NintendoAge http://nintendoage.com/forum/ -Sqooner Conventions / Outings http://nintendoage.com/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=7&threadid=188647 2019-09-12T16:24:50 -05.00 Indo 21 Originally posted by: NESfiend
 
Originally posted by: captmorgandrinker
 
Originally posted by: NESfiend

I'll give a shout to Christian and Let's play. Did a phenomenal job with the wizard anniversary convention. If I can get to another one of his events I will. I'd like to go to midwest one year. Wish they would do it in stl, kc, or even Chicago.

How far is Chicago?   Milwaukee's only 2 more hours north.

There's some con in MO as well, but the name escapes me at the moment.
 

5.5 hour drive, but its also the only major city my local airport flies to. My wife also likes it, so I could make it a longer trip for both of us. She isn't going to Wisconsin. 
 
Why not?   Milwaukee (and the Mars Cheese Castle on the way) offer some fun things to do.

And my drive is further than yours.  Well, I get an hour back on the way technically.

  ]]> Conventions / Outings http://nintendoage.com/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=7&threadid=188647 2019-09-12T13:47:52 -05.00 Indo 21 Originally posted by: NESfiend
 
Originally posted by: captmorgandrinker
 
Originally posted by: NESfiend

I'll give a shout to Christian and Let's play. Did a phenomenal job with the wizard anniversary convention. If I can get to another one of his events I will. I'd like to go to midwest one year. Wish they would do it in stl, kc, or even Chicago.

How far is Chicago?   Milwaukee's only 2 more hours north.

There's some con in MO as well, but the name escapes me at the moment.
 

5.5 hour drive, but its also the only major city my local airport flies to. My wife also likes it, so I could make it a longer trip for both of us. She isn't going to Wisconsin. 
 
I live in the suburbs of Chicago and lived in the city. I can tell you that Milwauke, while not Chicago, is a fun visit.
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Parking sucks in Tampa though. No way to get into the parking garages since there's only confusing Starship Enterprise-esq kiosks at the gates, and the outdoor parking is like $25. Orlando had a $5 one day parking with actual humans in the booths and a free shuttle ride to the convention.

Orlando did have a stupid way of having people enter the con, which was to activate your pass online once you get it. I mean, not everyone's gonna have a workable phone with them, and that made it a little difficult for me to get in. ]]> Conventions / Outings http://nintendoage.com/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=7&threadid=188647 2019-09-12T00:51:38 -05.00 Indo 21 Conventions / Outings http://nintendoage.com/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=7&threadid=188647 2019-09-12T00:11:11 -05.00 Indo 21 Originally posted by: captmorgandrinker
 
Originally posted by: NESfiend

I'll give a shout to Christian and Let's play. Did a phenomenal job with the wizard anniversary convention. If I can get to another one of his events I will. I'd like to go to midwest one year. Wish they would do it in stl, kc, or even Chicago.

How far is Chicago?   Milwaukee's only 2 more hours north.

There's some con in MO as well, but the name escapes me at the moment.
 
5.5 hour drive, but its also the only major city my local airport flies to. My wife also likes it, so I could make it a longer trip for both of us. She isn't going to Wisconsin. 
  ]]> Conventions / Outings http://nintendoage.com/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=7&threadid=188647 2019-09-11T22:58:39 -05.00 Indo 21 Originally posted by: NESfiend

I'll give a shout to Christian and Let's play. Did a phenomenal job with the wizard anniversary convention. If I can get to another one of his events I will. I'd like to go to midwest one year. Wish they would do it in stl, kc, or even Chicago.
How far is Chicago?   Milwaukee's only 2 more hours north.

There's some con in MO as well, but the name escapes me at the moment.
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MAGFest is fantastic, I've gone for about a decade but next year will be my first year not going (going to PRGE instead). The vendor hall is 90% generic convention anime garbage, there's barely any games anymore. The arcade is in disrepair and is full of games in mediocre shape. The same old games get dragged out every year and aren't refurbished, they're just fixed when they're unplayable. The music stage is better than ever. It's amazing. If you're going, go for the 24 hour party and concerts, not for the games IMO. It does have a big indie area that usually isn't very crowded, so you can definitely talk to lots of indie folks.

I've only been to PRGE once but it was fun. The arcade was above average and there are an absolute ton of vendors. I'm extremely jealous as someone in the Southeast because we get absolutely nothing even close to the amount of game vendors at any show in the entire region. ]]> Conventions / Outings http://nintendoage.com/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=7&threadid=188647 2019-09-10T16:39:33 -05.00 Indo 21