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Why the Midwest Gaming Classic is the BEST Retrogaming EXPO
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Күн бұрынI just got back from the Midwest Gaming Classic and boy did I have fun! In this video I share with you why I think it is the BEST Retrogaming Expo More info here: www.midwestgam...
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@JohnRiggs Жыл бұрын
I agree. Portland is "home" but MGC is the best for so many reasons. Not a stab at any other con as they're all great, but this is the one to attend.
@songpr4950 Жыл бұрын
So glad I saw this video today! I just saw a commercial yesterday from the New York Long Island Gaming Expo and was about to purchase my ticket and flight. I would be coming from Puerto Rico and was going to do a combined trip of New York City and then go to the Long Island Expo. Seeing the recommendation from my both of favorite Johns, I'm going to save instead and go to Midwest Gaming Classic next year!
@AxelNight13 Жыл бұрын
I saw you this year and last! I'm just so glad I live 25 minutes away from this event because it truly the best weekend of the year!
@Retr0Rob Жыл бұрын
Solid weekend! Glad you had time to stop by the G2B room and visit for a while. Gotta love MGC!
@SquarePegs Жыл бұрын
It was an absolute pleasure to spend some time with you this weekend, my friend. MGC is a magnificent show that really delivers on everything - varied selection, lots of events, great panels, a killer bonus stage, and amazing guests. So glad to have been able to attend!
@johnhancockretro Жыл бұрын
Good times with you friend. Cant wait for next year!
@SongbirdPro Жыл бұрын
Thanks for making the trip once again, John! Had a great time catching up with you.
@LameDadRetroGamer Жыл бұрын
Agreed man it was such a epic show and can't wait to go back next year, it was awesome to have you on the bonus stage
@michaelcaylor8937 Жыл бұрын
Best place to be for retro games!!! Good to see you again John, see you next year!!!
@andycunningham9633 Жыл бұрын
🌟Thanks for visiting, John. Was great to meet you. 🌟
@davidbrinkman7867 Жыл бұрын
sky bridge on the 4th floor of the Hilton goes right to the con, never need to brave the weather brother!
@johnhancockretro Жыл бұрын
When the sky bridge is open :)
@rgfamgames Жыл бұрын
I'm a bit biased, since I'm local, but it's definitely the best. Glad you enjoyed yout time in Milwaukee. It was a pleasure getting to meet you and chat for a few minutes.
@ArnoldOldSchool Жыл бұрын
It was fun to meet you! Extra bonus that we ran into you at Mader's. Felt like a stalker after that since we had already made it a point to check out you and Riggs at Batsu and then we got front row seats for the Sat evening panel. I'm not looking into your house right now with a Super Scope. I promise!
@cheatcodecharlie Жыл бұрын
It was a pleasure meeting you my friend!!! And thanks again for signing my game @CheatCodeCharlie
@johnhancockretro Жыл бұрын
You are most welcome!
@thechampagneroom1 Жыл бұрын
That retail area gave me a rush of nostalgia
@JasonGares Жыл бұрын
It was a PLEASURE having you at the Midwest Gaming Classic John! It was also a PLEASURE having our "little" talk in the Guys, Games, and Beers room on Saturday night after the show. We hope you come back again! Take CARE, stay SAFE and GAME ON my friend!
@johnhancockretro Жыл бұрын
It was great talking to you friend. Awesome show, can’t wait until next year.
@tw3nz0r Жыл бұрын
Thank you for allowing me to experience more of the con through your eyes, John. It was an absolute pleasure to chat with you for a bit, and I can’t wait to see you again!
@themanboycave122 Жыл бұрын
The show was awesome and I’m glad I had a chance to meet you. I had a blast the whole time. Can’t wait for next year!
@JeffWaldronArcade Жыл бұрын
It was great to meet you and I’m jealous of your 2600 score! See you next year!
@thegamingretrospektive Жыл бұрын
Looks like an excellent time! Looking forward to seeing you in Columbus here in the coming months :)
@Bearcade Жыл бұрын
Was kick-ass getting to meet you. Thank you.
@deagt3388 Жыл бұрын
'Back to the Childhood' ;-)
@TumoFiji Жыл бұрын
I do agree it is the best in the US, but I've only been to MGC (3 times) and MoGame Con (1 time). It was a pleasure to finally meet you in person and thank you for all your knowledge and the 'hidden gem' games I've added to my collection because of it. My favorite 3 pickups from this year's convention were MGC exclusive Moto X for SNES, Fragile Dreams CIB on Wii, and Fatal Frame III CIB on PS2.
@crazedlink Жыл бұрын
Loving meeting Tim everytime.
@TheChronozShow Жыл бұрын
It was awesome meeting you.
@StusGameReviews Жыл бұрын
Great video and great to see you at the convention!
@johnhancockretro Жыл бұрын
Great talking with you friend
@ryanklein660 Жыл бұрын
It was a pleasure seeing you again for the second year. Grabbed a copy of Block'em Sock'em. Enjoyed the panel and thanks for the great content.
@skinnypuppy1994 Жыл бұрын
Love living in Milwaukee because of MGC :) was nice meeting you at the con, John !
@Bun_Can_Do_It Жыл бұрын
It was cool to see you John!
@R4D4_ Жыл бұрын
Sorry I missed it. Looking forward to meeting you at Corgs!
@Turtle_1976 Жыл бұрын
Hey John! It was nice getting to meet you in person finally. And I’m glad to see the virtual reality unit I was selling at my buddy’s table has made it into your collection! I know it has a good home now!
@datassetteuser356 Жыл бұрын
Awesome stuff, man! Always love to see some Jaguar content and boy do I look forward to the re-release of Towers II. Will did an amazing job with the boxart for this (as he always does) and I am glad to see such a nice game released for the Jag's 30th anniversay. Can't wait to preorder it. Cheers!
@SongbirdPro Жыл бұрын
Thank you for the support! I'm very excited to offer this to Jaguar fans this July. :)
@ouroboricform Жыл бұрын
It was great meeting you and getting to hang out and chit chat on our way to that secret party! This was my first gaming convention and I am already planning for next year. Hope to see you in the future, bud!
@EugenioAngueira Жыл бұрын
I've never been to this event. I should consider going next year!
@keithjohnson8636 Жыл бұрын
It was great getting to meet you and Riggs you guys are great! Loving the games I got from you brilliant idea with the USB drive.
@johnhancockretro Жыл бұрын
You are most welcome
@TimBrice7 Жыл бұрын
Glad you could make it over to MKE again John. The weather is definitely variable in Wisconsin lol. This convention has grown so much over the years and continues to improve. Looking forward to 2024!
@johnhancockretro Жыл бұрын
Can't wait!
@MichaelLoudenTV23 Жыл бұрын
It is always a fun experience! My wife and I picked up so many games. It was great so see you, John Riggs and Mr. Wright Way.
@NotoriousCIB Жыл бұрын
I was there too! I saw you doing some kind of acting thing where you were getting attacked 😂
@johnhancockretro Жыл бұрын
Ahh, that was the Batsu game show :)
@ZForceFFC Жыл бұрын
Living in SE Wisconsin, MGC is always one of the highlights of the year, I love checking out the stuff and hunting for treasure in the vendor hall. I think this year my big pickups were a Collector's Edition copy of Dungeons and Doomknights for NES, a complete boxed copy of Spiritual Warfare for NES and a new Evercade EXP, but I got plenty of other goodies too.
@stich21 Жыл бұрын
Live so close and had no clue it was going on. Damn, gonna have to check it out next year.
@mecha2001 Жыл бұрын
phenomenal show. I probably saw you around about 800 times, but next year I hope we can meet and greet. I think I only did a quick pop in at Guys Games and Beer this time. lol
@GuysGamesandBeer Жыл бұрын
Definitely the best! (We might be a little biased)🙃
@johnhancockretro Жыл бұрын
Great hanging with the group at the expo.
@dave4shmups Жыл бұрын
It definitely looks like the best show from this video! I’d love to to fly up there from Denver sometime!
@RetroLuminocity Жыл бұрын
Hi John, my wife and I were there. It was our first retro gaming expo. I think the highlight of the show for me was meeting and talking with you and sitting in on the KZfaqrs panel. Thank you for taking the time to talk with us and we hope to see you at the next one.
@johnhancockretro Жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed the expo and it was my pleasure to be there talking and connecting with others.
@Fizggig Жыл бұрын
It was nice meeting you John! First time at this con and I agree it was awesome!
@johnhancockretro Жыл бұрын
Thanks for coming
@kjhoskins Жыл бұрын
This looks great, John. I wish it was within driving distance; I would love to have been there. Thanks for the video.
@dwightdixon8508 Жыл бұрын
OMG Looks & Sounds like y’all had a wonderful weekend at the Midwest Gaming Classic. Being from Chicagoland area I’ll have to make it a destination moving forward.
@therealbitwars Жыл бұрын
My favorite part of the MGC was when John Hancock cut ahead of me in line at the merch booth 🤣 Just kidding, it was cool that we got to chat for a minute. See you there next year!
@markjones5647 Жыл бұрын
Great episode Mr Hancock as always us in the UK love to see them best wishes to u and your family Mark
@johnhancockretro Жыл бұрын
Thank you for the kind words. Best to you and family.
@forcedfeedbackclassicgamer5499 Жыл бұрын
I really need to make it up to MGC one of these years. Always hear so many great things from everyone that goes.
@PongbyAtari Жыл бұрын
Looked like a fantastic show and a hell of a lot of fun thanks for the video and sharing a little piece of the show with us that Zelda display was amazing amongst all the other great displays.
@johnhancockretro Жыл бұрын
It was!
@RobReitz1 Жыл бұрын
Thanks for coming to Milwaukee!!
@Obloms Жыл бұрын
That expo looked amazing. One day I really need to check it out.
@johnhancockretro Жыл бұрын
You should!
@wisej0e81 Жыл бұрын
Yes it's huge my feet hurt from walking so much😂
@HairyVR Жыл бұрын
That first Vendors Booth, is insane of all the Rare CIB games!
@GameDadShow Жыл бұрын
so awesome hanging out as always man!
@hectormontalvo5565 Жыл бұрын
Man you're blessed over in those states that you got all of those retro stores and conventions. Here in NY we get nothing that I know of except record fairs that I'm not into. Here in Rochester there used to be a local chain of retro stores called GameCraze but they closed doors like 4 years ago because according to the owner he wasn't making as much money as he wanted!😭 Anyway I love that you show your adventures in those conventions for us that can't go. Yeah that might be the best expo in the nation. Good showing and cool video John!👉😃👈
@milotaloneightyone5518 Жыл бұрын
Since 81. Midwest board. Entertainment is key in the midwest. I can only hope you can enjoy the midwest dead dreams.
@TotalLevelYT Жыл бұрын
Man I hope I get to go at some point there in my life haha. It's just a bit tough being in Canada and I don't have much saved to go to expos. The only one I'm going this year is the Calgary Expo April 27-30 as looking forward to that. Hope MGC gets added to that list at some point!
@VintageGamerLtd Жыл бұрын
AMAZING TO MEET YOU!
@mjdf122 Жыл бұрын
The Immortal John Hancock At The Convention/Expo Can’t Go Wrong There Seen That You Were With Mr Wright Way And John Riggs The Retro Elders
@RoXolid Жыл бұрын
I'm glad that Jay from @Square Pegs told me the definition of Plethora, it means a lot.
@bradleymcavoy3432 Жыл бұрын
I've never been to Wisconsin, but I will try to put it on my bucket list. Also I don't hate the Jaguar and I wouldn't mind having one because the dedicated HomeBrew scene seems really Awesome! 😎
@mrquito71 Жыл бұрын
YES MGC 2023 was Great!! 👍🏼👍🏼 I wish I could’ve stayed longer but I had to leave Sunday 4pm. I saw a lot of great video games in the vendor hall. I wanted to BUY everything hehehe. Maybe next year I’ll do both Saturday and Sunday….. I didn’t see your vendor table John Hancock on Sunday?? I saw John Riggs table but he had like 5 people talking to him didn’t realize he was soooooo TALL…. Anyway I had a Great Time I’ve probably gone like 6 years in a row now it’s getting better every year 😊
@johnhancockretro Жыл бұрын
I was back by Brett Weiss and had two panels on Sunday...you might of missed me when I was doing those.
@TheGameBeaters Жыл бұрын
Super fun weekend. Pretty interesting to see it from your side of the lens. Saw you at several panels and had a great time. Was going to pick up your Sega game but think you were sold out when I came by on Sunday. Next year!
@johnhancockretro Жыл бұрын
Are you attending any cons? If not send me an email if you are still interested.
@TheGameBeaters Жыл бұрын
@@johnhancockretro probably not until Mo Game Con. I’ll hit you up!
@johnhancockretro Жыл бұрын
@@TheGameBeaters bring them there :)
@TheGameBeaters Жыл бұрын
@@johnhancockretro sounds good to me! See you there!
@nickbettschen Жыл бұрын
i really want to make it down from canada some year
@MrStrangermoon Жыл бұрын
this john ring dude goes everywhere. he need to be a tour guide man something. didnt know padawan obi one likes beer.
@joeydemitro8976 Жыл бұрын
AWESOME 😎👍💯 TOO MY FRIEND
@MrWrightWay Жыл бұрын
It was so fun
@StephenChepp 7 ай бұрын
Don't forget to stop by Future Classics next time you are at the show and say hi :)
@JGKingCrusher Жыл бұрын
Way cool. Someday... someday....
@sherekhangamedev Жыл бұрын
Man events are great but this looks beautiful, taken too another level. 😮🎉 Great picks John! Specially NBA Jam Stuff. BTW on 3:50 those SNES, World of Nintendo and Game Boy animations from the marquees, where I can find those files? I want them for a LED marquee displayer on the game room.
@johnhancockretro Жыл бұрын
No idea where to find them. I would post this question in a Nintendo collector group online.
@sherekhangamedev Жыл бұрын
@@johnhancockretro Thanks a lot John! I hope someone knows. Also thank you for the amazing content full of good vibes too. AndHappy Birthday! 🎉 Sorry I'm late.
@amyspaulding2815 Жыл бұрын
My husband sold that stack of CDi games to that vendor.
@selbyjohnson5986 Жыл бұрын
looks like a great con!
@TravisGarnett Жыл бұрын
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@rainestorm1110 Жыл бұрын
I had a great time there sat
@kassiusklay2684 Жыл бұрын
Mgc is the best..it's so big I didn't even catch most youtubers! 4 pulp fiction pinball machines and catching up with hundreds of connections. Don't skip mgc two day passes or just going sunday can be a great deal
@Gohan1138 Жыл бұрын
was that really the announcer for blitz and those other fun ass arcade sports games? we need aray traced version of blitz in unreal engine 5
@TekMoliGy Жыл бұрын
looks pretty fun
@Pix3l_Pr1ncess Жыл бұрын
Better than Portland Retro Gaming Expo? I have my doubts.
@johnhancockretro Жыл бұрын
They are close, but the after party gives this the edge.
@mattx449 Жыл бұрын
Yes, we definitely know how to party here in Beertown!
@IvoPoblete Жыл бұрын
Where are the Chasers??
@splugereport Жыл бұрын
Hey I'm famous!
@matthewnimmo7691 Жыл бұрын
@johnhancockretro hey there! You don’t happen to know if/where i can still get a copy of legend of kuwong?:)
@johnhancockretro Жыл бұрын
They are going to post the remaining copies on the JJ games Store in a month.
@ericriggsbee Жыл бұрын
Better than PRGE?
@johnhancockretro Жыл бұрын
They are close, but the after party makes this one have an edge.
@ericriggsbee Жыл бұрын
@@johnhancockretro I do love a good afterparty!