64 replies to this topic

[Inky]

Here's what I'm bringing for sure:

My Coleco ADAM and assorted softs CV and ADAM
My LYNX and Rampart.

I was going to sell copies of my Beanie Baby Bash hack for the 2600, but I cannot get them in time for the event, alas.

[Inky]

Is anyone bringing an ST at all, or are we keeping this strictly console?

[Dan Iacovelli]

Inky,

we will have a couple atari computers at the show since SCAT has brought two tables. they are bringing a 130XE (8-bit) and a 16/32 Falcon or MegaSTE.

Dan Iacovelli

[Dan Iacovelli]

A quick heads up about Advance payments:
the payment deadline  for 5.00 is June 30th after that the fee goes to $8.00
Tables fees still remain the same.
be sure to pay for your admission soon.
Dan Iacovelli

[Dan Iacovelli]

For Immediate Release:
June 4, 2003
AVC/JCU is pleased to announce the current line of sponsors for The Video Game Summit:

Atari Age:
The premier Atari website that supports every Atari system and computer.
They also sell various Atari homebrew games and items.
They also have excellent forum where people post messages
about Atari and other gaming systems.
They are also one of the co-organizers of the
first annual Austin Gaming Expo.
Website: http://www.atariage.com

Digital Press:
One of the best fanzines every made about video games.
They also publish a video game collector’s
guide that’s been well known for seven years.
Their website also provides information on the
video game industry. They are also one of the
coorganizers of the Classic Gaming Expo.
Joe Santulli. Editor-in-Chief
Website: http://www.digitpress.com

Good Deal Games:
An online video game retailer that provides
games for classic and orphaned systems.
Their website also provides information on
video gaming past.
Michael Thomasson, President
Website: http://www.gooddealgames.com

Pack Rat Video Games:
An online video game retailer that prides itself
in providing vintage video game systems and games
to its customers at the best prices around.
Jarrett Waite, Owner
Website: http://www.packratvg.com

If your company would benefit from advertising in
the VGS program or appearing at event to sell your product or
offer live demonstration email us at AtariVideoClub@yahoo.com Subject: VGS Sponsors

Join the Video Game Summit mailing
list for updates on the event
(VideoGameSummit-Subscribe@yahoogroups.com)

Don’t forget that VGS is also one of the
stops on the Jagfest tour.
If you would like to help out with Jagfest @ VGS.
Please e-mail us at AtariVideoClub@yahoo.com
Use the subject: Jagfest Help (VGS)
or you can join the Jagfest mailing list
which can be done at the Jagfest website
(or either at the VGS Website).

For information on VGS visit:
http://avc.atari-use...ts/FestVGS.html
Visit the official Jagfest website at
http://jagfest.atari.org

END PRESS RELEASE

[Dan Iacovelli]

I just put up a Pr about putting Ad's in the VGS program at the VGS website.(I didn't really want to post here because it doesn't matter here but figured to post a mention about it).
Dan Iacovelli
(look for announcemt about VGS happenings(inlcuding a new type of quiz show I'm planning to do for the show) in few weeks.

[Dan Iacovelli]

Dan Iacovelli said:

For Immediate Release:
June 4, 2003
AVC/JCU is pleased to announce the current line of sponsors for The Video Game Summit:

Atari Age:
The premier Atari website that supports every Atari system and computer.
They also sell various Atari homebrew games and items.
They also have excellent forum where people post messages
about Atari and other gaming systems.  
They are also one of the co-organizers of the
first annual Austin Gaming Expo.
Website: http://www.atariage.com

Digital Press:
One of the best fanzines every made about video games.  
They also publish a video game collector’s  
guide that’s been well known for seven years.  
Their website also provides information on the  
video game industry. They are also one of the  
coorganizers of the Classic Gaming Expo.
Joe Santulli. Editor-in-Chief
Website: http://www.digitpress.com

Good Deal Games:
An online video game retailer that provides  
games for classic and orphaned systems.  
Their website also provides information on  
video gaming past.
Michael Thomasson, President
Website: http://www.gooddealgames.com

Pack Rat Video Games:
An online video game retailer that prides itself  
in providing vintage video game systems and games
to its customers at the best prices around.
Jarrett Waite, Owner
Website: http://www.packratvg.com

If your company would benefit from advertising in  
the VGS program or appearing at event to sell your product or  
offer live demonstration email us at AtariVideoClub@yahoo.com Subject: VGS Sponsors

Join the Video Game Summit mailing
list for updates on the event
(VideoGameSummit-Subscribe@yahoogroups.com)

Don’t forget that VGS is also one of the  
stops on the Jagfest tour.
If you would like to help out with Jagfest @ VGS.
Please e-mail us at AtariVideoClub@yahoo.com  
Use the subject: Jagfest Help (VGS)  
or you can join the Jagfest mailing list  
which can be done at the Jagfest website  
(or either at the VGS Website).

For information on VGS visit:
http://avc.atari-use...ts/FestVGS.html
Visit the official Jagfest website at
http://jagfest.atari.org

END PRESS RELEASE

Just added to sponsor list:
Safariland amusement place in villa park,il
they are going be putting a full page Ad in the program
and I'm going to call them next week to work out the details for
a program for people at the show to come to sarfiland after words.
The fun keeps on going after the show  
Dan Iacovelli

[Dan Iacovelli]

Dan Iacovelli said:

Just added to sponsor list:
Safariland amusement place in villa park,il
they are going be putting a full page Ad in the program
and I'm going to call them next week to work out the details for
a program for people at the show to come to sarfiland after words.
The fun keeps on going after the show  

another addition to the sponsor list(just added today):
Video Game Connection
from Cleveland,Ohio
they are putting a 1/2 page ad in the program.
http://videogameconnection.com
Dan Iacovelli

[Watson2112]

Dan, I'm sending my check out today for two tables.

I'll be there with some stuff showing what the C64 community is up to, and plugging the Fall Commodore Expo (at the same location in October).

I'll also be selling Atari & Coleco stuff...maybe some Commodore stuff too.  I've just got way too much stuff that I never use anymore.

[Inky]

Watson2112 said:

Dan, I'm sending my check out today for two tables.

I'll be there with some stuff showing what the C64 community is up to, and plugging the Fall Commodore Expo (at the same location in October).

I'll also be selling Atari & Coleco stuff...maybe some Commodore stuff too.  I've just got way too much stuff that I never use anymore.

Any Coleco ADAM stuff, per chance?

[Dan Iacovelli]

Watson2112 said:

Dan, I'm sending my check out today for two tables.

I'll be there with some stuff showing what the C64 community is up to, and plugging the Fall Commodore Expo (at the same location in October).

I'll also be selling Atari & Coleco stuff...maybe some Commodore stuff too.  I've just got way too much stuff that I never use anymore.

Dave, let me know where you want your tables to be located(next to Scat
usersgroup will be good I think)
I await your  payment
Dan

[Dan Iacovelli]

Dan Iacovelli said:

another addition to the sponsor list(just added today):
Video Game Connection
from Cleveland,Ohio
they are putting a 1/2 page ad in the program.
http://videogameconnection.com
Dan Iacovelli

another addition to sponsors list:
Trade N Games from st.louis,Mo
They won't be making the event since they are
moving that week but they are placing a full page Ad
in the program.
http://www.tradengames.com

Dan Iacovelli

[Watson2112]

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Any Coleco ADAM stuff, per chance?

I think the only ADAM item I have is a game that says "ADAM" on it instead of just Colecovision, sorry.  I will, however, be selling a Colecovision system, games, and expansion packs (the steering wheel and the Atari 2600 adapter) if you're interested.

[MattG/Snyper2099]

I wanted to let people know I willbe able to make it. I am glad I get to go on a road trip to Chicago...  So, does anyone have any requests on what I should bring?    I have just about every system you could think of...  Keep in mind my space is limited to a Honda Accord though.

[Watson2112]

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I wanted to let people know I willbe able to make it.  I am glad I get to go on a road trip to Chicago... So, does anyone have any requests on what I should bring?

I see something on your trade list about a boxed Channel F.  I'm not really interested in buying, but I would LOVE to see a Channel F box in the "flesh".

Maybe we could have a Spitfire tournament!

[Dan Iacovelli]

MattG/Snyper2099 said:

I wanted to let people know I willbe able to make it. I am glad I get to go on a road trip to Chicago...  So, does anyone have any requests on what I should bring?    I have just about every system you could think of...  Keep in mind my space is limited to a Honda Accord though.

Matt,
bring what you can (any non-atari item is welcome) also if you want to reserve your table(s) and pay them at the door e-mail me and I'll make sure to reserve them you.
Dan

[Dan Iacovelli]

Just to let you know that general admission is now at $8.00 per person.
you can still pay online for GA(as well as for tables).
(if you reserved your tables to be paid at the door then you don't
have to worry) Deadline for online payments are:
GA-july 11th Tables -july 10th.
Dan Iacovelli

[Dan Iacovelli]

Dan Iacovelli said:

Atari Video Club Announces The Video Game Summit

For Immediate Release:

February 4th, 2003:

The Atari Video Club is proud to announce plans for their first Video Game Trade Show
to be titled as The Video Game Summit. The location for this event is in Suburban  
Lombard, IL at The Quality Inn and Suites Hotel, (645 W. North Ave, Lombard, IL  
60148-1109 (630)-629-1500). The date for the event is July 12th, 2003 from 9am till 4:30pm.

Admission costs are the following: General admission: $8.00 per person at the door (advance payment is $6.00) Visitor/ Dealer Tables (includes admission for two):15.00 for one table (extra tables $5.00 each) This event is open to all game systems (from old school systems to next generation systems that are out now) Advance payments start on February 10th,2003.

The Video Game Summit is also one of the stops on the Jagfest tour which will feature
the best of what the Atari Jaguar has to offer which includes demos of Proto’s and new
Atari Jaguar items as well as various tourneys. (Some Lynx and Nuon stuff will also be
thrown in to the mix as well)

Join the Video Game Summit mailing list for updates on the event ( VideoGameSummit-Subscribe@yahoogroups.com )  
Visit the VGS website: http://avc.atari-use...ts/FestVGS.html
END PRESS RELEASE

A quick update about the show coming this saturday:
1st. we will have two main vendors at the show,
Goat Store.com from WI(if you missed feet of fury at MWC, you get another chance to see it and play it at VGS)
and RPM-Games(Gravity ball will be demoed, and they will be selling loadstar complete(a C64 magazine on CD (all 199 issues on one CD)
plus we will have indiviuals selling there own stuff
and we hope to have some sort of museum (not as big as MWC or CGE but we do plan to have somthing)
plus live music from bud melvin and his banjo and game boy.
Hope to see you all there.
(a full press release realese will be out tomarrow giving more deatils)
Dan Iacovelli
Event organiziner
(vgs site: http://avc.atari-use...ts/FestVGS.html )
(online payments for tables end today, GA payments ends tomarrow)

[Dan Iacovelli]

For Immediate Release:
July 11, 2003
Atari Video Club/Jaguar Community United is pleased to announce the following events
for The Video Game Summit:
Besides what was announced about the Jagfest on Tour Section in a previous press
release, we do have other events planned.
(For those who don’t remember here is a list of Jagfest tourneys:
Protector SE and 3 Lynx tourneys (to be announced at show time))

At the AVC/JCU table we will be having A number of 2600 games to be played ( if you
want to see a certain game all you have to is ask) there as well as three 2600 Tourneys for
that table:
Escape from the Mind Master, the prize for this tourney is NES Game Genie
supplied by Good Deal Games;
Warring Worms, the prize for this tourney is MWC 2002 Special edition of this game and
an extra large Atari Age. t-shirt supplied by Atari Age;
and Space Treat, the prize for this tourney is the deluxe version of this game and an extra
large Atari Age T-shirt supplied by Atari Age.
Other tourneys are also being planned and will be announced at show time.
(We will also be taking orders for issues of the Atari zone fanzine as well)

We welcome Goat Store to the show; they are the organizers of the annual Midwest
Classic show in Milwaukee, WI as well as being one of the best online stores for classic
games; they will be selling various Atari, Sega and Nintendo as well as other classic
gaming items as showing Feet of Fury for The DC. Also at the show will be Robert
Mundschau who runs RPM-games.com he will be selling Loadstar compleat for
C64:LOADSTAR magazine for Commodore 64 on floppy disk, now all on one CDROM.
Hundreds of games, puzzles, articles, artwork and SID music that you can enjoy
on your PC or Macintosh computer. Free emulator provided for Windows as well. And
if you missed seeing the 2600 game Gravity Ball at Midwest Classic then you will you
have another chance to see at VGS.

Also coming to VGS is The Suburban Chicago Atarian (SCAT) Users group who will be
running programs on the Falcon030, 130XE and ST (16/32-bit) computers as well as
selling disks from their 8-bit library. Also Dave Ross will be unofficially representing the
South West Regional Association of Programmers (SWARP) Users group for the C64
and 128; he will be running programs on these systems as well as flyers for their annual
Commodore computer Fall Expo show on October 11th (at the same hotel where VGS is
at).

We also have Harry Dodgson, Matt G, Paul Zimmerman and Andrew Bray selling or
trading their items.

We are also going to have music being played through out the show
either from the Jagfest section (Dan Iacovelli will be playing his Weird Al Yankovic CD’s,
as well as Pac-man fever and Tempest 2k sound track) or any other table.
Plus we are pleased to have the music styling from Bud Melvin as he plays
his banjo with his Game Boy towards the end of the show.
(Bud’s website can be found at http://www.budmelvin.com )


Join the Video Game Summit mailing list for updates on the event
(VideoGameSummit-Subscribe@yahoogroups.com)

For information on the Video Game Summit:
http://avc.atari-use...ts/FestVGS.html
Visit the official Jagfest website at
http://jagfest.atari.org
End Press Release

[Dan Iacovelli]

A quick update on the table locations:
there will be 35 tables inside the room
and 15 tables outside of the room in the hall way.

if you pre-paid or reserved a table you are guaranteed a table inside
(the people who didn't reserve or pre-pay you will get a choice of the remaining tables)
Dan Iacovelli

[Dan Iacovelli]

just want to say despite a low turn out the first annual VGS turned out pretty good.
(once again I forgot to bring my digicamera,but I belive some others took pictures though)
saddlythe schedule I had planned orginally didn't come out good
I still have lots of items left over.
it was good to see goat store and rpm-games. we had two people with tables outside the room. my orginal planned layout was passed soI just  if people neeed the power  and placed them by the outlets.
we did have three winners for touneys:
Dan loosen was the big winner of the jagfest prize package(AUN t-shirt,30.00 Giftcertificate from pack rat vg and a copy of the DP collectors guide)
others winners was paul zimmerman who won the space treat competition
(copy of space treat delux and a Atari age t-shirt)
Rob M won the 2k2 mwc edition of warring worms and an atari age t-shirt
(he didn't enter but he played space treat and I figured since nobody entered the Warring worms tourney  I figured give the person who came in second in space treat)
Tom L had his Lynx collection displayed and brought a good drawl to jagfest area.
it was good hear bud melvin play his banjo along with his gameboy.
bohus had a good display.
over all it was pretty good for a first time for show.
(theres a chance I might have it again next year)
I'll have a full report up on my website in a three or four days.
Dan Iacovelli

[Dr Galaga]

Dan - nice job on the show    .  I know that there were not a lot of people there, but it is a start.  I got some good deals, plus I got to meet a few people from the AA group.  You also did a nice job on the newsletter that you passed out.  I use to run a hamfest (ham radio and computer swap meet) for a few years, so I know how much work goes in to running something like this.  If you plan on doing this again next year I'll PM you a few ideas.

[Inky]

I had a good time..  It was nice to meet MattG, Dan, Tiggerthehum and Dr. Galaga at the show.

I wish I could've stayed around a bit longer, but the kids were starting to act up.

Next year will be bigger and better!

[Dan Iacovelli]

it was good to see some people from AA to come to my first try at the show.
if you guys wanted your AA names on the badges you could have told me I would have wriiten it down.
Re: next years show I am still working out the plans for it. (I'll prob have it at the same location)
Dan

[Dan Iacovelli]

Dan Iacovelli said:

just want to say despite a low turn out the first annual VGS turned out pretty good.
(once again I forgot to bring my digicamera,but I belive some others took pictures though)
saddlythe schedule I had planned orginally didn't come out good
I still have lots of items left over.
it was good to see goat store and rpm-games. we had two people with tables outside the room. my orginal planned layout was passed soI just  if people neeed the power  and placed them by the outlets.
we did have three winners for touneys:
Dan loosen was the big winner of the jagfest prize package(AUN t-shirt,30.00 Giftcertificate from pack rat vg and a copy of the DP collectors guide)
others winners was paul zimmerman who won the space treat competition
(copy of space treat delux and a Atari age t-shirt)
Rob M won the 2k2 mwc edition of warring worms and an atari age t-shirt
(he didn't enter but he played space treat and I figured since nobody entered the Warring worms tourney  I figured give the person who came in second in space treat)
Tom L had his Lynx collection displayed and brought a good drawl to jagfest area.
it was good hear bud melvin play his banjo along with his gameboy.
bohus had a good display.
over all it was pretty good for a first time for show.
(theres a chance I might have it again next year)
I'll have a full report up on my website in a three or four days.
Dan Iacovelli

if anybody from Atariage that came to the show took pictures please post them or put up at your website.
Dan