Hey, look what we found under some review copies, industry one-sheets and apple cores: it's pictures from the 2004 E3 trade show! As you can easily tell, we did a lot at E3 and we also had a lot of fun together. Is it possible to feel nostalgic about something that happened three months ago?
Click on these thumbnails for a larger view of each picture. Except where noted, all photos are by Marek Bronstring, Doug Tabacco, and Christina Gmiterko.
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The obligatory annual picture of the LA convention center. |
The entire AG staff admires Jake Rodkin's newly owned car. L to R: Marek Bronstring, Guybrush Threepwood, Evan Dickens (kneeling), Chris Remo, Jake Rodkin, some chick, Doug Tabacco, some other chick, and Christina Gmiterko (photo by Mike Thompson) |
Chris and Doug heatedly discuss Marek's apple core incident while Marek ignores everything. |
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The Holy Adventure lies just beyond this door. Do we dare? |
Monkey Island 2 on a hotel television. Yep, we're geeks. |
Evan abandons his work to cheer on Chris' game of Monkey Island 2. Wow, we're really geeks. |
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The Tex Murphy designers prove to Christina just how tall they are. L to R: Aaron Conners, Christina, and Chris Jones (Tex Murphy himself). |
Chris experiences the standard Dreamfall reaction. |
Jane Jensen explains the cat hair puzzle to us. We still didn't get it. |
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Djamil from Lexis Numerique, winner of the Coolest Accent award, shows us Missing aka In Memoriam. |
Chris and his size 36 feet playing EXTREME MONKEY ISLAND!!1! |
Got Game president Howard Horowitz shows off the Quiet Weekend in Capri ad placed in a travel magazine. |
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It's nice to know everyone has the same definition of "adventure game" that we do. |
Evan finds a surefire candidate for the next Top 20. |
Doug and Evan come to pay homage. |
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Chris forgets exactly what meeting he was supposed to be going to. |
A classic adventure game by any standards. |
Guybrush Threepwood mourns the death of his creators. |
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Guybrush (okay, his name is really Dominic Armato) and Ragnar Tornquist argue over whether Guybrush could defeat April Ryan at insult sword-fighting. |
The Star Wars gang comes to finish the job they started. (That's a Sam & Max hat, by the way) |
Aw, I guess Star Wars guys aren't all that bad. *sniff* We'll miss you, Sam & Max. |
Well, that's it. Hope you enjoyed these pictures as much as we enjoyed taking them! Now, the countdown begins to our E3 2005 coverage--but don't worry, Adventure Gamers will have plenty of great features to keep you busy in the meantime. Happy adventuring!