+SpiceWare Posted August 12, 2012 Share Posted August 12, 2012 (edited) Houston Arcade Expo 2012 has been scheduled for November 2nd & 3rd. 200+ Pinball, Arcade & Console games on free play. I will be doing another presentation on homebrews. The schedule for that will probably be posted on this page, which is currently showing the speakers' schedule from last year. Location: Houston Northwest Crowne Plaza 290 @ Pinemont Hours: Friday 6pm - 2am Saturday 10am - 2am. Tickets at the door: $20 for 1 day $30 for 2 days Or prepay and save $5. Here's a video walkthru I took at last year's event: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3X0s3TKdnKY Edited August 12, 2012 by SpiceWare 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedRaider Posted August 12, 2012 Share Posted August 12, 2012 My son and I will be in attendance both days! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariTexas Posted August 12, 2012 Share Posted August 12, 2012 My wife and I will be there! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+bcombee Posted August 15, 2012 Share Posted August 15, 2012 Added to my calendar, hope I'll be able to come down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8bitgamer Posted September 11, 2012 Share Posted September 11, 2012 Just yesterday I reserved a booth. I've never been to this show and am looking forward to it! I'll be autographing and selling books, and I'll have video games, T-shirts, and other items for sale as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted October 14, 2012 Share Posted October 14, 2012 AtariAge will be at the show again this year, with a large presence of 2600, 5200, 7800, Atari 8-bit computer and ColecoVision consoles setup for attendees to enjoy. ..Al 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bennybingo Posted October 14, 2012 Share Posted October 14, 2012 I wish I could be there...Houston is just too far. They never have stuff like this in my neck of the woods either. On another note, it never ceases to amaze me that in almost every video and photo set from classic gaming events, you can spot at least one Stormtrooper sighting: Do they provide official security for these types of events??? Maybe I have just underestimated the population of 501st legion soldiers here in the USA! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cebus Capucinis Posted October 14, 2012 Share Posted October 14, 2012 Some day I'll get out there. Missed it last year, can't afford to make the trip this year.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+cmart604 Posted October 14, 2012 Share Posted October 14, 2012 I wish I could be there...Houston is just too far. They never have stuff like this in my neck of the woods either. On another note, it never ceases to amaze me that in almost every video and photo set from classic gaming events, you can spot at least one Stormtrooper sighting: Do they provide official security for these types of events??? Maybe I have just underestimated the population of 501st legion soldiers here in the USA! Lol! That's awesome. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmervine Posted October 15, 2012 Share Posted October 15, 2012 And...of course...I will be on business in Europe...I will make one of these shows one day! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPIKE Posted October 20, 2012 Share Posted October 20, 2012 SOOOO want to be there...but...PASIC is finally coming back to Austin this year and I will be there for the whole weekend! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ACrystal2011 Posted October 20, 2012 Share Posted October 20, 2012 (edited) whats PASIC? Edited October 20, 2012 by ACrystal2011 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+SpiceWare Posted October 26, 2012 Author Share Posted October 26, 2012 The Speaker Schedule has been posted. My presentation on homebrews will be on Saturday from 12-1pm. I'll have my 2600, VIC 20 and Vectrex set up in the console area. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ckrtech Posted November 1, 2012 Share Posted November 1, 2012 I'll be there once again this year. Wow - I think this will be my 7th year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted November 1, 2012 Share Posted November 1, 2012 I just posted this to the Houston Arcade mailing list, but I'll post here as well: I'm bringing 20+ classic game consoles and computers to this weekend's show to setup a large classic console area as I've done in years past. I should have 13 or so displays in tow (12 13" Commodore 1702 monitors and one Sony 20" Trinitron), but that's obviously not enough to drive all the systems I'm bringing. If you're attending the show for the duration and can bring even one 13" - 20" CRT television, that would be a big help. I'll be the guy setting up all the consoles tomorrow afternoon before the show opens, wearing an AtariAge t-shirt. If you do bring any televisions, please also bring the associated remotes! Thanks in advance, ..Al Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted November 5, 2012 Share Posted November 5, 2012 Got back from Houston a few hours ago. Just wanted to thank everyone who came by the AtariAge booth to say hello! Between the systems I brought to the show and systems other people graciously allowed the masses to enjoy, we had nearly 30 classic consoles and computers! Thanks also to those who brought displays for me to use, that was also a big help! I managed to drop one of my 1702s out of the van onto the pavement in the parking lot and it sure didn't work after that! From memory, - Atari 2600 (8+) - Atari 5200 (2) - Atari 7800 (2) - Atari Lynx - Atari Jaguar (2) - Atari 800XL - Apple IIe - Vectrex (2) - Odyssey 2 - 3D0 - ColecoVision (3) - Virtual Boy - Dreamcast - Vic-20 Hopefully I didn't leave anything out. I had two Imagic kiosks at the show, filled with 48 homebrew games! Behind that, I had a 42" television with a Keynote presentation with a few slides describing the kiosks, homebrew games, and AtariAge. I took plenty of pictures of the classic gaming area, but none of the rest of the show. However, I did take video of the entire show and I'll pull that off the video camera and if it looks good I'll upload it to YouTube in the next few days. Here's a photo showing the kiosks (click for a larger image): ..Al Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Nathan Strum Posted November 5, 2012 Share Posted November 5, 2012 Mmmm... SweetTarts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Jentzsch Posted November 5, 2012 Share Posted November 5, 2012 My presentation on homebrews will be on Saturday from 12-1pm. How did it go? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+SpiceWare Posted November 5, 2012 Author Share Posted November 5, 2012 (edited) The presentation when quite well, more people attended than last year. There were some really good questions asked at the end of the it such as asking for more in-depth detail on Bus Stuffing, which I'd covered at a high level. I'll post a followup when I upload this year's presentation to my website. I need to see if the videos will be there after I export from Keynote to PDF - if not I'll have to update those slides to show links to them onYouTube. Edited November 5, 2012 by SpiceWare Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Cafeman Posted November 12, 2012 Share Posted November 12, 2012 Where's the pictures? Anybody got any uploaded yet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted November 12, 2012 Share Posted November 12, 2012 Where's the pictures? Anybody got any uploaded yet? I took many pictures of the AtariAge booth, but not of the overall show (I get burned out on taking photos sometimes.) I did take video of the entire show, and I need to dump that from my video camera and see how it came out. If it looks good, I'll edit it as needed and upload to YouTube. ..Al Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Cafeman Posted November 12, 2012 Share Posted November 12, 2012 Post 'em all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Jentzsch Posted November 12, 2012 Share Posted November 12, 2012 (edited) You can find them on Flickr. Love that Boulder Dash banner. Edited November 12, 2012 by Thomas Jentzsch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted November 12, 2012 Share Posted November 12, 2012 You can find them on Flickr. Love that Boulder Dash banner. Different show. ..Al Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Jentzsch Posted November 12, 2012 Share Posted November 12, 2012 Different show. Still nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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