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Tubaticisms 5-3-09: NARP! and Cell Phones are Terrible Cameras
Tubatic \| 9:16 AM on 05.03.2009	17 comments

+ BALTIMORE/DC/VA NARP! Very awesome. I watched the Fifth Element on Blu-Ray with Samit, Topher, Superflossy and Cataract. Also, I proved that I suck at fighting games. It was very cool just hanging out with a house full of gamers and all around cool people.

+ Random poor quality pics are splayed throughout this post. No doubt a proper recap is coming from someone.

+ I've FINALLY gotten a chance to play AMMO. I ran around chasing people with a bag of oranges. I'll definitely pick it up when it hits Community Games.

+ I was a comfortable arm rest for Adam Dork through out the evening. It was great.

+ I'm so socially awkward. I wanted to introduce myself to everybody, but it was like we all already know each other and just chilled. Such is Destructoid and the vibe of gamers. I never *actually* met Nick Chester, Cowzilla, or Johnathan Ross, but I ended up breathing down each of their necks at some point during the night. It was the most amazing close encounter with internet fame in my life.

For them, it was Saturday.

+ HOLY CRAP Hito has some awesome AV Gear!!!! Kudos to you sir, for hosting these NARPs and trusting a bunch of random dudes from the internet with your stuff.

+ I've played Waku Waku 7. That makes 12 people in the whole entire world. Woot!

+ Samit found a way to compare AMMO to 3 on 3 NHL. His sporting brilliance knows no bounds.

+ HAPPY BIRTHDAY TOPHER! Journalism.

+ Powerstone was played nearly nonstop for like 6 hours during the NARP. I did not expect this.

+ Score: 9/10 - So Pringles

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17 comments | showing # 1 to 17

Dead Movie Star

Welcome to the Waku Waku 7 club!

I hear you are not a woodcutter.

Doomsday Forte

Man, I wanna go to one of these things, but there's none at all near where I am. =\

NihonTiger90

I wish I could have gone. Damn my work schedule. Damn it to hell.

Shin Oni

You know....there was a shitload of Power Stone 2 play going on. Blame my friend for that though as she's a Diehard powerstone 2 player.

Seriously, you and Rockvillan snuck out last night without me knowing. I know I didn't get a chance to talk it up with you much but usually when you were downstairs I was up and vice versa.

STILLL good shit.

Spectral

Waku Waku 7 is a crazy ass game. I loved the randomness of it. Can't wait to play it again. Who were you actually, Tubatic? I'm trying to recap everyone and I can't seem to match faces with names apparently

HarassmentPanda

Tubatic! It was good seeing you are the NARP! Thanks for actually laughing at half the conversations we were having... instead of staring in terror.

Zen Albatross

Really depressed that I missed this. Have another NARP when I'm not impoverished so I can meet all you Baltimoarians.

Dexter345

I'm jealous! Wish I were there.

Kryptinite

Like everyone else..I wish I was there.

Tubatic

@Spectral

I was random black dude #4 - with the glasses.

@HarrasmentPanda

Yeah! You and keener were awesome!

Definitely looking forward to the next one!

Cataract

Glad to have met you, along with everyone else. Shit was cash money.

ScottyG

Heh, were you the guy by the staircase that I kept saying excuse me to as I walked by every 5 minutes? ^_^

I hear you though. There was plenty of people I didn't introduce myself to, including you apparently. Definitely a fun weekend! <3

AgentMOO

Good to see you man, the party was a great time

casualweaponry

I was the other random black dude, wearing the striped shirt in that first pic up there.

It was great meeting you!

Spectral

Yeah, awesome time.

superflossy

yay! awesome to finally meet you tubatic! ooooh, also, please bring mrs. tubatic next time! <3

Samit Sarkar

Great meeting you, man. Keep sending great Podtoid questions!

Also, I can connect damn near anything to sports or sports games. Somehow.

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