E-JagFest 2023

[LX.NET]

Just wondering if anyone is going to the E-JagFest 2023 next weekend. 

 

https://ejagfest.de/european-jagfest-2023/?lang=en

 

Thinking of going the Saturday, as Sunday will not work for me. 

Anyone also going? 

[+karri]

Yep. Also @Fadest, @Ninjabba, @LordKraken, @agradeneu

[LordKraken]

Yep many Lynx samurais will be there the two days

 

I will have the final version of Odynexus to present (but not to buy unortunately since boxes just go produced in the US).

I will also present a beta version of RED

[Ninjabba]

Definitely join us! 

[Fadest]

Yes, I will be here for the whole WE.

 

I have just read this on FB :

 

[agradeneu]

I will join on Saturday, with a new Demo of JAS.

 

[Cabbage]

I’ll be there on Saturday too if everything works out. 

[agradeneu]

Finally got the McWill fix for my Lynx II, displaying the supercool RED by LordKraken in full glory. Meeting the Lynx guys was super fun, possibly resulting in new projects and collaborations 😃

[Fadest]

The McWill GameGear fully modded (or should I say the Game Gear 2 made in 2023 ? ) were awesome. Gladily I was strong enough to not buy one (to be honest, just when I was ready to do so, I heard all were sold, and this was a really good news  )

Can't wait to see if/when he manage to do the same magical treatment to the Lynx...

[doctorclu]

Have fun over there, naturally wish I could be there, but maybe sometime in the future.

[Clint Thompson]

13 hours ago, doctorclu said:

Have fun over there, naturally wish I could be there, but maybe sometime in the future.

I've always felt the same! The fests have always been so much stronger outside of the U.S. it seems.

Let me know when you finally decide to go and I'll tag along

[+karri]

49 minutes ago, Clint Thompson said:

I've always felt the same! The fests have always been so much stronger outside of the U.S. it seems.

Let me know when you finally decide to go and I'll tag along

eJagfest is very small compared to PRGE. My experience is that at PRGE I found about 5 persons who were into the Lynx and had a nice chat with me. At eJagfest I spent 2 days talking with fellow developers. At Silly Venturres I just found 3 guys interested in Lynx or 7800. So every retro event is different. PRGE had amazing pinball machines that I loved to play.

[LordKraken]

To be fair eJagFest could be a bigger event and attract even more atari enthusiasts if only... Atari would support and/or sponsor the event. Looks like a missed opportunity as it stands today.

 

So yeah Atari if you read me...

Edited November 1, 2023 by LordKraken

[Fadest]

Yes the eJagfest is a small event compared to the PRGE or even the french RGC.
But this is a very friendly event, and one of the best one I attended for years.

There are some pictures here (not by me, but a geman participant)

ejagfest 2023 – Retrogamingevents.de

[doctorclu]

7 hours ago, Clint Thompson said:

I've always felt the same! The fests have always been so much stronger outside of the U.S. it seems.

Let me know when you finally decide to go and I'll tag along

Hmmm... how soon are they announcing the JagFest for next year?

[+karri]

On 11/1/2023 at 3:26 PM, doctorclu said:

Hmmm... how soon are they announcing the JagFest for next year?

Usually too late. I believe I got my flight tickets on the 18th of July when they announced the date of the event. This year the event was at the end of October. Nice weather. Earlier it has been in November when there is snow.

 

PS. There is likely some multi-player competitions on the Lynx. This year we had Checkered Flag and Dynablast. The championships are run as a ranking competition in groups of 4 players. The guys are pretty good. I never seem to make it to the 2nd round  
There was also competitions on other platforms. My new experience was Medieval Mayhem on the Atari 2600. A really fun game with 4 paddles.

 

PPS. There is a train station close to the event. For €15.60 you get a daily ticket (B-cost range) that allows you to use trains, trams, buses, underground. So you are not limited to accomodation in Korchenbroich. You can also reach the airport using the same ticket. As it is a daily ticket you should buy it from the vending machine found at every train station.