PAX 2008: Meet the very first in line

by Ross Miller { Aug 29th 2008 at 2:45PM }

Meet Robert, Craig, Preston and Aaron. Three of these four guys have waited since 10:30 p.m. last night in front of the convention center, just to be first in line for the 2008 Penny Arcade Expo. And no, we're not going to spoil who is less of a superfan. At 5:00 a.m. this morning they were let into the building, and at 8:00 a.m. they made their way into the line where you now see them. So after 15 and a half hours of waiting here, what exciting plans do they have for once they enter?

"I don't know," said Robert.

Gallery: Penny Arcade Expo 2008

Tags: pax-08, pax-2008, penny-arcade

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

phobic99 @ Aug 29th 2008 2:49PM

Congratulations? Ermm... yay?

Dirty @ Aug 29th 2008 2:55PM

Is it just me or is waiting in line for this sorta pointless. Its not like a theater with limited seating or a product that will probably sell out.

Ranelar @ Aug 29th 2008 2:57PM

Agreed. I'm always amazed when I meet super geeks who are not actually intelligent.

TomCo @ Aug 29th 2008 3:52PM

@Ranelar

Not me, I've grown to accept stupidity as the norm.

Shagittarius @ Aug 29th 2008 3:01PM

They are waiting in line to suck off Mike and Jerry so its prolly a good thing they got their early.

cuso26 @ Aug 29th 2008 3:02PM

Umm, good for them? The only thing worse than habitual line waiters are the news outlets that keep giving them attention :P

Sorry Joystiq, love ya but isn't there another "Nintendo Bashes Hardcore Player Base" story you could be doing instead? :)

Tez (PSN: Tezasaurus) @ Aug 29th 2008 3:05PM

Epic (fail).

brickwalker0 @ Aug 29th 2008 3:13PM

is that a girl in the background?!

omgggggggggggg

jake b @ Aug 29th 2008 4:11PM

I am pretty positive that is a yeti with a shaven face.

atlnative @ Aug 29th 2008 3:39PM

Ha,ha. I can guarantee you these guys are virgins.

Mr.Ironic @ Sep 8th 2008 6:52PM

Why? Have you been stalking them their entire lives?

Tez (PSN: Tezasaurus) @ Aug 29th 2008 4:14PM

It's because he's one of the guys in the picture.

WiiFTW @ Aug 29th 2008 3:31PM

Well at least they're not waiting in line to scalp some in-demand item (Wii). Cause then Joystiq would kick their asses.

But I guess they have nothing better to do. It's like hanging out, except it's outside of a convention where you can't really do anything but wait.

whymog @ Aug 29th 2008 4:09PM

Wow. That was a waste of a night.

Then again, I'm writing this from the PAX line so I'm not sure what this says about how well I use my free time.

Dirty @ Aug 29th 2008 4:17PM

Just curious as to the advantage of being in line as opposed to just showing up when it opens.

I have never made it out to a PAX, im genuinely curious.

zuburi @ Aug 29th 2008 4:47PM

FIRST!

...in line at PAX.

Hoffer @ Aug 29th 2008 11:08PM

I'm at PAX. Doors opened at 2:00, I showed up at 2:30 and then stood in the will call line for 90 minutes.

Advice if you ever go to PAX. Either have your pass delivered to your house or buy a pass there. People that just bought a pass there did it in 5 minutes.