REVIVAL Weekenders Event - 12TH AND 13TH APRIL

[boyo]

RRE are proud to announce in partnership with Retro Leisure Midlands and The Fixxion Warehouse Project, the premiere 'Revival Weekender' on 12-13 April at the Fixxion Warehouse Project, Wolverhampton!

This event is the first in a series of bi-monthly events being held at the dedicated premises in Wolverhampton, and will feature the very best of exhibits you have come to expect from Revival Retro Events! The premiere show will feature:

- 40+ arcade machines, all on free play, featuring a mixture of classics, environmental, multi-game and unique custom builds for all tastes

- Around 50 playable retro consoles and systems, from the 70's right through to the 2000's

- Multiplayer projector setups, featuring the best in local multiplayer gaming

- Fully licenced bar and bar snacks available

- 3 floors of entertainment, with games suitable for kids right up to adults and all gaming tastes

- Accessible city-centre location with huge selection of hotels, food, pubs and nightlife right on the doorstep. If you've been to Wolverhampton before you'll know it's very accessible, with transport links right into the heart!

- Lounging areas, free jukebox and full nightclub lighting for the best arcade and social atmosphere!

If you've been to an RRE event before you should come and see this exciting new show and enjoy a pure gaming experience in this new dedicated venue, and if you've never been before, come and see what you are missing!

Tickets are priced at £10 per day/£15 weekend for adults and £5 per day/£10 per weekend for under 13's (chldren 3 and under are free). Concessions are available for disabled visitors and the venue and toilets are wheelchair accessible, though at present it should be noted that the upper floors are not accessible by lift as yet. Please contact us for further info.

The event times are flexible, so if you choose to stay and play, there is a possibility of gaming and drinking later, but the official times are:

10.00 am - 7.00 pm on Saturday 12th April

10.00 am - 4.00 pm on Sunday 13th April

Come along and have a retro gaming blast!

Tickets are now on sale here:

http://www.revivalre...iewevent&itid=6

boyo2014-03-24 21:41:01

 

[Alpha1]

Some how I have missed this!

This sounds like an awesome setup - another UK arcade?

Do you have pictures of the venue setup?

 

[SimonH]

There some pictures on the facebook page for Revival posted by TurnArcades (Craig) from his visits - you can see a lot of the cabs in them (Crazy Taxi, 18 Wheeler, Star Wars Trilogy, Ridge Racer DLX etc.) http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.589408631149927.1073742285.363949947029131&type=3

This all started out with Anj (Stuart) hosting his own cabs every Tuesday evening at the venue (and this still happens so if your within an hours drive on a Tuesday its worth popping along to say hello).

The Revival team have now given him most, if not all of their cabs to use as well and this weekend event is a joint venture to try and make a regular arcade event happen and include some of the more popular consoles too - so if you can - come and join us.

The venue is a multi-purpose one, so hosts lots of different things - live bands, night club etc. but it actually works quite well as a temporary arcade - with a licensed bar. I went a few weeks ago for a quick visit and a curry - loved it - good atmosphere and not crowded so always machines available.

SimonH2014-04-02 15:55:17

 

[Turnarcades]

Sure thing fellas - you can jump right to our website or facebook pages for more info, as well as check out photos of the associated 'Retro Barcadium' nights held at the venue every Tuesday, on which our show will elaborate. If you went to either our huge Revival 2013 or Revival Mini in December, you get the idea of what to expect in terms of vibe and content. Where this differs though is that it s a dedicated nightclub venue with infinite layout possibilities, mood lighting, bar, and for an event we hope will attract around the same number as Mini or a few more (around 200-250 people eventually), we are aiming to always have the highest arcade quota of such a relatively smaller sized event. By the time this show is held, there will be a total of around 70 arcade machines of various types in rotation, from classics to peripheral-based, environmental, cocktail, custom and multi-game. Every Tuesday there are around 30-35 machines available to play in a single-floor setup, then at any given Revival Weekender, 50 plus machines plus all the other retro systems over 3 floors that will be rotated each time as machines are acquired and move in and out of the on-site workshop! The 'classic' count is currently a little lower, but there's plans underway acquiring some amazing rarities and golden oldies right now!

Here's some links and pictures of the recent Barcadium evenings there:

http://www.revivalretroevents.com/index.php/component/vikevents/?task=viewevent&itid=6

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.589408631149927.1073742285.363949947029131&type=1





























Turnarcades2014-04-02 16:25:48

 

[Alpha1]

WOW so there's now two heaving private arcades in the UK!

This is awesome news!

 

[shaunholley]

Good luck guys. I've already got a ticket for Revival and will definitely get to one of these events soon.

 

[Turnarcades]

Thanks Shaun you know we'll make the best of them as we did last year! It's with big thanks to UKVAC we pulled it off last year and we're proud to be first to partner with the serious collectors here on shows. We hope you guys will continue to pledge cabs at shows, promote us and support us by coming to all our meets as I know there are many other personal meets like the Slam etc, but we're looking to be the central hub for retro gaming events and making efforts like this to make arcade gaming meets a more regular possibility, no matter how small, with very little effort needed as we have the resources now to do it!

Incidentally, we're supporting James' effort too up north and he will be assisting us with the main event in August, so with our other plans we're looking at a record arcade presence for any event in recent years and are well on the way to doing it; if anyone wants to contribute to the main event or even these smaller weekenders then be sure to drop us a line or mention it here, and we can likely sort you out with tickets and thanks galore

 

[Alpha1]

I cannot wait for this years Revival event - I will be there!!!! It was my favourite show last year because of the interviews you had.

 

[Turnarcades]

That's one thing we'll be maintaining - the talks. We have good relations with the old developers and the Indie scene and the talks and Q+A sessions always pull a crowd and make it something you can only get at a proper big event! Loved having all you guys last year, and this year we're working on having the largest arcade presence of any retro show - all in all we're looking to have in excess of 120 arcade machines at very least this year!

 

[boyo]

This is tomorrow chaps if you can make it

 

[Alpha1]

Looks totally awesome guys. We need a walk around vid!

 

[virtvic]

Looks awesome, can't wait to see pictures / hear reviews.

Alex and I can't make it on behalf of the Ten Pence Arcade Podcast, as it is Alex's / DaveO's birthday celebrations and I am shortly going to be in Frankfurt to see a band called Iris (they do our intro music)

We'll deffo be up for the next one. Hope everyone has an awesome time there!!!

 

[Alpha1]

Guys how did this go? Pix??? We want pix!!!