I’m awfully sorry, Guerra family.

Electricity is a precious commodity at EVO. Circuits were strained early on and there was a bit of confusion regarding allotment, so we held off on setting up the cabinets and superguns until we could find a dedicated circuit.

While waiting for the power situation to be resolved, I walked the floor a bit.

High attendance this year, and they ran out of pretty much everything. I wish I’d gone for an EVO stick bag first thing in the morning, as by the time I got around to checking, they’d long been sold out.

The main stage.

Capcom, showing off FATE Unlimited Codes, Tatsunoko VS Capcom, and Marvel VS Capcom 2.

Namco-Bandai’s Tekken 6 display.

BlazBlue! Some beautiful character designs in this game.

Power situation resolved.

With the cabinets finally up and running (and on free play), folks begin to trickle over.

SUPER MINI NEO ACTION!

Floor drops were temporary laptop gaming oases, at least until facilities would come by and shoo everyone away.

Super Smash Bros row.

The arcade games had players constantly throughout the day. It’s a great feeling watching someone have a blast on a cabinet you’ve restored.

Tomorrow, day 2.