Thanks for letting me come over to your pad! Nice gets on those PCBs!

Probably early-June would be better for me.

My PCB list, post requests:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc ... DVtS2tHUkE

I'm also expecting a XEXEX PCB and a Detana!! Twinbee PCB.
With any luck also a E.D.F. PCB.

[trap15]

Any time should be fine for me I think. I guess early June is likely the target.

My game list as well:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc ... DIyQWtXSkE

Feel free to ask me to bring whatever.

[alamone]

I can help fix up that Raiden II PCB. I have a digital temp soldering station as well.
Just need to get a replacement pot, or if you don't mind max volume you could just bridge the connection.

[trap15]

Yeah, I was going to try to find a pot somewhere, and if I can't do so, I'll just bring a sorta weak resistor so that it's not full blast.

[alamone]

I can contribute a tate-able LCD/supergun setup as well (now that the XRGB-mini firmware is updated).
Uses saturn pad or HRAP SE for controls.

P.S. if anyone has a laptop with USB3.0 I also have an Intensity Shuttle that could be used for live streaming.

Edit: I have a spare Sanwa harness but it's just bare wire, you'll need to crimp quick-disconnects to it

[Frenetic]

Hi guys,

Sorry I have to attend a friend's wedding reception on June 9th and the 23rd i'm working. How does Saturday, June 26th sound for everyone?

Cheers,
F

[trap15]

23rd sounds good, I'll discuss with my ride

[alamone]

23rd you mean, right? Should be OK.

[trap15]

I think one more TV/supergun or console setup would be great. If we're playing a PCB, I can swap out one of the Xbox 360's and we can play on that (maybe would just need another Xbox 360 stick and TV setup).

I've got a 20" TV (composite only...) that I could probably bring, and a nice supergun with Composite and S-video out (in case someone with an s-video capable TV can bring that instead). I've only got one controller for it (modified Saturn pad) though, so if you want me to bring that, you probably want someone to bring another controller (Neo-Geo plug).

I could also bring my 360 and my Qanba Q4.

[shariar07]

June 26th is good. What snacks should we bring? I can also bring my Xbox360 with all the current shmups.

[gs68]

This is close to AX but then again I never commit to going there.

Also this would be a chance to hit up Round 1 and meet up with Bemani pals at some point.

Well, we'll see. Aru-sam has expressed interest in going to a SoCal meet anyway.

[Dave_K.]

I'm pretty sure I can make June 23rd.

[alamone]

Awesome Dave, would love to see you again at the SoCal meet!

Might I tempt you with some Gradius PCBs?
I have extras of Gradius 2 (Vulcan Venture with EPROMs for Gradius II new version)
and Gradius 4 (new battery with socket for easy replacement!)

[Dave_K.]

Yes, bring on the Gradius!

[alamone]

We should also do a Round 1 trip while we're at it for some DBAC, they're open till 2AM you know!

[Frenetic]

I'm pretty sure I can make June 23rd.

Yes! I'd be honored to have you over Dave_K.!

[Frenetic]

We should also do a Round 1 trip while we're at it for some DBAC, they're open till 2AM you know!

I'm totally down for this, I've basically blocked out the whole day for the shmupmeet and I called Round One and they said they still have Darius Burst: Another Chronicle there.

[Frenetic]

June 26th is good. What snacks should we bring? I can also bring my Xbox360 with all the current shmups.

Hmmm, that's a good idea shariar07. I'll make a potluck list and that way we can have some goodies for everyone to share. If you could bring a copy of Akai Katana (I sold mine in anticipation of getting the Rising Star Games issue) that would be cool/and an extra Xbox 360/PS2 arcade stick if you have one.

[Jelloman581]

Hi, I'm new to the forums (but been reading a lot for over a year now) and I'm looking to network with some local SoCal players, so this looks perfect! I also have a JX360 with all available shmups (installed in my Kraylix cabinet, but I can take it out) if you need another console station, along with a Dell 24" that I usually tate with it when the console is out of the cabinet. I also have several sticks on hand, including a custom stick with a Suzo Inductive, should you need some extra hardware.

If that's all good, then put me down for a fruit salad! I'm in Long Beach btw! Never been to Round 1, but DBAC does look amazing!