Finji hasn’t technically been around for quite one year yet, but we had a pretty busy last few months and I wanted to start documenting some of what we’ve been up to and why as we approach the holidays. I’ll be doing a new post here every day until I run out of news or stories in a week or two. I wanted to start the roundup with a quick overview of Fantastic Arcade, our local Austin game festival that Juegos Rancheros puts on in partnership with the Alamo Drafthouse and Fantastic Fest every September. Arcade is a funny event. I’m not sure that any one thing we do there is strictly useful or professional, and I’m not 100% sure what the takeaways are or what the educational value is. And yet, for many indie game makers it is their favorite event of the year. Whether that’s the bespoke upright arcade cabinets full of strange new games, the competitive tournaments we hold in the movie theaters, the creative panels, the special guests, the game jam, or some other thing, I’m not sure. But this was our biggest year yet, and our plans for next year are even better. The video above features Austin’s own George Royer interviewing some hairy guy, and we have a bunch more videos from the show right here.