Robotron 30th Anniversary June 1st- Summer Camp 2012 begins!

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A summer of fun activities are planned to celebrate the 30th anniversary of Robotron 2084!

Ongoing schedule of events at- http://www.robotron2084guidebook.com/?page_id=705

Send a birthday wish/picture/video this Friday, June 1st- http://www.robotron2084guidebook.com/?page_id=656

If you are in the Chicago area, visit historic Star Worlds Friday night June 1st for the birthday party.
Event kick-off is scheduled for June 16th.
Various events throughout the summer will include Online participation.

This thread will be updated as new events are announced for the schedule.
See Patrick@starworldsarcade.com or glenn@starworldsarcade.com for more information.

Let the celebration begin!

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Nice!  If I was in the Chicago area, I'd totally show up for this. 

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Oh to be 29 again...  Tuned up and ready for a Birthday party.

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Nice Baby Pac! That's a cabinet I definitely want to get for my collection.

What CPO is that?  Doesn't look like the original, or Willis version.

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Just a generic.  The original was cigarette burned and didn't look appropriate for a family friendly arcade.  QuarterArcade is working on a decent repop that isn't yet available.

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Hi! all the ROBOTRON Fanatics!

I also want to celebrate ROBOTRON 30th anniversary!  

I wish I could join the event :'(.
Anyway, I hope the event's success!

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Happy Birthday Robotron!  June 1, 1982 - June 1, 2012

Birthday party tonight at Star Worlds Arcade in Chicagoland area.
Online submissions open through tonight- http://www.robotron2084guidebook.com/?page_id=656

PS- Eugene Jarvis is aware of the 30th anniversary festivities and the website project, so your submissions will be seen.  Join Walter Day and the rest of the world in wishing Robotron a Happy Birthday!

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Thank you to everyone who participated in making Robotron's birthday a success.
The next event to mark on the calendar's is Saturday, June 16th.
Stay tuned, it's shaping up to be an exciting party!

Birthday pictures--> http://www.robotron2084guidebook.com/?page_id=656

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Here is the announcement we've been waiting to confirm. 
Straight from Star Worlds headquarters-
Walter Day and Eugene Jarvis will be attending the June 16th Robotron summercamp kick-off party in DeKalb, IL (this Saturday).
Event details posted here as they progress- http://www.robotron2084guidebook.com/?page_id=851



from Pac-man Pat on Monday 6/11/12-  I've been working on a little something for a few weeks now and now it's a done deal.  Eugene Jarvis will be in attendance as an honored guest at our June 16th event.

For those of you that don't know who he is, he's one of my all time favorite game designers.  He's had his hands in on such great game titles as Defender, Stargate, Blaster, Robotron, Space Shuttle, Smash TV, Total carnage, all the Cruisn games and the list goes on.

He is very down to earth like Walter Day is, so don't be afraid to bring something in for him to sign like a game marquee, shirt or box from a game he's know for.

We still have tickets left, but they have been selling pretty fast today.  Hope you can join us on this great evening of gaming.  Pac-man-Pat AKA Mikey?

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Here is a youtube video of "Mikey" discussing what the summer camp promotion is all about-

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Geez. 30 years. No wonder why Rolling Robotron the other day on Difficulty 10 was such a chore.

I'm going to need to play with a cane soon and use pause so I can have multiple naps in between these sessions. 

BTW. Who's that guy to the right of the other guy in the above pic. Kidding. He's the evil mastermind behind Robotron who coded the best arcade game in history IMHO.  Eugene Jarvis

Shake his hand for all of his fans and thank him for the 30+ years of extreme fun he has bestowed upon us.

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The day you have trouble rolling robotron on difficulty 10 is the day we should all turn in our driver licenses.    You are an inspiration to all of us around the world who aspire to be good at the game.  


This might be the last update before tomorrow's kick-off party at Star Worlds tomorrow.

Summary-
1-Eugene Jarvis still on schedule and he's working on his own special project for the party.  Which would take it over the top and make this the "I can't believe I missed that party" event of the year.

2-A few tickets are still for sale but the event is very close to sold out.  Meaning physical space in the building is limited.  Star Worlds is a small arcade environment like going straight to a cool 80s arcade museum, not an impersonal warehouse or strip mall setting.

3-Twin Galaxies has a formal presentation to Eugene.  And Walter is bringing some unique stuff that will only be available 1 time at this party.

4- There will be many games, pinball and tournaments, food and prizes.  2 Robotron machines, a rare model of Smash TV, Tut, etc etc etc.

5- we may stream the event live on twitch TV, if we can figure out how that works....

6- email patrick@starworldsarcade.com for more info, tickets, driving directions, or hotel recommendations.

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Will upload more pictures and video later (hotel wireless isn’t cooperating…)
Here is a quick picture preview of the evening. 

Honorable mention- Larry De Mar had to change plans for the weekend and didn’t make the party, but he was involved in a phone call during the party and will visit Star Worlds at a later date.  (Yep, this event was almost a “Vid Kidz” reunion, if Eugene’s plans had worked out… sooooo cool.)

Eugene played a lot of Robotron with party goers and he is wickedly good.  Video to come later.  The evening was a success as everyone relaxed and played some great games in a classic 1982 arcade setting.  Many magical little moments all evening throughout the arcade.  Was an honor and pleasure, the Summer Camp was kicked-off on the right foot for sure.

Taking on the Boss- but which one would that be-


SmashTVConquered (Eugene around 17m, Sasha around 14m and she’d never played it before!)


Mario Bros sharing the fun-


Eugene playing doubles-


Mikey showed up for some pasta-


Eugene receiving Twin Galaxies presentations-


AwardToVidKidz-

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pictures and video of Eugene at the party are online now-  http://www.robotron2084guidebook.com/?page_id=851

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As part of the ongoing Summer Camp 2012 events, Star Worlds arcade presents-

Lonnie McDonald’s Joust tour playing in the original location where Twin Galaxies operated in Ottumwa Iowa.  Making an attempt to beat a Joust World Record, too.

A video game event hasn’t occurred at the original site of Twin Galaxies since the 80’s, so this should be a fun little home-coming.  And just in time to celebrate the 30th Anniversary of the Joust release in 1982!

If you are near Ottumwa, stop by after 8am central on Saturday, July 14th.
Live streaming should be available at- lmcdonald111

If you don’t know about Twin Galaxies, this video will give you an example of the excitement generated inside that location during the early 80s- 

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Summer Camp 2012 wraps up on Saturday, August 25th.
Among the honored guests will be Larry DeMar.
http://www.robotron2084guidebook.com/starworlds/summercampclosing/

My apologies, that we didn't get the extreme difficulty 10/5 man online tournament going, but will try to do that for a winter event.  I will update folks by email, when the time comes.

The website links have changed so any prior references in this thread won't be accurate.
The summer event kick-off party pages with Eugene are here- http://www.robotron2084guidebook.com/starworlds/summercampkickoffparty/

The write-up about Robotron Enemy dynamics done by Eugene is here-
http://www.robotron2084guidebook.com/gameplay/startingjourney/enemydynamics/

An upcoming Star Worlds promotion will be about Defender-
http://www.robotron2084guidebook.com/defender/

Thanks to everyone who participated in the positive spirit of comradery for this event. It was a blast.