Offical Tokyo Game Action thread - Page 12

***red shoe paul*** · 01-04-2007, 12:09 PM

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Originally Posted by RedXXX

Hey is anyone going to be here Thursday night? I am going to be stopping by on my way up to NH and I want to see if I can find anyone from BMS there.

Thursday nights there's not a lot of people, seeing how the next day is Friday and the place will be packed then. Too bad you couldn't wait another day, there would be a few people from here at TGA then.

TheViking · 01-04-2007, 10:21 PM

Fridays aren't packed anymore, at least not when school is in session. Last week was the most packed Friday I've seen since I started bowling league back in September. It was nice seeing people in the game room. I wasn't the only person on the IIDX machine, which was amazing.

RedXXX · 01-05-2007, 02:08 PM

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Originally Posted by red shoe paul

Thursday nights there's not a lot of people, seeing how the next day is Friday and the place will be packed then. Too bad you couldn't wait another day, there would be a few people from here at TGA then.

Well I went and you were right. I was there from 5-10 and for about 4 of those hours I was the only one in the arcade. But I cant complain too much because the people there are amazingly nice.

I am going to see if I can somehow stop by on my way home if at all possible. But if not I can still say I went.

I have to say DrumMania may now be my favorite Bemani. I dont know how good it is but I played it for the first time yesterday and could easily pass some 35's. I now have to order a controller. Are they any good compared to the arcade?

messicamouse · 01-05-2007, 08:08 PM

omg. im going tomorrow for the first time in like 3 months!!! im SO happy that im off the third shift!!! i miss tga

NOT playing in the tournament tho... well... maybe. just so there are more contestants

but i royally suck after my seasonal hiatus.

popn here i come.

dudabo · 01-06-2007, 11:29 AM

Yeah from what I've seen TGA is pretty desolate if you go on any day except Saturday. Even then though it isn't close to as busy as it used to be. It's 100% because of school and the holidays.

I haven't had to wait to play iidx in a few months now. Before you go pm Andy on the TGA boards and just ask if a random group is coming up or something like that if your really paranoid that TGA will be busy when you go.

***red shoe paul*** · 01-07-2007, 03:20 PM

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Originally Posted by RedXXX

I now have to order a controller. Are they any good compared to the arcade?

Well a Konami official controller is horrible and made from plastic. If you want real electric drums look up and order a "DTX Express" It's a little costy, but you'll get the same arcade feel.

RedXXX · 01-08-2007, 02:57 PM

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Originally Posted by red shoe paul

Well a Konami official controller is horrible and made from plastic. If you want real electric drums look up and order a "DTX Express" It's a little costy, but you'll get the same arcade feel.

Well I just want something decent to play the game with. For $900 im better off saving a few more and buying a machine and making it work with a ps2.

TheViking · 03-18-2007, 11:13 PM

What happened to this thread? Two months and no posts. Oh, well. Time to start this bitch up again. Just got home frm TGA and had a really great time. No one other than myself and Dave played IIDX. I played LOTS of doubles IIDX and it was awesome. I'm now clearing 4* and very few 5* DP. I know it's pathetic, but we all have to start somewhere.

dudabo · 03-20-2007, 12:04 AM

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Originally Posted by littleviking81

What happened to this thread? Two months and no posts. Oh, well. Time to start this bitch up again. Just got home frm TGA and had a really great time. No one other than myself and Dave played IIDX. I played LOTS of doubles IIDX and it was awesome. I'm now clearing 4* and very few 5* DP. I know it's pathetic, but we all have to start somewhere.

Awesome!

A decent number of people from CT will probably be up on Saturday. It's been awhile since I've been to TGA...

dj D-LOG · 04-05-2007, 11:47 AM

Exams, perhaps I'll go back for gold.

***red shoe paul*** · 05-02-2007, 05:14 PM

You CT guys are totally picking me up first day Gold U.S is in testing at TGA.

The Chemist · 05-08-2007, 02:33 AM

Hey everyone.

I live in West Boynton Beach, FL, which is about 10 miles north of Boca Raton. I have been contemplating going to TGA with my friend and I wanted to ask, what would be the quickest/cost effective way to get there?

Of course the obvious answer in my head is to take a plane, but how would I get to the arcade? Unfortunately neither me or my friend are old enough to rent a car.

Maybe train?

The last resort would be to take a massive road trip, but I would like to avoid that as much as possible please.

Thank you!

***red shoe paul*** · 05-08-2007, 01:26 PM

Well Dark, a road trip might be the best idea. Of course the plane will get you here, and even if you decided to take the commuter rail from the airport, it's still pretty far from the arcade, and you'd need to be picked up from there. So all in all, roadtrip it with your family in the Summer.

dudabo · 05-09-2007, 10:06 AM

I would say your best bet is via plane and then rent a car, visit TGA for a day or two, and then go see Boston or NYC. You *could* fly to Bradley in CT and get a room in Hartford, in which case you are about 2.5 hours from TGA, 2-2.5 hours from Boston, and a 45 minute drive to New Haven from which you can take a 2-2.5 hour train into NYC. I know this sounds like a vacation and not a road trip, but coming up to New England from Florida just to go to an arcade and not stopping in Boston or NYC is silly if you have never been to either.

Take someone who can drive. =)

TheViking · 05-10-2007, 10:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Dark

The last resort would be to take a massive road trip, but I would like to avoid that as much as possible please.

What's wrong with a road trip? It'll be about a 24 hour drive. If you know your car is up to it, it's not such a bad idea. Make sure you have a few other people who are willing to drive with you, so you can all take shifts.

I know of a LOT of people who have driven to Florida. My sister did that a few years ago.

If you are to fly, you would take the subway to North Station, then take the Commuter Rail towards Fitchburg. The nearest train station to TGA is Fitchburg, and that's like a 20 minute drive. There are no buses to TGA since there aren't a lot of businesses out in Winchendon, so you'd need to arrange a ride. Strangely the buses go to MWCC, which is 10 minutes from TGA, but that's as far as the buses go.