[Jen]

Overlord, on 10 July 2013 - 01:02 PM, said:

A little birdie tells me there's a strong possibility at least two other people will be in the area too.

Oh, I wonder who they could be?

Yeah, Orenge and I might be there on the Friday night, but we need to wait and see what happens with something first. The hotel room is booked for both Friday and Saturday night anyway, just in case - we'd rather have the room booked for both nights and then have the option to cancel a night if needs be.

[Sploit]

I hope they have some Sonic Team developers there as guests again this year.

[Nova]

Overlord, on 11 July 2013 - 03:00 PM, said:

Of course, goes without saying =P

As long as we bypass the seemingly yearly tradition of 'let's try Namco Station'.

Fuck those guys.

[Blanche Hodapp]

Duh, Lyceum Tavern again!

[Narstyle]

I've been speaking with Nova on facebook regarding this. Sorry I've missed out (again. Sigh.) Money / Job / Life is a bit all over the place for myself at the moment.

I've made a promise that I'll head up a Retro UK meet up though at some point, when my finances are better suited. I do kinda miss the craziness of TRUE SONIC FAN's and pseudo-CulT-Pryde. =P

Enjoy the event though folks.

[Cinossu]

Lyceum Tavern pre and post-party, methinks. :P Also, as long as work isn't too stupid-busy, I should be able to get to any fun happenings on the Friday.

[Caniad Bach]

Totally forgot again haha! I'll be around for bevs if I have or can have some time off work.

[Sir_mihael]

Whahey. Looks like Iizuka is officially confirmed once again to be throwing himself onto the streets of London for the amusement of his fans. Always good. :D

Either way, it'll be awesome to see any of you Retro crew there at SoS again. Last time I got as far as having a pint with <insert people from Sonic Retro who attended last year's SoS as I am terrible at matching forum>, but had to skip out early. You're usually the most level-headed, decent people I see on the day.

(Double apologies for sounding like a complete stranger. This is what happens when I haven't posted on here in bloody ages except to throw praise you all.)

[Nova]

Fuck yeah, Iizuka. Maybe I'll get another cigarette with him in this year, if I haven't quit smoking by then.

I always seem to go out for one just when he has. Unfortunately it's all I can do to borrow his lighter and stand in the approximate area - dude doesn't speak a bit of English.

[Neowl]

Nova, on 16 July 2013 - 02:56 AM, said:

Fuck yeah, Iizuka. Maybe I'll get another cigarette with him in this year, if I haven't quit smoking by then.

I always seem to go out for one just when he has. Unfortunately it's all I can do to borrow his lighter and stand in the approximate area - dude doesn't speak a bit of English.

Of course, you could always through a "domo-arigato" or similar his way if he does offer up a flame, I'm sure I'd do the same .

The Iizuka news has made my day! As I was unable to attend for the past couple of years, I've missed out on the chances to meet the devs. NOT ANY MORE!
It's just a shame I don't have any games/paraphernalia from his era of the series - I think it may be a tad cheeky to get him to sign my Sonic 2 baseball jacket patch.

[Sir_mihael]

Nova, on 16 July 2013 - 02:56 AM, said:

Fuck yeah, Iizuka. Maybe I'll get another cigarette with him in this year, if I haven't quit smoking by then.

Funnily enough, I had the same plan for this year. I almost got a few seconds of smoke time with him in Brighton. Enough for a quick nod of 'hello' before he made his escape anyway.
Guess I'll have to stalk him like a weirdo for the duration of the day see if I can catch him when he goes out.

At least with SoS being in London this year, I can check out the 'Heart of Gaming' arcade centre the day before to lose horribly at Street Fighter III and VF5. Awesome.

[Nova]

Sir_mihael, on 18 July 2013 - 06:45 AM, said:

At least with SoS being in London this year, I can check out the 'Heart of Gaming' arcade centre the day before to lose horribly at Street Fighter III and VF5. Awesome.

HoG looks a bit more central than I initially thought - it might be worth seeing if we can include it on our post-SoS hangover barcade.

[Sir_mihael]

Nova, on 18 July 2013 - 10:43 AM, said:

Sir_mihael, on 18 July 2013 - 06:45 AM, said:

At least with SoS being in London this year, I can check out the 'Heart of Gaming' arcade centre the day before to lose horribly at Street Fighter III and VF5. Awesome.

HoG looks a bit more central than I initially thought - it might be worth seeing if we can include it on our post-SoS hangover barcade. />

Sounds ideal. Also, in a misguided attempt to keep it Sonic related. My friend who frequently goes there for DDR/ITG events told me the chap in charge has a MAME cabinet for more unusual arcade requests. I'm not outright implying we should do something stupid like play Sonic the Fighters, or trackball it up on SegaSonic Arcade, but that's certainly an option at this venue.

[NiktheGreek]

Nova, on 16 July 2013 - 02:56 AM, said:

Fuck yeah, Iizuka. Maybe I'll get another cigarette with him in this year, if I haven't quit smoking by then.

I always seem to go out for one just when he has. Unfortunately it's all I can do to borrow his lighter and stand in the approximate area - dude doesn't speak a bit of English.

For some reason, I did audio clips of a couple of his English utterances from the last interview I did with him. "Ah Sonic Retro" and "It is hard to say..."

I also got Jun Senoue saying "But, uh, they denied!"

Don't ask me, man. I do strange stuff when I have time on my hands.

[Sir_mihael]

NiktheGreek, on 20 July 2013 - 05:29 AM, said:

For some reason, I did audio clips of a couple of his English utterances from the last interview I did with him. "Ah Sonic Retro" and "It is hard to say..."

I also got Jun Senoue saying "But, uh, they denied!"

Don't ask me, man. I do strange stuff when I have time on my hands.

Was that from the last London SoS in 2011, or was that the 2012 one? I recall hearing at the pub after the Brighton event from whichever Retro member did the Iizuka interview last year, that he did an amazing job at dodging questions with wonderfully open answers.

Still, the thought of Iizuka saying "Ah- Sonikku Returo" sounds amazing. Surely that should be the welcome sound-clip before the main page loads.

This post has been edited by Sir_mihael: 20 July 2013 - 11:39 AM