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Homebrew Carts and Coin-Ops - Phillyclassic 5

Posted by timothy on from the a-few-hours-left dept.

Jason Scott writes "I've put up my gallery of images from Phillyclassic 5, taken on Saturday, March 20th (and posted that night). Phillyclassic is a large classic games convention being held in King of Prussia, PA. They have a very informative webpage with details... I drove 600 miles in one day to stop in, and it was worth it. Homebrew carts for sale, lots of free arcade games to play, and all manner of vendors and characters. The convention's not over, either.. it lasts throughout Sunday the 21st, so if you didn't know about it, get down there! If you're nearby, you have no excuse!"

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  1. Re:old consoles by TobiasSodergren · · Score: 5, Informative

    Google to the rescue

  2. Re:old consoles by way2trivial · · Score: 4, Informative

    try here to start with 72

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  3. Odyssey (almost) by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Informative

    The Odyssey was released in 1972.

  4. that took a dive quickly by adpowers · · Score: 5, Informative

    Wow, that went down fast. That'll teach you to post a image gallery directly to /. :).

    Anyway, I grabbed what I could and I figure it is better than nothing. It is mostly thumbnails, but I managed to get 1.5 higher resolution images.

    Here is my very partial mirror

  5. Partial mirror by Huogo · · Score: 5, Informative

    Here is a very partial mirror, but my webserver is downloading more as time goes on (currently at .5 k/s).

  6. West Coast event by Macsimus · · Score: 5, Informative

    California Extreme is a similar event held once a year in San Jose (this year on Aug. 7 and 8), though without the home console angle. I've gone the last couple of years and they've been great events, though the game selection can be a bit inconsistent. I hope to go again this year.

  7. Don't miss the next one in California... by radd0 · · Score: 5, Informative

    A very similarly natured event is taking place this August 7-8 in San Jose, California titled "California Extreme 2004". Last year there was over 400 video games and pinball machine games on the floor, all set for free play. The turnout and number of games available has been gaining momentum every year.

    Check it out...

    http://www.caextreme.org/2004-show/index.html

    -r
  8. Re:old consoles by AtariKee · · Score: 4, Informative

    I believe that Ralph Baer's Odyssey prototype was built in 1966. But the first interactive "video" game was actually Willy Higginbotham's Tennis For Two, built in 1958 on an oscilloscope. It wasn't a true video game, but I believe it was the first of its kind in interactive CRT entertainment (until I am otherwise proven wrong).

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  9. I was there! by UnknownQ · · Score: 2, Informative

    I was able to go out and meet the creator of pyDance (pyDDR), that made my day in all sorts of ways. I also talked to the director of some movie called Fungicide (that doesn't have an IMDB link); budget was $1000.00. Nice. And I got to play a lot of classic games that I wouldn't have otherwise gotten a chance to play outside of MAME (I'm only 17, so that was a little before my time).
    In all: Philly Classic = Good!

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  10. Be sure to check out CG Expo in August too! by retrogmr · · Score: 2, Informative

    Lots of great classic gaming events happening in August... a couple weeks after California Extreme, Classic Gaming Expo (now in it's seventh year) will be making its west-coast debut on August 21st at the San Jose Convention Center. There's sure to be even more classic gaming, arcade, alumni and other activities to make this year the best ever.

    Check The CG Expo Website for more details!