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[-^Cro§Bow^-]

Yes it is time once again...

It is time to dig into your closets, garage, attic, or heck.. maybe even your living room entertainment cabinet to bring forth the video gaming goodness! Blow the dust off, check the connections, get good RF cables and carefully hand pick your favorite games to share with your fellow enthusiasts and the public at large!

It is time for the Oklahoma Video Game Exhibition to return for it's seventh event!

It is with honor and much pleasure that I officially announce the 2010 OVGE!!

The When: October 23rd, 2010 (That's a Saturday...)

The Place: Spirit Bank Event Center (Cause we really like the way they do things...)

The Times: Setup for Vendors and Exhibitors begins on Friday Oct. 22nd from 8am to 10pm. (We never have enough time for setup and hanging out...)
The OVGE opens to the public on Saturday Oct. 23rd, from 9am to 5pm. (Not too early and it ends before dinner. Excellent Yes!? )

Admission: Is $5 (USD) per person ages 8 and over. (That means the youngsters get off cheap... )

Tables Prices: We are simplifying this year and all tables will be $50 each. No limit on how many you may need as there are plenty available! That will include access to power and skirting.

More details can be found at:

www.ovge.com

Send any questions, concerns, and general comments to:

Send E-mail's here

We look forward to you seeing you at the 2010 OVGE!

[Steve W]

I'm glad it'll be at the Spirit Bank Event Center, that place was nice. I always look forward to the show every year. I hope a few more folks will bring arcade cabs.

And now my standard-issue internal debate begins, do I get myself a table and sell some of my extra games and consoles to fund my trip? I haven't in the past because I like the freedom of being able to walk around or leave the show for lunch. I do have a lot of oddball stuff that might sell at the show, like a few assorted imports. And the debate continues within myself.

[-^Cro§Bow^-]

Arcade cabs are the one true weakness to my event. I would love to have at least as many cabs as I did for the 2004 show! We had nearly 20 that year. But they are heavy, they are worth a lot of money, and as far as I know, none have been successful in getting sold at the show. But... maybe with the new license laws in effect, some of the arcade vendors will want to get rid of some of their stock and bring it to the show!

You should get a table sometime. You would be surprised at what people are willing to buy at these events! But your concerns about managing the table are sound. The first 2 shows it was just myself, my mother, and my now ex-wife to run the event. It was very difficult to handle admission, the tourney, and run my own table, and make sure everything else was going smooth. Last year I did not really exhibit anything myself and it sure made it easier to get things setup and manage.

This year I might have to bring the Ivory Tower back with all of it's great DOS gaming goodness loaded up on it.

[16-bit]

I'm pretty sure I am going to attend.

[98PaceCar]

I'm pretty sure I am going to attend.

I just checked with Jesse to see if you had contacted him. You need to be there so I have a place to give all my money to!

[horseboy]

Arcade cabs are the one true weakness to my event.

I might be able to help remedy that...

[Gapporin]

I've been waffling on whether or not I want to be exhibitor or not this year. Problem is, aside from my MSX2 computer, I don't really have anything obscure or noteworthy. Perhaps I'll get something together before game time...

[-^Cro§Bow^-]

I might be able to help remedy that...

I am of course interested!! Do contact me and let me know what you have in mind.

[Badhornet]

Sounds cool! Look forward to attending again!

[Deadman]

Just got in from a wet and fast ride home but I wanted to quickly say how much I enjoyed today's OVGE! Unfortunately I didn't come home with as much money as I'd hoped because I was spending everything I made! And that's a GOOD thing! Hats off to Jesse and the crew for setting this thing up - another great show and I'll be back next year for sure!!

Save me a table next to the Staggs Bunch, willya! They rock!

[Steve W]

I got home around half an hour ago. I had a fun time, and I agree with Deadman, that was a wild drive home. It rained just enough to make the roads slippery, and the wind kept buffeting my car all over the road. And I had maybe three hours of sleep last night, so it was an interesting drive to say the least.

I spent way too much money and will sadly be broke until next payday. But I don't care, since I had a really great time. This year when I went out for lunch I ended up hitting some Vintage Stock stores and Game Xchange locations, along with a Goodwill and a Salvation Army. Didn't find much in those.

I'll post some of my pictures tomorrow. I remembered to take a bunch this year, rather than a handful like the last show.

[slw0000]

Penitence is something that enervates our spirit, causing a greater loss than loss itself and making a bigger mistake than mistake itself, so never regret.