Michigan Meet August 7 Marvin's Marvelous Mechanical Museum

[Achika]

Here's a pre-CGE get together for Michigan Members (and people from surrounding areas that want to come) I've also held the invitation out to AA members also.

On August 7th around 3 ish till close I would like to hold another get together for Michigan DP/AA members but this time at Marvin's Marvelous Mechanical Museum in Farmington Hills.

I don't know the area that well, so I didn't really have plans for "trading" but instead more of a relaxing, quarter munching afternoon.

31005 Orchard Lake Road
Farmington Hills, MI 48334, U.S.A.
(248) 626-5020

http://www.marvin3m.com/

[davidbrit2]

Sweet. I'm so there.

And it's definitely worth going, you guys. They have F-Zero AX (Japanese), linked Guitar Freaks 9 and Drummania 8, a pair of DDRs, and TONS of other stuff. But if you're claustrophobic, this might be a bad place to hang out. Ha ha.

[Mr.FoodMonster]

Well, sounds cool. I'll see what I can do.

[ubersaurus]

Do japanese AX machines work with US version memory cards?

I know a few people interested in checking out marvins, and I SHOULD have my car and license by then, so I'll be going.

Fun fact: marvins had(has?) a machine that literally sends electric current through you. My friend Rudy played it 3 times in a row when he was younger, and stopped because his heart hurt.

I want to see him take on that machine one more time :P

[davidbrit2]

Do japanese AX machines work with US version memory cards?

Don't think so. It wouldn't do anything with mine. And the machine isn't loaded with player cards, either. Don't get your hopes up about the machine at Blaster's. It's pretty much the same way. Play it once or twice because it's a cool machine, but don't waste a lot on it without any data saving whatsoever.

[Lemmy Kilmister]

So many m's.

Should of name the thread mmmmmmmmmmmm.... I'll shut up now.

[ubersaurus]

Question-there was someone at the AA meet that said he'd sell me some O2 and INTV stuff next time we had a michigan meet...who was that? Cuz I want to tell him to bring it to Marvins and I'll get it from him.

[WizDawg]

Uber,

That was probably me. I have lots of INTV and O2 games, however I don't believe I will be attending the get together. I think it would be fun but I don't think my car can handle anymore 7 hr trips.

[esquire]

I would love to attend, but I'll be in Vegas that weekend. Maybe next time.

[VinnyT]

Forr anyone who hasn't been here before, this place is HUGE! Imagine half of a modestly sized Giant Eagle, then take out all the food, and throw in as many arcade games as you can without making walking impossible. They've got plenty of old arcade stuff, and by old I mean as in stuff from the first half of the last century.

There's a alot of nice game stuff on the walls, and some other old movie posters(I think I heard the place use to be an old movie theatre). And if anything steals your quarters(which DOES happen alot on the older machines), the owners almost always walking around with pockets full of quarters!

And the food ain't that bad either.

What else? oh yeah, He's got all the electric meters right by the door, with a sign that asks for some electric bill money if your not going to play any games. That had me laughing a bit.

Beware though, I remeber searching around the place, and there was some naked pictures of Burt Reynolds by the bathrooms(). Yeah, nice image for a 12 year old boy to find.

Oh well, have fun who ever's going!

[Six Switch]

Cool,since I missed Pete's last time I might have to go to this,close to my house.I have a few friends that work there,should be fun.

And Marvin's is kinda hidden if you've never been to it before,you might miss it,it is behind all the other stores and such.

[davidbrit2]

And Marvin's is kinda hidden if you've never been to it before,you might miss it,it is behind all the other stores and such.

True. But the absolutely enormous neon sign above the alley leading to the building is pretty hard to miss. Heh.

[Mr.FoodMonster]

Well, just to make sure I dont get left in the dust,
If anyone going lives in/near/will pick me up in Dexter (NW about 10 miles of Ann Arbor) give me a PM.

[bluecollarninja]

i've been there many a time. i'll try and make it this time. but i am looking at buying a house. so no promises.

[larsoncc]

August is a bit tricky for me, so I don't know if I'll be able to make it, but I'm going to keep this in mind.


My birthday is in mid / late August, and since I'll be 30 (*cough*wheeze*), I am going to have a party at my place. I could just as easily have a LAN party. I've got 3 computers capable of running some FPSs....

Classic gaming-wise, I have about 28 systems hooked up, a fooseball setup, and an air hockey table.

I know this is kind of a ghey question, but if I were to announce a LAN get together, or a general gaming nonsense day... Would anyone be interested in that?

[Mr.FoodMonster]

Not at all ghey, if I had a car I would love to join you, but I have been pimping my friends out for rides to faraway places way too often. I wish I could be dazzled by a 100x better collection then mine in person, and not in pictures.

[Achika]

Would anyone be interested in that?

As long as it doesn't interfere with the weekend of the 7th and CGE weekend, I'd be glad to take the day off and head over.

[Mr.FoodMonster]

Because my ride is a fellow nerd teenager, its basically how his mom feels on that given day. Based on his mom, I probably have a good chance on if im going or not. Wish me luck!

[ubersaurus]

I've told a few of my buddies about it, and they're all interested, now let's see if any of them are interested enough to remember to go.

If nothing else, I could probably bribe someone ;p

[davidbrit2]

Okay, so apparently Marvin's just got Guitar Freaks 11 and Drummania 10, the newest versions. I'm going to go check it out today. So if Yashiro's not there on the 7th, I'm going to slap the shit out of him. Ha ha.