s-kelly Posted July 17, 2001 Share Posted July 17, 2001 Just a quick reminder about CGE boys and girls... The show is only three weeks away so if you're planning to attend and haven't purchased your tickets yet, it would be wise to do so NOW! Things are really taking shape as we pick-up speed these last few weeks and it looks like we will break last year's attendance by a fair bit. I just skimmed through some of the messages here and a few people who will be attending CGE who also frequent this message base include: Al Yarusso Matt Reichert Ian Baronofsky Most of the Digital Press crew Scott Stilphen Among hundreds of others... One news bit that hasn't been posted to the CGE site just yet. We're in the process of forming a homebrew keynote speach which will consist of four people who have programmed and released games for the 2600 as well as one or two people who used to make a living doing the same. The talk will be about programming the system and will take you all the way through building cartridges and getting boxes and labels made! There will be MANY games released at CGE including: Combat 2 - Complete in a high-quality Atari-style BOX! Elevator Action - Complete in a high-quality Atari-style BOX! Ms. Space Fury - For ColecoVision Joust, Dig Dug, & Pac-Man - The official AtariSoft versions programmed back in '83. Three different new homebrew titles including one from the author of Merlin's Walls. And at least one other well-known 2600 prototype that we cannot announce just yet. Don't just sit back and read about it after the show - live it! Classic Gaming Expo www.cgexpo.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DEBRO Posted July 17, 2001 Share Posted July 17, 2001 quote: Originally posted by s-kelly: One news bit that hasn't been posted to the CGE site just yet. We're in the process of forming a homebrew keynote speach which will consist of four people who have programmed and released games for the 2600 as well as one or two people who used to make a living doing the same. The talk will be about programming the system and will take you all the way through building cartridges and getting boxes and labels made! Could someone PLEASE video the show or at least this forum??!? I really wish I could attend. [ 07-17-2001: Message edited by: DEBRO ] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Cafeman Posted July 17, 2001 Share Posted July 17, 2001 quoteCould someone PLEASE video the show or at least this forum??!? I really wish I could attend. You desperation shows, DEBRO. But, same feeling here. I can't fly out west to attend this show, too tied down with life right now. Here's hoping the show is documented properly!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted July 17, 2001 Share Posted July 17, 2001 I will be armed to the teeth with a camcorder, digital camera and laptop, so I'll be bringing back lots of media. Pictures will certainly make it onto AtariAge and as much video as we can afford to put online without making a huge impact on our bandwidth. ..Al Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DEBRO Posted July 17, 2001 Share Posted July 17, 2001 quote: Originally posted by Albert: I will be armed to the teeth with a camcorder, digital camera and laptop, so I'll be bringing back lots of media. Pictures will certainly make it onto AtariAge and as much video as we can afford to put online without making a huge impact on our bandwidth. ..Al How about selling a video? I would be willing to purchase one especially with footage of the homebrew keynote speech Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Posted July 17, 2001 Share Posted July 17, 2001 There is a guy who has sold "professionally edited" videos in the past of CGE, I haven't heard yet if he's doing it again. I never saw one myself, so I don't know how good they were, but he seemed pretty serious about it. If I find out about a video for sale, I'll post it. Since I can't go either, I'll be wanting a good video myself. Albert will be filming, but it's going to be hard for him to do *everything* himself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cwilkson Posted July 17, 2001 Share Posted July 17, 2001 Hey Sean, Is there an easy way to find out if I've registered for CGE? I seem to recall my browser doing something weird while I was trying to register, and I can't find a record anywhere. It's been a while, so I don't remember which outlet I used.... -Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khryssun Posted July 17, 2001 Share Posted July 17, 2001 No way for me to go the the CGE this year I hope it will be possible next year. I'd like very much to meet the main actors of the atariage message board [ 07-17-2001: Message edited by: khryssun ] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted July 17, 2001 Share Posted July 17, 2001 Are most people staying in the hotel where this thing is held or somewhere on the strip? Do I need to reserve a room or are there going to be enough to just get one when I get there (I assume there would be, it is a casino)? How many people are getting in early on Friday? The only non-stop flight I could get puts me in Vegas at 10:30 am (but I leave Michigan at 9:30, gotta love that time zone thing). Tempest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Stilphen Posted July 17, 2001 Share Posted July 17, 2001 You mean Sean Kelly is going? Pffft. . . maybe I can get a refund for my airline tickets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
s-kelly Posted July 17, 2001 Author Share Posted July 17, 2001 Matt: Most people stay at the Plaza, but there are only a certain number of rooms "blocked" for the show which means if you don't make reservations, you not only won't get our discount, but you might not be able to get a room. The price at the Plaza is about half or less than half of what you would pay on the strip. It's an older hotel in the old part of Vegas, but the rooms are clean and a cab ride to the strip is only about $10. I'd highly reccommend staying at the Plaza. Scott: Shut up you giant penis with ears! Don't make me beat you senseless AGAIN! About the Video: The person who did the video in 99 will not be doing one this year nor did he do one last year. So we're pretty much on our own if we want video of any of the conferences. Some were taped last year by individuals, but we'd like everyone to know that we will only allow one or two people videotaping the conferences at a time. We don't want half the audience standing at the back of the room with video cameras on tripods. We feel that would be disrespectful to the people who are talking. What would work well is if a group of 3-4 people with good video cameras (digital) would form to tape all the conferences and digitally "trade" the video they have. Nobody is going to want to sit in the conference room the whole time and miss everything else going on outside of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted July 18, 2001 Share Posted July 18, 2001 So we have a block of rooms reserved? Cool! Because at the Philly Classic we were all spread out through the hotel and that was no fun (I never did find that Intellivision party...) BTW, I have the photos so you'd better be nice to me! And bring something to dump 5200 protos (you'll want to see my Xari proto). Tempest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+cvga Posted July 18, 2001 Share Posted July 18, 2001 Usually when a place refers to a block of rooms they just mean a limited number at the listed price. Not necessarily a group in the same location. However, when I called the Plaza and reserved my room for CGE, they laughed and told me that $60/night is the regular price for that weekend and they didn't need the special code Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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