ZapCon V - April 2017 Roll Call

[yotsuya]

Which one of you marvelous ---daisies--- is up for the challenge and coming again/for the first time? Post here!!!!

[HaRuMaN]

You know I'm going

[yotsuya]

Gonna have a booth again?

[thomas_surles]

Buy me a plane ticket.

[yotsuya]

Buy me a plane ticket.

I'll pick you up at the airport. You got 8 months. Save your cash!

[HaRuMaN]

Gonna have a booth again?

Yes, I now I got my truck running so Malenko and I can ride without our knees smushed into the dashboard when we bring the cabaret.

[yotsuya]

Gonna have a booth again?

Yes, I now I got my truck running so Malenko and I can ride without our knees smushed into the dashboard when we bring the cabaret.

Sweet - is Malenko gonna make it out again?

[HaRuMaN]

I hope so

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[DeLuSioNal29]

I'm in.  Had a blast last year.  Hoping to stay longer this time to see the local stuff.

DeL

[yotsuya]

I'm in.  Had a blast last year.  Hoping to stay longer this time to see the local stuff.

DeL

Cool. Get there a day earlier like Ond did and Jawhn and I will take you out to dinner and Cobra Arcade Bar.

[Vigo]

Too early to give definites, but I want to be there again.


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[yotsuya]

Too early to give definites, but I want to be there again.


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Whoooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!

[Malenko]

so many posts gone


I'm planning to come but nothing is set in stone. Don't believe there is adequate time to grow the Akuma hair back, sorry. I hope to be back to my fighting weight of 185 and not the 205lb fatty I was last time (already at 195).

[Aceldamor]

I'm in....again.

[TacoTownCharlie]

I will exist is a state of quantum superposition again.
TacoTownCharlie

[yotsuya]

I will exist is a state of quantum superposition again.
TacoTownCharlie

The TransAm better be done, because we're taking the photo in front of it!!!

[TacoTownCharlie]

I will exist is a state of quantum superposition again.
TacoTownCharlie

The TransAm better be done, because we're taking the photo in front of it!!!

The guys in the shop think it will be ready in February, so by April they should only have 6-8 more weeks.



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[yotsuya]

In honor of ZapCon V being 8 months away, I am releasing, for a limited time, a fully playable version of ZapCon The Game, a piece of software I put together and put in a custom cab for ZapCon IV.

ZapCon The Game is a tongue-in-cheek homage to both a great event and to the classic games of our youth that are celebrated at the show.

Get the game HERE!

The game uses standard MAME controls. UDLR to move, CRTL for action, 5 to coin up, and 1 to start. The game is single-player only. If you have a horizontal only MAME cab, it works nicely, although you can play it on a horizontal monitor as well. Minimum resolution is 800x600.

There are four basic levels, plus a bonus level if you complete all four tasks. Additionally, there was a ZapCon-only secret level that has been removed from this release, but it was basically a special point-racking bonus level - you had to find it on your own.



Thanks to Neph, Opt2Not, Vigo, HBM, HaRuMaN, and Malenko for QA, playtesting, art, and Idea Manning.

[Slippyblade]

ROFL!  Still love it. When I played it at Zapcon, I didn't notice that the music for that one level was a MIDI arrangement of "Danger Zone".  Freaking awesome!

[yotsuya]

ROFL!  Still love it. When I played it at Zapcon, I didn't notice that the music for that one level was a MIDI arrangement of "Danger Zone".  Freaking awesome!

There's a bunch of little Easter Eggs like that. Glad you like it. I had people tell me it was their favorite thing there. Pretty chuffed by that. And the Best in Show award.

[Nephasth]

I played "Danger Zone" at the local strip club last night on the juke... The dancers were not impressed...

[harveybirdman]

What no review from pbj?

[pbj]

What, of the game?  Going to strip clubs on Sundays? 

I think you guys ought to ask David Foley to be a guest speaker at ZapCon.  Provided you jackals can manage to be respectful I think he could tell an interesting story about good ROMs gone bad and life in white collar prison.  He should be out by then.



 

[yotsuya]

I'd love to see some programming at ZapCon one day, but they're not ready for it yet.

[Slippyblade]

Yeah, they really need to organize a bit more.  Maybe group the vendors, a video room with looped movies, etc.  I love the event, Wes and Rachel are great folks, there just needs to be a bit more to it.  They REALLY need to bring another person or two on-board to help.

[vwalbridge]

Having workshops would be super cool. Like a room or 2 dedicated to tips on how to master a particular game...or tips on cabinet restoration. I'd love that.

[pbj]

Well, sounds like Mr. Foley could be the first featured guest.  The Houston show gets Billy Mitchel. 

[yotsuya]

I've offered to help with programming, but I don't want to be pushy about it. It's out there if they feel they want to go that route. Although they did some videos the first year, but I don't know if they were very popular.

[Slippyblade]

I've offered to help out as well.  I think they feel like ZapCon is their baby and they don't want to lose control by letting other people take over.  Pretty normal feeling, to be honest.

[yotsuya]

I've offered to help out as well.  I think they feel like ZapCon is their baby and they don't want to lose control by letting other people take over.  Pretty normal feeling, to be honest.

Yeah, of course. I love the show as is. I think programming would be cool,  but it's their call.

[pbj]

Ah, $$$$$$$$$$$.  Got it.

[JulesWallet]

I've offered to help with programming, but I don't want to be pushy about it. It's out there if they feel they want to go that route. Although they did some videos the first year, but I don't know if they were very popular.

I watched all the movies the first year. I guess i was in the minority.

Oh and count me in. 

[yotsuya]

I've offered to help with programming, but I don't want to be pushy about it. It's out there if they feel they want to go that route. Although they did some videos the first year, but I don't know if they were very popular.

I watched all the movies the first year. I guess i was in the minority.

Oh and count me in.

I watched Space Invaders and The Video Craze. I got to meet Dave Danzara. That was fun.

[Malenko]

I had people tell me it was their favorite thing there. Pretty chuffed by that. And the Best in Show award.

I got way too much joy out of people telling me they hated my level the most.

[vwalbridge]

I had people tell me it was their favorite thing there. Pretty chuffed by that. And the Best in Show award.

I got way too much joy out of people telling me they hated my level the most.

dat snake...

[yotsuya]

Here you go, Tire kickers. I got a t-shirt just for you. Everyone who's coming, t-shirt designs in January.

[pbj]

Sigh.  Almost.

THE wife said no.

Kthx.

[yotsuya]

Sigh.  Almost.

THE wife said no.

Kthx.

---smurfette---, I didn't make it. I just saw it online.

I have to include "The wife said yes" on next year shirt though, somewhere.

[Ond]

How about a t-shirt that say's "The wife said no, but I went anyway"?  Well, I'll give it serious thought if I get a new job I'm negotiating right now.  If I score the job my immediate reward will be a set of very sweet Oppo 3 headphones for my upcoming birthday.
They R the duksnutz!


No new job, no ZapCon, no headphones.  C'est la vie.

[yotsuya]

Then we're crossing our fingers that you get the new job!!!