We attended the Classic Gaming Expo in August '99, and took a bunch of pictures while we were there - check 'em out! To read more about the show, see our regular subscription issue #41: Dignitaries.
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Clint Dyer preparing for the big show at the CGE booth |
The B&C booth before the show |
Dan Kramer preparing the Nyko booth before the show |
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Preparing the Blast From the Past booth before the show |
Jayson Hill readying the Hasbro booth before the show |
Jeff Cooper, Clint Dyer, and Tom Keller making pre-show deals |
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David Crane and Garry Kitchen signing autographs |
Clint Dyer making more deals |
The CGE booth, with loads of games on hand |
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Quick Step programmer David Johnson displays his copy of DP |
The Intellivision guys (Blue Sky Rangers) at their keynote speech |
The swap meet after day one |
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Collector Roloff de Jeu displays his prized possessions at the swap meet |
Editor Bill Kunkel shares his goods with Tips & Tricks editor Chris Bieniek at the swap meet |
A signed Star Wars NES game |
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DP's Jeff Cooper making off with a haul |
Relaxing in the room after day one: Don Rogers, Clint Dyer, Tom Keller, Kevin Gifford, and John Hardie |
The DP guys, completely united for the first time: Sean Kelly, Jeff Cooper, Clint Dyer, John Hardie, Joe Santulli, Keita Iida, and Al Backiel. |
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David Crane |
Garry Kitchen |
A roomful of collectors - TOP ROW: Marco Kerstens, Ian Baranofsky, Sean Kelly, Don Rogers, Clint Dyer, John Hardie, Joe Santulli, Al Backiel, Kevin Gifford, Keita Iida and Keisuke Fujita. KNEELING: Steve Bender, Jeff Cooper, Roloff de Jeu, Larry Anderson, and Tom Keller. |
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Same gang as above, two seconds later |
The Howard Jones concert at the Freemont Street Experience |
The Men at Work concert at the Freemont Street Experience |
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Joe Santulli and electronic gaming pioneer Ralph Baer |
Atari 2600 hardward designer Joe DeCuir at his keynote speech |
The Plaza at Night |
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The Activision guys (David Rolfe, Steve Cartwright, Garry Kitchen, and David Crane) at their keynote speech |
The Digital Press and Phoenix booth, manned by Leonard Herman and Al Backiel |
The show floor |
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The Blue Sky Rangers booth |
The Telegames booth |
Arcade machines lining the east wall |
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Live game demos running on the north wall (note the new Pac-Man game on the second set!) |
The Cyberpunks' booth |
Howard Scott Warshaw grabs Bob Polaro by the ear |
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The Cyberpunks' booth |
Editors Katz (back), Kunkel (front), Worley (left), and Santulli (right) |
Kunkel, Worley, and Katz at their keynote speech |
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Collectors Roloff de Jeu, Marco Kerstens, and Kevin "tsr" Gifford |
Collectors Steve Bender and Jeff Cooper |
Frenzy of 50 cent games from CGE at the close of the show! |
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The frenzy continues |
Fremont Street Experience |
Fremont Street Experience |
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One of the cars on the train outside of my room actually had SEGA written in graffitti | |