Next proposed big Las Vegas NEO fan get-together

[Dash no Chris]

Most of us here in Las Vegas have been waiting for Sunday, 9/28/03 (Gameland's next lock-in event) for our next big get-together. Well, I've got some mildly bad news to report.

I phoned up Gameland yesterday (Friday, 9/19/03) at 2:55pm to see if the lock-in was still a go. I was told that there would be no lock-in for September, but that they were tentatively planning one for the Columbus Day weekend (Columbus Day is Monday, 10/13/03). They didn't specify what day they were shooting for that weekend, but I'm assuming it'll be Sunday, 10/12/03. I have a feeling that lock-ins during the school year may be fewer and farther between than during the summer, what with the earlier curfew hours -- I think Gameland may only hold them on Sundays that are immediately followed by a holiday Monday.

Anyway, it seems there won't be a lock-in at Gameland for another 3 weeks. Did we still want to try for another large-scale 8/31-style get-together in the meantime?

--Chris

[Marco's Arms Dealer]

I am not wearing my conteacts or glasses so alot of misspellings , well Gameland next sunday is a go, but this sunday no way too busy for some odd reason. I am going today at 4pm til I run out of money and a wait time for a initial D game is gonna make me wait for awhile...so any sudden Neo people decide to go now I'll meet ya there...

blind,
M-A-D

PS. man,. I can't wait to read this with my contacts on.

aftermath: wow, I type somewhat good.

[Domino-chan]

Like I said, I'm all for going tomorrow, but it won't be until roughly after 3pm. They -might- let me go home early due to possible overtime, but I'm not sure yet.

Is there any way I can contact you if I get let out before 3pm?

[Dinodoedoe]

So does that mean we are still on for Neo-gaming and sushi on the 28th? I don't really care if there is a lock-in or not.

[Dash no Chris]

Originally posted by Dinodoedoe
So does that mean we are still on for Neo-gaming and sushi on the 28th? I don't really care if there is a lock-in or not.
Well, the lack of a lock-in didn't stop us on 8/31, so I don't see why it should on 9/28 (since most of us have been planning to be available on that day, anyway). I just wanted to get the lock-in info out there, since it would at least affect our food plans. I don't see any reason not to continue with a plan similar to what we did on 8/31.

Those of you who know the Gameland staff better than I do, correct me if I'm wrong here, but I think that if Domino-chan needed to contact us there today, she could probably just telephone Gameland and ask them to page the NEO Pocket crew seated in the party area. I'm sure they'd at least be willing to pass along a message like "I'm getting out of work early -- please pick me up at 2pm instead of 3pm" -- wouldn't they?

BTW, Domino-chan, PM me regarding current pickup arrangements.

So, aside from Dinodoedoe, Domino-chan, and myself, who else is available today?

--Chris

[Dinodoedoe]

I'll talk to Decepticreep to see if he wants to come and play. He probably will since he's been playing Card Fighter Clash non-stop since the last get together.:loco: I hope Gameland will get SNK/Capcom: Chaos since the rest of the valley seems to already have it!:annoyed:

[Decepticreep]

yeah i might go

[Dash no Chris]

Originally posted by Decepticreep
yeah i might go
Cool. I'm not going to be able to get there at my usual 2:15-2:30 time -- Hoteiya Las Vegas received a shipment of items from our supplier in Japan (including the Transformers Theme Song Collection double-CD!:buttrock: ) and I'm just wrapping up cataloging the contents. Gonna grab a shower and then head over to pick Domino-chan up at work -- since I haven't heard anything to the contrary from her, I'm assuming she's working til 3pm. Hopefully, we should be seeing the rest of you at Gameland by 3:30-3:40. Later!

--Chris

[Domino-chan]

::Bumpness::

I checked my schedule for any kinds of shenanigans they may have pulled on me and so far things are looking great. I'll go ahead and bring a change of clothes with me on Sunday so I won't have to rush back home... unless you guys want to see me in my dorky uniform. :loco:

I won't bring my NGPC just yet.. I still have to work on a better deck. And be prepared for more of my Billy tirades!!

[Dash no Chris]

Just looking to get a headcount for tomorrow's get-together. If I'm not mistaken, this is what we're looking like so far:

BakuretsuMutekiSid
Dash no Chris
Dinodoedoe
Domino-chan
Marco's Arms Dealer

@AnechoicJinx
@Decepticreep
I'm assuming the two of you are going to be there, but I couldn't find any recent postings to confirm this 100%.

@bi0hazarD
@Fygee
@Godzilla128
@Honeychan
@Mai-bukkake
Any of you available for Gameland, and/or dinner afterward?

--Chris

[Fygee]

I haven't been able to get a hold of my friend, so things aren't looking too good. I'll still try my best to be there though.

[Dinodoedoe]

I will be abe to make the Get together but not the after dinner party.:( It's Maibukkake's birthday and I gotta meet up with him later tonight. :crying:

[Dash no Chris]

I'll be picking up Domino-chan at work at 3pm, so you should be seeing us over at Gameland by about 3:30 or so.

--Chris

[Marco's Arms Dealer]

*stretches out and clears his throat* CHRIS GOT OWNED BY DAN IN SVC CHAOS!

also I own him in CFC today...but it's still even...Hey wanna try B only deck?

[FeelGood]

wtf is a lock in? do they lock everyone in there and force them to play video games? what if u want to pay some hot bitch for sex later that night but u cant cuz u r locked in a video game store? what are the benefits? seems like it would be better to just have a game night where peeps can come and go as they pleased.

[Domino-chan]

A lock-in is when you pay a fee to get into the arcade (here it's $10) and all the games inside are on free play for the rest of the day. They stamp your hand and you can go for as long as your stamina lets you.

I'm hoping for a big 10/19 meetup... it's gonna be the Domchan's 26th birfday. XD

And I must say I have improved on my Terry since the last time I was there. POWA GEYSA!!

[Fygee]

Bah, who needs video games and friends when you can do boring insurance work for your mom and watch Sunday afternoon TV? :p Oh well, at least I got $50 out of it.

As you can probably tell, I couldn't get a hold of my friend, so I couldn't make it once again. I should DEFINETLY be able to make the next lock-in because my best bud from LA will be in town.

[Marco's Arms Dealer]

Hey guys, I went to Gameland yesterday since I am a Initial D freak. I saw them take out our favorite game, "typing of the dead," and put in the stupid Neo Geo MVS with Matrimelee in it's place...poor poor typing of the dead...I will...ok this is too hard to type with a straight face, I AM GLAD THAT STUPID GAME IS GONE CAUSE ALL THE DAMN WORDS WERE IN ENGLISH JAPANESE WORDS! SCREW THAT GAME AND WELCOME BACK OUR NEO GEO MVS....ok only thing left is to rid of that stupid DDR machine then then WE WILL RULE THE WORLD...errm..or have a whole row NG MVSs.

M-A-D with joy,
M-A-D:loco:

[Dash no Chris]

Originally posted by Marco's Arms Dealer
Hey guys, I went to Gameland yesterday since I am a Initial D freak. I saw them take out our favorite game, "typing of the dead," and put in the stupid Neo Geo MVS with Matrimelee in it's place...poor poor typing of the dead...I will...ok this is too hard to type with a straight face, I AM GLAD THAT STUPID GAME IS GONE CAUSE ALL THE DAMN WORDS WERE IN ENGLISH JAPANESE WORDS! SCREW THAT GAME AND WELCOME BACK OUR NEO GEO MVS....ok only thing left is to rid of that stupid DDR machine then then WE WILL RULE THE WORLD...errm..or have a whole row NG MVSs.

M-A-D with joy,
M-A-D:loco:
I can think of at least one or two other games (nah, more than one or two, really) that I'd rather see go to make room for Matrimelee, but I can understand why Gameland chose to remove The Typing of the Dead -- it just didn't get played all that much. It seemed to get the most attention during the lock-ins, when it was set to free-play. I really enjoyed playing it, tho, since I'm a HotD fan and since I don't have a problem with the Japanese text (managed to boost my typing speed recently by fiddling with a Hokuto no Ken typing tutor/game), making it about the only game in the place on which I could consistently dominate.

Glad to see Matrimelee back, tho. I agree -- if they'd just get that damned dance game the fuck away from our MVS cabs (I don't mind the music or the players so much as I hate that fuckwit announcer's voice!), then all will be well.

--Chris

[Marco's Arms Dealer]

bump and what is going on for this sunday?

[Dinodoedoe]

Gameland is also adding a 5th neo geo machine. It will only be a one-slot with KOF 2k1 but they will be upgrading it to a two slot and adding KOF 98 real soon!:buttrock:

[Dash no Chris]

Originally posted by Marco's Arms Dealer
bump and what is going on for this sunday?
Well, I just got off the phone with Gameland: there will be no lock-in this weekend. I was under the impression that the public schoolers got Columbus Day off (Monday, 10/13), making for a 3-day weekend (and preventing Sunday from being a school night). Wait a minute -- did Nevada give up Columbus Day several years ago in trade for MLK Jr Day? Maybe that's the problem. The management said that since Sunday would be a school night they wouldn't be able to do a lock-in this weekend -- they get too many complaints from parents about lock-ins on a school night (or "my kid's not getting his money's worth / wasting his money going to a lock-in when he can't stay for the whole thing"). Anyway, they said that they might put future lock-ins on hold until Summer vacation (I'm hoping we might get at least one during winter break). Damn American parents, anyway. What the fuck does your kid milking every last minute out of a lousy $10 cover charge have to do with me getting a marathon session of freeplay SVC?!:blow_top:

Anyway, since we've never let lock-in cancellations prevent us from throwing a big gaming/dinner get-together, I would assume that we're still on for Sunday.

So, who's going to be there?

--Chris

EDIT:
Figured out the source of my mix-up re: Columbus Day here in Nevada. I believe my memory is correct when I recall that Nevada opted many years ago to give up a Monday holiday on Columbus Day in order to observe a Monday holiday on MLK Jr Day (we had to trade a day for a day since there can only be so many federal Monday holidays in a year). However, the City of North Las Vegas (my employer) gives us a Monday holiday for both Columbus Day and MLK Jr Day. Since I've gotten used to having Columbus Day off the last several years, I think I'd begun to assume the public schoolers had it off, too. Apparently not. Thus, no 3-day weekend for the kids this week, and no lock-in for those of us who should've outgrown video games already.

[Domino-chan]

As usual, I'm there for both a 10/13 and a 10/19 meetup.

Can we pleasepleaseplease have a big 10/19 one? I dun feel like being alone on my birfday. ;_____;

Oh, and for both I'll most likely be available after 3pm. I'll PM you Chris with the usual details. Maybe this time my co-workers won't make it sound like I went home already. :p

[Marco's Arms Dealer]

well...if it doesn't revolve around japanese food, I am game, sorry I am a big italian food moron, and I do like the cake...cake is good! Last sunday I totally forgot about it. So I'll be there with twenty bucks I hope.

[Dinodoedoe]

I not real sure if I will go this week, maybe the week of the 19th.



Is there any neo game you want to see @ Gameland? It can't hurt.I want them to pick up some old( but good) games. I asked for KoF 98 and they went and bought one.

[Dash no Chris]

I'll be picking Domino-chan up from work at 3pm today, so we'll see the rest of you over at Gameland around 3:30 or so. I'm going to try bringing some of the new NEO Pocket puzzle games I bought recently (Puyo Puyo, Puzzle Bobble, Magical Drop) -- can't recall if all of these have link capability, but if any of you have your own copies of these that you can bring, maybe we can try some head-to-head puzzling. Later!

--Chris

[Marco's Arms Dealer]

sorry was working today, I have too much crap in my box of comics, mangas, and dvds. Next week Faselei! time, I've been playing all the time lately...."must...collect...all...TSs..." well I'll chip in five bucks for a cake!.

Later,
M-A-D:loco:

[Domino-chan]

Wheeeeeee!

You know a Billy Kane-themed cake would blow my mind... ::winkwinknudgenudge:: ;)

But you guys better show up next week or else I'm gonna spam your mailboxes with yaoi! Okay maybe not but still....

I hope to see you guys next week!

[Marco's Arms Dealer]

where would get someone to do that?

[Domino-chan]

I would think any bakery can "paint" on an image as long as you give them enough time to do it. Of course after doing many pics of Elmo and Barney they might look at you and go, "WTF?! Who's this guy?" when you show them a Billy Kane pic for the cake.

But that's just what I'm assuming.. I could be wrong.. :loco:

[Dash no Chris]

So, where was everybody yesterday? Domino-chan and I got there around 3:30, and played plenty of SVC, but didn't see any of the other regulars. Hopefully all of us will be available next Sunday (being Domino-chan's birthday and all).

--Chris

[Marco's Arms Dealer]

I was on the chronic yesterday, then it wore off at six, went home and ate left there to goto gameland but I was like "F that" and went to sunset to play Initial D.

PEACE AND LOVE,
M-A-D:loco:

[Domino-chan]

No excuses! XD

I really really hope most of you can make it to the Dom-chan's birthday... day. NOT A PARTY. STRUGGLE!

[Decepticreep]

sorry, i wont be able to make it this week or the next or the week after that. im going skee shooting and to the gun show next weekend and then comic-con the weekend after that. happy b-day though, domino. im available the 1st weekend of november.

[Marco's Arms Dealer]

Comic CON! GOING THERE! FOR FREE WOOT! as for this sunday, I can make it, cause I can! But where do we go after the party, I dunno if I can get a birthday cake per say, but I can get a cake. WHERE THE HELL IS THE LEADER HE hasn't posted for awhile about this birthday party.

[Domino-chan]

Yeah I'm all for hitting ComicCon here in Vegas. I know I'm working all 3 days but I gotta see which days I can make it after work.

Plus it's the usual pick me up at the Hard Rock after 3pm routine. You know I'll be rushing outta there to hang out with you guys. ;)

[kernow]

sounds very cool, I like the sound of these lock-ins, but alas being in the UK I won't ever see one.

@domino: have a great birthday, some 2player MVS cab loving would certainly contribute to a good day :)

[Dash no Chris]

Here's an early birthday present, Domino-chan:
http://www.ba.wakwak.com/~d_evil/svc/921_1.gif
This is a fake pic, btw.

Originally posted by Marco's Arms Dealer
Comic CON! GOING THERE! FOR FREE WOOT! as for this sunday, I can make it, cause I can! But where do we go after the party, I dunno if I can get a birthday cake per say, but I can get a cake. WHERE THE HELL IS THE LEADER HE hasn't posted for awhile about this birthday party.
Richard Stott (founder/organizer of the Anime Vegas (http://www.animevegas.net/) anime club) is the director of anime programming for the Las Vegas Comic Con (http://www.lasvegascomiccon.com/index.shtml). In addition to volunteers from Anime Vegas, he's also brought myself and a few other Meijin Kenryoku (http://www.meijinkenryoku.org/) anime club members on board. Look for me volunteering in the anime film room.

Check your PM box for a message from me regarding Sunday, dinner, etc.

Originally posted by Domino-chan
Plus it's the usual pick me up at the Hard Rock after 3pm routine. You know I'll be rushing outta there to hang out with you guys. ;)
Gotcha -- I'll see you at 3.

--Chris

[Domino-chan]

I saw that pic the other night.. Damn kids trying to get my hopes up! :angry: Seriously though, I did like the Laurence vs. Vega one. That was funny.

But is that a hint about my cake...? ;)

Now I'm all excited and stuff! Well, more about hanging out with you guys. ^_______^

[Fygee]

Once again, I can't make any promises, especially this Sunday because I might have to help my mom with insurance work, but I'll try my best to make it.

In the event I can't, I will 100% be able to make the Halloween weekend meet up.

[Dash no Chris]

Originally posted by Fygee
Once again, I can't make any promises, especially this Sunday because I might have to help my mom with insurance work, but I'll try my best to make it.

In the event I can't, I will 100% be able to make the Halloween weekend meet up.
Hrm. So far the following folks have indicated that they will be available today:

Dash no Chris
Domino-chan
Marco's Arms Dealer

The following have indicated that they're going to try to attend but the odds aren't exactly in their favor:

AnechoicJinx
Fygee

And the following folks have said that they won't be available at all today:

BakuretsuMutekiSid
Decepticreep

Here's who I haven't heard from yet:

Dinodoedoe
bi0hazarD
Godzilla128
Honeychan
Mai-bukkake

If any of you are going to be there, please chime in.

--Chris

[Dinodoedoe]

Happy Birthday, Domino Chan! Sorry couldn't make it :( . Take care and hope you have fun.

[Domino-chan]

This was quite possibly one of the best birthdays I've ever had!

Thanks Dash no Chris and Marco's Arms Dealer for a smashing good time! :tickled:

And I got my wish... my Billy Kane cake... Pics coming soon!

[Marco's Arms Dealer]

Poor Billy Kane...man my bladder hurts....so much sprite in one sitting...ass waiter bringing two glasses at a time...getting the pictures developed tomorrow?

So the world can see a pastey white guy with cake...a bad slice of cake that should of been rolled up in a ball(which I did..alot of frosting on my hands, Yum!).

I almost felt like I was dissed at a new friend's party making me wait for two hours...Better be thankful for Inital D being there...and Violent Ken will own that stupid Geese Howard one of these days...I swear it!:angry: For three people it was quite fun for a party!

Soooooo...Chris when is the LV Crew going to your house to play AES games?

I loves the cake,
M-A-D :loco:

[Domino-chan]

Sorry about the lateness... :(

And don't worry... maybe your Violent Ken can own my Goenitz. Hell Geese owned Goenitz earlier... only to be re-owned by Kim Kaphwan.

Man that's alot of ownage.

Yes I am heading to Target tomorrow to get those pics developed... then I shall be passing them on to Chris for scannings.

[Marco's Arms Dealer]

ok it's friday, who is gonna be there besides me, Chris, and Anna?

[Dash no Chris]

Originally posted by Marco's Arms Dealer
ok it's friday, who is gonna be there besides me, Chris, and Anna?
Well, last Sunday it seemed only Domino-chan and I showed up -- M.A.D., did you make it over to Gameland and somehow miss us?

Domino-chan messaged me overnight to say that Fygee would finally be coming to one of our Sunday get-togethers today, as well as another friend of hers.

I'll be stuck volunteering at the Las Vegas Comic-Con until at least 5 or 6pm today, but I should be free after that. Fygee -- do you have a license and a set of wheels at this point? If so, is there any chance you might be able to give Domino-chan a ride over to Gameland after she finishes work at 3pm? I'm going to call her between 3:30 and 4pm to see if she still needs to be picked up, just in case another ride is unavailable. By that time, I should also have a better idea of how late they'll keep me at the 'con. I really would like to make it to tonight's get-together, especially since we'll have at least one new face there.

--Chris

[Marco's Arms Dealer]

well last sunday was the time warped day of my life since I didn't know what time it was cause I thought all the clocks were fuked up til I left plus I was screwed with no car also...and right now I am at work til 6pm or more later.!

[Domino-chan]

Fygee informed me that his friend's dad's wedding was yesterday (rather than Saturday) and wasn't available until super late. We're gonna see if we can go to the arcade during the week.

I need to work on my Axl though... I lost to.. another Axl user. The irony... :loco:

[NeoTheranthrope]

First I want to say hello to all the LV crew. I've just registered today but I've been lurking off-and-on for the last year or so.

Dash no Chris, Domino-chan, and me got together after the Las Vegas Comic con. Not much went down, gameland was pretty dead, but Theranthrope vs. Chris no Dash in cardfighter clash, resulted in Win4-Tie0-Lose1 0wnage for Theranthrope.

[Fygee]

Yeah, my friend's father had a wedding on Sunday so I couldn't make it. I managed to put in maybe 20 minutes there today though after a quick trip to the mall, and I will be going again before my friend leaves on Saturday because I sucked at it, and I couldn't get any of the secret characters for some reason. 1 Player side is borked too.

Chances are the next time I'll be there is Friday.

[Domino-chan]

If you can't make it today Fygee can we plan something Friday then? Email me, call me, or send a messenger owl.. something!

XD

[Marco's Arms Dealer]

can't hang out today, it's my dad's birthday...so I am stuck at home when my parents leave to gamble.

[Dash no Chris]

Originally posted by Marco's Arms Dealer
can't hang out today, it's my dad's birthday...so I am stuck at home when my parents leave to gamble.
Looks like Domino-chan and I will be there after 4:30 or so. Anyone else available today?

--Chris

[Decepticreep]

i havent hung out in a while, when is the proposed next big neo-geo hang out?

[Dash no Chris]

Originally posted by Decepticreep
i havent hung out in a while, when is the proposed next big neo-geo hang out?
I'm free Sunday -- who else is available? We need to do another good-sized gathering with dinner afterward.

--Chris

[Domino-chan]

I'm all for Sunday afternoon. After 3pm as usual. ;)

[Decepticreep]

lets plan something with a little more than a weekend's notice, like in a month or so. like 12-14-03. it should be a big shin dig.

[Marco's Arms Dealer]

good idea...but what should we do? oh yeah, working til 3 or 4pm this sunday...so I might be there late.

[Domino-chan]

I have good newsness...

Nov. 30th falls on a Sunday, so I get to work only until like 10:30 am. I love inventory days.

[Dash no Chris]

Originally posted by Decepticreep
lets plan something with a little more than a weekend's notice, like in a month or so. like 12-14-03. it should be a big shin dig.
Agreed. We'll get a better turnout if we give people time to arrange their schedules.

Originally posted by Domino-chan
Nov. 30th falls on a Sunday, so I get to work only until like 10:30 am. I love inventory days.
Cool -- how many of us would be available for an early start on 11/30?

Originally posted by Marco's Arms Dealer
good idea...but what should we do? oh yeah, working til 3 or 4pm this sunday...so I might be there late.
I just realized that my declaration of "free all day today" was a little premature (damn my crap memory). I'll be over at the Community College to see my sister in a stage play at 2pm. I should be able to pick Domino-chan up around 5pm, so we'd hit Gameland by 5:30.

BTW, just got an EMS package in the mail from my Japanese buddy. I'll bring the contents along tonight since a few of you might wanna have a look:
> SVC CHAOS BATTLE INSTINCT DVD
> Virtua Fighter 4 Kakutou Shinseiki DVD
> Virtua Fighter 4 Kakutou Shinseiki II DVD
> Tougeki Super Battle Opera: SUPER BATTLE DVD TRILOGY Vols. 1-3*
> Guilty Gear X Battle for Saint DVD
> STREET FIGHTER SAGA Kakutou Bushinden**

* Tournament DVDs showcasing the Arcadia-sponsored Tougeki Super Battle Opera competitions:
> Vol. 1 = CVS2, SSFIIX, SFIII 3rd
> Vol. 2 = VF4 Evo, SCII
> Vol. 3 = GGXX

** 2-disc set in an absolutely gorgeous box-sleeve (w/raised lettering, no less!)

http://www.enterbrain.co.jp/dvdvideo/images/svc_jckt.jpghttp://www.enterbrain.co.jp/dvdvideo/images/VF4.jpghttp://www.enterbrain.co.jp/dvdvideo/images/VF4_jket.jpg
http://www.enterbrain.co.jp/dvdvideo/images/tougeki-disk1.jpghttp://www.enterbrain.co.jp/dvdvideo/images/tougeki-disk2.jpghttp://www.enterbrain.co.jp/dvdvideo/images/tougeki-disk3.jpg
http://www.enterbrain.co.jp/dvdvideo/images/GGX.jpghttp://www.geestore.com/sf15th_pub/dvd.jpg

Anyone up for DVDs after tonight's gaming?

--Chris

[Domino-chan]

I'm in... O.O

[Marco's Arms Dealer]

well I'll leave at 5pm, then...with 5 bucks to my name...-spent 125 dollars on comics, manga, and DVDs- thank god for a 50% coupon...230 dollars is too much.

[Decepticreep]

im cool with that date. i took the following monday off too so i can hang out kinda late. we need to contact the other vegas crew.

[Domino-chan]

I'm in as usual for Sundays, but like I said if all goes well on the 30th I can hang out after 11am.

I am psyched about that!

[Nash]

ah damn, i'll be in vegas on the 7th of 8th of dec. i'll miss you guys by a little more than a week. fuckin' LSAT.

[Dash no Chris]

Originally posted by Nash
ah damn, i'll be in vegas on the 7th of 8th of dec. i'll miss you guys by a little more than a week. fuckin' LSAT.
There's usually at least 2 or 3 of us at Gameland Arcade every Sunday (around 3pm), and I've got Mondays off -- if you're going to be in LV on 12/7 & 12/8 (Sun & Mon), you should meet up with us there. BTW, I salute your Eightman After avatar.:buttrock:

--Chris

EDIT: Just remembered -- a friend of mine is having a birthday party this Sunday (11/23) evening, so I probably won't be available for Gameland this weekend. I'll update if the situation changes.

[Marco's Arms Dealer]

where are we meeting this time? the comic shop to watch the long movies or gameland?:spock:

[Domino-chan]

I -might- be at Gameland with my friend Harold today to train on CvS2. One of the guys at work challenged me and thinks he can kick my ass because I'm a girl.

And to add insult to injury he's using a ratio 4 Chun-Li. For that he shall pay. :very_ang: Then he calls my Geese cheesy... he's never even seen me play. :oh_no:

Next week I'll be in touch with Chris so I can be over there super early.

[Dash no Chris]

Hey, all -- sorry I couldn't make it to Gameland yesterday. Who all got together?

I was just looking at the thread about the KOF'03 U.S. location test in SoCal on Saturday, 12/6 (http://www.neo-geo.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=71614), and I was wondering how many of the Las Vegas NEO fan contingent might be interested in putting together a road-trip to attend the event. Also wondering how many of the local members are licensed to drive and 25+y.o. -- I usually rent a car or van for SoCal road-trips, and extra drivers under 25y.o. incur extra fees (it'd be nice to have at least one extra driver, so I wouldn't have to drive both to and from SoCal). Alot of the LV members don't have DOBs (dates of birth) in their profiles, and those that do are 21-24y.o. Domino-chan just turned 26, but doesn't drive, and while Honeychan would qualify, lately she's been fairly scarce 'round here.

So how 'bout it -- anyone else interested in / available for a road-trip to the KOF'03 loketest? and would we have additional over-25ers available as back-up drivers? I'd be providing 10 solid hours of NEO-Arranged-Sound-Trax-goodness -- y'know y'all can't resist that! I just realized that this incarnation of the LV get-togethers thread didn't have the LV members list like the old one did, so I figured I'd do a quick cut'n'paste:

AnechoicJinx
BakuretsuMutekiSid
bi0hazarD (formerly known as bioh@zarD)
Dash no Chris
Decepticreep
Dinodoedoe
Domino-chan
Ein_boser_Schotte
Fygee
Godzilla128
Honeychan
Mai-bukkake
Marco's Arms Dealer
NeoTheranthrope

--Chris

[NeoTheranthrope]

If anyone's interested here's a KOF2003 video (http://cyberfanatics.cjb.net/) (warning: annoying ad)

An 8 second clip of K` vs Terry.

(Wow, they are going to actually release KOF2003 in 2003! (even if it is just the beta)):eek:

[Domino-chan]

As much as I'd love to take off to the beta testings, I can't. I gotta work all those days. Wish I could though. Play some Billy Kane for me.... if you can bring back anything Billy-related I will be your best friend forever. :D

I'm still on for the 30th, and I can get alot of CvS practice in too!

[Domino-chan]

Bumpness to remind everyone!

We'll hopefully be starting around 11-12pm tomorrow. Chris, PM me to see if we can make plans.

For now.. to work!

[Marco's Arms Dealer]

man that is early for a night owl like me....how long are you guys gonna be there that is the question for me.

WOOT! GIGA SHOCK BOOYAH!

[Nash]

hey anyone gonna be in the vegas area on the 12th - 17th? my road trip got rescheduled til then. if so, i'll see if i can hit you guys up.

[Domino-chan]

Originally posted by Marco's Arms Dealer
man that is early for a night owl like me....how long are you guys gonna be there that is the question for me.


Chris and I will be down there about a little after 2pm today. I just got off work (manager decided to keep me a bit longer to send another worker to lunch... always when I have plans.. :blow_top: ), so we'll be down there soon.

Anyone up for some CvS2? I need practice.

Nash, we might be having a bit get together on the 14th, so we'll see what we can plan. The more the merrier! :)

[Marco's Arms Dealer]

Crap, too busy for it today...relatives came and left, my sisters from chicago are still here...so I be too busy...sorry!

[Dash no Chris]

Well, so far I've heard from Domino-chan regarding her inability to go to SoCal for the KOF'03 demo on Saturday (work schedule conflicts and so on), but what about the rest of the local NEO fans? Is there anyone else free on Saturday who'd like to do this? Let me know asap.

Regarding the proposed "next big get-together" on Sunday, 12/14, how many of us will be able to attend? I'm assuming we'll want to do dinner afterward -- do we want to hit Sushi on Rainbow again, or do we want to try something else (if only for the sake of our non-sushi-eaters, like Marco's Arms Dealer)? Do we want to try watch some NEO-related DVDs and LaserDiscs, too? I've got just about all of the Scitron / Pony Canyon strategy LDs from the early-to-mid-'90s, plus the NEO-GEO Gals Graffiti and NEO-GEO DJ Station Live '99 LDs. Also, raw Japanese editions of all the NEO-related anime (on either LD, R-2 DVD, or both). I've also got that stack of game strategy / game tournament R-2 DVDs that I mentioned back on page 3 of this thread -- I've watched a few of those already; quite enjoyable, IMO. So, what're everyone's thoughts re: 12/14's get-together?

BTW, who's available for Gameland this Sunday?

--Chris

[Marco's Arms Dealer]

better not be for pizza...had hard enough time with three people. This Sunday...maybe I dunno...putting up the tree and stuff here.:loco:

[Dash no Chris]

Originally posted by Marco's Arms Dealer
better not be for pizza...had hard enough time with three people.
Heh.:) I think if we took a couple mins to plan it out at Gameland (and phone in the order for carryout before we left the arcade) we'd probably save a good deal of time.

BTW, M.A.D. -- are you free Saturday for a roadtrip, or are you stuck at work?

--Chris

[NeoTheranthrope]

What kind of food options are avalble?

[Dash no Chris]

Originally posted by NeoTheranthrope
What kind of food options are avalble?
Typcially, the larger get-togethers have concluded with a gorgefest at Sushi on Rainbow (all-you-can-eat everything -- and all-you-can-drink everything-except-imported-beer -- for about $23 each). M.A.D., Domino-chan, and myself split a Round Table pizza a couple Sundays ago, and prior to that we went to Macaroni Grill for Domino-chan's birthday (M.A.D.'s not a sushi fan, but he loves Italian). I think the majority of us are game for just about anything, tho' -- usually the dinner options get hashed out fairly amicably over NGPCs at Gameland.

--Chris

[Marco's Arms Dealer]

sorry dude I can't, sister is going back to chicago, on saturday...I was gonna cause I thought she said friday but it was a bullshit lie...sorry man...and sunday working so call me up if ya want to watch your DVDs and stuff, I'll stay open.

[Domino-chan]

Bumpness to get crackin' on the big 12/14 meetup.

Who's able to attend and what did you guys want to eat?

[Nash]

i can most likely attend. i'm leaving for vegas on the 12th. where are we meeting, and how are we supposed to find each other?

[Dash no Chris]

Originally posted by Domino-chan
Bumpness to get crackin' on the big 12/14 meetup.

Who's able to attend and what did you guys want to eat?
I'll definitely be there. I'm open for just about anything dinnerwise, tho' I'm not crazy about fastfood burgers (not that it's likely we'd go that route, but I just thought I'd mention it).

Originally posted by Nash
i can most likely attend. i'm leaving for vegas on the 12th. where are we meeting, and how are we supposed to find each other?
We meet at Gameland Arcade (4530 Meadows Lane, LV, NV 89107 -- phone: 702-878-9300). Go to mapquest.com and plug in that address -- it'll give you a pretty decent map of the area (which, unfortunately, i can't directly insert into this post). As you'll see from that map, Meadows Lane (and the Meadows Mall) lies just south of the US-95 freeway, between the exits for Valley View Boulevard and Decatur Boulevard [this portion of US-95 is about 5 mins west of the "Glitter Gulch" / Fremont Street area]. When you get to this portion of US-95, either take the Valley View exit south, then turn west on Meadows Lane, or you can take the Decatur exit south, then turn east on Meadows Lane. You'll find Gameland Arcade on the north side of Meadows Lane. The east half of this block of Meadows Lane is occupied by the Meadows Mall property, while the west half is occupied by a large "strip mall" arrangement (dominated by a Toys'R'Us store). You want to go to the strip mall portion of this block, then go the the east end of the strip mall. Gameland Arcade is one of the easternmost suites in the strip mall, right next door to a Gamestop store. Gameland has large red metal letters across the suite's face, reading "ARCADE."

As you enter Gameland, 2 large vending machines and 4 NEO cabs will be on your immediate left, while 4 sets of tables and chairs (arranged along the front window) will be on your immediate right. Usually you can find us either playing the NEO cabs, or sitting at the tables playing NEO Pocket. You may also find a few of us on CVS2 or GGXX, located in the middle of the arcade. Here's a pic from our 8/31 gathering, so you'll have a few faces to look for:
http://www.neo-geo.com/reviews/memberpics/Gatherings/Other%20pics/sushigroup.jpg
From left to right: Decepticreep, Dinodoedoe, Dash no Chris, AnechoicJinx, and Domino-chan.

BTW, for those who reply to this thread with an "I'll be there!" post, please indicate what time you'll be arriving at Gameland (as well as your dinner preferences).

Domino-chan, am I picking you up at work at the usual 3pm, or will your schedule be different on 12/14?

Nash, are you a NEO Pocket owner? if so, what games might you be able to bring?

--Chris

[Nash]

i have a neo pocket color but i've never played it. handhelds aren't my thing. i got it from a trade two years ago because a friend wanted a PSX game i had. the only two games i have for it are fatal fury: first contact and king of fighters: R-2.

[Marco's Arms Dealer]

-bangs his head on the counter- I don't know, my dad's friend is coming along with his son and daughter...and I am the youngest and once was their friend...I have to entertain them...I hope to god they leave sunday.

frustrated,
M-A-D:envy:

[Dash no Chris]

Originally posted by Nash
i have a neo pocket color but i've never played it. handhelds aren't my thing. i got it from a trade two years ago because a friend wanted a PSX game i had. the only two games i have for it are fatal fury: first contact and king of fighters: R-2.
By all means, bring it with you -- I believe most of us have one or both of those games, and there'll be plenty of link cables. I'll wager you'll leave 'Vegas with a new-found love for the NGPC. I'll bring a stack of other Pocket games for you to try out, too.

Originally posted by Marco's Arms Dealer
-bangs his head on the counter- I don't know, my dad's friend is coming along with his son and daughter...and I am the youngest and once was their friend...I have to entertain them...I hope to god they leave sunday.

frustrated,
M-A-D:envy:
How old are his son and daughter? Maybe you could bring them along? Unless the rest of us are likely to freak them out...

BTW, I tried calling you at work around 5:15 last night -- and Domino-chan and I were at Gameland until 9:30. Where were you, dude? Did your sister not go back to Chicago til Sunday?

--Chris

[NeoTheranthrope]

I'm up for 12/14 and I'm eager to meet the rest of the LV crew.

I'm bringing NGPC, most of my games, plus link cable (and batteries, don't forget the batteries). I wish to find a worthy challenger to my deck o' death in Card Fighters Clash. :buttrock:

Also, I heard something about fighting with "B" rarity decks. Does that mean using "B" rarity or less, I.E. "B" "C" & "D", or exclusively using just "B" rarity and no others?

As for food, I'm down with Asian or Italian as long as it isn't too expensive. :)

[Nash]

Originally posted by Dash no Chris
By all means, bring it with you -- I believe most of us have one or both of those games, and there'll be plenty of link cables. I'll wager you'll leave 'Vegas with a new-found love for the NGPC. I'll bring a stack of other Pocket games for you to try out, too.

hehe, i'm not sure if i could get into the neo geo pocket color. i think the fighters on the system, although pretty good, are too limited. also, i'm not too big on the card games. the only games i think i can play on it are the metal slug games and crush roller.

anyway, how far is the meetup place from the vegas strip? i'm not sure what time i'll be there. i just hope my friends and i can find the place alright.

[Marco's Arms Dealer]

know what Chris...ya got two PMs

[Dash no Chris]

Originally posted by NeoTheranthrope
Also, I heard something about fighting with "B" rarity decks. Does that mean using "B" rarity or less, I.E. "B" "C" & "D", or exclusively using just "B" rarity and no others?
I'm assuming that would mean "using any card of B-Rarity or lower, but no A or S cards."

Originally posted by Nash
hehe, i'm not sure if i could get into the neo geo pocket color. i think the fighters on the system, although pretty good, are too limited. also, i'm not too big on the card games. the only games i think i can play on it are the metal slug games and crush roller.

anyway, how far is the meetup place from the vegas strip? i'm not sure what time i'll be there. i just hope my friends and i can find the place alright.
"Pretty Good?" "Limited?" Oooh, them's fightin' words.;) While it's true that the number of colors per sprite and the number of buttons are significantly less than, say, KOF EX2 or SFZ3Upper for the GBA, I think the NGPC fighters do a marvelous job of adapting just about every technique and lever-command an MVS character has to the hand-held environment (plus the NGPC lever is just about the single greatest input device ever made). Usually there's a slight acclimatization curve going from, say, RBFF2 to FF:FC, but in the end I think the NGPC fighters provide some really solid gameplay. I own a GBA with a number of games, but they tend to sit on a shelf gathering dust while I play the living hell out of my NGPC. BTW, have you tried the Card Fighters games? It's just that I've never heard of any Pocket owner who didn't find them completely addicting (I never understood the Pokemon craze, but I got an inkling of it the day I started in on Card Fighters).

Via freeway or surface streets, the arcade is maybe 5-15 mins from any given point on the Strip. Which hotel (or part of town) will you be coming from? With that, I could give you more specific driving directions, and a better time estimate.

Originally posted by Marco's Arms Dealer
know what Chris...ya got two PMs
I got your first PM last night, but I didn't see the 2nd one (about phoning you up) until about 20mins ago (I watched Battlestar Galactica from 9 to just after 11, then went to bed). PM me sometime today if you still want that phone call.

--Chris

[Dinodoedoe]

I might show up around 4'ish and I will bring my Pocket, but I don't want to be leaching off of gameland this time. I will play some neo-pocket but I will mostly be playing Matrimelee and Cap/SNK 2. The get together are fun but We never play enough Neo Geo when we are all there. I got to give back to Gameland for being so nice to us for using there tables for free! :buttrock: Hope to see y'all there!


PS: I am always up for sushi. If its Italian, then I will eat sushi alone (maybe w/ my bro ;) ) :mr_t:

[Marco's Arms Dealer]

should just order crap from everywhere and eat at the shop.

Chris what day are you gonna see the movie?

[Nash]

Originally posted by Dash no Chris

Via freeway or surface streets, the arcade is maybe 5-15 mins from any given point on the Strip. Which hotel (or part of town) will you be coming from? With that, I could give you more specific driving directions, and a better time estimate.

i'll be coming from the excalibur.

[Dash no Chris]

Originally posted by Nash
i'll be coming from the excalibur.
Shouldn't take you more than 15mins to get from the Excalibur to Gameland. I don't care for the directions that mapquest.com is giving to get you there from the Excalibur, so I'll give you my own version (just in case you want to try some online mapping sites, tho', the address for the Excalibur is 3850 Las Vegas Blvd South and the address for Gameland is 4530 Meadows Ln).

The Excalibur sits on the southwest corner of Las Vegas Blvd South and Tropicana Ave. Interstate-15 and Tropicana cross just west of this intersection. So, from LV Blvd & Trop, go west, moving into the right lanes, and getting onto northbound I-15. Take I-15 north (past the exits for Flamingo, Spring Mountain, Sahara, & Charleston) to what the locals refer to as "the spaghetti bowl" -- the intersection of I-15 & US-95. After you pass the Charleston exits on I-15, you'll want to be in the rightmost 2 lanes which will become a flyover ramp that'll put you onto westbound US-95. Proceed west on US-95 and take either the Valley View exit or the Decatur exit. Whichever of these you take, proceed south to Meadows Lane (see my earlier post for further details on Gameland's location on Meadows Lane).

Hopefully, I didn't complicate these directions too much. Feel free to let me know if I need to clarify something.

--Chris

[Dash no Chris]

Originally posted by Dinodoedoe
I might show up around 4'ish and I will bring my Pocket, but I don't want to be leaching off of gameland this time. I will play some neo-pocket but I will mostly be playing Matrimelee and Cap/SNK 2. The get together are fun but We never play enough Neo Geo when we are all there. I got to give back to Gameland for being so nice to us for using there tables for free! :buttrock: Hope to see y'all there!
Agreed. Lately it's only been 2 or 3 of us on Sundays, in which case we spend more time playing cabs than Pockets. But you're right, we're able to meet there for a li'l Pocket action purely by the grace of the management, so we should all make a concerted effort to give more back to them by sacrificing some Pocket time for more token time (I really need to start practicing w/my DC KOF'01 so I can start playing KOF'02 at Gameland).

That reminds me -- we should resume discussion of Marco's Arms Dealer's idea of a Pocket night at Cheese Boy Comics. Speaking of the comic shop...

Originally posted by Marco's Arms Dealer
should just order crap from everywhere and eat at the shop.

Originally posted by Dinodoedoe
PS: I am always up for sushi. If its Italian, then I will eat sushi alone (maybe w/ my bro ;) ) :mr_t:
How would everyone feel about getting carryout from our various restaurants of preference, and then meeting up at Cheese Boy for dinner and NEO-related DVDs and LDs? As long as Marco's Arms Dealer is absolutely certain this is cool with his boss, I'd be up for this. This might alleviate some of the conflicting palate problems. What does everyone else think?

Originally posted by Marco's Arms Dealer
Chris what day are you gonna see the movie?
I'm supposed to be getting a phone call from the non-NEO segment of the "let's go see Bubba Ho-Tep" population this morning. I apologize for the delays -- I'll post (and PM) as soon as I've got a day/time nailed down.

EDIT: In the meantime, one of the clerks here at the Courthouse (a fellow Bruce Campbell fan) contacted the theater last night and she was told that they would have Bubba Ho-Tep thru the weekend. Fandango.com corroborates this, as they're selling tickets to Village Square 18's Bubba screenings thru Tuesday of next week.

EDIT 2: Finally got a decision from the non-NEO locals -- they're planning to see the Sunday (12/14) 2:40pm screening of Bubba Ho-Tep. The movie is about 90mins long, so it'll be done by 4:15. Couple of questions:

1.) How many of those who were interested in seeing Bubba could make this screening, and how many could not?
2.) How many of us were planning to arrive at Gameland for the get-together earlier than 4:15?
3.) @Nash: would you and your party be interested in catching this flick while you're in Las Vegas? if yes, would you like directions to the theater?

--Chris

[Domino-chan]

The only drawback to the whole movie thing is that I don't get out of work on Sunday until about 3pm. I can -try- to sneak out early (since today I went into overtime because of an employee meeting), but I can't make any promises.

I'll do my best though. ^^

[NeoTheranthrope]

Bubba Ho-Tep?

Elvis with black player two JFK, teaming up for some mummy-ass-beating action! Count me in!

[Dash no Chris]

Originally posted by Domino-chan
The only drawback to the whole movie thing is that I don't get out of work on Sunday until about 3pm. I can -try- to sneak out early (since today I went into overtime because of an employee meeting), but I can't make any promises.

I'll do my best though. ^^
I was thinking that the 2:40 movie might conflict with the usual 3pm get-Domino-chan-from-work deal. If it's at all possible for you to end your shift at 2 instead of 3, that would work perfectly. If your supervisor won't give you an early out for the O.T. you did today, perhaps a swing-shift co-worker would be willing to come in an hour early in exchange for you staying an hour late some other day (if that sort of thing would be kosher with management)? Let me know how things go on this.

--Chris

[Nash]

so what time will everyone be at gameland? i'm not sure exactly when i will get there but i'll have a better idea if you guys have a time range.

[BakuretsuMutekiSid]

Originally posted by Dinodoedoe



PS: I am always up for sushi. If its Italian, then I will eat sushi alone (maybe w/ my bro ;) ) :mr_t:


I'll most likely be at this meeting. And I'm with you guys for the sushi but not for the Italian. Damn it's been a looooong ass time, even longer for Sushi. WOHOOOOO!!!!! gonna gets my grub on
:drool_2:

[Nash]

ok, i'm taking off for vegas tomorrow morning. i don't think i can make the movie, but i'll be at gameland. i'll try to get there around 3-ish. see you guys on sunday.

[Dash no Chris]

Originally posted by BakuretsuMutekiSid
I'll most likely be at this meeting. And I'm with you guys for the sushi but not for the Italian. Damn it's been a looooong ass time, even longer for Sushi. WOHOOOOO!!!!! gonna gets my grub on
:drool_2:
Hey, BMS -- good to hear from you again! well, we've got a number of strong voices in favor of sushi, one or two for something else, and alot of folks who have yet to chime in on the subject of dinner. we really need to decide what we're going to do after Gameland -- if we decide to do sushi, those of us (like Marco's Arms Dealer) who aren't into japanese food would probably need to eat before Gameland so that they're not starving while the rest are filling themselves with sushi.

Originally posted by Nash
ok, i'm taking off for vegas tomorrow morning. i don't think i can make the movie, but i'll be at gameland. i'll try to get there around 3-ish. see you guys on sunday.
Most of us usually arrive at Gameland around 3pm. if a few of us try to see Bubba Ho-Tep, we might be delayed until 4:30. either way, there ought to be at least a few of us there when you arrive.

if you change your mind about the movie, it's showing at 2:40pm at the Regal Village Square 18 theater. the address is 9400 West Sahara Avenue (at Fort Apache). if you plug in that address along w/the address for Excalibur or Gameland you can get an idea of where the theater is in relationship to your hotel and the arcade.

--Chris

[Domino-chan]

I had a quick chat with my manager about Sunday. He said he can't guarantee anything, but we'll see what we can muster about me getting out before 2pm.

Usually I'm scheduled with another person so it makes the process alot smoother, but unfortunately I'm on my own for both days this weekend.

I really really hope I can make the movie. I've read some reviews and it sounds kickass.

[Domino-chan]

Buuuump.

I got out at an astonishing 9am today (it was deader than a friggin' doornail at work so he let me go uber early), so we'll be at the theater around 2 or so.

Hope to see you guys there! :)

[Marco's Arms Dealer]

sorry, I just woke up...hanged out with my other group of friends and seen stuck on you...very good flick...got back a 1am left the house at 2am and went to bed at 3am...sorry...I stupid..zzzzz...

Tom:loco:

[Dash no Chris]

Originally posted by Marco's Arms Dealer
sorry, I just woke up...hanged out with my other group of friends and seen stuck on you...very good flick...got back a 1am left the house at 2am and went to bed at 3am...sorry...I stupid..zzzzz...

Tom:loco:
Wondering where you've been the last couple Sundays.:smirk:

Domino-chan, NeoTheranthrope, and I caught the 2:40 screening of Bubba Ho-Tep (good sized crowd, too), and made it to Gameland around 4:45. Decepticreep & Dinodoedoe were already there, as was our out-of-town visiting member, Nash. Unfortunately, he had to leave at 5, so we only managed to chat/game w/him for a few more mins. BakuretsuMutekiSid arrived around this time. We went for sushi around 6 and ended the evening at about 8pm.

Nash is in town until Wednesday, and said that he might have some free time this afternoon/evening. I'm supposed to give him a call around noon to see if he'll be able to meet up for some more NEO today. I'll post again after I get a chance to talk to him.

@M.A.D.: if some of us try getting together again today, will you be available?

--Chris

EDIT: Just talked to Nash -- he's doing the Hoover Dam tour today, but will be calling me when he gets back into town later this afternoon. If any of you are available for Gameland today, please post a reply here.

EDIT 2: Just talked to Nash again -- he's back at his hotel. I'm going to grab a quick shower, pick him up at the hotel, and head over to Gameland. I'm hoping we should be at the arcade by 4:30-5pm. If anyone else is available today, please try to meet up w/us there.

[Marco's Arms Dealer]

nope, worked today, 12-8 every monday...tuesday is cooler with me.

[Dash no Chris]

@Domino-chan and NeoTheranthrope:
Thanks for making it to Bubba Ho-Tep on Sunday -- I was really pleased with the number of folks attending such an obscure flick (sounded like the rest crowd was enjoying the film, too -- huzzah!).

@Nash:
Thanks for hooking up with all of us Sunday and Monday -- it's always great to meet other forum members!

@Decepticreep & Dinodoedoe:
Always great getting to hang with you two -- we'll have to get NeoTheranthrope seated a little closer to you guys next time, just in case the Transformers topic comes up again (figure the odds!).

@BakuretsuMuteki Sid:
Glad you were able to make it to another get-together! Let's try another big gathering in January -- I should be able to bring at least a few nifty things with me from my New Year's trip to Japan.

@Fygee:
Well, what happened to your promised (and long-awaited) appearance at Bubba Ho-Tep? I feel I should warn you that Domino-chan has taken out a subscription to "Soldier of Fortune" and has been muttering quietly to herself about "contracts" or something...

@Marco's Arms Dealer:
When'll we be seeing you at Gameland again?

Domino-chan mentioned that she probably won't be available this Sunday (12/21) due to family obligations. I'll be in Japan from 12/26 to 1/12, so I won't be at Gameland on 12/28, 1/4, or 1/11. This means if there's a gathering planned before I get back to town, Domino-chan will need one of the other locals to provide her transportation. Hear that, Fygee? Might be your chance to get back in her good graces (hint-hint).

Thanks to everybody once again for a great capper to the weekend. Looking forward to next time!

--Chris

[Domino-chan]

I hope you guys had fun without me. :)

Chris, take care and go wild in Japan... and don't forget the anime goods!

[Nash]

it was great hooking up with all you guys who showed up. i had a great time and it was cool to finally get some competition in 2D fighters.

chris1, you put up a pretty good fight with hugo. have a great time in japan.

dinodoedoe, my terry ownz you! and no, we ain't playing matrimelee. :D

decepticreep, i want a rematch in windjammers! ;)

domino chan, "are you okay?! buster wolf!!!" :)

[Fygee]

Believe me, I feel pretty bad about missing out yet again on a meetup. I was fuckin' stuck at home organizing bills for my mom's work, and was really pissed off that I missed the movie. To be honest, I've pretty much given up on going out anymore. I'm always stuck at home because of some dumb shit my parents throw on me.

[NeoTheranthrope]

Is there going to be any neo action on 12/28? I know Dash no Chris is in the land of the rising H doujinshi and Domino Chan is probably going to be busy with work, is there anyone else able to come to Gameland on sunday?

Oh, and btw: I have, in fact, confirmed the existance of a Metal Slug 5 machine in a dedicated cab at the arcade inside the Rio. They also hace a Ultracade machine on a bigscreen with all the various versions of Street Fighter II as well as the original Street Fighter for your oldskooling pleasure.

[Domino-chan]

I am scheduled 7-4 this Sunday with zero chances of getting out early. If anyone's willing to come pick me up at home after 5am is welcome to do so.

Just PM me if you're willing. :)

[NeoTheranthrope]

*bump*

Since, the crazyness of the holidays is thankfully past, is there going to be any action on Sunday Jan. the 11th?

[Domino-chan]

Hey I'd be all for going as usual, but recently my schedule changed from 7-2:30 to 7-4 on Sundays.

As I said before if you're willing to pick me up after 5pm I'll be one happy Domino. :)

I do want to pitch a relatively big get together on Sunday, February 1st. My friend Ruko Hanaji's gonna be in town from Boston and she's a huge KoF fan. She really wanted to hang out and meet all you guys.

[Dash no Chris]

Originally posted by Domino-chan
I do want to pitch a relatively big get together on Sunday, February 1st. My friend Ruko Hanaji's gonna be in town from Boston and she's a huge KoF fan. She really wanted to hang out and meet all you guys.
I'd be available on 2/1/04. Who else is free?

--Chris

[Dash no Chris]

I'll be picking up Domino-chan at 5pm today, so we should be at Gameland by 5:30 or so. Is anyone else available today?

--Chris

[Marco's Arms Dealer]

well my thing I had to do, well it's tomorrow so I can probably swing by if stuff in this house is done...sigh which probably last forever..

[Domino-chan]

I'll be pulling alot of strings to be present at the Feb. 1st gathering since I found out two days ago that it's a Hard Rock "Blackout Date". Meaning that no one can request that day off.

So I shall be talking with management to tell them my friend Heather is in town from Boston and that I -need- that day off. Otherwise it would ruin her vacation time here. I gotta be there to entertain my friends ya know. ;)

Next week I'll be working my usual 7-4 time, so I hopefully shall be there after 5pm with Chris.

[BBH]

hey guys, I'm coming to Vegas during Super Bowl weekend!

and since I'll be stuck on the strip, I totally need a ride to Gameland. So I can play Beatmania IIDX 8th Style. :D um, yeah.

[Marco's Arms Dealer]

Well that's awesome man, just don't play DDR with me and Chris looking at you...cause we'll crack jokes, about you playing it and just the game itself...

Game announcer:
"Does your momma know you play this?"

"YOUR GREAT! DO YOU HAVE A LIFE!?"

[BBH]

you know, I don't want to get into an off-topic argument about this, but DDR is a better game than you probably give it credit for. Seriously, I hate it when people just write off the game without giving it a chance. And honestly, how can any of you crack jokes about how DDR players "have no life"?

That being said, I don't really have a need to play it because there are plenty of those around here. I NEED to play IIDX as the closest arcade machine is 4 hours away from me.

[Dash no Chris]

Originally posted by BBH
hey guys, I'm coming to Vegas during Super Bowl weekend! and since I'll be stuck on the strip, I totally need a ride to Gameland.
Cool -- I always look forward to meeting more people from the boards. PM me if you need a lift and we'll see if we can't work something out.

Originally posted by BBH
you know, I don't want to get into an off-topic argument about this, but DDR is a better game than you probably give it credit for.
I know it must be a better game than I give it credit for -- it must be, or it wouldn't be so popular. Rhythm games in general just aren't my cup of tea, primarily because I suck at them. To add insult to injury, the games are physically designed to give maximum public exposure to said suckiness -- everybody gets to witness my lack of coordination. If I go to a disco, I have a 3-beer minimum before I'll go anywhere near the dance floor -- I'm just too self-conscious to dance stone cold sober. When I do dance at a nightclub, I'm faking it the entire time, just making shit up, copying moves off other people that don't look like they'd be too strenuous for my out-of-shape ass, etc. -- but w/DDR-type games, there's no making shit up: you either do it exactly right, or you don't (in which case, the game announces your failure to everyone in the arcade). If someone can convince a Victoria's Secret catalog model to invite me to play DDR, then I'll give it a whirl, but that's really about the only way anybody's going to get me up on one of those things (I'll stick with fighters and shooters, thanks).

Originally posted by BBH
And honestly, how can any of you crack jokes about how DDR players "have no life"?
For the same reason any obsessive fanboy of Thing X cracks jokes about an obsessive fanboy of Thing Y: if FBX is busy making "get a life" comments about FBY, it prevents FBX from seeing his own need for one. We have a board full of folks who buy games for hundreds (and sometimes thousands) of dollars apiece, yet someone who enjoys making and wearing a costume based on a comic/anime/game/movie character at a comic/anime/game/movie convention is an object of ridicule? It's in the nature of most fanboys to mock the fans of things they aren't into, if only to offset the amount of mockery their own fanishness subjects them to.

What M.A.D. is referring to was an impromptu "make up new things for the DDR announcer to say" session that we got into at Gameland last night. I'm pretty sure I started this, as I find the DDR announcer to be incredibly annoying (almost as bad as the CVS/SFZero announcer) -- naturally, the DDR machine is set to a pretty good volume level, and it just happens to be close to the MVS cabs. I started mixing and matching CVS/SFZero announcer phrases with those from DDR, and it just sort of snowballed from there.

Originally posted by BBH
That being said, I don't really have a need to play it because there are plenty of those around here. I NEED to play IIDX as the closest arcade machine is 4 hours away from me.
Speaking of which, do any of the other locals remember which Beatmania game(s) we have at Gameland? I know a serious chunk of the machines there are rhythm games of one stripe or another, but even if my memory weren't only 30 seconds long, I still wouldn't know a Beatmania from a DDR from my own arsehole. DDR's the dancing thing and Beatmania's the DJing thing, right? I'm pretty sure they've got a game with a drum thingy on the front... Fuck.

Anyway, glad to have the chance to meet more folks from out of town. Speaking as someone without much of a life, when exactly is Super Bowl Weekend? (sorry, folks, but Notre Dame never plays in the Super Bowl, so my family could as much as give two fucks:p ).

--Chris

[BBH]

Originally posted by Dash no Chris
Cool -- I always look forward to meeting more people from the boards. PM me if you need a lift and we'll see if we can't work something out.

I'll let you know, I have a friend I've met up with before there but I'm not sure what his availability is going to be that weekend. So I'm still waiting to hear back on that. But yeah, if you could help me out that would be awesome, I'll even pay for gas money and all that. :)


I know it must be a better game than I give it credit for -- it must be, or it wouldn't be so popular. Rhythm games in general just aren't my cup of tea, primarily because I suck at them. To add insult to injury, the games are physically designed to give maximum public exposure to said suckiness -- everybody gets to witness my lack of coordination. If I go to a disco, I have a 3-beer minimum before I'll go anywhere near the dance floor -- I'm just too self-conscious to dance stone cold sober. When I do dance at a nightclub, I'm faking it the entire time, just making shit up, copying moves off other people that don't look like they'd be too strenuous for my out-of-shape ass, etc. -- but w/DDR-type games, there's no making shit up: you either do it exactly right, or you don't (in which case, the game announces your failure to everyone in the arcade). If someone can convince a Victoria's Secret catalog model to invite me to play DDR, then I'll give it a whirl, but that's really about the only way anybody's going to get me up on one of those things (I'll stick with fighters and shooters, thanks).

Haha, fair enough then. It's just I thought I would be too embarassed to want to play it, especially since I'm a goofy white guy that can't dance for real... but once I learned how to play I began enjoying it immensely. Especially since it's not real dancing. Oh well, can't be everyone's cup of tea...


For the same reason any obsessive fanboy of Thing X cracks jokes about an obsessive fanboy of Thing Y: if FBX is busy making "get a life" comments about FBY, it prevents FBX from seeing his own need for one. We have a board full of folks who buy games for hundreds (and sometimes thousands) of dollars apiece, yet someone who enjoys making and wearing a costume based on a comic/anime/game/movie character at a comic/anime/game/movie convention is an object of ridicule? It's in the nature of most fanboys to mock the fans of things they aren't into, if only to offset the amount of mockery their own fanishness subjects them to.

Yeah, fair enough. :)


What M.A.D. is referring to was an impromptu "make up new things for the DDR announcer to say" session that we got into at Gameland last night. I'm pretty sure I started this, as I find the DDR announcer to be incredibly annoying (almost as bad as the CVS/SFZero announcer) -- naturally, the DDR machine is set to a pretty good volume level, and it just happens to be close to the MVS cabs. I started mixing and matching CVS/SFZero announcer phrases with those from DDR, and it just sort of snowballed from there.

I see. I started ignoring the announcers a long time ago so they don't bother me, but I can imagine how annoying it could be for someone who doesn't play the game... although with enough exposure you'd probably get used to it to. :) I wonder which announcer it was, 4th Plus has a different announcer than Extreme. (if Gameland still has the 4th Plus, that is)


Speaking of which, do any of the other locals remember which Beatmania game(s) we have at Gameland? I know a serious chunk of the machines there are rhythm games of one stripe or another, but even if my memory weren't only 30 seconds long, I still wouldn't know a Beatmania from a DDR from my own arsehole. DDR's the dancing thing and Beatmania's the DJing thing, right? I'm pretty sure they've got a game with a drum thingy on the front... Fuck.

Correct, Beatmania is the "DJ Simulation Game".

From what I have read, Gameland has...

Beatmania IIDX 8th Style
Beatmania III Append 6th Mix (has 5 keys, as opposed to IIDX which has 7)
Dance Maniax 2nd Mix (has sensors sticking out from the machine that you move your hands over/under)
Percussion Freaks 7th Mix (also known as Drummania)
Mambo a Go Go (the other drum game?)

and of course the two DDR's. That's just what I've read though, it might not be up-to-date information.


Anyway, glad to have the chance to meet more folks from out of town. Speaking as someone without much of a life, when exactly is Super Bowl Weekend? (sorry, folks, but Notre Dame never plays in the Super Bowl, so my family could as much as give two fucks:p ).

January 31st and February 1st. In other words, next weekend. :)

[Dash no Chris]

Originally posted by BBH
It's just I thought I would be too embarassed to want to play it, especially since I'm a goofy white guy that can't dance for real...
Exactly why I won't go near the things...:D

Originally posted by BBH
January 31st and February 1st. In other words, next weekend. :)
Ah, the same weekend that one of Domino-chan's out-of-town friend'll be visiting. Hopefully, we can get most of the locals to turn up on 2/1/04 and make a bigger get-together of it.

--Chris

[Fygee]

I'd love to, but I'll probably have to work. My mom just got a giant ass caseload of bills to take care of, and we'll probably be stuck all weekend working on the damn things.

Maybe if the building burns down....... ;)

Anywho, I hope you enjoyed the trip to Japan Chris. :) Be sure to annoy the Gameland owners as much as possible so they can get KOF 2003 nice and quick. ;D

[Genjuro01]

BAKABAKASHI!!!!

[Domino-chan]

It looks like I have zero chances of getting the day off all together, so I'll communicate that to Heather. I hope she won't be mad at me. :(

I did managed to switch schedules with one of my co-workers so I'll be able to work my usual 7am-2:30pm shift rather than a 2:30pm-10pm shift where I was originally scheduled to work. It's not much, but it'll be better than nothing.

Next Monday night I'll call Heather and tell her our plans once I get things confirmed on this part. So Chris, are you willing to take on a third passenger?

[Marco's Arms Dealer]

ok, BBH, fair, but since I already play and friends who good and love to play...I just suck at the game, so I don't care what I say to players about DDR. Mostly likely probably my friends that I am making fun of.

I played it so I can knock on it, hehe.

"HEY NOW! YOU COULD OF PAID FOR COLLEGE!"

"WOW! THERE GOES YOUR GAS MONEY!"

I play Percussion Freaks anyways, so I DO like rhythm games:angry:

uhh...I wonder when we're gonna play NGPC games in light instead of the dark places. Should of played at Carl's Jr. and pissed off that lady saying WE CLOSE AT 10pm...eheh.

Mentally Broken,
M-A-D

[Dash no Chris]

Originally posted by Domino-chan
I'll be able to work my usual 7am-2:30pm shift rather than a 2:30pm-10pm shift where I was originally scheduled to work. So Chris, are you willing to take on a third passenger?
Shouldn't be a problem. If BBH ended up needing a lift from The Strip, I was thinking of picking him up on the way to get you (like I did when Nash was in town). Let me know where and exactly when you and Heather'll need to be picked up and we'll get it all worked out.

Originally posted by Marco's Arms Dealer
uhh...I wonder when we're gonna play NGPC games in light instead of the dark places. Should of played at Carl's Jr. and pissed off that lady saying WE CLOSE AT 10pm...eheh.
Except that would've resulted in chicken finger grease and fried zucchini detritus working its way into my NGPC -- and that would be BAD...

--Chris

[NeoTheranthrope]

mmmmmmmmmm... fried zucchini detritus (like Dave Barry would say: "that sounds like a good name for a band". Or how about the fried zucchini detritus defense force?)

Anyway, I'm available for the feb 1st get-together. My SNK vs Capcom Card Fighters Clash deck hungers for victory and I hunger for katsudon. For food options: I'm generally cool with asian (japanese or thai) or italian (basicly, anywhere I can get maranara sauce either poured on or stuffed in somthing).

btw: Where are Decpticreep and Dinododo? I'm in the mood to talk smack about the new (Yusha Robo) Energon Optimus Prime.
Dumbest. Prime. Ever.
(Worse than Beast Wars Neo II, bleh)

[Tsubaki]

Doh! Total unknown noob here.

Hope you all don't mind me butting in.

Just had a question not too far off of the discussion:

Does anybody know where you can play Samurai Shodown V in Las Vegas???

Thanks

[Dash no Chris]

Originally posted by Tsubaki
Doh! Total unknown noob here. Hope you all don't mind me butting in. Just had a question not too far off of the discussion:
Does anybody know where you can play Samurai Shodown V in Las Vegas???

Thanks
Welcome to the boards! Always good to see another local! As far as SSV in 'Vegas... hrm, I haven't seen it here yet. As you may have seen further up this page, NeoTheranthrope spotted Metal Slug 5 in the Rio's arcade at the end of December, but that's the last I'd heard of any new NEO games in our little burgh.

--Chris

[NeoTheranthrope]

hmmmmmmmmm... Samurai Shodown 5

list of the major arcades in town (incomplete)

Off the strip:
Orleans - no
Game land - no
Mary K's - Probably not, since it's rumored to have become a cyber cafe.

On the strip:
Luxor - no
Game Works (wretched hive of scum and tourists) - probably not, they got rid of most of their fighting games to make room for more dancing/shooting/driving/fishing/horseracing/jetskiing/ect machines plus the SS series generally isn't mainstream enough for them.
New York New York - don't know (they won't let my "suspected terrorist" ass into the building)

[NeoTheranthrope]

One of these days, I want to make a comprehensive listing of all the casino/noncasino arcades in town. A listing of where the arcades are at, what games they have, and a general rating of the quality of the individual machines.

It wouldn't need to be updated too infrequently as seeing how arcades around here tend not change their machines too often.

[Dinodoedoe]

[i]

btw: Where are Decpticreep and Dinododo? I'm in the mood to talk smack about the new (Yusha Robo) Energon Optimus Prime.
Dumbest. Prime. Ever.
(Worse than Beast Wars Neo II, bleh) [/B]

I might go on FED 1.Don't for Football much anyways. I know what you mean about the Energon Prime. Why did you take the greatest Autobot and made him into a stupid Gestalt?!:angry: WTF!!! Dude, the best O.P. is either Super Fire Convoy or Laser Rod Prime! :buttrock: Damn, typing about Transformers really makes me wanna go to the get together real bad now.................

[Tsubaki]

[QUOTE]Originally posted by NeoTheranthrope
[B]hmmmmmmmmm... Samurai Shodown 5

list of the major arcades in town (incomplete)

Off the strip:

Mary K's - Probably not, since it's rumored to have become a cyber cafe.

Never heard of it, dude. Where is it?

On the strip:
Game Works (wretched hive of scum and tourists) - probably not, they got rid of most of their fighting games

That place is a hole. I nearly beat the ass of the little punk working there after I found out that they didn't even have one measly Neo machine and they wouldn't refund my 3 bucks for parking. Rat Bastards.

They weren't totally out of fighting games. They had CVS2. Woohoo....

:blow_top:

Really you're hard pressed to find a a Neo anywhere around here. I've gotta build a Supergun.

[NeoTheranthrope]

Originally posted by Tsubaki
Mary K's - Probably not, since it's rumored to have become a cyber cafe.

Never heard of it, dude. Where is it?

It's hard to find, unless you're an oldschool Vegas resident. I don't have the address but I can tell you where the general location is. It's on on the south side of E Sahara, inbetween Paridise rd and Maryland pkwy in a ancient shopping center called Comercial Center.

Comercial Center is a ring of shops that surround aparking lot, which in turn, surrounds a "island" of more shops. Mary K's is in the "island" of shops in the middle (on the southwest corner), look for the riced out cars parked outside (example: a "racing" geo-metro that has $10,000 worth of body work, suspension work, drop kit, custom rims, custom frontend, custom backend, wing, "type R" sticker, ect ect ect. But, still has the stock 2 cylinder geo-metro engine that can't even get up to 45mph on the highway) and the skinny, underage, spiikey haired, DDR playing, asian clone kids smoking outside the front door.

(Those asian DDR-players look like they could be clones or something, Same hair, same clothes, same cars, same attitude. I swear, there must be some factory in Hong Kong or Malaysia that stamps those kids out on an asembly line alongside bootleg SongMay CDs and plastic Godzilla knockoffs...)


Really you're hard pressed to find a a Neo anywhere around here. I've gotta build a Supergun.

Yeah, a (working) MVS machine is sometimes a rare and precious thing in this town. (gripe, gripe, gripe...)

[Domino-chan]

Bad news...

My managers didn't give me the days I requested off AT ALL. I'm scheduled to work all the days I asked to take off. I've already pleaded my case to the manager who makes the schedule, and he's gonna talk with the GM about it. Fucking Superbowl... :very_ang:

Don't worry, I -will- make it to Feb. 1st's meetup and I -will- be there to entertain my friend while she visits.

[Marco's Arms Dealer]

looks like someone is gonna lose their job for the sake of friends and gaming! j/k:glee:

knife goes in...knife goes out,
M-A-D

[BBH]

okay Chris, it looks like I'll definitely need a ride on that Sunday. We'll iron out the details in PM.

and yeah, it's a pity that it's nearly impossible to find Neo-Geo machines there now. Back in... '95 I think it was, my family went to Vegas. I was too young to gamble at the time but I could still spend plenty of time at all the arcades, haha. I was amazed at the Luxor and Circus Circus, because they had TONS of 6-slot machines at the time... and rows of the mini "kid-size" 2-slots, which I had never seen before... it was an awesome sight. You can imagine how disappointed I was when I learned in a future visit that nearly all of them were gone. :( The MGM Grand had a good number of 2-slot machines too, first place I had ever seen Double Dragon. It's always disappointing to see traditional normal-sized cabinets disappear in favor of oversized racing games and whatnot. Hell, I remember playing some obscure beat-em-up at the Luxor called "Zero Team USA" that I had never heard of and have never seen again in my life since then.

so anyways. even though those arcades are very disappointing compared to their former glory, I'll still be scoping out most of the places on the Strip to see if there's anything worthwhile. I always seem to spend more time playing games than gambling. :D

[Dash no Chris]

Originally posted by NeoTheranthrope
Mary K's - Probably not, since it's rumored to have become a cyber cafe.
Yeah, a year or two ago Mike (Mary K's owner), cleared out about 40-60% of the arcade cabs and installed networked PCs and monitors in their place (to run multiplayer first-person shooters, etc.). The 6 or so MVS cabs (mostly 6-slotters, IIRC) that used to be at the front of Mary K's were cut down to only 2 or 3 and moved to the back corner of the establishment. Fuckin' sad.

Originally posted by NeoTheranthrope
One of these days, I want to make a comprehensive listing of all the casino/noncasino arcades in town. A listing of where the arcades are at, what games they have, and a general rating of the quality of the individual machines. It wouldn't need to be updated too infrequently as seeing how arcades around here tend not change their machines too often.
I'd wanted to do this back when I still had my website up. I was thinking about finding one reliable and/or interested employee at each arcade / game center who would be willing to email me updates whenever a new game came in or an old game went out. I wanted to try for detailed info that would include how much each game cost for 1 credit and the size of the screen it was connected to. I'm hoping to bring my website back from the dead in March, so maybe this is something I could try to do...

Originally posted by Dinodoedoe
Damn, typing about Transformers really makes me wanna go to the get together real bad now.................
Giiiiiive iiiiiiin... giiiiiive iiiiiiin... I'll bring my Traaaaaansfooormers game for PS-twooooooo and the over-the-counter boooonus DVDeeeee...!

Originally posted by NeoTheranthrope
look for the riced out cars parked outside (example: a "racing" geo-metro that has $10,000 worth of body work, suspension work, drop kit, custom rims, custom frontend, custom backend, wing, "type R" sticker, ect ect ect. But, still has the stock 2 cylinder geo-metro engine that can't even get up to 45mph on the highway) and the skinny, underage, spiikey haired, DDR playing, asian clone kids smoking outside the front door.
Damn, G -- hate much?;)

Originally posted by Marco's Arms Dealer
looks like someone is gonna lose their job for the sake of friends and gaming! j/k:glee:
Sounds like the blue flu's going 'round again...:p

Originally posted by BBH
okay Chris, it looks like I'll definitely need a ride on that Sunday. We'll iron out the details in PM.
No prob -- PM me as you get your info regarding pickup time and location (assuming you'll be hoteling it?).

Originally posted by BBH
Hell, I remember playing some obscure beat-em-up at the Luxor called "Zero Team USA" that I had never heard of and have never seen again in my life since then.
"Zero Team USA," huh? Never heard of it. Was it a 1-on-1 fighter, or a side-scrolling beat'em-up? My interest has been piqued.

Originally posted by BBH
I always seem to spend more time playing games than gambling. :D
Good plan -- odds are gaming will give you better return for your money than gambling. Shit, the casino cops are here -- gotta run!

--Chris

[BBH]

Originally posted by Dash no Chris
"Zero Team USA," huh? Never heard of it. Was it a 1-on-1 fighter, or a side-scrolling beat'em-up? My interest has been piqued.

Side-scrolling beat-em-up by Seibu/Fabtek. Found a little info on it here:

http://www.mutoscope.com/emdescript.asp?TypeID=25&ID=394

The sprites were pretty small, it was an okay game but nowhere near a Capcom-quality beat-em-up. Only other thing I remember about it is that the token female character had a nice ass. ;)


Good plan -- odds are gaming will give you better return for your money than gambling. Shit, the casino cops are here -- gotta run!

Yeah, if you're gonna lose money, might as well have fun doing it. :p

[NeoTheranthrope]

Originally posted by Dash no Chris
Giiiiiive iiiiiiin... giiiiiive iiiiiiin... I'll bring my Traaaaaansfooormers game for PS-twooooooo and the over-the-counter boooonus DVDeeeee...!


:buttrock: :buttrock: :buttrock: :drool:


Originally posted by Dash no Chris
Damn, G -- hate much?;)


Yes, I be a straight up hater up in here.


Originally posted by Dash no Chris
"Zero Team USA," huh? Never heard of it. Was it a 1-on-1 fighter, or a side-scrolling beat'em-up? My interest has been piqued.


Hmmmm... they do have at least one four-slot MVS machine in the Luxor's arcade. It has Metal Slug 2, a baseball game, an obscure oldschool 2d fighter who's title eludes me (sci-fi/futuristic theme, made in 93~94 or so) and another game that I can't remember. "Zero Team USA" could be that fourth game, but I'm not sure.

[NeoTheranthrope]

Originally posted by BBH
Side-scrolling beat-em-up by Seibu/Fabtek. Found a little info on it here:

http://www.mutoscope.com/emdescript.asp?TypeID=25&ID=394

The sprites were pretty small, it was an okay game but nowhere near a Capcom-quality beat-em-up. Only other thing I remember about it is that the token female character had a nice ass. ;)


Was it in it's own cab?

[Domino-chan]

To update on my siteation...

I managed to get Friday off, but Saturday and Sunday I still gotta work. Good news is I reminded the scheduling manager that Saturday is also the last day of the month.. which means INVENTORY.. meaning SHORT SHIFT FOR THE DOMINOCHAN! :D Well I hope it's a short shift.. XD

So is anyone on for tomorrow, 1/25?

[Dash no Chris]

Originally posted by Domino-chan
So is anyone on for tomorrow, 1/25?
I'll be there.

Per PM w/Domino-chan, I'll be picking her up at 5pm, so we should be at Gameland by 5:30. Who else is free today?

--Chris

[NeoTheranthrope]

Originally posted by Dash no Chris
I'll be there.

Per PM w/Domino-chan, I'll be picking her up at 5pm, so we should be at Gameland by 5:30. Who else is free today?

--Chris

Me, but I'll need a ride. PM me.

[Marco's Arms Dealer]

uhhh...no money that day, sorry if I wasn't there -goes back to playing Muonline or pristontale- FREE GAMING! -spazs out-:tickled:

BUT I WILL BE THERE FEB 1st
M-A-D:loco:

[BBH]

Yo Chris, could you PM me back soon? I leave on Friday so I sort of need to know in the next couple days :)


Originally posted by NeoTheranthrope
Was it in it's own cab?

Gah, forgot about this... what do you mean, was it an original cab or kitted cab...? I don't remember anything special about the cabinet, it was just a regular run-of-the-mill cabinet from what I could tell.

[NeoTheranthrope]

Originally posted by BBH
Gah, forgot about this... what do you mean, was it an original cab or kitted cab...? I don't remember anything special about the cabinet, it was just a regular run-of-the-mill cabinet from what I could tell.

Nah, don't worry about it. I'll look for it the next time I go up there.

[BBH]

Originally posted by NeoTheranthrope
Nah, don't worry about it. I'll look for it the next time I go up there.

No that's the thing, the game isn't there any more. I played it back in '95 and then the next time I was in Vegas the game was gone. So many of those "little" games have been moved out.

I also remember when the Luxor had 4 Super Street Fighter II cabinets linked together for that "Tournament Battle" feature. That was kinda neat, although I wish it had been more than one round per match.

[Dash no Chris]

Originally posted by BBH
Yo Chris, could you PM me back soon? I leave on Friday so I sort of need to know in the next couple days :)
PM replied -- sorry for the delay. Happy Birthday, BTW!

--Chris

[Domino-chan]

I got my schedule taken care of FINALLY!!

Sunday I do work, but I got the morning shift rather than my original swing shift. So that way Heather and I can hang out for the evening and schtuff.

I'm really excited about all this. XD

[Dash no Chris]

Originally posted by Domino-chan
I got the morning shift rather than my original swing shift. So that way Heather and I can hang out for the evening and schtuff.
What time does your shift end on Sunday? BBH PM'd me regarding a time for me to pick him up at his hotel, and I suggested 2 to 2:30. I figured this would give me enough time to get him and NeoTheranthrope (who I'll be picking up on my way into town) over to Gameland, just in case I needed to pick you and Heather up at 4 (and would give me at least an hour or two at Gameland if you weren't going to be freed up til later).

By the way, can everyone who's going to be at Gameland on Sunday (02/01/2004) post a quick message here indicating what time they think they'll be arriving, and what their dinner preferences might be?

--Chris

[Marco's Arms Dealer]

Yeah, I will be getting my ass out of my house on sunday, but me waking up time is around 3pm-5pm since I am a dumb ass who goes to bed at 5-9am...for dinner POPCORN! and I dunno really, I'll just dive out when it comes dinner time, so I ain't voting:angry: ..heheheh..

WOOTAH!,
M-A-D:loco:

P.S. I Stuupid, an forgot.... HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!!

[Dash no Chris]

Originally posted by Marco's Arms Dealer
I'll just dive out when it comes dinner time, so I ain't voting
Well, if M.A.D. is bowing out on dinner, that increases the likelihood of no votes against Sushi on Rainbow... which would be good news for Dinodoedoe and Decepticreep. Domino-chan, how does Heather feel about sushi? BBH, are you a sushi-eater?

--Chris

[BBH]

haha I tried responding to the PM but your box is full. Oh well anyways, 2 or 2:30 is fine by me. But by front of the hotel, do you mean outside, or inside the lobby...? (just want to make things clear)


Originally posted by Dash no Chris
BBH, are you a sushi-eater?


Not really :( what time were you guys planning on going to dinner? Because I'm mostly concerned about how much time I'll get in on everything at Gameland, hahah. Food doesn't matter as much to me because I'm a twig that doesn't eat much. ;)

[Dash no Chris]

Originally posted by BBH
haha I tried responding to the PM but your box is full. Oh well anyways, 2 or 2:30 is fine by me. But by front of the hotel, do you mean outside, or inside the lobby...? (just want to make things clear)
Sorry -- by "the front of the hotel," I meant right outside the front doors, at the valet parking / taxicab drivethru area. This would probably be the easiest place for me to find you.

Originally posted by BBH
Not really :( what time were you guys planning on going to dinner? Because I'm mostly concerned about how much time I'll get in on everything at Gameland, hahah. Food doesn't matter as much to me because I'm a twig that doesn't eat much. ;)
We usually leave Gameland around 8pm to go to dinner.

BTW, I emptied my PM box (thanks for the reminder).

--Chris

[Domino-chan]

My shift ends at the usual 2:30-3pm depending on how busy the hotel is (which will be very since it is Superbowl).

Heather is a sushi fiend, and she's looking forward to trying the Vegas-style stuffs.

[BBH]

Originally posted by Dash no Chris
Sorry -- by "the front of the hotel," I meant right outside the front doors, at the valet parking / taxicab drivethru area. This would probably be the easiest place for me to find you.


gotcha, I'll be hanging around outside there looking for you at 2 then.

[Dash no Chris]

Originally posted by Domino-chan
My shift ends at the usual 2:30-3pm depending on how busy the hotel is

Originally posted by BBH
gotcha, I'll be hanging around outside there looking for you at 2 then.
OK, so I'll pick up NeoTheranthrope at 1:00-1:15 when I leave the east side of town, I'll pick up BBH at 2:00, then head to Gameland. I'll leave Gameland around 3:40 to go pick up Domino-chan & Heather at Dom's place at 4:00, then head back to Gameland. Sound good?

http://fp.images.autos.msn.com/merismus/Gallery%5Cc430243a.jpg
@BBH -- keep an eye out for a white 1996 Chevy Caprice Classic (like the one in the pic, only... well, white). That'll be me.

--Chris

[NeoTheranthrope]

Originally posted by Dash no Chris
OK, so I'll pick up NeoTheranthrope at 1:00-1:15 when I leave the east side of town, I'll pick up BBH at 2:00, then head to Gameland. I'll leave Gameland around 3:40 to go pick up Domino-chan & Heather at Dom's place at 4:00, then head back to Gameland. Sound good?

--Chris

Works for me, although communications will be difficult due to my computer blowing up again. I think it's the power supply, so until I get it fixed, my acsess to teh_interweb will be sporadic, at best.

[BBH]

well this is probably my last post before I leave for the airport later in the morning. See you guys on Sunday!

[Marco's Arms Dealer]

well, I talked to godzilla today, errm..yesterday...I HOPE HIS DUMBASS POSTS SOON!...but he is up for the sunday thing we do.

[Marco's Arms Dealer]

well sorry for leaving ya, but I losted ya when following you, and I forgot where the place was, so I said fuck it, and went to a pizza joint with my other friends and just got cheese sticks and a coke while they ate a pizza...oh well, it sucks to be me....

...M-A-D:loco:

Hey Chris should we exchange cell phone numbers so my ass won't get lost again?

[Dash no Chris]

Originally posted by Marco's Arms Dealer
well sorry for leaving ya, but I losted ya when following you, and I forgot where the place was, so I said fuck it, and went to a pizza joint with my other friends and just got cheese sticks and a coke while they ate a pizza...oh well, it sucks to be me....

...M-A-D:loco:

Hey Chris should we exchange cell phone numbers so my ass won't get lost again?
I am TOTALLY sorry about the problem with the drive over to Sushi on Rainbow. As you know, I've got the memory span of a goldfish (30 seconds according to scientists, tho' I have yet to read HOW exactly they tested the goldfish's memory span), so as soon as I turned left onto Decatur I completely forgot to keep an eye out for you in my rearview mirror. It wasn't until a few minutes after we got to the restaurant that I realized (a) you'd been following us, and (b) you'd never been to the restaurant before and we hadn't told you the cross-streets (it's the northeast corner of Rainbow & Spring Mountain, btw). I actually muttered something to NeoTheranthrope about how I really should get a cellular phone for situations like this (I'd just have to remember to bring the thing with me when I went out). My apologies again, man!:(

Big thanks to everyone who was able to attend (BBH, Decepticreep, Dinodoedoe, Domino-chan (and her friend, Heather), Marco's Arms Dealer, and NeoTheranthrope). BBH, it was great to have the chance to meet you -- I may still shake my head at the DDR machines, but I've got a new-found respect for Beatmania. And anyone who cares to question your ability with Shock Troopers 2nd Squad can take it up with your eyewitnesses in Las Vegas. Hopefully, I'll have a little spare time in the next few days to upload my digital camera's files to my computer so I can post the shots of your high-scores here. Many thanks for being so accommodating about the dinner arrangements -- I regret that we weren't able to find something else on the Sushi on Rainbow menu for you. Were you able to catch a bite once you were back at the hotel? Thanks again for making time on your vacation to hook up with all of us. Domino-chan, please extend the same thanks to Heather for us.

Only dark spot on the evening for me was arriving home to notice that my cars front grill was pushed in (and the right side of my hood was no longer flush with the top of the right fender). The front bumper was fine tho' -- apparently, some asshole in an SUV or a jacked-up truck with a trailer hitch backed into my car while we were at Gameland. :very_ang: So now I get to go for an estimate on the repairs for this thing. As long as the hood will open and close properly, I may not have to get it done right away -- I'm pretty tapped after my Japan trip, but I'd just as soon pay for it myself rather than file an insurance claim. I've been getting a refund from my insurance company every year for not having filed any claims so far -- if I file a claim now, I'd have to be claim-free for 3 years before they'd start giving me the refunds again. Crap. That'll teach me to park anything less than 100 yards away from the front of a strip-mall. :blow_top:

--Chris

[BBH]

Originally posted by Dash no Chris
I am TOTALLY sorry about the problem with the drive over to Sushi on Rainbow. As you know, I've got the memory span of a goldfish (30 seconds according to scientists, tho' I have yet to read HOW exactly they tested the goldfish's memory span),

http://www.neo-geo.com/ubb/icons/icon25.gif


Big thanks to everyone who was able to attend (BBH, Decepticreep, Dinodoedoe, Domino-chan (and her friend, Heather), Marco's Arms Dealer, and NeoTheranthrope). BBH, it was great to have the chance to meet you -- I may still shake my head at the DDR machines, but I've got a new-found respect for Beatmania.

That's good to hear at least. :) I'm still pissed that the IIDX 8th Style machine was completely unplayable, but at least I could get some old 5-Key action in. Believe it or not though, the songs on 5-Key are nowhere near as crazy as some of the stuff on IIDX... grab anything from here and you'll see what I mean

http://www.bemanistyle.com/media/tatsujin_bm.htm


And anyone who cares to question your ability with Shock Troopers 2nd Squad can take it up with your eyewitnesses in Las Vegas. Hopefully, I'll have a little spare time in the next few days to upload my digital camera's files to my computer so I can post the shots of your high-scores here.

Haha that was great, why didn't anyone tell me they had 2nd Squad in one of the 4-slots? Made for a nice surprise, anyway. :) I'm really out of practice though, back when I was at my "peak" I averaged 13 million points every game, and now I was just barely scraping by 10... although I didn't do this point leeching I usually do on the last level, but you have to take a certain route to make it easier to use as much time as possible building up points... (the elevators you select on each section of the last stage determines which part you play next)... so yeah, I could've done better. But the one-credit finishes were the most important part, right? ;) I got a kick out of everyone freaking out as I kept jumping over all the reflecting lasers on the last boss.


Many thanks for being so accommodating about the dinner arrangements -- I regret that we weren't able to find something else on the Sushi on Rainbow menu for you. Were you able to catch a bite once you were back at the hotel? Thanks again for making time on your vacation to hook up with all of us.

It's alright. Like I said, I tend to be too finicky and am not a very "social" eater... just the way I am I suppose. But yeah it was definitely cool meeting everyone anyway! And Gameland is a nice little arcade. If it had a perfect IIDX screen, a Shock Troopers 1 in one of the four-slots, and a Strikers 1945 III cabinet, it would be the greatest arcade ever. hehe


Only dark spot on the evening for me was arriving home to notice that my cars front grill was pushed in (and the right side of my hood was no longer flush with the top of the right fender). The front bumper was fine tho' -- apparently, some asshole in an SUV or a jacked-up truck with a trailer hitch backed into my car while we were at Gameland. :very_ang: So now I get to go for an estimate on the repairs for this thing. As long as the hood will open and close properly, I may not have to get it done right away -- I'm pretty tapped after my Japan trip, but I'd just as soon pay for it myself rather than file an insurance claim. I've been getting a refund from my insurance company every year for not having filed any claims so far -- if I file a claim now, I'd have to be claim-free for 3 years before they'd start giving me the refunds again. Crap. That'll teach me to park anything less than 100 yards away from the front of a strip-mall. :blow_top:

Holy shit, that blows. :( :oh_no:

[Dash no Chris]

Originally posted by BBH
Holy shit, that blows. :( :oh_no:
Yeah, tell me about it. The hood is stuck shut by the way (at least it won't be flying open while I'm driving:oh_no: ). Didn't go out Monday, so today was my first day getting a good look at things -- I can actually see a slight crimpline running right up the middle of the hood. I went by the Chevy dealership's body shop after work today to get an estimate -- about $1260. The grill and hood will both have to be replaced, but about $700 of the estimate is painting the hood and blending the paint on the fenders where they meet the hood. At that rate, I'm considering just having them do the hood/grill replacement, then going elsewhere to get a new paintjob for the whole car. My insurance deductible is about $200, so if I just claimed the hood/grill replacement the insurance would only be paying for about $400 -- I figure I might as well pay for that myself, and not raise my insurance rate (and lose out on my yearly refund).

Sigh. This is really not what I needed right about now...:angry:

--Chris

[Domino-chan]

I'm sorry to hear that Chris.. ::hugs::

[Domino-chan]

In a strange twist of fate, I have a graveyard shift tomorrow..

This means I will be unable to make this Sunday's get together, but next week it's back to my usual 7-2:30 shift.

The good news is that I'm bringing my own CDs to work. The sundries shop is being closed for a few days and they've moving some of the stuff into the cigar shop next door. Cigar store has a 5-CD changer... so KoF music at 3am here I come! :buttrock:

[Dash no Chris]

Originally posted by Domino-chan
I will be unable to make this Sunday's get together, but next week it's back to my usual 7-2:30 shift.
If Domino-chan doesn't need a ride to Gameland today, then I'll be bowing out today, too. This actually works out for me, since I just got a big box of customer DVDs from our supplier in Japan, so my business partner and I are going to be busy until well into the evening packing up customer parcels and sending out email billing statements. GARNET CROW (http://www.garnetcrow.com/)'s latest album (Crystallize ~Kimi to iu hikari~) is kick-ass, btw.:buttrock: See ya'll next Sunday.

--Chris

[Domino-chan]

In yet another twist of fate...

I was voted Rock Star of the Month in my department.. meaning I get a $50 comp to either the hotel's Mr. Lucky's 24/7 or the Pink Taco. So if you guys want I can treat to dinner on Sunday.. ;)

[Marco's Arms Dealer]

O.k. who is going this time, I dunno this time, hanging with Godzilla this Friday, and he wants to goto Gameland this friday and then play FF:CC with his buddies and myself...so I dunno if I will come sunday.

Sanely,
M-A-D:loco:

P.S. Fancy Bump eh?

[Dash no Chris]

Originally posted by Marco's Arms Dealer
O.k. who is going this time
Domino-chan and I should be there around 4:30 or so.

--Chris

[Domino-chan]

On 2/29 I have yet another day of Inventory, meaning I get out well before 12pm. Well I better since they messed it up last time.

And my offer still stands to take care of dinner with my comp at work.

[NeoTheranthrope]

Originally posted by Domino-chan
On 2/29 I have yet another day of Inventory, meaning I get out well before 12pm. Well I better since they messed it up last time.

And my offer still stands to take care of dinner with my comp at work.

mmmmm... eating pink taco at the Tard Rock...

(but after seeing some of the female guests at the Hard Rock, green taco may be more fitting)

[Domino-chan]

:lol:

I have to agree with you on that one.

[Domino-chan]

I won't be able to make this Sunday's get together either.

One of my co-workers begged me to switch this weekend's schedule with him, so I got an 8pm-3am tonight and 5pm-12am tomorrow.

But all should be clear for 2/29. I was hoping at least 3 people would show up for cheap eats at the Hard Rock with me. :)

[Dash no Chris]

Originally posted by Domino-chan
I won't be able to make this Sunday's get together either.

But all should be clear for 2/29. I was hoping at least 3 people would show up for cheap eats at the Hard Rock with me. :)
In that case, I'll bow out of any Gameland activities today, too. Ein_boser_Schotte (my sister's boyfriend) is here until his early A.M. flight back to Reno tomorrow, so the family has plenty going on in the meantime. I'd've set aside a few hours for Gameland tonight, but if Dom-chan isn't going to need a lift over there, I'll just pass too.

At this point, it looks like I should be down for 2/29, tho'.

--Chris

[Marco's Arms Dealer]

yeah, I couldn't go either since I am in chicago with my dad to breed my rott with a high grade stud dog.

[NeoTheranthrope]

Originally posted by Marco's Arms Dealer
yeah, I couldn't go either since I am in chicago with my dad to breed my rott with a high grade stud dog.

Going to another state in order to watch dogs mate. My, that is an interesting... uh... hobby.

Anyway, who's up for the 27th?

[Domino-chan]

Edit: I managed to get off scot free since the manager who likes to keep me despite my plans comes in at noon.. and it's 10:20am. ;) So I am at home. Chris, want me to call you later on today?

I am still willing to treat for din din.

[Dash no Chris]

Many thanks for dinner, Domino-chan. Hopefully, Gameland will get KOF'03 by next week (and hopefully they'll ditch coin-op express and start ordering from the neo-store -- maybe they'd get more reliable delivery of their new titles).

--Chris

[NeoTheranthrope]

Hey, Domino-chan thanks for the food!

Is anyone up for the 7th (oh shit, my birthday) it's unlikely that I'll be doing anything later in the afternoon or evening.


Also, I managed to dig up a Matrimelee lyric guide here (http://www.neogeoforlife.com/reviews/matrimelee_lyrics_guide.txt) as part of this FAQ (http://www.neogeoforlife.com/combos/matrimelee/matrimelee.shtml).

edit: apparently the host for the lyric guide is unaware of the concept of "linking" and the page 403's if you click the first link. You can either copy-&-paste this:


http://www.neogeoforlife.com/reviews/matrimelee_lyrics_guide.txt

or click the second "here" link on the main FAQ page

[NeoTheranthrope]

OT musing: Reading the lyric sheet for Matrimelee, makes me wonder (not for the first time) -what- -the- -fuck- is wrong with americans and the american game industry.

[Infamous Lunchbox]

Hey I would be interested in one of these sometime, only problem I have is I am in Utah, a 6 hour drive to Vegas for me. Not too big a deal, but how far in advance do you plan these I would need to know about 2 weeks in advance. Well thanks in advance.

[NeoTheranthrope]

Originally posted by Infamous Lunchbox
Hey I would be interested in one of these sometime, only problem I have is I am in Utah, a 6 hour drive to Vegas for me. Not too big a deal, but how far in advance do you plan these I would need to know about 2 weeks in advance. Well thanks in advance.

We -try- to have them every sunday but sometimes life gets in the way and one or more of us has to drop out. But, if there is an out-of-towner, such as yourself, we're generally happy to meke some kind of special arrangements.

[Dash no Chris]

Ditto to what NT said. There's nearly always a couple of us at Gameland every Sunday from 3-4pm to 7-8pm. We'll usually have a large gathering there once every 5-8 weeks. None of us have recently suggested a possible date for the next big meet-up -- if you're planning a trip to LV, let us know the dates you're considering and maybe we can get the next big get-together rolling.

--Chris

[Arcademan]

Originally posted by Dash no Chris
Ditto to what NT said. There's nearly always a couple of us at Gameland every Sunday from 3-4pm to 7-8pm. We'll usually have a large gathering there once every 5-8 weeks. None of us have recently suggested a possible date for the next big meet-up -- if you're planning a trip to LV, let us know the dates you're considering and maybe we can get the next big get-together rolling.

--Chris

Hmmm...I'll be heading to Las Vegas next week (Tuesday the 9th to Thursday the 11th) to attend the Amusement Showcase International trade show. Don't know about setting something up but is anyone in the Vegas area going to the ASI by any chance?!!

[Domino-chan]

I'm usually off on tues-wed-thurs (any of those two days), so if Chris is finished with work those days we'll see if we can swing by and hang out.

Just let me know since I have a buttload of packing to do still, and my order comes in tomorrow. yay moving. -_-

[Dash no Chris]

Originally posted by Domino-chan
I'm usually off on tues-wed-thurs (any of those two days), so if Chris is finished with work those days we'll see if we can swing by and hang out.
I work til 5pm Tues-Fri. Just let me know what the timing and location of any suggested get-togethers are for next week, and I'll try to be available.

--Chris

[Infamous Lunchbox]

Well let me know when another big one is going to be, I will try to make it, sounds like a blast to me, so I won't sweat the drive, hell I will probably bring my jobless friend too!

[Marco's Arms Dealer]

well since my job hunting sucked...my friend gave me my job back at the comic store...so I will be getting the keys and other crap soon...so we might be able to hang out at the store once again with the hardest decision there...what to get on the pizza. :loco:

Clerk,
Tom

[Dash no Chris]

Originally posted by Marco's Arms Dealer
well since my job hunting sucked...my friend gave me my job back at the comic store...so I will be getting the keys and other crap soon...so we might be able to hang out at the store once again with the hardest decision there...what to get on the pizza. :loco:
Meat, and lots of it. And fungus -- a pizza's not a pizza without fungus. Sorry to hear about the job-hunting situation, M.A.D. -- maybe we can have a DVD/LD night with a stack of Japanese NEO-GEO vids and a matching stack of pizzas.

--Chris

[Marco's Arms Dealer]

remember monster cables

[NeoTheranthrope]

Originally posted by Dash no Chris
Meat, and lots of it. And fungus -- a pizza's not a pizza without fungus. Sorry to hear about the job-hunting situation, M.A.D. -- maybe we can have a DVD/LD night with a stack of Japanese NEO-GEO vids and a matching stack of pizzas.

--Chris

extra cheese, pepperoni and green peppers for me.

Don't forget your PS2 and that Transfomers game.

[Tsubaki]

Hey Las Vegans,

Just a warning:

I'm gonna try to make it to Gameland this Sunday.

Question:Why don't they fix the frikkin' monitor on the Bust A Move Neo???

Next Warning:

I am getting closer to finishing my supergun, so I wouldn't mind

some people to whoop ass on some samurai shodown once I get

my poop in a group ( shit together.)

:D

[Dash no Chris]

Originally posted by Marco's Arms Dealer
remember monster cables
Yes! The monster cables have been located and tucked away where they belong: with the DVD player in its box.

Originally posted by NeoTheranthrope
Don't forget your PS2 and that Transfomers game.
Got it. Judging by your new avatar, I'm guessing you took something of a shine to Shintaro during your time on Matrimelee last Sunday. That's good, 'cuz I like kicking his young whippersnapper ass with farty old Kokuuin Kanji so's I can see Shintaro's face painted up to look like Kikaider. Gotta teach these young upstarts their place, consarnit.:p Looking forward to some versus action on Sunday.

Originally posted by Tsubaki I'm gonna try to make it to Gameland this Sunday.
Cool deal -- we're looking forward to meeting you.

Originally posted by Tsubaki Question:Why don't they fix the frikkin' monitor on the Bust A Move Neo???
Good question. You might want to mention it to the management -- they're alot more receptive to questions and suggestions than Mike at Mary K's ever was.

Originally posted by Tsubaki I am getting closer to finishing my supergun, so I wouldn't mind some people to whoop ass on some samurai shodown once I get my poop in a group ( shit together.) :D
Sweet -- you can never have too much SamSho in our little burgh. BTW, thumbs-up to your Ken the Eagle avatar. Bird Go!

--Chris

[Tsubaki]

Bird Go![/i]

--Chris [/B]

Thanks,
He's Mark in the GForce (US)version, and he's transmuting or something.
Was he called Ken in the Japanese version?

Hey, I dig your Marine guy, too. I think that with that Avatar you should address everybody as maggot. Semper Fi. Carry on.

[Dash no Chris]

Originally posted by Tsubaki
[QUOTE]He's Mark in the GForce (US)version, and he's transmuting or something. Was he called Ken in the Japanese version?

Hey, I dig your Marine guy, too. I think that with that Avatar you should address everybody as maggot. Semper Fi. Carry on.
Yeah, just about everybody's names were changed in the transition from Kagaku Ninjaitai Gatchaman [Science Ninja Team Gatchaman] to Battle of the Planets / G-Force: Ken the Eagle became Mark, Joe the Condor became Jason, Jun the Swan became Princess, Ryu the Owl became Tiny, and Jinpei the Swallow became Keyop.

R. Lee Ermey is at the top of my List Of People I Wish Were My Dad (tm). Check out his website at www.rleeermey.com (turn down the volume first if you open this at work).

--Chris

[Tsubaki]

I knew a guy whose marine dad made him work off his baby fat

with push ups before the age of six

"DROP DOWN AND GIVE ME FIFTY, SUGARPANTS!"

[NeoTheranthrope]

Originally posted by Dash no Chris
Got it. Judging by your new avatar, I'm guessing you took something of a shine to Shintaro during your time on Matrimelee last Sunday. That's good, 'cuz I like kicking his young whippersnapper ass with farty old Kokuuin Kanji so's I can see Shintaro's face painted up to look like Kikaider. Gotta teach these young upstarts their place, consarnit.:p Looking forward to some versus action on Sunday.

*snip*

--Chris

Bring it on old man!
I've actually managed to get in some practice time in at the arcade this week, so I'm ready. I've finally learned the deadly secret to using kuroko (the ref) as my weapon.

Hi yo! Hi ho!

[Marco's Arms Dealer]

HAHAHA! this is gonna be rich...*watches them play matrimelee then laughs as the screen turns green and resets when like Chris and I played* I truely hoped they fixed that game on that cab.

getting the foam finger to point and laugh,
M-A-D:loco:

[Dinodoedoe]

Biggest problem with Gameland is that they by faulty four slots! For heaves sake, that four slot cab only has three games!

[Domino-chan]

So who will be joining me 'n Chris this afternoon?

[Dash no Chris]

Originally posted by Domino-chan
So who will be joining me 'n Chris this afternoon? I'll be picking up NeoTheranthrope at 3pm, and Domino-chan at 4 -- we should be at Gameland by 4:30.

@Marco's Arms Dealer:
You interested in pizza and NEO-related DVDs afterward?

--Chris

[Marco's Arms Dealer]

I got my keys so it all should be good now...so ok...just want saugage on my side only..

[Dash no Chris]

Originally posted by Marco's Arms Dealer
I got my keys so it all should be good now...so ok...just want saugage on my side only..
Cool. I'll bring the DVD player, the DVDs, and the monster cables.

--Chris

[Domino-chan]

Chris, I may have friends coming in again this Sunday, so we'll be having more people to hang out with and play against.

I'll keep you posted. :)

[Dash no Chris]

@Tsubaki:
Glad you could make it to Gameland last Sunday -- it was good to finally meet you. Nice talking with yet another MVS collector, too (now if I could just get around to hooking myself up with a motherboard to go with my carts, I'd be all set:p ).

@Marco's Arms Dealer:
Thanks once again for the use of the big screen for our game strategy DVD viewing pleasure. Please thank Colby for us, too.

@Domino-chan, M.A.D., & NeoTheranthrope:
If each of you can kick about $7 my way next time we get together -- to cover the cost of Sunday's pizza -- it'd be much appreciated.:glee:

Originally posted by Domino-chan
Chris, I may have friends coming in again this Sunday, so we'll be having more people to hang out with and play against. I'll keep you posted. :)
I'll be meeting a friend for lunch this Sunday. Her schedule is usually pretty hectic, tho', so I don't imagine that lunch would run so long as to cut into the usual 3-4pm pickup time. However, I'll try to keep you posted as the timing for Sunday gets a little clearer.

--Chris

[Domino-chan]

Dude you shoulda told us to pay up at the pizza place! XD

Note to self: Bring $7 to next meetup. Got it.

And if you can't pick me up, that's cool. My friends are driving in from El Paso, so they'll most likely be driving me over. :)

[Tsubaki]

Originally posted by Dash no Chris
@Tsubaki:
Glad you could make it to Gameland last Sunday -- it was good to finally meet you. Nice talking with yet another MVS collector, too (now if I could just get around to hooking myself up with a motherboard to go with my carts, I'd be all set:p ).


--Chris

Thanks, man. It was good to meet all you all too. Even though I didn't really get to talk to anybody but Chris no Dash. Anyway, I just got Samurai Shodown 2 from Scoob105. How fitting it is that this is my first MVS game and it was my first AES game back in the day when I had one. Aw yes, another little piece of my soul has been mended as I rebuild my Neo Geo collection. Right now, I have a splitting headache from soldering, spray painting, and dremeling to put together my "Neo MVS supergun console thingie." It's the good kind of splitting headache, though.
-CHeers

[Dash no Chris]

Originally posted by Domino-chan
And if you can't pick me up, that's cool. My friends are driving in from El Paso, so they'll most likely be driving me over. :)
Well, my lunch date's been postponed. My friend's mom has been scheduled for double-bypass surgery on Sunday -- any prayers y'all can send her way would be much appreciated.

@Domino-chan: I'll be available for taxi service as per the usual arrangements; just let me know if you need a lift, otherwise I'll assume your guests have you covered.

@Tsubaki: Please try to post some pics of your consolized MVS when you get finished -- I'm eager to see the results.

--Chris

[Domino-chan]

I'll definitely let you know Chris, but it might be last minute depending on when my friends get into town.

I'm getting all these visitors now! XD

[Marco's Arms Dealer]

-looks at the load of cash in pocket then looks at chris- I dunno man, I am broke...so the seven dollars has to wait...-runs away-

me being there, uhhh, I dunno really, maybe like 6pm as my usual time. What is on the menu this sunday?

[Dash no Chris]

Originally posted by Domino-chan
I'll definitely let you know Chris, but it might be last minute depending on when my friends get into town.
As I mentioned previously, an old friend's mom was scheduled for double-bypass surgery today. I just found out a few hours ago that her mom passed away early Friday morning. I don't know if my friend's going to want to see anybody -- she may want to just be alone for awhile -- but I'd like to be available if she calls. If somebody's going to be home all day here, I could just take one of the celphones with me and the family here at home could direct her call to the cel.

Anyway, NeoTheranthrope is interested in going, and now I'm just waiting to hear from Domino-chan re: whether or not she & her friends'll need a lift. Keep me posted, D.

--Chris

[Domino-chan]

Sorry I cut out so soon. I haven't seen my friends for a few years and I wanted to hang out with them.

Next meetup though will be better. I'll stay the whole time, I promise! XD

[Domino-chan]

::bumpage::

So who is up for tomorrow, 3/21?

[Dash no Chris]

Originally posted by Domino-chan
So who is up for tomorrow, 3/21?
Actually, it's looking like I'm going to have to pass on Gameland today. Hoteiya Las Vegas just got a big shipment of items today, so Brad and I will be tied up all day packing boxes to ship to customers. My apologies for the late bailout.

--Chris

[Marco's Arms Dealer]

-sits in his room looking at his t.v., eyes red, and controller in hand- grow my tomatos...GROW! you must spawn to do my evil bidding in forget me not valley..-harvest moon freak- go my evil minion son, do evil as you must!

sorry time flew when playing this so I didn't go as you see in my paranoia.:loco:

[NeoTheranthrope]

Originally posted by Marco's Arms Dealer
-sits in his room looking at his t.v., eyes red, and controller in hand- grow my tomatos...GROW! you must spawn to do my evil bidding in forget me not valley..-harvest moon freak- go my evil minion son, do evil as you must!

sorry time flew when playing this so I didn't go as you see in my paranoia.:loco:


Hmmm... tomatoes... my eternal nemisis. In the old days they called them "poisoned apples." Named after the forbidden fruit that caused Eve, then Adam, to fall from grace. Foul and toxic things, at least for me anyway.

[Dinodoedoe]

Chris, Clean out your PM box damnit!:angry:

[NeoTheranthrope]

I DEMAND PORK PRODUCTS!!!11

*bump*



Edit: I demand text formatting that works!

[Marco's Arms Dealer]

uh huh...pork? the meat that eats it's own shit...lol! I guess since we meet up most of the time now, this is a do whatever thread now unless important stuff comes up...PHEAR ME AND MY ROUTER POWER THAT GOES TO MY COMP AND PS2! FFXI here I come!

Hume,
Tom:loco:

[Domino-chan]

Chicken>Seafood>Pork>Beef

That's the way things go around here, mister!

So make some Sunday plants.. er, plans?

[Domino-chan]

-_-;;;

I think I'll be bowing out this Sunday. My friends at work are hounding me to participate in the semi-annual Retail vs. Warehouse basketball game. I haven't played anything but billiards in years and I gotta score one basket... then they'll play me at CvS2.

My next appearance will most likely be after my move. Sorry...

[NeoTheranthrope]

If anyone is planning to go this sunday to Gameland, there two things you should note:

#1 The're doing a lock-in, I asked about it but the only attendant there was the new guy and he didn't know jack, so i don't have any info on it.

#2 (a) They finally, finally, finally got KOF 2K3 in. (b) It seems to have a problem freezing, like matrimelee, but worse.

[Tsubaki]

Originally posted by NeoTheranthrope
#
#2 (a) They finally, finally, finally got KOF 2K3 in. (b) It seems to have a problem freezing, like matrimelee, but worse.

Did they finally fix the puke green monitor?:rolleyes:

[Dash no Chris]

Thanks for the news, G!

Originally posted by NeoTheranthrope
#1 The're doing a lock-in, I asked about it but the only attendant there was the new guy and he didn't know jack, so i don't have any info on it.
YES! I thought we'd have to wait 'til summer for another lock-in -- let's hear it for spring break!

Originally posted by NeoTheranthrope
#2 (a) They finally, finally, finally got KOF 2K3 in. (b) It seems to have a problem freezing, like matrimelee, but worse.
Well, that's what they get for buying from coinop-express, isn't it.... The freezing'll suck every other Sunday of the year, but if they're doing a lock-in this weekend, the free-play'll take a bit of the sting out of it. I'm assuming that they put KOF'03 in the 4-slotter with Matrimelee, Shock Troopers 2nd, and... Puzzle Bobble, was it?

So who's free for Gameland on Sunday?

--Chris

[NeoTheranthrope]

Originally posted by Tsubaki
Did they finally fix the puke green monitor?:rolleyes:

No, of course not, but that's on another machine. (*grumblegrumble* a quarter of the machines there have monitors with blown colorguns *grumble*)



Originally posted by Dash no Chris
Thanks for the news, G!

YES! I thought we'd have to wait 'til summer for another lock-in -- let's hear it for spring break!

Well, that's what they get for buying from coinop-express, isn't it.... The freezing'll suck every other Sunday of the year, but if they're doing a lock-in this weekend, the free-play'll take a bit of the sting out of it. I'm assuming that they put KOF'03 in the 4-slotter with Matrimelee, Shock Troopers 2nd, and... Puzzle Bobble, was it?

So who's free for Gameland on Sunday?

--Chris

Unfortunately for me, you are corect. It is on the same machine as Matrimelee, Shock Troopers: the Second Squad, and puzzle de pon.

[Domino-chan]

Hooray for new apartments!

I gotta see if I'll be available on Sunday. I promised Honeychan that I'd meet up with her this weekend, so we'll see. After that my dad's coming into town.

Teh Domchan is busy. :p

[Decepticreep]

three cheers for dinodoedoe for hosting a neo get together at his place. thanks bro. pac man vs rocks w/ 4 people!!!

[Marco's Arms Dealer]

...ughhh... -looks at them with bloodshot eyes and stink myst hovering about- I might...-looks at t.v. with ffxi on it- I must play game....-sits in front of t.v. and plays-

well that's me for the past couple of days...and the lock in, ten bucks right? yeah I'll go...percussion freak go! -Kamen rider transformation- Ultra flying V...-the usual flying kick move- :loco:

I be there, or playing square,
Tom

[Decepticreep]

i dont understand why you guys are so exited about gameland finally getting 2k3. i paid 250 dollars 2 months ago so you guys could play it for free last weekend and nobody really did, other than domino-chan. seems like you guys had more fun watching the gamus mook dvd of 2k3 rather than playing the actual game. i dont get it. hope you guys have more fun spending money on a glitchy 2k3 at gameland.

[Dash no Chris]

Personally, I'm not so much excited about Gameland finally getting 2k3 (especially since it's glitching), as I am excited about Gameland finally having another lock-in -- because it affords me the opportunity to try all the other (non-fighter) games they have, that I normally wouldn't spend my money on.

As far as 2k3 goes, I was hesitant to jump in and try it out since (1) I haven't really put in much time with any KOF since '99 and (2) i haven't been reading up on the new 2k3 engine/system and change freaks me out. i'm more comfortable with one-on-one fighters than i am with tag-team fighters (which is why you'll see me playing SFZero3 more often than MVC2), so the new 2k3 system makes me nervous. stupid, i know, especially since it's free to play when i hang with you guys, but there it is. i did have a blast playing SamSho V, tho' -- a one-on-one fighter that's got a little more in common with its predecessors' systems than 2k3 has. You'll notice, tho', that i wasn't trying out the "meditation"/"bullet-time" system -- it's new and scary.

my business partner, Brad, almost never glances at the manual for any new game he gets -- he just starts the game and plunges in. i'll often read the manual cover-to-cover -- or read thru a couple of FAQs -- before i'll even go beyond the opening title sequence. i seem to have a need to know what i'm doing before i attempt something new -- which is why i can't set foot on a dance floor without at least 3 or 4 drinks in me (i don't know how to dance (at all), and i need a bit of self-consciousness lubricant (alcohol) to get me out there). perhaps i should bring some Asahi Super Dry with me next time we get together?:glee:

--Chris

[Tsubaki]

Originally posted by Dash no Chris

i did have a blast playing SamSho V

Asahi Super Dry with me next time we get together?:glee:

--Chris

Where did you play SamSho V at?

I'm a Sapporo guy, myself.

[Domino-chan]

My plans fell through, so I am all up for some throwin' down at the Gameland Lock-in.

Huzzah!

[Domino-chan]

Originally posted by Decepticreep
i dont understand why you guys are so exited about gameland finally getting 2k3. i paid 250 dollars 2 months ago so you guys could play it for free last weekend and nobody really did, other than domino-chan. seems like you guys had more fun watching the gamus mook dvd of 2k3 rather than playing the actual game. i dont get it. hope you guys have more fun spending money on a glitchy 2k3 at gameland.

You'd be happy to know that I defeated not one, but TWO guys at Gameland on KoF 2003.

But I liked your cab moreso. ::huggles it::

[Domino-chan]

My dad's leaving early on Sunday morning, so that opened up my schedule for the evening.

How about it, guys? And Chris...

BRING THE PLUSHIE. :loco:

[NeoTheranthrope]

Originally posted by Domino-chan
My dad's leaving early on Sunday morning, so that opened up my schedule for the evening.

How about it, guys? And Chris...

BRING THE PLUSHIE. :loco:

Oh yeah, Domino_chan's Billie fetish object, ewwwww...


I had a good time at last week's lock-in (I even got 2 time-over victories against Sissy in Matrimelee, unfortunately neither were on the same credit :( )

Anyway, will there be any Neo action this Sunday?

[Dash no Chris]

Still haven't received the plushie yet, Domino-chan. I'll PM you as soon as it arrives, tho'.

I'm thinking that I won't be available Sunday. Being Easter Sunday and all, I think I'm going to be occupied with the family all day. Perhaps Marco's Arms Dealer could play taxi this week?

--Chris

[Marco's Arms Dealer]

I really don't know if I can...My mom is into easter stuff...me and my dad are cleaning the pool and spa...well the pool is finally clean now...feeling sick from acid smells...so we have the spa to do...then a dinner, then I don't what is up after that. Sorry.

M-A-D

P.S. all this work and I am barely playing my Final fantasy game damn it!:loco:

[Dash no Chris]

Just wanted to confirm -- I'm definitely not going to be available for Gameland today; family obligations are going to have me occupied all day. Sorry, folks.

--Chris

[Marco's Arms Dealer]

almost done with the spa...but having dinner now...so I dunno.

[Domino-chan]

.......

...............

::Bump::

Tomorrow might be iffy for me. Honeychan still wants to hang out, but she mentioned something about going out of town too, so we'll see.

If not I may be able to hang out earlier than normal.. like 1pm since I'm ::gasp!:: off on Sunday.

[BBH]

hey guys, I read on another board that Gameland would be closing forever on April 30th. God damn, that really sucks. :( It was a nice place, despite the terrible IIDX screen. It always sucks to see a REAL arcade have to call it quits. :oh_no: damn....