The Official 2016 ZapCon BYOAC Thread

[yotsuya]

Oh, and I'll be releasing the ZapCon the Game for you guys tomorrow. Now that Delusional posted the video he made, I'm kind of busy today but I'll get it uploaded tomorrow.

[yotsuya]

Still looking for the time to post my big review of the weekend. I will say for me personally, one of the highlights of having guys who I have known a long time on this board in my Gameroom, playing my games. We had a lot to do and I wish there was time to just hang out and play games and shoot the breeze, but I'll take the minutes we got.

[BadMouth]

You should know someone in programming that could sneak it on in the middle of the night

That would be me. I'm in Broadcast Operations. But I love my job, so no.

:-)

When I get PBJ and Xiaou2 there next year, the History Channel will fly you out   for ZapCon!

[yotsuya]

You should know someone in programming that could sneak it on in the middle of the night

That would be me. I'm in Broadcast Operations. But I love my job, so no.

:-)

When I get PBJ and Xiaou2 there next year, the History Channel will fly you out   for ZapCon!

We should totally invite that guy, too. DeL, get on it.

[Arcadenut]

Selfie

I don't think that word means what you think it means....

[yotsuya]

Selfie

I don't think that word means what you think it means....

I know what it means, but I used it as a generic term for "photo". Jawhn's selfie won the weekend, btw.

[Vigo]

I want a selfie with Selfie 

[harveybirdman]

I want a selfie with Selfie 

yo dawg we put an emulator in your emulator's emulator...


and yeah Selfie would be awesome to get to ZapCon!

[jdbailey1206]

I wonder how long it took Elvira to start thinking to herself "I wonder how many more of these BYOACers I have to endure?"   

[yotsuya]

I wonder how long it took Elvira to start thinking to herself "I wonder how many more of these BYOACers I have to endure?"   

She's a good friend of my wife's. And she spends plenty of time around nerds that they don't bother her at all.

[Ond]

Suzi and I just crawled through our front door.... What a great ZapCon capped off with a great day spent with Pixelhugger in LA.

Eaaarghh I'm off to get some sleep.  NOW.

[Vigo]

Epic Picture! 

[Laythe]

Best weekend I've had in a long time.      
In no particular order, some highlights for me:

Getting to put faces and names to the regular crew here.  It's a cool feeling, to run into a bunch of strangers who aren't strangers.

Hanging out with RetroGreg, Melvinbates, Yotsuya and Jawhn at Monastery.  Great company, and it was good to have the chance to meet people before the con really got underway.

Starfighters.  I think I was actually even more impressed by them than the main Zapcon floor - sure, it was smaller, but the games they had out were just an encyclopedia of my all time favorites.  If I was a local, I'd be there all the time.

Meeting Jawhn.  Getting edged out 7-6 in a tightly fought Space War game, by Jawhn.  Getting categorically out-smack-talked by Jawhn during said game, which likely contributed to his victory. 

Handling a piece of Ond's retro-futurist cabinet, and him good naturedly laughing off my awestruck reaction to it.

Getting such a big welcome from Yotsuya, and all the work he clearly put into making sure that everybody had a good time at this.  Thanks, man. 

Seeing the legion of BYOAC shirts *everywhere*.

Getting the chance to see how my cab compares to the originals, in detail.

Talking about cabinet design and the future of the hobby with vwalbridge.

Meeting Slippyblade and his family, and hanging with them at the In and Out.  That is a guy who knows where his towel is. 

Malenko's hilarious razzing over the Frogger level.  A+, would get trolled again. 




TLDR:  That was great.  Thanks, to all of you.

[yotsuya]

Best weekend I've had in a long time.      


TLDR:  That was great.  Thanks, to all of you.

Tell NotTHATJennifer that Jawhn wore his Walter White outfit on Sunday...



It was great meeting you, my friend! Looking forward to seeing you next year.

[DeLuSioNal29]

Here's another selfie I found with me, Malenko, Haruman and HBM.

DeL

[Malenko]

So glad I got a haircut since then, no one got the Akuma hair reference.

[yotsuya]

Here's another selfie I found with me, Malenko, Haruman and HBM.

DeL

Those first two look like best buds.

[vwalbridge]

I'll post a longer list of memories later...but so far, bathroom duty was pretty memorable thanks to Yots!

[yotsuya]

...bathroom duty was pretty memorable thanks to Yots!

[Slippyblade]

Sorry we had to bail on Sunday.  Daughter was having abdominal pains and we were worried about appendicitis due to severity and location.  Spent most of Sunday in the ER waiting on tests.  Thankfully it was "just" a pulled abdominal muscle.  Incredibly painful, but not dangerous.

So awesome meeting all of you people.  Always weird seeing real faces attached to board names.

NotTHATJennifer needs to get an account and quit lurking.
Laythe, so cool to meet you and fanboy about your build.
Vigo, WAY younger than I assumed.  Was cool introducing the wife to you.  I've built a Vigolix and told her about the dream that inspired it, so she was curious who you were.

[yotsuya]

One day we'll get you in the photo, Slippy.

[Slippyblade]

I *almost* made it this year.  If I hadn't walked half a mile in the WRONG direction from the train stop, I'd have been on time.  Next year...  Next year will be different.  I intend to have at least one build on the floor, if not more.  I also intend to make it for the Friday night festivities.  I'm starting a new job in a couple weeks that pays significantly better than my current - so it's possible!

[DeLuSioNal29]

I *almost* made it this year.  If I hadn't walked half a mile in the WRONG direction from the train stop, I'd have been on time.  Next year...  Next year will be different.  I intend to have at least one build on the floor, if not more.  I also intend to make it for the Friday night festivities.  I'm starting a new job in a couple weeks that pays significantly better than my current - so it's possible!

I did manage to get a pic of your badge though.  I remember taking a pic of it to remind me to do something...  But then I forgot what it was.  LOL.

Here ya go!

DeL

[Slippyblade]

We were talking about photoshoping me into the group photo for shits and giggles.

[DeLuSioNal29]

We were talking about photoshoping me into the group photo for shits and giggles.

That's right!  Send me a photo standing outside with your badge on and I'll give it a go!

DeL

[DeLuSioNal29]

By the way if you guys haven't seen it, there's a cameo of TacoTownCharlie at the end of this video:


DeL

[yotsuya]

Man, I love TacoTownCharlie...

[pbj]

...post the gd game already...

[yotsuya]

...post the gd game already...

Too busy watching Purple Rain....

[jdbailey1206]

...post the gd game already...

Too busy watching Purple Rain....

Wrong thread yo.

[nexusmtz]

Just want add to to the Thank Yous for welcoming even the quietest of members to the fun that is ZapCon. Extra big thanks to Yots for keeping us busy earning crazy badges all weekend, even if I did overdo the Jorts badge a little (although the WTF looks on Saturday morning were worth it)

My list of random weekend memories:
Meeting a door stop in person
Grabbing a moment with Elvira (not to be confused with one who did)
Bowling on the one of the least pinbally pinballs made - and liking it
Eating In and Out and Jack in the Box on the same night just to compare
Punching a heavy bag for no reason
Overflowing the grid
Participating in the most uncoordinated poster signing event ever
Losing the ability to flex my ankles by Sunday afternoon, but having a great time anyway
Being begged at Kobalt for just one more... karaoke song, and still making it to breakfast with O+S almost on time
Surviving the RedEye. I looked like Sunday-Afternoon-Neph by the time I got home - and I stayed in the plane!

Play 100% or Don't Play!

[Malenko]

Trying to figure out how to earn the most badges in 1 picture was pretty great. I think the final method was...

Photobomb someone taking a selfie with jawn in front of Haruman's booth while Elvira played a game while you were wearing jorts and white flipflops with your high score showing on another machine in the booth. YMMV

[yotsuya]

Yeah, that #jorts shirt was epic. Thanks for making the weekend fun, nexusmtz.

[Token]

...post the gd game already...

Yeah, I keep opening this thread expecting a custom-made arcade game update and all I get are grown men applauding each other's ironic fashion choices.

[yotsuya]

...post the gd game already...

Yeah, I keep opening this thread expecting a custom-made arcade game update and all I get are grown men applauding each other's ironic fashion choices.

[Token]

...post the gd game already...

Yeah, I keep opening this thread expecting a custom-made arcade game update and all I get are grown men applauding each other's ironic fashion choices, and posting "SOON" memes.

 

[yotsuya]

You want an update, I have to do one small recompile to make it completely MAME  cab friendly. So after I do that, I'll post it.

[vwalbridge]

Don't worry guys. The game is great and it will be worth the wait. Matter of fact, ZapCon The Game already has THE seal of approval.

[Malenko]

Don't worry guys. The game is great and it will be worth the wait. Matter of fact, ZapCon The Game already has THE seal of approval.

BOTH of them

[vwalbridge]

BOTH of them

LOL. Ah yes, how could I forget the other "seal of approval" obscured in the photo.