Finland - The country where I quite want to be Jan/Feb

RockstarRunners AES and MX4000
Very nice system and Screen to play on.



Miisalos Sega Naomi universal cab
Very good controls, very nice screen - was a blast to play on.



Ammunition Box CMVS and computer Screens
You might already have seen it in miisalos collection thread - even more impressive in real life.



The movie room
yes - you read right. A fucking movie room. 4K beamer, 7.3 Sound and I even watched a boring bee movie to really see 4K in Action (and some other movie where some old animated guy makes out with a dog Robot... eh... whatever - the Image was great)
Great room to play games - great room to watch movies.


In case you didn't recognize: that image is not 4K - that was Mendel showing me gangnam style running on his super nintendo.

I'm pretty sure I'll look back at the meeting day and start to realize what I have played there and how hard it is to get the stuff to play it again on original hardware - just mentioning a few of the things I saw/played

NG DevTeam games
I think Rob (Rockstar Runner) had them all and even sold the DC versions he no longer needed to folks at the meeting. (forgot who got them) - I only watched these (Mendel playthrough of gunlord in under 30 mins - very close 1cc => 2cc), but each of them seems to have a unique style and nice soundtracks.

Daedalus converter
Didn't know the exact details but this seems to be some hot stuff - looks good (though I was afraid the MVS boards would break when "hanging" there), plays Windjammers nicely.



Shock Troopers
Everyone loves shock troopers - at one time the full room was playing it.

R-Type Leo
I tried this solo first and then had a playthrough together with Razoola (gladly it was freeplay - we both did not very well). I liked the very simple concept of the game, perhaps sometimes a nice switch from those mechanic heavy shmups.

Batrider
First time I saw this on real Hardware - only for a short time though because the Audio seemed not to Play nice with the supergun and the game was stopped so it wouldn't overheat.

Super Punchout on a 4K beamer (see Images)
Hell yeah - size matters. Mendel managed to beat a few of the Boxers but we took turns and I burned our credits



Starfox 2
Never seen that before - had some very interesting concepts (turning the plane into a mech to walk inside bases, tactical map, etc.)

Windjammers
Mendel did beat my ass on this one - I think he did let me win once.

Crossed Swords 2 MVS
The sounds are VERY fitting, I would not have guessed they are from a different game (CS1) - also some graphics are enhanced/fixed, I got my turn on playing it, controlled very well - had a good time.



Capcom vs SNK 2
Played on miisalos cab which has very good controls and that I like a lot.

Bubble Memories
A version where you could charge for giant bubbles - wanted to play it but the kids were on that most of the time and then I forgot



Obscure puzzle game where some guy has to match colored balls which shoot out between his legs... uhm....
yeah... just like it sounds

There was a Street Fighter CPS2 board there too (I always thought they were smaller when seeing them on pic, those things are fucking huge) - but unfortunately we didn't manage to hook that up to the cab due to button restrictions.

Miisalo made pulled pork, cole stew, lettuce Sandwiches and Rob made his famous hot onion rings.
After eating both I can say they are not exaggerating when they say they cook well - very tasty stuff.
In addition there was a mixture of Snacks, beer and I was offered a 21y glenlivet by the host which I gladly accepted.

The participants of the meeting were awesome - really awesome.

The language
All of them were living in finland and whenever I was in the room or a general conversation was going on everyone switched to english at all times. A very kind gesture that made me feel very welcome.

Sharing
Most participants brought their own Hardware and/or games to the meeting. AES games, PCBs, etc. - most of the stuff is worth quite a lot of money. Nevertheless everyone shared their collection with everyone else who was there - you could check out manuals, pick up the games and start them on the cabs etc. (of course everyone was equally eager to handle everything sensitively)

The drinks
While we steadily consumed some beer, whisky, etc. everyone enjoyed the drinks but no one overdid it - again adding to the great atmosphere

Name tags
Couldn't remember who is who at the start - so everyone just attached name tags to their shirts

Props
Miika (Miisalo): Well what can I say. perfect hosting, I've mentioned it once or twice by now
Anne (waifu): for letting us have the meeting in her house and showing my own waifu the nightlife of Helsinki while we had some ng time.
Rob (Rockstar Runner): Delicious Onion Rings, great AES collection - thx for sharing!
Razoola: Would like to hear some details of your work history some time, very impressive job on that CS2 - not so impressive but fun job on our R-Type playthrough
Mendel: The Gunlord! Playthrough in under 30 mins and Windjammers wizard, thx for bringing your modded SNES
Saku: Great PCB carrying system - you should join the forums and show that off in here
TaiDOmi: Hooking Raz up with an AES maglord, also: great Shirt
JP: You should commit to playing the games once, go join the forums!