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Arcade and Retro forum beers! (AKA the night of the scandalously drunk retro geeks)

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  • #6692
    DaveyDave
    Registered Users Posts: 6,179 ✭✭✭DaveyDave


    I'm down as always, provided I'm not in work and so far this year I haven't been on shift whenever I've wanted to do anything so fingers crossed!



  • #6693
    Retr0gamer
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 50,776 CMod ✭✭✭✭Retr0gamer


    I should be able to attend as well. Been away too long.

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  • #6694
    o1s1n
    Registered Users Posts: 34,367 ✭✭✭✭o1s1n
    Master of the Universe


    Big thumbs up from me too.



  • #6695
    CiDeRmAn
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 34,526 CMod ✭✭✭✭CiDeRmAn


    Thanks for responding.

    I'll look at a date.

    Things have been a little difficult here, my father passed late last year and my mam has taken ill in the past few days.

    I probably won't have an idea of a date until things are stabilised here.

    But, if someone else wants to fire away and plan something, please do.



  • #6696
    o1s1n
    Registered Users Posts: 34,367 ✭✭✭✭o1s1n
    Master of the Universe


    Sorry to hear that, hope you're managing okay and don't feel under any pressure at all - I'm sure we can all sort something out a little further down the line.



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  • #6697
    MrVestek
    Registered Users Posts: 9,196 ✭✭✭MrVestek


    Sorry to hear Ciderman!


    I'm down for this when anybody wants to do so. I'll do an antigen test before meeting up too in order to ease people's minds.



  • #6698
    Retr0gamer
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 50,776 CMod ✭✭✭✭Retr0gamer


    Sorry to hear that Ciderman. Hope everything works out for you. Hoping to see you all again. Been too long.

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  • #6699
    CiDeRmAn
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 34,526 CMod ✭✭✭✭CiDeRmAn


    Things are picking up here, my mam is recovering well and so on.

    My son is doing his Leaving in a month but, after that, perhaps a meet up in mine?

    Anyways, let me know



  • #6700
    DaveyDave
    Registered Users Posts: 6,179 ✭✭✭DaveyDave


    Family come first. Best of luck for the young lad doing the leaving cert!



  • #6701
    CiDeRmAn
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 34,526 CMod ✭✭✭✭CiDeRmAn


    Anyone interested in an A&R get together?

    Perhaps the 26th?

    Let me know!



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  • #6702
    Retr0gamer
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 50,776 CMod ✭✭✭✭Retr0gamer


    If it's August the 26th then I should be free.

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  • #6703
    CiDeRmAn
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 34,526 CMod ✭✭✭✭CiDeRmAn


    If people are happy with it, I will start moving the spiders out, they like some notice



  • #6704
    o1s1n
    Registered Users Posts: 34,367 ✭✭✭✭o1s1n
    Master of the Universe


    Thanks for the invite! I'd love to but my next three weekends are all booked out! :( turned into a very busy time of the year.



  • #6705
    CiDeRmAn
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 34,526 CMod ✭✭✭✭CiDeRmAn


    Hi, I'm going to push this back until maybe September



  • #6706
    Retr0gamer
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 50,776 CMod ✭✭✭✭Retr0gamer


    I've a busy September. Hopefully I can go.

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  • #6707
    KeRbDoG
    Registered Users Posts: 4,211 ✭✭✭KeRbDoG


    https://whenavailable.com/plan or some such tool might be useful to find a day that might work for the most



  • #6708
    CiDeRmAn
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 34,526 CMod ✭✭✭✭CiDeRmAn


    So, are folks interested in a Christmas Beers this year?

    Happy to host



  • #6709
    Retr0gamer
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 50,776 CMod ✭✭✭✭Retr0gamer


    Sign me up

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  • #6710
    CiDeRmAn
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 34,526 CMod ✭✭✭✭CiDeRmAn


    This doesn't seem to be gaining any traction and that is okay.

    Hopefully we can get together in the new year



  • #6711
    o1s1n
    Registered Users Posts: 34,367 ✭✭✭✭o1s1n
    Master of the Universe


    Thanks for putting it out there, really appreciate it.

    I've ever weekend now until the new year booked out with stuff unfortunately. Dont think I've a lot going on in January though if folks might be up for something then?



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  • #6712
    CiDeRmAn
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 34,526 CMod ✭✭✭✭CiDeRmAn


    Could work alright, we'll see how the January works out



  • #6713
    The Last Bandit
    Registered Users Posts: 3,717 ✭✭✭The Last Bandit


    Jan is a good idea, something to look forward too after the Xmas excitement passes



  • #6714
    DaveyDave
    Registered Users Posts: 6,179 ✭✭✭DaveyDave


    Didn't see this at first, I'm always up for a retro night provided I'm not working and if I am working, have enough time to book an annual leave day!

    Does seem to have been a busy year, trying to plan anything with friends the last couple of months has been a bloody ball ache.



  • #6715
    CiDeRmAn
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 34,526 CMod ✭✭✭✭CiDeRmAn


    Yep, it has been a very trying year for many of us, as well as myself personally.

    Not without its highs, but with lows I never experienced before.

    On the up-and-up now, I think, or at least it is the Christmas bounce in full-effect!

    It would be great to see folk once again, as it has been literal years since we've gotten together.

    And, just to say, this is not a thing that I take ownership of, we can get together in a pub, club, houses, whatever.

    As long as two or more of us gather, so Arcade and Retro gaming will be!



  • #6716
    Retr0gamer
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 50,776 CMod ✭✭✭✭Retr0gamer


    And don't forget the playing of terrible, terrible videogames.

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  • #6717
    CiDeRmAn
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 34,526 CMod ✭✭✭✭CiDeRmAn


    So, this one then?

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  • #6718
    o1s1n
    Registered Users Posts: 34,367 ✭✭✭✭o1s1n
    Master of the Universe


    Still bloody missing my PCB of that! hah. Literally bought an original Taito board for a beers in my place as a joke in Clontarf years ago, played it once, stored it away, went to bring it out for the beers and it was gone. Still missing to this day!

    I have myself convinced it's somewhere among my jamma boards but have yet to come across it... just had a look through my emails and I haven't seen it since it since 2013.. 😂 absolutely bizarre.



  • #6719
    accensi0n
    Registered Users Posts: 2,738 ✭✭✭accensi0n


    I vote yis play Godzilla on the NES. Still holds top spot for my most hated game on the system.



  • #6720
    o1s1n
    Registered Users Posts: 34,367 ✭✭✭✭o1s1n
    Master of the Universe


    Don't think I've ever played that... is it really REALLY awful?



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  • #6721
    Retr0gamer
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 50,776 CMod ✭✭✭✭Retr0gamer


    Just had a quick look there and it's a decent looking NES game. it's also one of those games that fills the screen with unavoidable shite. Usually see that in western jank.

    Also wondering why if it's a Godzilla game so the let's plays have way more playing as mothra than Godzilla?

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