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Celebrating SPRING with ARCADE GAMES AGAIN!
('cause I didn't get to play any)
March 27th, 3:01 pm - March 29th LATE
See Venue page for location
^ That's an eclipse,
not an equinox
Year of the Horse!
Some food provided - bring snacks/drinks, ordering delivery Saturday night
HIGH GRADE 4k upscaling of old games!! (courtesy of Andy's expensive gadget)
Dragon's Lair timed challenge
Sat & Sun Movie Time
Trivia Saturday 5p-7p -- all new questions!
4 gaming stations
I'll provide Some Food
I'll have some food. Can't promise what yet. Maybe Congee! Maybe burritos. Maybe smoked chicken.
We'll be ordering in Saturday evening, so we can take a break and play some trivia while eating.
You should bring snacks and drinks. Or order in, old school!
Why RetroNOX? Didn't we just do Retrocade?
RetroNOX is a play on Retrocade and Redux and Equinox. I wanna repeat the them because I played maybe one minute of one game the entire party at the Winter Solstice. I'm just too busy hosting! So I want to make up for it, and give me more time to play. I'll still be hosting, of course, but it won't be as crazy: it won't be at some other venue, I won't have a White Elephant to run, and I have ALL WEEKEND to play! So let's do it!
What's this about 4k upscaling?
Andy got a cool gadget that can upscale old consoles and arcades to a 4k display! My 55" TV in my livingroom will be that display. But it's new, it's very complex, and we'll need time to set up and see what we can get working. That's what Friday 3p-6p is for. Gaming can start once that's figured out (which might be quick!)
Other Gaming Stations
The theater will be set up with whatever I can get working there. I've got a Game Cube, I've got PS2, PS3, and PS4, and probably a thing or to beyond that. I may have 2 other stations set up in the livingroom, with a standard monitor at each of them, one for the Atari 7800 redux (with HDMI out), and the other ... I dunno, probably that's a good spot for the PS3 or 4, since they have HDMI out, too.
Dragon's Lair contest?
I got that cute little Dragon's Lair cabinet. I hardly play it. So let's have a little contest -- beginning to end timed trial, infinite lives. $10 per attempt, 1st & 2nd place split the pot, 60/40.
Movie Time?
I'd like to have a movie break for anyone needing such a break, Saturday and Sunday 2-5pm. Also handy for folks who wanna come but don't really wanna game. Movie titles to be announced, but they'll be gaming themed in some way!
I'll provide some beer
Dragon's Nutation kicked on 2/13, just before its swan song at the chocolate & beer tasting on 2/14. SAD! But I have some left. I'll provide that, and probably some other beers. You should bring beer. Maybe even hard stuff, but we're not doing this to get trashed, we're doing this to PLAY.
Retrocade Trivia
I will be running a Retrocade trivia session 5-7pm Saturday! I have all the answers, I have all the questions. YOU get to try your mad skillz against everyone else. It'll be the same theme as the Winter Solstice trivia was, just with (mostly) new questions (some small advantage who went to the winter party!). I haven't worked out what the prizes will be for winning, but they'll be cool. :)
Fun Zodiac Fact
Fun Zodiac Fact
Ok, so it's the end of the Year of the Horse. In other Zodiac "news", NOTHING is in retrograde on March 27th. But Mercury concludes its retrograde motion ON THE EQUINOX, so that's neat! communication, technology, travel, and contracts—often causing misunderstandings, technical glitches, delays, and a need for reflection
When Mercury is in Retrograde ...
Communication breaks
Technology glitches out
Travel gets messed up
Contracts suck
Misunderstandings happen
Delays are expected (looking at you, BARRY)
Good time to reflect and reevaluate your life
THIS IS WHY I'M HAVING IT A WEEK LATER!
(but not really; I have other reasons)
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