Austin, Texas Rackeboy members' meet on 8/20/2010

[Flake]

Ditto. Except maybe longer for me. Trying to get some gamers together is like pulling teeth. I blame XBL/PSN.

You guys are singing my song. I live in San Marcos which is practically a college town. Lots of people play games...but they're so young, rude, and have no taste.

Playing online has definitely killed that feeling you used to get when you'd get friends over and sit on the floor around the NES, calling dibs on the next life.

Hence my excitement about this meet.

[Hobie-wan]

Ok, here's a list of possibilities that I have. I went ahead and included Run n Gun games as well as shmups. Ones with (?) I'd have to double check if they're 2 player at the same time. Though honestly, a PS2 with the Capcom and Taito collections would probably keep us busy. I could bring the discs to show Game Over that I own them if we ended up there, but then just play them from the hard drive.

Anyway, here's a ridiculous list to narrow down or possibly pick out a few "ooh I want to try that" to go with the Capcom/Taito if we just went with that.

Shmups/Run n gun

NES
Contra
Super C
Crisis Force
Gradius 2 (?)
Jackal
Life Force
Stinger
Tiger Heli (?)

SNES
Contra III
Darius Twin (?)
Firepower 2000
Gradius III
Parodius - all 3 of them
Pocky & Rocky 1 and 2
Run Saber
Sonic Wings
Sunset Riders
Super Nova (?)
Strike Gunner

GC
Ikaruga

PS1
G Darius
Gekioh Shooting King
Gradius Gaiden
In the Hunt
Loaded
Legend of Valkyrie on Namco Museum 5
Parodius Deluxe Pack
Raiden Project
Raycrisis
Strikers 1945
Xevious 3D/G+

PS2
Capcom classics 1 & 2
Contra Shattered Soldier
Neo Contra
Gauntlet Dark Legacy (4)
Gradius 3 and 4
Gunstar Heroes Treasure box
Metal Slug Anthology
Pskiyo shooting Vol 2 - Sengoku Ace & Sengoku Blade
Raiden III
Red Star
Sega Classics Collection
Sega Genesis collection
Sonic Wings
Taito Legends
Taito Legends 2

GEN
Alien Storm
Bio Hazard Battle (?)
Contra Hard Corps
Gadget Twins
Gunstar Heroes
Midnight Resistance(?)
Steel Empire (?)
Twin Cobra (?)
Vapor Trail

SAT
Detana Twinbee Deluxe Pack
Gradius Deluxe Pack (?)
Parodius Deluxe Pack
Sexy Parodius
Salamander Deluxe Pack Plus
Shienryu
Soukyugurentai Otokuyo

DC
Expendable
Gauntlet Legends
Giga Wing
Gunbird 2
Mars Matrix
Zero Gunner 2

PCE (limiting to cards only)
Aero Blasters
Bomberman (including this anyway)
Detana Twinbee
Dragon Saber
Kyukyoku Tiger (?)
Ordyne
Salamander

360
Earth Defense Force 2017
Raiden Fighters Aces

Beat em ups

SNES
Brawl Brothers
Final Fight (J)
TMNT IV

GC
Viewtiful Joe 1 & 2

PS2
Capcom classics 1 & 2
Sega Classics Collection
Sega Genesis collection
Taito Legends
Taito Legends 2

GEN
Streets of Rage

[Flake]

In all honesty, any couple of those arcade compilations would be enough to satisfy most anyone that showed up.

[wip3outguy7]

Yeah. I'm thinking we bring up a PS2 for the compilations and a Genesis and Saturn for the rarer stuff. Set up 3 TVs and start rotating. Lets start trying to whittle the list down. No way in hell we could play all that. LOL

Well, we could, but Game Over would probably kick us out before we were ready to leave.

I can add:

Genesis
Streets of Rage 2
Rolling Thunder 2

PS2
Ghost in the Shell: SAC (4 player multitap can e insanely fun)

Most of everything else I have worth mentioning, Hobie already listed.

If someone has a decent sized Laptop, we should definitely do Streets of Rage Remix. All we need is a USB controller converter and a few control pads or, better yet, some arcade sticks.

Another thing to consider: Video cameras and possibly a computer with a capture device so we can document this and throw it on youtube.

[Hobie-wan]

PS2
Ghost in the Shell: SAC (4 player multitap can e insanely fun)

I do have a PS1 and a PS2 multitap. Forgot to mention those.

If someone has a decent sized Laptop, we should definitely do Streets of Rage Remix. All we need is a USB controller converter and a few control pads or, better yet, some arcade sticks.

I have 1 PC USB pad, a PS2 to USB Adapter, and a SNES to USB adapter. I can combine those last 2 with a Hori PS stick and the Capcom SF stick.

[wip3outguy7]

Good deal. I wouldn't mind bringing up the HRAP2SA, too.

[wip3outguy7]

Whittle down that list. Get to work people.

[softwhere]

Now I'm getting real psyched. Can't wait!

[Hobie-wan]

I forgot to list Midway Arcade Classics on PS2. Gauntlet and Smash TV being the appropriate games on there.

[Flake]

Not sure if fighters are everyones bag but I have a pretty decent selection from the SNK and Capcom libraries for the PS2.