Playthrough Gaming Convention - Raleigh NC - Feb 12th 13th 2016

[+cmart604]

No....I left that at your mom's house...

She bought that for you as a gift

[DZ-Jay]

Don't think DZ will go.....he is scared of me. Jahahaba

 

Oh, man, I would love to, but I can't. It was too late for me to make plans for Saturday, and Sunday is... sacred. I can't ask Mrs. DZ if I can spend Valentine's day at a video game convention!! That sort of thing is unheard of!

[Rev]

dz, just tell her you are running out for flowers and chocolate real quick!

[Rev]

http://intellivisionrevolution.com/

 

a quick news blog.

[DZ-Jay]

dz, just tell her you are running out for flowers and chocolate real quick!

Nah, I can't lie to my girl, she's the bestest wife in the world!!!

 

(Darn she didn't see that post. Still can't go. )

[Rev]

Cmart would love this booth....hello kitty and sausage???

 

[fsuinnc]

This is the first I have heard of it. I live in the Triangle (Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill). I'm spending the weekend at the beach but might have made different plans if I had known. Despite the obvious geek stereotype, I think Valentine's Day weekend is a poor time for a gaming convention but I sure hope it is a great success. Maybe I can make it next years.

[Rev]

Update on convention.

 

A relatively small convention with a lot of future potential. A mix of arcade, modern/ipad/steam/developers/magic cards vendor booths.

 

Kinda low attendance but kids are having fun. And a smash bros tourney.

 

Eebuckeye recognized me by the intellivision revolution shirt.

[Eric7100]

I think Valentine's Day weekend is a poor time for a gaming convention

 

Agreed.

[+cmart604]

Cmart would love this booth....hello kitty and sausage???

 

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Lol!

[+cmart604]

Eebuckeye recognized me by the intellivision revolution shirt.

And your helmet?

[Rev]

They had a mario maker gaming trailer.

 

[Rev]

[+cmart604]

Any classic stuff at all?

[+cmart604]

You're gonna like PRGE even better 😎

[Rev]

[Rev]

Any classic stuff at all?

No...except for a few multicades.

[+Tarzilla]

You're gonna like PRGE even better

Yep, for perspective, those arcade games and console tables would have fit inside the Atari Age booth...

 

Not to sound negative, any retro and or gaming show is good, but sometimes size does matter

[eebuckeye]

I had fun.. worth the price of admission to meet Rev! :-)

 

First year for it and they have plans for bigger and better of course... I pressed them for more retro next year and they claimed they were working on it and expanding a bunch...

[Rev]

I had fun.. worth the price of admission to meet Rev! :-)

 

First year for it and they have plans for bigger and better of course... I pressed them for more retro next year and they claimed they were working on it and expanding a bunch...

 

I really think a mix of modern and A LOT more retro game (atari to snes) vendors would boost attendance.

 

Looking forward to PRGE.

[+cmart604]

I really think a mix of modern and A LOT more retro game (atari to snes) vendors would boost attendance.

 

Looking forward to PRGE.

We're gonna have to talk to Mthompson about getting a special Intellivision @PRGE 2016 T shirt made up. 😎

[pimpmaul69]

We're gonna have to talk to Mthompson about getting a special Intellivision @PRGE 2016 T shirt made up. 😎

that would be sweet!

[+freewheel]

Valentine's Day is a perfect time to hold something like this. So many people put their lives on hold because Hallmark told them today is the one and only day to be romantic. Those of us with any common sense end up with a wasted day as many of our friends get grounded.

 

Although Deadpool was a FANTASTIC release for the weekend, I must say. Just don't take your 8 year old to it (it's not rated R in Canada, and parents are muy stupido).

[Eric7100]

\We're gonna have to talk to Mthompson about getting a special Intellivision @PRGE 2016 T shirt made up.

 

The guy from Slipknot?

[Eric7100]

Valentine's Day is a perfect time to hold something like this. So many people put their lives on hold because Hallmark told them today is the one and only day to be romantic. Those of us with any common sense end up with a wasted day as many of our friends get grounded.

 

I went to church today, and our priest discussed how St. Valentine was a real person. His story of spreading love is also real. Hallmark didn't tell us anything.