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Gaming is a big feature... literally
Arcade 1 arranged machines of all sizes including the gigantic Marvel Super Heroes CapCom machine— different than Marvel's Realm of Champions or mobile Puzzlequest.
The Dragon Ball statues everyone was photographing caught Madeline's eye before she realized they were promoting a game demo.
Gaming booths could be spotted from far away and were fun to look at up close with props and costumes.
(Continued from 'DC Booth')
M: You already said you didn’t want to have them stand in line and play video games.
L: Yeah, no, the lines were hours long. They were too scared to play the Stranger Things game. The only game they were interested to demo was the Avengers game, and that game had a tremendously long line.
M: It all looks like zombie games.
L: Yeah, they didn’t ask to do any of that stuff. Kal wanted to go look for books, but I think he was put off by how big the crowd was. There were just so many people there. Trying to walk the main fl oor I think was a little overwhelming for him. [Madeline busts out laughing]
M: I have so many pictures of him running away into crowds. He's picking up on your anxiety. The last time you went to a con together was when anime was still in the basement, right? Like, he was in a stroller. Extremely different scenarios.
L: It was nutty. (Continued in 'Exclusive Content')