Tournaments Stage

The Midwest Gaming Classic hosts many video game and other tournaments. Now there’s a stage called “A Winner Is You Stage” that features the final rounds and some other content!
 

Friday, April 5

Crabbie Attack FINALS

Crabbie Attack FINALS

10:00 pm – 10:30 pm A Winner Is You Stage

In this game, turtles and pizza don’t go well together, as turtles Toby and Walton overeat, and end up in a dream where seemingly endless crabbie invaders try to make their slumber a nightmare! It’s a unique spin on a shmup where players combine strategy and limited resources to work against a timer and clear each stage. The original release of Crabbie Attack was received really well, but for the Midwest Gaming Classic, our version is going to have something totally unique!

This year, there is an exclusive Midwest Gaming Classic Championships mode! Take 5 minutes to score as many points by defeating all the crabbies you can! Additionally, for the first time ever, we’re producing three different variations of the game! Two standard versions, and a limited edition “chase” that a few lucky people might find! (Or, win the Championships to get one!)

 
Tempest 2000 FINALS

Tempest 2000 FINALS

10:00 pm – 10:30 pm A Winner Is You Stage

Grab your claw and take to the web as you set out to score at least 10,000 points in Tempest 2000 as quickly as possible! Participants will start at the level select screen with the first web on the screen, and will then start their timer and work as quickly as they can to accumulate at least 10,000 points. Switch levels or play the first one, shoot and Super Zap until you reach the target score, and then you can stop your timer. The person who can do it the fastest, wins!

 

Saturday, April 6

Sonic Adventure 2 FINALS

Sonic Adventure 2 FINALS

12:00 pm – 12:30 pm A Winner Is You Stage

Rolling around at the speed of sound got places to go gotta follow my rainbow!

Follow YOUR rainbow as you race to get the best time blasting your way through City Escape! The top three scores will face off on the stage to determine who is the fastest thing alive!

 
Typing of the Dead FINALS

Typing of the Dead FINALS

12:00 pm – 12:30 pm A Winner Is You Stage

Italy is being overrun with zombies, and G has gone missing! Take this, um, keyboard, to battle the hordes of zombies and find the missing agent!

Cows are watching how you drive! Egg boiled in a hot spring! Body double whopper with knees, no mail! These are just a few of the nonsensical phrases that will flash on the screen for you to type as fast as you can in order to defeat the zombies before they reach you!

 
ByteOff Awards

ByteOff Awards

1:00 pm – 2:00 pm A Winner Is You Stage

The NESmaker Byte-Off awards are our way of celebrating this amazing, diverse, creative, ingenious, passionate community. It is designed to be a collaborative event to drive new ideas and give everyone a platform to show them off. Many games that started off as fun, small scale Byte-Off demoes have gone on to be fully fleshed out and have been published for retro and modern consoles.

Who will win this year’s annual NESmaker Byte-Off awards? Find out at Midwest Gaming Classic! To play the entries and for details, go to www.TheNew8bitHeroes.com

 
Crazy Taxi FINALS

Crazy Taxi FINALS

2:00 pm – 2:30 pm A Winner Is You Stage

Hey! Hey! Hey! It’s time to make some CRAAAAAAZY money! Are ya ready? YAH YAH YAH YAH YAH! Well, you won’t be making any real money, but cash is king in the world of crazy taxi. You’ll have 3 minutes to earn as much as you can in the game to become king of the cabbies! HERE WE GO….

 
Super Monkey Ball Target Challenge Finals

Super Monkey Ball Target Challenge Finals

2:00 pm – 2:30 pm A Winner Is You Stage

Go bananas and get the ball rolling to get as many points as you can in this Gamecube classic, and you’ll get the prize!

The winner is the the baller who can rack up the most points in a single run by collecting bananas and hitting the target for the most points.

 
Tekken 8 Tournament

Tekken 8 Tournament

3:00 pm – 4:00 pm A Winner Is You Stage

Join I Play Games for the 2024 Tekken 8 Tournament! Fight your way through opponents to get to the final round where you’ll have a chance to be crowned Tekken 8 Champion!

Rules: 3 out of 5 rounds per match 2 out of 3 matches to win

Time: 60

Stage Select: Always Random

Simple mode is allowed, Double Elim bracket.

 

 
Rush 2049: Stunt Mode FINALS

Rush 2049: Stunt Mode FINALS

4:00 pm – 4:30 pm A Winner Is You Stage

In the FAR FUTURE of 2049, do as many stunts as you can in 5 minutes! The top four qualifying scores will face off in a single 5-minute stunt mode online, with the top score being declared the winner!

 
Star Fox Competition Cart FINALS!

Star Fox Competition Cart FINALS!

4:00 pm – 4:30 pm A Winner Is You Stage

It’s about time you showed up, Fox! Fly through this competition cart and blast your way to the top of the leader board! If you’re one of the top 4, you’ll have to do it once more on the stage, with the winner taking home the prize! Never give up. Trust your instincts. And always remember to DO A BARREL ROLL!

 
Mega Game Championship Finals

Mega Game Championship Finals

5:00 pm – 5:30 pm A Winner Is You Stage

Six qualifiers of the most MEGA GAME CHALLENGE go head to head in various games.

 
Donkey Kong Country Competition Cart FINALS!

Donkey Kong Country Competition Cart FINALS!

6:00 pm – 6:30 pm A Winner Is You Stage

You’ve got 5 minutes to collect as many bananas as you can from this super fun cartridge! The top four in qualifying will face off on the stage to determine who is TOP BANANA!

 
NWC Remix FINALS!

NWC Remix FINALS!

6:00 pm – 6:30 pm A Winner Is You Stage

Get the highest score you can in this challenge reminiscent of the original Nintendo World Championships. You will have six minutes to:

  • Get 50 coins in Super Mario Bros.
  • Get 25 coins in Super Mario Bros. 3
  • Get the highest score you can in Dr. Mario before the time runs out

Highest score wins and becomes the MGC Remix Champion!

 

Sunday, April 7

Amiibo Tournament

Amiibo Tournament

11:30 am – 12:30 pm A Winner Is You Stage

Bring your Amiibos to the Stage for the return of the popular MGC Super Smash Bros Amiibo tournaments… now using the Nintendo Switch! Bring your own Amiibo, and see how it does in the competition!

Sign up is 11-11:30AM Sunday at the stage.

 
Timed Frogger FINALS!

Timed Frogger FINALS!

12:00 pm – 12:30 pm A Winner Is You Stage

Leap for your life in this timed tournament of hopping hilarity! How quickly can you get 3 frogs to the goal in this Atari 2600 classic? Gotta hop fast!

 
Super Mario Bros 1 Speed Fire Flower (NES) Finals

Super Mario Bros 1 Speed Fire Flower (NES) Finals

12:30 pm – 1:00 pm A Winner Is You Stage

Race through level 1-1 of Super Mario Bros. and reach the flag pole as fire Mario. If you don’t finish as fire Mario, then your time does not count! Ties will be broken by coins and score. The fastest four players will take the stage, with the fastest player (by in-game timer) being declared the winner! In case of a tie, the winner is determined by coins collected and then score.

 
Timed Pac-Man FINALS

Timed Pac-Man FINALS

2:30 pm – 3:00 pm A Winner Is You Stage

I got a Pac-Man fever, and the only prescription is more Pac-Man! How fast can you clear a screen of Pac-Man for the Atari 2600? Compete against others in this tournament where the only score that matters is time.

 
Wii Sports Home Run Derby FINALS!

Wii Sports Home Run Derby FINALS!

2:30 pm – 3:00 pm A Winner Is You Stage

How often can you get the words Home Run to appear, and how far can those shots go? That’s what we’ll be finding out with our Home Run Derby contest from Wii Sports! Winner scores the most home runs out of ten. In the likely case of a tie, total feet of all home runs will serve as the tiebreaker!

 
Street Fighter 6 Tournament

Street Fighter 6 Tournament

3:00 pm – 4:00 pm A Winner Is You Stage

Join I Play Games for the 2024 Street Fighter 6 Tournament and fight for the title on the Tournaments Stage.

Rules: 2 out of 3 rounds per match, 2 out of 3 matches to win.

Time 99

Only classic and Modern controls allowed.

No Handicap stars allowed.

Double Elim bracket.

 
Mario Kart 8 FINALS

Mario Kart 8 FINALS

4:00 pm – 4:30 pm A Winner Is You Stage

Drift into The Midwest Gaming Classic with a game that might ruin a friendship: Mario Kart 8 Deluxe! This tournament is a 150CC, NO COM, 4 races competition where tracks are curated for each round and progressively get harder. Can you survive all the way to the Final Four?