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When
January 13th - January 16th, 2011
Where
Alexandria, VA - Hilton, Alexandria Mark CenterThe Show:
The biggest gamer party in the Nation's Capital!
A unique spin on a video game festival and the only annual gamer event in the Washington D.C. Metropolitan Area (Alexandria, VA to be exact). Not only is this 'round the clock video game party include special guests, dealers, panels, competitions, exhibits, and social events, but it's also a marathon concert event chock full of video game inspired musicians, bands, and DJs, performing nightly.
Celebrating the old and new, there are tons of activities and fun for retro video game lovers and hardcore next-gen fans alike.
Special Guests:
MAGFest Arcade:
Loads of original video arcade cabinets from private collections set up for open play. Titles present will include…
- BeatMania IIDX
- Dance Dance Revolution
- Donkey Kong
- Drummania
- Guitar Freaks
- King of Fighters
- Mario Bros
- Marvel Vs. Capcom 2
- Mortal Kombat
- Nibbler
- Pac-Man
- Primal Rage
- Pump it Up
- X-Men (6-player dual-screen)
Events::
- Video Game Auction – Bring video game items you want to sell or bid on some rarities.
- Costume Contest – Cosplay enthusiasts who show up in outfits will be judged.
- Dwelling of Duels (DoD) Listening Party – “Independent video game music arranges from all over the world are given a theme and told to go wild rocking their favorite game tunes in an anonymous competition”. A listening party for the entries with many of the musicians present.
- Feedback Panel – Tell the MAGFest team what you’d like to see at future shows.
- Gamer Iron Chef – Cooking teams prepare treats for the show’s guests.
- Meet-Ups – Fellow video game fans from the forums meet up in person. What a unique idea.
- Late Night Trivia Show - Prizes to be won at the trivia challenge taking place after the Saturday night concert.
- Name That Tune – Video game take on the music listening and naming game.
- Video Game Improve – Improve comedy meets video games. Lord help us all.
- Webcomic Panel GO! – Guess what this panel is about.
Tournaments:
Throughout the show there will be all-out video game battles as players go head-to-head or in teams to be victorious in the following games slated so far…
- Unreal Tournament III
- Call of Duty: World at War
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 1 & 2
- Counter Strike: Source
- Left 4 Dead 1 & 2
- Capcom Vs. SNK 2
- Marvel Vs. Capcom 2
- Dance Dance Revolution: Beatmania
- Para Para Paradise
- Guilty Gear
- Halo
- Super Smash Brothers
- Tekken
- Mario Kart
- Virtua Fighter
- Trogdor
- Magical Drop
- Puzzle Fighter
- Tetris
- Dr. Mario
- Tetris Attack
- Street Fighter: Third Strike
- Soul Calibur
- F-Zero GX
- CounterStrike
- Unreal Tournament
- Doom
- Quake
- Gears of War
Challenge Corner:
In addition to the tournaments there will be booths dedicated to video game challenges where you can compete for prizes.
M9 Challenges Booth - Old-school Nintendo Entertainment System, SEGA Genesis and Super Nintendo games.
Check out the Challenges Booth page for a listing of all 100 Challenges.
Concerts/Bands Performing at nightly at MAGFest Parties:
Details on each musician can be found at the MAGFest Band Line-up Page and their DJs and Chiptunes page.
- Minibosses
- The Protomen
- Year 200X
- The OneUps
- The Megas
- Armcannon
- This Place Is Haunted
- Metroid Metal
- Bit Brigade
- The X Hunters
- Rare Candy
- Entertainment Systems
- DJ Cutman
- DJ Awesome
