Tuesday, September 30th, 2008 - Quake 3? YES! - Discuss On Our Message Board Here
Friday, September 5th, 2008 - Registration Open! - Discuss On Our Message Board Here
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Most of you know the drill. We've only been doing this for...8 years now! So start spreading the word. The party is on.
Important Notice: November 1st is Halloween weekend. Schedule your Halloween parties for that Friday night and not Saturday! Saturday night the time will also change at 2am, falling back to 1am. So we get an extra hour of Ghetto for free! |
Sunday, June 30th, 2008 - Ghetto Lanparty 28 Announced! - Discuss On Our Message Board Here
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defend their Counter-Strike 1.6 title? Will Rafik a.k.a. LostCause kick everyone's ass in Quake 4? Will Steven Holt prove once again he has spent the most time learning how to play the Guitar Hero series? We will find out the answers to these questions and more at Ghetto Lanparty 28. I know it's 4 month away, but time flies these days and I want everyone have good advanced notice. Make sure you take off work. Us nerds don't get to hang out very much anymore. I know you can spare one day to gather up in Denton with us. And remember, even though the economy is going to hell, gas prices through the roof-- Ghetto is still only $15! Registration will be open in a few days. In the mean time allow yourself to be content with the fact that we are still here, and still love you, and still want you all to come nerd up with us. :-) |
Wednesday, May 7th, 2008 - We need help... - Discuss On Our Message Board Here
Help us find a room for Ghetto Lanparty 28!
| Arophon and I have been
searching the Dallas/Fort Worth area for hotels/convention centers/etc.,
really any venue that has a large room in which we could hold Ghetto
Lanparty. It seems to be more difficult than we originally thought.
A place that will let us rent overnight has disqualified many places, but
other than this, we don't really have any other requirements. If you run across any hotels, meeting facilities, abandoned warehouses, ANYTHING, please grab a phone number and send it our way. You can email them to me via SuperCricket@ghettolanparty.com or post up in the Message Board. The Denton Civic Center is ours for November, and for all of 2009 and beyond. We have struck up a deal with the Civic Center that will allow us to pick out dates ahead of time without having to pay everything up front. This way we can finally start reserving dates well into the future without having to pay thousands of dollars all at once. However, if we want to get another Ghetto in before November (we really need to) we have to find a place. I think it will be fun to do one Ghetto in some other random place in D/FW anyway! If you have any ideas, let us know! |
Tuesday, April 1st, 2008 - New sponsorship!!!! - Discuss On Our Message Board Here
Intel to Sponsor Ghetto Lanparty for $85,000!
Ghetto Lanparty 28 at Gaylord Texan Resort
NO ADMISSION FEE - Paid for by Intel Inc.
For Immediate Release
Dallas, Texas - Texas' Largest frequent gaming event, Ghetto Lanparty, is pairing up with Intel Inc. These two powerhouse organizations are uniting to bring gamers in the Southern half of America together. A contract has been negotiated between Ghetto Lanparty and Intel Inc. that is valid through 2012. With Intel's sponsorship, Ghetto Lanparty will continue to bring gamers together, offering big high paying tournaments for the gaming community.
Jimix with some of the money Intel has given us...
So there you have it folks. I'll open registration soon, and remember, you don't have to pay this time! Everything is free! If you have any questions message me on AIM via "Cricket414" or send an email to me like usual (SuperCricket@ghettolanparty.com).
Thursday, March 6th, 2008 - Snowday! - Discuss On Our Message Board Here
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Hopefully Jim and I can announce things about the next lanparty to everyone soon. In the mean time enjoy this snowman I built. Party on. |
Friday, February 8th, 2008 - Ghetto 27 Coverage - Discuss On Our Message Board Here
Click below for the full wrapup of Ghetto Lanparty 27, complete with 160+ pictures, tournament results, and more!
Ghetto Lanparty 27
Happened Feb. 2nd, 2008
171 Attendees - Denton Civic Center
Friday, February 2nd, 2008 - Ghetto TODAY! - Discuss On Our Message Board Here
Ghetto Lanparty 27
TODAY starting 1:00PM!
Saturday February 2nd, 2008 from 1:00PM to Sunday 7:00AM
Denton Civic Center
321 E. McKinney St.
Denton, TX 76201
SUPERCRICKET'S PHONE (IF YOU GET LOST, ETC.): 817/713-7472
The Counter-Strike tournament will start at about 5:00PM, so be there on TIME!
Info below:
*** Security and Check-in Procedure
*** Directions to the Denton Civic Center!
*** Tournaments at Ghetto Lanparty 26
*** The Registered Attendees List
*** WHAT TO BRING! (MOST IMPORTANT)
*** REFRESHMENTS/FOOD
*** WHAT WILL BE PROVIDED TO YOU!
*** Console Gamers (Xbox, Xbox360, PS2, PS3, etc.)
*** Tentative Schedule
*** Frequently Asked Questions
*** CONTACT INFO
FIRST, DON'T FORGET A POWER STRIP! People forget this item a lot, and all we run to the table is an extension cord. We don't have the money to buy 250 power strips, so don't forget! Also go through the checklist below of everything else to bring, you'd be surprised what you might be forgetting. :)
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Security and Check-in Procedure
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At this
lanparty we are trying to keep the event tight as a drum. No one is allowed in
the public park next to the Civic Center after 10, and no one should be out
around random parts outside the building. We have a dedicated security team for
this event to keep the world in order.
When you arrive at the Civic Center, please come and check in at the front desk.
You will receive a wristband to prove you gave us your small entrance fee of
$15. We do hand checks throughout the night, and have embarrassed many gamers
over the past lanparties who have tried to pull one over on us. We make hardly
any profit at these events, and many times we loose money, so please help us
out.
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Directions to the Denton Civic Center!
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Directions can also be found at the INFO section of the website under the "Info and Directions to the Denton Civic Center" section.
Ghetto Lanparty 26
Saturday February 2nd, 2008 from 1:00PM to Sunday 7:00AM
Denton Civic Center
321 E. McKinney St.
Denton, TX 76201
SUPERCRICKET'S PHONE (IF YOU GET LOST, ETC.): 817/713-7472
Type that address into Mapquest, along with your own, and hopefully it will give you a good set of directions to the Civic Center.
FROM FORT WORTH, ARLINGTON, and WEST SIDE OF METROPLEX:
Head North on I-35 West until you get into Denton. Take the exit for Highway 377 and take a LEFT at the light. Head down Highway 377, you will go through a few stop lights. You are looking for PERL street. You will also see a sign that says FOR MCKINNEY STREET, USE PERL STREET. Take a RIGHT on PERL street, you will see a NORTHSTAR BANK on the corner where you should be turning. Stay on PERL STREET which turns into MCKINNEY street, you will pass through a stoplight and after that will see the Civic Center on your left. If you pass a Golden Chick chicken restaurant you have gone too far.
FROM DALLAS, MESQUITE, and EAST SIDE OF METROPLEX:
Head North on I-35 East until you get into Denton. Take the exit for Highway 377 and take a RIGHT at the light. Head down Highway 377, you will go through a few stop lights. You are looking for PERL street. You will also see a sign that says FOR MCKINNEY STREET, USE PERL STREET. Take a RIGHT on PERL street, you will see a NORTHSTAR BANK on the corner where you should be turning. Stay on PERL STREET which turns into MCKINNEY street, you will pass through a stoplight and after that will see the Civic Center on your left. If you pass a Golden Chick chicken restaurant you have gone too far.
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Tournaments at
Ghetto Lanparty 27
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We will have these Ghetto-run official
tournaments:
* Counter-Strike 5 Man ($1000 Cash Prize - If enough
paying teams)
* Quake 4 1v1 Tournament
* Halo 3
* Trackmania Nations Racing Game
* Guitar Hero
More info will be announced at the party. Aside from the tournament everyone
else will be playing random games just for fun, so don't worry if none of those
5 events interest you.
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The Registered Attendees List
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If you didn't sign up and appear on the registered list, you can still come to the lanparty, although we frown on not signing up, because it surprises us. However, we will still let you in as long as we have room. If you are worried about making the drive, call my cellphone at 817/713-7472 to make sure we still have seats. We have NEVER been forced to turn anyone away!
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WHAT TO BRING!
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1. POWER STRIP (we don't have 200 of these to hand out)
2. Monitor
3. Monitor power cord
4. CPU
5. CPU power cord
6. Mouse
7. Mouse pad
8. HEADPHONES - NO SPEAKERS ALLOWED!
9. Keyboard
10. Joystick
(if you are flying in Battlefield 2 or whatnot)11. Drivers CD's for your network card, etc. just in case
12. Television and console (PS2, PS3, Xbox, Xbox360, etc. if you are console gaming)
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REFRESHMENTS/FOOD
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As always, we will be ordering Dominos pizza. $5
gets you half of a large pizza, can't beat that deal with a stick!
We will have Dr. Pepper and Coca-Cola products on ice as always, free for
everyone.
We will have Red Bull, Rockstar, Gatorade, and other caffeine related products
for sale to keep you folks awake.
There are also fast food joints located all around the Civic Center, as it is in
the heart of Denton.
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WHAT WILL BE PROVIDED TO YOU!
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A seat at a table, 3 people per 8 foot table
A 10/100 switched network connection with the network cable
POWER! However, you will need a power strip to plug into the extension cord
A loving nerdy staff to help you make it all work
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Console Gamers (Xbox, Xbox360, PS2, PS3, etc.)
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For you console gamers, we will have a small area for you guys to come game.
Feel free to bring your TVs and consoles up to the Civic Center for some gaming.
We realize not all of us gamers stick to the keyboard these days.
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Tentative Schedule
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1:00pm Saturday - DOORS OPEN!
5ish - Counter-Strike tournament signups
5ish - Counter-Strike tournament begins
10ish - Pizza arrives, bring up lights and raffle door prizes
10pm+ - Trackmania, Halo 3, Guitar Hero, Quake 4 competitions
Midnight-7am - Loads of gaming and leeching until the sun comes up
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Frequently Asked Questions
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What is the earliest we can come to the lanparty? Due to setting up the network, tables, etc., we ask that you please don't arrive earlier than 1 PM. People setting up their computers while we are still trying to set up tables is a real pain.
What if I didn't get signed up in time, can I still come? If you realize you haven't signed up, but would still like to come, this is not a problem. You must remember, we give priority to those who DID sign up, so it would be wise to call my cell phone (817-713-7472) to check and see if there is enough room. You will also get a rather large boot in the ass at the door for not signing up. ;-)
What are all the prices for a Ghetto Lanparty? The only required is the $15 entry fee, this covers your seat, power, network, and unlimited drinks. Options include ($5 for half a large 1 topping pizza, $5 entry fee for Counter-Strike tournament, $1.50 cold bottle of Bawls, $.50 misc. candy items)
Where else can I eat if I don't want pizza? There are many different places to eat in Denton. The closest is a Golden Chick next to the Civic Center, for anything else you will have to just drive throughout Denton. We try to keep it so you don't have to leave the Civic Center if you don't want to, by bringing in pizza and lots of drinks.
How do the Counter-Strike tournament, and other tournaments work? Signups for these tournaments are taken AT the lanparty. We will call for them over the PA system. If you don't have a full team, or you want to join a team, simply tell us when we call for signups. Then we can try and get a team formed for you. The Counter-Strike tournament has a $5 per person fee which goes towards the tournament winners prizes. The Battlefield 1942 and any other tournaments are all free for everyone.
What if I don't have the games installed on my computer? Most every game can be procured from our GameFiles server. Instructions on how to do this come on your sheet you get when you come in the door, as well as on the in-lan webpage.
I have another question, do you have the answer? Most likely, message me on AIM via the screen name Cricket414 for the best response. Or if the question is very important call my cellphone at 817-713-7472 any time this weekend, day or night. Just ask for Kyle or SuperCricket or "someone from Ghetto Lanparty" and we can help you out.
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CONTACT INFO
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To call me, SuperCricket, a.k.a. Kyle, call
817/713-7472 and ask for Kyle or SuperCricket
I will have this phone on ALL day. If you get lost, give a ring, if you have a question, give a ring, but don't call to shoot the bull, we'll be pretty busy trying to get set up. If you also need to give a relative/parent a phone number for a contact at the lan, you may give them this number as well. :)
Over 200 people are now signed up for the lanparty tomorrow. It should be a pretty good time! I hope all of you nerds, geeks, guys, and gals can make it out tomorrow to hang out with us. See you all in Denton!
Wednesday, January 30th, 2008 - 2 Days Till Ghetto 27! - Discuss On Our Message Board Here
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2 Days Until Ghetto Lanparty 27! In case you forgot: Ghetto Lanparty 27 Saturday, February 2nd, 2008 (1:00PM) to Sunday 7:00AM Denton Civic Center, Denton, Texas
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The days are ticking down, the signups keep trickling in, and signs are that we will have a pretty nifty party this Saturday. I have been working furiously on the Counter-Strike and Quake 4 servers, so hopefully they will be in line for the party. I have spruced up the DC++ server, and we will have 2 mirrored servers with all the game files you will need. We will have Battlefield 2 servers, original Quake 3, and Counter-Strike:Source running.
I will also have a big projector for us to throw down Halo 2 and Guitar hero on, or for people to just watch a family guy episode or what not. This will be right next to the console tables for those who are opting to bring a TV and Console game setup.
Stay tuned for the final blast of info tomorrow, mainly aimed at all of you newbies. And remember, if you aren't registered, DO SO NOW! It's the only way we will know how many chairs/tables to set up for the event. Also, get your computers clean and tidy, and make sure you don't show up at Ghetto with a virus laden machine. :-)
Wednesday, January 23rd, 2008 - Quake 4 Goodies - Discuss On Our Message Board Here
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Razer has sent us two of their nifty Diamondback 3G gaming mice along with assorted other schwag for the upcoming lanparty. One will be going to the winner of the Quake 4 competition and we will give the other out in the raffle! Please check the Registered Attendees List and make sure your name is on it! If not, get signed up! More news to come soon as the days tick down to Ghetto 27. |
Monday, January 7th, 2008 - Tournament/Competition List - Discuss On Our Message Board Here
Alright ladies and gents. Jim a.k.a. Arophon and I are proud to present the official spread of competitions and activities for Ghetto Lanparty 27, which I must also mention is one month away. Keep in mind us staff can only organize so many games for you to play. There are just too many people at Ghetto for us to please everyone, so if you feel like organizing some random tournament in some other game, we will gladly help. You may use our PA system to gather gamers. At any rate, here is what's going down...
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5 Man/Woman Counter-Strike v1.6 Format: Double Elimination Entry Fee: $10 per person ($50 per team) Prizes: 1st - $625, 2nd - $250, 3rd - $125 (If 16 playing teams--usually always is.)
Our bread and butter, the tournament we've been doing since day one. Visit this page for the rules and what not. Most all of you have fought in Ghetto Lanparty's CS tournament before, but for those that haven't the rules page will give you a pretty good idea of how it goes down. |
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Trackmania Nations (Great Racing Game) DOWNLOAD FOR FREE HERE Format: Best Clocked Time... it's a racing game you know Entry Fee: NONE Prizes: To Be Announced (Depends on our sponsors)
This game was created for those llamas who run the Electronic Sports World Cup. However, since it was a game created solely for tournaments, it is FREE TO DOWNLOAD. So all you cheap bastards like me can go download it right now and start playing. It's a pretty simple racing game but it's really fun to play against other people. Learn some of the tracks and come to Ghetto ready to throw down. I downloaded this game while completely drunk at Quakecon in August and learned it in about 5 minutes. Look down, see the left, right, up, and down arrow keys? That's all you need. ;-) |
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Quake 4 1 vs. 1 Format: One-on-One Single Elimination Entry Fee: NONE Prizes: To Be Announced (Depends on our sponsors)
Quake 4 is still the first person shooter that most of you guys/gals seem to play. We had 20ish players in the last tournament in the Summer. I know some of you want Unreal Tournament 3 or something else, but there are too many of you to please! Anyway, fight some other players in Quake 4 until we burn this game out. Mmkay? |
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Console Game Competitions (Besides your computer, bring your television, Xbox, Xbox360, PS2, or PS3! Email me for more info SuperCricket@ghettolanparty.com) |
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Halo 2 or 3 (Depends on how many of YOU bring your Xbox or Xbox360) Format: 2 vs 2 Teams - Single Elimination Entry Fee: NONE Prizes: To Be Announced (Depends on our sponsors)
For a while now we have had lots of good Halo console action at the lanparty. My man Garrick usually organizes this at the lanparty, and it really depends on how many folks show up with their consoles. Usually we have 10 or more two-man/woman teams to play. It doesn't matter if you are good or not, it's just fun to play. So if you have a console and TV and want to bring it instead of a computer, feel free! Or bring both! |
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Guitar Hero 1 or 2 or 3 or Rock Band Format: 1 on 1, or maybe teams of 2, who knows, we'll decide at the party Entry Fee: NONE Prizes: To Be Announced (Depends on our sponsors)
Oh yeah I'm pumped about this one and I suck so incredibly bad at Guitar Hero. Anyway, again this depends on all of you chumps bringing your TVs, consoles, guitars, and what not. Like Halo, this is another gamer-run tournament. You gamers will determine the specifics of this competition at the lanparty on Feb. 2nd. Just make sure you pack your console goodies right next to your computer!
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Hopefully those 5 games will please the majority of you all. If you have any suggestions or you would like to bitch at Jim and I for any reason, or if you need relationship advice or anything else, feel free to email me (SuperCricket@ghettolanparty.com).
Stay tuned for more as the days count down to Ghetto 27. Go Cowboys.
Wednesday, January 4th, 2008 - Ghetto One Month Away - Discuss On Our Message Board Here
Ghetto Lanparty 27 - February 2nd, 2008
Register Now!
My drunken stupor has worn off from New Years and the holidays, and we are now one month away from Ghetto Lanparty 27. The next month will be full of announcements on the tournaments and sponsors, and today's news posting is no different. Remember to get registered for the lanparty so we can plan this thing out like usual.
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Razer has been around for a long time, and I'm glad to see them in good form and trying to spread their good name and products back around the gaming community. They have some pretty slick mouse products for us computer gaming folk, so check them out. If it's been a while since you checked out what they have to offer, hit up their website. (http://www.razerzone.com) |
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Velocity Micro builds mean gaming machines that do not cost twice what they should like some other companies we all know of. If you are in the market for a new PC and aren't into the tougher do-it-yourself method, check out their website. (http://www.velocitymicro.com) |
Nearly 90 people are registered for Ghetto Lanparty 27 and we still have a month to go. Those are really good numbers and it shows me we are in for a pretty good time in February. Stay tuned for a full rash of tournament announcements over the next few days. Whether you are an avid computer gamer or your bread and butter is consoles, Ghetto in February will be your sanctuary.
Wednesday, November 7th, 2007 - Registration Open - Discuss On Our Message Board Here
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Ghetto Lanparty 27 is open! The party is over 2 months away, so that
should give most of you time to take off from work and other less important
social events that would preclude you from attending our great event. It is important that you sign up if you plan to attend, and also send me an e-mail if you become unable to. The difference between 150 and 200 attendees is huge when it comes to the tables, network, and electricity planning we have to do. Ghetto Lanparty is a tough event to put on, so please make sure your name ends up on the ATTENDEE LIST if you plan to join us. So click the SIGN UP button on the left... or the link I just typed, and you'll be on your way. Most of you have done this before and haven't read a word I just typed, but for those are newbies... now you know! Party on. |
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Saturday, October 20th, 2007 - We're back! - Discuss On Our Message Board Here
A nice Summer vacation has passed, and the Ghetto staff are back at the mother ship preparing for another year of gaming goodness. I took my break very seriously this Summer. After Ghetto Lanparty 26 in June I bought a jetski and a boat, and hit the lake at least twice a week for the past 3 months straight. Arophon went about his flying duties and rock climbed a lot, and the rest of the volunteers went about enjoying the Texas weather.
However Fall finally arrived in North Texas and here we are facing Ghetto Lanparty 27. Hundreds of gamers and nerds alike will converge on the Denton Civic Center In February for our 2008 Winter event. Stay tuned for the opening of registration.
So what happened over the Summer?
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Halo 3 came out
and proved the masses of America love console gaming. It's a hell of a
lot easier these days to pull your Xbox360 or PS3 out of the box and stick
in a DVD, than it is to build a good gaming computer and keep it in tip top
shape. The game made $170 milllion in it's first day making it the
biggest entertainment release in history. That's right, it made more
money than any movie release, or anything, ever. However the computer game designers didn't forget about us either. In the next two months we have coming:
Now is the time to blast the dust out of your computer. Do some Fall cleaning. Hit Pricewatch and pick up a cheap video card. There is no reason not to make it out to Ghetto 27 in February and throw down with us. :-) Stay tuned for more, it's good to be back. |
Friday, June 15th, 2007 - Ghetto TODAY!!! - Discuss On Our Message Board Here
Ghetto Lanparty 26
TODAY starting 1:00PM!
Saturday June 16th, 2007 from 1:00PM to Sunday 7:00AM
Denton Civic Center
321 E. McKinney St.
Denton, TX 76201
SUPERCRICKET'S PHONE (IF YOU GET LOST, ETC.): 817/713-7472
The Counter-Strike tournament will start at about 5:00PM, so be there on TIME!
Info below:
*** Security and Check-in Procedure
*** Directions to the Denton Civic Center!
*** Tournaments at Ghetto Lanparty 26
*** The Registered Attendees List
*** WHAT TO BRING! (MOST IMPORTANT)
*** REFRESHMENTS/FOOD
*** WHAT WILL BE PROVIDED TO YOU!
*** Console Gamers (Xbox, Xbox360, PS2, PS3, etc.)
*** Tentative Schedule
*** Frequently Asked Questions
*** CONTACT INFO
FIRST, DON'T FORGET A POWER STRIP! People forget this item a lot, and all we run to the table is an extension cord. We don't have the money to buy 250 power strips, so don't forget! Also go through the checklist below of everything else to bring, you'd be surprised what you might be forgetting. :)
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Security and Check-in Procedure
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At this lanparty we are trying to keep the event tight as a drum. No one is allowed in the public park next to the Civic Center after 10, and no one should be out around random parts outside the building. We have a dedicated security team for this event to keep the world in order.
When you arrive at the Civic Center, please come and check in at the front desk. You will receive a wristband to prove you gave us your small entrance fee of $15. We do hand checks throughout the night, and have embarrassed many gamers over the past lanparties who have tried to pull one over on us. We make hardly any profit at these events, and many times we loose money, so please help us out.
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Directions to the Denton Civic Center!
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Directions can also be found at the INFO section of the website under the "Info and Directions to the Denton Civic Center" section.
Ghetto Lanparty 26
Saturday June 16th, 2007 from 1:00PM to Sunday 7:00AM
Denton Civic Center
321 E. McKinney St.
Denton, TX 76201
SUPERCRICKET'S PHONE (IF YOU GET LOST, ETC.): 817/713-7472
Type that address into Mapquest, along with your own, and hopefully it will give you a good set of directions to the Civic Center.
FROM FORT WORTH, ARLINGTON, and WEST SIDE OF METROPLEX:
Head North on I-35 West until you get into Denton. Take the exit for Highway 377 and take a LEFT at the light. Head down Highway 377, you will go through a few stop lights. You are looking for PERL street. You will also see a sign that says FOR MCKINNEY STREET, USE PERL STREET. Take a RIGHT on PERL street, you will see a NORTHSTAR BANK on the corner where you should be turning. Stay on PERL STREET which turns into MCKINNEY street, you will pass through a stoplight and after that will see the Civic Center on your left. If you pass a Golden Chick chicken restaurant you have gone too far.
FROM DALLAS, MESQUITE, and EAST SIDE OF METROPLEX:
Head North on I-35 East until you get into Denton. Take the exit for Highway 377 and take a RIGHT at the light. Head down Highway 377, you will go through a few stop lights. You are looking for PERL street. You will also see a sign that says FOR MCKINNEY STREET, USE PERL STREET. Take a RIGHT on PERL street, you will see a NORTHSTAR BANK on the corner where you should be turning. Stay on PERL STREET which turns into MCKINNEY street, you will pass through a stoplight and after that will see the Civic Center on your left. If you pass a Golden Chick chicken restaurant you have gone too far.
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Tournaments at
Ghetto Lanparty 26
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We will have these Ghetto-run official tournaments:
* Counter-Strike 5 Man ($1000 Cash Prize -
If enough paying teams)
* Quake 4 1v1 Tournament
However, there will be other gaming going on--Halo 2, Battlefield 2, Battlefield 2142, Unreal Tournament, Call of Duty, MOTORCROSS MADNESS!!!
We will also host a couple other random competitions, and will be trying to coax
you stubborn S.O.B.s into playing some Battlefield 2 with us. We will have the
Battlefield 2 files on hand so you can easily install the game at the lanparty.
Don't tell the FBI...
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The Registered Attendees List
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If you didn't sign up and appear on the registered list, you can still come to the lanparty, although we frown on not signing up, because it surprises us. However, we will still let you in as long as we have room. If you are worried about making the drive, call my cellphone at 817/713-7472 to make sure we still have seats. We have NEVER been forced to turn anyone away!
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WHAT TO BRING!
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1. POWER STRIP (we don't have 200 of these to hand out)
2. Monitor
3. Monitor power cord
4. CPU
5. CPU power cord
6. Mouse
7. Mouse pad
8. HEADPHONES - NO SPEAKERS ALLOWED!
9. Keyboard
10. Joystick (if you are flying in Battlefield 2 or whatnot)
11. Drivers CD's for your network card, etc. just in case
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REFRESHMENTS/FOOD
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As always, we will be ordering Dominos pizza. $5 gets you half of a large pizza, can't beat that deal with a stick!
We will have Dr. Pepper and Coca-Cola products on ice as always, free for everyone.
We will have Red Bull, Rockstar, Gatorade, and other caffeine related products for sale to keep you folks awake.
There are also fast food joints located all around the Civic Center, as it is in the heart of Denton.
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WHAT WILL BE PROVIDED TO YOU!
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A seat at a table, 3 people per 8 foot table
A 10/100 switched network connection with the network cable
POWER! However, you will need a power strip to plug into the extension cord
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Console Gamers (Xbox, Xbox360, PS2, PS3, etc.)
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For you console gamers, we will have a small area for you guys to come game.
Feel free to bring your TVs and consoles up to the Civic Center for some gaming.
We realize not all of us gamers stick to the keyboard these days.
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Tentative Schedule
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1:00pm Saturday - DOORS OPEN!
5ish - Counter-Strike tournament signups
5ish - Counter-Strike tournament begins
10ish - Pizza arrives, bring up lights and raffle door prizes
Midnight-7am - Loads of gaming and leeching until the sun comes up
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Frequently Asked Questions
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What is the earliest we can come to the lanparty? Due to setting up the network, tables, etc., we ask that you please don't arrive earlier than 1 PM. People setting up their computers while we are still trying to set up tables is a real pain.
What if I didn't get signed up in time, can I still come? If you realize you haven't signed up, but would still like to come, this is not a problem. You must remember, we give priority to those who DID sign up, so it would be wise to call my cell phone (817-713-7472) to check and see if there is enough room. You will also get a rather large boot in the ass at the door for not signing up.
What are all the prices for a Ghetto Lanparty? The only required is the $15 entry fee, this covers your seat, power, network, and unlimited drinks. Options include ($5 for half a large 1 topping pizza, $5 entry fee for Counter-Strike tournament, $1.50 cold bottle of Bawls, $.50 misc. candy items)
Where else can I eat if I don't want pizza? There are many different places to eat in Denton. The closest is a Golden Chick next to the Civic Center, for anything else you will have to just drive throughout Denton. We try to keep it so you don't have to leave the Civic Center if you don't want to, by bringing in pizza and lots of drinks.
How do the Counter-Strike tournament, and other tournaments work? Signups for these tournaments are taken AT the lanparty. We will call for them over the PA system. If you don't have a full team, or you want to join a team, simply tell us when we call for signups. Then we can try and get a team formed for you. The Counter-Strike tournament has a $5 per person fee which goes towards the tournament winners prizes. The Battlefield 1942 and any other tournaments are all free for everyone.
What if I don't have the games installed on my computer? Most every game can be procured from our GameFiles server. Instructions on how to do this come on your sheet you get when you come in the door, as well as on the in-lan webpage.
I have another question, do you have the answer? Most likely, call my cellphone at 817-713-7472 any time this weekend, day or night. Just ask for Kyle or SuperCricket or "someone from Ghetto Lanparty" and we can help you out.
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CONTACT INFO
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To call me, SuperCricket, a.k.a. Kyle, call
817/713-7472 and ask for Kyle or SuperCricket
I will have this phone on ALL day. If you get lost, give a ring, if you have a question, give a ring, but don't call to shoot the bull, we'll be pretty busy trying to get set up. If you also need to give a relative/parent a phone number for a contact at the lan, you may give them this number as well. :)
If you have any last minute questions you can try to catch me on AIM with the screen name Cricket414. Otherwise I will see you folks tomorrow!
Thursday, June 14th, 2007 - Ghetto 2 Days Away! - Discuss On Our Message Board Here
Ghetto Lanparty 26 - 2 Days Away!
Saturday, June 16th, 2007 1:00PM - Sunday 7:00AM
Denton Civic Center, Denton, Texas (Directions)
$1000 5 Man Counter-Strike Tournament! (With enough teams) (Tourney Rules/Info)
1v1 Quake 4 Tournament
Halo 2 Console Gaming
Battlefield 2 & Battlefield 2142 Gaming
Red Bull, Rockstar, EQ, Gatorade, other energy drinks for sale this time to keep you awake
Free regular soft drinks (Dr. Pepper, Coke, etc. We have 70+ two-liters for you folks)
$5 for half a one-topping Dominos pizza (delivered to us around 10:00-11:00PM)
Gigabit network connecting the different table sections of the lanparty, fastest Ghetto network in our history
One dozen (yes 12) servers running the tournaments and regular games for people to play on
And yes for you poor bastards who don't have some of these games, we will get you taken care of at the lanparty. If you are the FBI, don't read too much into that statement...
Keep your eyes here tomorrow for the final news post before the lanparty. This will have just about all the information you need to know about Ghetto 26 this weekend.
In the mean time, please make sure you are signed up for the lanparty along with your friends, family, whoever. Come hang out, play some games, leech, and enjoy the weekend.
Friday, June 10th, 2007 - Quake 4 and Coolermaster - Discuss On Our Message Board Here
Todays News:
*** Coolermaster Sponsoring Ghetto 26 Next Weekend!
*** Quake 4 Tournament Details
Coolermaster Sponsoring Ghetto 26 Next Weekend!
Coolermaster sent us the following picture's worth of goodies for us to give out at Ghetto Lanparty 26 next weekend. It's good to see there are still companies who remember us computer nerds/gamers in the world.
Quake 4 Tournament Details
Next weekend at Ghetto Lanparty 26 we will be hosting a Quake 4 1v1 Tournament! The prizes are as follows:
1st - Coolermaster Case and $40
2nd - Random Schwag and $20
3rd- Random Schwag and $10
Matches will be 15 minutes long. Single elimination. We will be using the newest 1.4.1 patch (just came out 5 days ago) and the following maps:
Galang
Monsoon
A Man Called Sun
Placebo Effect
Phrantic
So we are on target to stuff around 200 folk into the Denton Civic Center as always. It should be a fun time as always, so take a weekend off from the norm and spend $15 to get some good gaming in. What the hell will $15 get you these days anyway? Maybe 5 gallons of gas? That takes my Camaro about 50 miles. So spend your money on something entertaining for once and sign up for Ghetto Lanparty 26!
More news to come soon!
Wedneday, May 5th, 2007 - The Countdown Begins... - Discuss On Our Message Board Here
Tuesday, April 22nd, 2007 - Tournament Announcement - Discuss On Our Message Board Here
Tonight I will announce the first official tournament we will be organizing at Ghetto Lanparty 26 on June 16th. Check back here later on...
Sunday, April 29th, 2007 - Ghetto 1.5 Months Out! - Discuss On Our Message Board Here
Ghetto Lanparty Seven Weeks Away!
So Ghetto Lanparty 26 is about 7 weeks away, and we already have nearly 70 people signed up. That's not too bad considering it has been six months since our last event. I was worried all of you forgot about us. I suppose I don't give you geeks enough credit.
Anyway stay tuned for our first sponsor announcement this week, among other interesting news.
Message Board Moving:
I will also be moving the message board to our new permanent server in Dallas. Converting the database over is proving more difficult than I thought, so people might be required to re-register. This might not be a bad thing. I will let everyone know soon.
Wednesday, April 11th, 2007 - Sponsor Hunt Begins... - Discuss On Our Message Board Here
Addendum:
John Hill was the first to e-mail me at something around 9am on Monday. After
his came a slew of others, all the way until the evening (gg Viet ;-) ). So
because John was checking this page well before any normal person would, he
shall get into Ghetto Lanparty 26 for free. Was I drunk when I thought this game
up?
Now as many of you fine Ghetto attendees know, over the past 6 years we have encountered hurtle after hurtle in obtaining good quality corporate sponsorship. Companies which target gamers have slid back their advertising campaigns slowly over the past couple years. The bigger Ghetto Lanparty has grown, the less sponsorship we had. When Ghetto brought in a measly 65 gamers, we had enough donated parts to build an entire computer--shirts, hats, and drinks for almost every attendee. However after bringing 250 people into the Civic Center a couple years back, we could only drum up enough support to get 5 or so t-shirts and 2 cases of Bawls Guarana. What happened?
Perhaps it is the economy, or maybe our poor name
choice of "Ghetto Lanparty" (which we can't seem to shake). Would we have
been better to sell out and change our name so companies would donate neat stuff
to our organization? I know you folks do not come up to Denton just in the
hopes you will walk out with some t-shirts or computer parts, but it sure was
nice when companies wanted to spread the word about their products.
In times like these one always feels he is alone with a problem, but as a lowly lanparty organizer it is my duty to keep up with the times, and the rest of the United States' gaming events.
It seems we aren't the only group that corporate America ditched. In the past 6 years we rode from the flat waters up to the crest of lanparty gaming. We enjoyed the peak, the fad, the time when local television and newspapers were eager to showcase all of us nerds playing games in the same room. Even that dildo Fatality ended up on 60 Minutes II talking about how much of a tool he was (or something to that effect). But by God, somewhere in the CBS vaults there is a few hours of stock footage they filmed at that fateful Ghetto at the Benbrook YMCA!
Over the years many people predicted the demise of events like ours. When broadband internet began to sweep the nation, everyone decided soon lanparties would end. Why pay $15 to bring your computer to a room when you can play over the internet, and not leave your house? Now 6 years later, I think most of you realize how quickly boring games can get when playing online with people you don't know. After seeing how unprepared most of your computer's are when arriving at a Ghetto Lanparty, I realize an event like ours may be one of the few times a year you actually sit down and get to play games.
So knowing we are all getting older with less and less time to play, somehow gives Arophon and I the motivation to keep Ghetto Lanparty alive.
So to Creative Labs, Zboard, and EQ Energy Tablets, and ATI, I salute you for being the only recent entities willing to help us out (at Ghetto Lanparty 25 this past October). These companies had no problem sponsoring an event like ours with such a controversial name, and I thank them.
However, with Ghetto Lanparty 26 a little over two months away, I must begin the hunt again. For those who just read through my verbose whiskey induced dribble, a little game to get free admission to Ghetto Lanparty 26. The first person to email me and tell me the first sponsor we announced for Ghetto Lanparty 25 will get into Ghetto Lanparty 26 in June for free. SuperCricket@ghettolanparty.com :)
So now I will contact 30+ companies to see who still cares about us real gamers in the world. I'll let you all know how it pans out. Happy Easter folks! Don't forget to sign up for Ghetto Lanparty 26!
Sunday, April 1st, 2007 - Google Pwns. - Discuss On Our Message Board Here
Everyone be sure to check out Google's free wireless internet service, TiSP. I already signed up!
Tuesday, March 27th, 2007 - Registration is open. - Discuss On Our Message Board Here
Ghetto Lanparty 26 Registration is OPEN!
June 16th, 2007 1:00PM - 7:00AM
Denton Civic Center, Denton, Texas
Capacity: 300 attendees w/ computers
Stay tuned for tournament information and other interesting things.
On another note, everyone should go see the movie 300. I saw it earlier this week and it was amazing. Richard Roeper said, "It looks like the world's most sophisticated and expensive video game, and I mean that in a good way." It is very true, and so for all of you game playing savages out there I give you my first must-see movie of 2007. Take your girlfriend, wife, mom, dog, or just take a flask of Jack Daniels and go see it by yourself. You will be happy. Get er done.
Thursday, March 15th, 2007 - We're back! - Discuss On Our Message Board Here
Ghetto Website
Re-launched (finally)
We have teamed up with Verio Inc. for our new webhost, and our server resides in America now, rather than Canada. With their guaranteed 99.9% uptime the site should never go down (unless I make a fubar). With the Verio setup it is so much easier for me to make news postings and update the site regularly, so gone are the days of months between updates. It's time to get this show back on the road.
Ghetto Lanparty 26
Our first event of 2007 will be on June 16th, 2007 from 1:00PM-7:00AM the following morning. Registration will be open this Saturday at noon.
That is all the information I have about the event for now. Stay tuned to the page and your e-mail inboxes for more, and start letting the world know about our grand return!
Thursday, January 4th, 2007 - Support our Troops! - Discuss On Our Message Board Here
I wanted
to start 2007 off right and help some folks out who aren't on vacation like me,
who can't wake up late and cruise the sunny days away in the Camaro. I'm
sure most of you have a friend, relative, or someone else you know over in Iraq
right now. Suspending any political views on the war, keep in mind they
are fighting for us whether you are in favor of the war or not.
What you can do:
Email me (SuperCricket@ghettolanparty.com) if you know a Ghetto attendee, or have a friend, family member, or someone else you know in the war.
Email me if you want to donate some old movies, games, or anything for care packages. These items can be thrown in the mail and sent to my house, or I will even pick them up.
Once I have gathered a list of servicemen/women we want to send a package too, I will organize the packages and Ghetto will foot the shipping bill.
Now, a second friend close to the Ghetto community (first being Zack Rhodes a.k.a. Decoy) is having a stay in the hell of Iraq. Nathan McWhorter was once a Counter-Strike playing nerd I went to high school with, and who attended Ghetto since its inception at Arophon's airport hangar in the year 2000. He is still a Counter-Strike playing nerd, but now the mother [expletive deleted] shooting back are real, and he can't drop the console down and type 'exit' when he feels like it. Nathan's best friend Holly has already helped Nathan out by sending him things, but I figured with nearly 2,000 email addresses in our Ghetto mailing list, we could drum up enough support for others fighting for us.
While there is not much we can do from D/FW, we can make things a little better for the men and women out there. Many of the troops have some downtime, and the bases have DVD players and laptops. Because of this, Nathan told me movies and random games are good items to send. I'm personally sending our stash of EQ energy tablets out there. Nathan said the long hours are hard, worse than the zombie like feeling after a Ghetto Lanparty. While some troops are supplied with Red Bull, his is not, so hopefully these caffeinated tablets will help out.
Want to donate a few things but not sure what items would be good to send?
Here is a list I borrowed from http://adoptaplatoon.org.
Want to donate some items you have?
Email me (SuperCricket@ghettolanparty.com) and I will give you my home mailing address and/or setup a way you can drop it off or have me pick it up.
Have someone overseas you would like to get a package sent to?
Email me (SuperCricket@ghettolanparty.com) and we will get it set up.
Lastly, and contrary to popular belief, Ghetto Lanparty has not fallen by the wayside. After over 6 years the Ghetto staff have finally reached old fogey status, and we have all been pretty busy with school, work, and whatever else makes up our daily lives. Personally, I never have enough hours in a day to get the things done that I want.
However, it is our service to the North Texas gaming community that we keep on trucking so all of us nerds can have our 4 time a year vacations. We will shoot for 4 events in 2007, and are trying to lock the dates in right now, so everyone can attempt to plan ahead. Can you believe it, a calendar of events for an entire year? Seems pretty un-Ghetto, but with the staff being so busy, an organized schedule is essential.
Hope everyone had a good Christmas and New Years eve, but if not, don't worry about it. Its 2007 now folks!
Monday, November 20th, 2006 - Apologies - Discuss On Our Message Board Here
I blew the engine in my old 92 Camaro. Currently in the middle of an engine swap, and it is taking every moment of my spare time... well except for this 120 seconds I have dedicated to making this news post. I will update the site with Ghetto 25 coverage, tournament winners, and more this week. Also stay tuned for next years schedule of events. Planning out a whole year in advance? Yup, we're gonna do it!
Friday, October 14th, 2006 - GL25 Today!... - Discuss On Our Message Board Here
Ghetto Lanparty 25
TODAY starting 1:00PM!
Saturday October 14th, 2006 from 1:00PM to Sunday 7:00AM
Denton Civic Center
321 E. McKinney St.
Denton, TX 76201
SUPERCRICKET'S PHONE (IF YOU GET LOST, ETC.): 817/713-7472
The Counter-Strike tournament will start at about 5:00PM, so be there on TIME!
Info below:
*** Security and Check-in Procedure
*** Directions to the Denton Civic Center!
*** Tournaments at Ghetto Lanparty 25
*** The Registered Attendees List
*** WHAT TO BRING! (MOST IMPORTANT)
*** REFRESHMENTS/FOOD
*** WHAT WILL BE PROVIDED TO YOU!
*** Tentative Schedule
*** Frequently Asked Questions
*** CONTACT INFO
FIRST, DON'T FORGET A POWER STRIP! People forget this item a lot, and all we run to the table is an extension cord. We don't have the money to buy 250 power strips, so don't forget! Also go through the checklist below of everything else to bring, you'd be surprised what you might be forgetting. :)
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Security and Check-in Procedure
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At this lanparty we are trying to keep the event tight as a drum. No one is allowed in the public park next to the Civic Center after 10, and no one should be out around random parts outside the building. We have a dedicated security team for this event to keep the world in order.
When you arrive at the Civic Center, please come and check in at the front desk. You will receive a wristband to prove you gave us your small entrance fee of $15. We do hand checks throughout the night, and have embarrassed many gamers over the past lanparties who have tried to pull one over on us. We make hardly any profit at these events, and many times we loose money, so please help us out.
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Directions to the Denton Civic Center!
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Directions can also be found at the INFO section of the website under the "Info and Directions to the Denton Civic Center" section.
Ghetto Lanparty Summer Event
Saturday October 14th, 2006 from 1:00PM to Sunday 7:00AM
Denton Civic Center
321 E. McKinney St.
Denton, TX 76201
SUPERCRICKET'S PHONE (IF YOU GET LOST, ETC.): 817/713-7472
Type that address into Mapquest, along with your own, and hopefully it will give you a good set of directions to the Civic Center.
FROM FORT WORTH, ARLINGTON, and WEST SIDE OF METROPLEX:
Head North on I-35 West until you get into Denton. Take the exit for Highway 377 and take a LEFT at the light. Head down Highway 377, you will go through a few stop lights. You are looking for PERL street. You will also see a sign that says FOR MCKINNEY STREET, USE PERL STREET. Take a RIGHT on PERL street, you will see a NORTHSTAR BANK on the corner where you should be turning. Stay on PERL STREET which turns into MCKINNEY street, you will pass through a stoplight and after that will see the Civic Center on your left. If you pass a Golden Chick chicken restaurant you have gone too far.
FROM DALLAS, MESQUITE, and EAST SIDE OF METROPLEX:
Head North on I-35 East until you get into Denton. Take the exit for Highway 377 and take a RIGHT at the light. Head down Highway 377, you will go through a few stop lights. You are looking for PERL street. You will also see a sign that says FOR MCKINNEY STREET, USE PERL STREET. Take a RIGHT on PERL street, you will see a NORTHSTAR BANK on the corner where you should be turning. Stay on PERL STREET which turns into MCKINNEY street, you will pass through a stoplight and after that will see the Civic Center on your left. If you pass a Golden Chick chicken restaurant you have gone too far.
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Tournaments at
Ghetto Lanparty 25
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We will have Ghetto-run official tournaments:
* Counter-Strike 5 Man ($1000 Cash Prize -
If 16 paying teams)
* Quake 4 1v1 Tournament
* Tekken 5 Tournament (PS2 Console, specifics announced at lanparty)
* Halo 2 Tournament (Xbox Console, specifics announced at lanparty)
We will also host a couple other random competitions, and will be trying to coax
you stubborn S.O.B.s into playing some Battlefield 2 with us. We will have the
Battlefield 2 files on hand so you can easily install the game at the lanparty.
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The Registered Attendees List
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If you didn't sign up and appear on the registered list, you can still come to the lanparty, although we frown on not signing up, because it surprises us. However, we will still let you in as long as we have room. If you are worried about making the drive, call my cellphone at 817/713-7472 to make sure we still have seats. We have NEVER been forced to turn anyone away!
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WHAT TO BRING!
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1. POWER STRIP (we don't have 200 of these to hand out)
2. Monitor
3. Monitor power cord
4. CPU
5. CPU power cord
6. Mouse
7. Mouse pad
8. HEADPHONES - NO SPEAKERS ALLOWED!
9. Keyboard
10. Joystick (if you are flying in Battlefield 2 or whatnot)
11. Drivers CD's for your network card, etc. just in case
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REFRESHMENTS/FOOD
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As always, we will be ordering Dominos pizza. $5 gets you half of a large pizza, can't beat that deal with a stick!
We will have Dr. Pepper and Coca-Cola products on ice as always, free for everyone.
There are also fast food joints located all around the Civic Center, as it is in the heart of Denton.
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WHAT WILL BE PROVIDED TO YOU!
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A seat at a table, 3 people per 8 foot table
A 10/100 switched network connection with the network cable
POWER! However, you will need a power strip to plug into the extension cord
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Tentative Schedule
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1:00pm Saturday - DOORS OPEN!
5ish - Counter-Strike tournament signups
5ish - Counter-Strike tournament begins
10ish - Pizza arives, bring up lights and raffle door prizes
Midnight-7am - Loads of gaming and leeching until the sun comes up
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Frequently Asked Questions
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What is the earliest we can come to the lanparty? Due to setting up the network, tables, etc., we ask that you please don't arrive earlier than 1 PM. People setting up their computers while we are still trying to set up tables is a real pain.
What if I didn't get signed up in time, can I still come? If you realize you haven't signed up, but would still like to come, this is not a problem. You must remember, we give priority to those who DID sign up, so it would be wise to call my cell phone (817-713-7472) to check and see if there is enough room. You will also get a rather large boot in the ass at the door for not signing up.
What are all the prices for a Ghetto Lanparty? The only required is the $15 entry fee, this covers your seat, power, network, and unlimited drinks. Options include ($5 for half a large 1 topping pizza, $5 entry fee for Counter-Strike tournament, $1.50 cold bottle of Bawls, $.50 misc. candy items)
Where else can I eat if I don't want pizza? There are many different places to eat in Denton. The closest is a Golden Chick next to the Civic Center, for anything else you will have to just drive throughout Denton. We try to keep it so you don't have to leave the Civic Center if you don't want to, by bringing in pizza and lots of drinks.
How do the Counter-Strike tournament, and other tournaments work? Signups for these tournaments are taken AT the lanparty. We will call for them over the PA system. If you don't have a full team, or you want to join a team, simply tell us when we call for signups. Then we can try and get a team formed for you. The Counter-Strike tournament has a $5 per person fee which goes towards the tournament winners prizes. The Battlefield 1942 and any other tournaments are all free for everyone.
What if I don't have the games installed on my computer? Most every game can be procured from our GameFiles server. Instructions on how to do this come on your sheet you get when you come in the door, as well as on the in-lan webpage.
I have another question, do you have the answer? Most likely, call my cellphone at 817-713-7472 any time this weekend, day or night. Just ask for Kyle or SuperCricket or "someone from Ghetto Lanparty" and we can help you out.
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CONTACT INFO
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To call me, SuperCricket, a.k.a. Kyle, call
817/713-7472 and ask for Kyle or SuperCricket
I will have this phone on ALL day. If you get lost, give a ring, if you have a question, give a ring, but don't call to shoot the bull, we'll be pretty busy trying to get set up. If you also need to give a relative/parent a phone number for a contact at the lan, you may give them this number as well. :)
If you have any last minute questions you can try to catch me on AIM with the screen name Cricket414. Otherwise I will see you folks tomorrow!
Thursday, October 12th, 2006 - Two Days Out... - Discuss On Our Message Board Here
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Ghetto Lanparty 25 This Saturday!
Stay tuned to this news page here, along with your e-mail inboxes. You will be receiving an email with instructions detailing everything you need to know about this weekend's lanparty. The e-mail will contain tons of info, from check-in procedures to driving directions, and a checklist of things to bring. You would be surprised how many people forget their own keyboard when they drive to Ghetto Lanparty. :-)
If you have last minute questions, try the following: Email me: SuperCricket@ghettolanparty.com (checked many times a day)
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Ghetto Lanparty 25 Date/Time: Saturday, October 14th, 1:00PM thru Sunday October 15th, 7:00AM. Location: 321 E. McKinney St./Denton, Tx (an easy drive from anywhere in D/FW)
Cost: $15
for event ($5 extra for CS tournament) ****************************
Tournaments: $1000 5 Man Counter-Strike $5 per person entry fee 1st place team - $625 2nd place team - $250 3rd place team - $125
Quake 4 (1 vs 1) NO ENTRY FEE 1st place team - 1 gig Crucial RAM 2nd place team - TBA 3rd place team - TBA
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Friday, September 23rd, 2006 - Creative Labs to Attend Ghetto 25! - Discuss On Our Message Board Here
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About Creative Labs:
Creative (NASDAQ: CREAF) is the worldwide leader in digital entertainment
products for the personal computer and the Internet. Creative was founded in
Singapore in 1981 with the vision that multimedia would revolutionize the way
people interact with their PCs. |
As usual, more news to come soon. Nerds unite!
Monday, September 18th, 2006 - For the Quake Fans... - Discuss On Our Message Board Here
Keep spreading the word...
Wednesday, August 16th, 2006 - Crucial Memory Sponsors Ghetto 25! - Discuss On Our Message Board Here
 Fort
Worth, Texas -
Crucial Memory has agreed to to sponsor Ghetto Lanparty 25 this coming
October 14th! They have graciously donated some shirts and mouse
pads, but the jackpot of their gift package is the
1 Gigabyte of PC5300 DDR2 memory from their
Ballistix line of memory aimed at us hardcore computer users.To the right is a picture I just took of the memory. Check out the bling-bling gold heat spreaders. Expect more on how we will give this amazing prize out soon. In the mean time, hit up the Crucial website which helps us out (advertisement tracking). I'm really glad Crucial is stepping in and filling the void where other memory manufacturers left off. *cough* corsair *cough* Supporting the community is a major part of these companie's success. Crucial appears to be fired up about supporting the gaming community, and Ghetto is happy to let them make their mark. |
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Friday, July 27th, 2006 - Ghetto 25 Announced! - Discuss On Our Message Board Here
Registration opens this Sunday (July 30th). Stay tuned for all kinds of sponsor, tournament, and prize announcements.
Friday, July 14th, 2006 - Zboard to Sponsor Ghetto 25 - Discuss On Our Message Board Here
| Zboard to Sponsor Ghetto Lanparty 25 |
 Most
of you Ghetto goers are aware of
Zboard and their
great invention for the gaming community. Their multifunction
keyboards have many different inserts depending on what game you want to
play. Their special keys make it easy to play whatever game, and in
seconds you can pop the insert out and go back to the standard 101 key
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 Zboard is giving us a keyboard with the Battlefield 2 keyset (pictured at right). Zboard also informs me that a Fang game pad will be sent. Arophon and I haven't quite decided how to give out these prizes. Obviously the most appropriate winner would be a Battlefield 2 player, but I'm not sure what type of competition would be aimed at the BF2 players. If you have any input, send it our way via the Ghetto Message Board (which you should all post at anyway). |
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And when is Ghetto Lanparty 25? Ah yes you may wonder why I'm pimping our first sponsor to the public when we haven't announced the date for Ghetto 25. Quakecon is stealing the spotlight for all of August, so we voted to push Ghetto 25 back into early October. Stay tuned for the exact date announcement and details on registration. Also keep an eye out for our next big sponsor announcement. Hope everyone is having a good summer. Party on. |
Tuesday, June 10th, 2006 - Frappr Map- Discuss On Our Message Board Here
So I made Ghetto Lanparty a Frappr map. Anyway, add yourself to the map, it only takes 5 seconds to do. To access our main Frappr page head to http://www.frappr.com/ghettolanparty
Tuesday, June 6th, 2006 - Ghetto 24 Recap! - Discuss On Our Message Board Here
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Pictures & Video Coverage Click here to see all the glorious pictures, video interviews, read my recap of GL24, and see what you participated in, or what you missed!
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Counter-Strike 5v5 Winners 1st Place: Desire To Excel (go0ber, tuBBy, cfx, cirteM, dboorN)
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Ghetto Lanparty 24 almost didn't happen on May 27th like we originally planned. I had some personal problems going on, and lost my zest for Ghetto Lanparty in the weeks before Ghetto 24. Because of this, I didn't announce registration for Ghetto 24 until a little over a week before the lanparty! When only around 70 computer gamers and 30 or so other spectators and console gamers showed up, we were not surprised. In fact, we were happy with the turnout since the notice was so late.
I lost around $400 on this lanparty, but honestly I had a lot of fun. Since the turnout was low, the setup and cleanup was easy, especially with the help we had. The Counter-Strike tournament went smooth, and although it was a subdued lanparty, most everyone had a good time.
I have to give thanks to the following, I'm sorry if I forget anyone:
Anyway, we learned a lot from this lanparty. We see our areas for improvement, and rest assured Ghetto 25 will be our strongest improvement in quite some time.
Thanks to those who came out to Ghetto 24. Get ready for our 6 year anniversary and Ghetto 25. The date announcement will be soon...
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Saturday, May 27th, 2006 - Ghetto Summer Event TODAY! - Discuss In Forum Here
Ghetto Summer Event
TODAY starting 1:00PM!
Saturday May 27th, 2006 from 1:00PM to 7:00AM Sunday
Denton Civic Center
321 E. McKinney St.
Denton, TX 76201
SUPERCRICKET'S PHONE (IF YOU GET LOST, ETC.): 817/713-7472
The Counter-Strike tournament will start at about 5:00PM, so be there on TIME!
Info below:
*** Security and Check-in Procedure
*** Directions to the Denton Civic Center!
*** Tournaments at Ghetto Lanparty Spring Event
*** The Registered Attendees List
*** WHAT TO BRING! (MOST IMPORTANT)
*** REFRESHMENTS/FOOD
*** WHAT WILL BE PROVIDED TO YOU!
*** Tentative Schedule
*** Frequently Asked Questions
*** CONTACT INFO
FIRST, DON'T FORGET A POWER STRIP! People forget this item a lot, and all we run to the table is an extension cord. We don't have the money to buy 250 power strips, so don't forget! Also go through the checklist below of everything else to bring, you'd be surprised what you might be forgetting. :)
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Security and Check-in Procedure
**************************************
At this lanparty we are trying to keep the event tight as a drum. No one is allowed in the public park next to the Civic Center after 10, and no one should be out around random parts outside the building. We have a dedicated security team for this event to keep the world in order.
When you arrive at the Civic Center, please come and check in at the front desk. You will receive a wristband to prove you gave us your small entrance fee of $15. We do hand checks throughout the night, and have embarrassed many gamers over the past lanparties who have tried to pull one over on us. We make hardly any profit at these events, and many times we loose money, so please help us out.
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Directions to the Denton Civic Center!
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Directions can also be found at the INFO section of the website under the "Info and Directions to the Denton Civic Center" section.
Ghetto Lanparty Summer Event
Saturday May 27th, 2006 from 1:00PM to 7:00AM Sunday
Denton Civic Center
321 E. McKinney St.
Denton, TX 76201
SUPERCRICKET'S PHONE (IF YOU GET LOST, ETC.): 817/713-7472
Type that address into Mapquest, along with your own, and hopefully it will give you a good set of directions to the Civic Center.
FROM FORT WORTH, ARLINGTON, and WEST SIDE OF METROPLEX:
Head North on I-35 West until you get into Denton. Take the exit for Highway 377 and take a LEFT at the light. Head down Highway 377, you will go through a few stop lights. You are looking for PERL street. You will also see a sign that says FOR MCKINNEY STREET, USE PERL STREET. Take a RIGHT on PERL street, you will see a NORTHSTAR BANK on the corner where you should be turning. Stay on PERL STREET which turns into MCKINNEY street, you will pass through a stoplight and after that will see the Civic Center on your left. If you pass a Golden Chick chicken restaurant you have gone too far.
FROM DALLAS, MESQUITE, and EAST SIDE OF METROPLEX:
Head North on I-35 East until you get into Denton. Take the exit for Highway 377 and take a RIGHT at the light. Head down Highway 377, you will go through a few stop lights. You are looking for PERL street. You will also see a sign that says FOR MCKINNEY STREET, USE PERL STREET. Take a RIGHT on PERL street, you will see a NORTHSTAR BANK on the corner where you should be turning. Stay on PERL STREET which turns into MCKINNEY street, you will pass through a stoplight and after that will see the Civic Center on your left. If you pass a Golden Chick chicken restaurant you have gone too far.
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Tournaments at
Ghetto Lanparty Spring Event
**************************************
We will have Ghetto-run official tournaments:
* Counter-Strike 5 Man ($1000 Cash Prize -
If 16 paying teams)
* Quake 4 1v1 Tournament
* Tekken 5 Tournament (PS2 Console, specifics announced at lanparty)
* Halo 2 Tournament (Xbox Console, specifics announced at lanparty)
We will also host a couple other random competitions, and will be trying to coax
you stubborn S.O.B.s into playing some Battlefield 2 with us. We will have the
Battlefield 2 files on hand so you can easily install the game at the lanparty.
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The Registered Attendees List
**************************************
If you didn't sign up and appear on the registered list, you can still come to the lanparty, although we frown on not signing up, because it surprises us. However, we will still let you in as long as we have room. If you are worried about making the drive, call my cellphone at 817/713-7472 to make sure we still have seats. We have NEVER been forced to turn anyone away!
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WHAT TO BRING!
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1. POWER STRIP (we dont have 200 of these to hand out)
2. Monitor
3. Monitor power cord
4. CPU
5. CPU power cord
6. Mouse
7. Mouse pad
8. HEADPHONES - NO SPEAKERS ALLOWED!
9. Keyboard
10. Joystick (if you are flying in Battlefield 2 or whatnot)
11. Drivers CD's for your network card, etc. just in case
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REFRESHMENTS/FOOD
**************************************
As always, we will be ordering Dominos pizza. $5 gets you half of a large pizza, can't beat that deal with a stick!
We will have Dr. Pepper and Coca-Cola products on ice as always, free for everyone.
There are also fast food joints located all around the Civic Center, as it is in the heart of Denton.
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WHAT WILL BE PROVIDED TO YOU!
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A seat at a table, 3 people per 8 foot table
A 10/100 switched network connection with the network cable
POWER! However, you will need a power strip to plug into the extension cord
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Tentative Schedule
**************************************
1:00pm Saturday - DOORS OPEN!
5ish - Counter-Strike tournament signups
5ish - Counter-Strike tournament begins
10ish - Pizza arives, bring up lights and raffle door prizes
Midnight-7am - Loads of gaming and leeching until the sun comes up
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Frequently Asked Questions
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What is the earliest we can come to the lanparty? Due to setting up the network, tables, etc., we ask that you please don't arrive earlier than 1 PM. People setting up their computers while we are still trying to set up tables is a real pain.
What if I didn't get signed up in time, can I still come? If you realize you haven't signed up, but would still like to come, this is not a problem. You must remember, we give priority to those who DID sign up, so it would be wise to call my cell phone (817-713-7472) to check and see if there is enough room. You will also get a rather large boot in the ass at the door for not signing up.
What are all the prices for a Ghetto Lanparty? The only required is the $15 entry fee, this covers your seat, power, network, and unlimited drinks. Options include ($5 for half a large 1 topping pizza, $5 entry fee for Counter-Strike tournament, $1.50 cold bottle of Bawls, $.50 misc. candy items)
Where else can I eat if I don't want pizza? There are many different places to eat in Denton. The closest is a Golden Chick next to the Civic Center, for anything else you will have to just drive throughout Denton. We try to keep it so you don't have to leave the Civic Center if you don't want to, by bringing in pizza and lots of drinks.
How do the Counter-Strike tournament, and other tournaments work? Signups for these tournaments are taken AT the lanparty. We will call for them over the PA system. If you don't have a full team, or you want to join a team, simply tell us when we call for signups. Then we can try and get a team formed for you. The Counter-Strike tournament has a $5 per person fee which goes towards the tournament winners prizes. The Battlefield 1942 and any other tournaments are all free for everyone.
What if I don't have the games installed on my computer? Most every game can be procured from our GameFiles server. Instructions on how to do this come on your sheet you get when you come in the door, as well as on the in-lan webpage.
I have another question, do you have the answer? Most likely, call my cellphone at 817-713-7472 any time this weekend, day or night. Just ask for Kyle or SuperCricket or "someone from Ghetto Lanparty" and we can help you out.
**************************************
CONTACT INFO
**************************************
To call me, SuperCricket, a.k.a. Kyle, call
817/713-7472 and ask for Kyle or SuperCricket
I will have this phone on ALL day. If you get lost, give a ring, if you have a question, give a ring, but don't call to shoot the bull, we'll be pretty busy trying to get set up. If you also need to give a relative/parent a phone number for a contact at the lan, you may give them this number as well. :)
So hopefully the gaming is a little smoother this time around for the BF2 and CS:S folks out there. See you all at the lan!
Friday, May 18th, 2006 - GHETTO SUMMER EVENT NEXT WEEKEND! - Discuss In Forum Here
| Ghetto Lanparty Summer Event TOMORROW! | |
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Ghetto Lanparty Summer Event Saturday, May 27th, 2006 - 1:00PM - 7:00AM Denton Civic Center, Denton, Texas (Directions)
Now some of you reading this may be asking a very good question. Hopefully you are wondering why this is the first mention of our Ghetto Summer Event on this webpage. Due to my own personal problems which are not interesting enough to be repeated, I shoved Ghetto onto the back burner the past 3 weeks. It is also worth noting that we are rapidly approaching our 6 year anniversary since Jimix, Arophon, and I started Ghetto Lanparty. At points I have felt burned out and ready to give up, but I look at neat pictures like the one to the right and they make me feel better.
So at any rate, it is very important that we rush registration for this lanparty. Please help us to spread the word quickly about our Summer event. The Civic Center is so booked we aren't exactly sure when the next Ghetto will be after this May 27th event, so come on out and have some fun with us.
Ghetto Summer Competitions
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Saturday, March 17th, 2006 - Sorry for the delay - Discuss In Forum Here
Sorry I don't have the pictures and coverage up from the March 17th Spring Event, but I'm trying to get my racecar and the Ghetto Step Van ready for a race in far West Texas. I'll try and have the coverage up before I leave.
Saturday, March 17th, 2006 - Everyone Is Ghetto This Weekend - Discuss In Forum Here
Ghetto Spring Event
TODAY starting 1:00PM!
Saturday March 18th, 2006 from 1:00PM to 7:00AM Sunday
Denton Civic Center
321 E. McKinney St.
Denton, TX 76201
SUPERCRICKET'S PHONE (IF YOU GET LOST, ETC.): 817/713-7472
The Counter-Strike tournament will start at about 5:00PM, so be there on TIME!
Info below:
*** Security and Check-in Procedure
*** Directions to the Denton Civic Center!
*** Tournaments at Ghetto Lanparty Spring Event
*** The Registered Attendees List
*** WHAT TO BRING! (MOST IMPORTANT)
*** REFRESHMENTS/FOOD
*** WHAT WILL BE PROVIDED TO YOU!
*** Tentative Schedule
*** Frequently Asked Questions
*** CONTACT INFO
***
Nice Weather For This Lanparty!
FIRST, DON'T FORGET A POWER STRIP! People forget this item a lot, and all we run to the table is an extension cord. We don't have the money to buy 250 power strips, so don't forget! Also go through the checklist below of everything else to bring, you'd be surprised what you might be forgetting. :)
**************************************
Security and Check-in Procedure
**************************************
At this lanparty we are trying to keep the event tight as a drum. No one is allowed in the public park next to the Civic Center after 10, and no one should be out around random parts outside the building. We have a dedicated security team for this event to keep the world in order.
When you arrive at the Civic Center, please come and check in at the front desk. You will receive a wristband to prove you gave us your small entrance fee of $15. We do hand checks throughout the night, and have embarrassed many gamers over the past lanparties who have tried to pull one over on us. We make hardly any profit at these events, and many times we loose money, so please help us out.
**************************************
Directions to the Denton Civic Center!
**************************************
Directions can also be found at the INFO section of the website under the "Info and Directions to the Denton Civic Center" section.
Ghetto Lanparty Spring Event
Saturday March 18th, 2006 from 1:00PM to 7:00AM Sunday
Denton Civic Center
321 E. McKinney St.
Denton, TX 76201
SUPERCRICKET'S PHONE (IF YOU GET LOST, ETC.): 817/713-7472
Type that address into Mapquest, along with your own, and hopefully it will give you a good set of directions to the Civic Center.
FROM FORT WORTH, ARLINGTON, and WEST SIDE OF METROPLEX:
Head North on I-35 West until you get into Denton. Take the exit for Highway 377 and take a LEFT at the light. Head down Highway 377, you will go through a few stop lights. You are looking for PERL street. You will also see a sign that says FOR MCKINNEY STREET, USE PERL STREET. Take a RIGHT on PERL street, you will see a NORTHSTAR BANK on the corner where you should be turning. Stay on PERL STREET which turns into MCKINNEY street, you will pass through a stoplight and after that will see the Civic Center on your left. If you pass a Golden Chick chicken restaurant you have gone too far.
FROM DALLAS, MESQUITE, and EAST SIDE OF METROPLEX:
Head North on I-35 East until you get into Denton. Take the exit for Highway 377 and take a RIGHT at the light. Head down Highway 377, you will go through a few stop lights. You are looking for PERL street. You will also see a sign that says FOR MCKINNEY STREET, USE PERL STREET. Take a RIGHT on PERL street, you will see a NORTHSTAR BANK on the corner where you should be turning. Stay on PERL STREET which turns into MCKINNEY street, you will pass through a stoplight and after that will see the Civic Center on your left. If you pass a Golden Chick chicken restaurant you have gone too far.
**************************************
Tournaments at
Ghetto Lanparty Spring Event
**************************************
We will have Ghetto-run official tournaments:
* Counter-Strike 5 Man ($1000 Cash Prize -
If 16 paying teams)
* Battlefield 2 Competition (Specifics announced at lanparty)
* Tekken 5 Tournament (PS2 Console, specifics announced at lanparty)
* Halo 2 Tournament (Xbox Console, specifics announced at lanparty)
We will also host a couple other random competitions, and will be trying to coax
you stubborn S.O.B.s into playing some Battlefield 2 with us. We will have the
Battlefield 2 files on hand so you can easily install the game at the lanparty.
**************************************
The Registered Attendees List
**************************************
If you didn't sign up and appear on the registered list, you can still come to the lanparty, although we frown on not signing up, because it surprises us. However, we will still let you in as long as we have room. If you are worried about making the drive, call my cellphone at 817/713-7472 to make sure we still have seats. We have NEVER been forced to turn anyone away!
**************************************
WHAT TO BRING!
**************************************
1. POWER STRIP (we dont have 200 of these to hand out)
2. Monitor
3. Monitor power cord
4. CPU
5. CPU power cord
6. Mouse
7. Mouse pad
8. HEADPHONES - NO SPEAKERS ALLOWED!
9. Keyboard
10. Joystick (if you are flying in Battlefield 2 or whatnot)
11. Drivers CD's for your network card, etc. just in case
**************************************
REFRESHMENTS/FOOD
**************************************
As always, we will be ordering Dominos pizza. $5 gets you half of a large pizza, can't beat that deal with a stick!
We will have Dr. Pepper and Coca-Cola products on ice as always, free for everyone.
There are also fast food joints located all around the Civic Center, as it is in the heart of Denton.
**************************************
WHAT WILL BE PROVIDED TO YOU!
**************************************
A seat at a table, 3 people per 8 foot table
A 10/100 switched network connection with the network cable
POWER! However, you will need a power strip to plug into the extension cord
**************************************
Tentative Schedule
**************************************
1:00pm Saturday - DOORS OPEN!
5ish - Counter-Strike tournament signups
5ish - Counter-Strike tournament begins
10ish - Pizza arives, bring up lights and raffle door prizes
Midnight-7am - Loads of gaming and leeching until the sun comes up
**************************************
Frequently Asked Questions
**************************************
What is the earliest we can come to the lanparty? Due to setting up the network, tables, etc., we ask that you please don't arrive earlier than 1 PM. People setting up their computers while we are still trying to set up tables is a real pain.
What if I didn't get signed up in time, can I still come? If you realize you haven't signed up, but would still like to come, this is not a problem. You must remember, we give priority to those who DID sign up, so it would be wise to call my cell phone (817-713-7472) to check and see if there is enough room. You will also get a rather large boot in the ass at the door for not signing up.
What are all the prices for a Ghetto Lanparty? The only required is the $15 entry fee, this covers your seat, power, network, and unlimited drinks. Options include ($5 for half a large 1 topping pizza, $5 entry fee for Counter-Strike tournament, $1.50 cold bottle of Bawls, $.50 misc. candy items)
Where else can I eat if I don't want pizza? There are many different places to eat in Denton. The closest is a Golden Chick next to the Civic Center, for anything else you will have to just drive throughout Denton. We try to keep it so you don't have to leave the Civic Center if you don't want to, by bringing in pizza and lots of drinks.
How do the Counter-Strike tournament, and other tournaments work? Signups for these tournaments are taken AT the lanparty. We will call for them over the PA system. If you don't have a full team, or you want to join a team, simply tell us when we call for signups. Then we can try and get a team formed for you. The Counter-Strike tournament has a $5 per person fee which goes towards the tournament winners prizes. The Battlefield 1942 and any other tournaments are all free for everyone.
What if I don't have the games installed on my computer? Most every game can be procured from our GameFiles server. Instructions on how to do this come on your sheet you get when you come in the door, as well as on the in-lan webpage.
I have another question, do you have the answer? Most likely, call my cellphone at 817-713-7472 any time this weekend, day or night. Just ask for Kyle or SuperCricket or "someone from Ghetto Lanparty" and we can help you out.
**************************************
CONTACT INFO
**************************************
To call me, SuperCricket, a.k.a. Kyle, call
817/713-7472 and ask for Kyle or SuperCricket
I will have this phone on ALL day. If you get lost, give a ring, if you have a question, give a ring, but don't call to shoot the bull, we'll be pretty busy trying to get set up. If you also need to give a relative/parent a phone number for a contact at the lan, you may give them this number as well. :)
So hopefully the gaming is a little smoother this time around for the BF2 and CS:S folks out there. See you all at the lan!
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Nice Weather For This Lanparty!
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So this weekend it will be rainy, cloudy, and cool outside. It will be the perfect weekend to be inside gaming with the legion of nerds, so make sure you come out to Ghetto's Spring Event this weekend.
See all you nerds there!
P.S.: Happy St. Patrick's Day! Everyone drink a beer for me since I will be loading up the new Ghetto van instead of having fun...
Saturday, March 11th, 2006 - One Week Out? - Discuss In Forum Here
Ghetto Spring Event ONE WEEK OUT!
Yes indeed our Spring event is rapidly approaching. Our registration numbers are looking great, it should be a good event. Our next event will be in the Summertime, so make sure you come on out next weekend. We are working on the giant ass SWAT van to haul all of our equipment to Ghetto, so that should make our setup a little easier.
Counter-Strike Team Signups
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Click Here to register your team for the $1000 Counter-Strike tournament and hold a spot in the special tournament section at the lanparty. The tournament section is a seperate part of the network dedicated to tournament players and designed to give low ping and low lag for everyone.
So far the following teams have claimed a spot in the tournament section:
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Battlefield 2 Tournament/Competition
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Battlefield 2 tournament is a go for next weekend.
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So since there isn't a way for us to tell how much interest there will be in Battlefield 2, we aren't really going to have an actual "tournament" this lanparty. Instead we are proposing an impromptu competition. Maybe an 8 on 8 battle that could last an hour or two? Maybe give out $10 to each person on the winning team?
Of course if we have more than 16 people interested, we could have a small tournament, but I think a long drawn out war between two teams would be more fun.
More info the come at the lanparty. |
Halo 2 Tournament
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Halo 2 tournament is a go for next weekend. |
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It's official, the Halo 2 tournament will happen via Xbox consoles at this lanparty. My friend Ricky will be running the tournament, and so far we have 3 confirmed Xbox/TV setups we can use. If you are planning on bringing one, or would like to bring one, please email me (supercricket@ghettolanparty.com) or catch me on AIM via "Cricket414."
Prizes are TBA |
Tekken Tag Tournament
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Tekken tournament on hold until further notice. |
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The staff member Ian a.k.a. BunnyFooFoo who was to organize this tournament has not been online or spoken to me in around 2 months, so I am not sure this competition will happen. If I find something out in the next week you all will be the first to know.
The tournament at the January Ghetto Lanparty was a big hit, with 15+ people participating. |
Quake 4 Tournament
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NO Quake 4 tourmament at this lanparty. |
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Due to technical problems, we wont be able to run a Quake 4 tournament at this lanparty. We simply don't have a good way for people to get the game from us, and we know hardly any of you cheap asses have actually purchased the game.
Maybe at the summer event. |
Monday, February 27th, 2006 - More Spring Event Info! - Discuss In Forum Here
Counter-Strike Team Signups
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Click Here to register your team for the $1000 Counter-Strike tournament and hold a spot in the special tournament section at the lanparty. The tournament section is a seperate part of the network dedicated to tournament players and designed to give low ping and low lag for everyone. |
Gigabit Core Switch
(4 Gigabit Connected Spokes At This Lanparty!)
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Our old buddy
JT a.k.a. Drother purchased a couple switches that we are going to use at
the March 18th Ghetto Spring Event. One is a 24 port full gigabit
Dell, and the other is a Dell client switch. This means 4 of the spokes (8 table sections) at this Ghetto will have full gigabit uplinks to the network. I will let everyone know the location of these sections sometime before the lanparty. The old Cisco Godfather switch will be trunked into the new one and will provice access for the special tournament section discussed above. |
That is all for now, spread the word about this lanparty and lets fill the place up! More frequent news updates will occur as the event gets closer, keep your eyes on your mailbox and here!
Friday, January 20th, 2006 - Ghetto Spring Event! - Discuss In Forum Here
*** Ghetto Lanparty Spring Event 2006
*** Registration Information
*** $1000 Counter-Strike Tournament (Important Info)
*** Battlefield 2 Tournament
*** Tekken 5 Tournament
*** Other Misc. Tournaments
*** Pictures and Coverage From Ghetto 22 Are Up!
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Ghetto Lanparty Spring Event 2006
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Ghetto Lanparty Spring Event 2006 a.k.a. Ghetto Lanparty 23
Saturday, March 18th, 2006 1:00PM - Sunday 7:00AM
Denton Civic Center, Denton, Texas
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Registration Information
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Registration will open this Sunday (January 22nd), giving us 8 exact weeks until the event.
Capacity will be 300 attendees as usual, although we still have yet to hit that mark. We did have 250 gamers at Ghetto 17 back in the day though. The success of the lanparty depends on all of you great gamers, so lets pack the house. We are the largest frequent gaming event in all of Texas. Let's keep showing everyone how we get er done.
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$1000 Counter-Strike Tournament (Important Info)
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Yes it finally happened, the Counter-Strike tournament is getting an overdue upgrade.
Changes:
*** Entry fee will be $10 per person instead of $5
*** $1000 total payout ($625 1st place, $250 2nd place, $125 3rd place)
*** 16 teams will be needed for the $1000 payout, Ghetto Lanparty will be pitching in the extra $200 to finish the pot, since 16 teams * 5 people per team is only $800.
*** Priority will be given to the first 16 teams to register ONLINE. Stay tuned on how to do this and make sure your team has a spot in the tournament.
*** We will have a separate section of the lanparty area for those players who are mainly interested in the tournament. It will have a different network setup in order to give the lowest latency and no lagouts during the tournament. When you register your team online, you will be guaranteed a spot in this section.
Keep your eyes on the main page and in your inbox for more info!
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Battlefield 2 Tournament
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We are going to attempt a small Battlefield 2 tournament. It will likely run SIMULTANEOUS to the Counter-Strike tournament, so don't plan on being able to play in both tournaments.
At the moment we are talking about 6 man teams on very small maps. Also it will probably be a round robin type tournament (every team plays every other team once) unless we have a high number of teams.
Each team will be set up with their own Ventrilo voice chat channel.
Prizes To Be Announced!
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Tekken 5 Tournament
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Due to the success of the Tekken 5 tournament at our January lanparty, we are doing it again! Staff member Ian a.k.a. BunnyFooFoo will be handling this. It will be on the Playstation2 again, and we should have a little better area set up for the tournament rather than in the catacombs of the Civic Center like last time.
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Other Misc. Tournaments
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Aside from the Counter-Strike, Battlefield 2, and Tekken 5, we are going to try for a single person first person shooter, maybe Quake 4 if we can get the bugs worked out. We might also do a 2 Man Rocket Arena tournament again since everyone always seems to enjoy it.
My console gaming friends are also rattling my cage about a Halo 2 tournament, so look for news of that as well.
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Pictures and Coverage From Ghetto 22 Are Up!
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Look below this news post or click the PREVIOUS LANS link on the navigation.
We have brackets for all 3 tournaments up, pictures, a nice little blurb I wrote about the great lanparty, and Jimmy Hofffa.
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So it should be a damn good show, and hopefully we fill the house. Again, registration opens on Sunday, so make sure you register in the coming weeks. Stay tuned to the website and your emails for info regarding everything else!
Monday, January 16th, 2006 - Ghetto 22 Revisited - Discuss In Forum Here
Ghetto Lanparty 22 - 175 Attendees
January 7th, 2006 - Denton Civic
Center
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Pictures & Video Coverage Click here to see all the glorious pictures, video interviews, read my recap of GL22, and see what you participated in, or what you missed!
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Tournament Results 5 Man Counter-Strike Tournament Brackets, Teams, Scores, Info, and more!
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Counter-Strike Stats Click here to check out the Counter-Strike stats page (can also be accessed from the STATS link on the left menu bar). These stats are formed from players on the Ghetto servers only.
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Ghetto Lanparty 22 was a great lanparty. Even though our van full of equipment didn't arrive at the Civic Center until 1PM, we still somehow got the event open to the public just a little after 2PM. All of you attendees were awesome, the atmosphere was great, the tournaments went off without a hitch. TJ handled the giant Counter-Strike tournament, me the Rocket Arena 3 tournament, and Ian the Tekken 5 tournament.
We had 4 televisions with Halo 2 going downstairs which was the coolest thing I had ever seen. I jumped in for one match with my 3 friends, and got our ASSESS handed to us by some other Halo 2 players. At the next lanparty we WILL have those 4 TVs set back up with Halo 2. We are a gaming event, not just a lanparty, I say we bring the consoles out too. Tekken 5 battles were going on by the check-in desk upstairs, people playing Quake 4, Unreal Tournament 2004, BF1942, Quake 3, Rocket Arena 3, and all kinds of other random games.
The Counter-Strike teams all seemed really professional. It is amazing how far along some of these teams have come over the years. Since we have been around for 5+ years now, we are all getting old together and it is interesting watching teams progress. Rather than the annoying bastard kids pissing us off, this tournament was the first time we felt like we had a big group of hardcore players. I thought the CS tournament was starting to become the bane of Ghetto Lanparty, but instead after this even Arophon and I agreed it is time to spruce it up. Can you say more prize money?
Thanks to all of you for making the lanparty great, it has given the staff a renewed enthusiasm and a ton of new ideas we are going to bring to the event.
Thanks to Antics and Haze for helping us clean up after the lanparty, and to Izzo and his brother and everyone else who came a little early to help us set the room up.
For Ghetto 23 look for a $1000 cash prize Counter-Strike tournament, BF2 tournament, Halo 2, possibly Tekken 5, and more.
This was THE lan we needed to start off 2006. Hope everyone had a good time. You guys all rock.
Friday, January 6th, 2006 - Ghetto 22 Today! - Discuss In Forum Here
GHETTO LANPARTY 22 IS
TODAY STARTING AT 1:00PM!
Ghetto Lanparty 22
Saturday January 7th, 2006 from 1:00PM to 7:00AM Sunday
Denton Civic Center
321 E. McKinney St.
Denton, TX 76201
SUPERCRICKET'S PHONE (IF YOU GET LOST, ETC.): 817/713-7472
The Counter-Strike tournament will start at about 5:00PM, so be there on TIME!
Info below:
*** Security and Check-in Procedure
*** Directions to the Denton Civic Center!
*** Problems we fixed since Ghetto 21 in November
*** Tournaments at Ghetto Lanparty 22
*** The Registered Attendees List
*** WHAT TO BRING! (MOST IMPORTANT)
*** REFRESHMENTS/FOOD
*** WHAT WILL BE PROVIDED TO YOU!
*** Tentative Schedule
*** Frequently Asked Questions
*** CONTACT INFO
FIRST, DON'T FORGET A POWER STRIP! People forget this item a lot, and all we run to the table is an extension cord. We don't have the money to buy 250 power strips, so don't forget! Also go through the checklist below of everything else to bring, you'd be surprised what you might be forgetting. :)
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Security and Check-in Procedure
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At this lanparty we are trying to keep the event tight as a drum. No one is allowed in the park next to the Civic Center after 10, and no one should be out around random parts outside the building. We have a dedicated security team for this event to keep the world in order.
When you arrive at the Civic Center, please come and check in at the front desk. Your hand will be stamped proving you have given us your measly $15. We do hand checks throughout the night, and have embarrassed many gamers over the past lanparties who have tried to pull one over on us. We don't make any money on these events, and many times we loose money, so please help us out.
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Directions to the Denton Civic Center!
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Directions can also be found at the INFO section of the website under the "Info and Directions to the Denton Civic Center" section.
Ghetto Lanparty 22
Saturday January 7th, 2006 from 1:00PM to 7:00AM Sunday
Denton Civic Center
321 E. McKinney St.
Denton, TX 76201
SUPERCRICKET'S PHONE (IF YOU GET LOST, ETC.): 817/713-7472
Type that address into Mapquest, along with your own, and hopefully it will give you a good set of directions to the Civic Center.
FROM FORT WORTH, ARLINGTON, and WEST SIDE OF METROPLEX:
Head North on I-35 West until you get into Denton. Take the exit for Highway 377 and take a LEFT at the light. Head down Highway 377, you will go through a few stop lights. You are looking for PERL street. You will also see a sign that says FOR MCKINNEY STREET, USE PERL STREET. Take a RIGHT on PERL street, you will see a NORTHSTAR BANK on the corner where you should be turning. Stay on PERL STREET which turns into MCKINNEY street, you will pass through a stoplight and after that will see the Civic Center on your left. If you pass a Golden Chick chicken restaurant you have gone too far.
FROM DALLAS, MESQUITE, and EAST SIDE OF METROPLEX:
Head North on I-35 East until you get into Denton. Take the exit for Highway 377 and take a RIGHT at the light. Head down Highway 377, you will go through a few stop lights. You are looking for PERL street. You will also see a sign that says FOR MCKINNEY STREET, USE PERL STREET. Take a RIGHT on PERL street, you will see a NORTHSTAR BANK on the corner where you should be turning. Stay on PERL STREET which turns into MCKINNEY street, you will pass through a stoplight and after that will see the Civic Center on your left. If you pass a Golden Chick chicken restaurant you have gone too far.
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Problems we fixed since Ghetto 21 in November
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Battlefield 2 black screens
Counter-Strike: Source timeouts
Due to some poor network setup by yours truly, everyone at Ghetto 21 in November had major trouble trying to play the games they liked, mainly Battlefield 2 and Counter-Strike: Source. After analyzing packets and studying the network, I found the problem rested in the redundant DNS servers. The two servers were setup to keep the network running should one crash, however they were throwing client machines into a loop when trying to run these two games. The problem seems to have been fixed on the test network here at Ghetto Headquarters, so lets try these games again!
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Tournaments at Ghetto Lanparty 22
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We will have two official tournaments:
* Counter-Strike 5 Man (Cash Prize)
* Rocket Arena 3 (2 man) (Prizes TBA)
We will also host a couple other random competitions, and will be trying to coax
you stubborn S.O.B.s into playing some Battlefield 2 with us. We will have the
Battlefield 2 files on hand so you can easily install the game at the lanparty.
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The Registered Attendees List
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If you didn't sign up and appear on the registered list, you can still come to the lanparty, although we frown on not signing up, because it surprises us. However, we will still let you in as long as we have room. If your worried about making the drive, call my cellphone at 817/713-7472 to make sure we still have seats. We have NEVER had to turn anyone away!
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WHAT TO BRING!
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1. POWER STRIP (we dont have 200 of these to hand out)
2. Monitor
3. Monitor power cord
4. CPU
5. CPU power cord
6. Mouse
7. Mouse pad
8. HEADPHONES - NO SPEAKERS ALLOWED!
9. Keyboard
10. Joystick (if you are flying in Battlefield 1942 or whatnot)
11. Drivers CD's for your network card, etc. just in case
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REFRESHMENTS/FOOD
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We will be having a snack table set up at the lan. It will have chips, candy bars, other candy, and over 250 bottles of Bawls! The items are .50 cents a piece and the cold Bawls are $1.50 a piece, so bring some extra change you have lying around, because you KNOW that pizza wont last you 17 hours!
As always, we will be ordering pizza. $5 gets you half of a large pizza, can't beat that deal with a stick!
We will have Dr. Pepper products on ice as always, free for everyone, around 600 cans of the stuff, but only take what you can drink!
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WHAT WILL BE PROVIDED TO YOU!
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A seat at a table, 3 people per 8 foot table
A 10/100 switched network connection with the network cable
POWER! However, you will need a power strip to plug into the extension cord
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Tentative Schedule
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1:00pm Saturday - DOORS OPEN!
5ish - Counter-Strike tournament signups
5ish - Counter-Strike tournament begins
10ish - Pizza arives, bring up lights and raffle door prizes
Midnight-7am - Loads of gaming and leeching until the sun comes up
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Frequently Asked Questions
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What is the earliest we can come to the lanparty? Due to setting up the network, tables, etc., we ask that you please don't arrive earlier than 1 PM. People setting up their computers while we are still trying to set up tables is a real pain.
What if I didn't get signed up in time, can I still come? If you realize you haven't signed up, but would still like to come, this is not a problem. You must remember, we give priority to those who DID sign up, so it would be wise to call my cell phone (817-713-7472) to check and see if there is enough room. You will also get a rather large boot in the ass at the door for not signing up.
What are all the prices for a Ghetto Lanparty? The only required is the $15 entry fee, this covers your seat, power, network, and unlimited drinks. Options include ($5 for half a large 1 topping pizza, $5 entry fee for Counter-Strike tournament, $1.50 cold bottle of Bawls, $.50 misc. candy items)
Where else can I eat if I don't want pizza? There are many different places to eat in Denton. The closest is a Golden Chick next to the Civic Center, for anything else you will have to just drive throughout Denton. We try to keep it so you don't have to leave the Civic Center if you don't want to, by bringing in pizza and lots of drinks.
How do the Counter-Strike tournament, and other tournaments work? Signups for these tournaments are taken AT the lanparty. We will call for them over the PA system. If you don't have a full team, or you want to join a team, simply tell us when we call for signups. Then we can try and get a team formed for you. The Counter-Strike tournament has a $5 per person fee which goes towards the tournament winners prizes. The Battlefield 1942 and any other tournaments are all free for everyone.
What if I don't have the games installed on my computer? Most every game can be procured from our GameFiles server. Instructions on how to do this come on your sheet you get when you come in the door, as well as on the in-lan webpage.
I have another question, do you have the answer? Most likely, call my cellphone at 817-713-7472 any time this weekend, day or night. Just ask for Kyle or SuperCricket or "someone from Ghetto Lanparty" and we can help you out.
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CONTACT INFO
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To call me, SuperCricket, a.k.a. Kyle, call
817/713-7472 and ask for Kyle or SuperCricket
I will have this phone on ALL day. If you get lost, give a ring, if you have a question, give a ring, but don't call to shoot the bull, we'll be pretty busy trying to get set up. If you also need to give a relative/parent a phone number for a contact at the lan, you may give them this number as well. :)
So hopefully the gaming is a little smoother this time around for the BF2 and CS:S folks out there. See you all at the lan!
Wednesday, January 4th, 2006 - GL22 is close... - Discuss In Forum Here
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This Saturday!
So I've been working on the new ghetto van <---- out in the shop and also doing a lot of server work. All of the copies of Windows 2003 Server expired on the 10 servers after the November lanparty, so that is why I was unable to get stats from the games for everyone.
Anyway, since registration has only been running a month, we are a little behind on what we should be for signups. If you are not registered for Ghetto 22, please sign up now! We need to get an idea of how many tables to setup, drinks to buy, etc. etc.
More to come soon...
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Ghetto Lanparty 22 Date/Time: Saturday, January 7th, 1:00PM thru Sunday January 8th, 7:00AM. Location: 321 E. McKinney St./Denton, Tx (an easy drive from anywhere in D/FW)
Open Attendee spots:
240
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Tournaments: 5 Man Counter-Strike $5 per person entry fee 1st place team - $300 2nd place team - $200 3rd place team - Case Bawls
2 vs 2 Rocket Arena NO ENTRY FEE 1st place team - TBA 2nd place team - TBA 3rd place team - TBA
***************************** Contests: ***************************** TBD |
Sunday, December 25th, 2005 - Jesus Day - Discuss In Forum Here
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To all our attendees and
friends, the Ghetto staff wishes you a Merry Christmas! Hope everyone
has a good day, make sure to tell all your creepy uncles and aunts about
Ghetto Lanparty, and tell them to sign up for the January 7th event. And to Jesus, happy Birthday man, let's get wasted tonight. |
Monday, December 19th, 2005 - Random Shit - Discuss In Forum Here
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This is what happens when TJ and I are loading
the van and we assign Jimix and Joel to count the network cables out in the
shop.
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Ghetto Lanparty 22 Date/Time: Saturday, January 7th, 1:00PM thru Sunday January 8th, 7:00AM. Location: 321 E. McKinney St./Denton, Tx (an easy drive from anywhere in D/FW)
Open Attendee spots:
240
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Tournaments: 5 Man Counter-Strike NO ENTRY FEE 1st place team - $300 2nd place team - $200 3rd place team - Case Bawls
2 vs 2 Rocket Arena NO ENTRY FEE 1st place team - TBA 2nd place team - TBA 3rd place team - TBA
***************************** Contests: ***************************** TBD |
Monday, December 5th, 2005 - Ghetto Lanparty 22 Registration OPEN! - Discuss In Forum Here
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Ghetto Lanparty 22 Registration OPEN!
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Tuesday, November 15th, 2005 - Ghetto Wrapup Soon - Discuss In Forum Here
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Quick News:
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Friday, November 4th, 2005 - Ghetto 21 Today! - Discuss In Forum Here
GHETTO LANPARTY 21 IS
TODAY STARTING AT 1:00PM!
Ghetto Lanparty 21
Saturday November 5th, 2005 from 1:00PM to 7:00AM Sunday
Denton Civic Center
321 E. McKinney St.
Denton, TX 76201
SUPERCRICKET'S PHONE (IF YOU GET LOST, ETC.): 817/713-7472
The Counter-Strike tournament will start at about 5:00PM, so be there on TIME!
Info below:
*** Security and Check-in Procedure
*** Yes the Civic Center Gets Cold!
*** Directions to the Denton Civic Center!
*** Tournaments at Ghetto Lanparty 21
*** The Registered Attendees List
*** WHAT TO BRING! (MOST IMPORTANT)
*** REFRESHMENTS/FOOD
*** WHAT WILL BE PROVIDED TO YOU!
*** Tentative Schedule
*** Frequently Asked Questions
*** CONTACT INFO
FIRST, DON'T FORGET A POWER STRIP! People forget this item a lot, and all we run to the table is an extension cord. We don't have the money to buy 250 power strips, so don't forget! Also go through the checklist below of everything else to bring, you'd be surprised what you might be forgetting. :)
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Security and Check-in Procedure
**************************************
At this lanparty we are trying to keep the event tight as a drum. No one is allowed in the park next to the Civic Center after 10, and no one should be out around random parts outside the building. We have a dedicated security team for this event to keep the world in order.
When you arrive at the Civic Center, please come and check in at the front desk. You will be given a badge that hangs around your neck that tells us whether you are an attendee with a computer spot, or just someone spectating the event. You MUST wear this badge the entire night, you will be asked who you are and if you have paid if you do not.
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Yes the Civic Center Gets Cold!
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The number one complaint about our lanparty, is how cold the building can get later in the night. The problem lies, in that the air conditioning is controlled by computers at the Denton Government building, so they can't be changed from at the Civic Center. Because of this, it can feel like winter in the building sometimes, so wear shorts only if you are fully insane. A smart move would be to bring a blanket, sleeping bag, light jacket, etc. Don't feel lame walking in with a full comforter into the building when it is 105 outside, you will thank us later in the night.
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Directions to the Denton Civic Center!
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Directions can also be found at the INFO section of the website under the "Info and Directions to the Denton Civic Center" section.
Ghetto Lanparty 21
Saturday June 18th, 2005 from 1:00PM to 7:00AM Sunday
Denton Civic Center
321 E. McKinney St.
Denton, TX 76201
SUPERCRICKET'S PHONE (IF YOU GET LOST, ETC.): 817/713-7472
Type that address into Mapquest, along with your own, and hopefully it will give you a good set of directions to the Civic Center.
FROM FORT WORTH, ARLINGTON, and WEST SIDE OF METROPLEX:
Head North on I-35 West until you get into Denton. Take the exit for Highway 377 and take a LEFT at the light. Head down Highway 377, you will go through a few stop lights. You are looking for PERL street. You will also see a sign that says FOR MCKINNEY STREET, USE PERL STREET. Take a RIGHT on PERL street, you will see a NORTHSTAR BANK on the corner where you should be turning. Stay on PERL STREET which turns into MCKINNEY street, you will pass through a stoplight and after that will see the Civic Center on your left. If you pass a Golden Chick chicken restaurant you have gone too far.
FROM DALLAS, MESQUITE, and EAST SIDE OF METROPLEX:
Head North on I-35 East until you get into Denton. Take the exit for Highway 377 and take a RIGHT at the light. Head down Highway 377, you will go through a few stop lights. You are looking for PERL street. You will also see a sign that says FOR MCKINNEY STREET, USE PERL STREET. Take a RIGHT on PERL street, you will see a NORTHSTAR BANK on the corner where you should be turning. Stay on PERL STREET which turns into MCKINNEY street, you will pass through a stoplight and after that will see the Civic Center on your left. If you pass a Golden Chick chicken restaurant you have gone too far.
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Tournaments at Ghetto Lanparty 21
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We will have two official tournaments:
* Counter-Strike 5 Man (Cash Prize)
* Rocket Arena 3 (2 man) (Prizes TBA)
We will also host a couple other random competitions, and will be trying to coax
you stubborn S.O.B.s into playing some Battlefield 2 with us. We will have the
Battlefield 2 files on hand so you can easily install the game at the lanparty.
**************************************
The Registered Attendees List
**************************************
If you didn't sign up and appear on the registered list, you can still come to the lanparty, although we frown on not signing up, because it surprises us. However, we will still let you in as long as we have room. If your worried about making the drive, call my cellphone at 817/713-7472 to make sure we still have seats. We have NEVER had to turn anyone away!
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WHAT TO BRING!
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1. POWER STRIP (we dont have 200 of these to hand out)
2. Monitor
3. Monitor power cord
4. CPU
5. CPU power cord
6. Mouse
7. Mouse pad
8. HEADPHONES - NO SPEAKERS ALLOWED!
9. Keyboard
10. Joystick (if you are flying in Battlefield 1942 or whatnot)
11. Drivers CD's for your network card, etc. just in case
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REFRESHMENTS/FOOD
**************************************
We will be having a snack table set up at the lan. It will have chips, candy bars, other candy, and over 250 bottles of Bawls! The items are .50 cents a piece and the cold Bawls are $1.50 a piece, so bring some extra change you have lying around, because you KNOW that pizza wont last you 17 hours!
As always, we will be ordering pizza. $5 gets you half of a large pizza, can't beat that deal with a stick!
We will have Dr. Pepper products on ice as always, free for everyone, around 600 cans of the stuff, but only take what you can drink!
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WHAT WILL BE PROVIDED TO YOU!
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A seat at a table, 3 people per 8 foot table
A 10/100 switched network connection with the network cable
POWER! However, you will need a power strip to plug into the extension cord
**************************************
Tentative Schedule
**************************************
1:00pm Saturday - DOORS OPEN!
5ish - Counter-Strike tournament signups
5ish - Counter-Strike tournament begins
10ish - Pizza arives, bring up lights and raffle door prizes
Midnight-7am - Loads of gaming and leeching until the sun comes up
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Frequently Asked Questions
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What is the earliest we can come to the lanparty? Due to setting up the network, tables, etc., we ask that you please don't arrive earlier than 1 PM. People setting up their computers while we are still trying to set up tables is a real pain.
What if I didn't get signed up in time, can I still come? If you realize you haven't signed up, but would still like to come, this is not a problem. You must remember, we give priority to those who DID sign up, so it would be wise to call my cell phone (817-713-7472) to check and see if there is enough room. You will also get a rather large boot in the ass at the door for not signing up.
What are all the prices for a Ghetto Lanparty? The only required is the $15 entry fee, this covers your seat, power, network, and unlimited drinks. Options include ($5 for half a large 1 topping pizza, $5 entry fee for Counter-Strike tournament, $1.50 cold bottle of Bawls, $.50 misc. candy items)
Where else can I eat if I don't want pizza? There are many different places to eat in Denton. The closest is a Golden Chick next to the Civic Center, for anything else you will have to just drive throughout Denton. We try to keep it so you don't have to leave the Civic Center if you don't want to, by bringing in pizza and lots of drinks.
How do the Counter-Strike tournament, and other tournaments work? Signups for these tournaments are taken AT the lanparty. We will call for them over the PA system. If you don't have a full team, or you want to join a team, simply tell us when we call for signups. Then we can try and get a team formed for you. The Counter-Strike tournament has a $5 per person fee which goes towards the tournament winners prizes. The Battlefield 1942 and any other tournaments are all free for everyone.
What if I don't have the games installed on my computer? Most every game can be procured from our GameFiles server. Instructions on how to do this come on your sheet you get when you come in the door, as well as on the in-lan webpage.
I have another question, do you have the answer? Most likely, call my cellphone at 817-713-7472 any time this weekend, day or night. Just ask for Kyle or SuperCricket or "someone from Ghetto Lanparty" and we can help you out.
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CONTACT INFO
**************************************
To call me, SuperCricket, a.k.a. Kyle, call
817/713-7472 and ask for Kyle or SuperCricket
I will have this phone on ALL day. If you get lost, give a ring, if you have a question, give a ring, but don't call to shoot the bull, we'll be pretty busy trying to get set up. If you also need to give a relative/parent a phone number for a contact at the lan, you may give them this number as well. :)
So that's all I can think of right now. With around 200 people signed up right now, we should fill the house. And remember, play some Quake 3 at the lanparty... or die! Don't forget Battlefield 2 Demo as too! See you at the party!
Monday, October 24th, 2005 - Ghetto 2 Weeks Out! - Discuss In Forum Here
Tournament & Games Info!
Official Ghetto Sanctioned Tournaments
Counter-Strike 5 vs 5 ($500 (If 20 teams) Cash Prize Rules & Info Here)
Rocket Arena 3 2 vs 2 (Prizes TBA)
Competitions
Motorcross Madness 2 (For fun, or prizes TBA)
Non-Sanctioned Games and Tournaments
Tekken 5 Tournament (Info announced at lanparty)
PSP Gaming - A long time Ghetto-goer Jordan wanted me to tell EVERYONE who owns a Playstation PSP to bring their PSP and any games to the lanparty. For those who own one of these badass little toys, it should be fun to get some multiplayer game time in. I will help coordinate finding all of you PSP owners by announcing it on the PA at the lanparty.
Serious Sam II - Another Ghetto-goer Dynotaku wanted me to make an announcement to Serious Sam II players. If anyone has purchased this game which has just released (October 2005) he wants to organize a co-op play through the game. I will announce this over the PA system at the lanparty to help coordinate this.
Games We Will Be Running and Making People Play
Battlefield 2 (Hacked copy of game available to download off the fileserver - Please don't tell the FBI)
Battlefield 1942 and Battlefield Vietnam (Only if there is interest)
Quake 3 - Rocket Arena
Quake 3 Regular
Quake 4
Counter-Strike 1.6 (Hacked version that doesn't use Steam available for download at lanparty)
Counter-Strike 1.6 (Fun Maps)
Counter-Strike: Source (Make sure your Steam is updated and ready to go)
Natural Selection
Unreal Tournament 2004
Half-Life 2 Deathmatch
Day of Defeat: Source
Note: For the love of all things holy, download Battlefield 2 as soon as you get to the lanparty and play it with us. The game is insanely fun on lan with a good amount of people.
And lastly, sign up for the lanparty so we can have a good idea of how many people are coming. Registration will close the Friday night before the lanparty!
Sunday, October 8th, 2005 - Server Acquisitions - Discuss In Forum Here
| Server Requests? Do you have a game you would like hosted at the lanparty? If so click HERE and voice your request to the staff. We have the server capacity to run many different games now, so let us know what you want to play! |
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Ghetto Lanparty Server Acquisition
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So add these new toys to our previous servers, and we have a rack full of servers with over 20 Intel processors dominating the network. This next lanparty should be great! More info to come soon. Keep signing up, and let everyone else know about the November 5th lan!
Friday, September 9th, 2005 - Registration Open for Ghetto 21 - Discuss In Forum Here
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Saturday, August 27th, 2005 - GL21 Is On. - Discuss In Forum Here
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D/FW, Texas - For immediate release, Ghetto Lanparty is proud
to announce Ghetto Lanparty 21 is on the books and scheduled for
November 5th, 2005! Texas' largest
frequent gaming event will be back in action following a great event we
had back in June. This next event promises to be even better, with
more contests, better prizes, network and server upgrades, and more. Lost Cause Quake 4 Shootout - First off, a quick primer should be given on Rafik Bryant a.k.a. Lost Cause. He first came to us many Ghetto Lanparties ago, and has been coming to our events off and on for quite some time. He has journeyed to Quakecon and competed in their touraments, along with many other gaming events in Texas. He is simply put, freaking good at just about any first person shooter that he gets his hand on. Rafik wanted to bring more single player FPS gamers out to Ghetto, along with some more action to the lanparty, so he introduced this idea to us. Details:
Registration For Ghetto Lanparty 21 - Registration will open Friday, September 9th, 2005 at 6 PM. Spread the word about the next event! That's all for now, hope everyone is having a good summer. |
Tuesday, July 19th, 2005 - Ghetto Lanparty 20 Coverage - Discuss In Forum Here
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Ghetto Lanparty 20 Coverage June 18th, 2005 - 220 Attendees |
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5 Man Counter-Strike Tournament |
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1st Place: MoFuckin (Corey, Brian, Chris, Josh, Kevin) No Picture of MoFuckin from Ghetto Lanparty 20, but I believe a few of the members are from this picture at GL19.
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2nd Place: Elite Pimps (Bustacap, Spdy, John, RN, GreatLandog)
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3rd Place: Despotic (Pedro, Hitch, CFX, Ink, Res)
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Other finishers: 4th Place: Fresh (Ellioto, Beauz'o, Thorton, Foster, ChunkyFellow) Tied for 5th-6th:
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Pictures & Video Coverage Click here to see all the glorious pictures, video interviews, read my recap of GL20, and see what you participated in, or what you missed!
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Tournament Results 5 Man Counter-Strike Tournament Brackets, Teams, Scores, Info, and more!
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Counter-Strike Stats Click here to check out the Counter-Strike stats page (can also be accessed from the STATS link on the left menu bar). These stats are formed from players on the Ghetto servers only.
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Saturday, July 9th, 2005 - Aftermath... - Discuss In Forum Here
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Ghetto Lanparty 20 is over. Pictures, stats, and a recap of this great lanparty to come in a couple days. I've been on vacation and doing other things, so I'm sorry about the delay. You all should be used to it by now. We have also secured November 3rd for a lanparty, and are trying to get a date for a sooner one also. We will let you the date for GL21 soon. Speaking of, there will be a Ghetto Lanparty 21. You guys and gals were great at this lanparty. Pat yourselves on the back. |
Friday, June 17th, 2005 - Ghetto Lanparty 20! - Discuss In Forum Here
GHETTO LANPARTY 20 IS
TODAY STARTING AT 2:00PM!
Ghetto Lanparty 20
Saturday June 18th, 2005 from 2:00PM to 7:00AM Sunday
Denton Civic Center
321 E. McKinney St.
Denton, TX 76201
SUPERCRICKET'S PHONE (IF YOU GET LOST, ETC.): 817/713-7472
The Counter-Strike tournament will start at about 5:00PM, so be there on TIME!
Info below:
*** Security and Check-in Procedure
*** Yes the Civic Center Gets Cold!
*** Directions to the Denton Civic Center!
*** The Registered Attendees List
*** WHAT TO BRING! (MOST IMPORTANT)
*** REFRESHMENTS/FOOD
*** WHAT WILL BE PROVIDED TO YOU!
*** Tentative Schedule
*** Frequently Asked Questions
*** CONTACT INFO
FIRST, DON'T FORGET A POWER STRIP! People forget this item a lot, and all we run to the table is an extension cord. We don't have the money to buy 250 power strips, so don't forget! Also go through the checklist below of everything else to bring, you'd be surprised what you might be forgetting. :)
**************************************
Security and Check-in Procedure
**************************************
At this lanparty we are trying to keep the event tight as a drum. No one is allowed in the park next to the Civic Center after 10, and no one should be out around random parts outside the building. We have a dedicated security team for this event to keep the world in order.
When you arrive at the Civic Center, please come and check in at the front desk. You will be given a badge that hangs around your neck that tells us whether you are an attendee with a computer spot, or just someone spectating the event. You MUST wear this badge the entire night, you will be asked who you are and if you have paid if you do not.
**************************************
Yes the Civic Center Gets Cold!
**************************************
The number one complaint about our lanparty, is how cold the building can get later in the night. The problem lies, in that the air conditioning is controlled by computers at the Denton Government building, so they can't be changed from at the Civic Center. Because of this, it can feel like winter in the building sometimes, so wear shorts only if you are fully insane. A smart move would be to bring a blanket, sleeping bag, light jacket, etc. Don't feel lame walking in with a full comforter into the building when it is 105 outside, you will thank us later in the night.
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Directions to the Denton Civic Center!
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Directions can also be found at the INFO section of the website under the "Info and Directions to the Denton Civic Center" section.
Ghetto Lanparty 20
Saturday June 18th, 2005 from 2:00PM to 7:00AM Sunday
Denton Civic Center
321 E. McKinney St.
Denton, TX 76201
SUPERCRICKET'S PHONE (IF YOU GET LOST, ETC.): 817/713-7472
Type that address into Mapquest, along with your own, and hopefully it will give you a good set of directions to the Civic Center.
FROM FORT WORTH, ARLINGTON, and WEST SIDE OF METROPLEX:
Head North on I-35 West until you get into Denton. Take the exit for Highway 377 and take a LEFT at the light. Head down Highway 377, you will go through a few stop lights. You are looking for PERL street. You will also see a sign that says FOR MCKINNEY STREET, USE PERL STREET. Take a RIGHT on PERL street, you will see a NORTHSTAR BANK on the corner where you should be turning. Stay on PERL STREET which turns into MCKINNEY street, you will pass through a stoplight and after that will see the Civic Center on your left. If you pass a Golden Chick chicken restaurant you have gone too far.
FROM DALLAS, MESQUITE, and EAST SIDE OF METROPLEX:
Head North on I-35 East until you get into Denton. Take the exit for Highway 377 and take a RIGHT at the light. Head down Highway 377, you will go through a few stop lights. You are looking for PERL street. You will also see a sign that says FOR MCKINNEY STREET, USE PERL STREET. Take a RIGHT on PERL street, you will see a NORTHSTAR BANK on the corner where you should be turning. Stay on PERL STREET which turns into MCKINNEY street, you will pass through a stoplight and after that will see the Civic Center on your left. If you pass a Golden Chick chicken restaurant you have gone too far.
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The Registered Attendees List
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If you didn't sign up and appear on the registered list, you can still come to the lanparty, although we frown on not signing up, because it surprises us. However, we will still let you in as long as we have room. If your worried about making the drive, call my cellphone at 817/713-7472 to make sure we still have seats. We have NEVER had to turn anyone away!
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1. POWER STRIP (we dont have 200 of these to hand out)
2. Monitor
3. Monitor power cord
4. CPU
5. CPU power cord
6. Mouse
7. Mouse pad
8. HEADPHONES - NO SPEAKERS ALLOWED!
9. Keyboard
10. Joystick (if you are flying in Battlefield 1942 or whatnot)
11. Drivers CD's for your network card, etc. just in case
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We will be having a snack table set up at the lan. It will have chips, candy bars, other candy, and over 250 bottles of Bawls! The items are .50 cents a piece and the cold Bawls are $1.50 a piece, so bring some extra change you have lying around, because you KNOW that pizza wont last you 17 hours!
As always, we will be ordering pizza. $5 gets you half of a large pizza, can't beat that deal with a stick!
We will have Dr. Pepper products on ice as always, free for everyone, around 600 cans of the stuff, but only take what you can drink!
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WHAT WILL BE PROVIDED TO YOU!
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A seat at a table, 3 people per 8 foot table
A 10/100 switched network connection with the network cable
POWER! However, you will need a power strip to plug into the extension cord
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Tentative Schedule
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2:00pm Saturday - DOORS OPEN!
5ish - Counter-Strike tournament signups
5ish - Counter-Strike tournament begins
10ish - Pizza arives, bring up lights and raffle door prizes
Midnight-7am - Loads of gaming and leeching until the sun comes up
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What is the earliest we can come to the lanparty? Due to setting up the network, tables, etc., we ask that you please don't arrive earlier than 1 PM. People setting up their computers while we are still trying to set up tables is a real pain.
What if I didn't get signed up in time, can I still come? If you realize you haven't signed up, but would still like to come, this is not a problem. You must remember, we give priority to those who DID sign up, so it would be wise to call my cell phone (817-713-7472) to check and see if there is enough room. You will also get a rather large boot in the ass at the door for not signing up.
What are all the prices for a Ghetto Lanparty? The only required is the $15 entry fee, this covers your seat, power, network, and unlimited drinks. Options include ($5 for half a large 1 topping pizza, $5 entry fee for Counter-Strike tournament, $1.50 cold bottle of Bawls, $.50 misc. candy items)
Where else can I eat if I don't want pizza? There are many different places to eat in Denton. The closest is a Golden Chick next to the Civic Center, for anything else you will have to just drive throughout Denton. We try to keep it so you don't have to leave the Civic Center if you don't want to, by bringing in pizza and lots of drinks.
How do the Counter-Strike tournament, and other tournaments work? Signups for these tournaments are taken AT the lanparty. We will call for them over the PA system. If you don't have a full team, or you want to join a team, simply tell us when we call for signups. Then we can try and get a team formed for you. The Counter-Strike tournament has a $5 per person fee which goes towards the tournament winners prizes. The Battlefield 1942 and any other tournaments are all free for everyone.
What if I don't have the games installed on my computer? Most every game can be procured from our GameFiles server. Instructions on how to do this come on your sheet you get when you come in the door, as well as on the in-lan webpage.
I have another question, do you have the answer? Most likely, call my cellphone at 817-713-7472 any time this weekend, day or night. Just ask for Kyle or SuperCricket or "someone from Ghetto Lanparty" and we can help you out.
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To call me, SuperCricket, a.k.a. Kyle, call
817/713-7472 and ask for Kyle or SuperCricket
I will have this phone on ALL day. If you get lost, give a ring, if you have a question, give a ring, but don't call to shoot the bull, we'll be pretty busy trying to get set up. If you also need to give a relative/parent a phone number for a contact at the lan, you may give them this number as well. :)
So that's all I can think of right now. With over 260 people signed up right now, we should fill the house. And remember, play some Quake 3 at the lanparty... or die! Don't forget Battlefield 2 Demo as too! See you at the party!
Saturday, June 11th, 2005 - ONE WEEK OUT! - Discuss In Forum Here
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Green Light Ghetto Lanparty 20 is on for June 18th, 2005! |
Ghetto Lanparty 20 - One Week Out! Saturday June 18th, 2005 2:00 PM - Sunday 7:00 AM Denton Civic Center, Denton, Texas (Directions Page) As I write this, we are one week away from the first Ghetto Lanparty of 2005. It's also our 20th public lanparty, and our 5 year anniversary too! With over 220 people signed up right now, it should be a good event. Be sure to remind everyone of the lanparty, and tell people to sign up if they haven't yet done so.
The 5 Man Counter-Strike tournament will happen like always. We will still be forced to use the hacked Counter-Strike version that you must install. This is due to Steam needing an internet connection, something we still don't have the luxury of at the Denton Civic Center. Side note: There is an internet connection to the building, one we may be able to procure at a future Ghetto Lanparty. Visit the Counter-Strike Rules page for any questions you may have about the tournament. If you have any other questions, email me or contact me on AIM with the screen name Cricket414.
Food & Drinks: We will have the same $5 half of a large pizza delivered out to the lanparty as always. Likely Dominoes pizza this time around. We will also have drinks for the attendees, free as always, and Bawls Guarana beverages for $1.50 a piece.
Other Games & Tournaments: While Ghetto is not officially sanctioning any other tournaments for this lanparty, we are encouraging the attendees to play different games. Branch out, it will be fun. To aid in this, we will be running servers for as many multiplayer games as we can, and will have the Gamefiles server up and running full steam so you can get the game and latest patches easier. If you have a game you want to play, come let us know in the NOC. We will announce it to everyone, let them know where they can get the game, and tell them where they can play. Whether it's a first person shooter, racing game, RTS, or Microsoft Hearts, we want you guys to be able to play it easier, get games going faster, and have more fun doing it.
Jason From Dallas Arcade: Jason from Dallas Arcade will be coming back to GL20 with some friends. You may remember him from the past couple Civic Center lanparties. Jason brought pinball machines we had setup in the main room. At this lanparty he will be bringing some pinball machines, video games, and some console games for everyone to play; and all of them free of course.
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Monday, June 6th, 2005 - Ghetto Lanparty 20 is on! - Discuss In Forum Here
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Green Light Ghetto Lanparty 20 is on for June 18th, 2005! |
Ghetto's Single Sponsor:
Electricity, Lots of It: Tj a.k.a. Drkdth and I ventured to the Civic Center last week to assess the electrical power situation since their renovations. What we found was pleasing, they actually rebuilt the place right; and aside from normal Government operations did not skimp on cost. We have just over 600 amps that can flow from 220 volt outlets in the main room, and a good 400 or so more from regular 110 volt outlets. The 1000ish amps of power to draw from in the building means we shouldn't have to worry much about the power for this lanparty.
Random Network Blip: One "spoke" of the lanparty will have a 1000 megabit (125 megabyte) connection to the backbone of the internet. This is the first test of our 1 gigabit switches we started to buy last year. This lanparty will have the most strenuous network monitoring of any Ghetto. We want to analyze the flow of data around the network, the latency in games, and the speed you the clients get when gaming or downloading files. I expect full reports from people during and after the lanparty on how the network performs. If you want to sit on the spoke with 10 times more backbone bandwidth than the others, sit on the spoke to the left when you first walk in the doors. Heavy file sharers and downloaders should sit here.
2 Weeks Out: The lanparty is getting close! Get ready, take off work, make sure everyone you know is informed about this lanparty. If we dont have 200ish paying attendees we won't break even, and this event would spell the end of Ghetto Lanparty. Get er done.
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Sunday, May 29th, 2005 - Ghetto Lanparty 20 is on! - Discuss In Forum Here
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Green Light Ghetto Lanparty 20 is on for June 18th, 2005! |
Real Time Strategy Gaming: I received an email yesterday informing me of Ghetto's lack of support for you Real Time Strategy gamers out there. It's not that we don't support you, it's just that I myself don't have any of the games on the Fileserver, and time doesn't allow us to easily organize games.
Click into this message board thread. If someone wants to help us out and organize some RTS games, that would be great. Post up what games you want to play, someone decide to lead it, and we will help you out. We can give you easy access to the PA system, we can easily help you get a coordinated game going at Ghetto. I know with 200 gamers in the room, it is tough to find someone that wants to play the same game as you. This is one thing we want to change in the future.
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Sunday, April 17th, 2005 - Ghetto Lanparty 20 is on! - Discuss In Forum Here
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Effective Immediately: Registration for Ghetto Lanparty 20 has officially begun. You have all been through this for the past few years, so it shouldn't need much explanation. The date is Saturday, June 18th, 2005 with the exact time of that day to be announced soon. We are back at the Denton Civic Center in Denton, the NEWLY RENOVATED CIVIC CENTER. They have added additional rooms, making the place perfect for our event. We can have extra rooms for console gaming, pinball machines, tournament rooms, whatever we decide we need. More details to come soon. I'm just glad Ghetto is back on the road again. Get 'er done! Click here to signup. |
Sunday, April 17th, 2005 - Ghetto Lanparty 20 is on! - Discuss In Forum Here
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Effective Immediately: Registration for Ghetto Lanparty 20 has officially begun. You have all been through this for the past few years, so it shouldn't need much explanation. The date is Saturday, June 18th, 2005 with the exact time of that day to be announced soon. We are back at the Denton Civic Center in Denton, the NEWLY RENOVATED CIVIC CENTER. They have added additional rooms, making the place perfect for our event. We can have extra rooms for console gaming, pinball machines, tournament rooms, whatever we decide we need. More details to come soon. I'm just glad Ghetto is back on the road again. Get 'er done! Click here to signup. |
Monday, April 11th, 2005 - To tide you over... - Discuss In Forum Here
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Yellow Light Ghetto Lanparty 20 is in the works: looking at dates for Denton in May. |
4/15/05 - 9:00 PM We are all better than you. To all of those going to the 6,000 person Quakecon lanparty in August, let's get er done! The biggest, best, FREE, oldest lanparty in the damn world. The CPL is like 10 guys in a basement compared to Quakecon. You still might have time to sign up, but after 45 minutes 2,100 people had signed up. *If the Ghetto internet CS server times out or says it's not responding* My ISP hands out a new IP address every few days. Whenever this happens just re-add the "ghetto.servebeer.com" to your favorites list. The server is always on, and the internet connection never dies, so if you don't see the server, it's likely the IP got changed. If you have XFire add me, SuperCricket to your list.
To gain more important knowledge relating to the online Ghetto Lanparty CS server, enter the forum thread here. Relating to Ghetto Lanparty 20 in May: Negotiations are still being made with the Denton Civic Center in regards to finding an appropriate date. The Civic Center has not even officially opened yet, so progress is slow. We are taking into account high school finals, graduation, college finals, mothers day, and any other random event that might occur during that month in order to find the best date for everyone. When we know something, the world will know with us. Stay tuned. |
Friday, April 1st, 2005 - FREE GHETTO! - Discuss In Forum Here
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Yellow Light Ghetto Lanparty 20 is in the works: looking at dates for Denton in May. |
FREE ENTRY
TO GHETTO LANPARTY 20 FOR EVERYONE! Thats right! For our 5 year anniversary we invite everyone to come to Ghetto Lanparty 20 for free! |
Tuesday, March 8th, 2005 - Ghetto Lives Again? - Discuss In Forum Here
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Yellow Light Ghetto Lanparty 20 is in the works: looking at dates for Denton in May. |
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Lanparty 20 - Ghetto's 5 Year Anniversary Yes after a nice 3 month break, I started hearing grumblings from people reminding us that we still run Ghetto Lanparty. After going $600+ into the hole between me and TJ for the December lan, we haven't been in a huge hurry to get things back onto the road again. But things never change, once Ghetto always Ghetto, and crappy lans haven't stopped us in the past 5 years, so we might as well keep on truckin. In two months it will be May, 5 years since the first public Ghetto Lanparty. I feel old just thinking about it, but it's time to revive Ghetto, and I figure what better time than in the month of our 5 year anniversary. So to those who are just joining Ghetto, those who walked into the airport hangar for Ghetto Lanparty 1 five years ago, and everyone in between... get ready. Ghetto will live again. The plans are in the works. |
Thursday, January 13th, 2005 - Recap? - Discuss In Forum Here
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1st Place: MuginMouse (Mumix, Shiven, Pistol, Goober, Face)
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2nd Place: GoodOnline (Sylemkrow, Juicebox, Whelaar, Bankshot, Shinji)
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3rd Place: NH (Rey, VX, Keith, Dex, Fiewtoie)
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Other finishers: 4th Place: Xpert (TheQuestion, Starbucks, Holden, POS, Emotion) Tied for 5th-6th:
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Pictures & Video Coverage Click here to see all the glorious pictures, video interviews, read my recap of GL19, and see what you participated in, or what you missed!
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Tournament Results 5 Man Counter-Strike Tournament Brackets, Teams, Scores, Info, and more!
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Counter-Strike Stats Click here to check out the Counter-Strike stats page (can also be accessed from the STATS link on the left menu bar). These stats are formed from players on the Ghetto servers only.
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Saturday, December 18th, 2004 - GL19 IS HERE! - Discuss In Forum Here
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GHETTO LANPARTY 19 IS TODAY STARTING AT 7:00PM! Ghetto Lanparty 19 Saturday, Decemeber 18th, 2004 from 7:00PM to 7:00AM Sunday Benbrook YMCA 1899 Winscott Road Benbrook, Texas 76126 SUPERCRICKET'S PHONE (IF YOU GET LOST, ETC.): 817/713-7472 The Counter-Strike tournament will start at about 9:00PM, so be there on TIME!
Info below: *** Statement from SuperCricket *** Directions to the Benbrook YMCA! *** The Registered Attendees List *** WHAT TO BRING! (MOST IMPORTANT) *** REFRESHMENTS/FOOD *** WHAT WILL BE PROVIDED TO YOU! *** Tentative Schedule *** Frequently Asked Questions *** CONTACT INFO
FIRST, DON'T FORGET A POWER STRIP! People forget this item a lot, and all we run to the table is an extension cord. We don't have the money to buy 250 power strips, so don't forget! Also go through the checklist below of everything else to bring, you'd be surprised what you might be forgetting. :)
************************************** Statement from SuperCricket ************************************** Guys and gals, I don't mix my words. This is going to be the hardest lanparty the staff has ever attempted to put on. The power just isn't in the YMCA, they don't have tables or chairs, anything. We are attempting to stuff well over 200 computers into a room designed only to play basketball in. The fact that we have spent $1020 to rent two generators and $850 to rent tables and chairs so far should speak for itself.
I just want to ask all of you to bare with us at this tough lan. Hopefully in the next two months the Civic Center will be finished like they planned, and we can return to normal. In the mean time, we are having the last lanparty of the year in Benbrook, so let's get er done. I can honestly tell you all this is the hardest I've ever worked on the logistics of a Ghetto Lanparty. I've got schematics coming out of my ears, routes for emergency power should we have outages, and more.
Anyway, I just want you all to know that your $15 is going towards lot of high bills for this lanparty. Let's do this thing right and see if we can keep from burning the building down. See you all soon!
************************************** Directions to the Benbrook YMCA! ************************************** Directions can also be found at the INFO section of the website under the "Info and Directions to the Benbrook YMCA" section.
Ghetto Lanparty 19 Saturday, Decemeber 18th, 2004 from 7:00PM to 7:00AM Sunday Benbrook YMCA 1899 Winscott Road Benbrook, Texas 76126 SUPERCRICKET'S PHONE (IF YOU GET LOST, ETC.): 817/713-7472
Type that address into Mapquest, along with your own, and hopefully it will give you a good set of directions to the Civic Center.
************************************** The Registered Attendees List ************************************** If you didn't sign up and appear on the registered list, you can still come to the lanparty, although we frown on not signing up, because it surprises us. However, we will still let you in as long as we have room. If your worried about making the drive, call my cellphone at 817/713-7472 to make sure we still have seats. We have NEVER had to turn anyone away!
************************************** WHAT TO BRING! ************************************** 1. POWER STRIP (we dont have 200 of these to hand out) 2. Monitor 3. Monitor power cord 4. CPU 5. CPU power cord 6. Mouse 7. Mouse pad 8. HEADPHONES - NO SPEAKERS ALLOWED! 9. Keyboard 10. Joystick (if you are flying in Battlefield 1942 or whatnot) 11. Drivers CD's for your network card, etc. just in case
************************************** REFRESHMENTS/FOOD ************************************** *Snack table w/ random food *Bawls Guarana caffeine beverage ($1.50 per bottle) *Free cokes (Dr. Pepper, Sprite, Root Beer, etc.) *As always, we will be ordering pizza. $5 gets you half of a large pizza, can't beat that deal with a stick!
************************************** WHAT WILL BE PROVIDED TO YOU! ************************************** A seat at a table, 3 people per 8 foot table A 10/100 switched network connection with the network cable POWER! However, you will need a power strip to plug into the extension cord
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************************************** Frequently Asked Questions ************************************** What is the earliest we can come to the lanparty? Due to setting up the network, tables, etc., we ask that you please don't arrive earlier than 7 PM. People setting up their computers while we are still trying to set up tables is a real pain. What if I didn't get signed up in time, can I still come? If you realize you haven't signed up, but would still like to come, this is not a problem. You must remember, we give priority to those who DID sign up, so it would be wise to call my cell phone (817-713-7472) to check and see if there is enough room. You will also get a rather large boot in the ass at the door for not signing up. What are all the prices for a Ghetto Lanparty? The only required is the $15 entry fee, this covers your seat, power, network, and unlimited drinks. Options include ($5 for half a large 1 topping pizza, $5 entry fee for Counter-Strike tournament, $1.50 cold bottle of Bawls, $.50 misc. candy items) Where else can I eat if I don't want pizza? There are many different places to eat in Benbrook. We try to keep it so you don't have to leave the Benbrook YMCA if you don't want to, by bringing in pizza and lots of drinks. How do the Counter-Strike tournament, and other tournaments work? Signups for these tournaments are taken AT the lanparty. We will call for them over the PA system. If you don't have a full team, or you want to join a team, simply tell us when we call for signups. Then we can try and get a team formed for you. The Counter-Strike tournament has a $5 per person fee which goes towards the tournament winners prizes. What if I don't have the games installed on my computer? Most every game can be procured from our GameFiles server. Instructions on how to do this come on your sheet you get when you come in the door, as well as on the in-lan webpage. I have another question, do you have the answer? Most likely, call my cellphone at 817-713-7472 any time this weekend, day or night. Just ask for Kyle or SuperCricket or "someone from Ghetto Lanparty" and we can help you out.
************************************** CONTACT INFO ************************************** To call me, SuperCricket, a.k.a. Kyle, call
817/713-7472 and ask for Kyle or SuperCricket
I will have this phone on ALL day. If you get lost, give a ring, if you have a question, give a ring, but don't call to shoot the bull, we'll be pretty busy trying to get set up. If you also need to give a relative/parent a phone number for a contact at the lan, you may give them this number as well. :) So that's all I can think of right now. Just type your address into Mapqest, then the Benbrook YMCA's, and BAM, hopefully you'll get a good set of directions to get there. And remember, play some Quake 3 at the lanparty... or die! See you at the party!
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Wednesday, December 15th, 2004 - GL19 Three Days Out! - Discuss In Forum Here
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Ghetto Lanparty 19 - 3 Days Out! |
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Return of the Nerds December 18th-19th, 2004 Benbrook YMCA, Benbrook, Texas  Soon
enough a couple hundred nerds will storm the Benbrook YMCA, and the last
Ghetto Lanparty of 2004 will happen. It's been a rough year, a lot of
venue changing, and a lot of hell. More problems and memories than I
can shake a stick at. I've seen so many new faces this year, but we
still have our old dedicated following as well. All of you folks are
like family that I know, but only see a few times a year.We had 250 attendees in the Civic Center this year, with the power never breaking a sweat. I can't wait until early 2005 when the Civic Center renovations are done and we can return. For now, we are heading back to the old YMCA. Just a forewarning, please bare with us, it's going to be the hardest lan for us staff to put on EVER. 200 client network and infrastructure setup in around an hour? Yeah you get the picture. Anyway, Thursday night or Friday morning will have this page showing everything you need to know about this lanparty, including PICTURES OF THE ACTUAL ROADS TO GET YOU TO THE YMCA! Hopefully less people will call me lost this way. Stay tuned and get signed up if you aren't already! |
Monday, November 22nd, 2004 - Tournament/Contest Details! - Discuss In Forum Here
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Just some quick details on the upcoming lanparty. At this point there will be one major tournament, due to the time constraints at this lanparty. As you may know, instead of starting as the usual 2PM like we were able to at the Civic Center, we will be opening the doors at 7PM at the YMCA. This rules out the possibility of a second large tournament. If you want that kind of action, the CPL is down the road... :)
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Friday, November 19th, 2004 - Half-Life 2 Giveaway - Discuss In Forum Here
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Half-Life 2 Giveaway at Ghetto Lanparty 19! |
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Return of the Nerds December 18th-19th, 2004 Benbrook YMCA, Benbrook, Texas  For those
who live in the dark, Valve software released Half-Life 2 just a couple days
ago. It has been 6 years since the original Half-Life came out, a long
time in the making. This is one game my cheap ass will definitely give
my $60 towards. PCGamer gave it the highest review of any game in
their history, and so have many others.I know drkdth and everyone else I have spoken to about the game has said nothing but good. It will likely consume my life for the next month or two once I go buy it. Because the game is so great, I figured it would make a decent prize to give out. And what better way to give out a copy of Half-Life 2 then to make people compete for it on the Half-Life one platform. Details are not finalized yet, but we will likely stuff as many people as we can into a Half-Life deathmatch server, likely on the map CROSSFIRE. Stay tuned here for more details as Ghetto Lanparty 19 gets closer. Don't forget to sign up! |
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Saturday, October 28th, 2004 - Ghetto Lanparty 19 IS ON! - Discuss In Forum Here
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Ghetto Lanparty 19: Return of the Nerds IS ON! |
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Return of the Nerds December 18th-19th, 2004 Benbrook YMCA, Benbrook, Texas Can you believe it? After TJ a.k.a. drkdth and I called every convention center, community center, civic center, recreation center, hotel, brothel, strip club, and Chuck E. Cheese, we finally ended up calling our old haunts back up. Somehow, and while laughing heartily the entire time, I called up the Benbrook YMCA. Ghetto Lanparties 11 and 12 were there, and it's been since March of 2003 that we visited the Benbrook YMCA. There are several reasons the Benbrook YMCA is a terrible location for Texas' best lanparty. First, the location is terrible, on the far west side of Fort Worth. Second, it is a staffer's nightmare. Hundred foot ramps to go up and down with tables, chairs, and equipment. This also brings up the point they have no tables and chairs, all must be rented. Along with that is the lack of power, meaning we have to bring in a big ass generator. |
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At any rate, it's the only way
we can have a lan, so we will return to Benbrook on December 18th. We had
some fun memories out there. Drunken fights, relationship drama, sabotage in
the form of power cord cutting, and no one, ever, will forget when CBS News'
60 Minutes showed up to film and interview the lan. Ah memories... So after 1 year and 9 months since us nerds have graced the hallowed Benbrook YMCA, it's time to do it again. Let's get 'er done. Signups are... OPEN! |
Saturday, October 16th, 2004 - We're back! - Discuss In Forum Here
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Venue Spy Shots for Ghetto Lanparty 19! ! ! |
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So here are some secret spy shots of our current best venue for Ghetto Lanparty 19. As many of you know, it has been a good couple months since Texas' best lanparty was held, due to the fact our last venue started renovations. |
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Quick Stats: University of North Texas Gateway Center 8,000 square feet 3 gigantor projectors Lots of parking Infinite tables and COMFY padded chairs |
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Here is the second half of the room. At the time we looked at it, the room was divided in two with the false wall. One side was dark and the side above was lit up for an event. In this picture you can see the HUGE projectors the room has. |
| Here is a nifty loading dock. This is where us staffers would be able to easily bring in our equipment thanks to the 12,000 pound capacity lift. We would also have a great place to park the diesel electric generator which would power the majority of the computers for this venue. This building does not have vast amounts of power like the Denton Civic Center has. |
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This is Holly and I.
TJ was taking the picture. We ended our day of venue spying with
some good Tomato Pizza in Denton. Within the next week we will
hopefully finalize our negotiations with the Gateway center, and if
everything pans out, set a date for Ghetto Lanparty 19. We are shooting for late November or early December. If everything goes as planned, expect a date announcement next week, and signups to open as well. Cross your fingers folks! |
Saturday, August 21st, 2004 - Ah Quakecon... - Discuss In Forum Here
So you have probably been wondering why the land of Ghetto has been so quiet lately. That is because the Ghetto staff and many other Ghetto goers have been at Quakecon this past week. For those who don't know, Quakecon is a 3,000 person gaming event, the biggest in the USA, held in Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas. This year it was in Grapevine, so for all of you in the D/FW area, I laugh at you for not being there. Not only is it a 3,000 person lanparty, but it's FREE due to the sponsors, and it's also 4 days long.
We were also building our Fishtank computer. Jason a.k.a. Sirzason was interviewed by G4TechTV, so watch the show Pulse on Monday and listen to his interview. As soon as I get my life back in order, I promise GL17, GL18, and our Quakecon trip coverage will be posted, as well as what our plans our for the next Ghetto lanparties this year. Here are a couple pictures to wet your appetite.
Yes that is my computer, yes it is floating in mineral oil, yes that is a home air conditioner, and yes that is the computer I am typing this on right now. :)
Thursday, July 29th, 2004 - Ghetto Lanparty 18? - Discuss In Forum Here
Ghetto Lanparty 18 coverage/recap/etc to come soon! In the mean time, enjoy what's left of summer 2004!
Saturday, July 17th, 2004 - Ghetto Lanparty 18! - Discuss In Forum Here
GHETTO LANPARTY 18 IS
TODAY STARTING AT 1:00PM!
Ghetto Lanparty 18
Saturday July 17th, 2004 from 1:00PM to 7:00AM Sunday
Denton Civic Center
321 E. McKinney St.
Denton, TX 76201
SUPERCRICKET'S PHONE (IF YOU GET LOST, ETC.): 817/713-7472
The Counter-Strike tournament will start at about 5:00PM, so be there on TIME!
Info below:
*** Statement from SuperCricket
*** Yes the Civic Center Gets Cold!
*** Directions to the Denton Civic Center!
*** The Registered Attendees List
*** WHAT TO BRING! (MOST IMPORTANT)
*** REFRESHMENTS/FOOD
*** WHAT WILL BE PROVIDED TO YOU!
*** Tentative Schedule
*** Frequently Asked Questions
*** CONTACT INFO
FIRST, DON'T FORGET A POWER STRIP! People forget this item a lot, and all we run to the table is an extension cord. We don't have the money to buy 250 power strips, so don't forget! Also go through the checklist below of everything else to bring, you'd be surprised what you might be forgetting. :)
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Statement from SuperCricket
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Alright folks, so Ghetto Lanparty is finally becoming legal, turning 18, our 18th public lanparty. As many of you know, we have only one tournament on the books, Counter-Strike. Battlefield Vietnam was cancelled when GhettoCon was, due to a lack of time, along with the Quake 3 tournament.
This is going to be our last lanparty for a good few months, maybe up until winter time. The Civic Center is getting torn apart for a while, so we will have to find a new home. Because of this, we wanted to have a lanparty where we just GAMED. I remember the days of DFW Lanparty out in Dallas where we would just go and play games all night, not worrying about playing in a tournament for a few dollars. At points in this lanparty we are going to turn off the Fileserver, and try to get you tokers to play some damn games, and some different games by God.
I want to see some people branch out from the standard Counter-Strike. Load up some Quake 3, Battlefield Vietnam, Unreal Tournament 2004, HALO, hell even some Motorcross Madness 2! It's nice to play a 7 year old game that looks like it's rendered in the Quake 1 engine, but have you seen how beautiful and fun NEW games are?
To those of you who show up for the Counter-Strike tournament, and leave 5 minutes after you loose, I still can't understand that logic. Stick around and play some games for a while, don't be scared to be up past your bedtime. :)
At any rate, the staff is going to be trying to have a good ole time playing games since this is our last lanparty for the summer. Join us, and help us remember what Ghetto Lanparty used to be!
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Yes the Civic Center Gets Cold!
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The number one complaint about our lanparty, is how cold the building can get later in the night. The problem lies, in that the air conditioning is controlled by computers at the Denton Government building, so they can't be changed from at the Civic Center. Because of this, it can feel like winter in the building sometimes, so wear shorts only if you are fully insane. A smart move would be to bring a blanket, sleeping bag, light jacket, etc. Don't feel lame walking in with a full comforter into the building when it is 105 outside, you will thank us later in the night.
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Directions to the Denton Civic Center!
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Directions can also be found at the INFO section of the website under the "Info and Directions to the Denton Civic Center" section.
Ghetto Lanparty 17
Saturday July 17th, 2004 from 1:00PM to 7:00AM Sunday
Denton Civic Center
321 E. McKinney St.
Denton, TX 76201
SUPERCRICKET'S PHONE (IF YOU GET LOST, ETC.): 817/713-7472
Type that address into Mapquest, along with your own, and hopefully it will give you a good set of directions to the Civic Center.
FROM FORT WORTH, ARLINGTON, and WEST SIDE OF METROPLEX:
Head North on I-35 West until you get into Denton. Take the exit for Highway 377 and take a LEFT at the light. Head down Highway 377, you will go through a few stop lights. You are looking for PERL street. You will also see a sign that says FOR MCKINNEY STREET, USE PERL STREET. Take a RIGHT on PERL street, you will see a NORTHSTAR BANK on the corner where you should be turning. Stay on PERL STREET which turns into MCKINNEY street, you will pass through a stoplight and after that will see the Civic Center on your left. If you pass a Golden Chick chicken restaurant you have gone too far.
FROM DALLAS, MESQUITE, and EAST SIDE OF METROPLEX:
Head North on I-35 East until you get into Denton. Take the exit for Highway 377 and take a RIGHT at the light. Head down Highway 377, you will go through a few stop lights. You are looking for PERL street. You will also see a sign that says FOR MCKINNEY STREET, USE PERL STREET. Take a RIGHT on PERL street, you will see a NORTHSTAR BANK on the corner where you should be turning. Stay on PERL STREET which turns into MCKINNEY street, you will pass through a stoplight and after that will see the Civic Center on your left. If you pass a Golden Chick chicken restaurant you have gone too far.
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The Registered Attendees List
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If you didn't sign up and appear on the registered list, you can still come to the lanparty, although we frown on not signing up, because it surprises us. However, we will still let you in as long as we have room. If your worried about making the drive, call my cellphone at 817/713-7472 to make sure we still have seats. We have NEVER had to turn anyone away!
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WHAT TO BRING!
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1. POWER STRIP (we dont have 200 of these to hand out)
2. Monitor
3. Monitor power cord
4. CPU
5. CPU power cord
6. Mouse
7. Mouse pad
8. HEADPHONES - NO SPEAKERS ALLOWED!
9. Keyboard
10. Joystick (if you are flying in Battlefield 1942 or whatnot)
11. Drivers CD's for your network card, etc. just in case
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REFRESHMENTS/FOOD
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We will be having a snack table set up at the lan. It will have chips, candy bars, other candy, and over 250 bottles of Bawls! The items are .50 cents a piece and the cold Bawls are $1.50 a piece, so bring some extra change you have lying around, because you KNOW that pizza wont last you 17 hours!
As always, we will be ordering pizza. $5 gets you half of a large pizza, can't beat that deal with a stick!
We will have Dr. Pepper products on ice as always, free for everyone, around 600 cans of the stuff, but only take what you can drink!
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WHAT WILL BE PROVIDED TO YOU!
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A seat at a table, 3 people per 8 foot table
A 10/100 switched network connection with the network cable
POWER! However, you will need a power strip to plug into the extension cord
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Tentative Schedule
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1:00pm Saturday - DOORS OPEN!
3ish - Counter-Strike tournament signups
3ish - Counter-Strike tournament begins
8:30-9ish - Pizza arives, bring up lights and raffle door prizes
Midnight-7am - Loads of gaming and leeching until the sun comes up
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Work has been
steady here at Ghetto HQ preparing for our 25th public lanparty. The
servers are being prepped and tested. The miles of network and
electrical cable are being sorted and bundled. We should be ready to
go by Saturday afternooon.
Ghetto
Lanparty 22
Ghetto Lanparty has recently acquired
a lot of servers from our old friend Jon a.k.a. Sharaz Jek from the
old DFW Lanparty that existed a couple years ago. These recent
additions will give us the horsepower needed to run more games for our
attendees. We will no longer be required to down game servers to
prepare for a tournament!
Well
I thought we would be able to proclaim we are the largest sponsor-less
lanparty in the world, but Corsair has been kind enough to send us a care
package for Ghetto Lanparty 20. It has not yet arrived, so I am not
sure on it's contents; but whatever it is, it will be dealt out to you
greedy swine. I know most of you don't come to Ghetto for the random
prizes and schwag we give out, so our lack of sponsorship and caring from
any corporate entity shouldn't affect you.
