Hey everyone,
We are going to announce this tomorrow morning officially, but i thought i should let all the KLOV friends know right now!
Basically, I am going to be putting my personal collection of arcade games into my record store that will available free to all paying logan hardware customers. I am going to put out 35 or so of my collection and cycle some in and out as I can. I will know the full list closer to the date and will re-post. We are doing this as part of the re-opening of the store with our expanded selection of LPs, and Steve Weibe is going to help us celebrate!
Steve is going to come in and play live, and on top of that he is going to do a VERY basic "class" called DK101... to help the novice understand the game better. There will also be a q&a with steve and more personal time then with the performances so if you are interested read the info below and sign up!
DK101 is $12, and only for 1hr, but Steve will be there all day after that trying to break his record.
Here is the press release our guys put together:
KING OF KONG, STEVE WIEBE, TO ATTEMPT NEW WORLD RECORD OF CLASSIC ARCADE GAME DONKEY KONG EVENT TO TAKE PLACE AT RE-OPENING OF LOGAN HARDWARE ON JANUARY 15, 2011
Steve Wiebe, star of acclaimed documentary King of Kong, will appear at Chicago's Logan Hardware to celebrate the re-opening of the store on January 15, 2011. Watch Wiebe tackle his world record in the store's vintage arcade room while shopping the expanded music selection. Wiebe was the first person to achieve over a million points on Donkey Kong. As of September 20, 2010 his high score, and world record is 1,064,500.
All games in the collection are set to free play and available to all paying Logan Hardware customers during regular business hours. The collection includes over 30 original machines from the golden age of video gaming including: Asteroids, Berzerk, Burgertime, Centipede, Frogger, Missile Command, Moon Patrol, Pac Man, Ms. Pacman, Tron, Gauntlet, Track and Field, Mario Brothers, Joust, Tempest, Zaxxon, various pinball machines and of course Donkey Kong and Donkey Kong Jr.
Not only will Steve be attempting a new world record live, he is also teaching a class in how to play Donkey Kong titled DK101! There is limited space for the class and Steve's world record attempts. You must register online for the class, and we ask that you RSVP if you are planning to attend any of the world record attempts. Please check
www.logan-hardware.com for more information and to reserve your spot today!
* 2:00 - 3:00 pm - DK101, 30 min class / presentation, then 15-30 min of questions. Class space is very limited and will cost $12. You will be able to get your picture taken with Steve, autographs, and receive a tee shirt for attending the class!
* 3:00 - 3:30 pm - break
* 3:30 - 5:00 pm - record attempt #1
* 5:00 - 5:30 pm - break
* 5:30 - 7:00 pm - record attempt #2
* 7:00 - 7:30 pm - break
* 7:30 - 9:00 - record attempt #3
DK101 - Class Signup
$12, purchase through Paypal. No ticket will be mailed to you, your name will be held at the door on the day of the event.
Hope to see some of you there, and meet in person!
