TrekMD Posted September 24, 2023 Author Report Share Posted September 24, 2023 October 13 is so close! I'm so looking forward to this. It'll be a nice break. Already made plans for dinner with the folks from Old School Gamer magazine for Friday. Looking forward to the get together at the arcade also on Saturday. 🙂 Smell Dawg 1 Quote 🖖 Going to the final frontier, gaming... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sramirez2008 Posted September 25, 2023 Report Share Posted September 25, 2023 21 hours ago, TrekMD said: October 13 is so close! I'm so looking forward to this. It'll be a nice break. Already made plans for dinner with the folks from Old School Gamer magazine for Friday. Looking forward to the get together at the arcade also on Saturday. 🙂 I can't wait either. The clock is ticking... TrekMD and Smell Dawg 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrossBow Posted September 27, 2023 Report Share Posted September 27, 2023 You guys better take a lot of pics for the rest of us! Quote See what I'm up to over at the Ivory Tower Collections: http://www.youtube.com/ivorytowercollections Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrekMD Posted September 27, 2023 Author Report Share Posted September 27, 2023 I always do and I put together an album> 🙂 CrossBow, Smell Dawg, RickR and 1 other 4 Quote 🖖 Going to the final frontier, gaming... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sramirez2008 Posted October 2, 2023 Report Share Posted October 2, 2023 Getting close now... RickR 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
socrates63 Posted October 11, 2023 Report Share Posted October 11, 2023 What's everyone shopping list looking like? I'm going to end up spending the majority of my wallet at the AtariAge booth. I'm also planning to stop by Song Bird and Champ Games and maybe Intellivision Revolution. Outside of that, I don't know much of anything, so I will just browse until something catches my eye. Couple of years ago, I found some Star Blazers stuff as I wandered about. sramirez2008, Smell Dawg, RickR and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sramirez2008 Posted October 12, 2023 Report Share Posted October 12, 2023 5 hours ago, socrates63 said: I'm going to end up spending the majority of my wallet at the AtariAge booth. I'm also planning to stop by Song Bird and Champ Games and maybe Intellivision Revolution. Same for me. 🙂 Smell Dawg, RickR and socrates63 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrekMD Posted October 12, 2023 Author Report Share Posted October 12, 2023 Oh, my wallet will have a huge hernia by the end of this trip. LOL Most of it will be at the AA booth, for sure. 🙂 Sabertooth, Smell Dawg, socrates63 and 1 other 3 1 Quote 🖖 Going to the final frontier, gaming... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smell Dawg Posted October 13, 2023 Report Share Posted October 13, 2023 If I had been going, I'd buy... A copy of Aquaventure 2600 🌊 Sabertooth and socrates63 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sramirez2008 Posted October 13, 2023 Report Share Posted October 13, 2023 Arrived in Salt Lake City. My connection is delayed but on its way. Getting close now… socrates63, RickR and Sabertooth 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabertooth Posted October 13, 2023 Report Share Posted October 13, 2023 If my kiddo was older I would have flown up from L.A. This year will be very special with the 30 year Jaguar panel. I also really want to see the 2600+. The first reports are that it feels legit. The last time I went was in 2013. I still have my AA badge! sramirez2008, socrates63, Smell Dawg and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted October 13, 2023 Report Share Posted October 13, 2023 I'm going to see @socrates63 tomorrow morning, but I'm really quite sad I'm not going to PRGE. Cruise will be fun. Cruise will be fun. Keep repeating. sramirez2008, Sabertooth, Smell Dawg and 1 other 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrekMD Posted October 13, 2023 Author Report Share Posted October 13, 2023 Well, here I am delayed in Dallas. 2 hours! I should still make it on time to get the badge before they close. I want to try to avoid getting it in the morning. I can't imagine how busy it's going to be then! sramirez2008, RickR, socrates63 and 1 other 4 Quote 🖖 Going to the final frontier, gaming... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted October 13, 2023 Report Share Posted October 13, 2023 Good luck, E! I hope you make it on time. Safe travels to all coming to Portland!!! sramirez2008, TrekMD and Sabertooth 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrekMD Posted October 13, 2023 Author Report Share Posted October 13, 2023 1 minute ago, RickR said: Good luck, E! I hope you make it on time. Safe travels to all coming to Portland!!!er Thank you! I'll have to Uber to the hotel to make it on time. I can't take an hour between the bus and the train to get there tonight. I'll be missing a meeting with Atari! Sabertooth and socrates63 2 Quote 🖖 Going to the final frontier, gaming... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sramirez2008 Posted October 14, 2023 Report Share Posted October 14, 2023 (edited) Finally! Edited October 14, 2023 by sramirez2008 Sabertooth, RickR and socrates63 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted October 14, 2023 Report Share Posted October 14, 2023 Awesome! If you turn around and look across Grand, the big brick high-rise that is slightly tapered at the top...I used to work in that building for many years. And if you look the other direction into downtown, the very tall "pink" high rise is where I worked after that. Nowadays, I work from home, which you cannot see from there 🙂 I hope y'all have a great time at the show. My wife says we're going to a work convention in Long Beach next year around this same time, so I really hope it's a different weekend than PRGE next year! I miss going. socrates63, Sabertooth and sramirez2008 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrekMD Posted October 14, 2023 Author Report Share Posted October 14, 2023 Well, I finally made it in! A bit too late to make it to the convention center to get my badge, though. I'll have to deal with the lines in the morning. sramirez2008, RickR, socrates63 and 1 other 4 Quote 🖖 Going to the final frontier, gaming... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sramirez2008 Posted October 14, 2023 Report Share Posted October 14, 2023 I’ll be at the Champ Games Booth all day helping out. Hope to see you all there throughout the day. Stop by and check out Turbo Arcade and Elevator Agent. Sabertooth, RickR and socrates63 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
socrates63 Posted October 14, 2023 Report Share Posted October 14, 2023 Champ Games is the first booth I will visit. I’m currently in line waiting for the doors open. sramirez2008, RickR and Sabertooth 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrekMD Posted October 14, 2023 Author Report Share Posted October 14, 2023 I was there, got the games and I came to hotel to drop off my loot. 🙂 Look me up, @socrates63. I'm easy to identify with my TrekMD polo shirt. 🙂 Heading back to the convention center shortly. socrates63, sramirez2008, Sabertooth and 1 other 4 Quote 🖖 Going to the final frontier, gaming... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
socrates63 Posted October 15, 2023 Report Share Posted October 15, 2023 (edited) It was another memorable PRGE. Every time I attend, I am reminded that while the games and consoles bring us together, it's the people that takes the hobby to another level. Or, is it just me? No one in my physical social circle share my hobbies--not even my kids--so when it comes to video games, I interact mostly with people online. Getting the opportunity to meet face to face is always a treat, and meeting new people even better. I left the house at 4am to drive down to Portland to meet up with my brutha from anotha mutha @RickR. I bought his Amiga a few months back and finally got a chance to meet up. I got to see firsthand his garage man cave, and it's very cool--well organized and clean. He told me it was a mess, so I told him that I'll never show him my setup lest he judge me 😂 Hope you had a good flight and are now sipping wine and indulging in caviar dreams 🛳️ I then headed to PRGE and bolted to the Champ Games booth as soon as the doors opened. The booth became essentially a watering hole for the 2600 homebrew herd 😂 I ran into the ZPH power couple James and Tanya there. I met @sramirez2008, Nathan Strum, and Kbeez for the first time. Nathan does all the arts and graphics for John's games and Keebz composed the music for many of John's games. I didn't get a chance to get photos with Nathan, John, and Paul (John's bro) as they were very busy. One of the cool things was that they were burning cartridges right there on the spot--cartridges on demand, so to speak. Some of the games had sold out. It was good seeing John's older games get some love and attention by having a dedicated Champ Games booth. I later headed to the massive Atari Age booth and got my first photo with Al. With the bigger booth, it was a much more relaxed browsing experience than last year. I even played a few demos (can't wait for the release of Drone Patrol and Cartesian Chaos). I forgot to check out the 2600+ but not a big deal as I have no interest in it. Later, I got to hang out with ZPH, Champ Games crew, and Darryl Guenther. I only realized just before we parted ways after dinner that Darryl was the developer of 7800 Popeye that released last year. I heard Steve and Darryl talking about the game's development and testing and wondered how Darryl knew so much about the technical details of the game 😂 I had thought that he must have been just helping the game development with QA support much like Steve. Such a nice guy that Darryl. You, too, Steve 🙂 I also managed to attend two talks -- one by Mr. Boomshakalaka himself Tim Kitzrow. He's in his mid-60s but you wouldn't know that from his twenty-something energy level. I also attended John and Garry Kitchen's homebrew talk (decided to watch later the recording of the Jaguar 30th anniversary panel). Edited October 15, 2023 by socrates63 Smell Dawg, RickR, sramirez2008 and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sramirez2008 Posted October 16, 2023 Report Share Posted October 16, 2023 1 hour ago, socrates63 said: It was another memorable PRGE. Every time I attend, I am reminded that while the games and consoles bring us together, it's the people that takes the hobby to another level. Or, is it just me? Couldn’t agree more. Life is about relationship. I only wish that we all lived closer to one another, so we could get together and play “Atari”. It was great getting to know you and hope to see you soon. Smell Dawg, socrates63 and Sabertooth 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sramirez2008 Posted October 16, 2023 Report Share Posted October 16, 2023 Great to see you again @TrekMD! Safe travels home. TrekMD, socrates63 and Sabertooth 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrekMD Posted October 16, 2023 Author Report Share Posted October 16, 2023 It was another great PRGE! I have organized my pictures and will be posting a link to the album once I'm back home! TONS of pictures! socrates63 and sramirez2008 2 Quote 🖖 Going to the final frontier, gaming... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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