Classic Gaming Expo

Classic Gaming Expo
StatusInactive
GenreVideo games
Location(s)Las Vegas
CountryUnited States
InauguratedAugust 14, 1999; 25 years ago (1999-08-14)
Most recentSeptember 12, 2014 (2014-09-12)

Classic Gaming Expo was a gaming convention dedicated to the people, systems and games of the past, with an emphasis on old video games.[1] The Expo was founded in 1999 by John Hardie, Sean Kelly and Keita Iida, In 2000, Joe Santulli replaced Iida as the show's co-organizer.[2]

The conventions have typically been held in the Las Vegas Valley, Nevada, but have sometimes been held in Silicon Valley.[3] One of the focus areas were visits and panels by industry alumni such as Ralph H. Baer and Nolan Bushnell.

In addition to the expo, Kelly, Hardie and Santulli founded the Videogame History Museum, a traveling museum of classic video games and equipment that is on display at events like E3 (Electronic Entertainment Expo) and GDC (Game Developers Conference). In April 2016, the traveling museum celebrated the building of a permanent facility known as the National Videogame Museum in Frisco, Texas. Currently, as of May 2020, Hardie is the resident curator.

  1. ^ "Classic Gaming Expo 2003". Dick Estel's World. Retrieved 13 October 2014.
  2. ^ J C Herz (August 26, 1999). "In a Time Warp With Pac-Man and Pong". New York Times. Retrieved 13 October 2014.
    - Jeff Cork (August 8, 2014). "Classic Gaming Expo Growing For 2014". Gameinformer. Retrieved October 13, 2014.
    - "Classic Gaming Expo 1999". Digital Press. Archived from the original on October 17, 2014. Retrieved October 13, 2014.
    - "Blue Sky Rangers at the 1999 Classic Gaming Expo". Intellivision. Archived from the original on November 4, 2014. Retrieved October 13, 2014.
  3. ^ "Classic Gaming Expo 2004". Dick Estel's World. Retrieved 13 October 2014.