The Arcade and Retro Doujin Show (We need a better name)

Steve X2

Might as well create a thread for this instead of completely spoiling landsleavings thread about his documentary.

From the other thread:

If we could come up with some sort of plan for a series like this documentary(an episode around a game, a developer, a console etc etc) and try and keep the production values around the same level (which is very well done indeed). We would have the making of a very nice show that would appeal to quite a few people online(and elsewhere, who knows )

I'd love to push something like this, get some momentum behind it, but I think to do it right we would need quite a few people to get involved and support it.

We have the people already on this very forum who are knowledgeable in so many areas of the retro scene. Content and knowledge wouldn't be a problem.

So I suppose those who might be interested in helping out/starring/being a fluffer should leave a post below.

So far those interested are:
Steve SI
landsleaving
Jack burton
Dr Bob
keithgeo
Retr0gamer
Sparks43 (Head Repton advisor)
o1s1n

We need more people to make this happen so if you want to help just post below.
The plan? There isn't one so any and all advice is welcome.

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Optimus Prime

You can change me from a maybe anyways, ill do whats needed. Not as knowledgeable as most on here though!

Steve X2

keithgeo wrote: »

You can change me from a maybe anyways, ill do whats needed. Not as knowledgeable as most on here though!

Done

Atavan-Halen

I can contribute if I'm free!

Sparks43

Always been told i have a great face for radio:cool:


Would love to be on the ground floor for this so anything i can do to help give me a shout.

Im all over all things Nintendo and old 8bit systems.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a8HVIVo2YiM

Optimus Prime

Is it going to be from the perspective of what it was like going to arcades and playing console games etc in Ireland? or we just talking about games in general, ie not specifically related to what it was like in ireland. Its just there are a load of shows out there already similar, where this could be targeted more towards an irish audience. Just wondering..

Sparks43

keithgeo wrote: »

where this could be targeted more towards an irish audience. Just wondering..

We could show that during the potato famine purchases of Rise of the Robots increased by 125%

Steve X2

keithgeo wrote: »

Is it going to be from the perspective of what it was like going to arcades and playing console games etc in Ireland? or we just talking about games in general, ie not specifically related to what it was like in ireland. Its just there are a load of shows out there already similar, where this could be targeted more towards an irish audience. Just wondering..

I think targeting it towards an Irish audience is a good idea. But a larger viewing audience(as in outside Ireland) would be something to have as well. I'm sure we can come up with some format that would work.

o1s1n

'From an Irish perspective' is the one thing that hasnt been done, so definitely the main draw.

What that will materialize as, who knows. But there's most certainly an excellent group of all sorts posting here to get something going.

Will register my interest too. In what capacity, I havent a notion,but I have my uses.. I think

Steve X2

o1s1n wrote: »

'From an Irish perspective' is the one thing that hasnt been done, so definitely the main draw.

What that will materialize as, who knows. But there's most certainly an excellent group of all sorts posting here to get something going.

Will register my interest too. In what capacity, I havent a notion,but I have my uses.. I think

So that's the fluffer sorted for Retr0 then

o1s1n

Steve SI wrote: »

So that's the fluffer sorted for Retr0 then

That's not what I meant when I said 'I'll hold the boom'

James Howlett

A lot of you guys appear to have very impressive collections so even a short web show showing off said collections and anecdotes about how/ where you secured certain games would be an entertaining watch, I think.

Retr0gamer

"This is phillips CDi. It is not as good as Panasonic 3DO. Nintendo make good console, this is better than Sega."

I'll need to grow my hair and get a bowl cut!

Steve X2

Retr0gamer wrote: »

"This is phillips CDi. It is not as good as Panasonic 3DO. Nintendo make good console, this is better than Sega."

I'll need to grow my hair and get a bowl cut!

Retr0/CDi Vs. Ciderman/3DO......Fight!!!

Edit:
We can all chip in and fly over the serial killer VHS guy for a guest appearance

Shapey Fiend

If ye had a nice splash screen/intro you could all do videos independently and do videos as a collective and not have it look too haphazard, assuming people who had **** cameras and microphones abstained. Just set some guidelines... I think under 6 minutes is a good one. The main ****up with retrogame videos is people assume you want to look at a guy with a neckbeard mumble to camera for 15 minutes. Heavy editing is almost always the better alternative.

Myrddin

Maybe you could film or document part of a beers night? The production values would remain high as before {landsleavings doc}, but at a beers setting it'd be a good opportunity to capture some of the buzz of the hobby, the meetups, the people, the collections {cidey!}, casual/competitive gaming on the night etc. You could intersperse the group recording with little individual interview segments like before etc?

Steve X2

Myrddin wrote: »

Maybe you could film or document part of a beers night? The production values would remain high as before {landsleavings doc}, but at a beers setting it'd be a good opportunity to capture some of the buzz of the hobby, the meetups, the people, the collections {cidey!}, casual/competitive gaming on the night etc. You could intersperse the group recording with little individual interview segments like before etc?

Yeah, film it and edit it down and have it as part of an episode/show might be an idea.

CiDeRmAn

I might like to take part, I certainly have a reasonable collection, consoles in situ with games to look at.
My location might be too far out though.

johnny_ultimate

I'd be interested in taking part at a filming / editing capacity!

ghostchant

Nice idea. I'd be interested in helping out too, in whatever way I can.

Steve X2

It's great to see people wanting to get involved.
Filming and editing is going to be a massive part of the whole thing. So having a few people to work together on that is going to be great.

One particular topic I'd like to visit would be how "retro gamers" who have children are introducing said children to the world of gaming. Lots of fancy new/recent consoles and games around, do your kids play retro? You get the idea. Possible an interesting story in there if done right.

Optimus Prime

Well, mine are never off the arcades and play the snes a lot, so i could help there.

Myrddin

Steve SI wrote: »

It's great to see people wanting to get involved.
Filming and editing is going to be a massive part of the whole thing. So having a few people to work together on that is going to be great.

One particular topic I'd like to visit would be how "retro gamers" who have children are introducing said children to the world of gaming. Lots of fancy new/recent consoles and games around, do your kids play retro? You get the idea. Possible an interesting story in there if done right.

Yep it's something I kinda deal with. The little fella I think looks at retro gaming as 'quaint', when viewed beside the mighty Xbox 360. I suppose though if I took myself back to the Snes days, I wouldn't have had much interest in previous gen stuff like the Atari either...so it's an avenue for a segment or two I'd imagine. Feck it, pencil me in for helping out too if I can...I know a certain kid who'd love to get involved & give his opinions of it too

Atavan-Halen

I'm practically a child, so I could give my opinion :P

landsleaving

Just sent this off to Steve so may as well post it here too. We could base the topic on a short feature piece like the documentary - say about a cab collection or a specific console collection, then back to a studio setting (in somewhere like the Rage or the Thomas House) for a panel of maybe 3 people to chat about it.

I'd say that would need a host to keep everything moving along, with 2 guests who know a bit about the topic. Then it could be around 10-15 minutes total per episode, and a few could make the short feature bits in different parts of the country. It would only take one or two people with a camera and mic. Then the studio style bits I can bring lights and a pair of cameras to shoot - and would definitely need a hand with so any and all hands would be... eh... handy!

Any thoughts on that style? - volunteers to host? (would actually be up for that myself if someone else fancied taking the lead on the camera side - only if there are no other volunteers!)

TL;DR - Prime Time meets A+R

Atavan-Halen

I wouldn't mind hosting tbh.

CiDeRmAn

An expose of AvP on the Jaguar as a Doom ripoff and a sh1te game, then post the video on the Retrogamer forum, i'm sure there's those there who'd appreciate it.

Retr0gamer

If you are stuck I could host, I'm just not sure I'd be the best candidate for it.

Steve X2

I think we will need to see how the whole thing shapes up and what the eventual format ends up being. Only then can we decide on having a host and then we can all discuss who might be best suited to that role(one person might be a better fit than another etc). I've no interest myself in hosting it.

The format of a studio/set/main location as an anchor to link to other documentary style pieces is probably the way to go and kind of how I visualise it. The location of the set/studio will a tough one to decide, and again we will need to discuss that as well. Maybe one of our regulars knows/owns/has access a good location? Not too sure about the RAGE as a location/partner, it might take away from the credibility of the whole "retro" thing seeing as they are not so well respected in these circles. I'm not bashing them, just stating how things are.

Sparks43

I'd say alternate the host over the series so that we have the most informed people on the panel.

I know sod all about some of the more recent stuff so I would be willing to host one with preplanned questions

Touch Fuzzy Get Dizzy

I honestly dunno what I could do but wouldn't mind helping out anyway I could

Retr0gamer

Best to audition the host in fairness.

Sparks43

Sera wrote: »

I honestly dunno what I could do but wouldn't mind helping out anyway I could

Milk Two sugars please love :pac:

Doge

Sparks43 wrote: »

Milk Two sugars please love :pac:

:pac:

landsleaving

Retr0gamer wrote: »

Best to audition the host in fairness.

Yup, makes the most sense. It doesn't need to be the most informed, just someone who can jump in and stop people, throw out questions and keep things on track. We could probably have someone knowledgeable about each topic put some notes together for the host to use. Then the panel would have all the info.

But as Steve said, it's one for a bit further down the line.

What about for now we all throw out what we'd be up for doing, or interested in talking about on camera? I'm happy to show anyone who wants to learn how to set up the camera/lights, record audio or do a bit of research.

I'm up for:
Filming the documentary-style bits
and the studio bits
Editing
Recording sound/setting up lights and other general helping out.
Research/planning for topics


And can talk about:
Dreamcast
Game Boy
PS1

RedXIV

I'd be interested in helping out with this. Wouldn't know nearly as much as most here but I do have a lot of retro consoles and kids

Doge

There's probably a good few people on here like myself that would be willing to offer feedback and suggestions, that wouldn't need to go on the list as we wouldn't be a large part of it.

What medium do you plan to use for suggestions,
would an A&R thread suffice?

Steve X2

I suppose my skills lie in the technical and organisation areas(so research and planning would be my cup of tea along with organising people and funds management should it come to that). I know my retro, but others here put me to shame in that department. But maybe if we should touch on the 3DO or Amiga I might have some views or information.
I've a bit of hardware modding skills and info but Myrddin is the go to guy for that sort of talk. Not sure if we would talk about mods and hacks but it might come up as some of them are pretty cool and not just for pirating.

I'll be off to Japan a couple of times over the next 4-5 months(although I hope we have something before then ) so maybe I can get some arcade footage and see about talking to people in some of the shops in Akihabara for a segment or something.

Not sure how Pyongtaku is fixed these days, quite a bit of shmuppy info and knowledge in his head

I also have a server farm of 15 machines for any video/graphics rendering jobs required (currently setup for After Effects CS6).

Steve X2

waveform wrote: »

There's probably a good few people on here like myself that would be willing to offer feedback and suggestions, that wouldn't need to go on the list as we wouldn't be a large part of it.

What medium do you plan to use for suggestions,
would an A&R thread suffice?

I suppose at this early stage(with a realistic chance of it fading away into nothing as can happen with these things) this thread is the main area. PM's as well if you don't want to post in the thread.

James Howlett

I'm a jack of all digital trades and would love to help with this kind of thing.

The Last Bandit

I can solder but pretty much useless otherwise for this sort of thing.

Optimus Prime

Well i know nothing about retro games compared to you guys on here, But i can talk about my arcade machines, restoring them etc if needed, I also have a fairly decent NES and snes boxed collection and some rare media kits and crap from when i done the game reviews etc.

Touch Fuzzy Get Dizzy

Sparks43 wrote: »

Milk Two sugars please love :pac:

I can do that!
I have a maid cafe outfit too and one for Retro

OwaynOTT

I'd like to be involved in some shape but I dunno what I could offer, my collection has been ravaged in the last year and will continue to be in the future and I wouldn't be near as knowledgeable as most on here.
If ye need anyone to talk about paganism and Christianity in late antiquity or Ireland in the Atlantic world, I'm your man.

Jack burton

Well I'm up for it anyway

Only problem is that I'm down the country so me getting up to Dublin or people coming to me would require me a bit of notice. No problem going on the camera for any reason though, although my bogger accent might put people off. But if "Bits" was ok with people listening to me then I'd say I could be ok

I'm mostly informed about Mega Drive stuff so I guess that's my expertise but I'll talk about anything

Could be interesting if I took someone out around Tramore for a look at the arcades there for a segment

I'll do any kind of graphic design required aswell

Optimus Prime

I was in Tramore only two weeks ago, not much arcade games left, unless i missed some!

James Howlett

Steve SI wrote: »

I'll be off to Japan a couple of times over the next 4-5 months(although I hope we have something before then ) so maybe I can get some arcade footage and see about talking to people in some of the shops in Akihabara for a segment or something.

I was in Singapore quite recently and found this place on the last day of the trip (first couple of seconds are bumpy but then it settles down):
http://youtu.be/YIgzJOBYSns

Dr Bob

I'm happy to host as well (look between the retrounlim.com stuff and 'lets get retro' I've done a lot of hosting/commenting/interviewing/guestwrangling already), would be definitely interested in learning about the backend (lighting cameras sound) stuff too.

Steve X2

Well, lots of options for hosts. Now we just need to get the show together

Myrddin

Apart from getting footage of a beers, you could also plug the podcasts & this forum too

landsleaving

Shameless plugs all round!

Maybe we could start throwing out a few ideas for topics. We could try doing six episodes on a topic each. That should be fairly achievable I think.