Events

Norwich gaming event

2011-03-11T11:31:00.000-08:00

The forum will be hosting a FREE retro gaming event in The Fusion room from the 4th of April right through to the 23rd of April.

The event will host your favourite retro games from your childhood including some fantastic consoles such as the SNES and Megadrive but also so many many more! There will be games for all to enjoy and information on consoles through the generations.

We have set up an Official Retro Arcade 2 Forumhttp://www.norwichretrogaming.co.uk/forum/viewforum.php?f=15. This is a place for everyone to discuss the event, things that they would like to see there and anything and everything else Retro Arcade 2 related.

As a sponsor of the event Norwich Retro Gaming will be holding a special competition for the event, but more information on that will come clear closer to the time! Of course, we will be making more information available as the date gets closer and reporting on the event through it too. So, check out the forum and the forum’s official web page on it too!http://www.theforumnorwich.co.uk/events/view/retro-arcade-2-megablast

Pure Machine code

2011-03-06T14:19:00.000-08:00

Another Monthly one.

Ill try to get to it this time

Pure Machine Code retro games jamboree, at the Star & Garter in Manchester, will be having a PlayStation Worms tournament on Thursday 31st March 2011.

Entry is free to retro games fans, though right of admission is reserved (ROAR), and there are some decent prizes up for grabs, including a Sega Megadrive Nano for the winner, and runner-up prizes.

We're setting up the game to encourage attacking play, and the full rules are listed here on our website (check the screenshots to see the game settings and prizes).

If you want to take part: come down on the night and put your name on my list. Try to arrive before 9.30pm if you want to take part.

Of course there will also be the usual mix of consoles and games available to play, as well as the tourny, so there will still be plenty of choice for those not wanting to play Worms

Event page on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/#!/event.php?eid=154673154590796

The Star & Garter is next door to Piccadilly Train Station in Manchester city centre. It also has its own car park, should you wish to drive. Further details about the venue and travel directions here: http://www.starandgarter.co.uk/

Anyone got any questions: PM me or email me at paul@puremachinecode.co.uk

Looking forward to it - hopefully see you there!

Many thanks,

Paul M

Euro con 2011

2011-03-06T14:18:00.000-08:00

Eurocon 2011
Hamburg
September 23 to September 25
20 Euros
http://www.eurocon.info/

Wont be able to go to this one

Eurogamer

2011-03-06T14:16:00.000-08:00

Not retro as such

Eurogamer Expo
22nd - 25th September
London
http://www.eurogamer.net/expo/tickets

February Half-Term: History of Computing

2011-02-20T14:19:00.000-08:00

Another local thing....

http://www.mosi.org.uk/whats-on/february-half-term-history-of-computing.aspx

Good thing I like The Museum of Science and industry

In Da 80s

2011-02-04T14:39:00.000-08:00

I did say to keep April free, but its now got a date for what I was on about.

The dates are......

July 16th- 17th

Event name "In Da 80s"

Nothing but 80s games

Location

Lass O'Gowrie (That one I keep going on about

Pure Machine code new date

2011-02-02T17:00:00.000-08:00

Thur 17th Feb - http://www.puremachinecode.co.uk/
Again short notice, but there you go

Hmmmm

2011-01-20T10:23:00.000-08:00

All I am going to say is.....

Keep April open this year.

Pure machine code

2011-01-20T10:12:00.000-08:00

A bit of a last minute thing here

Link

27 January at 19:00 - 28 January at 00:30

8Bit Lounge - into 2011

2011-01-08T20:03:00.000-08:00

Very short notice on this

http://www.facebook.com/#!/group.php?gid=185416868279
http://www.facebook.com/#!/event.php?ei ... 6978003854

An evening of chiptunes, djs, 10 Man Bomberman, Amiga Football comp and other such delights...

At the Hare and Hounds pub on Kings Heath High St...

On a school night so avoid the cloudy cider if you have to move in the morning.

Apparently been going a while but since I moved to the other side of the city I have been neglecting my old local...

Capcom MvC3 UK Fight Club dates

2011-01-07T15:06:00.000-08:00

Relevant to my interests...

We’re kicking off the Fight Clubs tour with Marvel Vs Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds and we’ll have ten pods and two arcade cabinets with the near final build of MVC3 to play. It’ll look a bit like this:Which is just amazing! So when and where are these Clubs taking place? Here:Saturday 15th January, 9am – 8pm – Site E, Bullring, Birmingham
Saturday 22nd January, 9am – 7pm – Whitgift Square, Whitgift Centre, Croydon
Saturday 29th January, 9am – 7pm – Oasis Foodcourt, Meadowhall, Sheffield
Saturday 5th February, 9am – 9pm – Site 03 L3, Arndale Centre, Manchester
Saturday 12th February, 9am – 6pm – Boots site, St. Enoch Centre, GlasgowPlus! There’s a bonus! If you pre-order Marvel Vs Capcom 3 from GAME on the day you’ll get this exclusive X-Factor enabled tshirt:We’ll be revealing other pre-order bonuses soon – so keep checking the blog for more information on this and of the further Fight Club events we’ll be holding!

Link

Computer Club at the Lass o' Gowrie

2011-01-04T09:55:00.001-08:00

Well its the new year so how about some old games?

Again I am hosting Computer Club down the Lass o' Gowrie on the 25th of January.

I will be brining some games from home, but I aint telling what.(Ok one has the word Battletoads in it)

You can bring your own games/console just send me a email first to clear it with me.

See you there.

South Coast Slam on February 5th & 6th 2011

2011-01-04T09:50:00.000-08:00

Like Pinball?

Live down south?

Replay second level?

2010-12-17T16:38:00.000-08:00

*While stroking his 404 beard*

These where kinda leaked

Replay Expo 2011
Blackpool, 5-6 November 2011 ** PROVISIONAL DATES! DON'T BOOK HOTELS!! **
Homepage: www.replayexpo.com
Scale: Huaage!

Computer Club at the Lass o' Gowrie

2010-12-02T13:25:00.000-08:00

There is one more Computer club of the year.

Date is unknown but it will be before Lemmys birthday.

Expect xmas games

"Llamasoft Jolly 2011 - May 21st & 22nd"

2010-12-02T13:22:00.000-08:00

Pure Machine Code

2010-12-02T13:17:00.000-08:00

.Two mini video games events in one month OH NOES!

This ones very short notice. So short is it infarct that cant even get on kids rides without a adult

Pure Machine Code

Thursday 9th December 2010

The Star and Garter, 18-20 Fairfield Street, Manchester M1 2QF

http://www.puremachinecode.co.uk

Pure Machine Code has been running on a monthly basis, for six months now, and is a FREE event, organised by myself and my friend Andy (who is the licensee and manager of the Star & Garter). Both of us are ex games industry journalists, Retro Gamer subscribers, and general retro gaming enthusiasts. We started doing Pure Machine Code events to create a relaxed, atmospheric environment for our friends (and friends of friends) to drink beers and play games in.

We usually have the following setup on the night: a projector with either Gamecube or N64 four-player; four networked PCs, playing a selection of multiplayer games (Quake II, Unreal Tournament, AvP 2 et cetera); a SNES and PlayStation; a 'feature corner' that rotates consoles (including Dreamcast, Saturn, Megadrive, PC Engine et cetera); a couple of modded X-Boxes with tons of stuff on them; a stand-up multi arcade cabinet, and a couple of tabletop arcade cabinets. From time to time we also show films (King of Kong) or TV shows (Starcade or Games Master) on a TV by the bar. For the past four Pure Machine Code events we have also had a retro games-based pub quiz, with retro games-related prizes. The quiz also has a "Name That Tune" section

Will admit I know bugger all about this pub so expect some kind of report on it

Arcade Barn 2010

2010-11-28T17:55:00.000-08:00

One I am hoping to get to my self

Copy pasted from Retro gamer fourm

So it gives me great pleasure to announce HISCORE - The Classic Arcade Game Tournament, which will be held at the

Arcade Barn in Exeter

On 19-20th March 2011.

The centrepiece of the event will be a Tournament played on ten games from the Barn's impressive collection, the names of which will remain secret until the day of the event and will be selected by Shaun and Aran at the venue. The tournament will be played using the tried and tested Funspot scoring mechanism.

The top three ranking competitors at the end of the weekend will receive prizes as follows:

1st Place: £100 plus trophy
2nd Place: £50
3rd Place: £25

Additionally, just like Funspot, we will be running two 'mystery game of the day' competitions (one each day obviously!) with their own prizes of £15 each.

The Arcade Barn has around 40 machines including such classics as Pac-Man, Gauntlet, Defender, Galaxian, Marble Madness and Dragon's Lair II so there will be plenty of chance to play other games as well as competing in the tournament. I also intend to get a couple of classic consoles set up for multiplayer gaming.

The venue is quite small so there will be just 40 tickets available at a cost of £15 each. I expect most of these to be snapped up quickly and am offering RG Forum members the opportunity to reserve a ticket - just PM me with your email address to be added to the list and as soon as the tickets are on sale you will be given first refusal before they go on general sale. You will be able to pay for your ticket by Paypal gift or cheque.

A website will be setup fairly soon with the tournament rules, directions to the venue, suggested accommodation and so on. I'll update this post when it is ready.

Llamasoft jolly (formally Retro Vision)

2010-11-28T17:48:00.000-08:00

Copy pasted from Yakyak

Hello All ...

Just to bring you all upto speed. Had a few emails of late so figured I'd post here to clarify the situation for RV2011.

Really not sure what is happenning with this right now, my world went from busy to crazy and even with the awesome backup from the now legendary Starship with Rob and Matt we all seem busy as mad things.

With that said, something will happen in 2011 ... even if we do a more relaxed Llamasoft Jolly, perhaps in the summer.

So, watch this space and when we know something we'll pass it along to all you guys :-)

Just for interest, what would you al prefer to have?

1) Full RV
2) A relaxed Llamasoft Jolly where we all bring somthing and chill out with beer?

Cheers

Markie and RV Crew

Keep your eyes on here (or there) for updates

Computer Club at the Lass

2010-11-28T17:32:00.000-08:00

This is one I go to nearly every month

On the last Tuesday of every month there is one at the Lass O'Gowrie. The next one is this Tuesday. It is a small affair, but has a few arcade machines for you to play on. It mostly focuses on consoles (ironic) as they are easier to sit down and play on.

Address.....

36 Charles Street

Manchester

M1 7DB

(its where Console Combat and Eurocon 2010 was at)

You cant miss it and you know when your in there as your nostalgia sense goes mental.

It usually starts at about 7ish till closing time.

There is also have on a load of stuff on at evenings so check the following link for news

Upcoming events data blast

2010-11-28T17:28:00.000-08:00

Retro Computer Games Festival

The Garden Gate, Aldershot,

Sat 22nd January 2011
Homepage: www.retrocomputergamesfestival.com

South Coast Slam (Pinball with Classic Arcade)
Worthing, West Sussex,

Sat 19th - Sun 20th February 2011
Homepage: www.pinballnews.com/southcoastslam

RetroVision 2011
Oxford,

1st - 3rd April 2011
Homepage: www.retrovision.org.uk

Retro Boerse
Bochum,

Germany, 7th May 2011
Homepage: http://www.retroboerse.de/retroboerse.htm

RCM Retro Computer Museum
Swannington, Leicestershire,

7th-8th May 2011
Homepage: www.retrocomputermuseum.co.uk

Unconfirmed ones
Console Combat II
Manchester,

July 2011

Homepage: www.consolecombat.co.uk

Replay 2
November 2011
Homepage: www.replayexpo.com

The first one....

2010-11-28T16:53:00.000-08:00

Welcome to the Events news blog.

Here I (and who ever volunteers will keep you up to date with any smaller events going on. These will mostly be games based ones, but there will be a few none games based ones that might be of interest