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Title: PAX East 2016!
Post by: fistfulofmetal on November 18, 2015, 01:24:40 PM: Tickets are on sale now! 3 day passes are already sold out!

I picked up tickets for Friday and Saturday.

Who else is going? Andy I know you're going.
Title: Re: PAX East 2016!
Post by: Tasty on November 18, 2015, 01:33:12 PM: Had the three-day ticket in my cart but the site crashed. :maf

Got Friday and Saturday as well. Sunday last year made me realize how much I don't need to be there for all three days. I only showed up late in the afternoon (hungover from game dev karaoke the night before) and everything was pretty pathetic. I imagine my dev friends will be going out after the show closes but I don't need to be there all day for that.
Title: Re: PAX East 2016!
Post by: Tasty on April 20, 2016, 09:12:29 AM: Whoooo Friday!

Still need to get my panel schedule sorted.
Title: Re: PAX East 2016!
Post by: Tasty on April 20, 2016, 09:15:53 AM: Also cuz I'm a nerd.

2011 (http://www.thebore.com/forum/index.php?topic=36235.10)

2012 (http://www.thebore.com/forum/index.php?topic=38117.30)

2013 (http://www.thebore.com/forum/index.php?topic=39833.15)

2014 (http://www.thebore.com/forum/index.php?topic=41746.0)

2015 (http://www.thebore.com/forum/index.php?topic=42928.0)
Title: Re: PAX East 2016!
Post by: fistfulofmetal on April 20, 2016, 09:27:51 AM: I'll be heading to Boston tomorrow morning. Staying at my gf's cousins house in Malden.
Title: Re: PAX East 2016!
Post by: Tasty on April 20, 2016, 10:42:35 AM: If you feel like heading downtown that night a group of friends is going to the Hong Kong. It's pretty much the absolute scuzziest bar in Boston with constant z-grade karaoke, will be awesome.
Title: Re: PAX East 2016!
Post by: nudemacusers on April 20, 2016, 11:31:27 AM: Are you nerds meeting up on Saturday
Title: Re: PAX East 2016!
Post by: Tasty on April 20, 2016, 11:42:23 AM: Quote from: nudemacusers on April 20, 2016, 11:31:27 AM
Are you nerds meeting up on Saturday

I'll meet up anytime homie
Title: Re: PAX East 2016!
Post by: fistfulofmetal on April 20, 2016, 12:18:59 PM: Quote from: Tasty Meat on April 20, 2016, 10:42:35 AM
If you feel like heading downtown that night a group of friends is going to the Hong Kong. It's pretty much the absolute scuzziest bar in Boston with constant z-grade karaoke, will be awesome.

I'll let you know. We don't really have much planned beyond meeting up with a friend of mine at some point. PM me your number and I'll text you at some point when we get our act together and plan things, heh.
Title: Re: PAX East 2016!
Post by: Tasty on April 20, 2016, 12:28:13 PM: Done.

Just realized this is my fifth PAX East in a row. :lawd
Title: Re: PAX East 2016!
Post by: Tasty on April 20, 2016, 12:46:19 PM: Got my rough agenda laid out.

Friday
4:00pm - Twitch Town Hall - Dragonfly Theatre
7:30pm - Giant Bomb E3 2016 Planning Kickoff - Albatross Theatre
8:30pm - Friday the 13th: The Game - Pushing the Boundaries of Horror - Dragonfly Theatre

Saturday
3:00pm - Mega64 Panel You Won’t Like But Will Enjoy Watching - Bumblebee Theatre
6:00pm - Polaris Presents: Markiplier & Friends - Albatross Theatre
7:30pm - Pitch Your Game Idea - Bumblebee Theatre

Most of these except Giant Bomb and Mega64 are optional timewasters. Always fun to hit up some random panels, you don't know what to expect.

This is the first year I won't be there on Sunday. Past couple years I spent most of that day walking around playing as many indie games as possible to fill the time.
Title: Re: PAX East 2016!
Post by: nudemacusers on April 20, 2016, 12:52:53 PM: Well as I get closer to Saturday I'll figure it out... I assume I can get wherever I need to go via the alewife? I refuse to drive into the city again :doge
Title: Re: PAX East 2016!
Post by: Tasty on April 20, 2016, 12:56:32 PM: Alewife is the northern entry point for the red line which will get you anywhere.
Title: Re: PAX East 2016!
Post by: nudemacusers on April 20, 2016, 01:04:05 PM: Quote from: Tasty Meat on April 20, 2016, 12:56:32 PM
Alewife is the northern entry point for the red line which will get you anywhere.
Thx bae

Anyone else want to chill? We need more bodies :cody
Title: Re: PAX East 2016!
Post by: Tasty on April 21, 2016, 04:30:30 PM: http://www.pokemon.com/us/pokemon-news/join-the-pokemon-fun-at-pax-east/

(http://assets.pokemon.com/assets/cms2/img/misc/_tiles/pax-east-169.jpg)

:hyper
Title: Re: PAX East 2016!
Post by: Tasty on April 22, 2016, 02:52:41 PM: Fistful, I assume you're gonna hit up the Giant Bomb panel? I'm gonna get in line around 6 if you wanna stand together. :-*
Title: Re: PAX East 2016!
Post by: Tasty on April 22, 2016, 06:40:10 PM: In the GB line with Fistful :lawd
Title: PICS
Post by: Tasty on April 22, 2016, 10:30:35 PM: ALBUM LINK WITH NO SHITTY DOWNSIZING, PLZ CLICK (http://imgur.com/a/rNQY1)

(http://i.imgur.com/teN1UXtl.jpg)

Was a (mostly) sunny 75-degree in Boston today. Easily the best weather PAX East has ever enjoyed.

(http://i.imgur.com/7qXUTEdl.jpg)

(http://i.imgur.com/rYIPpugl.jpg)

(http://i.imgur.com/mhe4NIQl.jpg)

OMYGODTHEPOKEMONBOOTH

(http://i.imgur.com/fHdvWbxl.jpg)

(http://i.imgur.com/AJJde11l.jpg)

It was split up into an area for Pokken and an area for the TCG online game. Participating earns you stamps which could be redeemed for cards and booster packs.

(http://i.imgur.com/LvWuO4wl.jpg)

Pokken!

(http://i.imgur.com/amjJaDVl.jpg)

(http://i.imgur.com/xnY6T7il.jpg)

(http://i.imgur.com/Zorrvjwl.jpg)

(http://i.imgur.com/avfDBZgl.jpg)

(http://i.imgur.com/y5H3N9El.jpg)

(http://i.imgur.com/0zOKs7Ol.jpg)

(http://i.imgur.com/lVx7EYDl.jpg)

I didn't look up any floor map beforehand and went about trying to find the Mega64 booth all on my own. I entered their "aisle" and was like, "Hmm, this seems like the likeliest place for them to be." And there they were! They're at the very corner of the show floor. :lol

(http://i.imgur.com/d9NKmxGl.jpg)

(http://i.imgur.com/FmZtKRll.jpg)

(http://i.imgur.com/zSAQvFYl.jpg)

Nintendo!

(http://i.imgur.com/p9gmIfvl.jpg)

Got to see this year's 3DS/FPS GOTY in person!

(http://i.imgur.com/leifymjl.jpg)

Handheld lounge~

(http://i.imgur.com/APOHrP7l.jpg)

Rock Band 4 had a whole stage, was awesome.

(http://i.imgur.com/v6fOwOTl.jpg)

PlayStation VR had a fairly large booth all to itself.

(http://i.imgur.com/3qUv7yyl.jpg)

Dunno what this was about but it was cool.

(http://i.imgur.com/q0qG0tsl.jpg)

(http://i.imgur.com/nrUeKiUl.jpg)

(http://i.imgur.com/fWwza6ol.jpg)

Square-Enix's booths the past couple years have been consistently impressive.

(http://i.imgur.com/cMooChYl.jpg)

Tons of kiosks for Final Fantasy XV.

(http://i.imgur.com/kKQMMgGl.jpg)

(http://i.imgur.com/QSMrp6yl.jpg)

(http://i.imgur.com/UaMtcqcl.jpg)

(http://i.imgur.com/RXfZVIKl.jpg)

Waiting in the Giant Bomb panel line with Fistful and Mrs. Fistful (neither are pictured.)

(http://i.imgur.com/BAtJfUWl.jpg)

We got amazing seats. Fistful was so excited.

(http://i.imgur.com/EEHryR3l.jpg)

Patrick dressed up as a hotdog and served room-temp hotdogs to the panel crew and audience.

(http://i.imgur.com/KI11XB1l.jpg)

This led to a 1-minute hotdog-eating contest between Vinny and Dan. Vinny won handily.

(http://i.imgur.com/tisDsAcl.jpg)

And that's it for day one! Couldn't have asked for better weather and while I only attended one panel and played no games, I still had a blast as I always do. The show floor is just so amazing and imposing I don't think I'll ever be bored with it. At least, I hope not.

Day two will bring the Mega64 and nudemacusers, can't wait!

PS- I also saw three kilts today.
Title: Re: PAX East 2016!
Post by: fistfulofmetal on April 22, 2016, 10:44:45 PM: The Giant Bomb panel was fantastic.

https://youtu.be/9UGHHF-aSPY
Title: Re: PAX East 2016!
Post by: Trent Dole on April 22, 2016, 11:23:19 PM: So how stinky is that convention? All I can think is that's a lot of unwashed fucking nerds. :lol
Title: Re: PAX East 2016!
Post by: fistfulofmetal on April 22, 2016, 11:28:40 PM: It's not.
Title: Re: PAX East 2016!
Post by: Tasty on April 22, 2016, 11:35:53 PM: It's way better this year than I ever remember it being. Smell is basically nonexistent.
Title: Re: PAX East 2016!
Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 23, 2016, 12:47:09 PM: You took a bath before hand this time?
Title: Re: PAX East 2016!
Post by: Tasty on April 23, 2016, 01:40:31 PM: I actually did shower right before I left yesterday and today. :P
Title: Re: PAX East 2016!
Post by: Tasty on April 23, 2016, 04:54:12 PM: Mac, sent you my number, hmu :-*
Title: Re: PAX East 2016!
Post by: Tasty on April 23, 2016, 06:20:43 PM: Here until 8:30 then can do food/drinks, otherwise I'm going home ~
Title: Re: PAX East 2016!
Post by: nudemacusers on April 23, 2016, 06:38:17 PM: Blah sorry had help my in laws with a farm emergency (horse died); but I will retain your # for later purposes :-*
Title: Re: PAX East 2016!
Post by: Tasty on April 23, 2016, 06:49:47 PM: Keep it safe, bae. 😚
Title: Re: PAX East 2016!
Post by: nudemacusers on April 23, 2016, 07:12:40 PM: Well my work sometimes tosses me sox tix so I'll let you know next time that happens. 👬
Title: Re: PAX East 2016!
Post by: Tasty on April 23, 2016, 07:42:35 PM: Quote from: nudemacusers on April 23, 2016, 07:12:40 PM
Well my work sometimes tosses me sox tix so I'll let you know next time that happens. 👬

:lawd

This is kinda dumb but I replaced my entire wardrobe on Tuesday and I was kinda looking forward to what you'd say, lol. :-[ Ask fistful, my outfit yesterday was pretty tight. :P
Title: Re: PAX East 2016!
Post by: Tasty on April 23, 2016, 09:17:12 PM: MORE DAY TWO PICS COMING LATER BUT I WANTED TO SHARE MY MEGA64 VIDS/PICS

(http://i.imgur.com/3fvY7Tnl.jpg)

I WAS LITERALLY IN THE SECOND ROW RIGHT IN FRONT OF THEM

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After a 1 hour 40 min wait in line I had better have been...
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Rocco said New Shawn was replacing Old Shawn for all future panels after this one, but then ended up giving New Shawn away to a Q&A guy.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZBX69q43Fa0

Eric flips the lights and a digital world opens up before us...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JC7yPTsbTKA

The Mega64 crew arrives in style.

Also Derrick fucks a recycling bin.

(http://i.imgur.com/OZ25puBl.jpg)

Amazing panel. They showed an upcoming video on Miitomo and two rejected endings for their Nintendo World Championships/E3 video. After that it was Q&A with some good questions and amazing answers. When they post their version of the panel you'll DEFINITELY see me in it, if you know who to look for.

One of the absolute highlights of my PAX experience so far, even after five of them.
Title: Re: PAX East 2016!
Post by: fistfulofmetal on April 25, 2016, 10:18:11 AM: We didn't spend a lot of time at the convention center on Saturday, maybe 4 hours or so.

I almost bought the Musterbrand Aperture Science jacket they had at the WeLoveFine Valve store. Sticker shock sent me away... but I still may buy it online.

https://us.musterbrand.com/collections/portal/programmer-362

Spent the rest of Saturday recuperating then ate at a really nice Bistro in Malden.

Sunday we spent the first half of the day exploring the area around Post Office square... Quincy Market, the Warf, etc. We saw a street performer, ate a cookie from a truck, relaxed at the waterfront, then we found a cool comic book store called Newbury Comics which was huuuuge and seemed to me that it could only barely be considered a comic book store since it had barely any comics and more toys and shirts and shit.

Then we headed off to Vermont! Currently in a sick cabin in the woods. Today we're going to be checking out the Ben and Jerry's factory then we'll be exploring Jericho and Burlington.
Title: Re: PAX East 2016!
Post by: Tasty on April 25, 2016, 12:08:55 PM: Did you visit the Newburry Comics at Quincy Center? Yeah it's pretty much just Geek Shit HQ lol.
Title: Re: PAX East 2016!
Post by: fistfulofmetal on April 25, 2016, 07:55:19 PM: Quote from: Tasty Meat on April 25, 2016, 12:08:55 PM
Did you visit the Newburry Comics at Quincy Center? Yeah it's pretty much just Geek Shit HQ lol.

yeah, we were shocked how far the store went, room after room of nerd crap.

I got so many shirts this weekend. So much nerd shirts.
Title: Re: PAX East 2016!
Post by: Tasty on April 26, 2016, 01:35:55 AM: My work is right near there. If you ever come down during a weekday we can hang out. :)