"T-MINUS" CGE UPDATES
I hope you don't mind. I'm the person that does the news updates on the cgexpo.com site. I'm going to use this thread to store ideas and events that I use on the Expo website. Consider it a preview, or a work in progress! The goal is to have a new item each day for the 30 days leading into the show. Naturally this is impossible since I'll be in Vegas several days before the show, but I might still have the page updates in place for someone else to manage while I'm away.
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This year's Classic Gaming Expo will feature what may very well be the world's single greatest collection of vintage video game and computer consoles, games, prototypes and memorabilia. With over 500 unique items spanning some 2,500 square feet, you are guaranteed to see many pieces that you haven't seen in years... and many you never knew existed! From a vast handheld collection to priceless artifacts like the Atari System X (the original prototype for Atari's 5200 SuperSystem) to one-of-a-kind items like the color Vectrex, it would take hours to absorb it ALL. Fortunately the show is two days long!
If 8-Bit Weapon is the Black Sabbath of the electronic gaming music medium, then Seth Sternberger, aka "Naughtyboy", is it's Ozzy Osbourne. This is Seth and company's third trip to Classic Gaming Expo and this year promises to be the best yet. Seth's new CD is a both an audial and visual treat. Check it out, it's a black CD slipped into a 5.25" floppy disk casing! You can purchase Seth's 18-track extravaganza at CGE2k3! Stay tuned for more details about this year's live entertainment.
JagFest is the gaming event held by diehard supporters of the Atari Jaguar video game console. To date, events have been held in locations such as Illinois, New York, Minnesota, Texas, The Netherlands, and Milwaukee. One of the main stops this year is the Classic Gaming Expo, and the JagFest gang has some serious tournament action to dish out to gamers who are prepared to rise up to a challenge. Prepare to participate in some big-time tournaments against some of the world's greatest players, on a big-time projection screen, in the world's greatest gaming expo!
The NeoGeoFreak booth will be displaying rare and one-of-a-kind collectibles for fans to see and photograph along with original game artworks, concept art, prototype units, as well as a large inventory of games, magazines, mooks, posters, and collectibles. They will also be debuting an unreleased "lost game," to be seen to most for the first time ever. Free game play and give-aways, along with a raffle will be part of the NeoGeoFreak Festivities. Be sure to check out their booth!
KLAX for the Atari 5200 is a collaborative project of Mean Hamster Software Inc. (MHS) and Atari2600.com, developed as a tribute to the hit Atari arcade classic KLAX. This game includes scoring for tiles in horizontal, vertical or diagonal KLAXes, escalating ramp speed and bucket action, individually colored game tiles, familiar musical score and VOICE ENHANCEMENT. KLAX has been designed to accept the standard Atari 5200 controller or a modified Atari 5200 paddle controller offered separately by Atari2600.com. The top-notch packaging includes high resolution 5-color lithography on coated stock. This game was manufactured to blend perfectly with your existing Atari 5200 boxed collection! Total production quantity: 100 copies. Don't miss the opportunity to own this classic game done right.
The Digital Press psychOpedia, which represents the complete game libraries of over 60 game systems from 1972-2003, will be unveiled at Classic Gaming Expo on August 9th. The book is 200 pages spiral bound, color cover and back. This is a great reference book if you're wondering "who made what and for what system", as it is presented by manufacturer... what a great way to collect all the games from your favorite game companies. Approximately 20,000 games are listed from the earliest Odyssey games to the most current PlayStation CD's.
Part of the allure of classic video gaming is the nostalgia. Who can forget sitting on the living room carpet and playing an Atari or Nintendo system while jamming to 80's music? DJ Shey will recreate that for you, with his huge assortment of 80's hits (and near misses) on pure vinyl and will be spinning tracks at scheduled intervals through the weekend. Shey will also be playing video game-style electronic music from around the world. So if you ran to Flock of Seagulls and stand by the music of Falco, we're going to rock you, Amadeus.
Among the treasure trove of prizes we're giving away at 
Classic Gaming Expo Services has announced their second of three new releases for this year's Expo in Las Vegas, NV on August 9th and 10th. It's Looping, the VentureLine sleeper arcade game that made a splash on the ColecoVision. Fly your bi-plane through multiple levels, taking out targets and obstacles, navigating through tight mazes and reach the final destination before time runs out! The title was announced for the Atari 2600 but has never been seen until now! Check out a complete preview at 
The CommodoreOne, aka "C1" is a new PC-style board that could be called a "Super Commodore" in that it runs as a Commodore computer but with enhancements in virtually every regard. It is reconfigurable in that it can be updated by "flashing" its CompactFlash card with improvements. In fact, it can even be flashed with other 8-bit computer systems and run as an Atari 800, Texas Instruments, or Apple II. There is even talk that it can be flashed to be an Amiga 500/2000 computer. Jeri Ellsworth, the designer of this remarkable piece of hardware, will have a C1 system set up at the Fresno Commodore User Group table and will entertain all questions pertaining to the C1 and gaming on it.
Ubi Soft was formed in 1990 in Montreuil, France as a small developer but quickly caught the eye of the industry in 1994 with the release of their game Rayman, a technological wonder with superb play mechanics and - gasp - a personality! In 1996 they teamed up with several large publishers, including Warner Brothers Interactive (on Batman) and Disney (on Donald Duck, Jungle Book and others) and by 2000 had created a legacy all their own. They further acquired Red Storm (who is best known for their Tom Clancy book-to-game translations), TLC GAME Studios, and Blue Byte Software. It seems the best is yet to come with Ubi Soft, who proves to be a stronger presence year after year. We took note all over again when they produced Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell, a remarkable game in many areas, from attention to detail to outright graphic mastery.
Never before has Classic Gaming Expo offered more opportunities for gamers to step and show their mettle! Besides the JagFest tournaments which have been added to this year's event, the events being run by one of our sponsors 
So you've come to Classic Gaming Expo to find some rare artifacts to add to your collection, eh? That's no surprise - for the past two years, CGE has been the premiere showcase for the greatest single live auction a classic video gamer could ever witness. In past years, rare and one-of-a-kind items such as Rob Fulop's Cubicolor cartridge, an APF Imagination Machine, and a Supercharger Store Demo Unit or highly sought-after goodies like game prototypes and store display units have been auctioned off. This year promises to be the best yet, as potential sellers are jockeying for a chance to put their best items up for some lucky bidder to take home. The auction is Saturday night after the Expo's first day ends. Stick around and watch the greatest deals of the year close and maybe you'll head home with one of video gaming's most prized possessions!
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