veggiewolf

I'm a Pokemon game fan, although not a traditional Pokemon fan (there's a slight difference). The things that draw me to the games are threefold (and yes, I own Pokemon yellow, blue, red, and green). (1) There are few good turn-based RPGs that are handheld and the games fit the bill. (2) The experience you have with the games are completely dependent upon your strategies with the Pokemon you collect. So, although the basic story and map are the same in each game, the strategies you use to go through them can differ greatly. (3) The Pokemon I train and build up on my GameBoy can then be used for battle on my N64 as part of Pokemon Stadium. None of that "using the standard Pokemon" for me! It enhances the Stadium experience. Now, I'm not discounting the incredible marketing ploy it was for Nintendo to make the Pokemon in each game differ, rather than putting all Pokemon in one game. All I am saying is that, for me, there was a reason to collect all the games as well as all the Pokemon. I can't speak to MegaMan Battle Network, as I haven't played any MegaMan games later than NES.

Well, I do admit that the VF convention center isn't something one stumbles across on a walk. But, what about the people attending the computer show next door? How many of them decided against coming in because of the price? How many people read the ads in the paper and decided against it when they found out it would cost $60 to bring the whole family? Again, just thoughts - but were I not a devoted gamer, the price would have put ME off.

This is so odd...I thought Game Jam was something entirely different from PC5. Well, I have a few thoughts, anyway: (1) Lowering the price for entrance is all to the good. Imagine happening upon PhillyClassic with your kids and discovering it cost $15 apiece to enter something when you have no idea what it is. Would you pay that much to enter an unknown event? I wouldn't. (2) I had multiple people from out of town staying with me last year for the purpose of attending, and all of them wanted to see some of Philly in addition. Unfortunately, getting to Philly from Valley Forge/KoP without a car isn't easy at all - and they missed out on some of the greatest draws to the area because of it. I think putting PC5 in Philly proper would be more of a draw - go to PC5, and at night, have dinner in a great restaurant (sushi anyone?), and find some entertainment. Just my two cents...your mileage may vary.