Classic Gaming Expo!
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<div class="IPBDescription">:O I wish I coulda gone!</div>The Adreneline Vault has an awesome <a href='http://www.avault.com/articles/getarticle.asp?name=cge2k4' target='_blank'>article about the Classic Gaming Expo</a> for this year, which was held in San Jose, California. Its a celebration of all things great in the world of classic gaming, from the old school arcade games of the 70's to the last great console systems of the 16-bit era.
Here's a few snipplets from the article:
<!--QuoteBegin--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->In addition to arcade machines, the expo had practically every console system imaginable set up for visitors to try out. One section featured a 1970's living room with a well-worn brown couch, coffee table, and old color dial set highlighting the old Atari 2600. Another section had newer televisions showcasing the 8-bit NES and its younger brother, the 16-bit Super Nintendo, right next to an inviting, bottomless bowl of pretzels. In addition, an entire back wall had a working Magnavox Odyssey, Panasonic 3DO, Bally Astrocade, Sega Dreamcast, Colecovision, and Vectrex, just to name a few. It was a common sight to see young convention attendees enjoying some of these old systems I grew up with, something that solidified my faith in the timelessness of the games.<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
<!--QuoteBegin--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->One of the first booths I visited was for Video Game Collector magazine, an emerging periodical covering prices on new and classic systems, games, and other paraphernalia. The magazine also has articles, reviews, and giveaways to entice casual readers. For CGE2K4, Video Game Collector was able to get its contributors to donate rare items from their personal collections and put them up in a live auction sponsoring the Special Olympics. The auction ended up raising over $2000 for the charity organization, including an extra $132 from a generous attendee who bid on a single Corona beer with lime.<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
There's lots of pictures from the event too if you care to check em out. Pretty cool to see an original PONG arcade machine. :P
I shall make it a life goal to attend one of these some day. Hopefully before they're exhibiting PlayStation 3's. :P
Here's a few snipplets from the article:
<!--QuoteBegin--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->In addition to arcade machines, the expo had practically every console system imaginable set up for visitors to try out. One section featured a 1970's living room with a well-worn brown couch, coffee table, and old color dial set highlighting the old Atari 2600. Another section had newer televisions showcasing the 8-bit NES and its younger brother, the 16-bit Super Nintendo, right next to an inviting, bottomless bowl of pretzels. In addition, an entire back wall had a working Magnavox Odyssey, Panasonic 3DO, Bally Astrocade, Sega Dreamcast, Colecovision, and Vectrex, just to name a few. It was a common sight to see young convention attendees enjoying some of these old systems I grew up with, something that solidified my faith in the timelessness of the games.<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
<!--QuoteBegin--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->One of the first booths I visited was for Video Game Collector magazine, an emerging periodical covering prices on new and classic systems, games, and other paraphernalia. The magazine also has articles, reviews, and giveaways to entice casual readers. For CGE2K4, Video Game Collector was able to get its contributors to donate rare items from their personal collections and put them up in a live auction sponsoring the Special Olympics. The auction ended up raising over $2000 for the charity organization, including an extra $132 from a generous attendee who bid on a single Corona beer with lime.<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
There's lots of pictures from the event too if you care to check em out. Pretty cool to see an original PONG arcade machine. :P
I shall make it a life goal to attend one of these some day. Hopefully before they're exhibiting PlayStation 3's. :P