Albert Posted November 2, 2006 Share Posted November 2, 2006 I just uploaded a large batch of pictures I took at the VGXPO. Some of them are even captioned! http://www.flickr.com/photos/atariage/sets...57594356454953/ Enjoy! ..Al Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zach Posted November 2, 2006 Share Posted November 2, 2006 That was quick! Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted November 2, 2006 Author Share Posted November 2, 2006 That was quick! Thanks. Yeah, I figured it was better to get them up right away rather than get distracted and sit on them for weeks before I get them posted. ..Al Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PacManPlus Posted November 2, 2006 Share Posted November 2, 2006 Cool pics Al! (Could have sworn I was in one of those at least!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted November 2, 2006 Author Share Posted November 2, 2006 Cool pics Al! (Could have sworn I was in one of those at least!) I'll look through all the photos (I took about 250) to see if I can find one with you in it. ..Al Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atariboy2600 Posted November 2, 2006 Share Posted November 2, 2006 Oh man some day I would love to go to one of these con, *sigh* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Nathan Strum Posted November 2, 2006 Share Posted November 2, 2006 Wow... the arcade games looked amazing. I would've gone just for that! If I didn't live on the other side of the country, that is... Albert - are you going to post a QuickTime of your Keynote slide show? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted November 2, 2006 Author Share Posted November 2, 2006 Wow... the arcade games looked amazing. I would've gone just for that! If I didn't live on the other side of the country, that is... Albert - are you going to post a QuickTime of your Keynote slide show? It's not really significantly different than the one I created for the Midwest Gaming Classic in June. I had very little time to prepare for the show and setting that up was a last minute addition. Mostly I just updated the "New" and "Demo" games appropriately for the VGXPO. Also added a slide about the free Flashback 2's given away (and created a separate, three-slide presentation for that running on another computer and monitor). ..Al Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8bitclassics Posted November 3, 2006 Share Posted November 3, 2006 Nice pictures, wish I was able to attend the event. Looks like good attendance and good vendor support. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Player Posted November 4, 2006 Share Posted November 4, 2006 How did the show compare to last year? Since it was paid admission this year, I'm guessing that fewer people were there but a lot higher percentage of them were actually interested in classic games. How much space did the show take up in the convention center in comparison to the Phillyclassics? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted November 10, 2006 Author Share Posted November 10, 2006 How did the show compare to last year? Since it was paid admission this year, I'm guessing that fewer people were there but a lot higher percentage of them were actually interested in classic games. It's hard to gauge due to the increase in space, but I think attendance was down this year compared to last. I know that I had fewer sales at our booth. I think there were more people interested in modern game systems than classic gaming. I've heard that local promotion of the event wasn't what it could have been, and the high admission ($25 at the door for a single day) probably scared many away. How much space did the show take up in the convention center in comparison to the Phillyclassics? A fair bit more space, although the vendor area was smaller than the area occupied by PC5 (with fewer vendors than at PC5). Other areas included a fair amount of space for the arcade machines, a large tournament area, a LAN area (that mostly went unused), and a large stage with seats for over 300 people. ..Al Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted November 10, 2006 Author Share Posted November 10, 2006 Joe Grand has posted his pictures of the event up on Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/joesmooth/set...57594368793962/ ..Al Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jkoolpe Posted December 19, 2006 Share Posted December 19, 2006 Wow... the arcade games looked amazing. I would've gone just for that! If I didn't live on the other side of the country, that is... Albert - are you going to post a QuickTime of your Keynote slide show? Well, you're in luck as there is a similar event in CA each summer: http://www.caextreme.org The show usually gets upwards of 400 upright video games and pinballs each year, mostly classics and other rarities... Join the mailing list to receive information when the dates are announced for 2007 (hint: it should be very soon:)) Hope to see you there! Jon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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