Tshirts, Free Food/drink and Virtua Fightin’! Oh My!
Is it me or did I collect more swag this year?
I finally had time to sort through the swag I got from the PAX 2011 exhibit hall. It seems like this year’s loot was more abundant than previous years too. This can easily be explained however, by the fact that I spent so much time in the exhibit halls at this year’s expo compared to other years. I thought I’d just make my rounds to all the booths and ‘see what there was’, but that quickly changed.
Just like every year, there was just too much to see and do(and grab). Circling the hall more than a few times in search of a lost friend also added to the time spent there. The exhibit hall was packed and the lines to play games were ridiculous. PAX has become soo big over the last few years, and it’s only gonna get more crowded!
I must also mention that PAX-goers have to be some of the nicest people!! I saw a guy walking around with the blow-up Mass Effect Omniblade and asked him where he got it. He said that it was by the Mass Effect booth but he had an extra one AND I could have it!!! Can you believe it??
After sifting through, here’s what I kept:
(Not shown are a few more items, that I’m giving away or ebayin’)
The 1UP/IGN Tees have to be among my favorite items.
SEGA knows how to throw a Party!
I also made it into the SEGA Gameworks party on Saturday night, despite the lengthy, down the street and around the block lineup. Free food, drink and 2 hours free play + 30 credits for ticket games, Boy oh boy was that fun!
I ended up getting a cool Sonic the Hedgehog ball for 200 tickets! I also got a smaller Sonic the Hedgehog hacky sack but I was nice enough to give it away to a friend 
Free Games for All!!! Can you say AWESOME?
Challenger Comes
Sega brought Virtua Fighter 5 Final Showdown machines direct from Japan just for PAX! I’ve been a longtime Virtua Fighter fan since the first game. I remember spending lunches (and other times when we used to skip class) in the corner store playing Virtua Fighter with my older bro. It was great to have the opportunity to meet and challenge so many different Virtua Fighter fans at Gameworks. Thank you SEGA!! iPlayWinner posted a vid here
Shout out to ChanChai! Thanks for the tips!
Me Versus Rez
One player told me as I sat down to play “Um, just to let you know, I’m really good at this game”. Umm, okay.. I couldn’t help but see my older bro nodding approvingly as I beat that person and then another guy after that. Even if I only beat a couple of them, it was all in good fun. Got a free cute panda tattoo for playing!
