Paris, 23rd of February:
Only two months until the fifth edition of the Jaguar Connexion. The whole Jaguar Connexion Team is preparing for the day. All participants are preparing their systems up for what will be remembered as one of the most interesting retro-gaming convention in France.
The Jaguar Connexion 2005 will take place on the 23rd and the 24Th of April in Congis-sur-Thérouanne, a small town near Paris. The philosophy of the convention has existed for four years. The discovery and promotion of retro and alternative video gaming in a warm and friendly atmosphere. Come and rediscover the games of your childhood or see the most impressive alternative technology.
Originally an entirely ATARI convention, the JC opened itself to other brands. Sega, Nintendo, and many more. All visitors will have the opportunity to see all the main products, both hardware and software, from those legendary companies which created their memories.
The Jaguar Connexion is an opportunity to try exotic consoles, unknown games, even prototypes. It is also the opportunity for gamers, coders and collectors from different scenes to gather and discuss their interests together, over a meal or a drink. A “business corner” will also be there. As in previous years, the online shop “16/32 Systems” will come from England and will offer brand-new sealed ATARI products, impossible to find generally for sale.
This year the Jaguar Connexion Team decides to insist on thematic stands. Each stand will be managed by an enthusiast. The enthusiast will present their machines, their specifications, their games, and related anecdotes. The perfect way to increase your video game culture. Professional and amateur coders will also come and share their experiences with us.
Saturday evening and night, a special event will take place. A “Dance Dance Revolution” Tournament from sunset until sunrise.
A major tournament will take place both days. Three game competitions (Jaguar, SNES, VCS 2600) and one quiz. The best competitors will win a nuon N501 DVD player from Samsung.
The date has been fixed! Will you be there?
The consoles present will include: Atari Jaguar, Atari ST, Atari Falcon, Atari 2600/7800, Nuon (VM Labs), Sega Dreamcast, Sega Saturn, Sega Mega Drive, 32X and Mega CD, Nintendo GameCube, Nintendo 64 and DD64, the Super Nintendo, Nintendo Virtual Boy, 3DO units, NeoGeo cartridge and CD systems, Microsoft Xbox, Sony PlayStation 1 and 2. The Handheld systems will include Atari Lynx, Sega Nomad, Sega Game Gear, various Nintendo GameBoys, SNK NeoGeo Pocket, Gamepark GP32, Bandai WonderSwan, Nokia N-Gage, as well as the new Nintendo DS, Sony PSP, Tiger Electronics Gizmondo, and Tapwave Zodiac.
General Information
The JC take place during two days. You will to have to book your place, places are limited. You now have the possibility to book your place by returning this form per post or per email. We will accept the form until the 13th of April 2005.
Two different prices are available :
- Prepayment : € 15 one day (Saturday or Sunday) or € 27 for the week-end
- Direct payment at the arrival : € 17 one day or € 30 for the week-end.
Those prices are including the meals.
You have two possibilities for the night. You can book your own hotel room in one of the two hotels we suggest, or you can take your sleeping bag and sleep in the room where JC takes place, if necessary.
You will find all the necessary information here: topics/58544-jc2005-official-informations
The History of the Jaguar Connexion
The Jaguar Connexion begun in September 2002 with a meeting of a few retro gaming freaks in a house in the Parisian Neighborhood. It became rapidly more important and is now one of the high-light in the retro Gaming scene in France. Now the Jaguar Connexion is the retro gaming convention of the Retro Gaming Connexion, an association for the promotion and the maintenance for the Video Games.
For further information
WebSite : http://www.jaguar-connexion.fr.st
Email : jaguar.connexionREMOVEME@laposte.net
Telephone : 0033-1-47837027
