PSPs at regionals [Archive]

Capt.ArD

14-01-2006, 14:13

ok, who's got a PSP, and what regionals are you going to?

I do, and have Medieval, Battlefront 2, and Twisted metal. I am going to VCU and Atlanta. the regional, not nationals.

I want to get some LAN gaming going. Maybe if you have 1.5 we can play some UT2 or DOOM. Any wifi homebrew is cool.

Adam Richards

14-01-2006, 14:16

Am I the only one who thinks robots are the main attraction of a regional, and there isn't a need for more distraction? :(

Koko Ed

14-01-2006, 14:21

I'll be bringing my PSP on the bus (strictly Madden for me)for the 20 hour trip to Atlanta but I'm not bringing it anywhere near the venue. Too many other things to do.

Hunter Levesque

14-01-2006, 14:21

I have Hotshots golf open tee and ridge racer. I also plan to have SOCOM:fireteam bravo by the time of the regionals. I'll be at the Hartford and Philadelphia.

SenseiSkins

14-01-2006, 14:24

Capt.ArD

14-01-2006, 14:32

Am I the only one who thinks robots are the main attraction of a regional, and there isn't a need for more distraction

I am an animation guy, and am not allowed to work in the pit, nor be on flight. So other than strolling around the pit area and goofing off with other teams, i don't do alot. I've been to 4 competitions so far, and i could've used a PSP at all of them.
Anyway, i figured it would be a good way to meet people, and maybe have a bit of fun.

Vince lau

16-01-2006, 10:11

I have one, i'm going to use it as a portable scouting data base. I'll be at Toronto and maybe Waterloo regional

Excelsior

16-01-2006, 16:56

Much better question:

Who is bringing their DS to their regionals?

Lil' Lavery

16-01-2006, 17:39

I am an animation guy, and am not allowed to work in the pit, nor be on flight. So other than strolling around the pit area and goofing off with other teams, i don't do alot. I've been to 4 competitions so far, and i could've used a PSP at all of them.
Anyway, i figured it would be a good way to meet people, and maybe have a bit of fun.
Hey, your allowed to be on flight! Both Cohen and Tristian were arm drivers in '04.

Mr.Fraggs

16-01-2006, 19:36

who cares sean :) we trying to get a point across of getting a PSP "lan" going
i dont have one :ahh:

Andrew Blair

16-01-2006, 19:46

Flight!? We're still calling it drive team! It must be that Lavery guy brainwashing you with his NASA rhetoric. Geesh...

MrBlack298

16-01-2006, 20:12

:cool: I am definetley bringing mine. I have Metal Gear Ac!d, Hot shots golf: open tee, grand theft auto liberty city stories, and socom fireteam bravo. I have a 2.6, i wish i kept my 1.5 with all my emus lol. I am going to be at the hartford and philli regionals

considering that I am with Skins and Hunter, I will be going to Hartford and Philly as well. I have Lumines and Wipeout Pure, and I want to get GTA: LCS sometime soon.

JamesBrown

16-01-2006, 21:36

I think what alot of people on smaller teams forget is that there are teams with 40+ kids on them, we only have 10 kids and it is difficult to keep them all busy at a regional.

xtremehumanheat

17-01-2006, 13:47

ill be going to NJ regional and to atlanta with my psp but now i dont have games cause i havent found time to get them.

TheAnsweris42

18-01-2006, 12:04

Heck I'll prolly have mine... I have GTA, NFS Most Wanted, Coded Arms (kinda sucks), and MGA. Hoping to have Socom by that time too, though

dorime

13-02-2007, 23:21

ME, I'll be goin to Denver. I'll probably only bring GTA. If anyone else is going to Colorado tell me and I might bring whatever if you wanna have the WiFi goin.

Taylor

14-02-2007, 06:34

If any of the kids on our team bring a PSP or similar device off the bus and into the venue, I am not going to be a very happy camper. FIRST presents so many opportunities to meet people from all over (even as far away as San Juan, PR) with common interests, common experiences, and really cool robots to look at/watch. Tons of scouting, marketing, fun-having in general. If somebody would rather spend his/her time playing video games, then that person quite honestly just doesn't get it.
Even if the regional gets "boring" (which I still don't understand, but I guess when you pass that 20-year-mark your attention span increases by about 2 hours), the kids are on a college campus with all the excitement and trappings. At BMR, they could go on a guided tour of a proton accelerator, nuclear reactor, airport, lots of excessively cool stuff that I would have killed to be able to do when I was in HS. Plus, especially for high schoolers, college students are HOT!
To say I'd rather play video games than experience all this is a slap in the face to FIRST, to the staff and volunteers that planned and worked on the regional, to the host university, to other teams, to my own teammates, and to myself. I would be robbing myself of the experience of a lifetime.

Choi9111

14-02-2007, 18:35

Any body going to kansas city regional? i have: dynasty warriors 2, Naruto (narutomite), nfs carbon, street supremecy, SW battlefront 2, guilty gear judgement, blade dancer, katamari and me, ghost in shell, and sum others but i cant remember them.

ZeetherKID77

15-02-2007, 19:33

I have a DS :cool:

geodaman191

16-03-2007, 09:19

i got one, i jhave MLB 06 the show, and both socoms, so if you want to play against me let me know.

Jeremiah Johnson

18-03-2007, 15:23

I think boiler has hit the head on the nail. There shouldn't be any games at the venues. I didn't even allow my team to bring their systems or games to the hotel because we planned some activities with team 107. However, someone on 107 brought a PS2 and they were held up in that room.

No offense, I just don't get how students can give up an experience this easily. And don't call playing someone over WIFI meeting new people. Meeting new people is a person-to-person thing.