2010 Event Sponsors
The Midwest Gaming Classic would not be possible without the great support of our sponsors from all aspects of the electronic gaming industry! Whether old or new, big or small, the following are the companies who make this unique public trade show possible!
Are you a company, group or individual interested in helping to make the Midwest Gaming Classic grow? Take a look at our sponsor and vendor information page for details on getting a booth at one of the most unique public electronic gaming trade shows in the world!
8-Bit Classics | Arcadecomponents.com | AVC Online | Entertainment Consumers Association | GameRoom Magazine | GameWorks | ITT Technical Institute | PinGame Journal | SS Billiards | Stern Pinball | Trade-N-Games
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.
Web site: http://www.goatstore.com/
Covering everything from video games, movies, music, books, food, and more RobotPanic.com is a comprehensive blog for geek culture and bizarre happenings as well as the home of popular video game podcasts like Drunken Gamers Radio, After Hours, and Drunken Gamers Radio UK. Visit the RobotPanic.Com site for articles, podcasts, video, andso much more!
Web site: http://www.robotpanic.com/
8-Bit Classics online since 2004, specializes in classic video game and computer hardware and software including some unique products that you can't find anywhere else! If you are looking for classic video game or computer items at a great price, you need to bookmark 8-Bit Classics now!
Web site: http://www.8bitclassics.com/
Arcadecomponents.com supplies components and kits world wide to keep old school game consoles, computers, and arcade games running. We also do repairs and modifications on those systems for customers across the United States and Canada. We will be bringing refurbished arcade game boards, modified old school game consoles, custom ICs and hybrids, IC chips, cap kits, and system modification kits to the show.
Web site: http://www.arcadecomponents.com/
AVC Online (formerly Atari Video Club) is a club for Atari fans which organizes online discussions, annual video game trade show in Illinois "Video Game Summit," publishes the Atari Zone fanzine (currently on hiatus), runs a monthly Video Cast "AVC_Live", develops games for the Atari 2600, and has been supporting the Atari Jaguar Festival since 1997. This year AVC Online will be selling a limited supply of AVC Online, Jagfest on Tour white t-shirts and the new Jagfest Tour Shirts with a new front design (based on the new covers of the Jagfest issues), displaying the Jagfest issues with new covers, and will be doing their remote broadcast of AVC_Live from the show.
Web site: http://avc.atari-users.net/
The Entertainment Consumers Association (ECA) is the non-profit membership organization that represents consumers of interactive entertainment in the US and Canada. The association was founded to give gamers a collective voice with which to communicate their concerns, address their issues and focus their advocacy efforts. As such, the ECA is committed to a host of public policy efforts, empowering and enabling the membership to effect change. Additionally, the organization provides members substantial affinity benefits including discounts on games-related purchases and rentals, as well as community and educational initiatives. For additional information on the ECA, including affinity benefits, member discounts and joining the association, please take a few minutes to tour our site.
Web site: http://www.theeca.com
GameRoom Magazine is the world's #1 publication for the home game room enthusiast. Featuring coverage of coin-op collectibles and the "home arcade," GameRoom features articles on pinball machines, slots, jukeboxes, and arcade games. Let us help you imagine the gameroom of your dreams!
Web site: http://www.gameroommag.com
GAMEWORKS Schaumburg is the Premier gaming facility in the country. Owned by SEGA, GameWorks has over 250 games and is a test facility for new machines in the gaming industry! This means that GameWorks has games that no one else has! The store hosts the "GameWorks Pinball Tournament of Champions", with the next tournament event being held on 5/22/09-5/24/09. GameWorks also has 2 full bars and a casual dining restaurant. Visit them online at Gameworks.com or come by "The Streets of Woodfield" in Schaumburg IL to eat and play!
Web site: http://www.gameworks.com
ITT Educational Services, Inc. is a leading private college system focused on technology-oriented programs of study. It operates over 105 ITT Technical Institutes in 37 states which predominantly provide career-focused, degree programs to approximately 70,000 students. Headquartered in Carmel, Indiana, it has been actively involved in the higher education community in the United States since 1969.
Web site: http://itt-tech.edu/campus/school.cfm?lloc_num=65
Web site: http://www.pingamejournal.com/
Web site: http://www.ssbilliards.com
Stern Pinball, Inc is the only coin-op pinball manufacturer in the world! Recent games that Stern has created have had themes such as the Sopranos, NASCAR, Harley Davidson, Elvis, the Simpsons, Lord of the Rings, and their most recent games based on the Family Guy and Spider-Man! With deep rule sets for advanced players but yet games that are tailored so that newcomers can have a lot of fun playing them, Stern's games are hits that everyone enjoys playing!
Web site: http://www.sternpinball.com/
Trade-N-Games will be bringing over 1000 games and accessories including everything from Atari to new stuff. Many hard to find boxed complete NES, SNES, Atari, Colecovision, N64 and many more. This is their 4th year attending as a vendor and will have lots of great deals. Be sure to check out their site before you attend and email them with any requests.
Web site: http://www.tradengames.com/
Be a hog about the rock you listen to. Be a hog about the games you play. It is all good with WHQG 102.9 FM the Hog sponsoring and promoting the Midwest Gaming Classic! Milwaukee's most popular rock station will be promoting the Midwest Gaming Classic leading up to the event, offering chances to win tickets to the show and much more! At the show, you'll want to make sure to join the Hog as they broadcast and take you on in games both old and new.
Web site: http://www.1029thehog.com/