NJ Classic XXVII [UPDATED: Picture Gallery!] [Archive]

digitalpress

10-08-2003, 07:44 PM

EDIT 10/26: It's come and gone! If you're just looking for the link to the pictures, here it is: http://www.digitpress.com/images/njclassic27/

27 sounds about right, doesn't it? Numbers confuse me. Especially when they have x's and o's in them.

You know, it's really been a LONG TIME. The last official gathering was on March 1st, though there have been a few smaller group gatherings since then. The more the merrier this time, and I fully expect EVERYONE to be here. NO excuses. NO "I'm getting married that day". NO "I have no transportation". NO "I only have 2 weeks to live and won't be alive then". Ya hear me?

This one's for all the marbles. Gaming up the ying yang and lots of trading. There may or may not be exotic dancers too. So you better just show up.

http://www.digitpress.com/images/njclassic/tn_njxxvi_028_jpg.jpg http://www.digitpress.com/images/njclassic/tn_njxxvi_022_jpg.jpg http://www.digitpress.com/images/njclassic/tn_njxxvi_025_jpg.jpg

If you've been to an NJ Classic in the past, you know what it's about. Grueling 4-player competition, intense trade sessions, and spilling beer on my game consoles. You've got at least three game stations active at any time, thousands of games to choose from, and the company of others who are similarly deranged or are just really into video games - it's not up to me to judge who is which.

You're probably wondering "when is this incredible event?"

Well cool down, chum. I'm gettin' to it.

It's SATURDAY, OCTOBER 25th, from 3pm until "whenever".
It's at Digital Press HQ (directions attached)
It's FREE!
Bring your "trade bait" or bring stuff to show off.
Most importantly, bring YOURSELF.

Please RSVP by Friday, October 17th. See you then!

http://www.digitpress.com/images/njclassic24/tn_nj14%20008_jpg.jpg http://www.digitpress.com/images/njclassic24/tn_nj14%20006_jpg.jpg http://www.digitpress.com/images/njclassic24/tn_nj14%20013_jpg.jpg

Arqueologia_Digital

10-08-2003, 09:57 PM

Hey Joe, sorry, but i have a question, where can i found some old pics from other meetings??.

Thanks

Mat�as

Drexel923

10-08-2003, 10:05 PM

I've been waiting for another get together since I was unable to come to the last one. I'm definitely gonna come this time...that is if I don't get lost with my horrible navigational skills. :)

Sniderman

10-09-2003, 06:13 AM

Dammit. It's being held the day after I get home from surgery. I think I have a valid excuse, but it's *yet another* DP gathering I'm gonna miss for one damn reason or another.

I suck. :(

digitalpress

10-09-2003, 06:59 AM

Hey Joe, sorry, but i have a question, where can i found some old pics from other meetings??.

Thanks

Mat�as

http://www.digitpress.com/images/njclassic

http://www.digitpress.com/images/njclassic24

GrandAmChandler

10-09-2003, 07:18 AM

DAMN Mother &%($()*()%*%()& Ugh! Everytime I want to go to NJ Classic (It's so close to me) I can never go. :( This time I am flying to South Dakota to see the girlfriend. Oh well I guess it will be worth it. :roll:

NoahsMyBro

10-09-2003, 08:56 AM

AAArrrgghhh!!!!! Damn Joe, when it comes to picking dates, you've really got a knack!

I'll be in St. Louis, MO, that day, in a penguin suit, attending my cousin's wedding.

In order to ensure everybody has the full experience though (wouldn't want the uninitiated to miss out on my Steve-ness just because I'm absent), I feel somebody should be appointed to carry out my duties - these involve arriving after 6pm, scrounging what's left from the crumbs, talking at length about something nobody cares about (for tips, study Cliff Claven on some borrowed Cheers DVDs), eating AT LEAST 5 pieces of Domino's Pizza, constantly return to the chip bowls, drinking only one or two beers amongst many Cokes, and playing Space Dungeon, Crazy Taxi, and Bump N' Jump. The designated NoahsMyBro-of-the-Night must also express a preference for cartridge based systems, insist that until the Dreamcast, the 5200 was the best videogame console ever, and receive a call from the wife around 9pm asking what time he will return home.

With those tips to make the night a richer and more complete experience, I'm sure everything will go just swimmingly.

Have fun guys, I wish I could be there,
Steve

punkoffgirl

10-09-2003, 09:01 AM

You should have it Halloween weekend instead! Then we can make everyone dress up in costumes.

chadtower

10-09-2003, 09:07 AM

That's the day after Keir's halloween party.

GrandAmChandler

10-09-2003, 10:02 AM

You should have it Halloween weekend instead! Then we can make everyone dress up in costumes.

See if it was THAT weekend I could make it. And dress up too. I was gonna be DP. 8-)

christianscott27

10-09-2003, 10:09 AM

well at least its not on Nov.2nd, dont want to have to fight over the conn. gamers. did i mention that we're giving away free beer to anyone who shows up in costume? someday we need to find a suitable host or location between NE and the NYC area and have a monster meet.

Kid Ice

10-09-2003, 05:13 PM

Bring your TRADES, people! I've travelled light for the last few events as to avoid awkward trips up and down the basement stairs...this time I'm really bringing it; new trades, old junk no one took me up on before, controllers, consoles, carts, discs, books, boxes...and a nice stack of cash for those salesman types (*cough*Hardie*hiccup***)

kainemaxwell

10-09-2003, 10:52 PM

May have a job by then and likely lack of transportation. *ducks to avoid mallets*

wberdan

10-09-2003, 11:09 PM

if me and the POG-ster end up going, then i probably wont have too many great things to trade.... ive got a bunch of good colecovision games, and a whole bunch of misc. 2600 games....i might take a vectrex or two- and if we go ill definetely bring a little money...

i wouldnt be past trading/selling an adventurevision w/ games if the deal was right -

willie

punkoffgirl

10-10-2003, 12:00 AM

You should have it Halloween weekend instead! Then we can make everyone dress up in costumes.

See if it was THAT weekend I could make it. And dress up too. I was gonna be DP. 8-)

Ditto. That's a three-day weekend for me. I'm pulling two double shifts the weekend of the party :(

NoahsMyBro

10-10-2003, 09:22 AM

-~~-> POG, Will -~~->
You guys make it down rarely; I'd be disappointed if you went and I missed you guys. So I'm kind-a glad you may miss it - that increases the chances you'll be there next time!

OTOH, it might be better that you DO go, as it seems Kaine might need a ride this time. :D

AND, funny thing, in my first reply here yesterday morning, I said:

Damn Joe, when it comes to picking dates, you've really got a knack!

Strangely enough, when I arrived home last night some show was on Comcast Channel 8 I'd never seen before. I think it was called Rock'N'Roll Funhouse, and of all things, The Knack was performing on stage. I watched it from about 7:15 until 8pm when it ended. It got me in the mood, so today I brought in My Sharona to jam to while working.

-- Steve
...and it's a teenage sadness everyone has got to taste...

(I really, really, need to remember not to do that!)

GrandAmChandler

10-10-2003, 09:37 AM

So is this date set in stone?

digitalpress

10-10-2003, 10:11 AM

So is this date set in stone?

The date is set - we've already got plans for Halloween weekend. This is the "NJ Classic" season though, we have these every other month between fall and spring so there's sure to be another one soon.

rolenta

10-10-2003, 10:46 AM

You should have it Halloween weekend instead! Then we can make everyone dress up in costumes.

That's a guarenteed way to keep me from attending

Kid Ice

10-10-2003, 12:19 PM

GrandAmChandler

10-10-2003, 12:48 PM

kainemaxwell

10-10-2003, 03:38 PM

I hope so one day too!

MarioAllStar2600

10-14-2003, 11:18 PM

Sniderman

10-14-2003, 11:24 PM

Plus Sniderman won't be there, one of my favorite people in the world. :) Well shucks Marty. You make me all misty-eyed. You're pretty cool yerself, dude.

<Sean Hannity> "Marteeeeeeeeeeeeee!" </Sean Hannity>

digitalpress

10-15-2003, 06:23 AM

I was thinking about coming, but it looks more liek a beer gathering with video games involved. LOL . Plus I have to choose wisely one which 2 "gatherings" I go to this year (hopefully 2). Plus Sniderman won't be there, one of my favorite people in the world. :)

Marty, if you can go to only two events this year, and since I know that CGE has to be one of them, I certainly WOULDN'T choose this as the other. It's fun and there are good trades and gaming but it's definitely an OLD crowd.

If your folks ever want to give you a lift here just to check things out on some random weekend, however, you're certainly welcome to check out the digs. I think half the fun for "first timers" is poking around the collection.

Tetsu

10-15-2003, 01:38 PM

Crap crap crap! I was planning on going before yesterday, when I found out about a Bring Our Troops Home rally in D.C. that my college is running busses to. I'd really rather talk games at Joe's on the 25th but I've been slacking in my photography class lately and need to get some killer shots and perhaps a news story or two. pour out a 40oz for me guys, till next meet...

CX2K

10-15-2003, 09:57 PM

Looks like I'm gonna have to break out my Capt. Atari outfit and a fresh wad of $1 bills....

John

Arqueologia_Digital

10-15-2003, 10:31 PM

kainemaxwell

10-17-2003, 08:56 PM

Find me a way there and I'll come. :)

punkoffgirl

10-17-2003, 09:06 PM

Find me a way there and I'll come. :)

Okay, Kaine, you have yourself a deal. If I can get Joe to schedule the next one of these on my off weekend, I GUARANTEE I'll pick you up and not drink so I can bring you home. Unless you want to stay the night and get a ride home in the morning. How does that sound?

kainemaxwell

10-18-2003, 07:38 AM

Sounds good POG! Anyhow the only thing spossibly preventing me this time (and maybe till end of the year) is transportation and my possible EB job, or other job I may get for that matter.

digitalpress

10-20-2003, 10:07 AM

LATE BREAKING NEWS

A forum member from out-of-state will be joining us. This person has asked to keep identity a secret, so you'll just have to be here to find out who it is. My only hint: this is a first-time NJ Classic attendee.

By the way, if you haven't RSVP'ed yet, please do. I'd like to have a head count going into the weekend.

This is gonna be a good time!

rolenta

10-20-2003, 10:31 AM

By the way, if you haven't RSVP'ed yet, please do. I'd like to have a head count going into the weekend.

I want to be there Joe but this is another weekend that I won't know until the last minute.

Drexel923

10-20-2003, 10:36 AM

By the way, if you haven't RSVP'ed yet, please do. I'd like to have a head count going into the weekend.

If you haven't guessed yet, I will most certainly be there. :D

CX2K

10-20-2003, 06:05 PM

I'm not falling for this trick again...

It must be Nolan Bushnell.

:)
John

LATE BREAKING NEWS

A forum member from out-of-state will be joining us. This person has asked to keep identity a secret, so you'll just have to be here to find out who it is. My only hint: this is a first-time NJ Classic attendee.

By the way, if you haven't RSVP'ed yet, please do. I'd like to have a head count going into the weekend.

This is gonna be a good time!

Ed Oscuro

10-20-2003, 06:10 PM

...needs to be a Michigan Clasic :P

digitalpress

10-24-2003, 09:13 AM

R E M I N D E R

It's TOMORROW!

If you haven't told me you're coming yet, please tell me right away. Tonight is the final run for the gathering tomorrow. We'll have a good mix of forum and non-forum members, a surprise guest, TONS of trading (I predict more than ever before based on the e-mails I've gotten) and lots of four-player and MAME and Dreamcast head-to-head X-Arcade action. Looks to be truly a "classic" so if you're hedging, don't. Just go.

Kid Ice

10-24-2003, 12:21 PM

R E M I N D E R

, a surprise guest, TONS of trading .

surprise "guest"? Guest you say? I know who it is! It is obviously Lance Guest of "The Last Starfighter" fame! I can't wait to meet that dude!

Seriously, I can only think of 5 or 6 forum members who deserve this kind of hype, this better be good!

portnoyd

10-24-2003, 05:34 PM

I hope the misery guest is who I think it is! If it is, you better be there.

OH OH it's tomorrow, not last Saturday. I'll keep that in mind.

Again.

dave

Arqueologia_Digital

10-24-2003, 07:36 PM

Good luck tomorrow!!! and take a lot of pics!!!

kainemaxwell

10-24-2003, 08:27 PM

Have fun guys, I'll be there in spirit. *sighs*

punkoffgirl

10-24-2003, 11:10 PM

I hope the misery guest is who I think it is! If it is, you better be there.

OH OH it's tomorrow, not last Saturday. I'll keep that in mind.

Again.

dave

HAHAHAHAHAHHAHA
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHA
HAHAHHAH
HA

Thats all I have to say about that.

digitalpress

10-25-2003, 09:24 AM

Good luck tomorrow!!! and take a lot of pics!!!

Roger that!

I'm introducing the "FREE PILE" at this gathering. I'm starting my spring cleaning a bit early and giving away tons of stuff. Just in the next mini-pile to be transported to the main pile: a working TRS CoCo II, about two dozen Brazilian Atari 2600 carts of not-so-great condition, a Logitec Game Cam (webcam), and a boxed VIC-20. For those of you who are coming - bring a big shopping bag!

Let us all game on.

Drexel923

10-26-2003, 01:19 AM

Well I made it back safely and quickly, thanks to the direction tips ;)

Had a great time and got alot of cool stuff...so when we doing this again :D

MarioAllStar2600

10-26-2003, 09:57 AM

Pics Pics Pics!!!!! :evil:

Arqueologia_Digital

10-26-2003, 10:58 AM

Pics Pics Pics!!!!! :evil:
Yeah!!!

Sniderman

10-26-2003, 11:07 AM

<Sniderman pulls his car directly into the yard and abandons it - still idling. He crawls slowly up the stairs and slumps at the computer keyboard. He stares groggily at the monitor and hammers out the following:>

Yeahhhh, thanks Joe. I hadda good time and it was funn and good time. I drove back nad made it home in record time. Left at 6 am Saturday and got to Joe's Home at 2p.m. Left at 11 p.m. and made it back to Ohio at 7 am. With Daylhgt Savings, that makes it 6 a.m./ So, I made it to the NJ fest and back in 24 houtrs. I'm proud and did I say I hadda Good times? Yup, good times...good good times.....and I liked seeing the pretty pony and ...mommy, read me a bedtime story about the bunnny with the pancake on its head......

<zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz>

MarioAllStar2600

10-26-2003, 11:10 AM

HAHAAH. That is why tim is one of my most favorite people in the world!

Drexel923

10-26-2003, 11:30 AM

I'm glad you made it home ok Tim. :)

digitalpress

10-26-2003, 05:00 PM

Here is the news snippet and picture gallery from last night's event. I had a BLAST! Thanks to everyone who made it. It took me hours just to organize all of the goodies I traded with you last night!

NJ Classic XXVII: This home-grown local gathering of gamers continues as the twenty seventh edition of the event closes on an unsuspecting NJ dawn. As always, the highlights of this particular event are blockbuster trades, intense 4-player gaming, pizza and beer. Lots of terrific trade items changed hands and my stomach still hurts from laughing so hard all night. Sure, this isn't "game news" to most but I truly encourage everyone to do these kinds of things whenever they can. Gamers need to bond. Check out the captioned photo gallery HERE (http://www.digitpress.com/images/njclassic27/).

http://www.digitpress.com/images/njclassic27/

http://www.digitpress.com/images/njclassic27/tn_nj27_11_jpg.jpghttp://www.digitpress.com/images/njclassic27/tn_nj27_01_jpg.jpghttp://www.digitpress.com/images/njclassic27/tn_nj27_05_jpg.jpg (http://www.digitpress.com/images/njclassic27/)

Arqueologia_Digital

10-26-2003, 09:13 PM

Cool pics!!!! :D , but there are no ones with the trade section or all the stuff the people carried... :roll:

SpasticFuctard

10-27-2003, 10:58 AM

Carmen has acquired a copy of BeachSpikers. Soon, You and John will be horribly defeated. And humiliated by a cripple and a girl whose endowments put DOA Volleyball to shame.

Quail before our wrath!

SF

<edited to note>

If I never play Mario Golf again, it will be too soon.

</edit>

syzygy

10-27-2003, 11:36 AM

Wait a minute, you had a Viewtiful Joe bobble head left over that nobody wanted? Man the is just wrong! Are they selling the bobble heads anywhere?

Drexel923

10-27-2003, 12:04 PM

Wait a minute, you had a Viewtiful Joe bobble head left over that nobody wanted? Man the is just wrong! Are they selling the bobble heads anywhere?

Nope, I took the bobblehead. And they are only available through pre-orders at Gamestop (and maybe EB).

digitalpress

10-27-2003, 12:07 PM

Drexel923

10-27-2003, 12:17 PM

Carmen has acquired a copy of BeachSpikers. Soon, You and John will be horribly defeated. And humiliated by a cripple and a girl whose endowments put DOA Volleyball to shame.

Quail before our wrath!

Bring it.

LOL

I love how John was trying to make it seem that he didn't know how to play. Very subtle. LOL

Kid Ice

10-27-2003, 06:05 PM

I'd just like to thank all 526 people I traded with/bought from/sold to on Saturday.

Extra special thanks to Superstonic for the Defender marquee! I finally brought something home my wife could actually appreciate. She even asked if I wanted her to get it framed for me.

Response: "Framed! Great idea! I know the perfect frame for it... A DEFENDER MACHINE"

Also thanks to Greg for laughing at every game-related joke made, no matter how obscure.

Quote of the night from Al. Joe, carrying about 9 boxes of steaming hot pizza, playfully threatens to drop the load on a pile of marquees on the kitchen table.

AL @_@ : "Don't! They'll get burned, they'll get SINGED!!!"

digitalpress

10-27-2003, 07:35 PM

You kill my masta!

Huh?!?

You kill my masta!

Huh?!?

You kill my masta!

Huh?!?

LOL! Too funny.....

You know, I remember Jeff repeating this over and over but I can't remember what game we were playing when he was doing it - refresh my memory?

digitalpress

10-27-2003, 08:16 PM

Now I'm REALLY lost. I don't have any idea what game has "bullet time effects"!

hu6800

12-09-2003, 10:42 AM

Ok this is gonna be random but..

I remember parking outside "Club Conduit" last new years eve with the green quake civic and playing sega cd for a while...

then i remember parking out in front of the "Shampoo" and playing
mortal kombat sega cd in the parking lot.
then going to lorenzo's pizza after.

i drove to NJ every weekend, and now you gonna tell me you have video game swap meets their?
NOW YOU TELL ME hahahah.
I wasted all my time at those retarded clubs when i coulda just went and bought classic games.