goatdan Posted February 17, 2002 Share Posted February 17, 2002 I figured this would interest everyone -- If you're from the Midwest, stay tuned, because this is going to be great! MILWAUKEE, WI -- This summer, Milwaukee will host the first ever Midwest Classic gaming event! The event will be hosted by the GOAT Store, LLC and Marty 'Retro-Rouge' Goldberg, a writer for ClassicGaming.com and will feature everything Pong to classic computers. The event will also be home to arcade and pinball information, including a demonstration of how a pinball machine works by Dan Loosen and Gary Heil of the GOAT Store, LLC. The event coordinators are also working on bringing ultra-rare and perhaps even exclusive games and tons of great tournaments for attendees to enjoy. The name Midwest Classic was selected from hundreds of entries that the GOAT Store, LLC received in a contest to name the event. For winning, Benjamin Heckendorn will be contacted and sent a package of goodies. Last year, the GOAT Store, LLC held Atari Jaguar Festival 2K1: Beyond Tempest, an annual gaming event for the Atari Jaguar. The event set attendance records, with some visitors coming from as far as Japan! The Midwest Classic is tentatively scheduled for June 8, 2002. Ticket price has not yet been determined. If you would like to help with the show, or if you have any questions about it, feel free to email Dan Loosen (loosen@goatstore.com) or Gary Heil (heil@goatstore.com). ----- Random note -- the Midwest is the US home (or just the home) to many of the most famous arcade manufacturers including Bally/Midway, Williams, Konami, Jaleco and Stern Pinball -- the last remaining pinball company today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted February 17, 2002 Share Posted February 17, 2002 Hi Dan! Have you found a location yet for the show? How big of a space is it going to be (say, relative to CGE?) Can you give us an idea of the atmosphere you're trying to create for the show? Is it going to be like CGE or more like PhillyClassic? It's going to be hard for me to attend all these shows this year. ..Al Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goatdan Posted February 17, 2002 Author Share Posted February 17, 2002 We have a location for the show. It will be the same place that Jagfest 2K1 was held in. It isn't huge, but it is a sizable hall for the modest budget that we work with (and we would much rather spend that on the games and fun stuff like that!) If you're interested in seeing pictures of the hall, and the general atmosphere that we want to again create, check out Classic Gaming's Jagfest 2K1 review. It was written by Marty "Retro Rouge" Goldberg who took his entire amazing collection for everyone to see last year. The best picture that I could get of the hall is this one: This picture shows approximately 1/3 of the hall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goatdan Posted February 17, 2002 Author Share Posted February 17, 2002 Never mind the picture... just read the classicgaming.com review and it is in there along with a ton more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lemmi Posted February 17, 2002 Share Posted February 17, 2002 just copy and paste if the link dont work ouch i took out the link it screwed with the whole page [ 02-17-2002: Message edited by: Lemmi ] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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