Classic computers and modern gaming collide in this awesome presentation from Jeff McCord about the game he helped to create in 1982 for the Commodore VIC-20, and was just recently ported to the iPhone! What is it like to change the face of computer gaming by releasing a monumental computer game in 1982, and then porting it to other computer systems…  all while you are in high school?  And then, what it is like to revisit that game years later and port it to the iPhone? Jeff McCord, the creator of the Sword of Fargoal game will be on hand at the Midwest Gaming Classic on Saturday to tell you just what it was like, as his award winning game the Sword of Fargoal did just that! After developing the game in BASIC in 1982, Jeff was offered a publishing deal from Epyx, Inc to bring it out on the VIC-20, and later the C-64.  Both of these versions of the game were very well received, and are fondly remembered today by Commodore fans worldwide — in fact, nearly 15 years after it was created, it was remembered as one of the best computer games of all time by Computer Gaming World! Now, the Sword of Fargoal has returned and it is winning rave reviews once again with a whole new generation of fans — the game was ported to the iPhone last year, and continues to wow people today, even being named one of the top iPhone games of 2009 by TouchArcade

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Sword of Fargoal Creator Jeff McCord to Speak

Want to compete on a really rare cartridge made specifically for competition?  Then check out the Star Fox Competition Cartridge competition! Before Nintendo released Star Fox, they had a nation-wide tournament to see who was the best at the game!  The Star Fox Competition Cartridge was a very rare version of the game created so that people could compete at Toys R Us stores across the country on a preview version of Star Fox.  This version of the game is a special 5 minute, timed version of the game with escalating points. If you think that you can compete in this awesome game like people did before the game was released, make sure to stop by the Star Fox Competition Cartridge Competition at the Midwest Gaming Classic, and take on one of the rarest Super Nintendo games in this awesome timed challenge!

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Star Fox Competition on Star Fox Competition Cart

Want to learn how to play pinball better? You won’t want to miss this awesome pinball screening! Have you ever wanted to really learn how to play pinball?  Not just hitting the buttons and seeing the flippers flip, but really learning how to play the game?  If so, you won’t want to miss the screening of this great movie! Pinball 101 uses lots of different fun things to show new players, bad players or even good players ways to pull off different tricks of the trade!  Featuring over 50 different pinball machines, Pinball 101 demonstrates how to improve your skills, game-specific tips, pin-physics explorations, pin-fun and much, much more! If you enjoy watching the movie, the Midwest Gaming Classic will have a limited number of Pinball 101 DVDs on sale at the show

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Pinball 101 to be Screened