Cincinnati Classic Expo this SUMMER!

[RickyHenry]

Hello! A pretty big classic gaming expo will take place on June 24-26 in Cincinnati at the Arcade Legacy (classic retro arcade).

I run a video game t-shirt shop, and I was told to be the PR guy and spread the press release around to fans of game collecting so here I am!

For immediate release:


The 2011 Bits and Pieces Classic Gaming Expo takes place June 24-26 at Arcade Legacy in Cincinnati, OH


Cincinnati, OH., February 2011 -- Hundreds of classic home video game fans from around the
Tri-State and beyond will converge in Cincinnati this June for the 2011 Bits and Pieces Classic
Gaming Expo (BPCGE). Destined to become an annual event the expo will be held at Arcade Legacy, a haven for classic gaming lovers and fans of the arcade.

The Expo will feature a large area of free-play video game arcade machines, consoles, common areas for socializing and competitive gaming, organized tournaments, costume contests and plenty of classic video games for sale from our many vendors. Additionally, the expo will include auctions, door prizes and a performance from Cincinnati chiptune artist, Babyface Glasses (Ricky Henry from Shael Riley and the Double Ice Backfire.)

Several developers in attendance will be releasing new homebrew and authorized-reproduction
games at the Expo. Homebrews are newly released games for play on classic video game consoles.

The classic video gaming hobby is most closely associated with home consoles like the Atari
2600/5200/7800, Nintendo NES and SNES systems, Sega Master System/Genesis and other
game systems released in the 1980s and early 1990s. Expo attendees can expect to see and
play these and rarer systems at the Expo.

This is a 3 day event. Doors open at 12:00 noon.

Admission is $10 for adults and children over 10 or $30 for a family pass good
for up to five people.

Children 10 and under admitted free with paid adult admission.

Presale tickets are available at ArcadeLegacyOhio.com or at Arcade Legacy Media Store

For more information or info on becoming a vendor at the Bits and Pieces Classic Gaming Expo, visit ArcadeLegacyOhio.com
For press passes, photos or interviews, please contact:
Jesse Baker, Show Organizer, rushmorerecords@hotmail.com
Ricky Henry, Press & Promotions, rickyahenry@gmail..com

Website: http://www.arcadelegacyohio.com

[WizDawg]

COOL! Nice to see something back in the Cincy area!

I'd like to be a vender. When is more info going to be up on the website?

[Oobgarm]

That's a pretty nice place, but it's not very big. Count me in though. The guys that run the place are cool, and know their stuff. I'm curious as to how much of a show it'll actually be, rather than just a large scale hangout.

[RickyHenry]

I think more info will probably spill out here within the next few days. POWER UP is the next big event at Legacy, so after that I think it's going to be all B&P.

I will would assume vendor registration will up on the site soon!

[arcadelegacy]

That's a pretty nice place, but it's not very big. Count me in though. The guys that run the place are cool, and know their stuff. I'm curious as to how much of a show it'll actually be, rather than just a large scale hangout.

Have you been to the new location? Not actually that new anymore (7 months), but its quite a bit bigger and definitely enough room for what we are planning. Of course we'd love for it to exceed expectation and eventually grow out of the arcade into a bigger space.

I'll have vendor info and registration up in the next couple weeks on the website.

[Oobgarm]

Just a bump in case anyone is interested, the event has been bumped two months (http://arcadelegacy.wordpress.com/2011/05/28/bits-pieces-date-change/), now slated for August 27-28. Looks like this is month-old news, but I was researching the event today to double-check the dates.

(and yes I have been to the new location, was just thinking that the event would be much larger and busier, like Cinciclassic was)

[SAV2880]

Just a bump in case anyone is interested, the event has been bumped two months (http://arcadelegacy.wordpress.com/2011/05/28/bits-pieces-date-change/), now slated for August 27-28. Looks like this is month-old news, but I was researching the event today to double-check the dates.

(and yes I have been to the new location, was just thinking that the event would be much larger and busier, like Cinciclassic was)

Grant you, I haven't been down that way yet (still planning to make the voyage sooner than later and planning for the show in late August), but I have no doubt they can get something the size of CinciClassic put together. Cincy's clamoring for something like that, no doubt.

[Oobgarm]

Cancelled. Oh well.

http://arcadelegacy.wordpress.com/2011/08/04/bits-and-pieces-2011-cancelled/