Austin, TX meet up thread

[phaedrus]

They def are getting more games. Wizard of Oz pin from http://www.jerseyjackpinball.com/
should be coming eventually. Rolling Stones as well, but stern is shit now so whatev. Oh and Darren is a trekkie iirc Al as well so that is that. oh and Playboy pin for members. i feel so dirty playing that game.

[quintorro]

And to complete my hat trick of Austin arcade updates:

Kung Fu Saloon has added a Super Contra arcade machine to their stable.

That's pretty cool. And even cooler because I'm actually about the meet some friends at Kung-Fu in a little while.

[Redline9]

oh and Playboy pin for members. i feel so dirty playing that game.

Haha, there's another Playboy pinball machine over at Rounders Pizzeria on West 6th Street. It's a pizza joint with a classic Las Vegas casino decor and they have a handful of arcade machines and cocktail cabinets there (Donkey Kong, Ms. Pacman, Pole Position, Galaga). The Playboy pinball machine was off in a corner by itself. It was actually set to free play the last time I was there. Good pizza there, too, FYI.

And even cooler because I'm actually about the meet some friends at Kung-Fu in a little while.

I hope you give Red Falcon hell for us. You would think he learned his lesson the first time we blew that island to kingdom come.

[wip3outguy7]

Brainstorming ideas for a Streets of Rage meet. I have SOR2 and maybe 1 (I can't remember if I sold the 6 in 1 Genesis cart or not). I got XP and Streets of Rage Remake running on my macbook. Runs pretty nice full screen. Does anyone have a mini display to S-Video adapter that I could test on a CRT TV with? Or if anyone else out there has another solution to running SORR on a CRT, let me know.

3 Gennys connected and a PC. 8 people playing SOR variations. We could, of course, bring along other beat em' ups for flavor.

[Redline9]

I might actually have a Genesis 6 in 1 cart. I'll need to check on that and make sure it works. So, you already have three Genesis systems?

Also, I'm curious, has anyone inquired what the cost would be to rent a room at Pinballz Arcade? Is it an hourly rate? Does the cost increase on weekends or nights? If you rent a room, does it come with extras like some tokens to get you started?

We could, of course, bring along other beat em' ups for flavor.

Yes, we could have a stool and a dunce cap and have one person play Double Dragon on a Gameboy in the corner. I'm kidding, of course. Don't flame me. I like Double Dragon.

[wip3outguy7]

I might actually have a Genesis 6 in 1 cart. I'll need to check on that and make sure it works. So, you already have three Genesis systems?

Also, I'm curious, has anyone inquired what the cost would be to rent a room at Pinballz Arcade? Is it an hourly rate? Does the cost increase on weekends or nights? If you rent a room, does it come with extras like some tokens to get you started?

I have two Genesiseseseses. I have my original model 1 and the repaired model 2 that Flake gave to me.

As far as a room at Pinz. I will get phaedrus in here. He and I worked out specifics about a month ago. As usual, the larger the group the better. But we determined it would have to be a pretty large group to offset the cost of the room.

[phaedrus]

from the pinz site.
Room rental in One Hour increments for $50 per hour plus 10% Service Fee plus tax

Token Discount Package – $25 in tokens for $20 – as many as you want!
Party table set up for birthday celebration
Party host or hostess available
Bring your own food or Pinballz will cater delivery (extra charge)
You must purchase all non-alcoholic drinks from Pinballz
Receive up to 10 Souvenir Pinballz Logo Cups per room
Add a free-play Ultracade arcade game to your party for $7.50 per hour

plus as a platinum member i get 10% off. not much but something.

[Flake]

You guys would totally choose the busiest time of my life to do an SOR meet up. Consequences will never be the same, sirs.

[wip3outguy7]

is that dub-step I hear?

[Redline9]

You guys would totally choose the busiest time of my life to do an SOR meet up. Consequences will never be the same, sirs.

Just bring your homework with you. We'll do it as a group. The policy will be that not a single street punk can be body slammed until all homework is complete (double-spaced with 1" margins, of course). We'll call this part of the meet-up "Sheets of Rage."

from the pinz site.
Room rental in One Hour increments for $50 per hour plus 10% Service Fee plus tax

Thanks, Phaedrus. Duh, stupid me. I thought I searched the site. Here's the Party Package link.

The rule about only non-alcoholic drinks is interesting. I thought they served beer at Pinballz. Although, if you're in a party, you can't drink?