Classic Gaming Expo 2002 Pictures

Setup

Pictures taken on Friday while all the vendors were busy setting up their booths. We brought quite a bit with us from Austin, so we were working on getting everything ready well into the night and early on Saturday before the show opened.

Setup - The Party - Show (Page 1) - Show (Page 2) - Show (Page 3) - Museum - Teardown

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The entrance to Classic Gaming Exp. Below the banner is several posters describing the games being sold, a schedule of events, and the Great Dig Dug Drop of 2002.	There were quite a few new homebrew releases at this year's show, and in order to keep everything sane they were released at staggered times through the day on Saturday.
The Great Dig Dug Drop involved suspending 400 empty Atari 2600 Dig Dug boxes in a net hung from the ceiling. About 40 of these boxes contained red coupons good for a free prize donated by various vendors. At 3pm on Sunday, the net was released, unleashing a torrent of Dig Dug boxes onto the awaiting crowd.	The schedule of events, detailing all the activities to take place this year's Classic Gaming Expo.
The AtariAge booth fairly early in the setup process. The eight Commodore 1702 monitors were hooked to four game systems (two 7800s and two 5200s), each of which was displayed on two monitors.	"Why did I sign up for this??"
Lee Krueger and Chris Wilkson pose with the Atari picture label display.	I was trying to take a picture of the booth from the conveniently placed ladder, which I probably shouldn't be climbing if I'm talking on a cell phone.
The banner is now hung, things are starting to come together.	Boxes and items are strewn about everywhere.
Alex is testing Koffi: Yellow Kopter on one of the 5200s.	The CGE Services booth is in the foreground.
Marc Oberhäuser looks through the CGE Program while the Atari2600.com crew setup their booth.	A case of Holey Moley for the Atari 2600, to be sold on Saturday at Atari2600.com.
Boxes to be hung from the ceiling for the Great Dig Dug Drop.	The same boxes being tossed up into the net hanging near the front of the show floor.
A camera crew prepares to interview Howard Scott Warshaw using our Atari picture label display as a backdrop.	The interview taking place.
Another shot of the same interview. This took place Friday evening after we had most everything setup.	Arcade machines being jostled into position and tested.
RealSports Basketball boxes all lined up waiting to be folded and stuffed.	RealSports Basketball and Snow White carts waiting to be stuffed into boxes.
A shot of me and Rick Weis in front of the AtariAge booth.	Matt Reichert, Alex Bilstein and William Smith pose for a picture.
Video Game Bible writer Andy Slaven on the left, and we're not sure who's standing next to him.	Keita Iida from Atari Headquarters, Alex Bilstein, and Albert Yarusso.
Warren Robinett and Joe Grand.	Ronen Habot, author of Castle Blast.
Rick Weis, Hans Reutter, and Lee Kruger from the Northwest Classic Gaming Enthusiasts (NWCGE).	The NWCGE guys were selling Sentinel and Klax for the Atari 7800.
Ron Corcoran from Twin Galaxies.	Todd Rogers, high score champ and referee for Twin Galaxies.
Brien King, author of Cart Commander and also refereeing for Twin Galaxies.	Don Rogers and Larry Anderson.
Hans Reutter's XBox signed by Bill Gates.	Marc Oberhäuser from RetroDesigns.
Cassidy Nolen and his wife Nicole.	Joe Grand and I take a ride to a WalMart Super Center so we can pick up food and drink for a party in the AtariAge suite Friday evening.

Setup - The Party - Show (Page 1) - Show (Page 2) - Show (Page 3) - Museum - Teardown

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