that's where they like to be though. i asked them about coming directly inside with me last year (since i am a distributor for them) and they said they enjoyed being outside of the main hall. I have to agree with them as the main hall gets rather warm and there is a cool breeze that comes off of the deck out there.

clever, clever. what could it all mean?

Dan,

have you been eating mushrooms again? is that what this is all about?

as mario his sprite is 13 x 16
as super mario his sprite is 32 x 16

he is more than doubling his size.

????

disclaimer, i am not that much of a nerd, i did have to google that. that being said, i still have no idea what it all means.

(1) 53' would be about 50 games, so... maybe 2 should be good for me. we will see what happens today with the reveal.

3 xl hoodies ordered. thank you

do i pick them up at the show? i will have forgotten about them by then, so it should be a pleasant surprise.

that is a cool looking toy!

much larger than expo. even before the move over to the Wisconsin Center it was larger. Expo is a show for companies (JJP, Spooky, Stern, Multimophics, etc, etc) to release new games. MGC is the show to PLAY the new games.

dan mentioned that they had to pay for chair rental. perhaps i should load up a couple of the coin-operated massage chairs that i have in the warehouse....

I thought that was Brookfield, not Milwaukee. Regardless, it is a state issue, it just so happens Brookfield wanted to enforce it.

Holy Balls Batman! that was fast. wonder how many rooms were set aside.

there are a few people that would like some extra time to get everything loaded and out of the building. personally, I have stayed Sunday night twice just because it was late and shitty weather so, i didn't feel like driving home after working and then loading. i wouldn't think there would be enough to sell out the Hilton, but perhaps some people are just planning ahead.

this year, my truck(s) will be in one of the semi docks.

probably will be one of the largest collections of games any one person/company will have brought into MGC ever (and I have brought in 48ft of packed truck and trailer before). it's going to be a fun event.

from what i have heard it is more like a matchbox car, but it is all in the eyes of the beholder.

seeing that you, my brother, and myself all have a child within a month of each other... i would say there is a good chance it will continue.

I would also like to remind people in the market for jjp games, that I will have demo woz 75, hobbit black arrow and dialed in limited edition. They will be removed from the box on Thursday for set up. Free delivery to the show, you take the game home Sunday after the show and I give you a great price to let me use it for the show. I will also have nib games available for purchase. Let me know. Some are already spoken for.

If they are then we will discuss terms. I don't want to promise things I can't deliver.

not here to clog this thread with vendor games, so I will just say this.

Show specials on

Wizard of Oz 75th
Hobbit Black Arrow
Dialed In Limited

Medieval Madness Remake (standard edition)
Attack From Mars Remake (classic edition)
Attack From Mars Remake (special edition)

also used games (golden tee 2017, big buck hunter world, touchscreens, kiddie rides, etc, etc). Please pm me as to not derail this thread.

I have some of these

FYI, I will have all of my tools with also. I am also the NEW local distributor for both American Pinball and Chicago Gaming (not to mention JJP and Spooky). Between Llyod and myself, I don't think there will be any issues with the games.... so if you want to fill your tool cart with beer... I will not object to that.

People's Choice
Best Light Gun Games (Big Buck Hunter World Deluxe)

MGC Awards
Best Vendor
Unique and Rare (Udderly Tickets) (cow) 2nd year in a row for this award on two different titles
Outstanding Orginal (Green Dragon Kiddie Ride)

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I am not sure what you are talking about. My trailer was full and I couldn't fit this one. I left it on the dock and it was gone when I came back....

That's my story anyways.

alright, after finishing those last 3 pages of new posts here are my thoughts (if anyone cares).

Overall - AMAZING show. Were there some issues? Sure. Show me a perfectly run show.

Big shout out to ALL the volunteers. I am going to "pull a Dan" and hope that I can remember everyone that helped me. Ron, Chris, Tom, Keith, Dan, Tully, Ken, Bug, Chris, Dom, Doug Skor (CGC), Llyod, Eric P, Eric (my brother), Rob A, Broddie (and his cousin, sorry I just can't remember), Jesse, Mike W. These people (and all the ones I surely forgot) were (ARE) instrumental me getting my games set up and powered on. I was to the point where the Kiddie Ride Menagerie was going to be "for display only" since i was tired of moving them multiple times, but Chris and Tom (and I think others) moved them and powered them up for me.

I can say that I am in the same boat as troy when it comes to after-party passes. I game away one pass to a friend and the rest were not given away at all. If you wanted a pass from me this year, you either helped for 4 hours (cleaning games that came in) or you bought a game.

Loadout.... for me it went smoothly. That being said, I wasn't done breaking down my booth until almost 10 pm so there wasn't a line when I was loading.

Loved the bright lights, open space, and vertical height. All of this eliminated that dungeon feel.

Concerns for me:

Find better shoes (or find a roll of 18' wide by 150' long carpet remnant at menards) so my standing there all day is enjoyable

Going to have to evaluate what to bring next year. While bringing a ton of games is always fun, I might have to pull a marco and sell more in advance (and convince those people to set up their own game... that was simply brilliant.)

Learn to walk away from the booth and enjoy a game (or two) of pinball. I played one game of Iron Maiden with Tom (and beat him 80 mil to 10 mil) and one game on houdini. That was really it.

Looking forward to next year. Going to have to figure out what is "Unique and Rare" so I can win for a 3rd year in a row!

Thank you again to everyone that helps out. Even though I don't participate in a lot of it (Clock Chaos, the vendor hall, the console museum, etc), I truly appreciate everyone's efforts.

It is. The dells is just a trap.

It's all good

Jjp - invisiglass
Stern - hd glass
Api - magic glass

All the same product. Take care with all of it.

Thanks to llyod for the help with the jjp and cgc and thanks to Josh and api for help with houdini. That being said, there were very few issues across the 22 pins (2 were houdini from pincades) that were in the lineup.

Technically, Jesse (Pincades) brought all 4 of them to the show. 2 of them were for me, but he did bring them all.