May 3, 2002 - Midwest Classic to Offer Two Special Edition 2600 Games
The Midwest Classic, a new classic computing, gaming and pinball show being
held in Milwaukee, WI for the first time on June 8, 2002 has announced two
more reasons why the Midwest Classic is going to be a can't-miss event --
two new versions of great Atari 2600 games!
Warring Worms
The first game that will be at the event is Baroque Gaming's Warring Worms.
Warring Worms was originally released in 2002, and is one of the best home
brew games to be released for the Atari 2600 ever! In the game, players
control their super-charged, biologically engineered worm in a duel to the
death in a style that resembles the popular game Nibbler that may be found
on many cellular phones today. Warring Worms features hundreds of different
game play options, including player vs. computer and player vs. player options.
"Warring Worms is a phenomenal game," stated Dan Loosen of the GOAT Store,
LLC. "The addictive and competitive game play resembles Combat. It is
incredible!"
The Midwest Classic version of Warring Worms will feature a special title
screen that the original version does not contain. The game will be able to
be purchased for $35.00 with the special packaging, and $25.00 without.
Berzerk: Special Edition
The second game that will be exclusive to the event is a new version of
Berzerk. While the original version of Berzerk was released in 1980, this
version is going to feature a musical addition by Paul Slocum. Paul Slocum
has already created a musical addition for Combat entitled Combat Rocks
which featured the music of the Clash, as well as creating the Synthcart, a
way to turn your Atari 2600 into a synthesizer! What song will Berzerk feature?
"Berzerk was a great game before," Gary Heil of the GOAT Store, LLC said,
"and this will just makes it better!"
The Midwest Classic version of Berzerk will feature a special title screen
that the original version does not contain, and it will play a special
version of a popular song while you blast away at the robots! The game will
be able to be purchased for $25.00.
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Both Warring Worms and Berzerk will be limited edition runs that will only
be available for purchase at the Midwest Classic. The games will be hand
numbered by the creators! Both of the special edition games will be
featured in tournaments throughout the day, with the winner of the
tournament getting the first numbered copy of the game that they won the
tournament for!
If you are coming to the Midwest Classic and want to make sure that a copy
of either game will be there waiting for you, you may reserve either game
by visiting the GOAT Store's Web site at http://www.goatstore.com/ and then
visit the Midwest Classic page. Reservations cost $5.00 and must be paid
for by midnight on May 22. For more details about how the reservation
system works, please read the information contained in the descriptions.
For more information about the Midwest Classic, please visit the Official
Midwest Classic Web site at the GOAT Store (http://www.goatstore.com/). Dan
Loosen can be reached at loosen@... and Gary Heil can be reached
at heil@... for more information.