Arcade games, drinks, and dancing in Vancouver tonight.

[opt2not]

Celebrities in Vancouver is hosting an 80's night featuring arcade games, music and dancing. I've got a dinner to go to, but will probably be there later on to see what games they have and how the party is.

Here's the facebook page link:
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=212643124366&index=1

For those who don't have facebook, here's a copy and paste:

Start Time:   Sunday, May 23, 2010 at 9:00pm
End Time:   Monday, May 24, 2010 at 3:00am
Location:   Restricted & Galaxion present the craziest 80's long weekend party IN THE KNOWN UNIVERSE

RESTRICTED ENTERTAINMENT and GALAXION team up to deliver an over-the-top 80's New Wave Gala, insane long weekend party-style! We're bringing you back to the arcade, along with a huge helping of 80's style and MUSIC!

We'll be transforming Celebrities into an 80's arcade, complete with vintage arcade machines and classic console gaming on all screens. We then melt your hair playing a huge new wave mix for the dancefloor. So put on your favourite Keds and ready your thumbs!

■ THE DJs!

- DJ Techtard (Blender / Dr!Dr!, V.2.0)
- Pandemonium (Sin City / Sanctuary / Rock & Roll High School / Faster - Faster / Luv-a-fair parties)
- Jonny Vancouver (Galaxion / Rock & Roll High School / East Van Podcast)

■ THE MUSIC!

- 80's Pop
- New Wave
- Punk
- Retro Electro
- 8-bit

■ THE FASHIONS!

- Geeks, Closet Nerds, Not-So-Closet Nerds
- B-Boy/Girl Crews
- Guys with skinny ties and Flock-of-Seagulls Hair
- Girls who look like Madonna from Desperately Seeking Susan
- Androgynous people with great makeup
- Punks who just don't give a ---fudgesicle---
- the kid that was always picked last for gym
- Preppy Girls who are too stuck up to notice you until you beat their boyfriend in a ski race
- singing hamburgers
- time travelers
- stockbrokers
- that SEX kid who always had the high score no matter how many quarters you dumped into Galaga ...

■ RETRO PRIZE GIVEAWAYS!

■ CLASSIC ARCADE GAMING!

■ DANCE. DRINK. GAME!

■ TICKET INFO :

- $8 cover
- 2 for 1 entry in 80's gear
- free before 10

[Epyx]

Damn I wish I had heard of this sooner...would have been fun to double date this with my buddy/wife and me and my wife...hmm 80s camouflage or parachute pants?

[opt2not]

Damn I wish I had heard of this sooner...would have been fun to double date this with my buddy/wife and me and my wife...hmm 80s camouflage or parachute pants?

Yeah, this is the first year I'm going, apparently they have it on every year. This is the third year it's been on I think.

Time to break out my chucks and white blazer!

[eds1275]

damn that would have been fun to go to. If i would've known i would hop the first ferry over!

[opt2not]

Well, like I suspected, it turned out to be not so fruitful in the arcade front.  There were 4 cabinets, awkwardly placed at this club-scene venue.
- Bombjack (kit install) cabinet sat outside in-front of the club.
- Narc cabinet in front of the bathrooms
- Superman (in a blingy chrome t-molding, stainless bat-tops, metal CP and light buttons) sat beside the coat check-in.
- A cocktail Twin Cobra/Kyuukyoku Tiger cabinet sat in the back lounge area with 2 big projectors that were hooked up to those Namco arcade TV toys.


But, the rest of it was fun! A lot of 80's music, people dressed up, dancing, booze. Just not a lot of arcade

Here are some photos of the cabinets...

Edit: What cabinet is that originally in the Bomb Jack picture?

Also, I think that guy grabbing his behind just shat himself playing or watching someone play Bomb Jack. Beware!

[danny_galaga]

Ha! Celebrities is still there? I remember it in 96!

Edit: Wasn't it a gay nightclub? Or was that something else?

[opt2not]

Ha! Celebrities is still there? I remember it in 96!

Edit: Wasn't it a gay nightclub? Or was that something else?

Was, and still is.

[Hewskie]

They have straight nights, i think it's thursdays or something. Anyway, my friend bartends there (he's also straight) and he meets a ton of girls there which I find amusing. I'm sorry I missed the party, maybe next year.

Hewskie