MZXCon

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'MZXCon' is planned to be an annual event where MZXers from all parts of the country or world can get together in one location for friendly competition, and socialization. MZXCon has become a staple of the community with 6 cons spread over 5 years and over a large swath of the country. Various styles of convention have been tried, with varying success.

MZXCon 2008

Group photo, 2008. Left to right: pyro1588, asgromo, MZXGiant, Insidious, Exophase, Terryn, Wervyn

This convention was held in Peru, Massachusetts, at Insidious' home, on July 11th-July 13th, 2008. The attendees were:

During this MZXCon, there was a 4-hour BKZX involving two teams of three people, with Insidious judging. The topic was "SANITY". The two games produced were:

  • "Perfectly Sane Damsels In Distress" (Wervyn, Terryn, pyro1588)
  • "Mind Phuck" (Exophase, asgromo, MZXGiant) [Winner]

Other activities included seeing the movie "WALL-E", a brief mall visit, and swimming.

MZXCon 2009

Group photo, 2009. Left to right: Insidious, CJA, pyro1588, Tixus, Revvy, commodorejohn, Wervyn, MZXGiant. Not pictured: Apollyon, Nicole

This convention was held in Atlanta, Georgia at Wervyn's family home and apartment, from July 10th-12th 2009. Attendees were:

Activities during this con included:

  • Asian style karaoke on Friday night, lasting roughly 4 hours.
  • Viewing of the movie "Up", in a continuation of the previous year's trend.
  • A BKZX with about half of the attending guests who were still awake at the time, with the topic Gravity as a nod to the old meme.
  • A jam session that produced about 20 minutes of music, compiled into an album titled "? SPEEDING ?"

MZXCon 2010

Group photo, 2010. Top row, left to right: MZXGiant, Insidious, Quasar84, Terryn, Tixus, Wervyn, Kuddy, Revvy. Bottor row: asgromo, CJA, duvel, Exophase, pyro1588, commodorejohn. Not pictured: Es

This convention was held in Chicago, Illinois at the H.I. Chicago Hostel, from July 9th-11th 2010. This convention was the first hosted outside of people's homes, and was coordinated jointly by Es and MZXGiant. Attendees were:

Activities during this con included:

  • Asian style karaoke on Saturday night, lasting roughly 2 hours, in a continuation of the previous year's trend.
  • Viewing of the movie "Grown Ups", another continuation.
  • A BKZX, with topics of "Rebirth" and "Steampunk Technology" needing to be combined into the same game.
  • Touring of the Chicago Science & Industry Museum

This was notably the first convention to use only public transit to get around the area, and was geared toward a more "tourist" style of convention, sometimes to its detriment. It is also the only con to date where the chief organizer of events and schedules did not live in the target city.

MZXCon 2011

Group photo, 2011. Top row, left to right: Wervyn, asgromo, Insidious, Kuddy, MZXGiant. Bottom row: Christina, Revvy

This convention was held in Peru, Massachusetts, at Insidious' family home, July 29th-31st, 2011. Attendees were:

Activities during this con included:

  • A BKZX, with topics that MZXGiant doesn't remember right now
  • A viewing of the movie "Captain America: The First Avenger" in 3D
  • Board game night

MZXCon East 2012

This convention was held at Kuddy's house in Delran, New Jersey, from July 13th-15th. Attendees were:

Activities during this con included:

  • Lots and lots of console gaming, including a full playthrough of Battletoads by Exophase
  • Cheesesteaks at Route 130 Diner
  • A viewing of the movie "The Amazing Spider-Man" in 3D

MZXCon West 2012

Group photo, 2012. Back row, l-r: KKairos, ThdPro, TheJMan. Front row: wildweasel, burstroc, Insidious

This convention was held in Portland, Oregon. The MZXing and general hanging out took place at KKairos's house with much to do and see around Portland. The MZXers saw various Portland landmarks. Attendees were:


Activities included:

  • A BKZX held on the topic of boybands, suggested by Lachesis when asked for a topic on IRC.
  • Ground Kontrol arcade
  • A downtown day to visit Powell's Books and Everyday Music, among other things
  • burstroc's tacos

MZXCon 2013

Group photo. Left to right: Lachesis, asgromo, CJA, duvel, Kuddy, Insidious, Puella, Wervyn

This was the second MZX convention held at Wervyn's family home in Atlanta, Georgia. There were eight attendees due to Ough being forced to drop out last-minute.

Activities:

  • Asian-style karaoke on Friday night
  • The viewing of the film "Pacific Rim"
  • Saints Row 3 co-op play
  • Tichu, a trick-taking card game
  • The viewing of a stream, notably including an episode of "Van-Pires" and a 1999 South Korean kaiju film called "Reptilian"

MZXCon 2015

The 2015 MZXCon was an attempt by Insidious to revive MZXCon after 2014 lacked one. This was the second MZX convention held in Chicago, and the first to take place in an apartment rented on airbnb. There were eight attendees, with a ninth, Es, participating in Karaoke.

Activities:

  • Pizano's Deep Dish pizza
  • Asian-style Karaoke on Saturday night
  • Mahjongg
  • Viewing of a movie was originally planned but cancelled due to the heat.

MZXCon 2016

MZXCon 2016 was the first MZXCon held in New York City. After the success of the previous year's major-city-via-AirBnB plan, Kuddy decided to try hosting a similar trip. Seven attendees took up a short residence at a Brooklyn apartment (after CJA and his fiancee had to drop out), and Luke and Nash joined for the afternoon activities on Saturday

Activities:

  • Viewing of Star Trek: Beyond
  • Dinner and Karaoke in the Korean district on West 32nd.
  • Playing/beta-testing Insidious' MZX Deathmatch game, made to coincide with the con.
  • Bagels!
  • Crashing the Williamsburg Barcade before departure on Sunday.