[ML-General] [General] Retro Gaming and Computing Night '16 on Sat, Nov 12!

[Chris Hunt]

That would be awesome!

On Thu, Oct 13, 2016 at 11:07 AM, Joshua Pritt <ramgarden at gmail.com> wrote:

> I wonder if there's a way to have some sort of simultaneous game night
> between ML256 and Melbourne Makerspace?  Some sort of DOOM, Quake, or
> Unreal tournament over the interwebs?
> We could set up two live stream cameras on a big screen showing the other
> space's event or even be able to walk up to the camera and say hey to
> everyone from time to time?
>
>
> On Thu, Oct 13, 2016 at 9:02 AM, Tyler Crumpton <tyler.crumpton at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Hey all you Pac-Man professionals, TI-99/4A tinkerers, and Atari adepts!
>>
>> It’s that time of year again! Retro Game and Computing Night 2016 is upon
>> us.
>>
>> <http://imgur.com/8tTdgKU>
>>
>> Come to Makers Local 256 for a night of retro awesomeness and fun!
>>
>> There will be all kinds of systems and games, SNES, SEGA, NES, GameBoy,
>> Atari, as well as Amigas and other computers. We may even have a LAN setup
>> for old school games like Duke Nukem 3D and Starcraft. We are allowing all
>> games and systems released pre-2000, so feel free to bring your own systems
>> and/or games. Challenge Tyler to a game of Joust on the arcade machine if
>> you feel like getting dunked on! 😉
>>
>> We will also have the grill and food going!
>>
>> Please come join us, play some games, meet new people and see our space.
>> Also, remember your donations will help us continue to do events like these.
>>
>> Details:
>>
>> Date: *Saturday, November 12, 2016 4pm-11pm*
>> Address:* 414 Stevens Ave., Huntsville, AL 35801*
>> Cost: *Free! But donations are strongly appreciated!*
>>
>> We will be ordering t-shirts again this year, with this year's logo on
>> it! Here's a preview of what the t-shirt will look like (not finalized):
>>
>> <http://imgur.com/LyQvKmy>
>>
>> Additionally, we'll have glass cups and double-insulated stainless-steel
>> tumblers available for sale with the sand-blasted logo on them! More info
>> about the prices of the shirts and other items will come in a few days once
>> we get it all priced out.
>>
>> <http://imgur.com/6xn1Txm> <http://imgur.com/gOadGyI>
>>
>> Here's a sneak-preview of what the stainless-steel tumbler sand-blasting
>> will look like (but with the above logo instead):
>>
>> <http://imgur.com/3ol5znS>
>>
>> If that wasn't enough for you, Chrono.gg <https://chrono.gg/>, a
>> game-deal-a-day site started here in Huntsville, has kindly donated a bunch
>> of Steam game codes to be included with t-shirt and cups sales, and to be
>> given out randomly to attendees! Thanks!
>>
>> Keep an eye out for an email in the next few days with t-shirt and
>> pricing info! All proceeds go to Makers Local 256 so that we can keep
>> hosting events like this!
>>
>> Game on!
>> Tyler Crumpton
>> Joustmaster
>>
>> Tyler Crumpton
>> tyler.crumpton at gmail.com
>>
>>
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