London Casino Crew meets (RIP the Arcade)

[spadgy]

So - I'm down tonight - pretty flexible on time. About 7pm maybe?

m0nks - are you going mate? If so I have a couple of issues of Develop magazine for you (no worries if you don't want them though.)

[kennyrh]

I'm on a flying visit on Wednesday . . .

. . .what shmup goodness will I find at The casino, guys . . .

(Tell me Deathsmiles will still be there . . .PUH-LEEEEZE )

[spadgy]

Yeah - Deathsmiles Mega Black Label, Dodonpachi DFK, Strikers 1945+, Raiden Fighters Jet, Tatsujin Oh! and a load of old shooters on a multicab...

[xavierjesus]

Yeah - Deathsmiles Mega Black Label, Dodonpachi DFK, Strikers 1945+, Raiden Fighters Jet, Tatsujin Oh! and a load of old shooters on a multicab...

Goddamm you all !! Haha, CANNOT believe I didn't know about this place before, as I been in ol' London town quite a few times over the last 12 months. I'm there asap hombres, hell yeah I tells ya!

[spadgy]

As soon as you're heading down, let us know. We often meet Thursday evenings, and there's usually a few of us loitering about Friday night. Check out the first post in this thread for directions...

See you soon!

[kennyrh]

Yeah - Deathsmiles Mega Black Label, Dodonpachi DFK, Strikers 1945+, Raiden Fighters Jet, Tatsujin Oh! and a load of old shooters on a multicab...

Sounds good . . .certainly worth the visit for Deathsmiles alone.

Might even tip me towards a Jap 360 when I've played it. The vids on the Jap XBox site look awesome

[CHI]

i'm in Newport Wales since this morning for my God-daughters Christening...
but i'll be back in London on wednesday late afternoon/early evening...
i'll be in Casino for a while playing my usual game

[DEL]

kennyrh wrote:-

Might even tip me towards a Jap 360 when I've played it. The vids on the Jap XBox site look awesome

Just to keep you updated on the X360, I think Mush Futari is not region locked. So save your ca$h for now and hopefully we won't have to buy Jap X360s.
I'm now biding my time, waiting to see if other shooters get released in an non-region locked fashion.

[spadgy]

Speaking to the staff at Gamefocus, I think they are planning on importing JPN 360 games to stock new. I assume that means they might get some machines in too...

[kennyrh]

kennyrh wrote:-

Might even tip me towards a Jap 360 when I've played it. The vids on the Jap XBox site look awesome

Just to keep you updated on the X360, I think Mush Futari is not region locked. So save your ca$h for now and hopefully we won't have to buy Jap X360s.
I'm now biding my time, waiting to see if other shooters get released in an non-region locked fashion.

Yeah, I heard that and apparently it's not locked for sure. Sadly doesn't help with the likes of Raiden Fighters, Otomedius, Shooting Love and others. Guess we'll just have to pray that either 505 Games picks them up or they magically appear on XBLA one day.

BTW what's the current asking price for a Jap 360

[DEL]

Yeah, I heard that and apparently it's not locked for sure. Sadly doesn't help with the likes of Raiden Fighters, Otomedius, Shooting Love and others. Guess we'll just have to pray that either 505 Games picks them up or they magically appear on XBLA one day.

BTW what's the current asking price for a Jap 360

^Game Focus will be charging at least 300GBP for each Jasper J360 they bring in.
As for Otomedius and other releases so far, Taylor tells me they are not that good, except for Deathsmiles.
I'm gonna wait to see what transpires....

[spadgy]

Raiden Fighters Jet is a faithful enough port if you haven't played the series to death, and I just love Raiden IV on the JPN 360, but that's a niche taste I guess.

While DDP:DOJ BL is reportedly flawed, it's more about what's forthcoming from Cave on the console...

[dan76]

I wouldn't be surprised if they re-released Deathsmiles as region free - like the Taito best versions of Ibara and Mushi.
Anyhow, called in to Casino earlier today, no one there (CHI where were you?), played really crap - ended up leaving a credit in Deathsmiles - hope someone made good use of it.

[mr_m0nks]

i should be down for the usual thursaday night shenanigans, 7pm ish. may even bring a friend

[spadgy]

like the Taito best versions of Ibara and Mushi.

Wait - they are region free? I never knew that.

Sadly, I can't bloody make tonight as I'm at 'The Games Media Awards', which end late. Boo! Have fun...

[dan76]

like the Taito best versions of Ibara and Mushi.

Wait - they are region free? I never knew that.

No, they're not region free - I just meant that if there were a re-release, they'd probably make it region free - if Futari sells well etc. Didn't Asada mention something to "overseas fans" that they were looking into localising Deathsmiles. Probably all just wishful thinking.

[kennyrh]

Really enjoyed the trip to The Casino on Wednesday. I got there early, around 11 a.m. and there were just a few guys crowded around the SF IV cab.

Worth the trip to play Deathsmiles though. Took me a while to get to grips with the buttons and game mechanics and only reached the 2nd level boss - great game I must say . . .what's the 360 version like in comparison

Might actually meet some of you guys one day . . .

[Reaper gI]

like the Taito best versions of Ibara and Mushi.

Wait - they are region free? I never knew that.

No, they're not region free - I just meant that if there were a re-release, they'd probably make it region free - if Futari sells well etc. Didn't Asada mention something to "overseas fans" that they were looking into localising Deathsmiles. Probably all just wishful thinking.

It looked like if they got lots of export sales for Futari they might do others. It's region free to test if there's a market.

[spadgy]

Who's down when this week then?

I'm up for Thursday, and thanks to my wife being at a hen do I'm free either Friday or Saturday night (or Sat daytime)

[CHI]

Who's down when this week then?

I'm up for Thursday... either Friday or Saturday night (or Sat daytime)

for this week... tuesday late around 9-9:30pm... wednesday and thursday after 6pm as usual... friday late around 9-9:30pm... saturday after 6pm... rota

CHI where were you?

but i'll be back in London on wednesday late afternoon/early evening...

sorry dude i was late due to train coming back i didn't know you do wednesdays

[Chi_Ryu]

'Ello boys,

I'm just thinking ahead about my DeathSmiles MBL - I'm in London (in passing) a few weekends during November and want to leave it in as long as I can for people to enjoy... is anyone (Del? CHI? Whoever?) who is able to get the techies to remove the board going to be around during the weekend of the 28/29th November? Otherwise I guess we could sort out getting it back to me by post!

[Taylor]

I'll try and get down this Thursday too.

[spadgy]

Right - I'm down Thursday then, and some point either Friday or Saturday evening!

Looking forward to it.

chi_ryu... I think DEL's your man for the boards return...

And we need something to replace it! I missed a really good deal on a Futari kit the other day. That would have been great for Casino. I'll treat myself to something tasty come Christmas time. What are people interested in seeing arrive at Casino?

[DEL]

Chi_Ryu - Yes of course . I'll whip it out (slip up ) before that date.

Ps. ill6 - Send me another PM or arrange to meet me for Pork and Ibara

[dan76]

I'll be down on thursday, about 6. - As to a replacement for MBL... I'd really like to see Ketsui back in, or "vanilla" Deathsmiles. I don't own/know anyone with PCB's so I'm not able to add much to the party.

[mr_m0nks]

I'll be down Thursday between 6.30 and 7pm

[Taylor]

Don't forget that cab is a hori!

Thurs sounds rad.

[CHI]

cool... DS MBL is staying until 28th/29th Nov... i think Smraedis is planning coming down before then

if there's no hori 'kind-donation' replacement, i guess Progear is back!

looking forward to this thursday

[mr_m0nks]

cool... DS MBL is staying until 28th/29th Nov... i think Smraedis is planning coming down before then

if there's no hori 'kind-donation' replacement, i guess Progear is back!

looking forward to this thursday

Anyone got an R-Type board??

[Smraedis]

If I was to come down, it'll most likely be the weekend of 20-22 November, but I'd most likely come down on the Friday (as I'll have to get a coach due to no cheap train tickets )
So would I be able to stay anywhere on that weekend, on Friday and Saturday night, or is that not possible?