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With Acen only a couple weeks away, who here is planning on going? I was hoping to meet some of you if you happen to be there.
I know my reply is a bit late, but to answer some of the questions in this thread from a former Acen staffer:
1. This con is very family friendly. The IRT group (security for the con) is very well trained and does an excellent job.
2. There are tons of panels and events for all ages and any 18 plus events require a photo ID to even enter the event.
3. Dances are popular and the most "risky" stuff does go on during these events. Younger kids are not supposed to go to these events, as they are scheduled later at night. Teens and above are the prime crowd.
4. Yes, some cosplays are a bit scary (as seen by the pics), others are very well done. And of course you will have the sexy cosplay as well, but honestly nothing worse than you'd see on a bill board or in a magazine. The best cosplays are saved for Saturday night's main event, the Masquerade. Bring your camera!
5. Drugs, alcohal and other activities do happen, but that's the case at almost every event with teens and college kids when they reach into the thousands. But these activities and especially any illegal ones are kept under control very well at this event. Just keep an eye on your kids and you'll be more than fine.
6. The dealer's room is huge and figures like the one pictured above will be present, but honestly, with so much to see and buy in the dealer's room, this is almost a non-issue in my opinion. Dealers also card for certain purchases such as weapons and hentai.
I know my reply is a bit late, but to answer some of the questions in this thread from a former Acen staffer:
1. This con is very family friendly. The IRT group (security for the con) is very well trained and does an excellent job.
2. There are tons of panels and events for all ages and any 18 plus events require a photo ID to even enter the event.
3. Dances are popular and the most "risky" stuff does go on during these events. Younger kids are not supposed to go to these events, as they are scheduled later at night. Teens and above are the prime crowd.
4. Yes, some cosplays are a bit scary (as seen by the pics), others are very well done. And of course you will have the sexy cosplay as well, but honestly nothing worse than you'd see on a bill board or in a magazine. The best cosplays are saved for Saturday night's main event, the Masquerade. Bring your camera!
5. Drugs, alcohal and other activities do happen, but that's the case at almost every event with teens and college kids when they reach into the thousands. But these activities and especially any illegal ones are kept under control very well at this event. Just keep an eye on your kids and you'll be more than fine.
6. The dealer's room is huge and figures like the one pictured above will be present, but honestly, with so much to see and buy in the dealer's room, this is almost a non-issue in my opinion. Dealers also card for certain purchases such as weapons and hentai.
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I know that WhiteDragon and Ho are going. I was considering it, but due to how cost prohibitive it would have been I opted not to. (Damn shame too as I wanted to see DJ Chucky and No Chin live.)
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I'm heading up with Ho Thursday night.
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Aoi-chan wrote:And you have all of these in your basement?!? Do you have pics of this marvelous place by chance? I'd love to see the Ho Arcade sometime.Ho wrote:Pump It Up NX2
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Huh. You think the lighting would be better.Fluffyumpkins wrote:Aoi-chan wrote:And you have all of these in your basement?!? Do you have pics of this marvelous place by chance? I'd love to see the Ho Arcade sometime.Ho wrote:Pump It Up NX2
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The lineup of games and the layout in the basement seems to keep changing. I keep meaning to take pictures, but I seem to not be getting around to it. However, Jizzon took some pictures before my birthday party this past February. He arrived early and I hadn't turned everything on yet.Aoi-chan wrote:And you have all of these in your basement?!? Do you have pics of this marvelous place by chance? I'd love to see the Ho Arcade sometime.
Since then, ParaPara went away (it had actually been sold for a year, but the buyer didn't have a place for it until recently). In its place are two more seats of Daytona and a Midway SportStation (NBA on NBC/NFL Blitz combo).
The second Daytona Twin still needs some work. They're mostly playable, but each has problems ranging from "that's kind of annoying" to "well, I guess I'm going to lose this race." I also do have the marquee box for the second Twin. I just hadn't set it up yet when those pictures were taken.
pop'n music actually hasn't been to the basement yet. I just got it last week. I figured since I was taking it to ACen, it didn't make any sense to drag it down to the basement just to drag it back up in about a week's time. So it's just hanging out in the garage for now.
(I've torn the rest of the shipping plastic off since this picture was taken.
That's the back room for the ITG players. Don't get your panties in a bunch...that's a joke, kids.Fluffyumpkins wrote:
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All I have to say is "WOW"! That's quite the collection and makes for quite the B-day party. I can see the Indy DDR/Dance community is very much alive and well. That's great to see.
And if you need help fixing up the Daytona (or any other games) let me know. I've worked on quite a variety of games over the years. See you this weekend, only 2 days till Acen!
And if you need help fixing up the Daytona (or any other games) let me know. I've worked on quite a variety of games over the years. See you this weekend, only 2 days till Acen!
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Man, this is going to be epic.
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I'll be 'dar.