Joypad…… The Super Warehouse Party!!!
Fancy a night off gaming , music and booze! Then the Joypad Super
warehouse Party 2 is probably the best night out you will have in a long
time! Based in Bethnal green in an old Pickle Factory, two
retrogamers (and also guys behind the party), Matt Farthing and George Swain bring you JOYPAD!
We spoke to Matt and he told us more about this event, and with only a week to go until the big day he is getting very excited!
What is JOYPAD WAREHOUSE PARTY 2?
What inspired you to start the event?
The gaming scene has exploded in recent years. It’s time for indie and retro game enthusiasts to shrug off the outdated label of ‘geeks’ and show that they can party as hard as the rest of the Saturday night crowd. I personally challenge anyone to play Bomberman with 7 like-minded ’strangers’, beer in hand, chip tune blaring in the background, all whilst being cheered on by a baying crowd to not have the time of their life.
What sets you apart from other events?
We marry together Indie and Retro. Many modern indie games are heavily inspired by the classics – but the two rarely meet! The party atmosphere is electric and you are surrounded by like-minded people. We also focus a lot on presentation; a Joypad SUPER WAREHOUSE GAMING PARTY is a pretty damn cool place to be.
Do you own all the games you feature?
We do indeed – we’ve both been collecting games our whole lives.
In your opinion, which era of video gaming was the greatest?
I personally adore the 16 bit era. The aesthetics of the time, both in terms of graphics and audio, has aged extremely well. It was a time when creativity and originality reigned supreme!
There seems to be a big musical influence in your event , how did that come around?
I am actually a musician by trade. So for me the combination of my two favourite things in the world comes pretty naturally!
What is your favourite console/computer?
What are your plans for the event going forward?
We’re planning on running SUPER WAREHOUSE GAMING PARTIES monthly – in interesting venues across London. We want to grow it in size in scope, maybe even branch out into some specialist events involving heavier focus on particular families of consoles or music. I also love the idea of running an all-nighter at some point (could get very messy!) Eventually, though, we will be opening our very own space – “Joypad”. Then the SUPER WAREHOUSE GAMING PARTIES will have a permanent home.
Where can people get tickets to the event?
