Showing posts with label 2013 Retro Video Game Events. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 2013 Retro Video Game Events. Show all posts

Monday, March 25, 2013

Midwest Gaming Classic


So another Midwest Gaming Classic has come and gone. This was my second year going. I had a great time and got to play a bunch of fun games I wouldn't normally get a chance to check out. This year there were quite a few pinball machines. Seemed like a lot more than last year. I haven't played much pinball but whenever I get a chance to I tend not to pass it up. There are a couple of pins that I have always wanted to play, one such pin is Tales From The Crypt. I was a big fan of the TV show growing up. Even though I was rubbish at it I still had fun playing.



Aside from the arcade and pinball games I spent most of my time at the show in the museum area. This year they took over a few hotel rooms and filled them with different genres. 





The import room was probably my favorite. I played some Famicom game with a little Jason dude, lots of fun. In the general museum area they had the standard consoles setup and a couple of uncommon ones.

Phillips CDI

Neo Geo AES
So heading into MGC I had planned to focus on building up my Dreamcast and Sega Saturn collection, but I just couldn't find anything I wanted for a reasonable price, especially Saturn games. I really can't believe how expensive they are with most decent titles being price at $20 + dollars. I wish I could find them a little cheaper. I guess I'll have to keep looking. I might have struck out on the DC & Saturn, but that was diffidently not the case for the NES, Genesis, & the N64. I didn't find anything rare, just games that had sentimental value or seemed interesting.

Finally I have Goldeneye
Light gun game! 



Dynamite Headdy, another great game by Treasure.




 MGC 2013 was a blast. Met some cool people and gamed a lot. I can't wait until next year.

Friday, January 11, 2013

2013 Retro Video Game Events

Hey my retro brothers and sisters I have put together a list of local (Northern Illinois) retro video game events for 2013. Sure you could Google this topic but I thought why not make it convenient and put everything I could find onto one little list. Check it out here: 2013 Retro Video Game Events