Midwest Classic to Offer Two Special Edition 2600 Games

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May 3, 2002 - Midwest Classic to Offer Two Special Edition 2600 Games

 

 

The Midwest Classic, a new classic computing, gaming and pinball show being held in Milwaukee, WI for the first time on June 8, 2002 has announced two more reasons why the Midwest Classic is going to be a can't-miss event -- two new versions of great Atari 2600 games!

 

Warring Worms

 

The first game that will be at the event is Baroque Gaming's Warring Worms. Warring Worms was originally released in 2002, and is one of the best home brew games to be released for the Atari 2600 ever! In the game, players control their super-charged, biologically engineered worm in a duel to the death in a style that resembles the popular game Nibbler that may be found on many cellular phones today. Warring Worms features hundreds of different game play options, including player vs. computer and player vs. player options.

 

"Warring Worms is a phenomenal game," stated Dan Loosen of the GOAT Store, LLC. "The addictive and competitive game play resembles Combat. It is incredible!"

 

The Midwest Classic version of Warring Worms will feature a special title screen that the original version does not contain. The game will be able to be purchased for $35.00 with the special packaging, and $25.00 without.

 

Berzerk: Special Edition

 

The second game that will be exclusive to the event is a new version of Berzerk. While the original version of Berzerk was released in 1980, this version is going to feature a musical addition by Paul Slocum. Paul Slocum has already created a musical addition for Combat entitled Combat Rocks which featured the music of the Clash, as well as creating the Synthcart, a way to turn your Atari 2600 into a synthesizer! What song will Berzerk feature?

 

"Berzerk was a great game before," Gary Heil of the GOAT Store, LLC said, "and this will just makes it better!"

 

The Midwest Classic version of Berzerk will feature a special title screen that the original version does not contain, and it will play a special version of a popular song while you blast away at the robots! The game will be able to be purchased for $25.00.

 

 

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Both Warring Worms and Berzerk will be limited edition runs that will only be available for purchase at the Midwest Classic. The games will be hand numbered by the creators! Both of the special edition games will be featured in tournaments throughout the day, with the winner of the tournament getting the first numbered copy of the game that they won the tournament for!

 

If you are coming to the Midwest Classic and want to make sure that a copy of either game will be there waiting for you, you may reserve either game by visiting the GOAT Store's Web sie here and then visit the Midwest Classic page. Reservations cost $5.00 and must be paid for by midnight on May 22. For more details about how the reservation system works, please read the information contained in the descriptions.

 

For more information about the Midwest Classic, please visit the Official Midwest Classic Web site at the GOAT Store (http://www.goatstore.com/). Dan Loosen can be reached at loosen@goatstore.com and Gary Heil can be reached at heil@goatstore.com for more information.