As someone across the planet, there's something about the mundane americana and scenery with your commentary that I find so entertaining even without the tech.

That Sega R360 is just insanity. That's every VR enthusiast's dream machine. And to think Sega released it in 1990. Those guys really were just awesome in their peak years.

13:21 - That's us! Thanks for stopping by man, it was great talking to you even for a short while. That exhibit was a few years in the making, and we're glad to share the nostalgia with everyone. The whole weekend was an absolute blast, and we're doing it again next year (hopefully with a fuller crew!)

I can watch LGR for hours. He's relaxing, super knowledgeable entertaining, and overall just a lot of fun to watch. I want to stay up late playing video games and drinking beers with him.

I'm genuinely amazed Technology Connections and LGR hadn't met yet, those are two of my favorite channels.

@LGR Clint! Thanks SOOOooo much for the Forgotten Machines table overview at 15:30, and the T-shirt sighting at 22:10 ...wow! Even a setup view at 2:56 and a "wind-up" at 11:15! You're always a thrill to meet in person, every bit as warm and inviting in person as you are in all of your videos. It was truly my honor to see you again...and thank you!!! BTW, this video is also SOOooo well done! The videography is Top Notch, almost paralleling your buttery-smooth voice narration, which has always been a true highlight of every single LGR video... You and your brother Luke really raised the bar on this one!

Last year's video was fun, but the quality of the footage is waaaaaay better this time around! Good job to you both!

Thanks! Always amazing Clint, and a big thanks to your brother for filming as well! Hopefully I'll be able to make the event in the future.

We are so lucky to have someone like yourself, so young still, so much knowledge, I'm a geek from way back myself. Born 1967, I was the computer assistant in my high school. I grew up playing the first racing games on Atari and grew up in the different computer age than we have now. Currently I'm still rocking a i7 8700k with a 1080ti, really thinking about jumping to the 40 series this year coming. VR is a tech that is so far beyond anything we had when I was younger. I love love love your videos, we are lucky to have you.

As someone who likes conventions but doesn't get to travel very much at all, I really enjoy your convention vids. They always do such a good job of bringing us along for the ride, even if we couldn't really go. Also kudos to Luke for doing such a good job with the video capturing!

What I love about channels like this is, that I lived through these times and it fills me full of nostalgia. But I'm sure it's even liked by many people that are younger and like to see how technology has changed over the years.

The show looks like it's set to upgrade to a conference center, it's outgrown the hotel. Neat to see it grow.

It was great seeing you again Clint! This was an awesome video and I’m glad you had a great time. Thanks for the shout out. See you again next year! 😀

Any convention related stuff on LGR is always great to see.

so glad something like this exists, you guys are literally helping preserve history instead of these amazing machines ending up in land fills! Wish I could go one day

I can't watch most convention/travel footage because wobbly cameras give me terrible migraines, but I am so happy you got a go pro with stabilization! It made it possible for me to watch this video. Thank you! Excited to see what you wanted to share :)

The editing on here is superb it feels like really being there and cut between the guests coming in and walking through the door gave off the vibe walking on stage at a rock concert

Great to see so many pieces being preserved!

Your videos are always so comfy, but ones like this epitomize it ❤️ Also, you and your brother almost look like Street Fighter palette swaps of one another, and I think that's so neat.

Seeing LGR dedicate a solid 5 minutes to the Amazingness that is Galloping Ghost brings my heart joy, I visit it once a year and the owner Doc Mac is an amazing man doing Nerd God's work here on earth :3

I'm in the Army and your videos have gotten me through two deployments your chill relaxed tone always calms me down never stop doing what you do always appreciated.

Ooh, we're off conventioning again! Hoorah!

This was such a great show, glad I could make it and meet you in person Clint! As someone from the area it's criminal how little this is talked about, I literally didn't even know it existed until your video last year and I'm happy that you gave it such positive exposure. Looking forward to going again next year!

Thank you for staying humble to your fans.

Yay! I was there :-) Glad to see you again! I do agree about the "arc of KZfaq" leading to some pretty heavy crowding.

Hey Clint! Happy to see you back again this year. You picked up the PC BIG BOX games from me at the show (think you got a few last year too). Hope you enjoy some of that oddness you grabbed!

Hey, Clint! Yes - I was running three instances of Quake from a single SGI Octane. I expect to have improvements (full hardware texturing, better frame rates) on the setup for next year!

It was absolutely fantastic to see you and others there at VCFMW. My kids really enjoyed the experience too. It is such a wonderful thing to know that in "real life" the various KZfaq personalities are all wonderful people to chat with. I will certainly be back and I hope you will be too.

Hey LGR thanks to you I spotted a Silicon Graphics workstation PC cameo in a scene in a show called Night Sky (noticed one on the Quake table too at 18mins). I paused in the scene of the show and explained to my incredibly interested and impressed partner what it was and she was clearly enamoured with my knowledge. Thanks!

The ashtray next to the computer really helps set the time period.

It was great seeing you at VCFMW this year!! Glad you made it out to Galloping Ghosts, that place nearly has it all. The Castlevania with whip controller was my fav. That R360 is the rarest of the rare arcade experiences, it's amazing you got footage of a working one.

You have some the most informative videos! I loved seeing all of the retro computers. Thanks!

Thanks for the video, Clint; I’ve been anticipating it.I’m happy to see your brother tag alone. Cherish and love your brother, Clint. You never know when disaster will strike. I lost my baby brother during February of this year. He was my best friend; we did everything together (i.e. game, shop, etc). Losing my brother devastated my world. I feel lost and empty inside without him. So keep your brother close to you, because you NEVER know what will happen tomorrow or the day after… Again, I enjoyed the video very much. Thank you for all you do.

8:11 Gotta love LGR for adding in the metric measurements as well. Much appreciated!

What a terrific video - really made me feel like I'd not only been there, but had tagged along with LGR himself. Just can't overstate how much fun this video was

Your's and your brothers shots are always amazing. Been watching for about 8 years. You never fail to hit the ball out of the park! Great video Clint! And Love the shots of the convention by your brother! Great job Luke!

8:32 - wow, imagine playing Forsaken or Descent playing in of those! It feels a bit unreal seeing David, Adrian and Alec in the same LGR video :)

Hey this looks like it was fun trip. I always enjoy these sort of travel blog/convention videos when you release them. You have such a unique style that manages to feel both professional and laid back at the same time. Not sure what you call that but I enjoy it. I'd also be interested to know more about the bit you mentioned with the Behind the Screens exhibit with a local broadcasting setup. You mentioned you do something similar in your home. That sounds really interesting.

Thanks for the captions for the Deaf. These are always a challenge to hear at with the crowds. This let me be a part of the event, takes me back a few years! Thank you.

Man! That Arcade looks like a place straight out of my dreams! Nice video, please do more of these. I enjoyed it

Love this channel, and especially watching those kind of videos after a long, exhausting trip. So cozy.

I love computer meets. Given what's happened over the last couple of years, we should never take them for granted. 👍

Loved that video! Thank you for sharing with us details of your trip like hotel, food, traveling in the road etc. Greetings from Brazil!

Your living the dream LGR , Thank you and your Brother for this footage , Liked and Shared :) QC

Top of the morning Lord Basinger, it was nice to chat with you at the show. In fact you were quite a chat buddy which is why I dropped it off with you. Happy Christmas and Long Live the Queen!

These festivals are great to look at. I hope someday to visit the expo myself! Seems quite amusing, and the amount of stuff is incredible - It's for sure that the event gets bigger with every edition. Thanks for the tour!

This video is more than a festival, is completed with the visit to arcade game store ( 8-bit Guy visited too) and a plus was, the simulator machine, into the restaurant, is crazy. Thank you so much!

The best part about this is seeing how many people keep these bygone eras of computing alive. As kids growing up with these machines, they were awe inspiring and that experience drove us to learn more and work with tech our entire life. For many of us, this type of experience was a defining part of our lives.

Dude.. The G-play afterburner 360 machine I tried several times in the Trocadero sega arcade in Picadilly Circus in my home town in London in the early 90s. Great times!!

My reactions to pretty much this entire video is a lot of "Wow"s (like Owen Wilson's Wow LOL). Especially that R360 system with that gyro pod, and the amount of people in that convention, both things I would probably get physically sick off pretty quickly if I had to experience, but Wow. I'm pretty much in awe on how cool all those older tech there. You commentary just adds another layer of entertainment to all the footage that you shown in the video. Thank you to you and you brother Luke for sharing the experience of being in VCF Midwest to us folks who weren't there.

LGR is such a legend, been watching for 10 years or more and his style is an absolute blast of nostalgia and uniquely comforting at the same time. Gotta say he's also helped me tremendously with insomnia over the years, his voice is so smooth it helps your mind calm down and drift into a restful sleep ☺️, just like I'm about to do right now 😴.

Your Videos are amazing this one has be the best at showing us how much more old school tech is out there i hope you get your hands on some of these for your future videos! I cant wait!

19:34 a Wild 8-Bit Guy has appeared! He also did a video on this convention and documented his trip from the Dallas-Ft. Worth metroplex using his wife’s 2022 Chevrolet Bolt EUV and showed that it is possible to cross country road-trip in a Non Tesla EV in 2022; it just takes careful route planning.

I didn’t make it out this year, but so cool seeing my home town area in your videos as always! I know every nook and cranny of every part of Chicago/the suburbs that you showed. Really awesome to see! I’ve been to Galloping Ghost a dozen times, and every single time it just gets bigger and better. Glad the show was a hit and it looks like you had a proper Chicago experience!

I these edited highlights videos - looks like you and your brother had a crazy good time - thanks again for sharing this experience with us :) Retro heaven indeed.

The show (and The Galloping Ghost) looks like so much fun. Wish I could have been there. Thank you for sharing this piece of history with us. Very nice to see so many people in attendance. I will plan on attending next year. Although your videos are always fun and fascinating, this video really got me thinking. So cool.

Thanks for the shout out! It was great to see you at the show, can't wait until next year!!

Been a bit since I seen a vintage computer convention. That arcade is awesome. I haven't seen space ace since I was a kid. I miss video arcades I miss taking $20.00 in quarters and playing games all day. Sad that a lot of arcades gone like Gameworks in Seattle. My Nostalgia feels were strong this video. Thank you. I seen that 360, I could not afford it, but it was awesome and you are so LUCKY to play it.

This was insane, thanks for sharing with us from overseas. Been following your channel for years and years (back to the The Sims reviews).

I shared a spot on Joshua's OS/2 table for my AT&T PC-6300 (somewhat out of place but wanted to host a table with friends). I did not have it fully setup yet when you took your footage. That is great you shouted Joshua out :) I did a walk by of your table and did not say hi this year due to the crowd but we did speak last year although we were both masked then :) I am local to the Chicago area and you and Luke did a wonderful job showing off some of the beauty of the city. Love your channel!

I totally remember seeing the R360 at Disneyland in the early 90's. It was like $2-4 per play and my folks did not want to take valuable ride time for me to play video games, but it was etched in my mind.

70s/80s aesthetics: big ass ashtrays. Good or bad, it just was what there was. Well done.

Seeing the LFC top was a pleasant surprise! Glad you guys had a fun (albeit busy) trip!

You're the best! Nothing beats your videos - always brings back great memories from when I was younger

Looks like a great event, its been ages since i have been to something like that. That Sega R360 is incredible never knew it existed and great that they have it working which i could imagine is quite a challenge as your not going to find many spare parts laying around lol.

Glad they had a popular outing. I wish I could have gone. There's always next year. Checking out older computers is really awesome

It's really fun to see my favorite KZfaqrs get together. I'm watched a number of vids about this event on different channels and I've enjoyed them all.

I’ll really enjoyed this episode. The arcade looked amazing! Thanks for sharing .

Brave Firefighters!!! This was the only video game my dad would ever play with me. It's awesome. THE 360 WORKS???

It was great seeing you again at VCF Midwest! Couldn't get to chat with you in-person until the last day (it was very crowded on the first day), but overall, I think this was the biggest and best VCF Midwest so far. I hope to be back next year. : )

9:16 spotted cow!! As a Wisconsin boy this was fun to see, solid beer.

Ohhhh the smile that came to my face, teletype machines, I´ve used those for years at work. So many memories down the lane. Thanks for the awesome vid.

Heaven. I wish we had festivals like this in the UK.

I played one of those R360's in Honolulu Hawaii back in the day. It was like $20 a game and had a attendant. Probably 1991. Crazy experience.

Incredible vid my man! Love the B-Roll/travel footage so much. That camera seems like a solid investment!

As a proud Chicagoan I’m very grateful for both this video and your channel as a whole. You introduced me to a festival I never knew existed and now I want to go there so bad!! Also, glad you enjoyed Galloping Ghost arcade. I’m jealous you managed to see the pinball arcade before I did; I’ve been meaning to take a buddy of mine there who really loves actual pinball machines. Also, my jaw dropped when you mentioned you managed to get a sneak peak at an R360 machine. I was wondering if the arcade staff had one up their sleeve! :D

gotta say i'm migrated from linus lately over to this channel due to content and the delivery. Something about cadence of speech and nostalgia combo is just top notch. I ended up purchasing some Sony mavica cameras after watching your channel. Just something about writing images to a floppy , despite owning a top of the line fujifilm mirrorless something about the mavica line was just awesome. Thanks for all that you do

Omg, seeing Ben Heck wearing a Halo Reach shirt is the single most 2010 thing I can imagine; pure nostalgia right there. I still remember reading about his Xbox 360 laptops in GameInformer magazine back then.

wow, the driving footage is so beautiful! that first shot took my breath away!

Excellent how you filmed and told the story of this event!!

Thanks LGR! Years of great content, looking forwards to years more!

Playing midtown madness on your "wish I was an iMac" emachine was a nice nostalgia trip.

Dude, Quake arcade game is unicorn 🦄. Awesome to see that. Thx for sharing!

Looking slim and well Clint! Thanks for this vid 🎉

Thoroughly enjoyable video. It's nice to see all that old equipment and memories brought back to life. I'm pleasantly surprised to see that the demographic isn't all older 50s and 60s + aged, but largely younger. It's one thing to grow up with it and revisit what you remember, but it would appear that for many, it's discovering something totally new from the past before them.

That opening set was awesome. My grandpa had an Apple II on an old wood desk, with, what I'm pretty sure, was that EXACT ashtray 😆 That was the setting for my introduction to PCs back in the mid 80s. Spot on opening, dude👍

wow I love watching these convention videos, all that retro computer tech is quite the sight to behold! galloping ghost would be cool to visit too... so many freaking games in one place!

It was a fun time at the event. While I did spend most of my time talking with Luke while volunteering for Ken, the few moments I spoke with you were excellent. For the folks who don't know, both Luke and Clint are really cool guys. Awsome to hang out with and their swave voices and personalities are indeed not only for the videos, they are genuine people, and I hope to hang out with them again next year. (As long as Ken let's me help out at his table).

That manual phone answering machine is so damn cool. Just imagine some dude hearing that voice in 1965 being so very confused. "Honey..what the hell is a answering machine and who in the hell just talked to me?"

8:00 - that really does look very cool. Would love to play Descent on that.

😲 was really looking forward to this video! Man, this made me Happy 😁

I thoroughly enjoyed myself while there! It was great to meet you, Clint! I got our selfie if you’d like to have a copy of it…just reply to my comment and I’ll send it to you (give me an email or something)… That said, me and my partner ADORED The Weather Channel equipment!! Been obsessed with that for most of my life! Awesome to see the actual equipment! A lot smaller than I imagined! I’ll be there next year!

I expected 7:45 to sound more like "And before we knew it, we were being led by two strangers into a locked up back room of an old Chinese restaurant west of Chicago, where we were forcibly anesthetized and had our kidneys removed."

LGR: 25 bucks for an entire day? Oh wow, I can't complain! 8-bit guy: _complains_

Great video and great photography at the end! I played the R360 at Disneyland around 96/97 and it was incredible. Never forgot that experience.

It’s always a good day when a new LGR video drops. Just watched the panel you did. Wish I could go to one of these :(

Good morning Clint I hope you do some more food like soups and sandwiches on your lgr foods channel

15:45 MERA 7951 , at Forgotten Machines stand. Isn't that made in Poland? I see on screen "Sergious Roszczyk" sounds very polish to me. I am from Poland, born 1985, and always heard of MERAs, but never actually seen one. I didn't know they made terminals, but it make sense. Thy made some PDP-like clones, so I am sure they also made terminals for them.

your video is like a time machine for me. THANK YOU!, Thank you so much!

Interesting video. The displays of old technology were great. These brought back memories of items I saw or had when I was younger.