This may have already been posted here and I did mention it in the arcade section, however next weekend (18th & 19th July) the UK's largest arcade expo in over 10 years is being held at the Northampton Saint's rugby stadium in the UK. I am declaring my interest in it as I did help with the media & promo side of things, but I did it voluntarily (no money involved in outcome either). Sadly, due to family illness I have had to pull out of attending the event, but I urge anyone who is an arcade fan with a bit of spare time over the coming weekend to attend if they can. There will be some excellent arcade hardware on display, including 4 of my as yet undelivered cabinets (I haven't even touched them!) Here's a direct link to the event: http://insertcoin-09.com/news/ IC09 Event Saturday 18th & Sunday 19th July 2009 Rodber, Captains & Heroes suites of Northampton Saint's ground, Franklin Gdns, Northampton. Opening times: 12pm-8pm Prices: £15 per day (adult), £10 per day (child), £23 (two day adult pass) IC09 Breakdown Over 200 arcade cabinets imported from Japan Over 250 selected arcade titles from old classic, current and as yet unseen titles Unveiling of brand new software & hardware as yet never available outside Japan All the arcades are on FREE PLAY throughout the two days Pay entry on door and play 'til dusk! At least 5 Guinness World Record attempts being made on Saturday If records are broken, then entries will be printed in the official GWR book Several public tournaments (£1 extra fee) featuring 'Street Fighter IV', 'Tekken 6' & 'DDR UK'* Ready Up's Cosplay Clash! Hollywood Heroes Sega Radio broadcasting live The event is being filmed, twittered, podcast and streamed live Many vendors selling hardware, software, offering free advice, technical assistance & much more A £5 prize draw online (see website) to win 1 of 3 full sized Japanese arcade cabinets! ** * DDR - Dance Dance Revolution UK ** Conditions apply (see website)
I'm unable to attend due to family illness, however it is being covered by several different media outlets - I will ensure that some decent images are posted here
wanted to go but don't have time/money think some from arkadtorget.se was going so hopefully I can atleast see some pics
Sorry, I did post in the arcade section a few weeks back, however I wasn't sure anyone here would be interested in attending. However, the furthest flung person I know of coming to the event is traveling from Canada! Someone is coming from USA, some from Germany, Netherlands, Sweden, Spain and a pile of people from France. Furtherest I've heard of in the UK is Edinburgh, but there may be others further north.
Its about 2.5 hour drive for me, but I don't do a lot of motorway driving from day to day, Plus I drive an old car and a long drive like this might be asking for trouble.
Come down by train - it's a decent enough ride down. I always forget just how close to London Northampton is. Just 20mins North of mainline from Milton Keynes!
maybe you could convince vendors to send invitations to Greece for two reasons: A) so I can attend B) so this country gets some proper arcade treatment since it's now legal ( :clap::clap: ) for arcades to exist. who knows, they might even turn a pretty profit by this investment. If only I had enough time to persuade some investors for my travel costs.
Has the law in Greece outlawing arcade units been overturned? Hitch a lift, you might just make it if you start to use your thumb now!!!
