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Insert Coin 09-U.K arcade video expo
grantspain:
I can't tell you how important it is for everyone to support this event.
We are also looking for people to come and show off their cabs and anyone doing so will get free entry,and of course an excellent opportunity,if you so wish, to sell on any cabs.
Any commercial sellers can buy a pitch as their sales base at £100 per 6ft x 6ft,this offer is only valid up to the first 15 sold,after the price will increase to £150-This is an incentive to get sellers in early.An added bonus is that any seller can place as many cabs as they like on the show floor with their publicity if they buy a pitch.
This event will be annual if we can the first year successful,we have an opportunity to bring arcade gaming to the fore after so many years of mismanagement by operators and the arrogance of the major manufacturers.
We need to introduce a whole new generation of gamers to arcade or we face being a bunch of sad old timers
We expect to have some input from some of the big U.K manufacturers and distributors,discussions are in an advanced stage but I will not post any info until its done and dusted
We want this show to be as big as the ATEI arcade side was in previous years,we can do this but only with everyone's support.
As always I am happy to answer any questions anyone has so please pm me if you have any
regards
Grant
AndyWarne:
Excellent!
The only recent show which has come close would be CGE-UK in Croydon. This ran for a couple or years but folded. Thankfully it did not fold because of lack of attendance, it was down to poor management and cost control.
The CGE shows were very popular, which makes me wonder if its worth increasing the scope, how about taking in classic console gaming as well?
If the show is about "real" coin-op, how does Mame fit in though? Its always a rather uneasy fit for coin-op shows. I can see some of the big names might be willing to lend machines which would be cool but would need to think about whether they are comfortable being alongside Mame cabs. Hopefully not an issue.
Idea: Contact Iain Lee off the telly to open the show. He's a big arcade fan and he supports a charity (cant remember which one) and might do it for a donation.
Maybe Olympia next year!
Turnarcades:
I've already talked with Grant about this one Andy; obviously MAME is a tetchy subject that is bound to get a few frowns. As you know, we build cabinets entirely with PC hardware so tread that thin line as inevitably they are used as every member of this forum does as an emulation cabinet. Consequently I will likely not be bringing anything to the show that shows much more than a running demo; with us being the only vendor (so far, as I'm told) of hand-built cabinets of non-authentic origin, the focus will inevitably be on us as the 'evil twin' of arcade builders!
That said, I hope a few members stop by to say hello and talk games and ask questions with me as like I've said before, I'm primarily an enthusiast over a businessman!
Oh, and if anyone is looking to place an order on the day, they will receive a £50-£100 discount on our regular prices, depeding on their order.
AndyWarne:
Probably as long as the cabinets dont have coin slots it should not cause any problems. The big guys are likely only concerned if they see cabs being aimed at the coin-op market which is theirs of course. Likely not bothered about the hobbyist market.
Andy.
Franco B:
Only a couple of hours from me too! Be nice to put some faces to some names :)
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