The 1st thing that i wanted to say is…
“I NEVER REALLY THOUGHT THAT THEY WILL COME TO MALAYSIA!!!’
All the while i only watch the performances in YouTube and wonder when will it come here to perform, if any…
That’s why my eyes got so wide the moment i saw that they are selling their ticket while i was walking in 1 Utama.
Tagged my GF along and two days later, the online ticket was bought
Seating was not bad, considering that is is around the 30th seat from the stage.
The date of the show was on the same day and venue of the PC Fair. You can say it is the day where the tech geeks and game freaks are packed in one place. Haha!
Took a photo before entering to watch the show.
This is where we were seated. Loud and clear. but it is a plenary hall though. sound seemed to be a bit muffled, but it did not dampen the mood!
Before the show started, we were served with a Cosplay competition.
and there were also a few classic games montage, Pacman and a tribute to Michael Jackson where they superimpose MJ in various classic games (yes, you heard it right!!!).
i did record most of the show and will post a few of it. but before i get fired for recording it, let me clarify this – we are permitted to do so.
Too lazy to post videos in my blog though, so i think i’ll just screen capture some of the video (not all videos, k? coz of the lazy factor. haha!) and post as photos here. haha!
Tribute to MJ
Medley of classic games. the crowd went crazy whenever some of the well-known games were out. Contra anyone? woo hoo!
Metal Gear Solid, they even had a baddie and Snake (hiding in the box) on the stage. at the end of the song, instead of Snake, Tommy Tallarico came out! he’s been hiding in the box for at least 10 minutes.
Nest is the God of War. the song never sound so great with strong vocals from Laura Intravia. makes me want to play the games again.
Next, Tommy picked an audience to play Space Invaders to win a BIG prize. that guy have to wear a tracker shirt and a Wii like thingy to move (literally) to shoot. unfortunately, he can win it in 2 minutes though.
there’s also a short documentary about the Father of video game and a ‘live’ Skype chat with him. but we all know that it has been pre-recorded. with Malaysia’s lousy internet service, it’s hard to believe the Skype conversation went without any lag.
Sonic anyone? at the start screen when the SEGA word comes out, the choir group started to sing out Sega~~~. i guess that bring out a lot of nostalgia to all Sega gamers now that it is obsolete now.
This is one of my favourite part of the show. Laura Intravia came out again, this time as Link from Zelda where she plays flute! nice!
And of course, Zelda comes next!!!
20 minute break time’s up when the loading screen is over. time to camwhore.
caught up with two of the Cosplay participants. the Snake was a bit plump though haha! i’m grateful that he is willing to pose with me although i can see that he is rushing to do something else. thanks mate!!!
Time’s up!!! time for the 2nd half of the show!
but crap, i did not record the part where there’s a Guitar Heroes competition. i thought i pressed the record button, but hell no… damn!
The next song got everyone shouting Kingdom Hearts. The Disney characters will give us gamers a big clue.
how about WoW for all of the MMORPG fans out there! the shouts we heard was like a war cry!!!
Norihiko Hibino also made a appearance on that day. came out with a saxophone and played MGS 3’s Snake Eater, which he himself composed for that game.
When we talk about video games, how can we forget Mario??!!! this is one game that introduced me to the very big world of video games.
what about Rockman (or Megaman for Americans)? those a one hard game to play back in the days.
i don’t know much about Halo coz it’s meant for Xbox. but it is worth a mention as it is one game that sells Xbox like hot cakes. atthe end of the performance, it got Jack Wall (the conductor) jumped out too! cool!
One Winged Angel from Final Fantasy VII is one of the anticipated performance on that night. it was a great performance (together with Tallarico’s Spidey guitar). but it was unfortunate that they can only put screens of cosplay players instead of shots of the gameplay due to the copyrights matter with Square Enix. the same happens to Kingdom Hearts earlier.
and the shows ends… NOT WITHOUT AN ENCORE!!!
Tallarico came back, the lights are dimmed and he instructs us to light up our handphones. but what we had there was crazy. we had people taking out their PSPs, laptop and theres even a guy who held up his lightsabre! while doing that we were also instructed to sing to the tune of Mario. that was silly by the way. but FUN! haha!
1st encore was a fast paced Castlevania accompanied with Tallarico’s guitar. this was epic, but unfortunately my Olympus camera went out of memory. in the end, i have to record a 1 minute clip from my Canon camera. shucks…
this was the last performance – Chrono Trigger. i’m sure those who used to own Playstation missed this game a lot. in this final piece, everyone came out – Jack Wall with acoustic guitar, Tallarico with his Spidey guitar, Hibino with Saxophone & Intravia with flute.
And the show ends with a bow!
but it is not really the end yet as there’s a meet and greet session thereafter.
long queue though. took me almost an hour for my turn…
but fret not, Mario is queuing in front of me. at least there is some entertainment.
and also this cross dresser. i think this is a character from Ragnarok, no? big boobs for a male. hahaha! the cosplayer were like a celebrity on that night. everyone wants to take a photo with them!
at last it’s my turn! woot! and Hibino-san is signing my PSP!
the end result. to date, i have not touched the PSP yet fearing that it might smudge the signatures. must find a clear case for it before i even touch my PSP!
that was an unforgettable night for me. i do hope that they will come back here again. Jack Wall said that they will come back (i’ve asked during the meet and greet session), but it’s hard to see it at the moment as the attendance is not that full on that day. maybe due to lack of promotion. and not much people heard of VGL too…
but, if they plan to come in the near future, i do hope that they do something new though.
AND REMEMBER TO BRING MARTIN LEUNG TO MALAYSIA! HIS PIANO RENDITION OF MARIO IS BEYOND COOL! YOU HEARD THAT? PEOPLE FROM VGL?! HAHAHA!
i’m proud to be a video gamer. people used tell me that it is a waste of time and it will affect my school and all that. but look at me, i did not get any worse off!
to quote from Tallarico “some people said video games are the cause of violence, i’d say KILL THEM ALL!”
hahaha!
VideoGamesLive FTW!!!
