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'''Classic Gaming Expo''' was a [[gaming convention]] dedicated to the people, systems and games of the past, with an emphasis on old [[video games]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Classic Gaming Expo 2003|url=http://www.dickestel.com/classicexpo.htm |publisher= |website=Dick Estel's World |accessdate=13 October 2014}}</ref> The Expo was founded in 1999 by John Hardie, Sean Kelly and Keita Iida, In 2000, Joe Santulli replaced Iida as the show's co-organizer.<ref>{{cite web|author1=J C Herz|title=In a Time Warp With Pac-Man and Pong|url=https://www.nytimes.com/library/tech/99/08/circuits/articles/26game.html|work=New York Times|accessdate=13 October 2014|location=|date=August 26, 1999}}<br>- {{cite web |author1=Jeff Cork |title=Classic Gaming Expo Growing For 2014 |url=http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2014/08/08/classic-gaming-expo-growing-for-2014.aspx |publisher= |website=Gameinformer |accessdate=October 13, 2014 |date=August 8, 2014 }}<br>- {{cite web|title=Classic Gaming Expo 1999|url=http://www.cgexpo.com/media_1999.php|publisher=Digital Press|accessdate=October 13, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141017221126/http://www.cgexpo.com/media_1999.php|archive-date=October 17, 2014|url-status=dead}}<br>- {{cite web |title=Blue Sky Rangers at the 1999 Classic Gaming Expo |url=http://www.intellivisionlives.com/media/stories/vegas.shtml |publisher=Intellivision |accessdate=October 13, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141104193701/http://intellivisionlives.com/media/stories/vegas.shtml |archive-date=November 4, 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref>


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The conventions have typically been held in the [[Las Vegas Valley]], [[Nevada]], but have sometimes been held in [[Silicon Valley]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Classic Gaming Expo 2004 |url=http://www.dickestel.com/classicexpo2004.htm|publisher= |website=Dick Estel's World |accessdate=13 October 2014}}</ref> One of the focus areas were visits and panels by industry alumni such as [[Ralph H. Baer]] and [[Nolan Bushnell]].
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'''Classic Gaming Expo''' is a [[gaming convention]] dedicated to the people, systems and games of yesteryear, with an emphasis on historic [[video games]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Classic Gaming Expo 2003|url=http://www.dickestel.com/classicexpo.htm |publisher=Dick Estel's World |accessdate=13 October 2014}}</ref> The Expo was founded in 1999 by John Hardie, Sean Kelly and Keita Iida, In 2001, Joe Santulli replaced Iida as the show's co-organizer.<ref>{{cite web|author1=J.C. HERZ|title=In a Time Warp With Pac-Man and Pong|url=http://www.nytimes.com/library/tech/99/08/circuits/articles/26game.html|publisher=New York Times|accessdate=13 October 2014|location=Technology: Circuits|date=August 26, 1999}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author1=Jeff Cork|title=Classic Gaming Expo Growing For 2014 |url=http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2014/08/08/classic-gaming-expo-growing-for-2014.aspx |publisher=Gameinformer |accessdate=13 October 2014 |date=August 8, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Classic Gaming Expo 1999|url=http://www.cgexpo.com/media_1999.php|publisher=Digital Press |accessdate=13 October 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Blue Sky Rangers at the 1999 Classic Gaming Expo |url=http://www.intellivisionlives.com/media/stories/vegas.shtml |publisher=Intellivision |accessdate=13 October 2014}}</ref>


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In addition to the expo, Kelly, Hardie and Santulli founded the Videogame History Museum, a traveling museum of classic video games and equipment that is on display at events like [[E3 (Electronic Entertainment Expo)]] and [[Game Developers Conference|GDC (Game Developers Conference)]]. In April 2016, the traveling museum celebrated the building of a permanent facility known as the [[National Videogame Museum (United States)|National Videogame Museum]] in [[Frisco, Texas]]. Currently, as of May 2020, Hardie is the resident curator.
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The conventions have typically been held in the [[Las Vegas Valley]], [[Nevada]], but have sometimes been held in [[Silicon Valley]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Classic Gaming Expo 2004 |url=http://www.dickestel.com/classicexpo2004.htm|publisher=Dick Estel's World |accessdate=13 October 2014}}</ref>

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In addition to the expo, Kelly, Hardie and Santulli founded the [[Videogame History Museum]], a traveling museum of classic video games and equipment that on display at events like [[E3 (Electronic Entertainment Expo)]] and [[Game Developers Conference|GDC (Game Developers Conference)]]. The museum plans to build a permanent facility in [[Frisco, Texas]].


== History ==
== History ==
In October 1995, videogame collectors Hardie, Iida and Mike Etler, founded North Atlantic Videogame Aficionados (NAVA) at Video Game Connections, Etler's videogame store in [[Howell, New Jersey]]. The purpose of the quarterly event was to provide a meeting place where videogamers could meet and discuss videogame collecting as well as a place to buy, sell and trade games. The group was a hit and attracted collectors from all around the north east from Canada to South Carolina.
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In 1998, Hardie and Iida decided to make NAVA national. They teamed up with Richard Tsukiji to include classic gaming memorabilia at Tsukiji's annual World of Atari show.<ref>{{cite web|author1=Hans Reutter|title=World of Atari 1998 Video|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iqbsfStZfTc|publisher=Hans Reutter|accessdate=May 30, 2020|location= |website=Youtube|date=May 30, 2020}}</ref> The show was held in Las Vegas at the Holiday Inn Boardwalk Hotel and Casino on August 21–23, 1998. The event was such a success that Hardie and Iida decided to break away from World of Atari and, along with Sean Kelly, created their own show, Classic Gaming Expo.<ref>{{cite web|author1=Hans Reutter|title=CGE Founders Session 2007 Video|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DlbrjriGRLs|publisher=Hans Reutter|accessdate=May 30, 2020|location= |website=Youtube|date=May 30, 2020}}</ref>

Classic Gaming Expo has been held at the following dates and places:
* 1999 – August 14–15 – Las Vegas – Plaza Hotel
* 2000 – July 29–30 – Las Vegas – Plaza Hotel
* 2001 – August 11–12 – Las Vegas – Plaza Hotel<ref>{{cite web|author1=Edward Burns|title=CGE 2001 Video Montage|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TbNmsda25RI|publisher=Edward Burns|accessdate=June 9, 2017|location= |website=Youtube|date=August 11, 2001}}</ref>
* 2002 – August 10–11 – Las Vegas – Plaza Hotel
* 2003 – August 9–10 – Las Vegas – Plaza Hotel
* 2004 – August 21–22 – San Jose – McEnery Convention Center
* 2005 – August 20–21 – Burlingame, California – San Francisco Airport Hilton
* 2007 – July 28–29 - Las Vegas - Riviera Hotel
* 2010 – July 31-August 1 – Las Vegas – Tropicana
* 2012 – August 11–12 – Las Vegas – Plaza Hotel
* 2014 – September 12–14 - Las Vegas - Riviera Hotel


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Latest revision as of 18:55, 6 February 2024

Classic Gaming Expo
StatusInactive
GenreVideo games
Location(s)Las Vegas
CountryUnited States
InauguratedAugust 14, 1999; 25 years ago (1999-08-14)
Most recentSeptember 12, 2014 (2014-09-12)

Classic Gaming Expo was a gaming convention dedicated to the people, systems and games of the past, with an emphasis on old video games.[1] The Expo was founded in 1999 by John Hardie, Sean Kelly and Keita Iida, In 2000, Joe Santulli replaced Iida as the show's co-organizer.[2]

The conventions have typically been held in the Las Vegas Valley, Nevada, but have sometimes been held in Silicon Valley.[3] One of the focus areas were visits and panels by industry alumni such as Ralph H. Baer and Nolan Bushnell.

In addition to the expo, Kelly, Hardie and Santulli founded the Videogame History Museum, a traveling museum of classic video games and equipment that is on display at events like E3 (Electronic Entertainment Expo) and GDC (Game Developers Conference). In April 2016, the traveling museum celebrated the building of a permanent facility known as the National Videogame Museum in Frisco, Texas. Currently, as of May 2020, Hardie is the resident curator.

History

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In October 1995, videogame collectors Hardie, Iida and Mike Etler, founded North Atlantic Videogame Aficionados (NAVA) at Video Game Connections, Etler's videogame store in Howell, New Jersey. The purpose of the quarterly event was to provide a meeting place where videogamers could meet and discuss videogame collecting as well as a place to buy, sell and trade games. The group was a hit and attracted collectors from all around the north east from Canada to South Carolina.

In 1998, Hardie and Iida decided to make NAVA national. They teamed up with Richard Tsukiji to include classic gaming memorabilia at Tsukiji's annual World of Atari show.[4] The show was held in Las Vegas at the Holiday Inn Boardwalk Hotel and Casino on August 21–23, 1998. The event was such a success that Hardie and Iida decided to break away from World of Atari and, along with Sean Kelly, created their own show, Classic Gaming Expo.[5]

Classic Gaming Expo has been held at the following dates and places:

  • 1999 – August 14–15 – Las Vegas – Plaza Hotel
  • 2000 – July 29–30 – Las Vegas – Plaza Hotel
  • 2001 – August 11–12 – Las Vegas – Plaza Hotel[6]
  • 2002 – August 10–11 – Las Vegas – Plaza Hotel
  • 2003 – August 9–10 – Las Vegas – Plaza Hotel
  • 2004 – August 21–22 – San Jose – McEnery Convention Center
  • 2005 – August 20–21 – Burlingame, California – San Francisco Airport Hilton
  • 2007 – July 28–29 - Las Vegas - Riviera Hotel
  • 2010 – July 31-August 1 – Las Vegas – Tropicana
  • 2012 – August 11–12 – Las Vegas – Plaza Hotel
  • 2014 – September 12–14 - Las Vegas - Riviera Hotel

References

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  1. ^ "Classic Gaming Expo 2003". Dick Estel's World. Retrieved 13 October 2014.
  2. ^ J C Herz (August 26, 1999). "In a Time Warp With Pac-Man and Pong". New York Times. Retrieved 13 October 2014.
    - Jeff Cork (August 8, 2014). "Classic Gaming Expo Growing For 2014". Gameinformer. Retrieved October 13, 2014.
    - "Classic Gaming Expo 1999". Digital Press. Archived from the original on October 17, 2014. Retrieved October 13, 2014.
    - "Blue Sky Rangers at the 1999 Classic Gaming Expo". Intellivision. Archived from the original on November 4, 2014. Retrieved October 13, 2014.
  3. ^ "Classic Gaming Expo 2004". Dick Estel's World. Retrieved 13 October 2014.
  4. ^ Hans Reutter (May 30, 2020). "World of Atari 1998 Video". Youtube. Hans Reutter. Retrieved May 30, 2020.
  5. ^ Hans Reutter (May 30, 2020). "CGE Founders Session 2007 Video". Youtube. Hans Reutter. Retrieved May 30, 2020.
  6. ^ Edward Burns (August 11, 2001). "CGE 2001 Video Montage". Youtube. Edward Burns. Retrieved June 9, 2017.
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