Midwest Gaming Classic 2012

[nectarsis]

How come no one is actually playing the games at MGC?  Is this before/after the thing opened?

Easier to get pics/vids before the crowds roll in

[Arkhan]

yeah.  I tried filming CCAG when people were running around.

Got annoyed fast.

[Tatsujin]

great video, but do I feel a little bit the lack of le obey? there was more marty 'n' peke stuff around than any pces.

[Mathius]

great video, but do I feel a little bit the lack of le obey? there was more marty 'n' peke stuff around than any pces.

We had a Turbo-CD, SuperGrafx, PC-FX, and two Duos I think. NEC was very well represented this year.

[Tatsujin]

great video, but do I feel a little bit the lack of le obey? there was more marty 'n' peke stuff around than any pces.

We had a Turbo-CD, SuperGrafx, PC-FX, and two Duos I think. NEC was very well represented this year.

Yeah I knew that stuff was around, I was more refering to this particular video, where the obey wasn't much highlighted

[BlueBMW]

Yeah I knew that stuff was around, I was more refering to this particular video, where the obey wasn't much highlighted

I think Jeff was just so excited to see a 68000, he just couldnt quit looking at it

[Mathius]

Yeah I knew that stuff was around, I was more refering to this particular video, where the obey wasn't much highlighted

I think Jeff was just so excited to see a 68000, he just couldnt quit looking at it

Ha ha! I know I was!

[Tatsujin]

And how was JJ? 

[jeffhlewis]

Yeah I knew that stuff was around, I was more refering to this particular video, where the obey wasn't much highlighted

I think Jeff was just so excited to see a 68000, he just couldnt quit looking at it

Ha ha! I know I was!

Guilty as charged - I couldn't stop filming that thing. It was an absolute crime that I bet 99% of convention-goers had no idea what that thing was, its historical significance, or how hard it was for Byron to get it here, fix it and put it on display. Ungrateful bastards!

[DHG Hunter]

FYI - Actually more vendors this year than last by a few.  Keep in mind there were even vendors downstairs this year which we've never done before. 

Jeff - Were you joking about the KoF '98 comment?

Attendance was up about 200 people.  Last year we were a little over 5,000 people so, yeah, that's the math. 

Very glad everyone had fun at the show this year!  Working on a video, but really getting irritated trying to narrate the thing.  It is clocking in around 50 minutes at the moment. 

As for my own purchases at the show, this was actually the first year that I didn't buy a thing other than an NES controller we needed in the museum.  Somewhat disappointed, but everyone seemed pretty cleaned out by the time I got down there and I really didn't come to the show looking for common games.  I was kinda interested in the MSX Turbo R, but after playing Byron's MSX2+ I'm a bit hesitant to really invest money into that system.

Dates for the MGC 2013 should be announced in the not-to-distant future. 

Later.

[Mathius]

Glad to hear from you, JD! If you want a Japanese computer I'd go with the X68000. There are enthusiasts here that may be able to help you. From what I hear don't use eBay at all. Talk to the locals here first to see if they can help.

[Gogan]

Finally got that video posted on youtube - enjoy:

What game/system is that at 2:02? Couldn't figure it out

[DragonmasterDan]

What game/system is that at 2:02? Couldn't figure it out

Strider 2 for Playstation

[Gogan]

What game/system is that at 2:02? Couldn't figure it out

Strider 2 for Playstation

Nice. Haven't played that yet. Some good stuff in that there video

[DHG Hunter]

Copy and paste from Excel:

Saturday's games --
Blazing Star (Neo Geo MVS)
Border Down (Dreamcast)
Bust-A-Move (Neo Geo CD)
Chase HQ (FM Towns Marty II)
Cho Ren Sha (X68000)
Contra (Famicom)
Crossed Swords (Neo Geo AES)
Dig Dug (Atari 7800)
Double Dragon (NES)
Dragon's Lair 2 (CD-i)
Final Fight CD (Sega CD)
Gauntlet 4 (Genesis)
Ghouls 'n Ghosts (SuperGrafx)
Guardian Heroes (Saturn)
Hyperion (LaserActive)
King of Fighters 98 (Neo Geo AES)
Lords of Thunder (Turbo Duo)
Mario 64 (N64)
Marvel vs. Capcom 2 (Dreamcast)
Mega Man X Collection (PS2)
Mortal Kombat (2011) (PS3)
Need For Speed (3DO)
Nexzr (PC Engine Duo)
Out Run 3-D (Master System)
Parodius Da! (Super Famicom)
Penguin Adventure (MSX2+)
Pilot Wings (SNES)
Sonic & Knuckles + Sonic 3 (Genesis)
Soul Calibur (Dreamcast)
Space Harrier (32X)
Splatterhouse (JP) (TurboGrafx-16)
Street Fighter Anniversary Col. (Xbox)
Street Fighter X Tekken (Xbox 360)
Strider 2 (PlayStation)
Sunset Riders (Super Nova - i.e. a Super Gun)
Super Punch Out (SNES)
Super Stardust (Amiga CD32)
Tasunoko vs. Capcom (Wii)
Tempest 3000 (Nuon)
Tengen Tetris (NES)
Vampire Savior (Saturn)
Wave Race Blue Storm (GameCube)
Zenki FX (PC-FX)

Sunday's Games --
1941 Counter Attack (SuperGrafx)
Baseball Stars 2 (Neo Geo MVS)
Batsugun (Saturn)
Bonk 3 (TurboGrafx-16)
Castlevania (MSX2+)
Castlevania (X68000)
Castlevania 3 (Famicom)
Castlevania 4 (SNES)
Castlevania: Lords of Shadow (PS3)
Crash 'n Burn (3DO)
Dracula X (PC Engine Duo)
Dracula X Chronicles - Symphony of the Night (PSP)
Duck Tales (NES)
Fightin' Spirit (Amiga CD32)
Gate of Thunder (Turbo Duo)
Gunstar Heroes (Genesis)
Halo (Xbox)
Haunted Castle (PS2)
Ikaruga (Dreamcast)
Magical Drop 2 (Neo Geo MVS)
Mario Bros. (Atari 7800)
Mega Man Wiley Wars (Genesis)
Merlin Racing (Nuon)
Metal Slug (Neo Geo MVS)
Mortal Kombat 2 (32X)
Mutation Nation (Neo Geo AES)
Neo Turf Masters (Neo Geo MVS)
Nightmare in the Dark (Neo Geo MVS)
NiGHTS (Saturn)
Power Strike (Aleste) (Master System)
Raiden Densetsu (FM Towns Marty II)
River City Ransom (NES)
Road Blaster (LaserActive)
Samurai Shodown 2 (Neo Geo AES)
Simpson's Arcade Game (Xbox 360)
Snowboard Kids 2 (N64)
Sonic CD (Sega CD)
Star Wars Original Arcade Game (GameCube)
Super Mario All Stars + World (SNES)
Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Wii)
Time Crisis (PlayStation)
Umihara Kawase (Super Famicom)
War of the Monsters (PS2)
Windjammers (Neo Geo CD)
Zelda: Wand of Gamelon (CD-i)
Zeroigar (PC-FX)

There were also a number of "Bonus Round" games that were kept as backups if the other games underperformed, however, there was always a pretty big crowd in the room past the first hour so most of those games went unused.  That said, we did set up Jungle Bros. and Mysterious Song later Saturday where Nexr and Lords of Thunder were at.

Later.