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THE LLAMASOFTIE YAKFEST

8 hours of Game Playing-Retro-Blasting-Mayhem!!!!
Dedicated to YAK and Llamasoft

@ the Horse and Jockey Pub. 69 Woodstock Road, Oxford

When?

Saturday 21st September 2002 - 1pm to 9pm
 
Notice
There has been a fantastic response.
It suggests that this is going to be a busy event.
Luckily there are 2 floors in the pubs.
Both floors have good bars and the upper bar has a
large screen T.V. on which something retro will be playing.  

Whats Going On Then?

From 1pm on Saturday 21st September we are having
a Retro-Game Festival.
The Lower bar of the pub is being converted into an
old computer game shed!
Up and running and for you to play on is:
a Commodore 64, Vic 20, Spectrum, Atari 800, Atari ST and an Amiga

LLAMASOFT
Revenge of the Mutant Camels - C64
Ancipital - C64
Batalyx - C64
VoidRunner - C16/+4
Attack of the Mutant Camels - Atari 800
Hover Bovver - Atari 800
Trip-a-Tron - Atari ST
Matrix - Vic 20
Tempest 2000 - Jaguar
Defender 2000 - Jaguar
Gridrunner - Spectrum
Photon Storm - Amiga
Merak - the Video on the BIG TV

OTHERS
Gran Turismo - Playstation
Radiant SilverGun - Saturn
Out Run - Saturn
Mario Kart - N64
Star Wars - GameCube
Space Invaders - Atari 2600
2 Dreamcasts linked up playing F355 Challenge with steering wheels

ORIGINAL STAND UP MACHINES
Robotron
Joust

+ a whole load of other games and consoles.
If you have a fav game bring it along and fire it up! + bring
some CDs to play too.
But bring copies not the originals,
in case they get lost or used as a beer mat!
Bring it and play it!

Baa Food is available all day, the menu is as follows:

Chips £1.50
Sausage and Chips £3.00
Scampi and Chips £3.00
Chicken Nuggets and Chips £3.00

Sandwiches are all £2.50
Ham and Tomato
Cheese and Onion
Egg Mayonaise
Tuna Mayonaise

Hot Dogs £2.50 - with Chips £3.25

Platters containing 8 chicken Nuggets, 8 Scampi,
8 Mushrooms, 5 Onion Rings are going for £5

How much does it cost to get in? Tickets?

Public: £3 on the door then stay as long as you like!
Llamasoft Fan Club: £FREE
Tickets for the event are available for pre-order:
Send a cheque for £3.50 to

RetroVision Night
c/o Mark Rayson
the Horse and Jockey Public House
69 WoodStock Road
Oxford
OX2 7HL

Please make cheques payable to Mark Rayson
phone 01865 552719 pay via your Credit Card and the tickets
will be sent to you.

or Call in to the Pub and buy them. £3 each

Who's Coming? (confirmed so far)

Jeff Minter of Llamasoft, Mark@theArchive,
the Llamasoftie Fan Club,
George Bray of Idigicon, Llando from Plus4.com,
Jamie Houseman from ETG,
Jools from Exotica.

How to get There

MAP LINK

BY BUS: any number 6 or 6a (Wolvercote) from Magdalen Street,
outside Debenhams, will drop you almost outside.
BY TAXI: a cab from the City Center or Oxford Rail Station will
cost around £4-£5.
BY FOOT: walk north from the city center through St.Giles and
take the left fork in the road, then walk up WoodStock Road
for 10 minutes.
BY CAR: You are heading for North Oxford.
If you are coming in from the M40 or A34 then the route is quite simple:

M40 FROM LONDON: Take Jct 8 and follow A40
until you get to a roundabout(Headington).
Take the 3rd exit (turning right), follow to next roundabout and go straight over.
At next roundabout turn left (Woodstock Road) and follow the road for
about 2 miles. Keep an eye out for the Horse and Jockey as it is very easy
to see and will be on your right.

M40 FROM BIRMINGHAM: take M40 jct 9 (Bicester)
and at roundabout take the 3rd exit.
This puts you on the A34.
Follow A34 until you see the sign for PearTree Interchange and Park and Ride.
Take this junction. Follow past the Park and Ride to the roundabout.
At roundabout go straight over (3rd exit Woodstock Road)
and follow the road for about 2 miles.
Keep an eye out for the Horse and Jockey as it is very easy to see
and will be on your right.

There is only a limited number of parking spaces at the pub
but parking can be found on a variety of roads around the pub.

Where to Stay

Oxford is a city of dreaming spires and many places to stay.
Follow these links below for some info on where to stay

http://www.a1tourism.com/uk/oxford.html
http://www.oxfordcity.co.uk/accom/
http://www.s-h-systems.co.uk/oxford.html

here are 3 places almost on the doorstep of the pub

http://www.oxfordcity.co.uk/hotels/oldparsonage/
http://www.oxfordcity.co.uk/hotels/parklands/
http://www.oxfordcity.co.uk/accom/college/ 

This event is run by Mark Rayson Enterprises and Ben Tame
for lovers of all that is retro
in association with

 

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