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SEGA Community Event @ PAX 2010 - Thanks to all PAX Attendees! We had fun!

ClumsyorchidClumsyorchid Registered User regular
edited September 2010 in PAX Archive
Hey Penny Arcade Forums! Long time reader/lurker, first time poster.

My name is Julian Mehlfeld, I work as a Community Manager over at Sega and I wanted to extend an invitation to everyone on the forum to come by and visit our community event on Saturday, September 4th at 8pm. We're throwing an event that's completely free and open to anyone in Seattle - PAX attendee or otherwise. Doors open at 8pm and we'll be right across from the convention center at the Gameworks Arcade.

We have some fun stuff planned for the event; but it's mainly a chance for us to meet the Sega fans out there and play some arcade games after a busy day on the show floor. We'll have free food and drinks on hand, game time with the SEGA and non SEGA Gameworks Arcade, musical performances by Cash Cash (of the Sonic Colors theme song), and our prize giveaways.

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The raffle prize giveaways will include some really nice Sega goods from years past, present, and future. We have an image up of the whole lot, but will be breaking them into 20 prizes. The sweatshirt you see in the front will be included in each of the twenty giveaways - these are limited edition created just for PAX - we're quite fond of them :).

Hope you can make it out! We have an informal signup on our facebook page (here) that's optional - otherwise doors open at 8pm and it's first come first serve. We have the whole Gameworks space, so we're hoping to get a lot of fans in to have fun after the show!

If you have any questions - just post and I'll do my best to answer.

Update! I just posted a bit about our raffle on our blogs, including a very sweet replica Scarborough Fair Bayonetta gun!

http://blogs.sega.com/usa/2010/09/01/sega-pax2010-swag-update-part-1/

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  • TeknotronicTeknotronic Registered User regular
    edited August 2010
    Secretly I was hoping this wasn't gonna be posted here ;-)

    Me and some friends will be there, as long as we can actually get in. With the Facebook page, Twitter, and now posted here I am beginning to worry :-P

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  • ClumsyorchidClumsyorchid Registered User regular
    edited August 2010
    The space is pretty big, of course I can't guarantee anything, but, it's the entire Gameworks, which holds a lot of people - so definitely come through :).

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  • TeknotronicTeknotronic Registered User regular
    edited August 2010
    Oh don't worry we will be there one way or another, it was a definite thing as soon as the info was tweeted last week. If necessary I will just pop my head in and scream "Felicia Day is giving out free kisses across the street!" and stroll in after the stampede runs by.

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  • Angel177Angel177 Registered User regular
    edited August 2010
    so in... loved sega ever since i booted up my MEGA DRIVE, and got the SEGA! for sonic, makes me feel a little emotional to tell you the truth.

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  • ClumsyorchidClumsyorchid Registered User regular
    edited August 2010
    Angel177 wrote: »
    so in... loved sega ever since i booted up my MEGA DRIVE, and got the SEGA! for sonic, makes me feel a little emotional to tell you the truth.

    Aww, this makes me smile :)
    Teknotronic wrote: »
    Oh don't worry we will be there one way or another, it was a definite thing as soon as the info was tweeted last week. If necessary I will just pop my head in and scream "Felicia Day is giving out free kisses across the street!" and stroll in after the stampede runs by.

    Nice - I support this - haha

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  • TeknotronicTeknotronic Registered User regular
    edited August 2010
    Angel177 wrote: »
    so in... loved sega ever since i booted up my MEGA DRIVE, and got the SEGA! for sonic, makes me feel a little emotional to tell you the truth.

    Yep! My FIRST game console was the original Sega Master system. Anyone remember the snail game if you powered it on without a game in it? I believe that game changed depending on the version of hardware you had.

    I also had a Master System 2 as the original met an untimely demise due to a dumb dog that didn't know the difference between video game goodness and food.

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  • DTJAAAAMDTJAAAAM Seattle, WARegistered User regular
    edited August 2010
    Sounds good, I'm there!

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  • trickycooljtrickycoolj Registered User regular
    edited August 2010
    I spy a Dreamcast in there! My intro to 3D gaming with a thumb stick straight from NES. Lets not discuss the nightmare that was me effectively trying to make Rayman waterski. Definitely sounds like a blast, hope I can get in while the crowd is out looking for Felicia Day!

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  • SpaceGhost2KSpaceGhost2K Registered User regular
    edited August 2010
    I want to try to go to this. I don't think I have anything planned that late on Saturday.

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  • MetaverseNomadMetaverseNomad Registered User regular
    edited August 2010
    I am soooo excited for this!! My childhood was all about the Sega (Genesis)! Seeegaaaaa

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  • ClumsyorchidClumsyorchid Registered User regular
    edited August 2010
    Seeing that KapuKapu icon is beautiful.

    Can it be next week already, I want to be in Seattle already!

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  • JeppyJeppy Maple Valley WARegistered User regular
    edited August 2010
    I'm so going to this! I have always loved everything Sega. My avatar is the Dreamcast logo. I own a few Dreamcast and all the games in the catalog. I have to go to this and will do whatever it takes.:winky:

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  • ACC3SSACC3SS Registered User regular
    edited August 2010
    Sounds like fun, Julian. I look forward to it! :D

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  • Kwisatz HaderachKwisatz Haderach Registered User regular
    edited August 2010
    That is a nice piece of sweatshirt right there, will definitely be attending for a chance at one of those!

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  • GoosecheckaGoosechecka Registered User regular
    edited August 2010
    Sega = my childhood. I'll definitely be there.

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  • GreenTeamTexGreenTeamTex Registered User new member
    edited August 2010
    You can bet I will be there!!! God I miss my Sega

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  • LiberaltugboatLiberaltugboat Registered User regular
    edited August 2010
    My heart will always beat for SEGA...
    even though the last few years have been rough.
    I will be there for sure!

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  • MortonStromgalMortonStromgal Registered User regular
    edited August 2010
    I miss my master system *sigh* at leased the genesis still works. Do I get aww and praise if I bring my nomad :winky:

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  • qwhackerqwhacker Registered User regular
    edited August 2010
    Teknotronic wrote: »
    Secretly I was hoping this wasn't gonna be posted here ;-)

    Me and some friends will be there, as long as we can actually get in. With the Facebook page, Twitter, and now posted here I am beginning to worry :-P

    ditto. haha. This meetup, and Rockband 3 are the things i MUST do at PAX. Anyone want to get a sweet conga line goikng from PAX to this?

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  • tentaclesextentaclesex Registered User regular
    edited August 2010
    Teknotronic wrote: »
    Yep! My FIRST game console was the original Sega Master system. Anyone remember the snail game if you powered it on without a game in it? I believe that game changed depending on the version of hardware you had.

    Snail maze had the best music.

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  • WormdundeeWormdundee Registered User regular
    edited August 2010
    I will be all up in this bitch. I was hoping to find something to do saturday evening and here we go!

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  • kazuokazuo Registered User regular
    edited August 2010
    I'll be there with some homies. Saturday concert looks whack this year so I'm down to party with SEGA!

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  • SamJacksonSamJackson Registered User regular
    edited August 2010
    I plan to be at teh par-tay!

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  • fishermanfisherman Registered User new member
    edited August 2010
    Awesome! We'll have to stop by and check it out.

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  • strebaliciousstrebalicious Registered User regular
    edited August 2010
    Do I get bonus credit for bringing this guy?
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  • John_FN_SeilerJohn_FN_Seiler Registered User regular
    edited August 2010
    I'll be checking it out.

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  • MorgshrumMorgshrum Registered User regular
    edited August 2010
    I like the serial port there on the nomad, fancy stuff.

    I'll be there waiting right after the Star Wars panel! Sounds badass!

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  • Moe FwackyMoe Fwacky Right Here, Right Now Drives a BuickModerator Mod Emeritus
    edited August 2010
    Is that a serial port? I thought that was a controller port for the genesis

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  • strebaliciousstrebalicious Registered User regular
    edited August 2010
    Moe Fwacky wrote: »
    Is that a serial port? I thought that was a controller port for the genesis

    Hai. Which was pretty damn similar to a serial port anyway, if I remember correctly.

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  • GhandiGhandi Registered User regular
    edited August 2010
    I miss my gamegear. =[ and all the batteries it took.

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  • Moe FwackyMoe Fwacky Right Here, Right Now Drives a BuickModerator Mod Emeritus
    edited August 2010
    I miss my Dreamcast(s). The first one I had about 8 years ago broke after the legendary Night of 200 Fights wherein we played two-hundred matches of Soul Caliber. We wanted to see what would happen when the fight counter hit 100. Turns out it just rolled back to 1. After we discovered that, we decided to do it again. Dreamcast stopped playing the game after that and about 2 weeks later stopped playing anything.

    My second Dreamcast was bought for me as a birthday present by my roommate and later stolen by his brother and sold to a game exchange for 8 dollars.

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  • strebaliciousstrebalicious Registered User regular
    edited August 2010
    Ghandi wrote: »
    I miss my gamegear. =[ and all the batteries it took.

    Hence why I'm modding the heck out this Nomad. Want it to last more than 10 minutes. :)

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  • KaneKane Registered User regular
    edited August 2010
    I will SO be there! Always been a massive SEGA fan. Still have all my consoles from the Master System to the Dreamcast...still say the DC was the best console ever.

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  • createacatcreateacat CaliforniaRegistered User regular
    edited August 2010
    Im there!

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  • CattAttackCattAttack Registered User regular
    edited August 2010
    I spread this around on Facebook a bit earlier. I'm hoping I remember to go to this.
    With all the talk of the Sega Dreamcast, I think this link is necessary.

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  • Dakinggamer87Dakinggamer87 Data Center Operations Systems Engineer Silicon Valley, CARegistered User regular
    edited August 2010
    I definitely will check this out!! SEGA rocks8-)

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  • RedDDTRedDDT Registered User new member
    edited August 2010
    Does anyone remember the Sega Channel? I loved that and my Genesis, back in the day. Damn, makes me nostalgic.

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  • TeknotronicTeknotronic Registered User regular
    edited August 2010
    HA wow, I had forgotten about the Sega channel, X-band and all those "network" devices for the old school system, that brought me back man thanks! ;-)

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  • Moe FwackyMoe Fwacky Right Here, Right Now Drives a BuickModerator Mod Emeritus
    edited August 2010
    Look how long it took the internet to mature to a point where online console gaming is now commonplace. Those devices were in a way, ahead of their time.

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  • ClumsyorchidClumsyorchid Registered User regular
    edited August 2010
    Crazy to think the Genesis had online, it doesn't seem real.

    Great to see the memories and nostalgia, hope to meet everyone at the event or the show floor!

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