Video Game Summit 2009 7/18/2009
Dan Iacovelli
Contact:
Contact Person: Dan Iacovelli
Organization: Video Game Summit
Telephone Number: (708)-688-4561
Email Address: VideoGa...@yahoo.com
Web site Address: http://avc.atari-users.net/VGS.html
Video Game Trade Show Announced
Chicago, Illinois – (May 28, 2009) – Remember how much fun you used to
have playing Atari, Nintendo and all kinds of games on your computer?
Well, you will have the rare opportunity to play these great games
again at the Video Game Summit, Chicago’s premier video game trade
show. In fact, several dealers in retro games will be on hand
offering games, controllers, systems and memorabilia and will be
prepared to buy or trade for the games you have held onto since you
were a kid. Who knows, you might just have an Atari cartridge worth
$1000 or more collecting dust in your attic.
“Retrogaming,” the playing and collecting of classic video games, is
more popular than ever, especially due to next generation systems
having “classic” game collections such as Intellivision Lives or a
download service such as Nintendo Wii’s Shop Channel where you can buy
classic games for systems such has Nintendo Entertainment System and
Commodore 64. In fact, a dedicated group of programmers still issues
new games for retro game systems, such as the Atari 2600, last seen in
retail stores over 30 years ago.
The Video Game Summit, now in its sixth year, brings together classic
and modern generation gamers from all over the country to swap
stories, games, compete in the Atari Jaguar Festival Challenge and the
Atari 2600 Challenge Tournaments.
The Atari Jaguar Festival Challenge games will be: Tempest 2000,
Alien vs. Predator (as marine), and Gorf Classic. Also if you have an
Atari Jaguar and a way to network (Jaglink (1 or 2), Catbox or
homemade) and any or all of the three following games: Battlesphere,
AirCars, or Doom. Then you can participate in the Atari Jaguar network
gathering that will take place two hours before the show closes.
The Atari 2600 Challenge games will be: Phoenix and a two game
tournament featuring a hack of Activision’s Keystone Kapers called
Laserman 2k3 which debuted in cart form at our 2005 show and a new
game that is currently a work in progress and done by scratch using a
complier called Batari Basic, and is a port of a game I did originally
did on the TI-99/4a called Laserman.
Also, we will have a current world record holder who is also our own
tournament promoter, Paul “Zimmzamm” Zimmerman, at the event. At the
2009 Midwest Gaming Classic he got the new “unofficial” world record
for Phoenix with a final score of 1,124,779. Since then, at home, he
got an “unofficial” world record of 2,344,018.
The 2009 Video Game Summit will be the only place to witness his
attempt to beat his two scores and possibly make history as he tries
for the 3,000,000 mark.
If you register online will you will be allowed to witness his attempt
from the start (2 hours before the show starts!). Plus you will get to
see the other challenge games as well plus some others.
You will also have the opportunity to compete in the Video Game Quiz
show
to test their knowledge of video games.
VGS is open to the public and people of all ages with an interest in
video gaming are encouraged to attend. According to the event’s
organizer, Dan Iacovelli, “we plan to have gaming consoles set up to
play” Best of all, admission to The 2009 Video Game Summit is only
3.00 per person (kids 12 and under with adult is free) tables are only
10.00 each
The Video Game Summit is being held on July 18th, 2009 from 11 a.m.
until 6 p.m. at The Heron Point Convention Center, 665 West North
Avenue, Lombard ,IL(adjacent from the Fairfield Inn and Suites
hotel). For information on the show visit us at: http://avc.atari-users.net/VGS.html
The Video Game Summit is sponsored by the following:
RetroGaming Times Monthly (http://retrogamingtimes.com), Chase the
Chuckwagon.com (http://www.chasethechuckwagon.com),I Fight Dragons
(band)(http://ifightdragons.com),
Good Deal Games: Homebrew Heavan(http://gooddealgames.com) and AVC
Online.
And is supported by Rowdy Ruff boyz (http://rrbgames.com),
Tilt-the battle to save pinball (http://www.titlt-movie.com),
Atari Age (http://atariage.com), and Video Game Price Charts (http://
VideoGamePriceCharts.com )
Dan Iacovelli is available to answer any questions at (708)-688-4561
or VideoGa...@yahoo.com.
Dan Iacovelli is the chairperson of Atari Video Club and has published
a retrogaming fanzine “Atari Zone” since 1993(for more information on
AVC visit: http://avc.atari-users.net )
For information: http://avc.atari-users.net/VGS.html or Contact:
VideoGa...@yahoo.com or Phone: (708) 688-4561
For updates on the show visit the Video Game Summit myspace page
http://myspace.com/videogamesummit or join the VGS yahoo group
at VideoGameSum...@yahoogroups.com
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Dan I
those of you interested in sponsoring the show: make sure you get you
ad and payment to me before July 12th
I want to make sure to get the program done and sent to the printer
(cafepress) so I can have some issues for sale at the show
anything after 12th will not be added to the program until after the
show.
we still have plenty of tables available. also even though it getting
close both the part time staffer program and Jaguar network gathering
are still in effect
at least till July 15th.
Here is a quick run down what you can expect too see at VGS'09:
1.8bit musicians: I Fight Dragons and Chupathingy
2. Paul "Zimmzamm" Zimmerman attempting to hit the 3 million mark of
Phoenix on the 2600
3. The return of Laserman 2k3 and the debut of the second game of the
Laserman trilogy :Laserman (in it's current state)
4. Challenges on Phoenix(2600),AvP,Gorf Classic and Tempest 2k (all
Jaguar)
plus lots of more surprises.