TGS I REALLY REALLY want to go to some time in the near future. At least once before I die!
Terry, what' s E3 like in person? I think I' m coimng with Kikizo this year. I' m stepping back up to the plate for the site. I have a Oblivion review in the works right now. It' s good to be back.
Ahh kickass, Welcome back!! As for what E3 is like in person, here' s a cheap little something I put together after E3 2003, should give you a decent idea of the craziness that is E3.
http://segafan.homestead.com/files/E3_-_2004.wmv For media folks, E3 can be both an exhilarating experience and a scary one at the same time. Depending on how well you pace yourself, you' ll probably remain busy all three days of the show, hustling to play and write about as many games as you can get your grubby little paws on OR as many games as there are on your assignment list.
I personally wish they' d extend E3 to 4 or 5 days instead of 3, since there' s an overwhelming amount of ground to cover and games to check out, not including the pomp n' circumstance of other media events like the Press Conferences -- if you can even get into any of them.
One word that describes E3 is the word " LOUD" ! A cacophony of sounds hit you from all directions at once since, in addition to the console and handheld gaming offerings, there are also live stage shows from familiar suspects like Tecmo and a few others. Nintendo tends to have a few booth events of their own, but their stuff were never as loud and crazy as the stage show events at some of the other booths, thank goodness.
In addition to the games you also have some other miscellaneous stuff on display. Gizmos, Gadgets, and whatnot in other areas of the convention center as well as on the two main show floors. One year in particular, Capcom was actually promoting MAME + Roms at their booth. I kid you not. They were promoting an arcade cabinet called " ARCADE PC" which housed their computer which was loaded with MAME roms. I recognized the MAME interface on the screen and the reps were playing King of the Dragons, but I needed confirmation, so I asked them and they confirmed it. It was one of the more interesting sights at the show to me, especially given how strongly many companies are against emulation/roms, so seeing something like that just made me love Capcom' s " hardcore" nature even more.
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