Lost Level (+UP) Gaming Tournament and Birthday Weekend

This past weekend I attended the Lost Level (+UP) gaming tournament in Roanoke VA, hosted by the Lost Colony Campaign. I've been retired from the competitive gaming scene for some time, so I thought it'd be a fun thing to do for my birthday weekend and I'm really glad that I did.

I want to send a very special thanks to my life long friend Rob for hosting me, letting me crash on his couch, and showing me a great time in Roanoke. You're the best man!

As I said, it's been a long time since I've competed so I wasn't quite sure what to expect from my performance. I decided to just not care, have a good time and not even bother with the tournament mind set. That worked in my favor and thanks to the lack of tournament jitters I was able to place 2nd in both Street Fighter III Third Strike and Ultra Street Fighter IV.

The best part of the event though was seeing old friends from my tournament days. Everett and Justin you guys look great and brought some mighty skills, it's been too long! Shane it was awesome to see you and meet your lady and beautiful baby. My kids are gigantic now so it was wild to actually hold a baby again haha. Tyler, your commentary was awesome and I can't wait to see those match videos. You also make me miss my long hair terribly. Joshua, thanks for all your help and bringing games, we need to get into some casuals next time. Corey, it was great seeing you again and thanks for the intense matches. My heart was in my throat by the end of those finals, can't wait to face you again. Michael, I didn't get a chance to chat with you but I'm super proud you took BlazBlue.

The venue was great and the Lost Colony ran a solid event. They've announced that they're going to be doing tournaments like this every 3 months, so I'm sold there. Be sure to visit their campaign Facebook page to show them some support and help get the Lost Colony Bar going.

Their food confirmed awesome. This IS a tasty burger!

Also be sure to check out Star Powered Gaming for more information on tournaments and other gaming related gatherings happening in the Roanoke area. I see many more trips to Roanoke in my future thanks to this group.

So once again, thank you everyone for showing me a truly awesome birthday weekend. I hope we can all get together again soon.

Thanks for reading!