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Originally Posted by Sleepkyng it's a fanboy paradise. i worked there one year and the first morning my boss was like "listen..." and then came the stampede of fatties, equipped with poster tubes and sketchbooks funny shit.

Shit, thanks for remding me. I got hit up a kinkos for a some poster tubes. Most of my posters got ruined from last year (except for my Aeon Flux posters thank god) because I wouldn't let myself be extorted into paying the unreasonable prices they wanted at Comic-Con. I was too cheap

Originally Posted by godhatesjustyou Yeah, in recent years the gaming portion of the Comic Con has been growing bigger and bigger. Hell, last year I got this cool zelda coin from the Nintendo booth.

Shit, my friend flashed me those coins as he went multiple times to Nintendo's booth and got those and some pokemon cards or something like that (I got FMA cards, but I lost them somewhere). I forgot to bring my DS last year. Won't make the same mistake twice. By the way, What's a good carrying case for the DS with a strap?

Originally Posted by kristianator a ton of people at comic con aren't even interested in comic books. it seems like every year it becomes less and less about comics, and more the "in thing" to do in san diego for that week. if gil kane was still alive and he went to comic con, his line would be shorter than charmane star's, haha.

I went last year mostly for some import movies like Battle Royale and comics. Sadly though I didnt' have enough money for the comics that i wanted and the ones I absolutely wanted were sold out (my Johnny the Homicidal Maniac got ruined and I wanted to buy another from Slave Labor and have Jhonen Vasquez sign it/them, but they were absolutely sold out) This year I'm going with plenty of cash and credit

Originally Posted by FFMooglestar I've got family on the Board of Directors and on the Head of Events Staff, so I'll definitely be there all 4 Days (Free of Course)! My favorite freebie from last year was the Guy Fawkes Mask (V for Vendetta). I also scored a bunch of free PS2 and XBOX Demos, and a few Alien Hominid Antennas/Ears, among a bunch of other free stuff. Extremely, Highly, Super doubtful but does anyone think Nintendo will bring a playable Wii to the con? That would be absolutely amazing. But definitely not getting my hopes up at all. Anyway yeah I'll be there. I hope they have some awesome guests this year. Although on a personal level last years was the best since I got to see Natalie Portman talk about Vendetta. I really can't wait!

I remember the demos. I missed seeing Portman for the Vendetta, but I did get the demos and could never find where teh Guy Fawkes masks were. damn it, and I really wanted one of those.

So is it really worth bringing the DS? It'd be one more thing to keep track of..

Definitely yes. The Nintendo booth is allegedly going to have Mario Hoops, Pokemon Mysterious Dungeon, Star Fox, and a few other games available at the Download Booth.

So if I can download demos from the internet, it sounds like it would be pointless for me to bring it? Except show off the DS video and MP3 playback and GB emulation to anybody who isn't sure they want a flash cart, that is.

On another note, I have no idea what to do today - I took tomorrow and Friday off, but have to work today. Is it worth leaving early and battling through traffic to get home and pick up the pass (whatever it's called) tonight instead of tomorrow? What else is there to do tonight?

Did I mention that I live three blocks away?

Feel free to PM me about anything, if it helps / you're bored.

Originally Posted by jmanhq So is it really worth bringing the DS? It'd be one more thing to keep track of..

I cannot think of a better event, besides E3, to bring your DS to, with its wifi.

But.. why bring it? Any reason except to download demos? Because I can do that at home.

The fact that you'll be able to put your DS into "intercept download" mode and almost always be able to find someone who wants a throwdown? Also the awesome potential of Pictochat.

(Also, Nintendo likes to give free things to people who show their GBA or DS)

Ah.

I myself do not wish a throwdown, but am interested in things.

hmmm free things..

I will be leaving shortly for preview night. cag1000 I will do my best to score one of the Civil War variant covers from Aspen.

Leaving too... will be there in 15 min (not that it matters to anyone)

Horrible news!

Capcom is only giving the stylus away to anyone who buys a phoenix wright game!

Sorry to everyone on my list of people to get a stylus for.

On a side note I picked up the comic for Cag1000, so expect a PM shortly.

OMG, I just posted a "horrible news" on the stylus thread!

P.S. What are some cool freebies? What's worth buying?

At some booth (sci-fi?) I got a DVD with a few episodes of Dr. Who (paper sleeve). Other than that, not much worth mentioning, I think. Everybody wore those pesky Naruto masks.

My feet need a massage, even though I bought new sneakers for them this morning.

Originally Posted by Vegan The fact that you'll be able to put your DS into "intercept download" mode and almost always be able to find someone who wants a throwdown? Also the awesome potential of Pictochat. (Also, Nintendo likes to give free things to people who show their GBA or DS)

Yup, exactly. That's why I wish I had brought mine last year

Originally Posted by eldad9 OMG, I just posted a "horrible news" on the stylus thread! P.S. What are some cool freebies? What's worth buying? At some booth (sci-fi?) I got a DVD with a few episodes of Dr. Who (paper sleeve). Other than that, not much worth mentioning, I think. Everybody wore those pesky Naruto masks. My feet need a massage, even though I bought new sneakers for them this morning.

I'd imagine that all the freebies will start to come out Thursday and definitely into the weekend. Last year I couldn't make it for either Thursday or Friday and from what I heard, that's when they gave out a ton of stuff like Devil's Rejects posters/t-shirts, tons of pins (i think last year there was some pin theme or something since everybody had a ton), etc. Did anyone hit up the dealers by any chance? See anything good?

Preview night for Comic-Con was awesome.

Capcom has the best gaming related booth in my opinion. They have tons of retro stuff for sale it's amazing! Bunch of Japanese Rock Man and Street Fighter stuff on display. It's going to be a long weekend.

Square Enix was in the building too showing off a lot of goodies. Nothing really new gaming wise that wasn't at E3. I got to play Elite Beat Agents (Ouendan[but not the same]) some more at the Nintendo booth and more of Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin before the show floor opened. After it opened it was PACKED. Fun stuff. Nintendo was giving out a 10th anniversary Pokemon DS strap to people visiting their booth and playing games.

I definitely missed the Pokemon DS strap, so hopefully I can snag one tomorrow.

I got an email from Sony Online Entertainment saying that they'll be having a block party down the street from Comic-Con. Free food, drinks, prizes, etc. Just a notice for you Comic-Con guys