Official Texas Digital Press Members Roll Call! [Archive]

Damaramu

08-04-2007, 10:04 AM

There's a lot of Texans on this board and it's about time we gather our resources and put something together!

We can meet centrally, ie, Austin for anything. There's several good gaming shops there and last I heard some kind of big gaming related convention(s) that also take place.

Not only that, but this thread will allow Texan DPer's to meet in their own areas if desired!

So, if you're Texas and more than jealous of everyone in Jersey having all the fun, post a shout out here and we'll try to make something happen!

*Mods, I know there are some older Texas threads but they are a couple of years old and very disorganised! Please don't lock this one!*

purenergy

08-04-2007, 10:56 AM

Great idea, but Texas is a big state! :)
What kind of meeting are you talking about? Possibly some fun multiplayer game competition, with food and drinks?
Or a full-fledged Show/Expo that has vendors? (Which will require quite a bit of planning.)

Imstarryeyed

08-04-2007, 10:59 AM

Checking in here.. Marco at Play Again Classic Video Games here in Corpus Christi TX. If DP'ers need a store to meet and the ocean is a destination then I am your person for that! In addition I would like to also host events in my store for DP'ers as well! Come on there has to be people wanting Anime Night, Retro & Modern Game Competitions and Cosplay events?

DaveD

08-04-2007, 11:09 AM

Count me in, even though I am gradually dismantling my collection.
;)

Damaramu

08-04-2007, 12:20 PM

Definitely the fun multiplayer thing with food/drinks...even buying/selling/trading! I'm hoping we can also get people together for anything cool that floats into Texas!

Yup, big state! That's why I was thinking Austin might be a good central location for everyone! Of course, it's always open for suggestion and ideas!

I can't wait for all this to get off the ground! It's been a long time coming!

Great idea, but Texas is a big state! :)
What kind of meeting are you talking about? Possibly some fun multiplayer game competition, with food and drinks?
Or a full-fledged Show/Expo that has vendors? (Which will require quite a bit of planning.)

Damaramu

08-04-2007, 12:22 PM

Absolutely! Some friend and I are planning to visit your store in the near future! We definitely have to get something going!

Checking in here.. Marco at Play Again Classic Video Games here in Corpus Christi TX. If DP'ers need a store to meet and the ocean is a destination then I am your person for that! In addition I would like to also host events in my store for DP'ers as well! Come on there has to be people wanting Anime Night, Retro & Modern Game Competitions and Cosplay events?

Dayan X

08-04-2007, 12:55 PM

yo...

Maxx

08-04-2007, 12:57 PM

Even though you fellers are closer than Jersey, Texas is a big state. The other side might as well be Jersey. I live in Odessa.

bcombee

08-04-2007, 01:39 PM

I'm usually in Austin, Texas, and I'm a classic gamer :) I'm not going to be back in town until September... I actually hosted a gaming get-together that drew people from around the state back in 1996 or 1997.

Iron Draggon

08-04-2007, 02:29 PM

Houston, we have a problem... I know there's at least half a dozen of us here... so why don't we ever hang out? why don't we have our own gaming event? I know there's some kind of classic gaming event in Austin... I think it might be combined with some kind of board gaming event, but they have an event... DFW has gaming tournaments all the time, including a pro gaming event... sure most of what DFW has is just FPS frag fests, but at least they have events... and then there's Houston... bigger than DFW, and yet completely devoid of events... despite the fact that we have plenty of places to hang out and have an event!

Damaramu

08-04-2007, 02:46 PM

Well, from what I gather there is a fairly large tournament based fighting game crowd here in Houston. Most of them post on the Shoryuken forums.

Steve W

08-04-2007, 11:17 PM

Checkin' in from Dallas... I wouldn't mind going down to Austin for a game expo. It all depends on my idiot boss letting me off for that day or two.

98PaceCar

08-04-2007, 11:54 PM

Another Dallasite checking in. I'd love to see something like AGE come around again, or even just getting together to swap stuff.

Dayan X

08-05-2007, 01:27 PM

hell, all us H-Towners should all gather at D&B some night and PWN the place.

Fuyukaze

08-05-2007, 03:50 PM

I perfer Dallas or Houston for a meet. I'm no fan of Austin. I'd say local meet ups would be a good start and then decide on anything formal like a large meet that involves a hotel or a convention hall.

Steve W

08-05-2007, 05:25 PM

I'm not a big fan of Houston, mainly because it seems they never stop doing construction on the roads. Every time I go through, there's always work being done. I-45 suddenly goes from four lanes merging down to a bike path or something. But if Houston is the most convenient location, I can put aside my bloodthirsty, blinding road rage. Besides, Houston's only something like two hours from Sulphur, Louisiana, my birthplace, so it would be pretty dang sweet to be able to drive over there after an expo and stay at my uncle's house for the night, and load up on Cajun food.

Icarus Moonsight

08-05-2007, 06:15 PM

Travel ability is rather limited, especially when it comes to trips that span more than a single day. If us Houston area folk want to tear it up around town once and awhile... I'm game.

I'm not a big fan of Houston, mainly because it seems they never stop doing construction on the roads. Every time I go through, there's always work being done. I-45 suddenly goes from four lanes merging down to a bike path or something.

LOL It's funny 'cause it's true.

Dayan X

08-05-2007, 09:34 PM

just a thought towards DP in general, it would be interesting to make something officially sanctioned and have a few representatives set up a DP.com booth in a convention or something. like a smaller version of Marco's Corpus store for retro gaming. DP could supply advertising material but keep a royalty or something. Get's the word out in another way.

mezrabad

08-06-2007, 08:38 PM

Shouting out from Austin.

Regarding what city to have a Texas-event in: Since I live in Austin, obviously Austin would be most convenient for me, but if I can tolerate a trip to Las Vegas for the sake of videogames, I can certainly make it to almost anywhere in Texas that is convenient/attractive to most of the TXDPers concerned.

Can the originator of this topic turn it into a poll consisting of a few medium to big TX cities and we can vote in it to get a sense of how we're distributed? I'm thinking it would be between: San Antonio, Austin, Dallas/Foat Wuth, Houston, Corpus Christi, Lubbock, Midland/Odessa, El Paso, Amarillo and any other population center I'm forgetting.

One advantage of having an expo-like event NOT in SA, Austin or Houston, but rather in Dallas, is the chance of having people from outside our state come to it . . . if that's what we want . . . 'cause people from outside of Texas tend to talk funny and that makes them hard to understand. LOL

Personally, I'd be happy with semi-regular meetups jumping around from city to city every quarter or so. Once every few months we declare a swap meet to be taking place and we haul our stuff to the city of the quarter/half-year.

Here in Austin, I think it would be awesome to have another videogame tournament at the Alamo Drafthouse. There's just something unique about playing 2600 Pac-man on a huge movie-screen. . .horrible? Absolutely, but still pretty unique.

ghostangelofcky

08-06-2007, 09:42 PM

San Antonio DP'er ready to roll!

smork

08-06-2007, 09:43 PM

Please let me know if there's a meetup in Texas -- I'm in Houston quite often and would love to meet up sometime!

Steve W

08-06-2007, 11:41 PM

One advantage of having an expo-like event NOT in SA, Austin or Houston, but rather in Dallas, is the chance of having people from outside our state come to it .
That's a good point, since there's a whole lot of folks here from some of those 'lesser' states up in the wild lands above Texas, like Oklahoma or Arkansas. They like to occasionally come down from the back woods and admire our electricity, paved roads, and our mullet-free haircuts. LOL

I second the idea of turning this into a poll for which city would be preferable for a meet.

Icarus Moonsight

08-07-2007, 06:40 AM

You forgot indoor plumbing. :p Might have to put up graphic signs demonstrating that the toilet is not a wash basin or for drinking from. LOL
Mullets are distressingly common here north of Houston also...

gamesniper

08-07-2007, 12:12 PM

I'm in College Station, but I'd be interested in meeting some other Texas collectors, and would drive, since I'm not exactly in a metropolis myself.

MagicMajenta

08-08-2007, 01:51 AM

My mom is in El Paso. But I don't know when I'll be there. I'm in Saint Paul MN right now. If I am there and there is a gathering, I'll see if I can go. I'm willing to host at my place. We have a swimming pool and home theater at the house. And the house is up in the mountains on the west side. Only problem is nobody here may agree since I'm in the far western part of the state.

RARusk

08-08-2007, 11:25 PM

You rang?.....

Iron Draggon

08-11-2007, 10:19 PM

hell, all us H-Towners should all gather at D&B some night and PWN the place.

I'm down with that!

as for Dallas, I'd really like to know why the hell everyone from outside TX thinks that Dallas is the only city in TX that they could ever possibly visit... it's as bad as all the people in Dallas who could never even be bothered to drive half an hour to the west, to Fort Worth, much less to any other city in TX... I guess when you live in the largest city in the state, (Houston) you realize that driving from the east side of Dallas to the west side of Fort Worth is the same thing as driving from the east side of Houston to the west side of Houston... really not that far to drive, unless you live in Dallas... then apparently it suddenly becomes the equivalent of a coast to coast trek like National Lampoon's Vacation... way too far to drive, because it's not in Dallas!

as for the constant road construction in Houston, it's because most people who live here are actually willing to drive places... we don't just sit here and expect the rest of the world to come to us... we go to it... although there are those people who live inside the loop who think they couldn't possibly ever venture outside the loop, except to go to the Galleria... they must be from Dallas... and God only knows how they ever managed to move here...

now with that said, I really don't have much against Dallas, except for the infamous attitude of most of its inhabitants... I have no idea what's up with that... I guess when they got their own TV show, they all thought that they were supposed to act like that, cause that's how they acted on the show...

holy shit, now I'm starting to sound like one of those people from Dallas! LOL

Dayan X

08-12-2007, 04:02 PM

i know what you mean about those "loopies" that never go anywhere I have worked a few posts in River Oaks and the opulence of these people astounds me. Especially when I usually work in the southeast, which I refer to as "Barter Town". :shameful:

I think Austin is central enough for most people to get to for a texas get together, but I'm also all for smaller city gatherings.

Raster

08-18-2007, 01:41 AM

I live in Houston, and would like to see another expo in Texas. I went to the CGE in Dallas two years ago.

Steve W

08-18-2007, 02:59 AM

I live in Houston, and would like to see another expo in Texas. I went to the CGE in Dallas two years ago.

Sorry you wasted the gas to get here. That Dallas show was a total washout. The guy who was supposed to bring dozens of arcade machines forgot what day it was and so didn't make it, vendors bailed out, not too many people showed up because it wasn't really advertised at all (and putting it in the far back of a home and garden type convention wasn't a good idea either-I couldn't find it at first and nearly went home) and the whole thing felt half-hearted. The show carried through to Sunday, but the place was a ghost town by then, with only the Atari Age booth still set up. Which is why the America's Videogame Expo didn't hit Dallas last year. Total disappointment all around.

methuselah

08-20-2007, 01:49 AM

Howdy y'all!

I'm in Austin now and am up for a Bomberman party or swapfest :)

Trying to get some time for some selling/trading on this board again.

8bitgamer

08-24-2007, 08:19 AM

JoeNES

08-24-2007, 09:10 PM

I'd be down for a swap meet, I've got boxes of extras and heavy stuff! Tell me when and where, I'm in north Austin (by Fry's)

Steve W

08-27-2007, 08:58 PM

On Saturday August 25th, I'll be appearing at Lone Star Comics in Hurst, Texas, from 1-3 p.m. I�ll have copies of my book, Classic Home Video Games, 1972-1984, on hand, so feel free to come by and purchase a copy--I�ll be happy to sign it for you. Or, you can stop in and simply say hello. I�d love to see you there.

Lone Star Comics
931 Melbourne Road
Hurst, TX 76053
817-595-4375

Brett Weiss

http://brettweisswords.blogspot.com/

Damn. I didn't get off work on Saturday until 4pm. I'm planning on doing some thrifting around Hurst tomorrow, I'll try to hit Lone Star and pick up the book.

Incidentally, I believe that the store one slot down from Lone Star used to be an Atari store called Megabyte Computers. They started out during the 8-bit period all the way through to the Falcon 030, but ended up going out of business around the Jaguar era. My best friend used to work there. I always get a little sad when I drive past it.

purenergy

08-28-2007, 12:11 AM

Incidentally, I believe that the store one slot down from Lone Star used to be an Atari store called Megabyte Computers. They started out during the 8-bit period all the way through to the Falcon 030, but ended up going out of business around the Jaguar era. My best friend used to work there. I always get a little sad when I drive past it.
IIRC, that would be the store I bought my 1040 STFM. Sounds like the right area, but it's been awhile. Heh, I went in their to get a replacement for my 1050 Drive, and ended up leaving with a full ST system setup. :D

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Steve W

08-29-2007, 03:28 PM

rolenta

08-29-2007, 03:54 PM

I live in Houston, and would like to see another expo in Texas. I went to the CGE in Dallas two years ago.

You mean VGXPO, not CGE

8bitgamer

08-30-2007, 12:21 AM

Well, I went by Lone Star Comics to pick up a copy of your book, and was pretty disappointed that you hadn't left any copies there for purchase. I did pick up one of the mail order flyers, though.

By the way, Brett, it says you used to own a comic book store. Which one? I might have visited it back in the day when I was a big comic collector.

Sorry there were no copies of the book at the store, Steve, but they don't officially carry it (McFarland only gives booksellers a 20% discount, so the owner of Lone Star chose not to actually carry the book. He was, however, gracious enough to let me bring my own copies).

I'll be doing another autographing at Lone Star Comics in Arlington, TX, on Sept. 8th from 1-3. The store is at 504 East Abram St., and their phone number is: 817-265-0491.

I was the co-owner of Fantastic Comics & Cards, which had a store in south Fort Worth and one in North Richland Hills.

Best,

Brett

Gentlegamer

09-03-2007, 07:44 AM

Houston area gamer, signing in!

The EdgeCrusher

09-11-2007, 08:33 PM

i live in the north houston area.

i'd be down for some halo.

alec006

09-12-2007, 01:38 AM

Present.....seriously who says present anymore in school lol,here from DFW's Southern Star,Midlothian Texas,How i wish i could go down to Play Again Classic Video Games,get some games and some cosplay nya =3...Yes im a mew mew fan what do you expect X3

Raedon

09-12-2007, 03:33 AM

East Texas area ... Just say when.

8bitgamer

09-12-2007, 07:08 AM

I recently visited a small arcade in Roanoke, Texas, which is just outside of Fort Worth. It was home to Asteroids, Ms. Pac-Man, and Millipede and is next door to Babe's Chicken. For pictures and the full story, click on the following:

http://brettweisswords.blogspot.com/

Gentlegamer

09-13-2007, 02:28 AM

Outside of Dave & Buster's do ya'll know of any good arcades in the Houston area? Any places with good old fashioned stand up coin-ops (as opposed to the environmental games found at D&B or the Edwards Cinema)?

Damaramu

09-13-2007, 11:28 PM

Well, there is Jillian's (which is essentially D&B's) off of I-10 in the big Marq*E plaza. There's also a Tilt arcade in the Galleria mall (in the food court)...and another one in Memorial City Mall (not sure if that was a Tilt or not).

West Oaks mall near Westheimer and Highway 6 has an arcade, I believe. I remember it being rather puny.

And, IIRC, there's an arcade that caters to the fighting game crowd (it's a newer one, and not the one that closed down a few years ago). The name escapes me at the moment.

Steve W

09-14-2007, 08:23 PM

I'll be doing another autographing at Lone Star Comics in Arlington, TX, on Sept. 8th from 1-3. The store is at 504 East Abram St., and their phone number is: 817-265-0491.

I was the co-owner of Fantastic Comics & Cards, which had a store in south Fort Worth and one in North Richland Hills.

Aww, man, my DSL modem died almost two weeks ago, and I didn't get the chance to check in here. I missed that signing too. Crud.

The name Fantastic Comics and Cards sounds incredibly familiar. I think my friend and I (who lives in Ft. Worth) might have stopped there back in the day.

8bitgamer

09-15-2007, 09:44 PM

Aww, man, my DSL modem died almost two weeks ago, and I didn't get the chance to check in here. I missed that signing too. Crud.

The name Fantastic Comics and Cards sounds incredibly familiar. I think my friend and I (who lives in Ft. Worth) might have stopped there back in the day.

Bummer!

I'll be at Wizard World Texas in November, set up at Lone Star Comics' booth (times pending).

http://brettweisswords.blogspot.com/

Bluteg

09-23-2007, 06:40 PM

Sup, I'm in.

East Texas area here around 2 hours from DFW or Houston.

ghostangelofcky

10-04-2007, 08:32 PM

Are we still doing a get together?

Went kinda quiet.

Damaramu

10-05-2007, 08:31 PM

Yeah, that's probably my fault. I'd love for us all to meet at the next Houston Area Arcade Group show, unfortunately they have yet to announce a new date.

If anyone has any ideas or what not, please feel free to jump in!

Damaramu

10-05-2007, 08:34 PM

Scratch that. Looks like they've settled on a date! November 30th and December 1st!

For more info, check out the website here: CLICKY! (http://www.arcadecenter.com/)

It's so much fun and I can't wait to check it out with you guys!

Steve W

10-07-2007, 06:09 PM

I'm going to try and get my brother to go with me. I think he'll really enjoy it. I don't know if I can get off work for both days, but if so maybe I can stay at my uncle's house in Louisiana overnight, and stuff down some Cajun food.

fennec fox

10-08-2007, 11:47 AM

Lotsa talk, no action.

I am at the Richmond Arms (http://www.richmondarmsonline.com/) in houston most Friday evenings for a beer or two. I live right by it. Come on down to the pub sometime -- and if you're interested in seeing what 6000 game/computer mags looks like, we can run over to my place afterwards.

Damaramu

10-08-2007, 12:07 PM

Ah very cool! You're right in my area (Westheimer/Dunvale). Interested in going to the Arcade Expo with us?

fennec fox

10-08-2007, 12:13 PM

Well sure, but that's 7 weeks away. :)

Bluteg

10-15-2007, 07:54 PM

Nov/Dec. I will DEFINATELY have a vehicle again (thank God). So if I can get off those days I'm down.

P.S. If you guys ever have any 12-14.5V problems or car audio questions in general PM me. I know my shit.

Deadman

10-21-2007, 09:34 PM

After being a lurker on DP for about 3 1/2 years, I finally decided to register and speak up! I'm in the Dallas area and would love to have an event to attend.

8bitgamer

11-12-2007, 02:50 PM

Since it's only 15 minutes or so from my house, I go to Wizard World Texas (http://www.wizardworld.com/) every year, and I always have a great time. This year, however, the event holds a special significance, at least to me. Part of the festivities is the 30th Anniversary of Lone Star Comics, an eight-store chain in the Dallas/Fort Worth area (I used to manage the Hurst location).

Lone Star will play host to a number of autographings, including the likes of J. Scott Campbell and Adam Kubert. Somehow I weaseled my way onto the list and will be appearing at the Lone Star booth on Friday from 12-1 and on Saturday from 10-11, copies of Classic Home Video Games 1972-1984 (http://www.amazon.com/Classic-Home-Video-Games-1972-1984/dp/0786432268/ref=sr_1_1/102-4833994-2708962?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1180844138&sr=8-1) in hand. If any of you reading this happen to be going, feel free to drop by and say hello.

8bitgamer

12-17-2007, 07:19 AM

On Saturday, December 29th, I'll be appearing at the North Austin location of Game Over Video Games from 2:00-4:00 P.M, signing my book. If you happen to be in Austin that day, feel free to stop by the store and say hello. From what I've heard, they've got an incredible selection of classic video games.

Game Over Video Games
911 W. Anderson LN. #106
Austin, TX 78757
512-454-4263

Gorez

12-17-2007, 12:10 PM

My girlfriend lives in north austin and I plan to be moving there soon. I have been to the Game Over store there. Yes they have an excellent selection. Prices are high for some though. I would come Dec. 29th but I will only be in north austin from the 21st through 26th.

I have found quite a few deals at that exact store though!

Damaramu

12-17-2007, 12:58 PM

Heh, those are the exact days I will be in Austin too (South Austin, to be exact.)

8bitgamer

12-26-2007, 05:27 PM

8bitgamer

12-30-2007, 09:20 AM

The signing went great and was lots of fun. Gamer Over owner David Kaelin is really cool to deal with and is a true pro in terms of video game retailing. His store is awesome. We're already talking about doing another signing during next Christmas season.

Don Rogers, who lives in San Antonio and helps the DP guys with the Classic Gaming Expo each year, came into the store, and I recognized him from my trip to Vegas this past summer. We had an interesting conversation about collecting classic games.

dlopez9069

01-05-2008, 05:31 PM

well i've read through the thread a couple of times and i guess i should chime in. I'm pretty much in san antonio. Are any other get togethers going to be scheduled?

RASTAN

01-18-2008, 10:57 PM

A bit late to this thread, but I'm game for a get together of Texan gamers (DP or otherwise), it's just that I'd have to know of an event like a month and a half in advance is all. I attended a few get togethers from other forums in the past (two in SATX and one in Austin back when PowerCade was still at the DOBIE Mall), but neither of them had stellar results. Guess after that I was a bit jaded. Still though, at damn near 30 years old, a overly rambunctious 2 year old daughter, and work, work, work, work, work, work, work... I wouldn't mind an old school kind of meet 'em up and free for all.

jedimind7

02-01-2008, 05:14 PM

Im a bit late as well... been lurking this site for like a month or so and saw this thread. If anything is happening in the future im down.

Off topic but does anyone in San Antonio know a place that sells old consoles and/or video games? I know of pawn shops and flea markets etc.

geneshifter

02-02-2008, 08:32 AM

Just saw this myself. I'm in Arlington in the Dallas area. If you guys do something in the future, let me know.

dcescott

02-02-2008, 09:56 PM

8bitgamer

02-08-2008, 02:32 PM

The Texas Pinball Convention is March 14-16 in Grapevine. They always have a number of classic video games set on free play, plus, of course, tons of pinball machines.

I've been several times and always have a blast. We should all get together and hang out. If nothing else, we could go grab a bite to eat at the Whataburger, which is easily within walking distance.

http://www.texaspinball.com/

8bitgamer

02-08-2008, 02:38 PM

DFW DPers, Brett is one of them, I think he's in Wautaga, while I'm in Keller. I snaked a Super Pong 10 one day 10 secs before him. That Saturday he beat me to a Sega Saturn goldmine including the Panzer Dragoon games, all 3 complete, Mr. Bones and more. Nice guy but DON'T go hunting with him, he will sniff out the goods before you will anyday!;) All honesty, he is genuine and I look forward to buying his book.

Good to hear from you!

Heh, I remember it well! I was shocked to see you standing in line at Thrift Town with that Super Pong and Intellivision. The Saturn find more than made up for it, though. ;)

Shoot me an email if you want to purchase a signed copy of the book.

brettw105 AT sbcglobal.net

Thanks!

98PaceCar

02-08-2008, 03:35 PM

8bitgamer

02-08-2008, 04:37 PM

I usually make this one. Doubt I'll take any machines this year due to time constraints, but would like to meet up with some other DP'ers!

I just talked to the Texas Pinball Festival head honcho, and we finalized an agreement. Lord willin' and the crick don't rise, I'll be there on March 15th from 2-4, signing my book.

Maybe everyone could meet at the autographing table around 3:30 or 4, and then we could make plans for grabbing a bite to eat or playing a few rounds of pinball or whatever.

Steve W

02-10-2008, 10:31 PM

I'm going to try and make it there. No promises, though. For some dang reason, I have missed the past three years of the show! I usually find out about it the day after the event, which is aggravating. Last year, my jerk boss made me work. This year, come hell or high water, I'm going to make it. Maybe I'll get my brother to go with me like he did with the Houston show. He loved that one more than I thought he would.