Midwest Gaming Classic Podcast Midwest Gaming Classic

Episode 14: First, host Jason Gares takes you to the Midwest Gaming Classic website to talk about this years panels, who's in them, times and what they are all about.

Then, we travel back to the 2022 show which hosted an impressive panel of a few very well known YouTube personalities, those of which included Pat Contry, Adam Korlick, the Immortal John Hancock, Patman QC, John Riggs and Jason Lindsey, better known as Metal Jesus. Join our panel as they discuss where they find inspiration for their videos, their favorite videos, and various gaming memories!

Original Panel Date: Saturday, April 30, 2022

Filming Location: Baird Center, Milwaukee, WI


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Episode 13: It's hard to encapsulate what Harold Johnson has done for tabletop games! He copyedited the original Dungeon Masters Guide, developed multiple D&D tournament modules, was the Director of Games Research & Development at TSR, worked on the design team for DragonLance, Forgotten Realms, Spelljammer, and Ravenloft... and continues to this day with Return to Tamoanchan! He was also influential in GenCon's move to Milwaukee. Learn about all this and SO MUCH MORE!



Original Panel Date: Saturday, April 13, 2019



Filming Location: Baird Center, Milwaukee, WI


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Episode 12: When Eric Bischoff joined WCW in 1991 as an announcer, no one expected he would be leading the company to the top of the wrestling world a few short years later! During this time, Bischoff scored major licensing deals for WCW video games resulting in many smash hits. Find out what it was like to make these deals, what the talent thought, if he played them, and much more!

Original Panel Date: Saturday, April 13, 2019

Filming Location: Baird Center, Milwaukee, WI

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Episode 11: Meet the Master's of Magic with American Pinball | Episode 11: In 2017, American Pinball had one Houdini: Master of Mystery
prototype and in 2018 it went into production for people to play and buy! Hang out with the production team while the auidence in attendance asks questions about how this game came together!

Original Panel Date: Saturday, April 14, 2018

Filming Location: Sheraton Milwaukee/Brookfield Hotel

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Episode 10: Stories from the Gottlieb Vault | Episode 10: This episode is part two of the previous episode that involves arcade game creators Jeff Lee & Tom Malinoswki as they continue to discuss various Gottlieb arcade video games, including the legendary Game Q*bert. After the panel, you can watch about 15 minutes worth of Q*bert Arcade gameplay.

Original Panel Date: Saturday, April 8, 2017

Filming Location: Sheraton Milwaukee/Brookfield Hotel

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Episode 9: Jeff Lee, Tom Malinowski, David Theil and Doc Mac discuss the development and history of the very rare Gottlieb arcade game Argus.

Original Panel Dates: Saturday, April, 9, 2016

Filming Location: Sheraton Milwaukee/Brookfield Hotel

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