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    Exclamation NAVA Gamer's Meeting, July 25th: "Save Joe" [NOW WITH PHOTOS]

    NAVA = North Atlantic Videogame Aficionados. It's FREE, and YOU are invited to attend.

    Previously at NAVA...

    - Donkey Kong was turned into a cake and swiftly devoured. Mario never thought of that.
    - A NAVA rookie was a single championship point away from swiping the event's most sacred crown.
    - Laserdisc games were played (via DAPHNE emulation) all day. And Daphne is still hotter than Kimberly.
    - Random customers were killed and burned to death.
    - Many games and systems traded hands between attendees (haven't seen an X'Eye in the store for awhile).
    - Pictures and video tell it best:

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

    This time 'round, we're going to take advantage of the Super 8/PowerPak combination, which lets us play virtually any NES, Famicom, and Famicom Disk System game there is. Plus we can sneak in some SNES gaming without missing a beat. Also, love it or leave it, Rock Band is a favorite with us. We haven't had the set out since the December NAVA and with all the new content it's just time to bust it out again. Practice your basic skills for the 6pm tournament. Sign up for the very cheap-to-join tourney at 5pm... here comes the "Save Joe" bit.

    Tournament: At 6pm we'll start a 5-set Rock Band 2 tournament. In this tourney, your humble host Joe will front a band of four (for Rock Band n00bs: drummer, lead guitar, bass guitar) in EXPERT mode. The band that scores the highest point total wins the tourney. So that's 5 songs, 15 different players, 3 winners (Joe doesn't count). The winning prize will include a box of random gaming memorabilia: t-shirts, posters, pins, pre-order exclusives, that sort of thing. You'll like it, and there's at least one item in each winners' pack that many store members have asked to buy but were denied. This is why! OH, one note - JOE'S SINGING SUCKS. So you're gonna have to carry him, that's part of the challenge. Good luck with THAT. You're gonna have to "Save Joe" or die trying.

    Prepare for an afternoon of intense gaming and trading, and a night of caterwauling (go ahead, look it up)... it's NAVA time.

    When: July 25th, noon to midnight.
    Where: Digital Press Videogames: http://tinyurl.com/yscakm
    What happens: Gaming, trading, tournaments, big prizes! Attendance is FREE. Half price for kids!
    What can I bring?: Snacks, soda and beer are always appreciated. Cakes have been very popular as well.

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    ::Scribbles into calendar::

    I am there!

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    awww... I so want to be there especially for the Rock Band part. My weekend off is this coming weekend the 18th, so I doubt I'll be able to make it.

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    Been wanting to go to one of these for a very very long time. Since I live in the midwest, it's very hard for me to get to one. Joe, how often do you do these? Isn't it monthly?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Foxglove9 View Post
    awww... I so want to be there especially for the Rock Band part. My weekend off is this coming weekend the 18th, so I doubt I'll be able to make it.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Cloud121 View Post
    Been wanting to go to one of these for a very very long time. Since I live in the midwest, it's very hard for me to get to one. Joe, how often do you do these? Isn't it monthly?
    With rare exceptions, it's the last Saturday of every month.

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    So ... do all the participants need to play in expert mode, or are YOU as lead singer going to be the only one required to brave such difficult territories?
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    If everyone has to play in expert I'm thinking the winning team might not necessarily be the one that does the best but rather the one that does the least bad. That's pretty damn hard. What song is going to be used?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Frankie_Says_Relax View Post
    So ... do all the participants need to play in expert mode, or are YOU as lead singer going to be the only one required to brave such difficult territories?
    EVERYONE will have to play in EXPERT mode. That's just the way I roll. Or at least in this particular tournament I roll in that general direction.

    Quote Originally Posted by TonyTheTiger View Post
    If everyone has to play in expert I'm thinking the winning team might not necessarily be the one that does the best but rather the one that does the least bad. That's pretty damn hard. What song is going to be used?
    "What song" shall not be revealed. There will be FIVE songs, actually. The only hint I will offer is that I am a totally sucky singer so if you're gonna practice, practice on songs that a sucky singer thinks he can survive on but most likely will not.

    If our group at large fails at EXPERT we'll drop it down to HARD for a second run... but from what I've seen in the store in the past, this isn't going to be necessary. You have a few weeks, guys who are not kids that play all day long... Bone up on your skills because my voice certainly isn't going to get any better.

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    I think I will be there!

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    Quote Originally Posted by digitalpress View Post
    EVERYONE will have to play in EXPERT mode. That's just the way I roll. Or at least in this particular tournament I roll in that general direction.



    "What song" shall not be revealed. There will be FIVE songs, actually. The only hint I will offer is that I am a totally sucky singer so if you're gonna practice, practice on songs that a sucky singer thinks he can survive on but most likely will not.

    If our group at large fails at EXPERT we'll drop it down to HARD for a second run... but from what I've seen in the store in the past, this isn't going to be necessary. You have a few weeks, guys who are not kids that play all day long... Bone up on your skills because my voice certainly isn't going to get any better.
    I can't sing either, nor do I play this game but i'd be more than happy to goof off with a Kermit the frog singing voice for some good laughs =]

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    I have taken the day off, so Sarah and I will be there. I've never actually played any of the instruments in Rock Band, so I'm just going to watch that one. I will have played it after 9-9-09 though, so lookout for me after that. :P

    I will be bringing a lot of trade/sell stuff, mostly of the memorabilia variety, so long as I can get through it all before then (it's next week already!). I am still on the fence about getting rid of my original Odyssey in convenient carrying case, but I will have made up my mind by then. I'll post what I have before next weekend to see if anyone's interested.
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    Quote Originally Posted by digitalpress View Post
    EVERYONE will have to play in EXPERT mode. That's just the way I roll. Or at least in this particular tournament I roll in that general direction.



    "What song" shall not be revealed. There will be FIVE songs, actually. The only hint I will offer is that I am a totally sucky singer so if you're gonna practice, practice on songs that a sucky singer thinks he can survive on but most likely will not.

    If our group at large fails at EXPERT we'll drop it down to HARD for a second run... but from what I've seen in the store in the past, this isn't going to be necessary. You have a few weeks, guys who are not kids that play all day long... Bone up on your skills because my voice certainly isn't going to get any better.
    Oy ... practice indeed!

    I've struggled with that 5th button on guitar on hard alone for years now, not sure if a few weeks is enough time to master it on expert ... I suppose I'll just aim for not failing out.

    Q: as this is a tourney, can we bring our own XBOX guitars?
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    If anyone is going I am looking for the following:

    Turbo Grafx 16 - Any Bonk game
    X-Box - Halo 2 case
    NES - Darkwing Duck, any black label game
    SNES - EVO, DKC3
    Old Nintendo Powers

    I will bring my box of goodies this time, which has a sega genesis, a bunch of games from various systems, game guides, cables, controllers and more.

    And for the first time ever I will be bringing some of my Nintendo Bead Art that has been seen in the classic gaming thread.

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    quick question: will there be a rock band 1 or 2 drumset?



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    I am looking to get a group together to come down from Boston. I have a bunch of things to trade / sell including a couple sealed original MOTU toys.

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    Unless the world takes a dump at the end of the month, I'll be there. I'm always up for a good game of Battletoads.



    Here are a couple of things that I'm looking for:

    -A gamer's condition famicom (just needs to be in working order).
    -Goonies for Famicom.
    -Tomy, Coleco, or Nintendo tabletop mini arcade games.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Dastardly Dylan View Post
    I think I will be there!
    Awesome!!!
    I'll be attending. This will be the 1st time I will actually driving!!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Frankie_Says_Relax View Post
    Q: as this is a tourney, can we bring our own XBOX guitars?
    A: You can bring your own guitar, or drums, or fancy hat.

    Quote Originally Posted by sonicteam View Post
    quick question: will there be a rock band 1 or 2 drumset?
    The one I have at the store is Rock Band 1, but again, feel free to bring your own set if you think it gives you an edge.

    Don't let the "expert" thing scare you. We're going to start there. If it doesn't work out for a particular song then we'll drop it down to hard... but remember the scoring in expert will render any team that beats that level a winner over a team playing on hard.

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    Looks like I'm going to be moving back to the Bay Area soon so will do my best to make sure I attend this one! First month that it's happening when I'm not traveling. May gather some things to trade/sell, will update with a list if I decide to bring anything. See you all there!
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