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Re: Eurocade 2015...the 5th......OldSkool ! :D
« Reply #225 on: August 31, 2015, 09:39:42 PM »
Sorry my friend.....:( I'm going to miss watch you demolish all my hi scores tables ;)


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« Reply #226 on: September 01, 2015, 01:06:23 PM »
guys , unfortunately, i will not be able to attend this edition, see you in 2016 ;)

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Re: Eurocade 2015...the 5th......OldSkool ! :D
« Reply #227 on: September 02, 2015, 09:30:05 PM »
Really sad Krousti but sometimes there are much more important things than videogames....



Something completely unrelated to this message from Krousti......


I have asked several people in PM or FB or mail wether they already know if they are coming or not. The thing is, we need to organize food etc. and it is about 10 days to go...

Some people have .....let's say, a relaxed attitude and simply ignore my messages.

To be very honest, I think that is pretty impolite.

We do a lot of work to arrange Eurocade and if people can't even find the time to reply to a simple message..........

I know we all have Real-Life (™) going on, but believe me so do we, and yet we manage to organize stuff......well up ahead.


This is just a message that I am no longer "chasing" these people. Whether they show up or not.....I will see it on saturday the 12th (or maybe the 11th, whatever).

At the same time, I would like to thank the majority of people who _do_ communicate as well as they can....
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« Reply #228 on: September 02, 2015, 10:28:50 PM »
André, this happens every time we have a party. Most of the people reply within 2 or 3 days to say at least 'thank you' for the invitation. There are some people saying 'I will tell you in a few days' and you never hear again from them and they don't show up. Then there are people that don't reply at all.....AND show up, bring some friends, need a place to sleep, etc. I am simply too polite to tell them to leave when they show up  :-\


We are very much looking forward and it's pretty sure that - with Jochen's help - there will be 3 cabs from us: Space Encounters, Journey, Super Sprint....hope you guys will enjoy  :)

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Re: Eurocade 2015...the 5th......OldSkool ! :D
« Reply #229 on: September 02, 2015, 11:13:09 PM »
Yeah.....as I said....I decided to try to not feel so annoyed about it anymore....I guess I must become more relaxed about this....:D

Awesome effort from you guys.....Dirk and Thorsten !!!

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« Reply #230 on: September 03, 2015, 10:26:15 AM »
Anybody from Belgium (or crossing Belgium, or on the way from Belgium To NL) who is going to Eurocade?
I'm just asking so we could share the van/gas/expenses.

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« Reply #231 on: September 03, 2015, 12:58:09 PM »
Anybody here who are staying at the Van der Valk Hotel?
And would you like to share a taxi to the Eurocade location on Friday afternoon/early evening?
My plane lands in Amsterdam at about 1330, and I guess it will take me a couple of hours to get to Ridderkerk. After a short cowboy nap I will be ready to haul cabs and drink beer.
All I wanted was a Pepsi!
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« Reply #232 on: September 04, 2015, 07:48:22 PM »
I now know that I am coming to this event!!! ;D

I will be with my podcast mate Shaun Holley, so come say HI to us!
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« Reply #233 on: September 04, 2015, 07:52:57 PM »
Great to see UK guys

Arch I don't stay at the hotel but I live near and will be around at Friday

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Re: Eurocade 2015...the 5th......OldSkool ! :D
« Reply #234 on: September 04, 2015, 08:39:27 PM »
@Arch:
Schiphol to Ridderkerk is about an hour by car, about 1.45h. By public transport.

There are plenty people staying at the Van Der Valk I guess....maybe you can get a lift.
The distance is not too far, only a couple of km's..... Cabs are expensive here....

Happy Shaun and Vic are coming !!!! Great to have some UK guys as guests :)

Monkfish can't bring a cab but he offered to bring herring as snacks, and some other seafood for the evening dinner, so that is a great addition for the Chinese food, thanks Monkfish !!!

Another note:
We'll be adding some homecomputers and consoles in the hallway to enjoy....think about Atari 2600, 800, Vextrex, SNES etc.


Some sad announcements:
-Vernimark can't make it.
-Bart has been working for three days on the Hard Drivin but didn't get it ready for the event sadly, but this is all about the hobby

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Re: Eurocade 2015...the 5th......OldSkool ! :D
« Reply #235 on: September 05, 2015, 09:55:58 AM »
So, just one more week until Eurocade !

Well it looks like we got lucky with moving the date because at first it would have been this weekend and the weather sucked yesterday and today lots of rain too.
The forecast for next weekend is still dry and around 21 degrees, Friday and Sunday will be sunny and Saturday a bit more cloudy but still dry. Let's hope it stays that way :)

Preps are still in full steam ahead, cabs being made ready etc.

One of these cabs is Robin's Blue Print, a pretty rare und unknown game. Played the game a lot on my Atari 8 bits so I am very curious to play the real thing ! :)

I am going to see if I can revive my Gravitar so that it can be ready too, but don't get hopes up too high. Things started to go wrong after installing a multi-kit, similar to the Star Wars (but I have a spare board set for that). Starting to dislike multi-kits now ;)

Sadly the post in France seems to be as fast as the farmers blocking their roads so the "new" Asteroids PCB has not arrived yet, but Chris will bring a working PCB so that machine is certain to be there :)

Despite having a list of only 30 people attending we still have a pretty good number of machines and we're still trying to get some more....


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« Reply #236 on: September 05, 2015, 07:50:33 PM »
Shaun and Vic! Great news! :)

All I wanted was a Pepsi!
Currently looking for an original Wonderboy PCB.

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Re: Eurocade 2015...the 5th......OldSkool ! :D
« Reply #237 on: September 05, 2015, 11:54:19 PM »
Some basic info guys:

- Registration is done via a PM to me :D

- when you arrive at the clubhouse please report to Etienne or Pieter (Gyruss) near the entrance of the gameroom (with good weather ;)). They will help you, give you info and accept your entry fee of €15. PLEASE have this ready in cash in the right amount.....we have very little change and this payment can ONLY be accepted in cash

- drinks and snacks you buy at the bar can be paid in cash but we prefer debit cards instead (in Dutch, PINnen)  (we don't want to keep a lot of money in the clubhouse for obvious reasons). You can open a "bill" at the bar under your name which you pay BEFORE YOU LEAVE. We're going to trust you guys on this, if you fail to pay at the end you are screwing US because we will have to "settle the bill". We know a lot of you guys and we know who we can trust but there's also some new people....and yes sadly we have had bad experiences before (stuff being stolen....).

- there will be some small snacks served by us free of charge at the bar throughout the event.

- ONLY if you are bringing (a) cab(s) you can drive up on the paved area in front of the building. Please report to Etienne/Pieter FIRST though as there may already be too many vehicles there.

- The crew will try as much as possible to help with unloading and loading again but we cannot guarantee this.

- As soon as your cab are safely in the building, please remove your car from the pavement and park them in one of the streets around the building (note: there are NEW extra parking spots, so we have even more spots than before !)

-  Please let us know NOW if your machine needs a credit button. These can be installed temporarily without damage to your coin door free of charge for the event.

- Dinner will be at 18h. sharp. We _will_ turn of all machines and close the game area during that time.

- We would like to make a picture with all attending people just before dinner so please be around the bar area at that time.

- Smoking is strictly not allowed inside the building. Smoking is allowed outside but please check if you're not bothering others.

- The clubhouse is located in a residential area. Lots of homes surround it. Please be cautious about this, especially in the evening hours, it is easy to cause noise...

- We all enjoy a couple of drinks but please keep this within reasonable limits. The bar personnel has the right (and instruction) to refuse alcoholic drinks if they judge you have had enough. Under 18's are not allowed to drink alcohol according to Dutch law.

- Respect the machines !!! Many of these machines have undergone hours and hours of careful restoration. Some parts are "unobtanium"....treat those machines as if they are yours.... we WILL throw out anyone not keeping to these rules.

- NO FOOD OR DRINKS IN THE GAMEROOM !!!! Reason, see above. Enjoy your drinks at the bar and have a nice chat :D

Sorry but this had to be mentioned again :D

Let's make it a LOAD of fun guys :D



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Re: Eurocade 2015...the 5th......OldSkool ! :D
« Reply #238 on: September 06, 2015, 05:06:09 PM »
Blue print Ready for eurocade  8)

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« Reply #239 on: September 06, 2015, 05:11:45 PM »
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