Droid's SoCal hookup #5 Saturday June 10th, 2006

droid · Post by **droid** » Mon May 29, 2006 4:04 am

Hey there SoCal'ers,

Ramus called for it and Sara's giving me a free day to do some gaming, so you all know what that means right? Yeah baby thats right: It's time for Droid's SoCal Hookup #5!

main link is here: http://www.neo-geo.com/forums/showthrea ... ost1948104

Date: Saturday June 10th, 2006
Start time: 10am
Endtime: 6pm sharp.

Location: Huntington Beach just off the 405 fwy @ Beach Blvd. 30 minutes from riverside...45 minutes from LA...1.5 hours from SD...7 hours from NoCal

The Crew:

1. Droid (Huntington beach) shmups / neo-geo.com
2. Ramus (simi valley) shmups / neo-geo.com
3. monkeyD (santa ana) shmups /neo-geo.com
4. stuffmonger (arcadia) shmups / neo-geo.com
5. BIG (L.A. aka killa Cali) shmups / neo-geo.com
6. SPark (santa ana) neo-geo.com
7. CarlosZ (san diego) neo-geo.com
8. Bulletnyourass (the LBC) neo-geo.com
9. Rockhoward (fullerton) neo-geo.com
10. sonofx51 (corona) neo-geo.com
11. DBV (modesto) shmups
12. crackermessiah (santa monica) neo-geo.com
13. iconsx (gaming HQ north) shmups.com / neo-geo.com
14. nocturnal (lancaster) neo-geo.com
15. DeusFNL (studio city) shmups.com
16. NeoGeo2k2 neo-geo.com
17. JDiamond (venice) neo-geo.com
18. southtownkid (killa cali) neo-geo.com
19. shariar07 (bakersfield) shmups.com
20. solidsnakeII (culver city) neo-geo.com
21. Fakk2
22. Matsu (Gaming HQ North) candy cab seller
23. Neo-G-Tron (neo-geo.com)

Unfortunately we reside in a 2BR apt and can only accomodate around 20
people. Invites will be sent out to the usual suspects. We would also like
to meet new faces so please reply to this thread or drop me a pm if ya wish to be considered for an open slot. Because of the space constraints, this invite is extended to gamers only:

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Current gear list:

Droid
(2) neo geo aes systems
Capcom Impress (h)
Sega new Astrocity (v)
Atomiswave SD cab (v)
egret2 (h-v) (maybe. gotta talk my way into getting it into the house)
27" LCD
50" DLP
20" LCD

Aes games: Nam75, sengoku, SS1-2, puzzle bobble, mag lord
mvs: SS4, Pulstar, MD3, Puzzle Bobble, metal slug 1-2, SS1 & 5special,

LB1-2, KoF98

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Arcade pcbs:

Droid
radiant silvergun, D&D 1-2, tetris, strider, in the hunt, golden axe,
Progear, dimahoo, esprade, Tecmo Knight aka Wild Fang, Mars Matrix, Cotton2, Mr. Do, Mr. Do's castle, Mr. Do's wild ride, Commando,
Gunsmoke, Time Pilot, Popeye, Mercs, Desert Assault, Outzone, Cyvern: the dragon weapons, Guwange, DDP, DDP DOJ, Dangun Feveron, ESPgaluda2, Ibara, salamander2, gunforce, Hellfire, Elevator action

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Grub will be handled same as last time. Be prepared to fend for yourself
foodwise...I will provide beverages. Donations of food, soda and snacks will be welcomed to enhance the party. We will probably carry on the tradition of a popeye's run, so bring cash if you plan to eat. Chicken moochers will not be tolerated per the Godfatha's orders this time around.

More details to come!
Hope to see you there!
Droid

stuffmonger · Post by **stuffmonger** » Mon May 29, 2006 9:24 am

HEHE.. Chai told me why you're throwing this... *cough*-new game-*cough*
I'm in.

droid · Post by **droid** » Mon May 29, 2006 1:52 pm

ah yes...that goodness is in the form of Ibara and ESPgaluda2. Maybe a couple other suprises as well.

Droid

DBV · Post by **DBV** » Wed May 31, 2006 8:29 am

yo mind if i come? i know dirtymonk, i'm 20 years old, got my own ride and can pay for some food, etc.

and i'm a definite gamer, up for pretty much at least 5 or six shooters you mentioned and would love to try out others, not to mention some of the fighters

droid · Post by **droid** » Wed May 31, 2006 1:39 pm

hi dbv,

You're in man.

We'd love to have ya.
As far as food contributions go just bring enough to cover for yourself in case we send out for food and ya want some.. Modesto...holy cow...that sounds like a 5 hours, 31 minutes drive

Total Est. Distance: 354.89 miles (mapquest)

If you are seriously planning on attending, we'll work on setting up some accomodations for ya, so you can sleep the night before you drive back home. Wouldnt want your eyeballs to fall out after 10 hours of gaming on the long drive home. Hopefully some other NoCal shmuppers wouldnt mind carpooling down with ya to share the drive

Droid

droid · Post by **droid** » Wed May 31, 2006 2:43 pm

I'm listing the cities along with your names in case anyone wants to explore carpool options

This in an environmentally friendly shmup meet after all

Droid

DBV · Post by **DBV** » Wed May 31, 2006 2:45 pm

droid wrote:hi dbv,

You're in man. We'd love to have ya.
As far as food contributions go just bring enough to cover for yourself in case we send out for food and ya want some.. Modesto...holy cow...that sounds like a 5 hours, 31 minutes drive Total Est. Distance: 354.89 miles (mapquest)

If you are seriously planning on attending, we'll work on setting up some accomodations for ya, so you can sleep the night before you drive back home. Wouldnt want your eyeballs to fall out after 10 hours of gaming on the long drive home. Hopefully some other NoCal shmuppers wouldnt mind carpooling down with ya to share the drive

Droid

don't worry, i have a friend living in riverside who already can accomodate me friday-sunday

thanks though

droid · Post by **droid** » Wed May 31, 2006 3:51 pm

For those attendees wishing to help out with drinks and snacks, I'll be accepting $5 donations to my paypal account at: fatherpain@hotmail.com

I figure that might be easier if I have all drinks and snacks ready ahead of time rather than potlucking. I'll have everything ready before hand. You'd still need to have some cash in pocket for any foodruns we decide to do (i.e. popeyes) but their are plenty of places nearby.

If ya donate, please include your neo-geo.com or www.shmups.com screen name so I can properly thank ya.

Thanks,
Droid

stuffmonger · Post by **stuffmonger** » Wed May 31, 2006 7:59 pm

Yo Droid. You want me to swing on by a little early and help setup a little bit like last time? I'm also thinking of bringing a couple shooters to the mix (gigawing, dragon blaze, maybe more). I can also bring my 4-slot again if you like, and my mvs cart box.

If we get any more long distance travellers to the party, I'm always willing to offer my couch for a night or two.

droid · Post by **droid** » Wed May 31, 2006 8:44 pm

Hi Stuffy,

yes please do so...I'll call ya with a time to show up. I may ask ya to swing by matsu's to grab a chassis for my AW...but i gotta clear it with him first

4 slot not needed as I probably won't have my neo19 anymore...

Droid

stuffmonger · Post by **stuffmonger** » Wed May 31, 2006 8:47 pm

droid wrote:Hi Stuffy,

yes please do so...I'll call ya with a time to show up. I may ask ya to swing by matsu's to grab a chassis for my AW...but i gotta clear it with him first
4 slot not needed as I probably won't have my neo19 anymore...

Droid

Alrighty, sounds good.

droid · Post by **droid** » Thu Jun 01, 2006 3:48 pm

So far Ramus, BIG and Iconsx are the socal hookups premium shmuppers. Would like to see more shmup representation because truthfully, I need shmuppers to show me how to play and enjoy cave games properly

Droid

droid · Post by **droid** » Fri Jun 02, 2006 3:36 am

DeusFNL in the house!

Droid

DBV · Post by **DBV** » Sat Jun 03, 2006 7:17 am

ok so i'm confused here, when you say you have arcade games, are all the games listed going to be in their seperate cabinets at all times or do you only have one or two cabinets and must switch games in and out etc.?

also will games be on freeplay or?

droid · Post by **droid** » Sat Jun 03, 2006 2:55 pm

are all the games listed going to be in their seperate cabinets at all times or do you only have one or two cabinets and must switch games in and out etc.?

heh, we live in a 2BR apt. If I had all those dedicated cabs, I'd truly be a bigtymer...I'll have 4 cabs that we will be switching games in and out of. Some set for horis (old school/shmups and neo) and some set for vert shmups + oldschool.

also will games be on freeplay or?

Freeplay or coindoor open so you can credit feed.

Droid

DBV · Post by **DBV** » Sat Jun 03, 2006 6:49 pm

droid wrote:
are all the games listed going to be in their seperate cabinets at all times or do you only have one or two cabinets and must switch games in and out etc.?
heh, we live in a 2BR apt. If I had all those dedicated cabs, I'd truly be a bigtymer...I'll have 4 cabs that we will be switching games in and out of. Some set for horis (old school/shmups and neo) and some set for vert shmups + oldschool.

also will games be on freeplay or?
Freeplay or coindoor open so you can credit feed.

Droid

awww, haha

so i'm guessing there will be lines on all the games XD
also how can i get your adress? 0_O

shariar07 · Post by **shariar07** » Sat Jun 03, 2006 9:17 pm

I would like to attend this shmupmeet, i currently reside in Bakersfield, CA. I might be able to bring some Dojin's shmups, ect. When are you going to send out the directions and should we bring any snackes or drinks. Later

droid · Post by **droid** » Tue Jun 06, 2006 1:03 am

4 cabs ready to go. 2 are set for verts. Sega astrocity 2 & New astrocity... 1 capcom impress set for horis and an egret2 for neo stuffs.

Should be another fun hookup. Less than a week to go!

Droid

Sparky · Post by **Sparky** » Tue Jun 06, 2006 1:26 am

Wow. Didn't notice Ibara and ESP Galuda II were in your gear now.

Did something happen to Ketsui?

Can't wait to play some more In the Hunt...are we going to go for that 1CC.

Can't wait to see some old and new faces at this meet.

Thanks again,

Sparky

Btw, this is MonkeyD

DBV · Post by **DBV** » Tue Jun 06, 2006 2:07 am

droid wrote:4 cabs ready to go. 2 are set for verts. Sega astrocity 2 & New astrocity... 1 capcom impress set for horis and an egret2 for neo stuffs.

Should be another fun hookup. Less than a week to go!

Droid

so i'm still confused sort of...
with the number of cabs there are, how will a line work? once someone loses all their lives, or beats the game, or ? or requests to play certain games?

never been to one of these so just wondering about that stuff haha

Post by **Dave_K.** » Tue Jun 06, 2006 6:03 am

DBV wrote: so i'm still confused sort of...
with the number of cabs there are, how will a line work? once someone loses all their lives, or beats the game, or ? or requests to play certain games?

never been to one of these so just wondering about that stuff haha

I don't know if Droid will do this, but for my shmupmeets I set all the games to "no continue". This gives everyone a chance to play, rather than one lame person hogging the machine for a half hour continuing to the end (nobody likes to watch that crap).

Sounds like you guys will have a great time. Wish I could have been able to go.

DBV · Post by **DBV** » Tue Jun 06, 2006 8:30 am

Dave_K. wrote:
DBV wrote: so i'm still confused sort of...
with the number of cabs there are, how will a line work? once someone loses all their lives, or beats the game, or ? or requests to play certain games?

never been to one of these so just wondering about that stuff haha
I don't know if Droid will do this, but for my shmupmeets I set all the games to "no continue". This gives everyone a chance to play, rather than one lame person hogging the machine for a half hour continuing to the end (nobody likes to watch that crap).

Sounds like you guys will have a great time. Wish I could have been able to go.

that sounds cool, definitely

so what do you do for requests on games? like since there are so many games but so few cabs, who decides what games are on for what period of time? just general party vote or owner?

droid · Post by **droid** » Tue Jun 06, 2006 11:45 pm

for my shmupmeets I set all the games to "no continue"

Dave that is a good idea...I have ketsui set like that and I can't get past stage 2...it pisses me off, I'm such a crappy shmupper

So far everyone has been pretty good about sharing the machines and taking turns. Most of the time people defer to others, especially when a cave game is in the cab. I think cave has the best intimidation factor. No one wants to suck in front of an audience it seems heh. Man I wish ya could join us. Either you'll have to come down and hang with us or I'll have to trek up there with BIG or Ramus and join you guys up there.

Droid

droid · Post by **droid** » Wed Jun 07, 2006 12:01 am

Just a few friendly reminders for old and new guests:

1. We ask that ya remove your shoes upon entering our house. So please wear clean socks Saturday. Bring an extra pair or 2 if ya need to.

2. Our apartment will be packed so please plan your hygiene accordingly. We have yet to experience this problem, but extreme funk will not be tolerated.

3. Respect peoples stuff. Everyone has been great in this regard each and every hookup that I've hosted. However, someone crinkled my Samurai 5 Special homecart insert last time around and I didnt find out about it until a couple weeks ago when I went to sell it. I ended up discounting the selling price an extra $40 PCBs will be handled by the host (myself) or a designated assistant.

4. Parking isnt too bad, but if you can find a carpool buddy from the attendees list, all the better. Some members reside on other forums, so if you wish to contact them about ridesharing, shoot me a pm and I'll forward it to them.

5. Please refrain from bringing extra guests as space will be at a premium and I don't wish to have to setup entertainment for non gamers. Just makes things harder for me.

That's about it. Can't wait for Saturday. Looking forward to seeing you guys again and meeting the new faces. I'm predicting it will be an epic event!
Droid

droid · Post by **droid** » Wed Jun 07, 2006 12:27 am

so what do you do for requests on games?

I fulfill them when I have time. Of course requesting games to be changed every 10 minutes or so will be frowned upon. People that create problems or an unreasonable amount of extra work for the host usually are not invited back for future socal hookups.

like since there are so many games but so few cabs, who decides what games are on for what period of time? just general party vote or owner?

I leave the games up to the people. We usually find a happy consensus then go from there. Occasionally I exercise executive host privilege and pop in a game I'd like to play...As for the time, I go for whatever is popular and getting playtime. If I put in a game and no one plays, it gets swapped out pronto.

with the number of cabs there are, how will a line work? once someone loses all their lives, or beats the game, or ? or requests to play certain games?

Depends on the game. For fighting games its loser goes out. I expect a small line to play on the Egret2 which will be dedicated to neo fighters. We will have 2 cabs dedicated to vertical games, mostly shmups. There may be a small line for those games. But usually there is a crowd watching whoever is playing. The impress will be set horizontal for shmup/metal slug/platformer/puzzle action. In addition to the cabs, we have 2 TV's that will be hooked up. Do the math and that becomes a maximum of 12 people that can be playing at any one time....We'll have enough to keep everyone busy and happy. Besides the gaming, most of the fun is hanging and talking with other attendees.

I believe I sent out my address to all attendees....for some reason if I missed ya hit me up with a pm and I'll take prompt corrective action.

Droid

DBV · Post by **DBV** » Wed Jun 07, 2006 1:13 am

droid wrote: I think cave has the best intimidation factor. No one wants to suck in front of an audience it seems heh.

i have no problem with screwing up w/an audience XD

the rest of it sounds good, except this one kinda worries me;

I leave the games up to the people. We usually find a happy consensus then go from there. Occasionally I exercise executive host privilege and pop in a game I'd like to play...As for the time, I go for whatever is popular and getting playtime. If I put in a game and no one plays, it gets swapped out pronto.

wouldn't this mean something like, if you put in dodonpachi dai ou jou, or something of similar difficulty, and say only two or three people (estimate) at the meetup like playing it, but the rest don't due to difficulty, would this mean the game would get swapped out ASAP?

droid · Post by **droid** » Wed Jun 07, 2006 3:01 am

wouldn't this mean something like, if you put in dodonpachi dai ou jou, or something of similar difficulty, and say only two or three people (estimate) at the meetup like playing it, but the rest don't due to difficulty, would this mean the game would get swapped out ASAP?

As long as people are playing it will stay in the cab for a reasonable amount of time...If someone requests a game change, it will be swapped out at a reasonable interval. If a game is sitting there not being played, I'll swap it out for another game. If 3 people are playing it, I'm not going to arbitrarily change games on them. To be honest, at all the hookups I've thrown, half the people play and the other half mingle and hangout.

Droid

DBV · Post by **DBV** » Wed Jun 07, 2006 6:32 am

sounds cool, lookin forward to it

droid · Post by **droid** » Sat Jun 10, 2006 1:38 am

1 day left to go! Almost game time!

Droid

droid · Post by **droid** » Sat Jun 10, 2006 1:39 am

A couple more things:

Tomorrow will be jam packed. I expect around 20-26 people...Due that mass of humanity + cabs and TV's giving off heat, it may get a little stuffy. Its supposed to be a cool day and we'll have plenty of fans running, but I still advise people to dress light. Keep a sweatshirt or jacket in the car just in case though...Hopefully the floor won't collapse under our combined weight

People exhibiting signs of illness will be asked to leave. Allergies are one thing, but If you're sick with something contagious please spare the rest of us from catching it. Come to the next hookup when your better.

In the event nature calls and you need to take a KKPD aka King kong Power Dump in the bathroom, please remember to shut the door for containment purposes.

Remember this event is for fun. We've got a very diverse group of people coming down to hang out and I don't expect everyone to get along with every single person that is going to be present. However, lets put aside any differences for a day and have a great time. It takes alot of work to host these events and I want everyone to feel welcome in my house. I have a gut feeling this Hookup will be our best yet..They keep getting better everytime and its a credit to all the great attendees that makes it worthwhile for me to serve as your gracious host.

Can't wait til ya guys start rolling in tomorrow

Droid