The 8th (!) annual Oklahoma Video Game Expo (OVGE) will take place this Saturday at the Spirit Bank Event Center in Tulsa, OK.
Out of the seven OVGE shows (there was no show in 2007) I’ve had a table at five of them, each year with a different theme. So far I’ve done Console Copiers (2004), Star Wars games (2005), Commodork (2006), Invading Spaces (2008), and “Stuff For Sale!” (2009). This year I’ll be doing GET TEXT, a tribute to text adventures.
GET TEXT will consist of several retro computers (Commodore 64, Apple II, Amiga 1200, DOS) running classic text adventures. I’ll also have a couple of modern computers running text adventures, including the iPad!
There will be two brand new text adventures available at my table. The first is the official debut of my brand new game, HANGAR 22. The second is CRYPTOZOOKEEPER, the new graphical text adventure from Robb Sherwin. Robb will be sharing my table with me, signing autographs. Robb was featured in a documentary about text adventures. Of course I’ll have copies of my books Commodork and Invading Spaces on hand. There may be some other things for sale at the table as well. I don’t know. The show’s still four days away, gimmie a break. I’ll decide by Friday night.
I’m going to be compiling and burning a limited number of CDs to give away at the show that will contain lots of free text adventures, including HANGAR 22 and CRYPTOZOOKEEPER. If I run out of CDs, anyone stopping by with a USB memory stick can also get a copy.
If you’re on the fence about attending, check out these photo albums of previous OVGE shows. The show is always great fun, with lots of old and new games to play and buy. The OneUps will be playing a free show at 3pm. They were great last year and I look forward to seeing them again this year!
Link: OVGE.com.
If I was close to Oklahoma, I would totally come to this event… and probably be hanging out at your booth a lot too :)
We have something similar here in PDX Vancouver, WA that I’ve been involved with for the past 3 years. It’s the Portland Retro Gaming Expo (www.retrogamingexpo.com). The upcoming one is the 6th annual.
After looking at the previous show pictures you linked, I really wish that I could make it to OVGE, however multiple cross country travel expenses are just not in the budget this year.
I’ll be there with a bunch of the OK Coin-Op guys.
Hey, is Hangar 22 available anywhere yet? I’ve been biting my nails waiting for it… okay, no, but I’ve been wondering.