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Hello Amibayers!
As Keith (Zetr0) is up to his eyeballs in plaster and brickwork with his new house, I thought I'd post this rather special update on Play Blackpool rather than give him more work.
Yesterday, after three months of planning, we announced that a number of the original Gremlin Graphics team will be coming to Play Blackpool for the weekend and will be taking part in a number of features over the weekend.
So far we have Ian Stewart (founder), Tony Crowther, Peter Harrap, Ben Daglish and Shaun Hollingworth all confirmed. We also have at least three others who are very interested in coming but cannot commit until nearer the time due to projects they are working on, but they are also 'key' Gremlin Graphics names.
Over the weekend we will have a Gremlin Graphics presentation which will feature archived video footage, photos and anecdotal history from the guys that worked at the company over the years. This will be followed by a Q&A session with the attending Gremlins where you can ask the panel any questions about games, the history of the company, what they are currently up to or even what their favourite colour is, should that be troubling you.
We will also have a signing session where you can bring in your treasured Gremlin Graphics items for signing, or if you are still hunting that elusive game we have a hall full of traders who might just have the item you are looking for. The Atic Bug will be attending and are bringing a number of new posters from their Gremlin range, all of which you can take to the signing sessions.
Without giving too much away, I know that Zetr0 who is flying the Amibay flag at the show is preparing a pretty cool Gremlin based tournament, and we are going to make sure the winner gets some great prizes. And, in honor of our attending guests we will have a big Gremlin Graphics display with all our (and hopefully your) favourite games running on original hardware.
Of course there is plenty more stuff happening at the show - as I said Amibay are attending and will be hosting a number of live hacking sessions, we have a hall full of traders, the forth heat of the Classic Gaming Championships, tournament zone run by RetroCollect, an Indie games zone with retro inspired games including some on Oculus Rift, Megaplay powered by Projector Games - crazy 24 player big screen gaming, a retro themed play, our GamesThatWeren't zone which features a number of previously unreleased games, a live Podcast, heaps of computers and consoles running a broad selection of games, a large arcade provided by Retro Games Party with loads of classic cabs and pinball all set to free play, the VideoGameCarnival with all its insanity - possibly even some jelly, the Halo Ring, a classic PC LAN zone, Cosplay masquerade, Mohicankids Charity Tombola and even more stuff yet to announced. Phew!
So, hopefully we'll see many of you at the show. I'll be the one running around like a headless chicken no doubt. Either that or propping up the bar!
Andy
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As Keith (Zetr0) is up to his eyeballs in plaster and brickwork with his new house, I thought I'd post this rather special update on Play Blackpool rather than give him more work.
Yesterday, after three months of planning, we announced that a number of the original Gremlin Graphics team will be coming to Play Blackpool for the weekend and will be taking part in a number of features over the weekend.
So far we have Ian Stewart (founder), Tony Crowther, Peter Harrap, Ben Daglish and Shaun Hollingworth all confirmed. We also have at least three others who are very interested in coming but cannot commit until nearer the time due to projects they are working on, but they are also 'key' Gremlin Graphics names.
Over the weekend we will have a Gremlin Graphics presentation which will feature archived video footage, photos and anecdotal history from the guys that worked at the company over the years. This will be followed by a Q&A session with the attending Gremlins where you can ask the panel any questions about games, the history of the company, what they are currently up to or even what their favourite colour is, should that be troubling you.
We will also have a signing session where you can bring in your treasured Gremlin Graphics items for signing, or if you are still hunting that elusive game we have a hall full of traders who might just have the item you are looking for. The Atic Bug will be attending and are bringing a number of new posters from their Gremlin range, all of which you can take to the signing sessions.
Without giving too much away, I know that Zetr0 who is flying the Amibay flag at the show is preparing a pretty cool Gremlin based tournament, and we are going to make sure the winner gets some great prizes. And, in honor of our attending guests we will have a big Gremlin Graphics display with all our (and hopefully your) favourite games running on original hardware.
Of course there is plenty more stuff happening at the show - as I said Amibay are attending and will be hosting a number of live hacking sessions, we have a hall full of traders, the forth heat of the Classic Gaming Championships, tournament zone run by RetroCollect, an Indie games zone with retro inspired games including some on Oculus Rift, Megaplay powered by Projector Games - crazy 24 player big screen gaming, a retro themed play, our GamesThatWeren't zone which features a number of previously unreleased games, a live Podcast, heaps of computers and consoles running a broad selection of games, a large arcade provided by Retro Games Party with loads of classic cabs and pinball all set to free play, the VideoGameCarnival with all its insanity - possibly even some jelly, the Halo Ring, a classic PC LAN zone, Cosplay masquerade, Mohicankids Charity Tombola and even more stuff yet to announced. Phew!
So, hopefully we'll see many of you at the show. I'll be the one running around like a headless chicken no doubt. Either that or propping up the bar!
Andy
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