Bemanifest 2006: Now featuring SLAKE!

sherl0k · Maniac Member Joined: 27 Jan 2002 Location: the internet

Many of you are familiar with SLAKE, one of the largest contributors to the music in the Bemani video game series, mainly Beatmania IIDX. He will be making an appearance at Bemani Fest 2006, an enormous international gathering for fans of Bemani games in July at TGA in Rhode Island. Also notable is the DDR Forever freestyle tournament -- ever wanted to freestyle, but weren't quite feeling the music? With the help of the custom "DDR Forever" cabinet, TGA, and Arch0wl, you can submit any song and receive a template for your own freestyle routine!
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Kilroy(ZTC) · Trick Member Joined: 04 Mar 2005

first post!

Actually, I don't really have anything to say...

I wish I could go, but that kind of travel is a little outside of my budget

red shoe paul · Vivid Member Joined: 24 Nov 2003 Location: Location:

I posted it in the N.E topic already Chris

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â¢RÃzorâ¢ · Trick Member Joined: 31 Jan 2006

Sweet 3rd post.
Personally I can think I speak for a good majority of us that the only reason we know of Slake is because most of us don't like the music made by Slake...thats what I have seen on these forums, not going to post a direct link to it but I know that its on here somewhere.

DjNess · Trick Member Joined: 14 Mar 2002

wow nice timing.

so now while all the dorks on the west coast are at anime expo all the dorks on the east coast can be at bemanifest!

WHAT A SWEET PLAN!

DJ GET$ · Basic Member Joined: 28 Feb 2005 Location: Troy, NY

[edit: this whole post was just too smarmy] i can't wait for this. slake slake slake. also DLO awesome. i just want them to play donnatokimo...but it's not on their albums. maybe cuz it's not theirs originally. whatever it's a great song. SLAKE!
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Arch BemaniFest2006 · Basic Member Joined: 02 Mar 2006

Hopefully this situation will be acceptable for a temporary appearance

I can't wait for this thing. I've actually, with the help of ichigomew and m335h73r made an airline guide, so I will post it here:

I suggest that if anyone is going to buy tickets, they buy them REALLY SOON. I can get a roundtrip ticket on Continental for about $280 and that's only going to go higher. If you wait until a month before, it could double or even triple what it is now. I remember an instance when I bought tickets for Washington (which is about similar distance from my city as Providence) and I ended up having to pay $555 instead of somewhere around $380 because I waited a week.

Also, if you don't particularly care about what Airline you fly on, I recommend Continental. Not only because they have good service compared to stuff like AA but because they have possibly the funniest intro video ever - the CEO who says every instance of the letter "s" as "sh". While that may be a little harsh for me to find immense humor in his lack of speech skills, I think it's justified because of the fact that Continental is still my airline of choice thus still getting my money, so there.

If you have never flown before, here's 17 airline basics.

1. ALWAYS have copies of your ID with you. If you don't have a driver's license or permit, bring a copy of your birth certificate. If you are flying alone this will be VERY important.

2. ALWAYS have copies of your itinerary with you if you get an e-ticket. This is just a no-brainer but I figured it's noteworthy anyway.

3. GET A LIGHT COLORED BAG. Trust me on this one. Something that's BRIGHT orange or yellow, or something that looks very distinct. It will save you a multitude of stress because baggage check takes *forever*.

4. BRING THINGS TO DO ON THE PLANE. No, 2 hours of your iPod life isn't enough, because after the 4th or so hour, you WILL become visually bored of clouds. Bring really really entertaining belongings. Otherwise, you'll feel like you're in a waiting room for 4 hours, and trust me, SkyMall catelog isn't the pinnacle of entertainment.

5. Get a meal to carry on the flight. Usually, Continental offers in-flight meals HOWEVER I don't know if this pertains to certain times of the day.

6. If you can, GET A SEAT CLOSE TO THE ENTRANCE. While I know the back may seem roomy, people take several eternities to get their luggage and get out of the plane; this will save a lot of frustration if you opt for a closer seat.

7. Make sure to bring all carryable fragile items with on board, and make sure to make as much of those 2 carryons(+purse) if possible. Your tan khakis can survive a disgruntled baggage handler's wrath; your electronics will not.

8. ALWAYS arrive at least an hour (two if travelling from Chicago, Boston, San Francisco, Colorado Springs, Miami, three from Los Angeles) to make sure you'll catch your flight even if you get stuck with a long ticket line/security check.

9. If connecting to another flight, make sure you know which terminal it shall be in, and also make sure you can run your buttocks to the other end of the airport if need be.

10. Dress appropriately because no matter what you may think, the security will look at you funny if you wear that stupid plaid jacket with the poopy of patches and pyramid spikes on it.

11. If taking a cab after leaving the airport, make sure you already know the basic directions and (usually set) fare to the dwelling you will be at. Cabbies love cheating the oblivious tourist out of the extra $50 he/she didn't have.

12. If your condition suits it, hide your valuables from Housekeeping. That engagement ring your fiancee gave you will be gone come 12:30pm if left on the bedside table in your room.

13. Bring an extra shirt, pants, or whatever it is that constitutes a second outfit for you, even if it's just an extra pair of underwear, in your carry-on just in case your luggage gets lost.

14. Write out a luggage tag BEFORE you go to the airport and make sure it's perfectly legible. Luggage places, The Container Store, and various homemaking stores have some totally awesome, bright, and sturdy luggage tags that will make finding your bag in the luggage carousel MUCH easier, especially if you can't find a flashy bag.

15. Wear comfortable shoes that are easy to put on and take off to the airport, because you will likely be taking them off when you go through security.

16. Try to bring something to do on the plane that doesn't involve a screen, like a crossword puzzle, sudoku, cards, etc. Some people get headaches even more easily on an airplane and can't play a Game Boy for too long without wanting to throw up.

17. If there's something that you would hate to lose, and you have ANY doubts about needing it on the trip, just leave it at home. It would be horrible to hear about anyone losing their favorite _____ at this event. Likewise, if you have important things, putting your name and/or screenname or whatever on them is probably a good idea too. For example, you might want to write your name on the tag of your coat or something that you think everyone else will have too, like a controller.

Slowpoke · Trick Member Joined: 28 Oct 2003

Julie QQQ...? · Trick Member Joined: 07 Jun 2002 Location: Boston, MA

If you dig around a little you should be able to find a link to Tokyo Game Action, an arcade in Rhode Island.

If I do end up going, I'm really not going there to see Slake >>;

Slowpoke · Trick Member Joined: 28 Oct 2003

TheManator · Posted: Fri Mar 03, 2006 11:32 am Post subject:

OK

Few questions:
didn't dieKatze make DDR Forever?

And secondly, submit a song to be PLAYED at TGA or what?

Anthony of TGA · Vivid Member Joined: 20 Jun 2004

Captain Canada · Trick Member Joined: 24 Jan 2002 Location: yes

Holy shit!

Any other freestylers thinking about this? Crazy opportunity.
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Marouku · Basic Member Joined: 24 Jul 2005 Location: USA, NJ

I'm definitely going.

Does anyone have the exact location of TGA? I didn't see it on the site.
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Anthony of TGA · Vivid Member Joined: 20 Jun 2004

Shippo · Posted: Fri Mar 03, 2006 1:59 pm Post subject:

Cant go either way...too far

Junior Asparagus · Administrator Joined: 23 Jan 2002 Location: Natick, MA

sherl0k, I edited your post to add the month and state so people would have a general idea from reading the news headline.

Also, read the Mod forum. I made a thread about how to headline this yesterday.

We were gonna stick it in New England, but I guess there's no point in changing how you did it. We'll just leave Paul's thread for the New Englanders now.

For everyone else, the nearest airport is in Providence, RI, but it's not the biggest airport. It's about 15 minutes away. Boston is about an hour away, but it's a much bigger airport, so if you're coming from far away, that might be worth checking into as well.

Odyssey · Posted: Fri Mar 03, 2006 8:21 pm Post subject:

Wish I could go, but I KNOW I can't...

...but this "DDR Forever" sounds VERY interesting. It sounds almost like something out of 10KCommotion.
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sherl0k · Maniac Member Joined: 27 Jan 2002 Location: the internet

oh crap my bad JA. :X I didn't think Anthony had spoken to anyone else about it.

anyway as for my own comments, i'm going there either way to meet up with everyone and just have a good time. good music, good games, good people. everything i like.

katze your name means 'the cat 88'
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Be_Without_You · Trick Member Joined: 23 Feb 2006