Out of all the tournaments that I've been to, EVO is truly the epitome of the fighting game scene. Besides meeting new people and fierce competition, the atmosphere as a whole is amazing. I only entered for Tekken since the sign up fee is quite high and to be honest, I put more time in that game than I did with the others at the time so I felt comfortable. Out of 130+ constestants I was able to make it to top 60 which almost got me into the semis. Ran out of steam and got impatient with chasing people that are scared.
ninja edit- Here's the vid for the last match of mine:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PSA4aSWi09ITruth be told though Taiyo, I was fortunate that my 2 weeks vacation landed around the time frame when it was held so I planned (along with some friends) to make a trip to Las Vegas Nevada. To be honest, you really have to plan out ahead of time as far as where you'll be staying, transportation method and such. Everything is pretty expensive in the end if you don't book far in advance, so I did manage to save some money in that aspect. Also I won $180 in gambling so it turned out great and stopped once I did. haha.
Seeing slot machines in the weirdest of places did make it have that "authentic" Vegas feel. This would include when you arrive in the airport, 7- Elevens, supermarket and even bathrooms...
Out of the entire trip.Though the women constantly approaching you for "you know what" is funny at first but man I tell you what, they are some *Hor... net women* that can't take a no. haha. My gentlemen status won't fall to their succubi powers rest assured. The Belmont's have taught me well.