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Date: July 26th, 2003
Time: 10am to 8pm
Location: Marriott
Austin North
The Austin Gaming Expo is a gathering of gamers enjoying
videogames of all types, whether they are classic videogames
of the early 80's, modern game systems you'll find in today's
stores, or full-size arcade games. Austin's central location
is an ideal location for people throughout Texas to take a
day trip and enjoy videogames of all types!
What can you expect to find at the Austin Gaming Expo? You'll
find every type of game for sale such as Intellivision, Nintendo
NES, Playstation, GameCube, Xbox, and more! Rare titles, homebrew
games, and recent releases. You'll even find arcade and pinball
machines for sale! There will be numerous systems set up and
ready to play, and demonstrations of new and unreleased titles.
Trade games with your fellow gamers at our trading session
or join an Xbox LAN tournament. Check out the video game museum,
and see the origins of today's consoles. Below is a summary
of what you will find at the Austin Gaminge Expo. This page
will be updated with new information as the show approaches.
Be sure to check back and find out the latest details!
Click on each link below for more information about what
you can expect at the Austin Gaming Expo:
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| Vendors
and Exhibitors |
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| Over 40 vendors and exhibitors have signed on
board for the Austin Gaming Expo. You'll be able to buy, sell,
play and trade video games of all types. This includes classic
video games and systems, modern consoles and games, arcade games
and parts, and much more! |
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| New Products
& Demos |
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| Several new products will make their debut at
the Austin Gaming Expo, including games for classic systems
making their appearance for the first time, as well as recently
released games for modern systems. You'll also be able to try
your hand at many homebrew games currently in development for
several classic systems. |
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| Tournaments |
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| A wide variety of tournaments is
planned for the show, with a rich assortment of prizes (and
in some cases, cash!) Odds are good you'll find a tournament
you'll want to participate in! Time to start practicing! |
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| Door and
Tournament Prizes |
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| Many companies and organizations
have donated prizes to be given away at the Austin Gaming Expo.
Door prizes will be dispersed throughout the day, and all you
need is your numbered AGE badge to win! And there will be a
wide variety of prizes for the various tournaments being run
during the event. In addition, you can win an X-Arcade 2-player
controller ($150 value!) for registering
online! |
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| AGE Museum |
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| Attendees will take a trip back in
time with the Austin Gaming Expo Video Game Museum. The museum
features a retrospective of all major video game consoles from
the 1971 Odyssey to today's Xbox. Consoles from Atari, Magnavox,
RCA, Bally, Coleco, Mattel, Commodore, Sega, Nintendo, NEC,
Sony, Microsoft and more will be on display. |
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| AGE Arcade |
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| AGE is proud to offer a free play
classic arcade! Five Texas-based arcade vendors have combined
forces to bring a wide selection of video arcade and pinball
machines to the Austin Gaming Expo. No quarters necessary! Many
games in the arcade will also be for sale, so if you're in the
market for an arcade game make sure you bring a vehicle able
to cart these games home! |
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| JagFest @ AGE |
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| JagFest, now going on its 7th year, is an annual
event dedicated to the Atari Jaguar game system. This year,
JagFest will be hosted at several different events across the
country, giving many more people a chance to attend than in
previous years. JagFest on Tour will include exhibitions of
prototype hardware and software, tournaments, prizes, and more!
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| Organizers |
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| To find out more about the individuals
behind the Austin Gaming Expo, visit the Organizers
page. |
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