Each of the package’s four discs are dual-layer and contain approximately three hours of video each. The first two discs contain recordings of the speaker panels that were viewable by the public. Disc One contains “Jay Smith – Father of the Vectrex”, “The Activision Designers”, and “Programming the Atari 2600”, with each program running essentially an hour. Disc Two contains “Al Alcorn: Where Did Atari Come From?”, “The Making of Intellivision”, and “The Future of Videogame Journalism”, again each being an hour long. All of the panels were captured from multiple angles using multiple cameras giving the final product a professional feel, and each panel contains multiple chapter stops to help viewers skip around and find specific stories. The only sore spot here is the audio; a few of the panel participants seem afraid of the microphone, and I found myself adjusting the volume on my television’s remote often depending on who was speaking.<\/p>\n

Disc Three contains a recording of the entire 2007 CGE Auction, a yearly event that raises money for charity (and helps cover expo bills). While interesting to watch once, I can’t see sitting through the three-hour presentation too many times. If you consider yourself to be a “hardcore” collector, just wait until you see people bidding thousands of dollars on videogames and hundreds of dollars on “unknown mystery boxes” that contain either rare items or, as auctioneer John Hardie put it, “crap”. <\/p>\n

Disc Four contains two additional hour-long programs, “CGE Stories” and the Alumni Dinner. The Alumni Dinner was not open to the public, so it’s a treat to peek backstage get to see and hear gaming legends like Walter Day, Garry Kitchen and Bill Kunkel speak candidly here. The “CGE Stories” segment, featuring CGE founders John Hardie, Sean Kelly, and Joe Santulli is also a great look “behind the scenes” at what it takes to put a show like CGE together. Also on Disc Four you’ll find the CGE Bonus Features, with over a gig and a half of digital pictures from every CGE to date. <\/p>\n

The only thing I felt was missing was footage of the show itself. Without any video from the show’s floor or the incredible museum, viewers really don’t get a sense of “being there” or how awesome CGE2K7 really was. Those who weren’t able to physically make it Vegas in 2007 will have to settle for the more than two thousand still photographs included in the bonus folder on the fourth DVD that cover CGE2K7 all the way back to the first show in 1999. <\/p>\n

With no planned show on the horizon, this DVD set may be the only way to get your CGE fix for quite some time.<\/p>\n

Disc One<\/b>
\nJay Smith – Father of Vectrex (50:06)
\nThe Activision Designers (57:55)
\nfeaturing Glyn Anderson, Steve Cartwright, David Crane, Garry Kitchen<\/i>
\nProgramming The Atari 2600 (58:00)
\n<\/i>featuring David Crane, Keithen Hayenga, Bob Polaro, Steve Woita, Steve Wright<\/i><\/p>\n

Disc Two<\/b>
\nAl Alcorn: Where Did Atari Come From? (59:21)
\nThe Making Of Intellivision (1:01:12)
\nfeaturing Glyn Anderson, Keith Robinson, John P. Sohl, Dave Warhol<\/i>
\nThe Future Of Video Game Journalism (52:42)
\nfeaturing Chris Bieniek, Chris Kohler, Bill Kunkel<\/i><\/p>\n

Disc Three<\/b>
\nCGE Auction 2007 (~3 Hours)<\/p>\n

Disc Four<\/b>
\nCGE Stories (53:03)
\nfeaturing John Hardie, Sean Kelly, Joe Santulli<\/i>
\nAlumni Dinner 2007 (41:34)
\nfeaturing Al Alcorn, Walter Day, Garry Kitchen, Bill Kunkel, Keith Robinson<\/i>
\nCGE Bonus Features (1.6 gigs)
\nwith photos, programs and more from World Of Atari through CGE 2007<\/i><\/p>\n