Midwest Gaming Classic 2K11 - March 26th & 27th

[GrandAmChandler]

Who's going? It's only the best video game event of the year. Seriously. My tickets are booked, tables arranged. Don't know what it is? Try here:

http://www.midwestgamingclassic.com

-GAC-

[martyg]

Don't forget, as part of the festivities this year we added a special Friday event - a Chicago coin-op industry tour:

http://www.digitpress.com/forum/showthread.php?t=148898

[portnoyd]

Holy shit, flights from NJ are down to $200! BOOKED. NO WEDDING. I'M THERE. Bitches.

[GrandAmChandler]

Holy shit, flights from NJ are down to $200! BOOKED. NO WEDDING. I'M THERE. Bitches.

Yeah, My wife and I booked our tickets earlier this week, $197 including taxes & fees out of Philly. Score!

[Holger Czukay]

No, this thread ain't dying like the last one. GET HYPE.

Thinking of getting a hotel room in downtown Milwaukee this time. Return trips to Mader's and Cafe Hollander are a must, also maybe this time I'll actually go to the Safehouse. Maybe spend Friday in Cedarburg....oh yeah, video games.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DuIYWsZOevY

Gonna be looking for some JPS2 games like Trio The Punch and Garouden Breakblow...and this is the year I will finally buy that Redman faceplate from Kris. I hope.

[WizDawg]

I'm planning on going again! I might arrive Friday. I'm interested in doing the Friday night midnight pinball madness thing. Does anybody know if that is happening?

[portnoyd]

Yeah, My wife and I booked our tickets earlier this week, $197 including taxes & fees out of Philly. Score!

I'll work on getting Achi to go. Not likely though.

[98PaceCar]

Third year in a row that I'll be there!

[DHG Hunter]

I posted a montage video for all of the games in the Die-Hard Gamer Console Arcade room and the Versus Room:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kbu6tRYgSCo

This year is the show's 10th anniversary! :)

Later.

[Carey85]

I'll be there again this year. I think this will be MGC #8 for me.

[Tupin]

I'll be there.

[DHG Hunter]

No, this thread ain't dying like the last one. GET HYPE.

Thinking of getting a hotel room in downtown Milwaukee this time. Return trips to Mader's and Cafe Hollander are a must, also maybe this time I'll actually go to the Safehouse. Maybe spend Friday in Cedarburg....oh yeah, video games.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DuIYWsZOevY

Gonna be looking for some JPS2 games like Trio The Punch and Garouden Breakblow...and this is the year I will finally buy that Redman faceplate from Kris. I hope.

Whoops, I didn't notice you'd already put the video up! Unfortunately I deleted the original because I made a typo and re-uploaded it here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kbu6tRYgSCo

Later.

[Matt-El]

I want to do vending again, will set up same booth style probably. sadly not too much changed for inventory over the last year or so, some unique stuff though. So I'll have to beef it up, hardcore.

[Carey85]

Yeah, I won't be vending this year as I don't have anything to vend :). I am entertaining the notion of taking some stuff to put in the museum this year, though.

[WizDawg]

Are vending tables still available? I have a bunch of stuff I could sell. Otto, Spoon, or Matt-el... if anybody wants to go half-ses on some tables let me know.

[DHG Hunter]

Are vending tables still available? I have a bunch of stuff I could sell. Otto, Spoon, or Matt-el... if anybody wants to go half-ses on some tables let me know.

You can contact Dan and Gary directly through the site (http://www.midwestgamingclassic.com/Contact/) to find out for sure, but last I heard vending was again filling up very quickly this year.

Later.

[YoshiM]

Even though I made some harsh criticism on last year's show, I'll probably be going again. What can I say, it was a complete change and impending father-dom that got me thinking too hard.

Anyway, I think this would be show #5 for me, I can't recall. Probably won't buy as much this year unless my job situation improves. Anyone know if Dave's gonna have his booth again this year? I'm kinda addicted to picking up his NES hack/homebrew carts he has for sale as I've gotten one the last two years and enjoy the hell out of them.

[Compute]

I am debating how the weekend will work out for me. I had originally planned to spend Saturday and Sunday in Milwaukee, but one of my favorite bands is playing in Appleton on Saturday night. What to do... :|

Also if anyone needs 40 NES controllers (tested, a few being repaired atm) I might be interested in selling. I'll spam looking for a couple inches on a table if I decide to sell (and cut the buyer in on the 2 monies).

[GrandAmChandler]

Anyone know if Dave's gonna have his booth again this year? I'm kinda addicted to picking up his NES hack/homebrew carts he has for sale as I've gotten one the last two years and enjoy the hell out of them.

Yes, I will be at Dave's table. Expect a lot of new stuff this year.

-GAC-

[Dan Iacovelli]

I'm planning on attending, I just have to wait till megabus has booking all set for the days.

[DHG Hunter]

I've created two web banners for the upcoming show. One is an update of my old "Invaders" design, while the other one is a new "Fantasy" design:

http://www.midwestgamingclassic.com/uploads/images/mgc/2011_promo_mgc3.gif


http://www.midwestgamingclassic.com/uploads/images/mgc/2011_promo_mgc2.gif

Information on how you can include these into your website can be found here (http://www.midwestgamingclassic.com/promote/).

Later.

[Atarian75]

Got my tables the other day. March needs to get here faster.

[dave2236]

Have our booth. Will have Lots of Repros, Genesis Games, Systems, Arcade Stickers, and then a bunch of tested working arcade boards, lots of arcade artwork and parts.

Plus all the other fun goodies we always have.

[98PaceCar]

Have our booth. Will have Lots of Repros, Genesis Games, Systems, Arcade Stickers, and then a bunch of tested working arcade boards, lots of arcade artwork and parts.

Plus all the other fun goodies we always have.

I'm hoping to find a nice cib musha this year. Could be tempted by other genny shmups as well, so I'll be hitting your booth for sure!

[courtesi1]

Do vendors there take trade ins for games? I've got 3 Wii games (Super Smash Bros Brawl, Goldeneye 007, Cod: Black Ops), a loose Thunder Castle for the Intv, and a few Game Boy Advance games. With the exception of Thunder Castle everything is CIB.

Unfortunately if I do decide to go I will only be able to make it on Sunday.

[Dan Iacovelli]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact:
Contact Person: Dan Iacovelli
Organization: AVC Online
Telephone Number: (708) 688-4561
Email Address: AtariVideoClub@yahoo.com
Web site Address: http://avc.atari-users.net/

AVC Online announces it's Return the to Jagfest Section at Midwest Gaming Classic

Chicago,IL-(Friday, January 28, 2011)-AVC Online is pleased to announce their return
to The Midwest Gaming Classic at the Brookfield Sheraton on March 26th and 27th and once
again hosting the Jagfest section.

At the 2010 Midwest Gaming Classic, AVC Online returned to the show as one of the host of the Jagfest Section
with help from Jason Nobel (AKA AstroPuff)who helped man the section as well bring his Jaguar systems and games.

This year Jason and I will be back to run the Jagfest section with some extra help from fellow
Jaguar Sector-II members: Adolobe and Clay (as well as Dan Loosen who supplied the Maximum force /Area-51 coin-op
last year, and probably supply it again this year and Diehard Game Hunter(John Norman ))
Right now we are looking to make this section stand out like back in 2004 MGC.

Midwest Gaming Classic is currently celebrating it’s tenth year of the show which started out
at Jagfest 2001: Beyond Tempest.
Jagfest itself is on it’s 14th year and still is popular not only being part of Midwest Gaming Classic but
as part of the Video Game Summit. Not to mention the overseas Jagfest stand alone shows are still continuing.
Jagfest is more then a celebration of the Atari Jaguar but of its fans as well.

To help us make the section great we are still looking for more helpers
if your interested please e-mail me and I’ll let Dan and John know and we will
get back to you on what we need.

Also besides running the Jagfest section, we will once again be selling limited supply
and Jagfest On Tour White t-shirts. Plus We will Debuting the return of the
Jagfest Tour shirts with new Front designs inspired by the new Jagfest Covers
(issues #1 to 6 will be this years show for display only, #7 which is the tenth anniversary book
is still being worked on but we will be taking request to be put on the waiting lists for it as
well take orders of other items that is in news stand ( http://cafepress.com/avcnews ))
and while the only size we will be selling at the show is large for the tour shirts we will be
taking request for different sizes of the Jagfest Tour Shirts until March 15th for Midwest Gaming classic.

To request a different size visit this page: http://avc.atari-use...nd_Request.html you
an then pick up and pay for your shirt at the show.

We are also planning to have an exclusive Jagfest
Tour Special Edition mini poster being for the show as well.

For information on Midwest Gaming Classic visit:
http://midwestgamingclassic.com

Visit the official Jagfest website at
http://jagfest.atari.org

Jaguar sector-II website:
http://www.jaguarsector.com

About AVC Online:
AVC Online (formerly Atari Video Club) is a Club that has been supporting Atari Video games
and computers for more then 13 years. We have also been involved with
Atari Jaguar Festival since 1997.
For more information on AVC Online visit: http://avc.atari-users.net



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[Matt-El]

Room reserved, Tables purchased, and waiting for work to approve off time. I think I should be aahight, g.:) Just gotta take care of a few details n stuff.

[DHG Hunter]

Do vendors there take trade ins for games? I've got 3 Wii games (Super Smash Bros Brawl, Goldeneye 007, Cod: Black Ops), a loose Thunder Castle for the Intv, and a few Game Boy Advance games. With the exception of Thunder Castle everything is CIB.

Unfortunately if I do decide to go I will only be able to make it on Sunday.

Guess it really depends on the vendor. Carlson (Mad Gear Games) has taken some import trade-ins in the past, but I think most are just there to sell.

We've done a game-swap area in the past, but a variety of reasons forced us to abandon the idea.

Later.

[vintagegamecrazy]

Man I've never been there yet but this year seems like I don't have anything going on this time so I should be able to make it!

[Tupin]

Can't wait to go again this year, I've got my tickets booked.

So much to do, I'm getting there earlier on Friday so I'll get to see all of the booths getting set up. :)

[Timber]

Hotel has been booked and I'm just waiting to hear back about my tables. This will be the first MGC that I've set up at to sell and I'm looking forward to it. I'll be splitting my tables with a friend and we'll have quite a bit between the two of us. Possibly more than we'll have room to set up.

[Goodwill Hunter]

In for two tables again, been buying more at Goodwill to replenish my stock...time to start pricing so I don't end up doing it all in the last two days again...hope all this snow is melted by then...anyone interested in DP badges for 2011?

Rich

[portnoyd]

Hey Mr. Hunter, I'd like to trade in some games to your table, one of which will be heavier not because it's loaded with a tracking device to lead me to your heavenly Goodwill when you get back home. Definitely not.

[GrandAmChandler]

In for two tables again, been buying more at Goodwill to replenish my stock...time to start pricing so I don't end up doing it all in the last two days again...hope all this snow is melted by then...anyone interested in DP badges for 2011?

Rich

Rich, if you want to take the lead again on those badges, I say lets do it!

[goatdan]

Just wanted to toss a cool little update out there -- if you're a fan of Mystery Science Theater 3000, we've received a number of tickets to give away for their February 18th and 19th shows in Milwaukee -- just sign up for our mailing list before midnight on February 11th, and you'll automaticall be entered to win tickets to this great show!

If you go, stop by our booth there and say "hi!" and check out some of the fun sci-fi themed games that we will have for people to play. Not confident you'll win tickets to the show? Head to http://www.pabsttheater.com/cinematictitanic to get your tickets now!

Don't forget to pre-order your tickets, 10th Anniversary Limited Edition T-Shirts, Friday Arcade: Factory to Floor Tour Seats and more by heading to the Midwest Gaming Classic tickets page at http://www.midwestgamingclassic.com/tickets/ Keep watching the Midwest Gaming Classic web site, as a lot of new and exciting announcements for the 2011 10th Anniversary Show will be coming soon!

[Matt-El]

Shame I'd be working on that day. Sucks.

Oh Wizdawg, if need be, you can use part of my table again. I'll more than likely be the same situation for tables and table placement again. lemme know.

[Goodwill Hunter]

Rich, if you want to take the lead again on those badges, I say lets do it!

Here's an update to last year's badge...I took out the avatar pictures, and left a big space for actual names (since I can never remember them):

http://img713.imageshack.us/img713/6833/2011mwgcbadgedesign.jpg

Unless there are any other takers, I'll start a sign-up thread in this forum.

Rich

[Matt-El]

Personally, I like the Avatars, but hey, you're the man. Do what you think's best.

[98PaceCar]

Sign me up and not to second guess your design, but I know most folks by forum name/avatar and not real name. I attended another show where the badges were "real" name instead of forum name and it made it somewhat difficult.

[Goodwill Hunter]

Sign me up and not to second guess your design, but I know most folks by forum name/avatar and not real name. I attended another show where the badges were "real" name instead of forum name and it made it somewhat difficult.

I'm more than happy to go back to the avatar format if that is the one preferred by the vocal majority (if you don't vote, you can't complain!). It has always made me a bit uncomfortable to keep referring to someone by forum handle after an initial introduction, but as I have no memory for names at all, this seemed like an easy crutch. If you feel strongly about this, one way or the other, sing out...and I'll go with the flow.

Rich

[GrandAmChandler]

Facebook Event in case you haven't seen it:

http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=165610843486465

-GAC-

[mindlesspunk77]

Its a shame I wanted to go to this and emailed them twice about vendor space and noone ever emailed me back.

[GrandAmChandler]

Its a shame I wanted to go to this and emailed them twice about vendor space and noone ever emailed me back.

Most likely because it has been full for awhile now. Unless Dan knows something I don't. You still should go, it's truly the best video game con in the United States currently.

[mindlesspunk77]

Chandler this is what I hear and why I want to go so bad. Just I would much rather setup and have my trip payed for haha. I just would assume someone would of emailed me back and said sorry dude were sold out hope you can come anyway.

[goatdan]

Chandler this is what I hear and why I want to go so bad. Just I would much rather setup and have my trip payed for haha. I just would assume someone would of emailed me back and said sorry dude were sold out hope you can come anyway.

Check your spam mail. We seem to have been getting caught in that for people lately.

I know that Gary and I both spoke about finding the quantity of tables that you wanted, and we were seeing what we could do (that was basically the email that was sent). We've expanded the vending area pretty significantly this year, so we *should* still have space -- we had to, as after last year we sold out the same number of tables we had in the entire hall before we even put them on sale! We have *maybe* a handful left now, so if you're interested hurry!

Also, while I'm here a few more things -- sign up for the mailing list for a shot at free tickets to Cinematic Titanic in Milwaukee! And to hear announcements first too -- I'm working through like a million announcements and features right now, it's shaping up to be *quite* the amazing year! Hope to see everyone there!

Oh - and almost missed this -- Thanks for the kind words GAC, the reason why this show has become so good is truly the involvement of SO many people in the community that make it good! It's an honor to be involved with it :)

[wallydawg]

Lots of cool stuff going on downstairs in the Ben Heck Experience Room again this year. A lot of Pinball this year it seems, with Ben's Pinball Wars in full swing. I'll be doing Nomad Screen Mods again, and hopefully demoing a few other things. Live Builds, demonstrations, portables on display, and hopefully some available console repairs and the like.

[Timber]

Check your spam mail. We seem to have been getting caught in that for people lately.

I know that Gary and I both spoke about finding the quantity of tables that you wanted, and we were seeing what we could do (that was basically the email that was sent). We've expanded the vending area pretty significantly this year, so we *should* still have space -- we had to, as after last year we sold out the same number of tables we had in the entire hall before we even put them on sale! We have *maybe* a handful left now, so if you're interested hurry!

I've also still been waiting on a reply from Gary. Checked my spam folder and there was nothing there. I just replied to Gary again and hopefully I can still get a couple of tables.

[goatdan]

I've also still been waiting on a reply from Gary. Checked my spam folder and there was nothing there. I just replied to Gary again and hopefully I can still get a couple of tables.

Yarg. PMed. Our email is driving both Gary and I nuts, sorry.

[mindlesspunk77]

Check your spam mail. We seem to have been getting caught in that for people lately.

I know that Gary and I both spoke about finding the quantity of tables that you wanted, and we were seeing what we could do (that was basically the email that was sent). We've expanded the vending area pretty significantly this year, so we *should* still have space -- we had to, as after last year we sold out the same number of tables we had in the entire hall before we even put them on sale! We have *maybe* a handful left now, so if you're interested hurry!

Also, while I'm here a few more things -- sign up for the mailing list for a shot at free tickets to Cinematic Titanic in Milwaukee! And to hear announcements first too -- I'm working through like a million announcements and features right now, it's shaping up to be *quite* the amazing year! Hope to see everyone there!

Oh - and almost missed this -- Thanks for the kind words GAC, the reason why this show has become so good is truly the involvement of SO many people in the community that make it good! It's an honor to be involved with it :)

Thanks Dan for being most helpful through PM. I in no way doubted it was probably something simple as your reputation doesnt seam like the kind of people who wouldnt reply even if you were full. I look forward to meeting you and everyone else in March!

[DHG Hunter]

Lots of cool stuff going on downstairs in the Ben Heck Experience Room again this year. A lot of Pinball this year it seems, with Ben's Pinball Wars in full swing. I'll be doing Nomad Screen Mods again, and hopefully demoing a few other things. Live Builds, demonstrations, portables on display, and hopefully some available console repairs and the like.

I've heard about some of the stuff planned in there this year... Hehe, sounds pretty crazy! :)

On a side note, any idea if anyone there would be willing to look at a single-slot Neo Geo MVS? I've been told I need a new cap or xxxx386 chip because the picture slowly dies on it the longer I keep it on. I've been thinking about having it consolized too if you know anyone there that does that?

Later.

[ganondorf]

I live in WI, hopefully I'll have a job by then...

[shaggy]

Damn! It's almost here already! Man did time fly by.

[Eternal Tune]

I bought my weekend pass, got the time off work, now gonna book the hotel.

See? I told you guys I wasn't going to flake. I so want to get shit faced at Lakers.

[WizDawg]

I'll be there again for sure. Everything is booked.

Flying in Friday... should be there around 6. I plan on participating in the pinball clock choas event.

[portnoyd]

I bought my weekend pass, got the time off work, now gonna book the hotel.

You're more than welcome to stay in the Thunderdome with me and Carey.

[Eternal Tune]

You're more than welcome to stay in the Thunderdome with me and Carey.

I swore to myself years ago...NEVER AGAIN. Not for all the money in the world.

/me shudders

[Queen Of The Felines]

Anybody going on the Friday tour?

[Goodwill Hunter]

Unfortunately, real life is intruding, and I will not be able to make the badges this year...still hoping to make the show however...with any luck, I will see you all there.

Rich

[benevicious]

Got the ticket a few weeks back in the mail, car rental and hotel set. This will be my first MGC.

Any suggestions on loot... sacks as it were? Hoping to pick up some mvs and maybe even some other pcb's as I just built a supergun. Along with various other consoles. Not sure the gym bag I use for goodwill and swap meets will cut it.

I also have a pc engine duo-r that I would like region modded. Any way to know ahead of time if people will be doing such things?

[Tempest]

I'll be there, but this year I'll be running the Coleco ADAM and VideoBrain demos in the museum area. Come on by and get your ADAM on!

Funny you should mention MVS carts, I'll be bringing what's left of my collection to sell.

Tempest

[YoshiM]

I'll be purchasing tickets for myself and my sister, who is hooked on the show after last year. Hopefully I'll find what I'm looking for in the vendor area (like the pan-like joystick holder used for Atari games like Spy Hunter)

[spoon]

I'll be there again this year. Room and vendor space is paid for. Tricia will be coming along with me. Doing the annual trip with Perkar, Carey and Tune I think?

Funny to see you vending there Timber, Have fun selling my old stuff, lol.

I'll be looking to drop some money on Saturn imports and M VS carts.

So, who's down for some beers?

[portnoyd]

You know it, slut.

[Eternal Tune]

I'll be there again this year. Room and vendor space is paid for. Tricia will be coming along with me. Doing the annual trip with Perkar, Carey and Tune I think?

Funny to see you vending there Timber, Have fun selling my old stuff, lol.

I'll be looking to drop some money on Saturn imports and M VS carts.

So, who's down for some beers?

Yep. I got my tickets in the mail today. Hotel has been reserved as well.

[Timber]

Funny to see you vending there Timber, Have fun selling my old stuff, lol.

:D

A few of the things I got from you will be there (mostly NES carts) but not a whole lot. I'll have a ton of Super Famicom stuff, some Neo, lots of PS1 & PS2 RPGs, and a bunch more. I actually have to start kicking it into gear soon on pricing everything and figuring out exactly what's all coming with me.

[DHG Hunter]

Dan announced the MGC guest list on the site a few days ago, and I figured it might be helpful to some that are not pinball people (or vice versa) to get a better idea for who's who. Here goes:


Eugene Jarvis - The creator of arcade classics like Defender, Robotron 2084, Cruis'n USA, and the founder of the current arcade developer Raw Thrills. More details about his and Raw Thrills' involvement in the show are incoming.
George Gomez - He's responsible for co-developing several classic arcade games and hardware including Tron, Satan's Hollow and Spy Hunter, as well as co-developing the Pinball 2000 platform and the games Batman and The Lord of the Rings among others.
Jack "Jersey Jack" Guarnieri - Veteran pinball distributor and author, he will be at the show I believe Sunday to talk about his new venture, Jersey Jack Pinball, a company that will specialize in producing premium pinball games such as their upcoming Wizard of Oz game.
Dennis Nordman - Veteran pinball designer responsible for co-designing games like Pirates of the Caribbean, Elvira and the Party Monsters, and the upcoming Wizard of Oz.
Joe Balcer - Veteran pinball designer responsible for co-designing games like The Simpson's Party Pinball, Star Wars Trilogy, and the upcoming Wizard of Oz.
Greg Freres - Veteran pinball artists responsible for games like Medieval Madness, Revenge From Mars, and Monster Bash.
Keith Johnson - Responsible for designing the software behind several pinball classics like Revenge From Mars, The Simpson's Party Pinball, and Lord of the Rings.
Roger Sharpe - Veteran pinball designer responsible for co-designing games like Cyclopes and Global Warfare. He's also well known for helping to legalize pinball before the New York City Council based on his play.
Jeri Ellsworth - Famous designer and electronics hacker best known for her "computer on a chip" design for the TV plug & play Commodore 64 controllers. She will unveil her "As Seen on TV" pinball machine at the show as part of the Pinball Wars exhibit in the BenHeck.com Experience room.
Ben "BenHeck" Heckendorn - Famous designer and electronics hacker best known for his portable game systems, controllers, and even an amateur film maker. He will also have his Bill Paxton Pinball as an entry in Pinball Wars exhibit, as well as a first look at his Lost pinball machine and upcoming "Tesla VS Edison".
Josh Sharpe - President of the World Pinball Player Rankings and an extremely good player in his own right.
Marty Goldberg - Programmer and Designer with Legacy Engineering Group, co-founder of the Midwest Gaming Classic, and my co-organizer in the museum wing of the MGC among other things.
"Trickman" Terry Minnich - Veteran author and Electronic Gaming Monthly alumni, as well as the co-founder of VGEVO which will have a fairly large events room at the show.
Ken "Sushi X" Williams - Also a veteran author and Electronic Gaming Monthly alumni, as well as the co-founder of VGEVO which will again have a fairly large events room at the show.
Ralph Baer - "Father of Video Games" best known for, well, creating this whole video game industry with his "Brown Box" game console. His exact involvement with the show will be announced at a later date.
Jim Schelberg - Veteran author, publisher and editor of the venerable PinGame Journal.
Lloyd Olson - Veteran author and owner/operator of one of the oldest arcades in North America, SS Billiards in Hopkins, Minnesota.
The International Game Developers Association, Wisconsin Chapter (IDGA) - The IDGA will once again hold a meeting at the Midwest Gaming Classic which I believe will mirror the open format they held last year. The IDGA's members include several local video game developers including those at Raven Software.


As it stands now, this is an incomplete list of the special guests at the show. I know that Dan is waiting on a few confirmations yet, so there's likely more to come as well as the panel announcements themselves.

Later.

[Crazy Climber]

I don't post here much but I am sure I have met some of you guys at the past 6 shows. I did get a nice Ghouls and Ghosts and Space Harrier from Goodwill Hunter last year IIRC. Looking forward to this one, hopefully they have another cool party again :) See you guys there! - Brian

[wallydawg]

What is the karaoke looking like this year? I don't know how long/when the Friday tour starts but I would imagine it would pre-empt it at least a little bit. I'm thinking about attending a hockey game Friday night so I didn't want to miss too much of karaoke.

[goatdan]

What is the karaoke looking like this year? I don't know how long/when the Friday tour starts but I would imagine it would pre-empt it at least a little bit. I'm thinking about attending a hockey game Friday night so I didn't want to miss too much of karaoke.

The plan, and I'm still working on all of this but should have final ideas by the end of the week, is that the tour will start somewhere between 8-9am and return gosh knows when (well, I have an idea -- between 5 and 8, got to figure out how long it's spending everywhere now that I know the rest of the details), and MGKaraoke is slated right now to run from 8pm to 1am. It may start a bit earlier, as we're trying to run it more or less parallel to Clock Chaos, which is going to have "start times" this year.

Both Clock Chaos and the Tour are within about a dozen people signing up of selling out, so if you want in, now is the time.

In other news, I had a kidney stone issue (and still have it, argh) that set me back a bit on updating things for the show. Expect this coming week, ESPECIALLY this coming Saturday, to be a week of catching up and lots of new stuff. Announced two more pinball designers yesterday, we're looking at some more video game designers, the actual panel line up, more vendors, some totally new stuff, new rooms, more details and so on. I cannot believe how much we're getting. And it's literally to the point where we may be asking to borrow some *lobby space* to fit it all in. This year is going to be HUGE.

If you haven't already signed up for it, sign up for the MGC Mailing List on the site. Oh, and if you want to follow us on FaceBook, we'll have that up shortly too -- with a Like button on the site and all that fun stuff.

I can't believe how much this show is coming together! Hope to see you all there!

[animesuperj]

I'll be there again this year. Looking to hopefully finish off my CIB virtual boy collection, get some more SNES games and pick up more arcade stuff. I always have fun at this, and I've been looking forward to it for a while.

[udisi]

I'm coming again. I may even play a pinball tournament or 2 this time.

[DHG Hunter]

Several more speakers have been announced for the MGC including Michael Katz, Scott Adams, and Ted Dabney!

Later.

[GrandAmChandler]

PROTIP: It costs $16 to ship an entire complete 32x collection from Delaware to Wisconsin.

I shipped a ton of good stuff. Bring cash. Introduce yourself to get a good deal, I will be wearing a Game Boy shirt Saturday.

-GAC-

[ZIMMS]

anyone know if there will be a Digital Press after party on Saturday? any other parties? I only know about the Vgevo party and the arcade/pinball party.

of course I will be there! going to have a Donkey Kong Jr tournament with Star Worlds on Saturday. my table will be located in the Museum area.
http://www.midwestgamingclassic.com/news/238/15/It-s-On-Like-Donkey-Kong-Jr/

also going to make some attempts Sunday near show closing.

going to play in the Clock Chaos Friday night and check out the MGKaraoke. on the way there going to Mars Cheese Castle.

I will see you there!

[Tupin]

Less than two weeks left. Anyone know where we pick up the special edition shirts?