Midwest Gaming Classic

[nectarsis]

ahhhhhhhh you scored the Hana Taka Daka...you don't wanna know how many times I had that in my hands...lol

[Sinistron]

that is a GREAT game nectar- my own hannatakkadaka just arrived yesterday.  You probably should have bought it.  Congrats to Keranu for picking it up.

[nectarsis]

I know sin  :oops:  It's fairly high on the list

I also passed on:

Hi Leg Fantasy (overpriced)
Makai Prince Dorabotchan 
Blood Gear
Popful Mail (very overpriced)
Madou Monogatari (WAY, very, mucho overpriced)

[TJ]

Here's what I got...

Atari 2600: Dark Chambers, M.A.D., Buck Rogers Planet of Zoom, Revenge of the Beefsteak Tomatoes (all loose)
Milton-Bradley Microvision: Bowling (CIB)
Famicom: Macross, Dracula-kun (both loose)
NES: Earthbound homebrew cart
PCE: Burning Angel (w/case + manual)
N64: Sin & Punishment (CIB)
Four back issues of Game Room magazine
Arcade Ambience 1981 + 1983 CD's

Nice to run into Turbostar again

I was gonna buy a Twin Galaxies book from Walter Day and have him sign it but I kinda just didn't get around to it. And for the third year in a row, I considered buying the wireless SNES controllers from Messiah but decided not to. Maybe next year Also, I was disappointed that AtariAge was not at the show this year -- I wanted to pick up some more Atari homebrews. All in all though, it was another good show and I look forward to next year. I just hope they move it back to June again, I much prefer traveling when it's nice out!

[ceti alpha]

I just hope they move it back to June again, I much prefer traveling when it's nice out!

Yeah, I'm torn on that. If it's in March next year it will coincide perfectly with the end of my work contract, but if it's in June, as much as travelling in the nice weather would be a treat, it's probably unlikely I'd be able to get the time off of work if I have just started a new job. We'll see what happens. I just want to be able to go. 

[Mobius]

Given the attendance this year, I doubt they'll be too worried about moving it to a time that people will want to travel more.  Heck, they might have to find a bigger space if there are more people.  The presentations were in the friggin hallway!

[ceti alpha]

The presentations were in the friggin hallway!

Hehe. What were some of the topics of the presentations?

[Mobius]

The presentations were in the friggin hallway!

Hehe. What were some of the topics of the presentations?

They were actually really cool, just too hard to hear.  There was one on how to buy pinball machines (I only saw this one in passing), Marty Goldberg talked about something or other (apparently he's reviving the Microprose name to sell accessories for modern PCs and consoles?  I don't really know, I showed up late and left early), Walter Day talked about classic gaming in general, The King of Kong, and Twin Galaxies, Ben Heckendorn talked about his mod projects, and Trickman Terry and Sushi-X talked about working for EGM.  It was a pretty impressive lineup.

The presentations by Walter Day and Trickman/Sushi-X were my favorites.  Walter Day is nuts.

[Keranu]

Walter Day is just plain awesome. And of course Marty Goldberg is my favorite speaker . Yeah the hallway being used for the speaker room was lame, even more than last year's non-walled area.

[Keranu]

I finally got my MGC article up! Tons of pictures too, check it out http://lazerdorks.org/stunningarticles/mgc2008/index.html .

[MurderDate]

that was great - goodnight!

[Mobius]

I finally got my MGC article up! Tons of pictures too, check it out http://lazerdorks.org/stunningarticles/mgc2008/index.html .

Man, that Atari 5200 box was huge.

[nat]

I finally got my MGC article up! Tons of pictures too, check it out http://lazerdorks.org/stunningarticles/mgc2008/index.html .

Nice Apple //c pic on there. I used to be heavy into vintage Apple collecting (still am, to some degree). Anymore I just have an Apple //c+ and a //gs, the two best models by far.

And no, they certainly don't make them like they used to.

[Black Tiger]

I finally got my MGC article up! Tons of pictures too, check it out http://lazerdorks.org/stunningarticles/mgc2008/index.html .

Jawesome job once again Keranu.

Thanks for putting up so many quality pictures. It makes it feel like actually being there.

Is that Phil Hartman and Bill Cosby in those pamphlets?

I'm pretty sure that was William Shatner in that computer pamphlet, although Phil Hartman did do at least one Intellivision(?) commercial.

[Mobius]

I finally got my MGC article up! Tons of pictures too, check it out http://lazerdorks.org/stunningarticles/mgc2008/index.html .

Hah!  Just noticed you got a shot of me playing the Express.