Classic 2D shoot-em-up game Raiden will have an intense tournament held at this year’s show! Want to prove yourself as one of the best shoot-em-up, or shmup players around?  This year, the Midwest Gaming Classic will be hosting a tournament using one of the most popular “shmups” in the United States – Raiden! If you think that you have what it takes to take on the other players from around you and get a better score then them in this unique take on a tournament, make sure to stop by the official tournament section of the show and take a shot at great shooting…  with Raiden!

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Raiden Tournament to be Held

We hope to see you tomorrow and Saturday at the Fresh Coast Basketball tournament at the Guitar Hero World Tour competition! The Fresh Coast Basketball Classic is a NCAA basketball tournament which is held yearly on Thanksgiving weekend at the US Cellular Arena in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. This exceptional event is perfect for the whole family and it features two basketball games per day, halftime entertainment, a college fair and much, much more! The FCBC is an affordable family event, with tickets available for as low as $10.00 per day! A ticket gets you in for all the fun of the basketball games, as well as gets you into the college fair and all of the other entertainment available events! Doors open at 12:00, with tip off at 1:00 each day. This year, the Fresh Coast Basketball Tournament, along with 103.7 KISS FM and the Midwest Gaming Classic are going to be on hand to conduct the first ever Fresh Coast Guitar Hero Tournament! The tournament will take place using the brand new Guitar Hero World Tour game on the Xbox 360! Do you think that you have what it takes to become a real Guitar Hero?

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See you at the Fresh Coast Classic

Lloyd Olson of SS Billiards, Marty Goldberg representing Legacy Engineering and Jim Schelberg of the PinGame Journal will all be on hand for presentations! The Midwest Gaming Classic is pleased to announce three more speakers for the show!  Joining pinball designer John Trudeau and collectors and authors Mark Bakula and Don Caldwell are the following people: Lloyd Olson — The owner and operator of SS Billiards in Hopkins, Minnesota is known for having one of the best operating sets of games on route in the world, as well as being a spectacular supporter of the pinball hobby online.  Lloyd will be on hand to discuss what it is and has been like to be a pinball operator, as well as what he thinks the future of pinball will be! Marty Goldberg — A fixture of the Midwest Gaming Classic since the first show, Marty Goldberg always has his hands in some fascinating stuff, and this year will be no different!  Representing Legacy Engineering, Marty will show off the original Gene Simmons Guitar Hero guitar prototype (it’s WAY different than the production model!) as well as discuss the other retro inspired new products from Legacy Engineering! Jim Schelberg — The man behind the PinGame Journal will be on hand to discuss pinball in the media.  Whether it is on the TV or the silver screen, Jim will be on hand to give context and show how this iconic American game has woven its way into the very fabric of American life! More speakers and presentations will be announced in the coming days, as well as the list of when these speakers and presentations will occur, so keep checking back for details!

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More Speakers Announced

Show regulars Don and Mark return with Game Room Goodies again in 2010!  Look for the inflatable Godzilla to find the deals! Don Caldwell and Mark Bakula are returning to talk at the show, as well as host a table full of game room goodies! Their table will include everything from game parts to fun things to stick on your wall to make your game room unique! Look for them near the inflatable Godzilla.

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Don and Mark to Vend

Rooms are available at the Sheraton Milwaukee Brookfield Hotel for a special reduced rate of $89.00 per night plus taxes and fees. Rooms are available at the Sheraton Milwaukee Brookfield Hotel for a special reduced rate of $89.00 per night plus taxes and fees. How do I make my reservation?

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Hotel Reservations Available

New for 2010, want to play games against each other in ways you never expected? You won’t want to miss this room! Have you ever wanted to take on nine other people in a frantic-paced game of Bomberman?  Or take on two Xbox consoles against one another hooked up via an ethernet cable?  Or maybe just check out a four player NES title?  Then you won’t want to miss this incredible addition to the Classic Gaming and Computing area in 2010 — the Versus Room! Electronic games have always been better when there are more people playing them.  Many pinball machines even sported the slogan that ‘It is more fun to compete!’  But sometimes, it seems that most home game consoles until recently weren’t made to support more than two people at a time.  It wasn’t until the N64 was released in 1996 that the United States had a console that supported four players at once out of the box. What this means is that many gamers missed some of the most impressive multiplayer games, since often the adapters to run these games were expensive or rare or both.  Even the Atari 2600 sported four player simultanious games, and you’ll get a chance to check some of these awesome titles out in the Versus Room in 2010! But that isn’t all — after the N64, console manufacturers really took gaming in a different direction.  Many consoles including the Playstation and Xbox allowed gamers to hook them up using system links of various types to play games versus one another literally using two consoles side by side.  Between the cost of purchasing a second system, system link cable, and two copies of the game you wanted to play, these games were pretty rare to play in this format too…  but you’ll also get a chance to check out some of these awesome titles in the Versus Room for 2010! The Versus Room is just one more addition to the amazing line up of interactive displays for the 2010 Midwest Gaming Classic!  The Midwest Gaming Classic puts a premium on ensuring the gamer actually gets to game while he or she is at the show, and the addition of this hugely competitive room will only further that ability.  You won’t want to miss the Versus Room or anything else at the 2010 Midwest Gaming Classic!

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Take on your friends in the Versus Room