We’ve been talking about it for months and now the Midwest Gaming Classic is upon us. Taking place this Saturday and Sunday, March 21st and 22nd, in Oconomowoc, Wisconsin, there are hundreds of reasons for you to attend. First and foremost are the people. Community members such as Phneri, The Danger Boy, DJ Incompetent, SimpleNate,Tiggermango, Apoch, Carlson from Mad-Gear.com, and many, many more will all be attending. And you’ve always wanted to meet Phneri. Admit it. In addition, tons of friends from VGEvo will be there, such as Trickman Terry, Sushi-X, Torgo, Savory Cade, and more. And really, if travel distance is a concern for you consider this: RPT is coming…and that guy is from Australia! The best part? All these people will be hanging out not only at the show, but also at the fourth annual after party on Saturday night. Drinks, games, and good times will be had by all in both the Robot Panic suite and the various VGEvo rooms.

But let’s say you’re antisocial and don’t care about meeting people. Fair enough. At the Midwest Gaming Classic there are literally hundreds of console, PC, arcade, and pinball games for you to bury your heads in and they’re all set to free play. Is there an old Colecovision, TurboGrafx-16, or Atari 7800 game you’ve been dying to play? Or have you always wanted to play an antique pinball game but never had the opportunity? The Midwest Gaming Classic is the perfect place to find those rare gems.

Ok, so you’re thinking that making a long drive might not be worth it just to hang out with our drunk asses and play video games. You want prizes, don’t you? Free shit? Well, you greedy bastard, there are dozens of contests going on throughout the weekend, many of them hosted by your friendly neighborhood Drunken Gamers. Here’s the complete schedule of Robot Panic-hosted events at Midwest Gaming Classic:

Both Days

* Pin*Bot High Score Tournament

Saturday

* 10:00-4:15 – Electronic Gaming Tattoo Contest registration
* 2:00 – MGC / Robot Panic Hall of Fame
* 2:30 – Dance like a Robot contest
* 3:00-4:30 – Midwest Game Show Classic
* 4:30-5:00 – Electronic Gaming Tattoo Contest reveals and winners
* 5:00-7:00 – Robot Panic / 102.9 Guitar Hero Finals
* 7:00 – Drawing for PS3 or Six Flags tickets

Sunday

* 11:00-12:00 – DGR Round Table Recording
* 1:00-2:00 – Robot Panic / FM 101/1 Guitar Hero Battle of the Bands
* 2:00-2:30 – Interview with John Trudeau
* 4:00 – Drawing for PS3 or Six Flags tickets

And that’s just what’s going on at our booth. Check out the full schedule of events and contests here.

UPDATE: Check out a complete printable PDF Midwest Gaming Classic guide right here!

So that should do it, you should now be convinced that traveling to Oconomowoc, Wisconsin this weekend is more than worth the time, money, and effort. If you have any questions or need to know more about the show, check out the Midwest Gaming Classic Site or leave a message in the comments section below.

We hope to see you all there!

Now that you’ve seen both of our image galleries from the Midwest Gaming Classic, we have one more special treat for you.

On Saturday evening, we hosted a Video Game Trivia Show pitting two teams of contestants against one another for some pretty awesome prizes, most of which were provided by GOAT Store. The evening was a total blast and we were fortunate to have the entire show recorded by John from Die Hard Gamer.

The video has been broken up into three segments:

Segment 1
Segment 2
Segment 3

If you have any troubles getting the videos to load, please let us know.

We would like to extend a sincere thank you to John from Die Hard Gamer for putting in so much hard work to get these videos edited and produced. Please check out Die Hard Gamer for tons of great video game information.

Another year, another Midwest Gaming Classic in the can. It was another fantastic year with tons of people coming out for all that the show had to offer. The attendance record was broken on the first day and the sheer number of games available to play and purchase was mind-boggling.

Below are a batch of pictures we managed to snap in between our hectic schedule. If you have more, feel free to send them over and we’ll post them up.

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