And Now.... TEN Years Later; atarians are STILL Alive!

tHIS IS WHY the CGExpo has an august show in vegas scheduled.

For Immediate Release

Contact Keita Iida and John Hardie
info@cgexpo.com
408-983-0953, 516-568-9768
http://www.cgexpo.com

 

 

PROMINENT INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT COMPANIES
ENDORSE CLASSIC GAMING EXPO '99

 

VALLEY STREAM, NY (July 14, 1999) -- A prolific line-up of leading interactive entertainment companies will be sponsoring this year's Classic Gaming Expo '99 to be held on August 14-15 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Contributing to this year's event are Hasbro Interactive, Inc., Nyko Technologies, Inc., Telegames Inc., Next Generation Magazine and Digital Eclipse Software Inc. Their financial and promotional support has proved valuable in aiding the show coordinators to organize what is touted as the greatest gathering of industry legends, historic gaming artifacts and classic gaming fans.

"We are thrilled by the continuing level of interest that CGE'99 has garnered among some of the market leaders in electronic entertainment," said John Hardie, co-promoter of the show. "The contributions, product for prizes and giveaways, and public relations assistance helps ensure that Las Vegas will be the center of the electronic gaming universe during the month of August."

Hasbro Interactive is a division of Hasbro, a worldwide leader in the design, manufacture and marketing of toys, games, interactive software, puzzles and infant products. With its vast repertoire of classic board games and the recent acquisition of Microprose and Atari, Beverly, Massachusetts-based Hasbro Interactive is focused on bringing simple yet addictive gameplay to all members of the family. "With modern updates of such classics as Frogger, Centipede, Q*Bert and Pong, we are bringing simple yet timeless gameplay to both classic gaming fans and to a whole new generation of players," said Tom Dusenberry,

President of Hasbro Interactive. "We are proud to sponsor Classic Gaming Expo '99. Nowhere else could we hope to reach such a group of Atari loyalists with the message that Atari is back and that the gameplay the company pioneered goes on."

For the second consecutive year, Nyko Technologies will be a prominent co-sponsor of the show. The privately held marketer of innovative game accessory products rocked and rolled last year's event by using the venue to debut its Classic Trackball controller for the PlayStation. Nyko will once again exhibit its extensive line of products at Classic Gaming Expo. "We are delighted to again be involved in such a wonderful show," said Robert J. Rienick, Nyko's Vice President of Sales and Marketing. "Classic gaming fans are among the most savvy consumers of videogame products, and they recognize the quality and innovation that goes into every Nyko product. This is our chance to promote our line of peripherals while at the same time paying tribute to those who have supported us through the years."

Telegames is a group of multi-national operations that are involved in all aspects of video games and computer software. The Lancaster, Texas-based company is involved in online and  direct mail retail, wholesale distribution, publishing, licensing and contract development. It also stocks a large inventory of classic videogame systems and software, including Atari, Coleco, Intellivision, Nintendo and Turbografx-16. Telegames also plans to sell its products at CGE'99, including exclusive re-releases of the hit Atari Jaguar cartridges, "Worms" and "Iron Soldier II."

With an enormous subscriber base for its print magazine and the fact that it's online site is part of the largest online video game network, Next Generation was an ideal choice to partner with CGE '99 to aid in promoting the event. In addition to financial contributions, Next Generation has been prominently running CGE'99 articles and press releases throughout the show's promotional period.

Digital Eclipse, a developer, publisher and distributor of interactive software titles for PC, Macintosh, Playstation and Game Boy Color, is well known throughout the classic gaming community as the leader in the development of classic software titles. The Emeryville, California-based company has been responsible for the production of such titles as Atari Arcade Hits 1 & 2 and Williams Arcade's Greatest Hits for various formats and Klax, Paperboy, Joust/Defender and 720 for Game Boy Color. "Considering the large number of classic titles that we develop each year, deciding whether to sponsor Classic Gaming Expo '99 was a no-brainer," said Mike Mika, Technical Director of Digital Eclipse and a noted expert in the field of software-based emulators of classic 70's and early-80's consoles, coin-ops and computers. "Not only are many of our products geared toward the classic game player, but we're big fans of classic games ourselves. We're delighted to be a contributor to Classic Gaming Expo '99."

Conceived and coordinated by two of the individuals responsible for coordinating last year's highly successful "World of Atari" event, Classic Gaming Expo is the industry's only annual show that is dedicated to celebrating the roots of electronic entertainment, bringing together industry pioneers, gaming enthusiasts and the media for the ultimate in learning, game-playing and networking. Classic Gaming Expo is a production of CGE Services, Corp. www.cgexpo.com

 

John Hardie
Co-Promoter, Classic Gaming Expo '99
info@cgexpo.com
http://www.cgexpo.com
Atari Gaming Headquarters
http://www.atarihq.com

 

Would you believe you'll be able to obtain a current copy of the highly collectible book...

 

ZAP ATARI The Rise and Fall of Atari
by Scott Cohen.

 

Yep!  The CGE coordinators have put together a deal to have a number of re-prints made available for show attendees to purchase.

 

Of Course, there is nothing like the real thing... <g>

 

The book sold originally for $14.95 this one was marked down to $1.88

This is the cover of the original book by Scott Cohen.  The book was a gift sent to me by the owner of Michtron Corp. Gordon Monier on April 25, 1990.

I have the cover letter that came with it too. <g>

The book itself is was published by McGraw-Hill in the year 1984.

 

One can only wonder what they will want for the re-prints... I'm glad to see such being done as it can only increase the collector value of an original copy. Especially one with a cover letter included.

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