Replay Expo 2011 at the Norbreck Castle Hotel, Blackpool, on Saturday 5th Nov

[retroplayer72]

I saw you walking round on the Saturday. Was an amazing weekend mate.

[1msx2go]

Certainly was an awesome event, definitely be going again next year. Shame I didn't see you there - would have loved to stop by and say hello...maybe next year :) Funny, that chap Martin from Gamelink was looking...was me :D it was funny, couldn't help but laugh - when Martin told me :) If you have the time, check out my vid from replay. Cheers mate :)

[Trusteft]

Steve this is the first time you annoyed me. Having Lara Croft and only shooting (or uploading) at 480p is not cool! :p

It looks like a great place to be, wish I was there.

[juvvuk]

Hi,

thanks for the vid (sorry i didn't see you at the show) i brought the A4000 black tower last year. this year i brought the Einsteins, CD32, Sataurn and the black A1200 :)

much good gaming was had by all

cheers, Justin

maybe i'll see you at the next show (already building an A1200T for then!)

[techguruuk]

I had to work last weekend, was gutted to miss Replay, ah well - next year!

[witchfinder1976]

Nice vid! Can you add my three REPLAY vids to your list please? :)

[SteveBenway]

@witchfinder1976 Done :)

[PSI236]

This is why I like it, people just chilling around talking about gaming and Youtube and stuff. I think I was a bit like you though, I hardly slept the night before and was falling asleep by 6pm. Overall I enjoyed it about the same as last year, I enjoyed meeting more people this time but it seemed busier and was harder to play on things. On Sunday I managed to play more things, the Sensible Soccer tournament was brill and I tried some things for the first time like Vectrex. Good time!

[TheBladeJunker]

RetrogameDaz doesn't know who you are, he should know. ^_^ 3D Lara Croft (. )( .) , no still funny second hand. I like those mini cabs, wouldn't mind adding one to my collection. Wish I could have been there, I operate the camera and you talk to everybody. ^_^ Very cool event, sounds like you had a great time.

[fritske88]

lol 23.04 at the bar next to the big guy, thats me (the small guy :D)

[SteveBenway]

@fritske88 I see you :)

[ForViewingOnly]

Great video, Steve. I've watched Mark Verheer's video as well - he used a special effect in post-production that made you look really short!

[niceandgames]

Man, looks like an awesome time! I gotta swim over there next year! :)

[edwardszzz]

nerd heaven ? or nerd hell ?

[SteveBenway]

@edwardszzz Geek heaven :)

[emojo1990]

THATS ME!!!! the white screen! they keep shining images on me! make them stop!!!!

[SteveBenway]

@emojo1990 Where? When? What's the time on the video, so I can find you? :)

[fritske88]

if i knew you'd be there i would've come looking for you

[paulb4uk]

I have minecraft and i have loads to learn i am always amazed at the things people create with it .

[futurematt5]

All I can say is ... DROOL!!! (Yeah OK, the games were quite cool but Lara Croft.... ; ) )

Wicked footage Steve, great vibes.

[GamingWithStatoke]

What is that server called? Is it open for anyone

[SteveBenway]

@GamingWithStatoke It's Andy's. I don't know anything about it, except that it exists :)

[futurematt5]

Great video Steve, the essential Replay compendium IMO!! Totally agree about meeting youtubers in person, when you've shared so much stuff it seems totally normal to meet them, such a shame I didn't think of making to the stage area but was waiting for a big call on the PA. Hilarious about the tweeting! Looking forward to seeing everyone else's videos. Really great video dude! Might even make some more comments when I've seen the main bit after your talkie.

[LittleMissIndieRock]

I was there, wow! What a weekend!

[SteveBenway]

@LittleMissIndieRock Yes, I have linked to your video in the info bar below.

Awesome show. I hope you had as much fun as I did :)

[LittleMissIndieRock]

@SteveBenway Cheers! Yep i sure did! I'm on that video too with my dad:p I'm on it from 22:40 - 22:53. I'm in the orange pac man hoodie in the middle and my dad has the green Atari t-shirt! I went last year too and i'm going to go every year too. Wow :D

[SteveBenway]

@LittleMissIndieRock I see you! I was there last year too, and have video of that on here at watch?v=HivMKWmL_4o

I wonder if you're on that one too :)

[GamingWithStatoke]

Wish I could have gone but I don't now anyone who can take, don't have a car and and no one was willing to take me there so and can't exactly afford to stay the night in Blackpool anyway. I will have to try to go to next years one

[revolutionactiondk]

New glasses? Looking sharp there Steve. I have tried meeting up with people like that too and hmm... feels like a dream looking back at it - like it was from another time. I mean, meeting new faces and knowing them so well - surreal. Glad you enjoyed it - I'd love to go some time also.

[SteveBenway]

@revolutionactiondk Same glasses I've been wearing for the past year.

It didn't really feel odd to me, meeting all those other youtubers. What surprised me was when I thought about it and realised I actually hadn't ever been in their company before.

[wrestletube1]

Andy thereallocomaniac was where the live Sid group were playing which was probably the bar.

[wrestletube1]

I recognize that bloody tune in the background throughout the video. What game is it?

[SteveBenway]

@wrestletube1 Music? I didn't know there was any music. It all just sounded like very loud noise to me :)

[EgoShredder]

Atic Bug? Yeah think they have been mentioned on the Atari ST based forums a few times, and are supposed to be very good software dealer.

[SteveBenway]

@EgoShredder From what I saw, they looked very good. Prices seemed to vary from excellent to ridiculous, but most were very much on the decent side, and the quality of the stuff looked excellent.

[wrestletube1]

Sounds fun. Wouldn't travel that far though. If they brought it to the Feltham hotel I would probably drop into it as I'm local. :P

[SteveBenway]

@wrestletube1 It's totally worth the travelling. 125 miles for me, and about 20 more for Dave, which sounds like quite a bit, but then Andy was there from Bournemouth, and Mark Vergeer was there all the way from Holland.

[Hindleyak]

Daz didn't know who you were?! Can't believe that...

I found the "playing Batman on Mega Drive, f*ck yer Arkham City" tweet projected on the wall quite funny.

I want to go again next year, but get there early and experience a full day's experience. Hopefully they'll have an ISS64 tourney. :)

The bit at the end where RetrogamerVX was playing Donkey Kong to the Star Wars music in the background was epic :P

[SteveBenway]

@Hindleyak Daz is kind of oblivious to the youtube community outside of his own channel and those who go on the Retro Gamer forums, so I kind of figured he wouldn't know who I was. I had to go say hello though, just to say I had ;)

We were right next to a modern Star Wars game when Steve was playing Donkey Kong, as opposed to the classic Atari one, or even the 90s Sega one. Looked very funky though.

Pity we didn't get to meet, so hopefully next time :)

[matholton]

It was brilliant fun. Already anticipating next years event!

[AtsumaKarin]

Looks like you had a cracking time, Steve! Wish I'd been there for sure now. :(

So THAT'S what that tweet was about! :D Also: you used my term: "Twitterers!" :D

You didn't have to be there - I literally lolled at the Lara Croft joke! XD

Looks like there were a lot of good things to see and do at the expo. Also nice to see so many familiar faces that I've seen on YouTube! :)

[SteveBenway]

@AtsumaKarin I knew that tweet would raise a few eyebrows, but I just couldn't resist :D

[fleetwoodsucks]

Haha, Sorry for my terrible photography skills. I hope the picture I took of you and Ste was alright

[SteveBenway]

@fleetwoodsucks The pictures are full of character, and you can't ask for more than that. Nice meeting you, even if I didn't know it was you at the time :)

[OutOfMidian]

I wish I didn't get so drunk, I'm still feeling the effects now. Great event though wasn't it. :-D

[SteveBenway]

@OutOfMidian It was brilliant. I avoided the booze, coz I usually wind up with a headache before I get the pleasant effects, and then would've had to ask Dave to pull the car over every 10 miles on the way home so I could pee... lol.

[RetroGamerVX]

...into laura croft you dirty bugger lolol (don't blame you lol)

[RetroGamerVX]

Yup, we definatly did a lot more talking than playing lolol :o) Yes, even though I'd never met you physically before but instantly felt I knew you so felt comfortable :o)

Yes, I enjoyed the huge menu there, and had....meat and potatoe pie lol. Lol, talking about laura croft made you smile ;o)

Woo hoo, I see the scramble I bought on your vid :o) I noticed you zoomed..

I do believe that ukretrogamesaddict is the show director, I have his business card here, or at least I think it was him lol

[SteveBenway]

@RetroGamerVX I can't believe you had meat and potato pie. I had that too! ;)



[RetroGamerVX]

@SteveBenway Wow, what a shocking co-incidence!! lol. My video is rendering now, it's going to take a bloody age lol

[SteveBenway]

@RetroGamerVX I'm very much looking forward to seeing that :)

[28steryan]

@RetroGamerVX Sweet can't wait to see me raping the Vortex and Lara again.

[mission730]

Excellent video mate , the best i`ve seen on youtube

[SteveBenway]

@mission730 Cheers :D

[snicklin99]

I'm on here!!! 24m21s - 24m 23s, I'm the dark haired chap walking from left to right behind the man in the white t-shirt with his hand on his head! I'm famous! Did you go to the after show party? If so, I was on the winning team of the quiz, though plaudits must go to my other team members, not me!

[SteveBenway]

@snicklin99 Top marks spotting yourself there. A very fleeting appearance.

We didn't go to the after party show, as we had to leave quite early. Probably just as well, as I'd have wound up asleep under a table, I was so knackered. Well done being on the winning team :)

[cyanidebreathmintz]

its so cool how you guys all met eachother in real life

next time take drugs to stay awake and beeps and lights will come to the fore xP

[SteveBenway]

@cyanidebreathmintz Haha... I think I'll pass on the drugs... lol.

But yeah, it was great getting to meet everyone face to face. Retro gaming youtube related stuff doesn't get much better than that :D

[lvpepe38]

Looked awesome

[28steryan]

Love the 28 tribute at the end, great meeting you properly this time, as I said if you ever want to come down Blackpool for a piss up and games session your welcome at my lair.

[SteveBenway]

@28steryan It was definitely very cool getting to have a proper chat this time, and the photos are great. I didn't realise at the time that was fleetwoodsucks on the camera. If I find myself in Blackpool looking for a gaming pissup, I know who to call! Cheers :D

[electricadventures]

Thank you for getting a video uploaded so quickly, great seeing part of the event and the atmosphere. Looks like you had a blast. We shall have to see what the future holds for myself (and my Wifey) attending a future event.

[SteveBenway]

@electricadventures If you get the opportunity in the future, I totally recommend going :)

[flynnz]

words can't begin to describe just how jealous I am. Thank you so much for showing this Steve.

[SteveBenway]

@flynnz You get far more gaming conventions in the US, but I think we get the best one :D

[musicmaniac1965]

Cool you had the chance to find another (retro) gamer i also have subscribed to, Mark Vergeer. I bet it was just so much fun finaly meeting your visitors. I wish i could be there....

It must have been a very nice gaming related weekend for all of you guy's/girls :-D

[SteveBenway]

@musicmaniac1965 It was immense fun, and meeting other youtubers was the highlight of the day :)

[musicmaniac1965]

@SteveBenway Yes, i can imagine, as everyone has the same interests, and are nice people! That's why i wished i could be there :-)

I know you also do those chatrooms sometimes, but chatting is still not the same as really being together. Was it a big place with lots of retro stuff?

[musicmaniac1965]

@SteveBenway Never mind the question if it was a big place, i did not get to see the end of your video yet, and suddenly i see your video of the event! Cool! Nice and loud there. I never expected a oldschool gaming event to be THAT big.

[a3HeadedMonkey]

This looks so much fun!

[SteveBenway]

@a3HeadedMonkey It was a total blast :D

[Turnarcades]

@a3HeadedMonkey

Images of the Turnarcades exhibits at 19:47 - specifically our Projectorcade. Thanks for the comments Steve!

[davidhass3lh0ff]

replay was amazing and meeting you and a few other youtubers was a huge bonus but it werent easy to spot other people ;D. console passion a cool shop and i hit that place right away so i dident miss any cool games and picked up a few bargains. i got to place to meany classics systems and im defiantly got back next year.

[SteveBenway]

@davidhass3lh0ff It was very cool meeting you :)

I know what you mean about it being hard to spot people. I met loads, but missed quite a few who I was on the lookout for too, and missed just about every twitterer I was looking for, but then it's hard when you hardly know what they look like... lol.

[lukemorse1]

That was Totally Awesome!! Loved seeing all those old game consoles, pc`s and people from YT. it was pretty funny how when you guys were walking past the steering wheels and I think it was Retr0Rewind who mentioned that the super gun was like the one I had, that was pretty cool. You had such a upbeat voice it sounded like you were really having a blast. Good to see MarkVergeer there as well. It was funny when you tried to talk to Lofarius and he didnt recognize you, The whole event looked great

[SteveBenway]

@lukemorse1 You get mentioned in all the retro gaming circles over here Luke... you're very highly thought of :)

Lorfarius couldn't hear me with all the noise and hadn't spotted me while I was filming him... lol. I went over and chatted with him when I turned the camera off.

I was indeed having a blast :D

[shaurz]

With the companies setting up booths and sponsoring the event, seems like it might become quite big like PAX.

[SteveBenway]

@shaurz Maybe. In some of the early footage you can hear ReplayRetro commenting on the increase in current gen stuff too, which was an interesting point. The balance was okay, but it wouldn't be good to see it slipping further in that direction.

[ukretrogameaddict]

Really great to meet you Steve! i kept seeing the Bollocks tweet popping up on the screen today when it was being retweeted which made me smile : ) if you want i can send you the video, i can't really put it up for obvious reasons lol hope to catch you at another event soon - Rich ( it's really great to meet someone i watch every week in the flesh, kind strange but very cool ! )

[SteveBenway]

@ukretrogameaddict What can I say? You inspired me to abuse the twitter wall... lol! It was great meeting you. Funny thing is, after a time you get used to meeting people you've watched on youtube, so it's like meeting an old friend :)

[darrenwalshsock]

Nice to see some more footage of the event.I did see you briefly but when i looked again you had vanished,however John Hare brought me a beer last night so it wasn't a total loss.Maybe next year i will see you and remember to take my copy of Sensible soccer to get it signed.I have plenty of footage of the cosplay girl's coming up lol :)

[ukretrogameaddict]

@darrenwalshsock looking forward to your steamy XXX cosplay video - you dirty perv : )

[darrenwalshsock]

@ukretrogameaddict Im not sure anything can compete with the dancing i recorded last night at that charity event,but i have definitely taken a liking to the cosplay girls :)

[SteveBenway]

@darrenwalshsock Pity I missed you. Beer from Jon Hare.... cool! And yeah, those cosplay girls were very easy on the eye. Looking forward to seeing your vids :)

[markvergeer]

I totally agree with you on this Steve, it was all about the people. We could have been standing knee deep in sh*te and it would not have mattered, just talking and finding out we actually knew each other was priceless.

[SteveBenway]

@markvergeer That was the thing... we really did know each other... and that made it so easy to just say "hi" and then dive straight into a conversation :)

[markvergeer]

Wow that captured it well! Especially the last bit! :P

Elise and I will edit out video as well and probably have it up by tomorrow. For now it is time to catch some well needed sleep.

[ap3xdotexe]

Cheers for showing some footage, looked like a great event :D Uni wont stop me from going next year!

[SteveBenway]

@ap3xdotexe Excellent. Hope to see you there :)

[TheEPROM9]

I think I need to join you next time!

[shaurz]

@TheEPROM9 Same here!

[SteveBenway]

@TheEPROM9 Do :)

[Firthy2002]

Definitely going to this next year! Will make extra sure I calendar in the date and book the weekend off work!

Mega PCs crop up on eBay now and again. They go for several hundred quid though.

[SteveBenway]

@Firthy2002 Yes, those MegaPCs do command a pretty penny. Hope to see you next year :)

[gazcbm]

@Firthy2002 That was my MegaPC on display, just sorry I only had one game for people to play on

[narox]

What a great gaming event! Approximately how many people attended the event? Anyone know?

[SteveBenway]

@narox I couldn't tell you, but it was a lot.

[kazxena]

I have to go next year, it sounded like a blast.

[SteveBenway]

@kazxena I highly recommend it. It's an amazing event :)

[ImperialProductions]

Looked like great fun, I hope to be able to join you at the next one!

[SteveBenway]

@ImperialProductions If you can, do. It's totally worth it :)

[zombieAndy1979]

What a totally awesome day ! Was really great to meet up, hang out and talk about computers, was an absolute blast !. Really great footage of the Expo Steve .. and yes, that "3D" Lara was really great ;) .... I wanna get next year's ticket already !

[SteveBenway]

@zombieAndy1979 It was awesome meeting you Andy, and hanging out in our little group made the event even more special :)

[murrayefc78]

That looked fantastic steve. Youve inspired me definatly going to make it next year.

[SteveBenway]

@murrayefc78 I totally recommend it :)

[gabbogabbo]

That looked like an amazing time! Ill have to check out your links for sure. The green haired chick looks like katie perry, which is ok by me!

[SteveBenway]

@gabbogabbo There were some very nice looking young ladies there, I can tell you :)

[RetroBob2084]

Hey Steve, good to see you again and to meet Mark. Agree with your thoughts on "the people" being a highlight. Also, loved the talks too.

[SteveBenway]

@RetroBob2084 I completely missed all of the talks... too busy chatting with everyone. Great to meet you again :)

[cmdfarsight]

Would love to have been there - hopefully meet you there next year!

[SteveBenway]

@cmdfarsight That would be very cool :)

[Retr0Rewind]

Excellent Video I really enjoyed it. Same time next year :) Yes and the 3D was quite amazing!!!! Do you think Jon Hare is still on the loose :)

[SteveBenway]

@Retr0Rewind I just wonder if any of the people we thought might be him actually were Jon Hare... lol :D

[retrocomputerkidkris]

i will go to replay next time

[SteveBenway]

@retrocomputerkidkris I can totally recommend it :)