One more Boston Meetup before PAXEast?

Waterborn

So, given that the January meet-up to Funspot fell through

due to cold weather and concerns about the distance to Laconia, NH

does anyone want to try for one more gathering prior to being overrun by the PAX Horde in March? I would be willing to host something at my place. I currently have 26 consoles and 8 full-sized arcade cabs. The only issue is that I live a bit outside of Boston (Woburn, only 15 minutes or so).

If this does not sound like a plan, let's here some other ideas. I really think that we should get one more community meet-up in prior to the big event.

So who is up for it? Any ideas on meeting locations or activities?

UPDATE:
This event has been confirmed for Saturday, February 27th, and my place in Woburn and it will be kicking off at 6 pm. If you need an address or directions, pm me. See below for a full list of games that will be available to play. If you have a gaming system not listed, please feel free to bring it and we can hook it up to one of the three TV's in our house. This should be fun.

Send a pm to Waterborn for directions and phone number if you can make it.

acumen101

Sounds interesting. I'm not fully comfortable driving that far out on my own (from Salem), but I'm interested.

burnttoast45

I'd potentially be interested assuming it fits my schedule. I'd be coming from the north.

linkiswickeddank

This would AWESOME. I work on the Burlington/Woburn line, but live downtown Boston.

Never done something like this before, but am more than willing to bring my own consoles/controllers/games if there is a gaming focus.

8 arcade cabinets!?!? I'm jealous!

burnttoast45

If you're free, we should try to do something this month leaving room for an additional meet up pre pax in March . I'm all for a gaming day and can supply consoles and controls, and chip in for snacks/food.

lucazzo

linkiswickeddank wrote: »

This would AWESOME. I work on the Burlington/Woburn line, but live downtown Boston.

Never done something like this before, but am more than willing to bring my own consoles/controllers/games if there is a gaming focus.

8 arcade cabinets!?!? I'm jealous!

Is there a chance I could hitch a ride from downtown Boston? :P

I can provide an Xbox and 2 controllers, as well as various nutrients such as chips, dips, and cake.

Arco

Jesus. I am in no way able to attend, being on the complete opposite side of the country, but I want details on your consoles/cabinets, Waterborn.

Waterborn

I pretty much have all the major consoles already with the exception of a NEO GEO AVS (just traded my NEO GEO arcade cab today BTW) and a PS3 and Wii. If anyone wants to bring games or consoles, post what you have and we can start a list. Off the top of my head, here is what I currently own game-wise:

Arcade Cabs
Donkey Kong
Pac-Man Plus
Robotron
Smash TV
Nintendo Playchoice 20
Taito Turtles
NOVA 2001 (Universal Cab)
Dedicated Sega Genesis Cab (custom built by Buena Vista Games)
MAME in a converted Taito Cab (under construction, hope to have up and running soon)

Consoles
Xbox 360
Modded Gen I Xbox loaded with emulators
Odyssee II
Atari 400 Computer
Atari 800XL Computer
Atari 2600
Atari 5200
Atari 7800
ColecoVision
Intellivsion (Series I & II)
Sega Genesis (Series I, II & III) + 32x
Sega Master System Adapter for the Genesis
Sega CD
Sega Saturn
Sega Dreamcast
NES (Toaster & Top-loader)
SNES
N64
Gamecube
Playstation I
PS2
Turbo Graphix
Panasonic 3DO

And too many games to count (though I have sold off a good portion of my console game collection to fund my relatively new arcade cab habit)

Here are a few pics for your viewing pleasure













If you live in town, my house is pretty close to the Winchester Commuter Rail station and we could arrange a shuttle back and forth from my place.

XtremeWRATH

Im new on the boards, but i wouldn't mind meeting up with a bunch of other gamers, i just better not be the oldest person there. Anyone older than 25 raise your hand lol

Waterborn

Er, I am 42

So it looks like we might have some interest in this meet-up. I would be willing to provide food (say some home made pizza) if everyone else can bring beverages and snacks.

Now we need a date and time. What would work best for everyone in general?

Postal Kitty

I definitely want in on this.

Waterborn

So folks, Time & Date? Any input?

burnttoast45

I've got snes, xbox, 360, ps3, and games/controllers. As far as date, I think a Saturday would be ideal. Maybe Feb 27th? I'm pretty flexible whatever the date.

Waterborn

Unfortunately, at this point, I am booked with work every Saturday in February. So either Friday evening or preferably a Sunday during the day would work best for me.

XtremeWRATH

I say Friday

Waterborn

How does Friday the 26th work for everyone?

acumen101

Doesn't work for me, but I hope the rest of you have fun!

burnttoast45

I'm fully flexible, but we should try to find a date which works for the most people. Btw, I'd have to come after 6pm on Fridays.

Waterborn since it is your place why don't you list 3 or 4 dates, Fridays and Sundays in Feb and March (unless you also have Sats free in March?). That way we can all reply with which dates we can make and CAN just pick the most popular date.

gannobd9

I'm down. I'm in Charlestown and am happy to give any Boston peeps a ride (I can take 4). 26th is good for me.

Anyone on here doing BYOC for PAX?

lucazzo

gannobd9 wrote: »

I'm down. I'm in Charlestown and am happy to give any Boston peeps a ride (I can take 4). 26th is good for me.

26th is good for me as well.

And I will gladly take a ride

Postal Kitty

27th would work for me, 26th is a toss up, due to the fact I may be working that day and the schedule wont be up until next week. As bad as this may sound, necessity says money is important so if they give me that day, I need to work it.

Otherwise, I would take a ride from you gannobd9, if you'll have me.

gannobd9

Sure thing Postal and Lucazzo.

Do we need quarters Waterborn? (haha, kidding -- but watch him say "yes")

TheGamer

Hey waterborn . its TheGamerMe from 2old2play . or NEgamer :P I'd love to come down and meet you . my only problem is I don't drive and i would probally take the amtrak from maine to north station . if this happens any chance I could get a ride to and from ?

I'd also like to check out the party venue before things get crazy.

peace Brendan

gannobd9

Hey Gamer. I can pick you up from North Station..I live right around corner.

A good plan probably would be for us all to just meet at North Station (could you take the T there Lucazzo and Postal?) and then go to Waterborn's house.

TheGamer

I can try to take the T . This all depends on what time i leave and have to get back to north station for the train back. What time is this thing starting ?

lucazzo

gannobd9 wrote: »

Hey Gamer. I can pick you up from North Station..I live right around corner.

A good plan probably would be for us all to just meet at North Station (could you take the T there Lucazzo and Postal?) and then go to Waterborn's house.

Funny, ever since I'd read Charlestown on your profile I figured North Station would be a good place to meet up.

Sure thing!

Postal Kitty

gannobd9 wrote: »

Hey Gamer. I can pick you up from North Station..I live right around corner.

A good plan probably would be for us all to just meet at North Station (could you take the T there Lucazzo and Postal?) and then go to Waterborn's house.

Can do. I live right off the orange line so its only a few stops for me. Thanks!

gannobd9

North Station FTW.

Gamer, maybe I misread your message. You said you'd be taking Amtrak to North Station, right? I can pick you up right there...you don't need to get on the T to go somewhere else. I'm talking about the North Station at TD Banknorth Garden...that's what you're talking about, right?

Waterborn

Hey Folks, sorry that I have been MIA for a few days. Crazy work schedule. I can do Saturdays as well, but have to work most of them in Feb/March until 5 pm, so the fun would have to start at around 6 or 7 pm.

No quarters required (all games are on Free Play) though I might consider charging a "Beer Tax" for entry

Since my schedule is insane, I will let you folks choose the date. Unless it is a complete "No Way Jose" choice, I will go with whatever date ensures the greatest number of people can attaned. So far, the 27th seems to the be dates of choice. If we kick it off at 7 pm, does this work for everyone?

BTW, just got my Robotron cab back up and running. If we do this on the 27th, I just may have time to get the MAME machine running as well. That would require a quick turn around on my tax return and then same on an order for parts.

gilby123

I might be interested in this, depending on the night. Thursday is right out for me, I could probably do a Friday or Saturday. As I tend to be on the Board game and PC side of geekery (though I logged a lot of time on stand-up machine's as well), I could try to bring a few if people are interested.

XtremeWRATH

Waterborn wrote: »

No quarters required (all games are on Free Play) though I might consider charging a "Beer Tax" for entry

I would have to kill you if you did that :P

TheGamer

if its seven i'm out. i'd have to leave rather early to catch the train back. Unless there was a place to crash for the evening and go back in the morning. I don't think my ride would want to leave early anyways

TheGamer

gannobd9 wrote: »

North Station FTW.

Gamer, maybe I misread your message. You said you'd be taking Amtrak to North Station, right? I can pick you up right there...you don't need to get on the T to go somewhere else. I'm talking about the North Station at TD Banknorth Garden...that's what you're talking about, right?

yes your right. it looks like I might not be going after all. the last train to leave is 11:00 pm if the meet and greet starts at 7 I won't be there long before I have to leave. Yeah by the way folks i live in maine so it will be the amtrak not the T

BlahKrax

Hey

I'd definitely be down to go as I live in Boston and have a car so it wouldn't be an issue.

gannobd9

I will be paying my beer tax in actual beer - any requests? (never too early to start talking about these things).

Maybe we should mess with Waterborn by putting our beers on the cabinets while playing. (jk - as long as you don't have any of those Pizza Hut style tabletop cabinets you're probably safe :0)

TheGamer

Ok i need some info. is it happening on the 26 or 27th ? Does it start at 7 pm ? And Could I crash at your place waterborn?

thanks

tehnakki

I'd like to join in too it sounds like fun! I'm at MIT and don't have a car so I need to figure out how to get to your place.

I have an irrational overwhelming fear of being on a bus by myself (I tend to get horribly lost when i take buses), so if i could meet up with someone at a Tstop so i don't have to make the bus journey to Woburn myself, that'd be awesome.

sys64738

Sounds like fun. I can bring a Neo home system, 2 good arcade sticks, and a stack of games, mostly fighters (SS, KoF, FF, etc).

Waterborn

If you are planning to attend, send me a PM and I will shoot you the addy.

As for beer, I like darker, craft beer, but am not picky. As long as the label has neither "Anheiser" or "Busch" on it, we should be good to go.

I am going to go ahead and set the date for Saturday Feb 27th kicking off at 6pm.

kitties_on_acid

waves tentatively from the corner

I'm new to these there boards... but its looking like I'm going to PAX alone so I figured I'd better start making friends now.

I only live in Lowell, so I could be up for this... as long as n00bs are ok. :P

Waterborn

Hey Kitties (awesome tag BTW), anyone is welcome to join us. The cool thing about the PA community is that folks are pretty damn friendly around here and accommodating to new folks. So if you can make it, send me a pm and I will shoot you the address.