R3play exhibition

Maybe I should have posted on here beforehand to see if anyone else was going, but today I attended the R3Play exhibition at the Norbreck Hotel, Blackpool, and it was utterly superb. Got to play on some machines I never thought I would again, such as a Gorgar pinball and a Star Wars machine, and I also got to have a chat with games programming legend Jeff Minter.
Can't wait till next years event.

One downside of the day was when I saw a Donkey Kong competition with a ?100 prize, which given my world ranking of 23rd, I figured they might as well hand me the prize now....not so....completely fell apart under the pressure, and scored a massive 900 points on my first life (only one attempt was allowed, so couldnt abandon and start again)..ended up with a pitiful 109k, which is a score that I would normaly consider aborting if I didnt make on my first life, never mind after all 4. Downright awful. Gutted about that.

Fuck I wish I had known about this. Had fuck all on this afty.

Damn, wish i'd have known about this, really wanted something decent to do today, only down the road too.

I'll have to remember to look out for next years event!

yeah i'd like to go to something like this. Why is it not better advertised?!?

bastard, reading more about it, I'd have buzzed off this! Bastard!!! issed:

Sorry foks...I will make sure I post something next year well in advance, as it really was brilliant.

Aparantly 2011 has been confirmed.

Heres some vids of the event.

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I went, it was superb, Archer Mclean was also there.