Title: NERG 2014
Post by: zapiy on January 13, 2014, 20:36:21 PM
Post by: zapiy on January 13, 2014, 20:36:21 PM
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[size=140]Retro gaming in North East England! NERG 1 - June 29th & 30th COMPLETE, prepare for NERG 2 on July 5th & 6th 2014!! www.northeastretrogaming.com (//http)
Keep an eye on this thread for all the latest news for NERG 2014[/size][/align:2tg4odmb]
[size=140]Retro gaming in North East England! NERG 1 - June 29th & 30th COMPLETE, prepare for NERG 2 on July 5th & 6th 2014!! www.northeastretrogaming.com (//http)
Keep an eye on this thread for all the latest news for NERG 2014[/size][/align:2tg4odmb]
Title: Re: NERG 2014
Post by: Big Phil on February 06, 2014, 15:04:48 PM
Post by: Big Phil on February 06, 2014, 15:04:48 PM
NERG are proud to announce that we will be supporting the Bright Red charity this year. Amazing raffle prizes to be announced. More info here: -
Bright Red Awareness Video - Lee's Story (//http)
Bright Red Awareness Video - Lee's Story (//http)
Title: Re: NERG 2014
Post by: zapiy on February 06, 2014, 15:17:41 PM
Post by: zapiy on February 06, 2014, 15:17:41 PM
Brilliant Phil, always a pleasure to see a community like ours doing its bit for charity.
Title: Re: NERG 2014
Post by: zapiy on February 11, 2014, 22:29:31 PM
Post by: zapiy on February 11, 2014, 22:29:31 PM
NERG website is updated with just a selection of some of the machines apprearing at NERG 2014. http://www.northeastretrogaming.com/machines/ (//http)
Title: Re: NERG 2014
Post by: zapiy on March 14, 2014, 19:01:53 PM
Post by: zapiy on March 14, 2014, 19:01:53 PM
(http://www.northeastretrogaming.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Pinball-Heaven.gif)
We pleased to announce that Pinball Heaven will once again be supporting NERG. Last year they kindly donated The Wizard Of Oz pinball machine which went down a storm!
Pinball Heaven
Who knows what latest batch of machines will be supplied this year :-)
We pleased to announce that Pinball Heaven will once again be supporting NERG. Last year they kindly donated The Wizard Of Oz pinball machine which went down a storm!
Pinball Heaven
Who knows what latest batch of machines will be supplied this year :-)
Title: Re: NERG 2014
Post by: WiggyDiggyPoo on March 16, 2014, 15:22:14 PM
Post by: WiggyDiggyPoo on March 16, 2014, 15:22:14 PM
Chatting to the NERG guy at the event makes me want to go, apparently they have a deal with a local hotel as well?
The fact it is ticketed and limited makes me happy, I hate crowds lol!
The fact it is ticketed and limited makes me happy, I hate crowds lol!
Title: Re: NERG 2014
Post by: zapiy on March 16, 2014, 18:59:27 PM
Post by: zapiy on March 16, 2014, 18:59:27 PM
Who was that mate Phil?
Title: Re: NERG 2014
Post by: WiggyDiggyPoo on March 16, 2014, 20:53:55 PM
Post by: WiggyDiggyPoo on March 16, 2014, 20:53:55 PM
Quote from: "zapiy"Who was that mate Phil?
I didnt get his name, he was the only official NERG guy there - the other fella was his mate who had just driven him there.
I played their Daytona machine (I'm still rubbish lol) and asked what they would have the event driving wise, they'll have this apparently which I'd like to try:
(http://i1303.photobucket.com/albums/ag160/TrekMD/RVG%20Images/indy5002_zps4cc01899.jpg)
Title: Re: NERG 2014
Post by: TrekMD on March 16, 2014, 22:13:27 PM
Post by: TrekMD on March 16, 2014, 22:13:27 PM
The picture wasn't showing, so I fixed it.
Title: Re: NERG 2014
Post by: Big Phil on March 17, 2014, 21:52:28 PM
Post by: Big Phil on March 17, 2014, 21:52:28 PM
It was me! 
NERG can only allow 900 into the event because of insurance reasons.
I may be wrong but I think that makes it the best machine to person ratio in the country. Over 100 video arcade machines, 30 pinballs and around 60 consoles and computers.
Oh, double the amount of traders this year too.
Hotel details are on the website but rooms are limited at the agreed rate.
http://www.northeastretrogaming.com/hotel/ (//http)
NERG can only allow 900 into the event because of insurance reasons.
I may be wrong but I think that makes it the best machine to person ratio in the country. Over 100 video arcade machines, 30 pinballs and around 60 consoles and computers.
Oh, double the amount of traders this year too.
Hotel details are on the website but rooms are limited at the agreed rate.
http://www.northeastretrogaming.com/hotel/ (//http)
Title: Re: NERG 2014
Post by: WiggyDiggyPoo on March 17, 2014, 23:26:07 PM
Post by: WiggyDiggyPoo on March 17, 2014, 23:26:07 PM
Quote from: "Big Phil"It was me!Â
NERG can only allow 900 into the event because of insurance reasons.
I may be wrong but I think that makes it the best machine to person ratio in the country. Over 100 video arcade machines, 30 pinballs and around 60 consoles and computers.
Oh, double the amount of traders this year too.
Hotel details are on the website but rooms are limited at the agreed rate.
http://www.northeastretrogaming.com/hotel/ (//http)
Cheers pal, I would have chatted a little longer but it was so damn busy.....
Friend of mine at work is interested in this, otherwise I think it'd be a solo trip/meet some RVG guys/gals.
Waiting for payday so I can budget a few things but its on the cards this, the idea it not being a sweaty push fest is definately attractive!
Title: Re: NERG 2014
Post by: Big Phil on March 24, 2014, 22:14:29 PM
Post by: Big Phil on March 24, 2014, 22:14:29 PM
A promo video a fan has n=knocked up for NERG 2014
NERG 2014! It's back! (//http)
NERG 2014! It's back! (//http)
Title: Re: NERG 2014
Post by: zapiy on March 26, 2014, 15:15:55 PM
Post by: zapiy on March 26, 2014, 15:15:55 PM
Quote from: "Big Phil"A promo video a fan has n=knocked up for NERG 2014
NERG 2014! It's back! (//http)
Nice one.. Nice little promo
Title: Re: NERG 2014
Post by: Big Phil on May 07, 2014, 20:09:52 PM
Post by: Big Phil on May 07, 2014, 20:09:52 PM
Entertainment at NERG on Saturday night!
Title: Re: NERG 2014
Post by: Big Phil on May 20, 2014, 21:29:16 PM
Post by: Big Phil on May 20, 2014, 21:29:16 PM
Quick update on NERG 2014...
100 video arcade machines. This is double the amount we had at last years event - 2 show exclusives!
Almost 50 pinball machines - 1 show exclusive. A faint hope of 2.
60 consoles & computers - 3 show exclusives to the best of my knowledge.
Classic Gaming Championship heat
£250 cosplay competition
Gaming competitions
Raffle to win a 2 player fighter bartop machine
NERG Juniors club for under 12's
19 confirmed traders.
Supporting the Bright Red blood cancer charity.
Comedy after show party on Saturday night.
Limited to 1000 tickets making it the best visitor to machine ratio event in the country!
Details can be found on the website www.northeastretrogaming.com (//http)
100 video arcade machines. This is double the amount we had at last years event - 2 show exclusives!
Almost 50 pinball machines - 1 show exclusive. A faint hope of 2.
60 consoles & computers - 3 show exclusives to the best of my knowledge.
Classic Gaming Championship heat
£250 cosplay competition
Gaming competitions
Raffle to win a 2 player fighter bartop machine
NERG Juniors club for under 12's
19 confirmed traders.
Supporting the Bright Red blood cancer charity.
Comedy after show party on Saturday night.
Limited to 1000 tickets making it the best visitor to machine ratio event in the country!
Details can be found on the website www.northeastretrogaming.com (//http)
Title: Re: NERG 2014
Post by: Big Phil on June 03, 2014, 20:04:12 PM
Post by: Big Phil on June 03, 2014, 20:04:12 PM
Over the weekend of NERG, Jon Stoodley will be attempting to complete the Perfect Pac-Man game LIVE!
From Wikipedia – "A perfect Pac-Man game occurs when the player achieves the maximum possible score on the first 255 levels (by eating every possible dot, power pellet, fruit, and enemy) without losing a single life, and then scoring as many points as possible in the last level. As verified by the Twin Galaxies International Scoreboard on July 3, 1999, the first person to achieve this maximum possible score (3,333,360 points) was Billy Mitchell of Hollywood, Florida, who performed the feat in about six hours.
In September 2009, David Race of Beavercreek, Ohio, became the sixth person to achieve a perfect score. His time of 3 hours, 41 minutes, and 22 seconds set a new record for the fastest time to obtain a perfect score. As of September 2010, six players have earned a perfect score.
In December 1982, an 8-year-old boy, Jeffrey R. Yee, supposedly received a letter from U.S. President Ronald Reagan congratulating him on a worldwide record of 6,131,940 points, a score only possible if he had passed the unbeatable Split-Screen Level. In September 1983, Walter Day, chief scorekeeper at Twin Galaxies, took the US National Video Game Team on a tour of the East Coast to visit video game players who claimed they could get through the Split-Screen Level. No video game player could demonstrate this ability. In 1999, Billy Mitchell offered $100,000 to anyone who could pass through the Split-Screen Level before January 1, 2000. The prize was never claimed."
From Wikipedia – "A perfect Pac-Man game occurs when the player achieves the maximum possible score on the first 255 levels (by eating every possible dot, power pellet, fruit, and enemy) without losing a single life, and then scoring as many points as possible in the last level. As verified by the Twin Galaxies International Scoreboard on July 3, 1999, the first person to achieve this maximum possible score (3,333,360 points) was Billy Mitchell of Hollywood, Florida, who performed the feat in about six hours.
In September 2009, David Race of Beavercreek, Ohio, became the sixth person to achieve a perfect score. His time of 3 hours, 41 minutes, and 22 seconds set a new record for the fastest time to obtain a perfect score. As of September 2010, six players have earned a perfect score.
In December 1982, an 8-year-old boy, Jeffrey R. Yee, supposedly received a letter from U.S. President Ronald Reagan congratulating him on a worldwide record of 6,131,940 points, a score only possible if he had passed the unbeatable Split-Screen Level. In September 1983, Walter Day, chief scorekeeper at Twin Galaxies, took the US National Video Game Team on a tour of the East Coast to visit video game players who claimed they could get through the Split-Screen Level. No video game player could demonstrate this ability. In 1999, Billy Mitchell offered $100,000 to anyone who could pass through the Split-Screen Level before January 1, 2000. The prize was never claimed."
Title: Re: NERG 2014
Post by: TrekMD on June 03, 2014, 20:07:11 PM
Post by: TrekMD on June 03, 2014, 20:07:11 PM
Very cool! Good luck too him!
Title: Re: NERG 2014
Post by: zapiy on June 03, 2014, 21:43:32 PM
Post by: zapiy on June 03, 2014, 21:43:32 PM
I look forward to hearing if that achievement is met..
Title: Re: NERG 2014
Post by: Big Phil on June 17, 2014, 19:23:06 PM
Post by: Big Phil on June 17, 2014, 19:23:06 PM
Just in! A massive collection of Twin Galaxies trading cards courtesy of Walter Day himself. A very kind donation for the raffle in aid of Bright Red!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ttezYJcxUpk&feature=youtu.be (//https)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ttezYJcxUpk&feature=youtu.be (//https)
Title: Re: NERG 2014
Post by: zapiy on July 05, 2014, 11:36:32 AM
Post by: zapiy on July 05, 2014, 11:36:32 AM
NERG kicks off today. Anyone lucky enough to be attending please get plenty of pics and tag us on twitter @rvgland
Title: Re: NERG 2014
Post by: TrekMD on July 07, 2014, 14:09:57 PM
Post by: TrekMD on July 07, 2014, 14:09:57 PM
This was posted on one of the retro gaming groups on Google+...
[align=center:ptb0iatz]Nerg 2014 The Event & Gameplays! (North East Retro Gaming Show) (//http)[/align:ptb0iatz]
[align=center:ptb0iatz]Nerg 2014 The Event & Gameplays! (North East Retro Gaming Show) (//http)[/align:ptb0iatz]