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

jpj · Post by **jpj** » Tue Nov 27, 2007 10:57 pm

which beat-em-ups are currently in the casino? i'd be very interested in facing off against some london players on SSFIIX

i saw masamune in the official xbox360 mag for a doa4 tournament, pretty cool - shame about the article

LUNardei · Post by **LUNardei** » Tue Nov 27, 2007 11:05 pm

I'll play Third Strike most of the time, that's the feeling at the moment ^_^
I'd like to face you of course. But about SFII... Well, it's just too old for me

The game is there anyway. Dunno if it's SFII turbo/x something or Hyper SFII. You can check on some website anyway!

jpj · Post by **jpj** » Tue Nov 27, 2007 11:59 pm

yeah, 3rd strike is cool. what are the joysticks like on the fighter cabs?

LUNardei · Post by **LUNardei** » Wed Nov 28, 2007 12:04 am

3rd strike's cab is awesome, don't worry. It's a huge sit-down cab, or whatever they're called, and the panel is full Sanwa. Simply perfect!

jpj · Post by **jpj** » Wed Nov 28, 2007 12:37 am

sounds awesome

DEL · Post by **DEL** » Wed Nov 28, 2007 9:37 am

Yep, we had a complete overhaul on Fighter cab sticks, they are now either Sanwa's or the slightly inferior sanwa-type sticks. The range of Fighter titles in the arcade is very large.

Post by **spadgy** » Wed Nov 28, 2007 10:07 am

LUNardei wrote:You can check on some website anyway!

Does a website specifically for Casino exist? If it does it's alluding me! It would be nice to check what's there when I can't remember (which reminds me - last night - I was a panalist on some games discussion TV show being filmed and they were bigging up the Trocedero - I natuarlly defended Casino, mentioning where it can be found! Fuck know's when it's broadcast. Only on a Sky channel.

I saw a very angry shmuper at Casino yesterday calling Progear a stupid fuckin' c*nt. Was that any of you? I hope so!

DEL · Post by **DEL** » Wed Nov 28, 2007 1:26 pm

spadgy - Yes there is a London site for Goodge St/Casino Arcade: http://www.neoempire.com/forum/showthread.php?t=2723
Masamune and I are the Mods for the shoot'em up section.

Glad to hear you mentioned Goodge on that show, although I've gotta admit that the hidden location is a good thing ->You don't get the tourists whooping and hollering or the trouble seeking fraggles that cause nonstop trouble at the Troc.

The Progear character wasn't one of us.

Kaede · Post by **Kaede** » Wed Nov 28, 2007 1:32 pm

spadgy wrote:I saw a very angry shmuper at Casino yesterday calling Progear a stupid fuckin' c*nt. Was that any of you? I hope so!

Not me, but I sympathise with him.

Fu · Post by Fu » Wed Nov 28, 2007 1:35 pm

Are there a lot of people in this game center ? Something like a child who could insert a credit and push start when we are at a last boss.

DEL · Post by **DEL** » Wed Nov 28, 2007 1:42 pm

No Fu, no fraggles inserting random credits. Mostly hardcore fighter players and the odd Cylon.

Post by **spadgy** » Wed Nov 28, 2007 2:10 pm

Sorry DEL - really it was a tiny mention on a tiny Sky TV show for X-League TV, and I certainly specified that it wasn't somewhere for your tourists expecting big arcade machines. I wouldn't worry though - it was tiny mention while everyone was arguing and it might not even make the final cut!

Nobody watches the poxy show anyway!

DEL · Post by **DEL** » Wed Nov 28, 2007 6:56 pm

Hey its cool spadgy

. I seriously doubt that anything short of a primetime BBC1 slot would make any difference to arcade attendance these days. After all, Londoners have had about 25 years to discover Casino Arcade, and only a hardcore few go there despite its longterm existence.

taresk · Post by **taresk** » Thu Nov 29, 2007 12:10 am

HI guys
I hope that i go to meet's
i'm Italian guys i m friends that AST-team!

LUNardei · Post by **LUNardei** » Thu Nov 29, 2007 12:11 am

taresk wrote:HI guys
I hope that i go to meet's
i'm Italian guys i m friends that AST-team!

He's the secret fruit of an old affair between Jck and Monica Bellucci

Herr Schatten · Post by **Herr Schatten** » Sat Dec 01, 2007 12:37 pm

Flights are booked. I'll bring my girlfriend with me, although she'll probably wander off to do some tourist stuff by herself during the main meet.

DEL · Post by **DEL** » Sat Dec 01, 2007 6:01 pm

Excellent Mr Schatten! You've flown across for almost every Meet. Awesome

LUNardei · Post by **LUNardei** » Mon Dec 03, 2007 9:36 pm

Flights booked for me too. Dunno about my mates at the moment, but someone else will come for sure

DEL · Post by **DEL** » Mon Dec 03, 2007 9:45 pm

^Good.

Damn shame I couldn't make it back to Milan this year

. Looks like you guys had the usual whale of a time. No doubt Prometheus enjoyed the experience too.
LUN - So you're now a Pork convert eh?

LUNardei · Post by **LUNardei** » Mon Dec 03, 2007 9:52 pm

He sure did! He wasn't convinced about Muchi though. But I am... That game is a lot of fun, really

About London: I'll be there from friday to sunday.

Post by **Icarus** » Mon Dec 03, 2007 11:42 pm

I got Pork. (The JAMMA kind, not the kind you slap on a grill.)
I can send it down to DEL for the Meet if there's no one in the London crew with it by then.

Speaking of the Meet, got my weekend off booked, so I hopefully should be down there for a few days. Bringing a friend who's visiting family down there. He's not a shmupper (he's a *gasp* casual gamer), but I think between us and the games at the arcade, we should be able to convert him. ^_-

DEL · Post by **DEL** » Tue Dec 04, 2007 2:22 pm

Hmm...you have Pork - Excellent!

I'll see what we can do about a nice vert cab for the weekend (should be asking Masamune about this

). Don't send, just bring it with you if you can Mr Icarus, then we can kick back and watch LUNardei performing a 1-ALL.

Cheers, DEL

LUNardei · Post by **LUNardei** » Tue Dec 04, 2007 2:39 pm

What a good news!
Too bad that I can't practise it before the meet, but no worries. I'll enjoy the experience anyway ^_^

Plasmo · Post by **Plasmo** » Tue Dec 04, 2007 3:03 pm

flights booked. ill be there from saturday-tuesday

DEL · Post by **DEL** » Tue Dec 04, 2007 4:12 pm

^Big!

I'll be most interested to see how you mix big score with distance in Pink Sweets.

D

Plasmo · Post by **Plasmo** » Tue Dec 04, 2007 8:00 pm

I'll be most interested to see how you mix big score with distance in Pink Sweets.

simple answer: i dont.
i honestly cant think of a way to beat the stage 5 boss. this thing is impossible! (only beat it ONCE and that was accidental or call it extremely lucky)
i really hope i can improve my play until march.

Fu · Post by Fu » Sun Dec 09, 2007 6:31 pm

I didn't even think to that, but will the cabs be on freeplay or need coins ?

DEL · Post by **DEL** » Sun Dec 09, 2007 7:28 pm

Its a working arcade, so coins.
Most cabs are not expensive, for instance the Pink Sweets sit-down is £1.00 for 3 credits.

Super Laydock · Post by **Super Laydock** » Sun Dec 09, 2007 7:40 pm

Totally looking forward coming over for the ATEI at the end of January, but there now is a chance that I might not be around early march....

Currently on a waiting list for surgery and though they know it won´t take place before early feb, they also can´t guarantee it will after march 1&2.
The surgery itself will have me tied to bed for about 2 weeks at the least.
So if it IS really early feb I surely will make it, if it´s end of feb I´ll try to postpone it (if that´s even possible) until after the scheduled meet.

Will know more in a few days so I´LL keep you guys updated.
Will do everything I can to be able to make it for the official meet.
It´s been too long already.

Super Laydock · Post by **Super Laydock** » Mon Dec 17, 2007 7:03 pm

Well thought I might just well make a new post to bump this thread and make it known that I can make it for sure.

Surgery has been planned for March 17, so I´ll have no obstacles keeping me from coming.

Will book flight and accommodation as soon as possible.
Is the Barryhouse Hotel the home base again for some of you again?

I am in doubt whether to book this again (has been great last time) or a cheap ass hostel...

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