Better late than never.

Well it's been officially a week since the Game Gallery Newgrounds meetup in Langhorne, PA happened, and I figured I had better write something now or it'll never happen.

First and foremost, IT WAS A GREAT TIME! I had a lot of positive feedback from attendees about the event, everybody saying what a great time they had. We had OVER DOUBLE the amount of attendees since the last arcade meetup I hosted in December in Berlin, NJ. We had so many talented people gathered in once place it was insane. Even Tom Fulp, Ivan Almighty, Phantom Arcade, and Spazzkid pulled up! I can't begin to describe how good it made me feel to have you all come out and play games with this humble goose. Truly a forever memory!

Now about the event itself: I got there around 2 p.m. and some Newgrounders were already there. After getting our wristbands for the arcade, we headed to Pizza Pie II (don't ask what happened to Pizza Pie 1) and got some food. As people arrived, we directed them down to the quaint pizza joint. Eventually, some of us who were finished eating headed up to the arcade, where more people continued to arrive. Some were even handing out posters, stickers, and drawing in each others' sketchbooks. Hell, I even sold a Polaroid CRT TV I picked up in the morning on whim to @coby. Most attendees were split between playing games inside and hanging out on the sidewalk outside. Eventually, some of us headed to Brother's Pizza (don't ask about Sister's Pizza) for dinner. As the day started winding down, people started leaving little-by-little, with some heading to a nearby Round 1 for karaoke. Eventually, it was just me and @imprez playing pinball till closing time. He got a firsthand pinball education from yours truly (@IvanAlmighty got one too at the 2023 YESTERcades meetup) and he improved his score with every game he played. After we said our goodbyes, I hit the road for the 2 hour drive home.

Thanks again for everyone who came out and anyone who helped me in any way during the event.

The next one will be at the PINBALL GALLERY in Malvern, PA sometime in late August or September.

Keep your eyes peeled on the Newgrounds' news feed and on the Newgrounds Meetups Discord channel.

Deuces Gooses!