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Re: Midwest Gaming Classic 2013
« Reply #135 on: March 24, 2013, 03:38:30 PM »
A few pics of some of the prices I saw in the vendor hall.....







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Re: Midwest Gaming Classic 2013
« Reply #136 on: March 24, 2013, 03:48:39 PM »
Between the less than ideal lighting and the huge crowds photography wasn't easy. Here is what I managed to pull off. Most of it isn't the Japanese 16-bit stuff people here, including me, are primarily interested in, but I've kind of...seen all that stuff. Its the computers and pins that were the most foreign to me. I've never once see a Macintosh XL or a Bally Astrocade before. (Note: Wizard of War on the Bally makes the 2600 seem like SUCH a piece of shit, I tell you). Its truly a privilege to be able to play with this kind of gear as much as you want without having to be the poor SOB that actually has to keep it up and working. :)















Yeah, Atari made a video phone 30 years ago. I thought you knew!





That's a Next there, deep in the shadows of its own absolute blackness. The monitor is still hella slick.



Here is one half...



...and here is the other...of an all Power PC iMac Quake LAN set-up. This was one of the best ideas at the show, IMHO, along with the "Light Gun Room" and splitting Bomberman SS onto two TVs.



RAD.



The unessentialness that is Jag-fest. :)













Saucy!











This pinball machine has more technology in it than the first three decades of video gaming. Sadly, I did not get to play it.



Yet another arcade section. I didn't even notice this little one until almost closing time on Saturday.



Its very dark in the "80s room". Sorry.





An actual video game.



An actual MoDem.





Television for intelligent people (but not intelligent enough to buy a Colecovision, heh).



Yes we Super A 'Can.



Harmony! (The X68k was running Vampire Killer).



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Re: Midwest Gaming Classic 2013
« Reply #137 on: March 24, 2013, 03:52:50 PM »
Wow @ the prices (*_*)
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Re: Midwest Gaming Classic 2013
« Reply #138 on: March 24, 2013, 04:00:44 PM »
If thats the same copy of Panorama Cotton I think it was then he also had the tea cup which is pretty significant. I don't know if its enough to quadruple the price, but I've never seen one. In general though that guy is a bit of a bagger with his prices, IMHO. His eBay prices are a million times worse, btw. $100 each for Ganbare Neo Poke-kun and Big Bang Pro Wrestling?

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Re: Midwest Gaming Classic 2013
« Reply #139 on: March 24, 2013, 04:06:21 PM »
That Wizard of Oz pinball looks awesome, I have never seen that machine anywhere.

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Re: Midwest Gaming Classic 2013
« Reply #140 on: March 24, 2013, 04:06:23 PM »
$50 for an open copy of CF2 is pretty funny. I guess Turbo fans must have quite a rep for being gullible idiots at this point.

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Re: Midwest Gaming Classic 2013
« Reply #141 on: March 24, 2013, 04:56:54 PM »
The lighting has always been horrible at that convention. They need better lights or something. I could hardly see the games/price tags without looking up close.

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Re: Midwest Gaming Classic 2013
« Reply #142 on: March 25, 2013, 01:24:56 AM »
Zeta your pics look terrific!

I'm super jealous that I didn't make it this year.  Can't wait for 2014's!!

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Re: Midwest Gaming Classic 2013
« Reply #143 on: March 25, 2013, 02:04:45 AM »
If thats the same copy of Panorama Cotton I think it was then he also had the tea cup which is pretty significant. I don't know if its enough to quadruple the price, but I've never seen one. In general though that guy is a bit of a bagger with his prices, IMHO. His eBay prices are a million times worse, btw. $100 each for Ganbare Neo Poke-kun and Big Bang Pro Wrestling?

It had the Tea cup. That was at Mad Gear/Carlson's booth.
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Re: Midwest Gaming Classic 2013
« Reply #144 on: March 25, 2013, 02:12:12 AM »
Zeta -> someone have a fancy camera? Pic's look awesome!

Looks like a blast, sorry I couldn't make it. The other arcade room, I want more info. Was it in place of having cabs in the hallway like past years or did MGC just get more cabs over all. More vid pic's, less pin please.
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Re: Midwest Gaming Classic 2013
« Reply #145 on: March 25, 2013, 02:35:34 AM »
That Apple IIc without a case was pretty hilarious.


and, awww yeah, motherf*cking Line of Contact.

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Re: Midwest Gaming Classic 2013
« Reply #146 on: March 25, 2013, 03:54:33 AM »
Completely wiped out - I left MGC at about 8:30 after stuffing my car to the ceiling and trying to help out JD a bit. After that, had to pick up my dog, drop off all my shit at the apartment and head across the street to catch KMFDM at Shank Hall in Milwaukee. So now I'm hungover, deaf and have no voice, haha. Epic weekend for sure.

I was running the Light Gun room this year with help from Nectarsis and my buddy Chris from back home. Think we were a victim of our own success - room was swamped all weekend and we pretty much had to babysit it because douchebags were trying to swipe PS Move and Wii remotes. I know Mathius lost a 6-button Genny controller on day 1. Most people are trustworthy but there's always a few bad apples. Definitely would have liked to move around a bit more and enjoy the other rooms. Got to meet most of everyone that came but I missed out on Chop, Keranu and Zeta - hope you guys had fun!

The vendor hall was a little bit weak this year - the prices can get ridiculous but like someone said earlier - if you want until Sunday around 1-2pm or later you can get really good deals. It's all about packaging up a stack of games and haggling with the vendor (who is just trying to unload everything at that point). Carlson hooked me up as always with some good stuff.

Once I recover I'll post my pics - I know Bartre and I think BlueBMW got the elusive museum staff group shot that we always forget to take - definitely want to see that!

Great to see everyone - if anyone missed this show, you should definitely come to the Videogame Summit in Lombard, IL this summer - it's a much more low-key event where we just all hang out and game without having to actually be responsible for running a room. Vendor prices are a lot more friendly too. Also Octurbofest needs to happen again.



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Re: Midwest Gaming Classic 2013
« Reply #147 on: March 25, 2013, 04:18:11 AM »
That mall is called Brookfield Square Mall. Never heard of the Dawn of the Dead reference.


I have no clue why i know this but dawn of the dead was filmed in and around Pittsburgh PA. According to Wikipedia this was the mall used:  monroeville mall.

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monroeville_Mall

Edit for link.



Yeah, turboswinbz is right.  If you get the ultimate edition Dawn of the Dead multi-dvd set, it has some commercials of the Monroeville Mall, which is talked about quite extensively in the features.



Don't know why, but I dig the commercial above.



noobs :P  :wink:

 The Dawn of the Dead REMAKE was supposed to be "set" in Milwaukee (filmed in Toronto IIRC)....chops was making teh funny ;)

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Re: Midwest Gaming Classic 2013
« Reply #148 on: March 25, 2013, 04:23:07 AM »
Yeah I'm waiting for JD to resurface. He had the thousand yard stare Sunday night during tear down.

JD - if you're reading this, we all owe you a big thanks for bringing so much stuff to the show and making it all work like clockwork. Hope you get some much needed R&R.

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Re: Midwest Gaming Classic 2013
« Reply #149 on: March 25, 2013, 05:04:26 AM »
Yeah I'm waiting for JD to resurface. He had the thousand yard stare Sunday night during tear down.

JD - if you're reading this, we all owe you a big thanks for bringing so much stuff to the show and making it all work like clockwork. Hope you get some much needed R&R.

Yes BIG props to JD, and all his hard work   :clap: :clap: :clap:

P.S.  Just because some people posted some of the worst of the worst prices cherry picked, doesn't mean there weren't DAMN solid deals to be had ;)
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