Classic Gaming Expo Exposed

Posted by simoniker on Friday August 15, 2003 @03:14AM from the vegas-and-pacman-baby dept.

Thanks to GameSpy for their report from last weekend's Classic Gaming Expo in Las Vegas. As the article points out: "There's a huge focus on the 'homebrew' market, a clique of game makers that program 'new' classic cartridges from their basement", and additionally highlighted is "Seth Barken's Blue Wizard is About to Die (from Rusty Immelman Press), a collection of poems spanning over 20 years of gamedom, from the days of Defender and Robotron, all through the '80s, and up till Metal Gear Solid" - this apparently includes Megaman haiku, even. There's also a photo gallery from the convention, including some classic machines.

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Re:Matrix? by FarkityFark · 2003-08-15 06:15 · Score: 0, Troll

CGE took place in the real world in Vegas, which I sometimes wonder about being in its own Matrix. Went to CGE my first time out and was rather disappointed with the show. Highlights were the speakers and the museum. Lows were the lack of reasonably priced games and a pervasive clique-esque feel to the show. Picked up some homebrews and got to laugh at all the fat people at the show. The show should have been called FCGE (Fat Classic Gamers Expo). Guys, eat a salad once in a while for christ's sake!!!!!!!!!!!! Probably not going to go back next year, maybe try out Philly Classic instead.