NightSprinter Posted November 20, 2015 Share Posted November 20, 2015 I'll be at the event starting around 5pm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NightSprinter Posted November 21, 2015 Share Posted November 21, 2015 Anyone here yet? Am in the console room currently. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PacManPlus Posted November 22, 2015 Share Posted November 22, 2015 I was there on Friday, but had to leave Saturday morning for something unexpected. Met some cool people there, especially neotokeo2001! Very cool person. Unfortunately I missed TrekMD and Michael Thomasson. I'll see you guys soon! Pictures I took: The Hotel: The Entrance to the Show: The Arcade Games: The HUGE Joust game: neotokeo2001 (who had a table there) The 'Cabaret' Pac-Man that I wanted to purchase, but unfortunately he wanted too much for it. And for something completely different, The Simpsons in Universal Studios: Had a good time for the length of time I was there. Bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrekMD Posted November 23, 2015 Share Posted November 23, 2015 Well, I got back from FreePlay Florida! The event was really cool and I spent most of yesterday playing all sorts of pinball tables and video games. Sorry to have missed you, Bob. I didn't arrive until quite late on Friday and, by the time I went in on Saturday, you'd already left. Here is a list some of the games I enjoyed while at the event:Pinball - Avatar, STTNG, Game oo Thrones, Flash Gordon, Transformers, Star Wars, Full Throttle, Big Juicy Melons, Independence Day, Demolition Man, Judge Dredd, 300, & Fire.Arcade - Tutakham, Pac-Man, Circus Charlie, Wizard of Wor, Berzerk, Mr. Do, Gyruss, Blasteroids, Major Havoc, Pac-Mania, and Gauntlet II.Console - Mr. Do! & Donkey Kong (for ColecoVision)I've made an online album with pictures. I got to meet Gary Stern, from Stern Pinball and got a picture with him (last one in the album. You can check my pictures of the event here: FreePlay Florida 2015 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neotokeo2001 Posted November 23, 2015 Share Posted November 23, 2015 I had a great time at Free Play Florida! It was great meeting some people from AtariAge. pr0k, TrekMD, PacManPlus, NightSprinter and several more. Fat Albert and the other games were a big success. Big thanks to pr0k for setting me up. My family could not believe other people had an interest in the Atari 2600. I have over 700 pictures that I took that I will be posting on my FaceBook page. I will post some on here when I get a chance. Bob, I missed out on seeing your Atari 7800 double-ender games. When I had a chance to get to the console room there was a lonely empty Atari 7800. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neotokeo2001 Posted November 23, 2015 Share Posted November 23, 2015 Some pictures from Free Play Florida World's largest arcade machine: NEO Games table: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neotokeo2001 Posted November 23, 2015 Share Posted November 23, 2015 Console room: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neotokeo2001 Posted November 23, 2015 Share Posted November 23, 2015 Console room continued: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neotokeo2001 Posted November 23, 2015 Share Posted November 23, 2015 Random pictures: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neotokeo2001 Posted November 23, 2015 Share Posted November 23, 2015 (edited) Pick ups: The original artwork for the Free Play Florida 2015 flyer Greydon Clark - Director of the movie Joysticks (1983) Event poster and t-shirt The closest I will ever come to owning this pinball table, the flyer. Edited November 23, 2015 by neotokeo2001 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neotokeo2001 Posted November 23, 2015 Share Posted November 23, 2015 (edited) I almost forgot to mention that RangerG brought me a nice C=1701 monitor. Great shape and awesome picture and sound! My photographer skills are not that good, looks way better in person. Edited November 23, 2015 by neotokeo2001 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RangerG Posted November 23, 2015 Share Posted November 23, 2015 That looks great and it will be perfect for shows. I really enjoyed the show and meeting you. Thanks for the trade. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NightSprinter Posted November 24, 2015 Share Posted November 24, 2015 neotokeo2001: what camera and settings did you use? Mine for the most part turned out to be total garbage (despite dialing in the right focus on this old EOS Rebel). Also, sorry for missing just about everyone that went to the event. I was only able to go Friday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neotokeo2001 Posted November 25, 2015 Share Posted November 25, 2015 neotokeo2001: what camera and settings did you use? Mine for the most part turned out to be total garbage (despite dialing in the right focus on this old EOS Rebel). Also, sorry for missing just about everyone that went to the event. I was only able to go Friday. Convention lighting is horrible and washes everything out. I put my camera on the sports setting where if you hold down the button it takes multiple pictures. I took over 900 pictures with about half being worth keeping. Nikon Coolpix L620. Typical small digital camera. Here are all the acceptable pictures. It should be set for public on FaceBook. https://www.facebook.com/scott.dayton.5/media_set?set=a.10201381133368171.1073741907.1769234833&type=3&pnref=story Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RangerG Posted November 26, 2015 Share Posted November 26, 2015 Neotokeo2001 pretty much covered everything. I added a picture of me in the Night Driver sit-down and an MSX computer (first time I had ever played one). I had a great time. I went with a buddy and his son (my daughter may go next time after seeing all the pictures . There was a nice balance of arcade machines, pinball, and consoles. The pre-crash consoles were a little sparse. The Vectrex was up and running, but the Colecovision looked pretty bad on the monitor it was hooked up to and the Atari 7800 didn't have controllers or games (this was all day Saturday). But, the console room itself was fun and it always seemed to have people. It was nice to have NeoGames there, it really added a classic console element to the event. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BalloonFighter Posted November 26, 2015 Share Posted November 26, 2015 Oh man, now I REALLY wish I could have attended. It looks even better than last year's! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NightSprinter Posted November 26, 2015 Share Posted November 26, 2015 The only letdowns (if you can call them such) were the absence of a Raiden cabinet, and the PlayChoice cab not having Contra installed. I was really hoping to 1cc loops 1 and 2 this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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