FFR Meetup: Orlando, Florida
 

So recently, me and a few regular FFR players found out that we live within a few miles of each other. And since FFR conventions aren't generally held down here in gator country, we thought we would start by hosting a meetup here in Orlando. dAnceguy117, me and sticklydude have all agreed to meet up in the area by or around the 17th or so, and we were hoping that a larger meetup could be planned and arranged.

So far, we're still working out details - any potential people who can meet here are encouraged to provide any details and provisions that would be favorable to their respective schedules. So far, we've worked out these details:

Saturday, March 17 (subject to change on the needs of other potential guests)
12:00 PM - 6:00 PM
The location has not been determined yet, but it would likely be near the Orlando UCF campus as the three of all all live within a few miles of the area. Transportation can be provided, and food can likely be as well. A few suggested areas include the Sci Fi Center, Avalon Park and of course some of our respective residencies.

ADDENDUM: some of the downtown attractions (Disney, Universal Studios, etc) could be an excellent place to meet, but due to cost it's not an immediate suggestion, but if it's not a problem then we could do that.

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Committed attendees:

-Bynary Fission
-dAnceguy117
-sticklydude
-flashpantss
-DN_Catastrophic

Possible attendees:
-Coolboyrulez0
-Jeumaitre
-Tidus810
-V-Ormix

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oh boy orlando is where my mom works

i'll see about attending

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You guys have fun down there :3

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unfortunately I'll be in Orlando THIS weekend, heh D:

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Great! If you can, be sure to provide us with any important details. :)

Thanks. :D

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no one wants to do new england meets up.. super sad face

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why no north carolina meetup :(

have fun guys !!

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I WILL be attending. I will be in Orlando for Spring break (since I live their, when not at UWF [school]). Can't wait, keep me up to date on the location.

I will be coming from Universal Studios (landmark to give you a general location).

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I'm getting my car on Friday the 16th, so I'm more than likely be able to make it on the 17th!

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Awesome! Perfect day, huh? If you have any details and suggestions feel free to post them.

Cool, this is already starting to turn out into a big event haha. So far the event is centered around UCF, I would not mind switching it a bit downtown but some of those places can be pretty pricy, so I kind of kept that to the side, though if everybody was game for it then of course we can do that.

So the set date of the 17th is cool for you?

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UCF works and so does the 17th! Just let me know if you guys select a specific location. Let me know!

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Sweet! We're actually still trying to decide a location, so please throw out suggestions! The only thing I'm personally looking for is that the area is conducive to competitive FFR and Stepmania playing. I don't use a laptop (I'll bring my amazing keyboard though), so that's something I'll need to take into consideration.

By the way, if you want to discuss this in detail hit me up on AIM sometime.

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I can always bring my laptop wherever and people can ghetto rig some SM/FFR with their own keyboards. Keysmashing is keysmashing, right?

flashpantss, how you likin' UWF? I barely know anything about Florida schools other than UCF and I guess UF and FSU. Have fun at Universal :D

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I'll bring my laptop aaaaaaaaaaaand keyboard (8

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^ word. Laptops and keyboards EVERYWHERE

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By the time it begins we'll look like Koreans in an internet cafe. 8) I'll definitely bring my keyboard, just the only issue is what to do about a computer. Maybe I can plug it into a laptop, if it accepts the keyboard slots (mine is not a USB keyboard). Of course, if we meet at somebody's house then that issue will take care of itself.

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oh man, my laptop doesn't have any PS/2 ports :C

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Make sure you guys take a lot of vids of the meet-up and make us all jealous

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Maybe we can find a computer to use. Worst comes to worst I'll just drag the whole damn computer there - for an event like this it's worth the effort. We'll worry about it more as we coalesce around a decision as to where we'll meet.

You know it. I'll bring my camera fully charged and everything.

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Bynary will be the event's paparazzi

oh wait I just realized I have a phone that can actually do things. I'ma take a bazillion pictures.

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omggggg I would love to goooo. But chances are I will probably have stuff going on. Dx
I do hope you all have fun though, I'm super jealous.

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^ free up ya schedule son! It's only one day!

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I'm bringing my friend (Jeumaitre) who used to play FFR with me if he doesn't have anything to do that day.

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^ This. This'll be the best Florida meetup ever, try and make one day for such a special occasion!

Awesome, the more the merrier. :D

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I'm pretty excited about this. Can't wait.

UWF is actually a good school. Have one of the best business programs in the country. It's also a small school, small class sizes etc. Teachers are amazing too (at least the ones i've had).

And I'm not going to universal lol, my house just happens to be located across the street from Universal :p

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I'd be down to possibly stop by for a bit? Since I go to UCF that would be convenient for me lol

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Sure! We're still working on a possible location (like one that lets us all of us play plenty of FFR and Stepmania), so if you have any suggestions or ideas let us know. The time and date as well as the general location are in the main post.

Speaking of which, I've updated it with the list of confirmed and possible attendees. We're up to five people, and we could get as many as eight if the "maybes" all decide to join. Boy, I'm really hyped about this.

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At Orlando this weekend not next... sucks to suck i suppose

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Won't be able to make it out to the Orlando Meet-Up, but if any of you that are over 18 want to come out to an event that I'll be DJing at and having hosted by Low Pass, it will be on March 9th at Bar One. :-)

Free entry 'til 11:30pm. Check out for more info: https://www.facebook.com/events/337891969587468/

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oh mai gawsh I wanna go... will see what happens >.<

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I'll be downtown that night, so I'll go! What time are you going to be on?

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I'm guessing Midnight...ish? *shrug*

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This is funny, cause I just realized I'll be in Orlando this weekend as well. xD Going to Disney saturday/sunday.

Holy crap I actually remember this guy. He was better than me back when I was in Beginner for the 3rd Official lmao. :0

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Dude i'd love to come. i live right next to sea world.

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Haha. Yeahhh, I was so jealous cause he got vrofl and I didn't cause I sucked.
One of my longest irl friends.

You should come anyways!

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lol have a meetup this weekend and next weekend for those who can attend XD

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Dave and Busters on I-Drive has a DDR X2 machine. Just sayin.

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Awesome about UWF, and lol whoops.

oooooooooooh niiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiice

\o/

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Awesome, more attendees. :) I might make a few custom files for this meetup with some chiptunes I've recently composed. :)

Ahh, DDR. I haven't played that in what, 4 years rofl. That's a pretty far drive from UCF though.

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Hmmm lets see... Anyone worth giving up money to make this trip and secks?

Oh look its Cata.. and Bynary... Tempting...

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Issues with the car title and bank.

Looks like I'll be taking the minivan to this meet 8)

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You guys are gonna have loads of fun, my first ffr meetup was amazing.
Be sure you wear your ffr shirts ;)

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I might go since I live like half an hour away.

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i'm in orlando may 5th-13th :(

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Hey, maybe we can meet then. :)

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yeah that'd own. I'm just throwing the dates out there in case people are around since I obviously won't be able to go this soon D:

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Awesome. Just remember to toss me a message or something when you arrive, I tend to be kind of forgetful about that stuff haha. You won't be alone either - as you can see a bunch of people live here too, including CBR who is a fellow musician. :)

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I'm gonna be residing in some fancy neighborhood 3 miles from disney world. maybe I can get an exact address so I can judge how far it is from some of you fellas.

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That's about a 40-minute drive from where I live, most of us live around the UCF (University of Central Florida) campus so it's a decent distance away, though nothing prohibitive. So what are you staying here a week for?

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famiry vacation. I more or less have freedom to do what I like while I'm down there as long as I manage to get back to residence lmao

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Damn, wish I had that kind of freedom...not to mention the money to take those kinds of trips lmao. Oh well, still looking forward to meeting up in May. :)

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Bumppppppppppp.

Anyone else coming?

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do we have a specific place where we are meeting?

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I sent you a PM with all the information you should need. :)

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:<
though it'll be my birthday on that day xD

Anyhow, you guys enjoy this weekend and hopefully I'll be able to drag Luis to the next meet up xP

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WHOA, this is going down TOMORROW. PM Bynary, me, or whoever for locations and contact info and all that good stuff.

All are welcome!

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/hype

God dammit, this day can't end soon enough.

EDIT: Oh yeah, I requested that Gundam release the Spring 2012 FFR Community Pack (probably butchered the name) a bit early in time for the meetup, and he said he could probably do it...I've got 3 files (plus a chart on another song) in there. :D

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HYPE

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So much hype~

Oh. And I've confirmed i'm bringing jeumaitre.

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sweet that this is actually happening! is the plan to just meet and ffr it up?

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You bet. I'm actually lugging my desktop over there to play - I also stepped a few files for the event (my own composed chiptunes mostly lol) Of course, we also have stuff like Brawl and Pokemon - two days ago when I met some of the guys we play Brawl for a few hours and IT WAS INSANE.

I'm so excited - I've been waiting two weeks for this and finally today is the big day. I'm gonna bring my camera, DS and everything!

Awesome, we've got a grand tally of 5 people then. :D

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Brawl

from left to right

sticklydude, jeumaitre, Binary Fission, dAnceguy117

Videos and more photos to come

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Incoming awkward group photo:



In top, left to right: Bynary Fission, Jeumaitre, Flashpantss
In bottom, left to right: Sticklydude, DAnceguy117



Loads of fun. :-D

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Woop. The meetup was a blast - we got loads of videos and pics to post. Here are a few I ripped from my camera. Sorry if they are of varying sizes, my camera takes like 3000x2000 size images and I resized them in Paint, so yeah. I've also got a ton of videos that I'll upload tomorrow, I'm kinda sleepy tonight and sleepy = lazy so yeah, you'll see them then.


Playin' a game of Super Smash Bros Melee. 8) We rotated out at times, I was the one taking pictures during this match.
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All of us playing FFR. dat hair~
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Holy shit this is such an awkward expression on my face, I look like I'm stoned. :neutral: I was probably laughing or something.
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More Melee.
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Gettin' ready to tear it up.
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The guys enjoying a few games. sticklydude tears it up as the others watch.



And here is a random picture of my cat:

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we smashed ALL the keys



and used ALL the controllers.

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looks like an epic time!!! subin and I will have to have a sydney gathering

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HEY CAN I BUMP THIS


i'm leaving for orlando in a few weeks

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awwwwwwww yeah good stuff! Down to meet up? We could totally hit some arrows to music, or go out on the town, or just kick rocks or something. Orlando's got some pretty good rocks.

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those things sound delightful.

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Yep. Martin named a crapton of stuff that can be done here, though a lot of it's pretty pricy so you gotta watch out for that. And naturally, we'll also need a place to hang out and play some Stepmania and FFR (one of our places'll probably be good). 8-) Damn, I gotta get in touch with some of the other Floridians living outside the city to see if they can name a meetup in May.

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I'm game for all that.

I'll check to see where I am location wise in kissimmee

I'm there may 5th-13th. I more or less have the freedom to do whatever but da familia wants to visit a few parks in the middle of the week.

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Cool. If you can get an itinerary or something similar in advance, feel free to let me know - I can try and organize something around it. And of course, if you have any ideas as to what you'd like to do, be sure to let us know.

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so are there any itg/pump machines in the area?

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I'm not quite sure to be honest - ask flashpantss (Martin), he may know. However, I know that we have a Dave and Busters down on International Drive, that'd be a likely bet to check. Of course, we could also get and use OpenITG - I have some working metal pads that could be used (provided I can get the connectors, I might have them but I'd have to look).

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awesome


dave and busters usually have one of the two (usually pump assuming the pads/bars aren't busted to shit)

So from what I gathered, I'm arriving late saturday the 5th, sunday is an open day, as well as friday. we then leave saturday the 12th for bangor. the rest of the week I guess we're going to visit some parks and stuff, but I don't absolutely have to go to them the entire week either.

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Cool. I'll talk to the others and see what they think. By the way, any plans on where we could go to play a bunch of Stepmania and FFR? I don't have a laptop but the others do (maybe I could use theirs, if they don't mind). I was thinking one of our places might work, if you're up for that.

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yeah definitely. I probably won't have a laptop with me but I could do a 20 minute simfile or something hehu

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hi

depending on if you guys make the trip worth it i'll come and help cash in or something or are we all doing our own thing. (buy groceries, kommi makes 5-star gourmet meal)
and what about spending the night y/n etc.

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I can cook given the equipment hehu

it seems pretty much like i have all sunday the 6th off to do whatever. if anyone up for that

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works for me yo. I'm down to chip in for groceries, we could make something epic :cool:

CBR: dooooo ittttttttt! my place has mad couches for anyone to crash on if that's cool with you.