j_factor
08-21-2005, 03:16 AM
It was awesome.
The first place I went was Oldergames's booth. They had their new game, Frog Feast, on display and for sale for Sega CD and Neo Geo CD. I played it for a little bit; it was very dull and disappointing. Also on display (but sadly not yet for sale) was Beggar Prince. I didn't play it myself, but I watched this guy play it for a while, and it looked pretty damn good. Well done translation, pretty good graphics, nice battle system. According to one of the guys at the booth, the game will be available for sale before Christmas. I'm definitely looking forward to it.
Lining the walls of the exhibit hall were various classic arcade games on free play, and several console/tv setups with games. I played lots of Crystal Castles. Damn that's an awesome game. I also watched somebody at the Saturn setup beat the last boss of Radiant Silvergun. I had never seen the final boss before. Needless to say, it was crazy.
Performing in concert was 8-Bit Weapon. They make techno music using melodies from old games, mostly NES but some other stuff too. They put on a great show.
Throughout the day there were a few different panels of guest speakers. Unfortunately I only saw one of them. Noah Falstein focused his speech on his experiences at LucasFilm Games back in the 80s. It was very interesting, and I wish I had seen the other speakers.
In a separate room was the museum, full of really obscure, rare, and interesting things. One table had every single Vectrex product that was made. The Atari 5100 and Sega Neptune were also proudly displayed. Lots of neat stuff there, and almost everything was displayed with a little write-up about it.
In another separate room was the swap meet, where "regular people" (as opposed to paying vendors who had booths in the main exhibition hall) sold and traded their wares. People were selling all kinds of crazy shit, as well as lots of usual shit. I'm really glad I only brought around $180 cash, because I spent it all and would probably have spent hundreds more if I had it on me.
Moby Games had a little booth, and had an "identify the game by the screenshot" game. They were giving away t-shirts to everyone who got at least 15 (out of 50) right. I got 31, which put me tied at second place when I did it, but by the time I left I had been knocked off the top 3.
Messiah had a booth to show off their new Generation NEX system, a sleek console that plays NES/Famicom games with wireless controllers. The system was set to be made available for purchase for the first time at the show, with preordered units there for pickup. Tragically, their stock of systems wasn't there due to some hangup.
The vendors were all really good. I saw some really great stuff for sale, including a Sony CD-i system (yeah, Sony made one too), a jukebox NES with 14 games inside, several Microvision systems, PC-based arcade systems, a full set of Game & Watch units, some weird mods, and just lots and lots of games. The games seemed a bit skewed towards Atari, but I was kind of expecting that. You guys will be happy to know that Genesis was very well represented, moreso than SNES.
There was an auction after the show, which I regrettably missed because I was out of cash. In hindsight I should've gone out to an ATM machine and come back. Maybe it's for the best as it probably would've caused me to spend way too much.
I'll be going back tomorrow. More then.
The first place I went was Oldergames's booth. They had their new game, Frog Feast, on display and for sale for Sega CD and Neo Geo CD. I played it for a little bit; it was very dull and disappointing. Also on display (but sadly not yet for sale) was Beggar Prince. I didn't play it myself, but I watched this guy play it for a while, and it looked pretty damn good. Well done translation, pretty good graphics, nice battle system. According to one of the guys at the booth, the game will be available for sale before Christmas. I'm definitely looking forward to it.
Lining the walls of the exhibit hall were various classic arcade games on free play, and several console/tv setups with games. I played lots of Crystal Castles. Damn that's an awesome game. I also watched somebody at the Saturn setup beat the last boss of Radiant Silvergun. I had never seen the final boss before. Needless to say, it was crazy.
Performing in concert was 8-Bit Weapon. They make techno music using melodies from old games, mostly NES but some other stuff too. They put on a great show.
Throughout the day there were a few different panels of guest speakers. Unfortunately I only saw one of them. Noah Falstein focused his speech on his experiences at LucasFilm Games back in the 80s. It was very interesting, and I wish I had seen the other speakers.
In a separate room was the museum, full of really obscure, rare, and interesting things. One table had every single Vectrex product that was made. The Atari 5100 and Sega Neptune were also proudly displayed. Lots of neat stuff there, and almost everything was displayed with a little write-up about it.
In another separate room was the swap meet, where "regular people" (as opposed to paying vendors who had booths in the main exhibition hall) sold and traded their wares. People were selling all kinds of crazy shit, as well as lots of usual shit. I'm really glad I only brought around $180 cash, because I spent it all and would probably have spent hundreds more if I had it on me.
Moby Games had a little booth, and had an "identify the game by the screenshot" game. They were giving away t-shirts to everyone who got at least 15 (out of 50) right. I got 31, which put me tied at second place when I did it, but by the time I left I had been knocked off the top 3.
Messiah had a booth to show off their new Generation NEX system, a sleek console that plays NES/Famicom games with wireless controllers. The system was set to be made available for purchase for the first time at the show, with preordered units there for pickup. Tragically, their stock of systems wasn't there due to some hangup.
The vendors were all really good. I saw some really great stuff for sale, including a Sony CD-i system (yeah, Sony made one too), a jukebox NES with 14 games inside, several Microvision systems, PC-based arcade systems, a full set of Game & Watch units, some weird mods, and just lots and lots of games. The games seemed a bit skewed towards Atari, but I was kind of expecting that. You guys will be happy to know that Genesis was very well represented, moreso than SNES.
There was an auction after the show, which I regrettably missed because I was out of cash. In hindsight I should've gone out to an ATM machine and come back. Maybe it's for the best as it probably would've caused me to spend way too much.
I'll be going back tomorrow. More then.