Austin, TX meet up thread

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GSZX1337 wrote:Do we really have to be so nitpicky when we say "16-bit console"?


Of course not! But it's always fun to pick on the TG16. That system could have really been something if NEC / Hudson would have had a clue how to market it...or Nintendo hadn't had such a draconian grip on the industry. Good system for shooters.
Maybe now Nintendo will acknowledge Metroid has a fanbase?
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I'm from Austin (well, Cedar Park) but I might be up for something like this. A friend told me about the other meet up. I'm not very regular here so I missed that huge thread about it.

Oh well, looks like I need to keep up to date here, lol.
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Awesome! Glad you stopped by! Keep checking back for updates.

edit: there is now a poll! Vote!
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Destructoid's NARP meet the day after ours.

Judging by the pictures, I'm going to say we did it better. We certainly had at least 94% more Guardian Heroes and 16 times as much Ghost in the Shell: SAC.

We're also a better looking bunch of people.
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Does the NeoGeo count as a 16bit console? It was also marketed as a 24 bit instead of 16bit but it was basically a 16bit machine.
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Flake wrote:Judging by the pictures, I'm going to say we did it better. We certainly had at least 94% more Guardian Heroes and 16 times as much Ghost in the Shell: SAC.


Only 16X more Ghost In The Shell? It felt like more than that. :lol:

This SNES vs. Genesis war is becoming Racketboy vs. Destructoid. Although, with all the Scott Pilgrim love in both camps, you wonder if we could have found a common ground...


I voted 16 bit Wars. Nintendo versus Sega.......we need to settle this once and for all. :wink:
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Did anyone from our group end up going to the DToid meet? I was too tired to go.

*shudders at the rock band/guitar hero pictures*

I voted Dreamcast. Because it really is all you need. :D
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wip3outguy7 wrote:Did anyone from our group end up going to the DToid meet? I was too tired to go.


Yes, me. I posted about it in the other Austin, TX thread yesterday. And then Flake transferred the link to this thread.
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Well cool! Next time they hold something, I'll make sure to attend.
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wip3outguy7 wrote:Well cool! Next time they hold something, I'll make sure to attend.


Forget attending. Let's commandeer.
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