Midwest Gaming Classic 2009 roll call (March 21 & 22, 2009) Now with PARTY SIGNUPS!

[98PaceCar]

I'm a definite (cue fanfare), got my train tickets and rental car. I'll be there Saturday anyway.

Sweet!

[s1lence]

Are there any planned DP events for this show?

Officially....no.

I have a party every year though that seems to go over well.

[Carey85]

Lakerz Restaurant in Oconomowoc is an honorary DP member. To be honest, I like it more than I like most of you, no hard feelings. I'm going to go this weekend and find out how much it is going to cost to get a "Beef Min Games" banner made for Perkar and I's booth at MGC.

[The Collector]

Badge me!





please, thanks

[s1lence]

Lakerz Restaurant in Oconomowoc is an honorary DP member. To be honest, I like it more than I like most of you, no hard feelings. I'm going to go this weekend and find out how much it is going to cost to get a "Beef Min Games" banner made for Perkar and I's booth at MGC.

Lakerz is awesomeness in food goodness.

[slapdash]

Dammit, you people are making me think I need to go just to try Lakerz...

[WizDawg]

My flight has been booked so I'll definitely be there. Fly in Sat morning and fly back Sun night.

[Perkar]

Dammit, you people are making me think I need to go just to try Lakerz...

Lakerz is \m/

only thing that would make them better is if they had spotted cow on tap. they've got lienie's red though.

[GrandAmChandler]

Badge List updated!

[WizDawg]

May I make a request?

I have one of these badges from CGE2K7 but no where on there does it say CGE. If it's not too much trouble, it would be cool to have something along the lines of MGC2K9 (or whatever) printed on it. That way when I'm old and senile I can dig through my "junk" and remember where I got this.

[mills]

May I make a request?

I have one of these badges from CGE2K7 but no where on there does it say CGE. If it's not too much trouble, it would be cool to have something along the lines of MGC2K9 (or whatever) printed on it. That way when I'm old and senile I can dig through my "junk" and remember where I got this.

http://www.comixconnection.com/uploaded_images/SharpieMarker-764305.jpg

:)

[Perkar]

May I make a request?

I have one of these badges from CGE2K7 but no where on there does it say CGE. If it's not too much trouble, it would be cool to have something along the lines of MGC2K9 (or whatever) printed on it. That way when I'm old and senile I can dig through my "junk" and remember where I got this.


i second this. GACMAN make it happen.

[Vectorman0]

How about first names too?

The name tag design will probably need to be changed to incorporate all of this info, though. It doesn't make good use of space, and the "Retrogaming Roundtable" part is barely legible.

[ProgrammingAce]

How about first names too?

The name tag design will probably need to be changed to incorporate all of this info, though. It doesn't make good use of space, and the "Retrogaming Roundtable" part is barely legible.


http://www.comixconnection.com/uploaded_images/SharpieMarker-764305.jpg

[GrandAmChandler]

Yeahhhhhhh I will put MGC'09 on there, but just forum handles on these badges.

[squirrelnut]

I'll be there... with some womens too!

[ianoid]

Badge me.

I looking forward to buying yous warez.

[YoshiM]

Gah, I almost totally forgot about MGC. If it ain't too late, could I be set up with a badge as well?

See y'all there!

[ProgrammingAce]

Lakerz is going to be packed, and i don't think they're the kind of place that takes reservations...

[Perkar]

Lakerz is going to be packed, and i don't think they're the kind of place that takes reservations...

and the place really doesn't have that much seating either... so whoever gets there first is a winnar!

[dave2236]

Maybe we should call ahead and warn them...maybe they can set up outdoor seating.

[goatdan]

Just a quick update for everyone -- you'll be seeing an announcement on the site very soon about a new sponsor... Sony has joined us to help promote the fun of electronic gaming, and are giving us some great stuff to pass on to gamers who are coming out to the show. Not just will the door prize for one of the days be for a Playstation 3 with a copy of Killzone 2 (which I hear is absolutely amazing), but Sony is sending us well over 1000 t-shirts to give away to the first people through the doors on Saturday!

If you pre-order tickets, you will be guaranteed one shirt per ticket (or two day ticket) ordered, and we are only going to have tickets on sale until next week Friday, so if you've been thinking about it but haven't bought yet, now there is an even better reason than before to sign up!

We've got a lot more tricks up our sleeve this year too, as this will definitely be the biggest and best Midwest Gaming Classic ever! Hope to see everyone at the show!

[Compute]

Can I have a shirt for helping out? :puppydogeyes:

[gamegirl79]

goatdan -

I preordered tickets yesterday. Will they still be mailed to me, or do I pick them up at the show? Just so I know whether to watch the mailbox or not. :)

[goatdan]

I preordered tickets yesterday. Will they still be mailed to me, or do I pick them up at the show? Just so I know whether to watch the mailbox or not. :)

*All* preorder tickets will be mailed (with a voucher for the free Killzone 2 shirt :) ).

[Vectorman0]

I got my tickets (wrist bands) in the mail today. :)

[goatdan]

*All* preorder tickets will be mailed (with a voucher for the free Killzone 2 shirt :) ).

Of course I say this and then realize that I was wrong about 20 minutes later when I'm out of the house...

*All* US based preorder tickets will be mailed. We've had a number of international ticket sales, and to ensure that the ticket purchasers actually receive those, they will be on 'will call' if you will at the show :)

[Carey85]

I need to get off of my dead ass and start pricing items and organizing stuff to take to MGC to sell. I did, however, make it out to get a store banner made yesterday, so that I can has E for Effort.

[Carey85]

I used a sick day today to clean, sort, and price the loose NES games I'm taking to MGC. Final count came out to ~90 loose, and ~50 boxed NES games. Also got a box of Atari stuff together, as well as another box of random Genesis, Master System, and other stuff. Another day of looking around the apartment and pricing stuff and I'll be ready for the mighty trek.

[Queen Of The Felines]

Just an FYI, the vast majority of my stuff will be $5 and under (not the faceplates though...got some rare ones). I'm also willing to trade/buy for complete Atari games that I don't have and merchandising VHS tapes/DVDs and other gaming VHS/DVDs that I haven't ripped yet.

[ProgrammingAce]

I'm going to have a table 'o dev equipment in the museum (not for sale), and i'm hoping to steal a sliver of table space off of the fine gentleman at Beef Min Games to unload some betas.

I've got an extra set of Halo 3 Legendary edition stuff i'd like to get rid of cheap, ($15 for everything except the discs, including the box). I'm only going to bring it if someone is interested though.

[dave2236]

Any interest in empty system boxes? SNES, N64, PS2, X-box, PSX?

I have around 20 empty boxes taking up a ton of room in my garage. They are free if you guys want them, otherwise i'm going to toss them.

I have some complete Atari games for you Kristine.

[Atarian75]

Any interest in empty system boxes? SNES, N64, PS2, X-box, PSX?

I have around 20 empty boxes taking up a ton of room in my garage. They are free if you guys want them, otherwise i'm going to toss them.

I have some complete Atari games for you Kristine.

I will take them.

-Atarian75

[dave2236]

Do you want all of them?

Thats fine if you do, I'll just throw them on top of all the arcade machines when I'm packing the truck.

Just as long as I don't have to bring them back home.

[Atarian75]

Do you want all of them?

Thats fine if you do, I'll just throw them on top of all the arcade machines when I'm packing the truck.

Just as long as I don't have to bring them back home.

Yeah, sure. I'll take them all. Thanks.

[s1lence]

Just an FYI, the vast majority of my stuff will be $5 and under (not the faceplates though...got some rare ones). I'm also willing to trade/buy for complete Atari games that I don't have and merchandising VHS tapes/DVDs and other gaming VHS/DVDs that I haven't ripped yet.

As in 360 faceplates? Interesting.....I may be spending some money afterall.

[Deadman]

Geez, this is when it sucks to live in Texas. Not exactly a haven for gaming cons.

[Mobius]

I'll be there for sure, you can add me to the badge list. :)

[Perkar]

i'm getting all my stuff sorted and priced out. making an inventory list as well, will post in the next day or two here.

and before it's even asked, no i will not hold anything for anyone. if you want anything from the list, better show up bright and early saturday morning :)

[Kroogah]

Reserved room yesterday for Fri and Sat nights. Bringing my 360 naturally, my Sharp Twin Fami hopefully, some goofy Japanese snack food from Mitsuwa probably, and a few bottles of O.E. certainly. This year I think I will just give Mad Gear my bank account plus routing number, he is going to make gobs of money due to me. I will be bringing a few surprise guests (spoilers: check the badge signup sheet) and a new fish that needs his convention cherry popped.

[Perkar]

ok, here it is, my for sale @ MGC 2K9 inventory list. like stated previously, i will not hold *anything* for *anyone.* plase see me bright and early saturday morning for your best shot at getting some of this stuff :)

prices are not set in stone, and are subject to change before the show (both up and down), but this is what i will be bringing with me.

http://www.fiestarocket.com/mgcfund.txt

[GrayFox]

I should be there with a few buddies. We're trying to get a room for Saturday night so we'll spend that day shitting around buying dumb shit we don't need.

Njiska said he was going so I assume some of the Canadian force will be there among others.

[s1lence]

I should be there with a few buddies. We're trying to get a room for Saturday night so we'll spend that day shitting around buying dumb shit we don't need.

Njiska said he was going so I assume some of the Canadian force will be there among others.

That is correct Carey. Are you actually going to be there this year or are you going to bail on us again?

[Perkar]

just wondering when vendor load-in info etc is going out. also, am i to be expecting wristbands in the mail?

[dave2236]

Vendors usually get a badge at the show, they don't mail them out early. I'm planning on getting there around 2-3 ish on Friday.

[Perkar]

we should be there around 3 as well, as long as traffic isn't a holdup.

[Kroogah]

Because I have no idea where I'd find some of this stuff otherwise, I'm posting a list of the stuff I'm bringing to trade/looking for:

TRADING:
PS2 Monster Hunter
PS2 Castle Shikigami 2
DS Chrono Trigger
DS Castlevania: Order Of Ecclesia
360 Condemned 2 (sealed)
360 Dead Space
GBA Kuru Kuru Kururin (complete)
GBA Hajime no Ippo (cart only)
360 Lost Planet L.E. (with music CD)
360 Halo 3 hard drive

LOOKING FOR: (Will pay cash for most of these)
ANY Famicom/FDS games
360 Crackdown case & manual (only loose disc I have and it's driving me insane)
360 Bioshock Limited Edition
NES Skate Or Die (must be complete)
DS Picross DS
GBA boxes: Konami Krazy Racers, Super Dodgeball Advance

[s1lence]

If the weather is good I will be there around 1pm. They let me check in early last year.

[GrandAmChandler]

Badge List updated. If I forgot you or you still need to be added, please post immediately! Last call for badges!

[ProgrammingAce]

Yeah, i screwed up and only bought one ticket instead of two. Guess the girl gets to wait outside.

We plan on getting there around 4 on friday, unpack our crap, then probably help Dave with the arcades, then hit Lakerz.

As for beerz, i really liked spotted cow, but fat squirrel was pretty good two...

[GrandAmChandler]

Anyone else wants to go ahead and post a badge entry, we will vote on these this week.

[Carey85]

Spotted Cow is pretty excellent, although I don't recall Lakerz having it on tap. Traditionally, I think I've always drank Killians at Lakerz. Also, depending on how well sales go over the weekend, I imagine Perkar and myself will need someone to go on food/beer runs for us during the show, any volunteers for the job? :D

[Perkar]

Spotted Cow is pretty excellent, although I don't recall Lakerz having it on tap. Traditionally, I think I've always drank Killians at Lakerz. Also, depending on how well sales go over the weekend, I imagine Perkar and myself will need someone to go on food/beer runs for us during the show, any volunteers for the job? :D

you did not drink killians at lakerz. you might've had lienie's red though.

[Carey85]

Might have been Leinie Red. Almost the same damn thing, if you want to break it down to apples and oranges. Has a playlist for jukebox terrorism been decided yet?

[Vectorman0]

GAC, I like your third badge option the best, that is definitely what I had in mind. I also like Matt-El's submission. Time permitting, I'll try and make one too.

[ProgrammingAce]

We're going to have like 30 people in lakerz over 3 days, don't get us kicked out over jukebox terrorism... Unless you can rick roll lakerz...

[Goodwill Hunter]

Anyone else wants to go ahead and post a badge entry, we will vote on these this week.

Here is an idea for a badge that includes the avatar and fruit in addition to forum name, in basic black, forum red, and combo flavors. Used the longest name in the list for layout test purposes. What do you think?

Rich

[GrandAmChandler]

Here is an idea for a badge that includes the avatar and fruit in addition to forum name, in basic black, forum red, and combo flavors. Used the longest name in the list for layout test purposes. What do you think?

Rich

I agree and like everything I see except for the avatar. I don't have time to create 30 different badges. I can type the names easilly into Word and create them there. If someone wants to take that up, more power to them. I love the design, I'd like to see one with the DP logo centered,no avatar.

-GAC-

[Goodwill Hunter]

I agree and like everything I see except for the avatar. I don't have time to create 30 different badges. I can type the names easilly into Word and create them there. If someone wants to take that up, more power to them. I love the design, I'd like to see one with the DP logo centered,no avatar.

-GAC-

I can post a logo only design tonight. If people like the avatar design, it wouldn't be a problem for me to whip up and print customized badge inserts if you can give me the size the inserts need to be. Glad you like the design.

Rich

[GrandAmChandler]

I can post a logo only design tonight. If people like the avatar design, it wouldn't be a problem for me to whip up and print customized badge inserts if you can give me the size the inserts need to be. Glad you like the design.

Rich

Rich,

All you would have to do is just create the customized inserts and send them to me as good quality image files. No need to print anything, I just don't have the time to create them all. For users that don't have an avatar, you can use a generic icon, Otto, or something else.

[Vectorman0]

http://vectorman.net/digitalpress/miscpics/mgcbadge.jpg

The colors didn't save properly, I need to figure out why saving to a .jpg changed them.

Edit - I just used a random video game font I had kicking around for the forum handle.

Edit - Another one:

http://vectorman.net/digitalpress/miscpics/badge3.jpg

[Dan Iacovelli]

I like matt-el's badge as well, it reflects the DP website and MGC with the basic black and red colors.
(I heard Marty is doing badges for AA members as well,I don't mind to have both because if you seen me at MGC or my show VGS,then you'll also seen my trademark name badge
necklace that displays most of the shows I went to since SCES '94)

[Perkar]

i like Goodwill Hunter's submission best, although i fear it may be a little labor-intensive. past that, matt-el's works i guess.

carey: i think i will go light on the jukebox terrorism. the jukebox WILL be utilized though, and something harsh will be slipped in here and there.

[GrayFox]

That is correct Carey. Are you actually going to be there this year or are you going to bail on us again?Haha, I was there last year for awhile. I didn't know where anyone was; I couldn't find anyone.

But yeah, I guess we got a room reserved and set up for Saturday night.

Edit: Oh shit, and if I can get a badge that would be fantastic.

[tofu]

Anybody want to split a shuttle ride? ($49)

My plane arrives at MKE at 5:18AM Saturday.

[98PaceCar]

Anybody want to split a shuttle ride? ($49)

My plane arrives at MKE at 5:18AM Saturday.

Wow, that's a steep shuttle ride. I rented a car from MKE for Friday - Sunday for a little less than that. I think it was $16 a day plus tax.

I kinda like the idea of the avatar being on the nametags. I tend to recognize those quicker than names anymore!

[tofu]

Wow, that's a steep shuttle ride. I rented a car from MKE for Friday - Sunday for a little less than that. I think it was $16 a day plus tax.

I kinda like the idea of the avatar being on the nametags. I tend to recognize those quicker than names anymore!

$16 a day? That's interesting, what rental car company are you using?

[Matt-El]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v735/Matt-El/MGC%202k9/BadgeNeuroGoodW3.jpg

Using a Hybrid of Neuro's Last part of his badge and GWH's, I came up with this design. The Black works Great and offsets the name. White could easily be used as well if say you needed extras at the show and need to press some right on the spot. The name would out on the white just as well IMO.


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v735/Matt-El/MGC%202k9/BadgeNeuroGoodW.jpg


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v735/Matt-El/MGC%202k9/BadgeNeuroGoodWBarrelRoll.jpg

[98PaceCar]

$16 a day? That's interesting, what rental car company are you using?

Alamo. Pretty sure I opted for a full size too, so the smaller cars would be even cheaper. I was floored at how low the rates are right now.

[Dan Iacovelli]

is that $49 round trip or one way?
either way I can't join you because I reserved my shuttle from Amtrak/Greyhound DT
to the show already ($75.00 RT(I got a deal on the price because of the offer Go Airport shuttle was having for a spring sale for regular customers)

[Goodwill Hunter]

Rich,

All you would have to do is just create the customized inserts and send them to me as good quality image files. No need to print anything, I just don't have the time to create them all. For users that don't have an avatar, you can use a generic icon, Otto, or something else.

Here's an avatar and a non-avatar version...if I end up creating these, what is the size of insert you are looking for?...if it’s 3-1/2" x 2", I can fit 10 on a page and send you PDFs.

Rich


http://img10.imageshack.us/img10/8213/avatarbkx.jpg

http://img10.imageshack.us/img10/3025/nonavatar.jpg

[tofu]

is that $49 round trip or one way?
either way I can't join you because I reserved my shuttle from Amtrak/Greyhound DT
to the show already ($75.00 RT(I got a deal on the price because of the offer Go Airport shuttle was having for a spring sale for regular customers)

It was $49 one way.

I thought prices in America were just plain high so I went along with it, thanks to 98PaceCar I've now booked a two day rental with Alamo.

[GrandAmChandler]

Here's an avatar and a non-avatar version...if I end up creating these, what is the size of insert you are looking for?...if it’s 3-1/2" x 2", I can fit 10 on a page and send you PDFs.

Rich


http://img10.imageshack.us/img10/8213/avatarbkx.jpg

http://img10.imageshack.us/img10/3025/nonavatar.jpg

252 x 154 pixels.

[98PaceCar]

It was $49 one way.

I thought prices in America were just plain high so I went along with it, thanks to 98PaceCar I've now booked a two day rental with Alamo.

Glad to help!

Where are you coming in from?

[tofu]

Glad to help!

Where are you coming in from?

I'll be coming into town as a speaker, the new FC Mobile v2.0 will make its debut and if we ever finish negotiations with SEGA we'll show off the new systems.