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| Mog
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|  "Re(1):Otakon?"
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I was just kind of curious, since I haven't seen a thread discussing it yet, but is anyone here planning on going to Otakon next month? It's going to be my first con, and I'm not really sure what to expect, but meeting up with some people would be cool.
Kind of wish I was going, but there's no way I can afford it this year. As far as what to expect: lines. Expect lots of lines. If there's anything in particular that you want to see, be sure to get in line in advance. The bigger the event, the earlier you should get there. For instance, at Otakon 2001 I got in line 2 and 1/2 hours before the Hikaru Midorikawa autograph session and still had to wait another hour after that before I was done. I would advise against attending the Cosplay just because you will spend most of your Saturday waiting in line for the stupid thing. It's just not worth it.
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I'm wondering what I can expect in terms of game tournaments, too... hmm.
They'll probably hold tournaments in a number of games. Alpha 3, 3rd Strike, MotW (they had one it 2001, though they were begging to get more people to participate in it...), CvS2, MvC2, GGXX, SCII, and some version of DDR are all likely possibilities.
Edit: grammar as always
"See? Akuma is a hater... He doesn't give Ken daps." -Ming Xie
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| OYashiroForever 348th Post
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| "Re(3):Otakon?" , posted Wed 23 Jul 00:26
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I was just kind of curious, since I haven't seen a thread discussing it yet, but is anyone here planning on going to Otakon next month? It's going to be my first con, and I'm not really sure what to expect, but meeting up with some people would be cool.
I'm wondering what I can expect in terms of game tournaments, too... hmm.
While I originally thought I was gonna go for at least a day, it's looking less and less likely that I'll be going (no cash, peeps backing out on the room). I haven't been to a con in 3+ years (between the smell and the "elitism as defense mechanism to hide low self esteem" silliness that tends to dominate the scene, I just grew tired of shelling out $40-$50 3 or 4 times a year just so I could buy junk I could get anywhere on the net and sit in an oppressively hot game room and play people who choose their characters based on their outfit... but I'm not bitter) and I only intended on going to Otakon this year to meet the PA crew (and see MAT3k if they still do it). I'd go to chill out with some of you fellas, but I suspect I'll probably see most of you the following weekend at our little soiree.
As for tourneys, I would guess you'll probably see the usual suspects (GGXX, Soul Cali II, CvS2, MvC2, maybe KoF2k2, and some sort of Bemani).
"Only two things are infinite the universe and human stupidity and I'm not sure about the former."
"Your denial is beneath you and thanks to the use of hallucinogenic drugs I see through you."
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| Dash no Chris
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| "Re(1):Otakon?" , posted Wed 23 Jul 09:16
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I was just kind of curious, since I haven't seen a thread discussing it yet, but is anyone here planning on going to Otakon next month? It's going to be my first con, and I'm not really sure what to expect, but meeting up with some people would be cool.
I'm wondering what I can expect in terms of game tournaments, too... hmm.
Hey, Grave! When you hit the Dealers Room, look me up at the Hoteiya Las Vegas booth. Over the next few days our shop in Japan will be putting together a shipment of items to send to us at the convention, so if there's a DVD/LD/video/CD/CDSingle/etc. you'd like us to have on hand for you, let me know asap and I'll see what we can do for you.
Check these 2 threads at www.neo-geo.com :
thread 1 = http://www.neo-geo.com/ubb/ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_topic;f=10;t=005095
thread 2 = http://www.neo-geo.com/cgi-local/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=8;t=020568
for some info on the Gaming Room, as well as a list of neo-geo.com forum members who'll be attending (go to the last page of thread 2 for the name list). The guys running the game room are Jeff Keely (jeffkun34) and Jason Greene (TheGreenMachine). Jeff can be emailed at otakomp@aol.com.
How many other mmcafe members are going?
--Chris
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| Adon 1112th Post
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| "Re(4):Otakon?" , posted Wed 23 Jul 18:26
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I was just kind of curious, since I haven't seen a thread discussing it yet, but is anyone here planning on going to Otakon next month? It's going to be my first con, and I'm not really sure what to expect, but meeting up with some people would be cool.
I'm wondering what I can expect in terms of game tournaments, too... hmm.
While I originally thought I was gonna go for at least a day, it's looking less and less likely that I'll be going (no cash, peeps backing out on the room). I haven't been to a con in 3+ years (between the smell and the "elitism as defense mechanism to hide low self esteem" silliness that tends to dominate the scene, I just grew tired of shelling out $40-$50 3 or 4 times a year just so I could buy junk I could get anywhere on the net and sit in an oppressively hot game room and play people who choose their characters based on their outfit... but I'm not bitter) and I only intended on going to Otakon this year to meet the PA crew (and see MAT3k if they still do it). I'd go to chill out with some of you fellas, but I suspect I'll probably see most of you the following weekend at our little soiree.
As for tourneys, I would guess you'll probably see the usual suspects (GGXX, Soul Cali II, CvS2, MvC2, maybe KoF2k2, and some sort of Bemani).
Well thats ok I have my classes of those in attendance at the cons to My favorite class are the Silent Bob looking guys, there always seems to be a bunch of chubby guys with glasses, long hair and a beard.
At any rate if the great cafe meeting is still on I should be in attendance
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