Flush Arcade hits Superwarehouse EGX Rezzed afterparty
In an indoor venue built underneath railway bridge arches, videogame fans were treated to a mix of retro games, indies, and music at the Superwarehouse party last weekend in Shoreditch – a borough in London’s east.
A view from the inner videogame room at Joypad Bar’s EGX Rezzed 2016 Afterparty
Bar at the Superwarehouse Party
The Superwarehouse party, hosted by VICE and Joypad Bar, was the official afterparty EGX Rezzed event – capping off the London Games Festival. A smaller version of EGX, EGX Rezzed featured over 160 playable games, interactive entertainment and board games. Attendees could also attend talks and workshops on how to break into the games industry and were given the chance to talk to developers about videogame craft.
Indie games on show at the Superwarehouse EGX Rezzed afterparty included Deadbeat Heroes, Black and White Bushido, Dead Pixels II, Vectagon and Nidhogg.
Deadbeat Heroes by Upstream Arcade – a highly colourful and slick 3D brawler described by designer Adam Langridge as a love letter to Jet Set Radio, Viewtiful Joe and Powerglove.
Black and White Bushido under the arch
Players could demand their satisfaction, taking control of a pixel fencer in Nidhogg
At the party, punters could request from a library of over 1000 games across a range of retro-consoles. These included a Sega DreamCast system and a Sega Saturn with light gun controllers. We spotted House of the Dead, various iterations of Sonic the Hedgehog, Mario Kart 64, Megaman, and too many other classics to name.
The retro videogame request “bible”
Videogame fans playing Virtua Cop at the EGX Rezzed Superwarehouse Afterparty
The event also had projected giant games of Super Smash Brothers and Bomberman on the wall.
Bomberman – on the big screen
Dead Pixels II had a display complete with custom VHS boxes that glowed green.
Tekken anyone?
The SNES and the Sega Genesis/Megadrive side by side
DJ set by Paul Wolinski from 65daysofstatic at Superwarehouse
Videogame inspired DJs played sets throughout the night – including Paul Wolinski from 65daysofstatic – and audiences were treated to a preview of some music from the highly anticipated sci-fi epic No Man’s Sky. Morgan Hislop and Fork & Knife also played, with a warm-up from the Noisey/VICE Gaming DJs.
Superwarehouse had a relaxed feel, helped by the two-room structure of the venue – one that had the bar and dancefloor and a few gaming stations, and a second room that had more videogame consoles and set-ups that showcased a selection of indie games from EGX Rezzed.
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