Eurocade..2013 !

[PunkRockCaveman]

"Too far away" and "No space left" never were valid excuses for not coming to an event or buying a cab. Someone made that up and since then it's an urban myth that you can only place a certain amount of machines in one spot and that it doesn't pay if you drive hundrets of kilometers just to play those old crappy videogames.

[level42]

Thanks Cebulba !


Well, I can officially announce that the total number of visitors for the entire weekend was:



300   !!!!




Uh, oops......I forgot one number there it was:





3000


This was WAY WAY more than we ever dared to dream of, in fact, it was the most successful event at Beeld & Geluid ever !!!! (Excluding stuff like organized by TV/Radio, like Top2000 Café)

The good thing was that because there were so much things to do, it never became really unpleasantly busy, at least that was my impression.

It is also a major boost for Pieter because he kinda put his head on the chopping block by getting this thing from the ground within Beeld & Geluid, but he can laugh now. Laugh very loud 

[Q*ris]

"Too far away" and "No space left" never were valid excuses for not coming to an event or buying a cab. Someone made that up and since then it's an urban myth that you can only place a certain amount of machines in one spot and that it doesn't pay if you drive hundrets of kilometers just to play those old crappy videogames.

Exactly! ... and if people regard you as a crazy weirdo, just pull out that Game Boy out of your pocket and eat it like a wild beast in front of them...

Here's a cellphone video of the atrium area where the consoles, candies and cocktail tables were displayed.
Once again I felt like a kid in a candy store and should have paused longer on each game to film the beauty of it properly (You can barely see the Star Castle and Space Zap for instance).
Oh, well, at least it exists: Consoles+Jap Cabs+Cocktails

I also have a vid of the handhelds/vitrines/market part of the exhibition, will post it soon.

[Q*ris]

more of these please! Anybody has some nice pics on the setup (before and after - with lightning?). Most of my pics went blurry.

I think I have some (but not panoramic versions), give me a couple of days and I'll send you a link.

[Q*ris]

Here's a cellphone video of the Handhelds/Vitrines/Market area.

[level42]

http://www.gamecloud.nl/videos/67724/gctv-retro-game-experience/

and.....the first 2 negative responses.....can't please some of spoilt youth.....50 arcade machines was "too few"......hey, next time we won't miss ya =>


(The review is quite positive, but the two replies from visitors not)....:
http://games.fok.nl/special/617590/1/1/50/retro-game-experience.html

[level42]

Sorry that most reports are in Dutch, but here's an excellent one in English and it even made me laugh. Very well written and a good capture of the whole event IMHO

http://thevideogamehistorian.wordpress.com/2013/09/16/retro-report-retro-game-experience/#comment-90

[Etienne MacGyver]

I have the video's as a copy on my youtube channel, when i got the time, i want to sub them in english for our foreign visitors.

If there is anybody that wants to translate the video's, let me know, then i only need to do the timestamping and uploading.

Here the links :

Gamecloud's video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1CQ5V_luJeY

Gamergeek's video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pM9_Ge--8PQ

Hart van Nederland: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eFUIqWeH_6Q

So i want to sub 3 video's..   Who wants to help ?

[Luigi]

Sorry that most reports are in Dutch,

Yes, shame on you!  (does anybody know a DECENT online translator? It would at least help to understand the text)

but here's an excellent one in English and it even made me laugh. Very well written and a good capture of the whole event IMHO

http://thevideogamehistorian.wordpress.com/2013/09/16/retro-report-retro-game-experience/#comment-90

This is indeed a great text to read and made me laugh, too

[Q*ris]

Video from Leidsch Dagblad: http://www.leidschdagblad.nl/regionaal/metropool/article24563013.ece/Pac-Man-Mario-en-Space-Invaders-in-Beeld-en-Geluid?lref=sll

Heyyyy! that's me bashing the Bishi Bashi at 1min10sec   (Thanks again Luigi and Capt. Kirk for bringing that huge beast!)
...and that's my beloved Taito Space Invaders at 1min27sec... yes, gentlemen, it's the one from the Duke of Lancaster ship in UK...
  ...excuse me but my proudness meter is going slightly nuts  

[level42]

Best looking SI I've ever seen. Taito version smokes Bally-Midway. It performed great too

[Q*ris]

Best looking SI I've ever seen. Taito version smokes Bally-Midway. It performed great too

Excuse me for a moment, please, I have to go to the bathroom do my official frantic dance of joy (I'm at work ATM).

[Luigi]

By the way gentlemen, here's the reason why I thought 'The Video Craze' would be shown in red/green-3D:

LINK

 

[level42]

Don't know how you guys felt, but I was there when the arcade-room got closed down at the end of the day on sunday. (not on the saturday).

When the room was empty, I was overwhelmed with the feeling.....OK, now let my Eurocade/DLF friends in and let's game and party !!!

*IF* this event is ever going to return, for me this will be a must.

Saturday after public is gone, we have a nice (well arranged....) dinner at the Café and then head back up to game as we please until like 0.00hr and then move to the Hotel for drinks at the bar....

It's that, or Eurocade returns in it's old shape. I don't know yet. Don't want to think about it yet....really split by the success of RGE and the "cosy" atmosphere of being between Eurocade/DLF friends....both are great in their own way....

[PunkRockCaveman]

100% agree! Best of both worlds ...