Midwest Gaming Classic 2013 Pictures taken by myself SteveOh.

I tried to get to all the different areas of the show. Included are pictures of the Star World’s arcade, the vendor area, the various gaming rooms, and the pinball tournament.

There’s a lot of retro / vintage computers & gaming devices. Have fun!

60 in 1 Bartop Arcades

Apple & Commodore Computers

Apple IIc

Apple Lisa

Atari 5200 Close Up

Atari 5200

Atari 7800 in box

Atari Centipede Mobile

Atari Jagfest

Atari Jaguar & Lynx

Atari Jaguar Banner

Atari Jaguar Box & Atari Lynx

Atari Jaguar

Atari Lynx 2

Atari Lynx – The Latest From Lynx

Atari Lynx Complete

Atari Lynx

Atari Pong & Intelligames Pong Sports IV

Atari Pong & Stunt Cycle

Atari Video Game Selection Center 2

Atari Video Game Selection Center

CIB Games For Sale

CIB NES Master System Genesis Games

Commodore Computer

Compaq Z80

Console Gaming

Dance Dance Revolution

Fix It Felix Arcade

Games for sale

Handhelds for sale

Happy Vendor

Homebrew Jaguar Games 2

Homebrew Jaguar Games

IBM PC

Intellivsion Keyboard

Joust Cocktail Arcade

Joust High Score

Main Vendor Hall

NES Accessories

NES Power Glove

Nintendo Gameboy Kiosk

Nintendo VS Red Tent Arcade

Pinball Machines 2

Pinball Machines

Pinball Playfield

Pinball Tournament

Pixel Party

Radio Shack TRS80

Sealed Atari Games

Sega Mark III

Star Wars Pinball

Star World’s Arcade 2

Star World’s Arcade 3

Star World’s Arcade Beatmania

Star World’s Arcade

Super Mario Bros Pinball

Video Brain

Zelda Standee

Baby Pacman Pinball

Boxed NES and Super Famicom Games

Bubbles Arcade Machine

Nintendo Famicom Games for Sale

Galaga Arcade Machine

Galaga Arcade Perfect Challenging Stage

Ikari Warriors Arcade Machine

Intellivision Games for Sale

Japanese ROB the Robot and games for sale

Japanese Sega Saturn Games For Sale

Lots of NES Games for Sale

Lots of NES Games for Sale 2

Moon Patrol – Bubbles – Robotron 2084 Arcade Machines

Nintendo Famicom and Super Famicom Games for Sale

Random Games and Merchandise for Sale

Rare NES Gameboy and Import Games

Sealed and Boxed Atair Jaguar and Turbografx16 Games

Sega Genesis 2 – N64 – 3DO

Star Worlds Arcade 3

Super Famicom Games For Sale

Super Nintendo SNES Games for Sale 2

Super Nintendo SNES Games for Sale

Turbografx16 Games for Sale

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Midwest Gaming Classic Logo

Here’s a short video of the Star World’s Arcade at the 2013 Midwest Gaming Classic. There were quite a few classic arcades to play as well as more modern titles and some pinball machines. All of the games were on free-play which gave everybody a chance to play, and play as many times as possible. Some of the popular games were:

• Defender
• Robotron 2084 (Had 2 machines)
• Joust (cocktail table)
• Galaga
• Ms. Pacman
• Bubbles
• Lunar Patrol
• Nintendo VS Wrecking Crew
• Beatmania
• Dance Dance Revolution

and more.

It was pretty crowded so I tried to get as many games in the video as possible but it was cramped so this is the best I could do.

All in all it was a great time and I would highly recommend the Midwest Gaming Classic to anyone who enjoys classic and modern video games and pinball machines. There was much more to do than just play games including arts and crafts for families, a huge video game/computer museum, giant vendor sales areas with all sorts of games/systems and merchandise for sale and pinball tournaments.

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NES Test Station

I finally got my hands on an NES Test Station. I won this one on eBay. It was in non-working condition. In the description the seller said that it didn’t power on so I figured why not try to win it, it sounds like a fun little project if the price is right.

Once I got the test station I traced the “no powering on problem” to a bad power supply. I found another working power supply on eBay for $10 plus shipping. It required a little soldering and splicing wires to replace it but it was pretty simple. Once I got the new power supply in, the test station turned on so it was time to “test the test station”.

I did find a problem with the Control Deck test area. I ended up having to resolder the wiring for the A/V inputs because they were not working. Luckily, that was the only other thing I had to fix. It was a fun project and this is something I’ve been wanting for a long time.

The NES Test Station tests the following items:

• NES Control Deck
• Game Pak (Game Cartridge)
• RF Switch
• Audio / Video Composite Cables (The Red / Yellow RCA Cables)
• Accessories (NES Controllers, ROB the Robot, Zapper light gun, & Power Pad Mat)
  

This is one of my favorite pieces of my game collection. It’s very rare and you don’t see them for sale a lot and when you do they are pretty expensive.

NES Test Station Menu

NES Test Station Legend of Zelda

This is the bad power supply that was in the NES Test Station

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Uforce

Uforce Box Front

Uforce Box Back

UForce Box Back Close Up

Uforce Bar & Handle Grips

The U-Force (Uforce) is a controller that came out in 1989 for the NES by Broderbund. It was based on infrared technology that allowed the gamer to use hand and body motions (think of a 1980′s version of the Nintendo Wii only glitchy and problematic) to play games.

It was touted as:

A new dimension in video game excitement! The amazing U-Force controller is simply the most realistic, most responsive controller ever created for Nintendo games. U-Force uses exclusive, breakthrough technology to sens the auction motion and position of your hands and body. You can actually be a part of every game you play.

When you purchased the U-Force it came bundled with the unit itself, a “Power-Bar”, T-Bar, and Hand Grips. The Power-Bar was for Mike Tyson’s Punchout and “future games”.

The U-Force unit could be setup in 3 different “positions”. The “Upright” position which looked like a conventional laptop, the “Upright position with accessories” (such as using the Power Bar to play Mike Tyson’s Punch-out) and the “Flat” position.

Some games played semi-tolerably with the U-Force but most were unplayable or they were immensely harder than using the standard NES controller. With this being the case it was hard to justify purchasing the U-Force unless you wanted to deal with the quirkiness of it.

I hated the U-Force back in the day and I still don’t enjoy it even for “nostalgic sake”. It’s flaky and doesn’t live up to the promises stated. If you want to try it out on a game you’ve already mastered it might be fun for a few minutes but after that I’m sure you’ll get sick of it.

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Atari 2600 Games and TurboGrafx16

Here’s a recent Craigslist pick up.

I had been posting some wanted to buy/trade ads on Craigslist looking for Atari 2600 games and a TurboGrafx16 console.

Someone responded to my ad saying they had both a TurboGrafx16 and some Atari games so we ended up making a deal.

I didn’t get any controller or an a/c adapter for the TurboGrafx16 but from what I’ve read you can use a Sega Genesis a/c adapter so I’m good on that since I already have a few. I plan on buying a controller off of eBay or locally if possible. As for games I know I want Devil’s Crush, Splatterhouse and Bonk’s Adventure to get started.

There’s a nice variety of classic Atari 2600 games in this lot. The labels for the Activision games aren’t in the best shape but from what I’ve seen that’s fairly common. I was happy to get the Superman and Asteroids games complete in box including the Atari game catalogs.

This was a nice Craigslist pick up considering it didn’t cost me any money, just duplicate games I had laying around the house collecting dust. I always try to use what I already have in terms of my game collection to acquire new items for my game collection.

The Atari 2600 games aren’t worth that much money but it was a nice way to get a good chunk of quality games (and the complete in boxed games) at no cost. The Turbografx console from what I’ve seen online goes for about $40.00 in working condition. I still need to pick up a controller for it but it’s nice that I can use the Sega A/C adapter for it and the Nintendo or Sega RF Box. I’ve been wanting a Turbografx16 for a while so I’m glad I was able to make the deal.

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NES Hogans Alley CIB Front

NES Hogans Alley CIB Back

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Pics of my complete in box (CIB) Mario Bros for the Nintendo NES.

NES Mario Bros CIB Front

NES Mario Bros CIB Back

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Pics of my complete in box (CIB) Gumshoe for the Nintendo NES.

NES Gumshoe CIB Front

NES Gumshoe CIB Back

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NES N64 and Sega Master System Boxed-CIB Collection Updated Pic

Here’s a pic of my Boxed / CIB / Sealed NES, N64 and Sega Master System collection. The collection just keeps growing…

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As soon as I saw it I knew I wanted it. I asked if it was for sale and was told “No, it’s for display purposes and it’s not for sale”. I was pretty discouraged and disappointed.

Since this pawn shop is one that I frequent when searching for retro games I ended up stopping in there a month later and figured I would ask again. This time I was told “Yes, we can sell it to you but it’s partially broken”.

Needless to say I purchased it and now my mission was to get it fixed. I found a local neon shop that fixed the broken neon tubes and recharged it with the gas.

I haven’t seen too many of these online and I’m not sure how much it’s worth but I plan on keeping it for a long time.

World of Nintendo Neon Sign in my game room

World of Nintendo Neon Sign Back Side

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