Game On For Classic Gaming Expo 2004

jm writes "The Classic Gaming Expo 2004 kicks off this weekend, with over 60 industry guests. This year the CGE is being held at San Jose's McEnery Convention Center, August 21st & 22nd. Learn about the origins of the video game industry, straight from innovators like Al Alcorn and Steve Wozniak. Check out new games for classic consoles, plus the latest retro game offerings from SNK, Konami, Midway, Digital Eclipse, among others. Also this year is the CGE 'swap meet', where you can buy and sell classic gaming goods, with table proceeds going to the Special Olympics. Another favorite is the CGE Museum exhibit, where you will find all kinds of rare video game console hardware on display. For those into arcade gaming, there will also be coin-ops in free-play mode, plus of course tournaments."

Comments

Re:Simply a product of the fad?

[kingsmedley]

Fad? I disagree. I've been involved in the classic gaming community (what we called it before the term 'retro' became common with the kids) for several years now, and many more people have been doing this for at least 15 years or more. Some guys I talk to got started back when Pong was new and simply never lost interest in their early consoles.

And in the retail mainstream, emu packages have been available for about ten years now. This is not a fad, just a way for people to play the games from the past on modern platforms.

Besides, most (dare I say all?) of the people attending this expo or going to be enthusiasts and collectors, not the Average Joe consumer that gets sucked into the latest fads. The CGE convention itself has been an annual event for about 5 years now, in addition to several regional shows.