Midwest Gaming Classic 2012

[Mishran]

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Oath all assholes must make before being granted full Pennsylvanian citizenship...

[OldRover]

Is that where I got my penchant for assholism from? My 15 months in PA?

[Mishran]

Is that where I got my penchant for assholism from? My 15 months in PA?

Nah, too many long hours sitting behind a computer staring at MSR code...

[jeffhlewis]

Did anyone go downstairs and see the security guard who couldn't stop playing Smash TV? Thought that was hilarious.

I gotta say that the vendor prices are getting insane. Lots of them are willing to haggle but I didn't feel like I really got any "deals" this time around. Except for the Sega Teradrive from Carlson who cut me a sweet deal on it. That man bankrupts me every year but his stuff is in such good condition. I bought his AES copy of Fatal Fury Special and it seriously looks like it just came out of the shrink wrap.

He also had a Sega Mark III in mint condition but I was tapped out.

[DragonmasterDan]

Did anyone go downstairs and see the security guard who couldn't stop playing Smash TV? Thought that was hilarious.

I gotta say that the vendor prices are getting insane. Lots of them are willing to haggle but I didn't feel like I really got any "deals" this time around. Except for the Sega Teradrive from Carlson who cut me a sweet deal on it. That man bankrupts me every year but his stuff is in such good condition. I bought his AES copy of Fatal Fury Special and it seriously looks like it just came out of the shrink wrap.

He also had a Sega Mark III in mint condition but I was tapped out.

I found some decent deals, but not to the level of last year when we had a vendor with tons of loose NES and Genny carts for like 2.00 each.

[chany60126]

I always walk past Mad Gear's booth when I go to MGC during my first run-through. He wants way too much for his stuff. $45 for PCE Parodius Da? Gimme a break. Don't get me wrong he's got great product.

The vendor hall was good, but I was a bit underwhelmed compared to two years years back last time I went. Deals weren't as great and there seemed to be fewer vendors.

[Mathius]

Yeah you definitely don't want to buy just one item from Madgear. He gives deals to bulk purchasers.

[jeffhlewis]

I wound up with the Teradrive, FF special for Neo, Valis 2 PCE, and Space Harrier PCE for $305. Really wanted Aldynes to complete my SGFX set but I'm not paying $100 for it

[alexsduo]

I am disappoint. 

Explanation plz...

I totally forgot about the epicness of this event, and I totally missed said event.  At least, I won't have to take out loans.... (to pay for all the shit I would have bought)

[alexsduo]

Jungle Bros was awesome - I had a chance to play through the whole demo while not running around babysitting consoles and keeping people from trying to grab my KOF98 AES cart from under the table.

My personal MGC horror story - there was an original dedicated set of Capcom cabs in the Jersey Jack pinball area - a Marvel vs. Capcom 2 and a SF3 Third Strike. Not the plan ol' uprights mind you, but legit, blue 6'5" QSound cabs. I've got 3 cabs in my garage right now and don't have room for anymore - I've been trying to unload a Centipede cabinet for months. So unless I could wheel and deal my centipede cab I was out of luck.

So at the show, there was a SF2 Turbo in a dynamo cab (which needed a little TLC and restoration but was structurally sound with a good monitor) for $250, and by the end of the show those two Capcom cabs were $400 a pop. I ran down to the arcade hall as we were packing up the console room and offered the centipede cab straight up for SF2. The guy said he would do it all day but couldn't take the centipede. Ran down to Jersey Jack and offered Centipede + $150 for either of the CPS cabs. They agreed but backed off when I told them I live 15 minutes from the interstate onramp. Damn.

The Jersey Jack guys came back to me again and offered to meet me at the 94/KR exit in Kenosha to do a swap. They said that if I didn't buy those cabs today they were going to strip them, sell the monitor and boards and take a saws-all to the cabs themselves and dump them. It broke my heart but I just can't do it with a planned move to downtown Milwaukee this summer. 1200 square feet in a high rise condo does not leave me a lot of space for 4 arcade cabinets, haha.

If anyone is ever interested in buying an arcade cab, MGC (at least this year) was definitely the place to do it. The prices were VERY reasonable and most of the sellers just wanted to unload their stock. I was able to talk a lot of those guys down on price. A lot cheaper than even Craigslist.

Should have a video up tonight for the DHG console room. I'll post it here.

I'm still SERIOUSLY considering bringing a trailer next year.....and I do have some place to store cabs for awhile for local peeps ;)

Maybe a Pcenginefx trailer for all of our goodies? and I mean all.

[majors]

He wants way too much for his stuff. $45 for PCE Parodius Da? Gimme a break. Don't get me wrong he's got great product.

$45 to high because of all the ports? Parodius is one of my top 5, and I only have a loose Hu. I got it ages ago, dunno what I paid. Quick search seems to indicate $25 is a fare price. If I could unload my loose and use the cash to lower the CIB, I might bite...but end of the day, I have/play the game already.

Maybe Mad-Gear really likes it and priced it high so he can keep in in his collection. I love my cab's but if some fool is gonna give me $1200 for an Astro, I'd sell in a heartbeat (then ship one from JP!). Living in the US, I do not like to haggle, so inflated prices on games just make me pass on them. I know I saw some SMS Alex Kid's at MGC that I was wanting, but at $15, I can leave it.

[jeffhlewis]

The only Alex Kidd games you should pay more than 10 bucks for is Shinobi World and the blue-label re-release of the original. eBay is pretty cheap if you keep tabs on buy-it-nows.

[Ash]

I always walk past Mad Gear's booth when I go to MGC during my first run-through. He wants way too much for his stuff. $45 for PCE Parodius Da? Gimme a break. Don't get me wrong he's got great product.

The vendor hall was good, but I was a bit underwhelmed compared to two years years back last time I went. Deals weren't as great and there seemed to be fewer vendors.

Mad Gear always has great stuff.... I like that if you buy something from him...he ususally gives you deals. That is one reason I like him

[Keranu]

Yeah Mad Gear is very open to bargaining, very cool dude.

[chany60126]

I had only asked him about 2 games, but we were too far away in price for me to throw a counteroffer, especially since I knew off the top of my head how much Hit-Japan was selling those games for. Maybe next time I will bundle more games together and haggle with him, or make refererence to his online competitors.

[jeffhlewis]

Finally got that video posted on youtube - enjoy:

[esteban]

Finally got that video posted on youtube - enjoy:

Thank you, jeff. Now, I don't intend to be critical or ungrateful, but was this video intended to recreate an intense feeling for vertigo?

I'll stop there . I watched the entire video, paying special attention to the PCE and PC-FX displays.

[jeffhlewis]

Finally got that video posted on youtube - enjoy:

Thank you, jeff. Now, I don't intend to be critical or ungrateful, but was this video intended to recreate an intense feeling for vertigo?

I'll stop there . I watched the entire video, paying special attention to the PCE and PC-FX displays.

We were in a hurry to set up and all I had to film with was my iPhone 4S. It takes great video but it's still a cellphone. I'm picking up a nikon D7000 some time this year so with any luck I'll have a more stable rig to get video with.

If you hear us cursing at the end of the video, it's because right at that moment the maintenance guy had come in to vacuum the room and blew the circuit breaker right before we were about to open the room to the public.

[Ash]

Finally got that video posted on youtube - enjoy:

Great video

[TheClash603]

How come no one is actually playing the games at MGC?  Is this before/after the thing opened?

[nectarsis]

How come no one is actually playing the games at MGC?  Is this before/after the thing opened?

Easier to get pics/vids before the crowds roll in ;)

[Arkhan Asylum]

yeah.  I tried filming CCAG when people were running around.

Got annoyed fast.

[Tatsujin]

great video, but do I feel a little bit the lack of le obey? there was more marty 'n' peke stuff around than any pces.

[Mathius]

great video, but do I feel a little bit the lack of le obey? there was more marty 'n' peke stuff around than any pces.

We had a Turbo-CD, SuperGrafx, PC-FX, and two Duos I think. NEC was very well represented this year.

[Tatsujin]

great video, but do I feel a little bit the lack of le obey? there was more marty 'n' peke stuff around than any pces.

We had a Turbo-CD, SuperGrafx, PC-FX, and two Duos I think. NEC was very well represented this year.

Yeah I knew that stuff was around, I was more refering to this particular video, where the obey wasn't much highlighted

[BlueBMW]

Yeah I knew that stuff was around, I was more refering to this particular video, where the obey wasn't much highlighted

I think Jeff was just so excited to see a 68000, he just couldnt quit looking at it

[Mathius]

Yeah I knew that stuff was around, I was more refering to this particular video, where the obey wasn't much highlighted

I think Jeff was just so excited to see a 68000, he just couldnt quit looking at it

Ha ha! I know I was!

[Tatsujin]

And how was JJ? 

[jeffhlewis]

Yeah I knew that stuff was around, I was more refering to this particular video, where the obey wasn't much highlighted

I think Jeff was just so excited to see a 68000, he just couldnt quit looking at it

Ha ha! I know I was!

Guilty as charged - I couldn't stop filming that thing. It was an absolute crime that I bet 99% of convention-goers had no idea what that thing was, its historical significance, or how hard it was for Byron to get it here, fix it and put it on display. Ungrateful bastards!

[DHG Hunter]

FYI - Actually more vendors this year than last by a few.  Keep in mind there were even vendors downstairs this year which we've never done before. 

Jeff - Were you joking about the KoF '98 comment?

Attendance was up about 200 people.  Last year we were a little over 5,000 people so, yeah, that's the math.  ;)

Very glad everyone had fun at the show this year!  Working on a video, but really getting irritated trying to narrate the thing.  It is clocking in around 50 minutes at the moment. 

As for my own purchases at the show, this was actually the first year that I didn't buy a thing other than an NES controller we needed in the museum.  Somewhat disappointed, but everyone seemed pretty cleaned out by the time I got down there and I really didn't come to the show looking for common games.  I was kinda interested in the MSX Turbo R, but after playing Byron's MSX2+ I'm a bit hesitant to really invest money into that system.

Dates for the MGC 2013 should be announced in the not-to-distant future. 

Later.

[Mathius]

Glad to hear from you, JD! If you want a Japanese computer I'd go with the X68000. There are enthusiasts here that may be able to help you. From what I hear don't use eBay at all. Talk to the locals here first to see if they can help.

[Gogan]

Finally got that video posted on youtube - enjoy:

What game/system is that at 2:02? Couldn't figure it out

[DragonmasterDan]

What game/system is that at 2:02? Couldn't figure it out

Strider 2 for Playstation

[Gogan]

What game/system is that at 2:02? Couldn't figure it out

Strider 2 for Playstation

Nice. Haven't played that yet. Some good stuff in that there video

[DHG Hunter]

Copy and paste from Excel:

Saturday's games --
Blazing Star (Neo Geo MVS)
Border Down (Dreamcast)
Bust-A-Move (Neo Geo CD)
Chase HQ (FM Towns Marty II)
Cho Ren Sha (X68000)
Contra (Famicom)
Crossed Swords (Neo Geo AES)
Dig Dug (Atari 7800)
Double Dragon (NES)
Dragon's Lair 2 (CD-i)
Final Fight CD (Sega CD)
Gauntlet 4 (Genesis)
Ghouls 'n Ghosts (SuperGrafx)
Guardian Heroes (Saturn)
Hyperion (LaserActive)
King of Fighters 98 (Neo Geo AES)
Lords of Thunder (Turbo Duo)
Mario 64 (N64)
Marvel vs. Capcom 2 (Dreamcast)
Mega Man X Collection (PS2)
Mortal Kombat (2011) (PS3)
Need For Speed (3DO)
Nexzr (PC Engine Duo)
Out Run 3-D (Master System)
Parodius Da! (Super Famicom)
Penguin Adventure (MSX2+)
Pilot Wings (SNES)
Sonic & Knuckles + Sonic 3 (Genesis)
Soul Calibur (Dreamcast)
Space Harrier (32X)
Splatterhouse (JP) (TurboGrafx-16)
Street Fighter Anniversary Col. (Xbox)
Street Fighter X Tekken (Xbox 360)
Strider 2 (PlayStation)
Sunset Riders (Super Nova - i.e. a Super Gun)
Super Punch Out (SNES)
Super Stardust (Amiga CD32)
Tasunoko vs. Capcom (Wii)
Tempest 3000 (Nuon)
Tengen Tetris (NES)
Vampire Savior (Saturn)
Wave Race Blue Storm (GameCube)
Zenki FX (PC-FX)

Sunday's Games --
1941 Counter Attack (SuperGrafx)
Baseball Stars 2 (Neo Geo MVS)
Batsugun (Saturn)
Bonk 3 (TurboGrafx-16)
Castlevania (MSX2+)
Castlevania (X68000)
Castlevania 3 (Famicom)
Castlevania 4 (SNES)
Castlevania: Lords of Shadow (PS3)
Crash 'n Burn (3DO)
Dracula X (PC Engine Duo)
Dracula X Chronicles - Symphony of the Night (PSP)
Duck Tales (NES)
Fightin' Spirit (Amiga CD32)
Gate of Thunder (Turbo Duo)
Gunstar Heroes (Genesis)
Halo (Xbox)
Haunted Castle (PS2)
Ikaruga (Dreamcast)
Magical Drop 2 (Neo Geo MVS)
Mario Bros. (Atari 7800)
Mega Man Wiley Wars (Genesis)
Merlin Racing (Nuon)
Metal Slug (Neo Geo MVS)
Mortal Kombat 2 (32X)
Mutation Nation (Neo Geo AES)
Neo Turf Masters (Neo Geo MVS)
Nightmare in the Dark (Neo Geo MVS)
NiGHTS (Saturn)
Power Strike (Aleste) (Master System)
Raiden Densetsu (FM Towns Marty II)
River City Ransom (NES)
Road Blaster (LaserActive)
Samurai Shodown 2 (Neo Geo AES)
Simpson's Arcade Game (Xbox 360)
Snowboard Kids 2 (N64)
Sonic CD (Sega CD)
Star Wars Original Arcade Game (GameCube)
Super Mario All Stars + World (SNES)
Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Wii)
Time Crisis (PlayStation)
Umihara Kawase (Super Famicom)
War of the Monsters (PS2)
Windjammers (Neo Geo CD)
Zelda: Wand of Gamelon (CD-i)
Zeroigar (PC-FX)

There were also a number of "Bonus Round" games that were kept as backups if the other games underperformed, however, there was always a pretty big crowd in the room past the first hour so most of those games went unused.  That said, we did set up Jungle Bros. and Mysterious Song later Saturday where Nexr and Lords of Thunder were at.

Later.

[jeffhlewis]

Jeff - Were you joking about the KoF '98 comment?

JD - sent you a separate e-mail about this regarding the KOF'98 situation. Guy was being sketchy but it was more curiosity than being malicious. It's all good - I didn't have a single other issue the whole weekend.

Good to hear from you man! Hope all is well, can't wait to see the video.