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So we're having a No Apparent Reason Party tomorrow night. Wanna come?
It's hard to believe that Destructoid's Miami NARP begins in less than 24 hours. Time flies when you're passing out two thousand flyers, illegally taping posters to Taco Bell drive-thrus, and juggling the logistics of a little hometown gaming event. I'm so happy! I'm so scared! Special huge and perverse thanks to our headline sponsor Goozex for making all possible. We'd be at home naked on the sofa playing Left 4 Dead otherwise. Not that it's a bad thing either, but it's better to be naked together.
Gamertag Radio will be hosting a special edition of their podcast and also scheduled to make a special announcement at midnight (tease tease), SFX-360 and GameWars will be hosting the $200 2v2 Gears of War 2 and $200 Halo 3 tournaments ($10 per team), and Destructoid and AGA will be presenting the $100 Super Smash Bros. Brawl tournament (free), and everything will be streamed live (barring internet issues) here and on R3Y's Gameday. Check out the video above from the last South Florida event as you may recognize some faces from the Dtoid community.
Random prizes will also be awarded for unnatural prowess displayed in Left 4 Dead, Street Fighter II, Rock Band 2, and whatever we put on my Dreamcast at the last minute, plus random door prizes for early birds. You have to utterly suck at gaming and punctuality to leave empty-handed, lest you pick up some swag from Epic Sugarworks. We're also pleased to formally announce a live performance by Guitar Atomik at 11pm. Don't wear panties, ladies. It's gonna rock!
The final schedule of events follows after the jump. Hope you can make it!
The event is held at 11200 S.W. 8th Street inside Florida International University's Gracie's Grill. Just head to the main building where the restaurants are, then just walk towards the shrieking noises. If you see a guy with a pink wig and bathrobe or some other dude in a robot helmet, you've arrived, my friend.
Also, I came.
NARP SCHEDULEFront Room (Registration area, Brawl Tournament area, retro freeplay area)
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6pmBegin early tournament registration
Casual / freeplay equipment in front room setup (SNES, PS3, Dreamcast, etc)
7pmAGA presents a history of anime and video games
8pmDJ Grrrlpwr set begins, SFX-360 introduces competing teams
Music spins for 2 hours in front room as back room opens
10pmPreliminary matches for Brawl tournament registration end.
Gamertag Radio show begins, final match and prizes awarded
Back Room (Guitar Hero stage, Gears 2/Halo 3 Tournament Area/Left 4 Dead)
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8pmDoors open
SFX-360 podcast begins
R3Y's Gameday broadcast begins
Halo 3 tournament begins
Gears 2 tournament begins
Rock Band freeplay begins
Left 4 Dead freeplay begins
Food served
10pmRock Band 2 prize challenge ends
11pmGuitar Atomik live performance
11:30Doors to both rooms open up for wind-down
Gamertag Radio, Destructoid, R3Y, SFX-360 join on stage
Tournaments wrap-up, Raffle winners announced
Game on until they kick us out!
Lights OutAle House afterparty (Kendall Drive)
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5:14 PM on 11.20.2008
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Vonneuton - what's wrong with sleeping at the Ale House? :)
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