taizou @lion@computerfairi.es

There was of course also a marketplace area there but I didn't indulge in much shopping cos i'm in a Not Trying To Obtain More Video Games kind of era. I did however purchase a few small items which you could say are in character for me

It was Raw Thrills' first arcade game, they'd blown a bunch of money failing to get into home games so they made this on a shoestring with staff & their partners & women from a tanning salon(?) as actors. they got a call from the FBI cos their location photography was apparently raising suspicions

Eugene Jarvis was one of the guests & he gave a super interesting & entertaining 2 part talk about his career. here he is talking about his true masterpiece Target Terror, the game where you shoot live-action non-racially-stereotyped terrorists in the balls to stop 9/11 2

i didn't take many pictures inside the expo itself cos it was busy & i was busy but they had a lot of cool stuff there. i got to play on a real life super a'can for the first time!!! speedy dragon is.. well it's impressive for an AV Artisan game but unfortunately not that great to play

the hotel even had its own small arcade! many of the machines in there were even working! i won this red panda from a crane machine & my friend won me the handheld it's sitting on from a key master. the pool table had no cues and only like half of the balls

it was held in the Norbreck Castle hotel which has kind of a shitty reputation but after staying there i can conclude that people are too fucking picky because it was fine. it's massive and has obviously seen (much) better days but that gives it charm tbh. beats the blandness of a premier inn

i didn't live post this cos i was too tired & i didn't want to reveal my assassination coordinates but i went to blackpool over the weekend with some friends for play expo & it was a cool time. i'll post pics and stuff sporadically in this thread probably

How long have lions been your favourite animal and what made you pick them? — It came from a period around my early 20s when I was into furry as a concept but didn't have a fursona, I would often say "rawr" as a playful thing & a friend started... https://alterspring.org/@taizou/a/117332686809960325

Favorite fictional lion(s)? — In no particular order: Leo (baseball mascot), Simba (Mondo TV version), Theo World Flipper, Franko, Shin from Franko, the tiny one that comes out of the enemies in Sonic Advance 2 sometimes, Leomon, Brian the Lion... https://alterspring.org/@taizou/a/117328130031205526

Favorite Sonic the Hedgehog enemy? — I like ball hog because the name is funny but also they're cute https://alterspring.org/@taizou/a/117327960615858079