Midwest Gaming Classic 2022 Event Tour & Floor Walk

In this episode, we take you for a tour around the 2021 Midwest Gaming Classic held in April 2022.

Ever since I found out that it existed, I have wanted to be a part of what I consider to be my hometown convention, the Midwest Gaming Classic. While I no longer live in Milwaukee, I still definitely consider that home. As such, I have attended MGC in 2019, had plans to be here in 2020 until COVID shut everything down, it returned back in October of 2021, and now returned to it's original springtime dates.

Held at the Wisconsin Center in downtown Milwaukee, the Midwest Gaming Classic has been around for OVER 20 years! MGC always hosts a variety of different events over the course of the weekend, the swap meet & vendor hall is one of the obvious ones, but there's also a free play arcade featuring pinball and video games, cosplay competitions, an artist row, and even live music.

Going into the event, there were several items I was looking for. I was looking for a dog bone controller for the NES as the one that I have does not play terrifically. I was also looking for Adventure Island 4 for the Famicom, Cruis'n for the Wii, and Sin & Punishment for the Japanese N64. I wound up buying something that I never expected, but you will have to wait for my event recap to see what that is.

One of the great things about events like this is getting to meet friends, old and new. John Riggs (https://www.youtube.com/c/JohnRiggs), Kris from GameDad (https://www.youtube.com/c/GameDadShow), and Jay from Square Pegs (https://www.youtube.com/c/SquarePegs) were able to attend the Midwest Gaming Classic. I also got to meet old friends here as well, including fans who came up and recognized me from the videos and from attending the previous event. It's always great to have the social side of events such as this, and something I encourage you highly to take advantage of if you have the ability to do so.

A very fun tradition of MGC is the organizers always work to bring in some very cool cars to have on display. Sometimes they try to get the originals, other times it is fan remakes. Much like previous years, they had the Jeep and a Land cruiser decorated in Jurassic Park trim. Many people look at the Land Cruiser with confusion, as the movie used Ford Explorers, so what's with the Land Cruiser? The owner of the vehicle actually has information posted right next to his car explaining that in the books the trucks used on the island were, in fact, Toyota Land Cruisers. New for this year was a car I never thought that I would see, the Mirth Mobile from Wayne's World. This AMC Pacer is ugly as sin and beautiful at the same time. Thanks to everyone who brought their cars to have on display as it definitely adds another level of fun to the event. They also had a Delorean and KITT too!

As is typical, we had a great time at the 2022 edition of the Midwest Gaming Classic, the wait was definitely worth It. Make sure you stay subscribed, make sure you follow Midwest Gaming classic online!

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