SoCal Shmupmeet Oct 13th has past. Picture album is up!

[Tyranix95]

... Yeah i know, i can't believe i missed the other room (the food room) heheheh.

Ha! You know what this means.

[arcade game]

hey guys in that small video i really look really fat from my face.or that's how i really look freaking ugly?LOL

[Tyranix95]

Hahaha! You're funny game.

[blackoak]

I'm just now settling back here in norcal, but I wanted to say thanks to Frenetic, arcade game, and all involved. How did 8 hours go by so quickly!? Wish I could have stayed later. I had an awesome time with Bakraid (first credit, normal mode 1cc!), reconfirmed the awkwardness of Ibara (will I ever like it?), and failed miserably in my Dimahoo 1cc display. I guess I'll have to make a recording of that at my leisure. The food and beer was excellent too, many thanks to CMoon for that. I probably should have drank more. I enjoyed talking with those I did, but my social graces were not at their best, and I never introduced/spoke with a good number of fellow shmuppers. I'll just have to correct that next time...

So when's the next one? My family asked "when will you visit again?", so... hahaha

[trap15]

Oh, I found out why Gun Frontier was so easy. Apparently the Saturn version is really dumbed down. I credit-fed through it in MAME the other day and it's way way hard. Great game though.

[arcade game]

Oh, I found out why Gun Frontier was so easy. Apparently the Saturn version is really dumbed down. I credit-fed through it in MAME the other day and it's way way hard. Great game though.

hey trap15 before you move to ohio you have to come to my shmupmeet in about a month1/2
so you know.you are invited

[blackoak]

Oh, I found out why Gun Frontier was so easy. Apparently the Saturn version is really dumbed down. I credit-fed through it in MAME the other day and it's way way hard. Great game though.

Really? Now I'll have to try it out. I knew something was wrong when I had 9 lives after the second stage...

[CMoon]

The food and beer was excellent too, many thanks to CMoon for that.

Next time round I'd be happy to brew a few more varieties. You guys just caught the dregs of what I had left from a friend's wedding.

Oh, I found out why Gun Frontier was so easy. Apparently the Saturn version is really dumbed down. I credit-fed through it in MAME the other day and it's way way hard. Great game though.

Yeah, that explains a lot. I love the game's soundtrack and design, but definitely way too easy. I mean, I can 1'cc it!

[trap15]

Yeah, that explains a lot. I love the game's soundtrack and design, but definitely way too easy. I mean, I can 1'cc it!

Yeah, it really is a great game. Listening to the soundtrack right now in M1 It's a shame that the Saturn port got so dumbed down though, would be nice to have a good port of it.

[Frenetic]

Thanks everyone for a great shmupmeet. Everyone pitched in and it was your efforts which made the shmupmeet a huge success. It was very heartwarming to open my home and hearth up to such a great community. I think everyone would agree with have something special going on here. Let's all keep going forward and carry our love for shmups in always in our hearts!

Pictures are here:
http://imgur.com/a/wxEOW#0

@dannysaigon - thanks for the brats! so happy you were able to make it to the start of the shmupmeet. post your questions about deathsmiles working in your cab in the hardware section and we can move on from there!
@mikehaggar - your famous chili was sweet. i loved the molasses. i definitely have to check out your place since we live so close. i'll be happy to share details about my setup. glad to see someone else loves mushimesama futari 1.5. your puzzles skills are amazing and thanks for the tutorial on Mr. Driller G. So glad to get it!
@JelloMan581 - thanks for the chicken. your LED buttons on your stick are sooo sick! love the colors. we definitely have to kick it since you are also in the LBC. shmup doggy doooOOooooOGG!
@jepjepjep - thanks for bringing all your PCBs. you are always a gentleman!
@Tyranix95 - nice to finally meet you. thanks so much for the ROMs and the tutorial on how to delicately lift them and swap them. i really appreciate your breadth of knowledge and patience.
@Softdrink 117 - yeahhh glad you could make it here from UCLA.
@Shuurin - awww yeah. miss you man since I don't live in the OC anymore.
@shariar07 - hope you and your bro had fun. thanks for the pies. you need to post more on here! hehehe
@CMoon - dang man thanks for the keg of delicious stout and talk about homebrewing. i need to get dark souls and @
try my hand at it heheh. we should hang out drink good beer and talk about music again.
@blackoak - you should totally come out and visit your family again. thanks for bringing your pcbs and that cool XM29 setup. i love your translations and want to hear a lot about your travels in japan. start a blog! hehehe.
@Shadowkn55: nice meeting you. your neogeo custom MVS console is soooo crazy.
@arcade game: dang you are the man. bringing 3x candy cabs and sweet shmup shirts. your kids were really polite and i appreciate that. can't wait for your own shmupmeet!
@alamone and friends: thanks so much man for letting me borrow SaiDaiOuJou and bringing superguns and your cool friends. GO BEARS! hopefully i'll see you up in San Jose for Dave_K.'s future shmupmeet.
@trap15: dang thanks for your new mods on Bakraid and Batrider. Was an honor to get those ROMs into my boards. we gotta go to one of Dave_K.'s shmupmeets. i will drive hehehe. ROAD TRIP!

peace and unity,
--the F-man

[AKRATEN]

Great pix , looks like you guys had a blast.

[Tyranix95]

Hey, you're welcome Frenetic.

And pics are so much fun to view.

Thanks for posting them.

[Softdrink 117]

Is it just me, or do I look unbelievably dumb in the second pic? Lol.

Great gallery; thanks for posting all these!

[MintyTheCat]

Looks like you Shmuppers had a great Time and it looks fairly civilised too

[joYYYYYYY]

When is the next one?

[thelion1856]

Wow just checked out the pics of the meetup, how does it work? We bring our stg games? Food liquor? I'd love to attend on of these I've been to meet ups of other non video game forums but this would def be the most fun!

[Tyranix95]

Pretty much, yeah.

Just sit back--Chill--And wait for the next one to come up.

It's all a matter of mood and timing.

Just don't miss the boat when it shows up.

[dannysaigon]

Hmmmmm....... i wonder when is the next one....?

[Jelloman581]

Pretty much it's a potluck and if you have any arcade boards to contribute to the rotation. The one before last, we went to Final Round after the meetup for some Darius Burst action (I've been back several times since, they really need to make a multi-screen xbox version >.<). I usually bring an Xbox for fighting games on the side, and there's usually anywhere from 6-10 stations for STGs. It is a blast, but yeah, just have to keep an eye on the forums. He usually posts at least a month in advance to give people time to plan and work schedules. It is a lot of fun and you tend to learn a lot on both game and hardware fronts! There's also some trading and buying/selling going on. Definitely not to be missed!

[joYYYYYYY]

Cool!

I'll be sure to keep an eye out.

[DasFool]

Send me a PM for the next one. I have a number of arcade PCBs that I can bring.

Edit: Added VAPS list in sig