2008 Vendors
Wondering what companies, groups and individuals vended at the 2008 Midwest Gaming Classic? This is a complete listing of all of the 2008 vendors:
ChaosReins - Dan's System 11 and more - Don and Mark's Game Room Goodies
The GOAT Store, LLC - gamEscape Online - Gathering of Gamers
Ianoid Video Games - Jason Wilson - Jedi Master Thrash
Kelan McAteer's Games - Mad-Gear LLC - Noobsauce Hot Sauce Co. - Team Fremont
Tom's Pinball Parts - Trade-N-Games - Universal Collectibles - Videogames Etc
Video Game Kingdom - VG Press Kits - Warpzone Videogames - Wizzywig Inc.
Buttons suck! ChaosReins creates special rotary controllers for the Atari Jaguar so that you don't have to use buttons for Tempest 2000. These popular controllers will once again be made available from ChaosReins and the GOAT Store, LLC at the Midwest Gaming Classic! Get control of the game today, get a ChaosReins controller!
Dan's System 11 and More
Local collector and show organizer Dan Loosen will be bringing a table full of pinball goodies for sale at the event! Dan has focused mainly on System 11 games since he started collecting, so expect to see a whole bunch of System 11 parts... but he also owns machines from as early as the '40s and as new as the '90s and will have extra parts on hand from all eras! Make sure to stop by and check out if you need anything from machine specific parts to posts and other goodies!
Don and Mark's Game Room Goodies
Don Caldwell and Mark Bakula are returing to talk at the show, as well as host tables full of game room goodies! Their tables will include everything from pinball game parts, to unique displays, to fun things to stick on your wall to make your game room special!
gamEscape Online
Want games? This group is bringing a whole land of games to escape into! gamEscape will be at the show selling TONS of softs and Hardware!! Sega, NEC, Nintendo, Sony, Microsoft, SNK and MORE! Dozens of consoles and hundreds of games! Find what you want to escape with, with gamEscape!
The GOAT Store, LLC is one of the largest classic game stores online, featuring everything from the Intellivision and 2600 to the Dreamcast and more! With over 6000 unique products in stock, if you are looking for a rare game to complete your collection or an old favorite just to play again, you can find it at the GOAT Store, LLC. They are Your One-Stop Classic Gaming Shop! The GOAT Store, LLC will also have their stock of new Dreamcast games available for play and purchase at the show.
Gathering of Gamers
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Ianoid Video Games
Ianoid, or Ian Baronofsky, long time video gamecollector, presents another booth full of classics. Classic video games, that is. Ian will have a variety of games and items for sale and trade from the stone age to the modern era. From rare to common, from heavy to handheld, expect a huge variety of games to choose from or just check out.
Jason Wilson (DreamTR)
Jason Wilson, known as "DreamTR" on numerous video game forums, brings various games, accessories, promotional items, imports, and prototypes for the NES, SNES, Game Boy, Game Gear, Genesis, Saturn, PlayStation, PlayStation 2, GameCube, and Xbox at blowout prices.
Jedi Master Thrash
Jedi Master Thrash comes from the ice world of Minnesota where he distributes his empire at flea markets and e-bay. Amassing a collection of video game history, he has prepared to strike out to MGC and give bargains to your like. Games, systems, and accessories from Atari 2600, Intellivision, Atari 5200, Nintendo, Master System, SNES, Genesis, Sega CD, Sega 32X, 3DO, Saturn, Playstation, Dreamcast, PS2, Virtual Boy, Game Boy, Game Gear, GBA, and Lynx. Additional merchandise includes CCG, Comics, and 80's Toys.
Kelan McAteer's Games
Kelan McAteer comes from Milwaukee with a collection of items ranging from the Atari 2600 to the Sega Dreamcast. Something for every system will be available for purchase or trade.
Mad-Gear LLC
Mad-Gear LLC will be bringing to the show a wide selection of import games from Japan. Hundreds of PC Engine, Sega Saturn and other import systems and games from the past 20 years will be available for sale. Don't miss these great items!
The Noobsauce Hot Sauce Co. offers a variety of hot sauces, salsas, steak and wing sauces for gamers. Our line-up includes Noobsauce, Roffle Stomp, and our newly released Leetsauce. With our sauces, gamers can take their eating to the same level as their game face owning pwnage. At the show we will offer all of our varieties of sauce and we will have Noobsauce t-shirts available as well.
At Team Fremont you'll find comics, blogs, forums, and tons of video game related content, as well as the popular video game podcast Team Fremont Live recorded. Hosted each week by the "Drunken Gamers", Team Fremont Live presents video game news, previews, reviews, and contests all delivered from the average gamer's point of view.
Tom's Pinball Parts
Area collector Tom Lucht will be back for the show again this year with multiple tables full of goodies! In the past, Tom has brought things like populated playfields, game exclusive parts, ramps, and much more! You never know what incredible stuff he will find to bring along to the show, so make sure to stop by his booth and check out all of the goodies for sale!
The Midwest Gaming Classic will be home to the first release of the new book Classic 80's Home Video Games. This book has thousands of color pictures of every cart and box and more for the 2600,5200,7800, Intellivision, Colecovision, Vectrex and Odyssey 2 systems along with prices for each game loose, instructions and boxed complete.
Make sure to stop by Trade-N-Games for an autograph session of the new book and all of the classic systems!
No one works harder to bring you games in perfect condition than Universal Collectibles! With great attention to detail performed in cleaning all of their products from Atari to the Xbox 360, Universal Collectibles will give you worry free games from the past for the future. Stop at their booth and check out everything or head to their store in Germantown to find even more goodies!
Videogames, Etc
VideoGames Etc comes bringing, of course, Videogames and more! This great store based in the Chicago area is a collectors paradise, with games from the Odyssey2 all the way to the Playstation 3 carried in it! You won't want to miss this great booth at the event if you are looking for Videogames, Etc!
Video Game Kingdom is your solution for buying, selling and trading video games and DVDs! Located in Green Bay, Video Game Kingdom also repairs Playstation 2s, Xboxes, Nintendos and other video game systems and sells arcade machines. If you are a gamer, you need to enter the Video Game Kingdom right away!
Kristine Roper runs the website vgpresskits.com, a site dedicated to video game promotional items. She will be bringing a ton of promos, including but not limited to stuff like t-shirts, lanyards, posters, press kits, plushies, and lots of rare press-related items. (Wait until you see the New Legends broadsword!) Make sure to stop by her booth and get these fantastic items!
Warpzone Video Games specializes in the sale of classic games and consoles including Atari 2600, Nintendo NES, Super Nintendo, Sega Genesis, Nintendo 64 and many more. They also carry a wide variety of video game related toys and collectibles including foreign and rare items.
For the past 12 years Wizzywig has been importing the best Japanese Video game character and pop culture goods to the USA. What you see is what you get, at Wizzywig.com