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turbo-digest digest, Volume 08, Issue 145 [message #4405] Fri, 27 July 2012 01:15
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	Play Implode at the Midwest Classic, June 8th
	...rest of the Press Release, got chopped...

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From: DieHardOrg@aol.com
Date: Tue May 28 01:24:28 EDT 2002
Subject: Play Implode at the Midwest Classic, June 8th


Hey folks,

     Mindrec Communication's "Implode" Super CD for the Turbo Duo will 
be playable for the first time this year at the Midwest Classic, June 
8th, in Milwaukee at the Pieper Power Center.  Also, Bt Garner will be 
awarding the winner of the Implode tournament at the show a free copy 
of the game with the winner's name in the game.  Certainly a very cool 
collectable for Turbo Fans!  =) 
     The Midwest Classic is a new game show open to the public that is 
similar to say the Philly Classic.  It covers everything from early 
pong consoles up until the GameCube and a large assortment of classic 
computers, as well as pinball, arcades, homebrew projects and other 
events.   You can find a web page for the event at the end of the press 
release below. 
     If you folks are interested in coming, you could either come and 
check things out or you could also show off some classic systems and 
games as well.  Presently we are missing a Pippen@world and a 
SuperGrafx for the gaming museum, and of course I'd love to see as much 
Turbo out there as possible too. =)  Dealers are also welcome, although 
I'm not involved in that aspect. 
     The following press release may be reproduced in its entirety:

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*** For "Implode" screens and information, please visit: 
http://www.mindrec.com/pce/implode.php *** 


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From: DieHardOrg@aol.com
Date: Tue May 28 01:29:03 EDT 2002
Subject: ...rest of the Press Release, got chopped...


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

NEW TURBO DUO TITLE "IMPLODE" DEBUTS, PLAYABLE EXCLUSIVELY AT THE 
MIDWEST CLASSIC 
MindRec's excellent Turbo Duo puzzler "Implode" will be shown 
exclusively at The Midwest Classic, Pieper Power Center, Milwaukee, 
June 8, 2002. 
       Milwaukee, WI - May 28, 2002 - The Midwest Classic announces 
today that MindRec's new Turbo Duo title "Implode" will be playable for 
the first time at this year's show in Milwaukee, June 8th.  Implode is 
the first US Super CD release for the Turbo Duo since the system's 
premature death in 1993. 
       Implode takes a familiar "Tetris" playing field and turns it 
upside down.  Multicolored blocks are fed from the screen bottom, and 
the player must delete groups of 3 or more like-colored blocks.  As the 
game progresses, so does the difficulty and the opportunity to score 
more points.  Blocks build to the top of the screen, and the game is 
over if the player cannot clear them before they reach the top. 
       "I'm extremely impressed with what MindRec has been able to 
accomplish with Implode," mentions John D. Norman of Die-Hard Gamer, 
one of the Midwest Classic's organizers this year.  "Not only has Bt 
Garner and his staff produced one of the first Turbo Duo titles in 
almost a decade in the US, but it's also of a quality and fun I would 
have expected out of Hudson Soft, one of the Turbo Duo's best 
developers." 
       Show goers will be able to try out "Implode" for themselves in 
the Classic Gaming and Computers Museum, as well as entering in a 
tournament held by John D. Norman and sponsored by MindRec.  The person 
with the highest score at the end of the day will win an exclusive copy 
of Implode with the winner's name in the game when it ships in July of 
2002. 
       For additional information about the Midwest Classic, please 
visit: http://www.goatstore.com/midclassic2002.htm 
About MindRec:
MindRec is a leading developer of PC Engine (also known as Turbo Grafx 
16 and Turbo Duo in the US) software, as well as one of its first 
"homebrew" developers.  More information about MindRec titles such as 
Implode may be found at the company's website at 
http://www.mindrec.com/pce/ 
About The Midwest Classic:
The Midwest Classic is a game show open to the public, featuring 
consoles from early Pong machines up until the Nintendo GameCube and a 
large assortment of classic computers, as well as pinball, arcades, 
homebrew projects and other events.  The show will be held at 10:00 am 
on June 8th at the Pieper Power Center in Milwaukee, WI.  For 
additional information about other events and important show 
information, please visit http://www.goatstore.com/midclassic2002.htm 
The statements in this article are written to the best of knowledge by 
its author.  Details and the items mentioned in this article may change 
or be canceled without warning due to unforeseen circumstances. 
#     #     #

CONTACTS:

- John D. Norman
President, Die-Hard Gamer
hunter@diehardgamer.com
diehardorg@aol.com

- Dan Loosen
Main Organizer, The Midwest Classic
loosen@goatstore.com

- Bt Garner
President, MindRec Communications
http://mindrec.com
info@mindrec.com



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