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{{Infobox Tournament
{{Infobox Tournament
| name        = Second Annual Twin Galaxies' Video Game Festival
| name        = Second Annual Twin Galaxies' Video Game Festival
| image      = <!-- Image to use, as "Filename.ext" -->
| imagesize  = <!-- Size of image, Default is 250px, probably shouldn't be any larger -->
| dates      = July 13th, 2002
| dates      = July 13th, 2002
| venue      = Sam Goody Center <br> Mall of America
| venue      = Sam Goody Center <br> Mall of America
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| city        = Bloomington, Minnesota {{flag|USA}}
| city        = Bloomington, Minnesota {{flag|USA}}
| attendance  = ''"over 100"''
| attendance  = ''"over 100"''
| entryfees  = none
| entryfees  = N/A
| pot        = <!-- What you think? (hint: prize pot) -->
| ssb64winner = <!-- Put both the singles and doubles winner in these and identify them -->
| ssbmwinner  = Lauren Hem
| ssbmwinner  = Lauren Hem
| ssbbwinner  =
| organizer  = Walter Day <br> Twin Galaxies <br> Planet GameCube  
| pmwinner    =
| ssb43winner =
| ssb4uwinner =
| director    = Walter Day <br> Twin Galaxies <br> Planet GameCube  
| staffgroup1 = <!-- The name of a group of staff to be listed -->
| staffgroup2 =
| staffgroup3 =
| staff1      = <!-- The list of staff in a previously-named group -->
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}}
}}
The '''Second Annual Twin Galaxies' Video Game Festival''' was a ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'' tournament held by Planet GameCube and {{s|wikipedia|Twin Galaxies}} alongside ''MLB Slugfest'', ''Super Monkey Ball 3'', and ''Crazy Taxi 3'' at the Mall of America in Bloomington, Minnesota. The number of attendants was described as "huge" by a first-hand witness, the official results posted stated that it was over 100. Participants came from from Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, and Illinois. The winner of the tournament won a Limited Edition E3 2002 Nintendo GameCube press bag, stuffed a GameCube/GBA notebook, E3 Press Kit, and a brand new Nintendo WaveBird Controller.
The '''Second Annual Twin Galaxies' Video Game Festival''' was a ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'' tournament held by Planet GameCube and {{s|wikipedia|Twin Galaxies}} alongside ''MLB Slugfest'', ''Super Monkey Ball 3'', and ''Crazy Taxi 3'' at the Mall of America in Bloomington, Minnesota. The number of attendants was described as "huge" by a first-hand witness, the official results posted stated that it was over 100. Participants came from from Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, and Illinois. The winner of the tournament won a Limited Edition E3 2002 Nintendo GameCube press bag, stuffed a GameCube/GBA notebook, E3 Press Kit, and a brand new Nintendo [[WaveBird]] Controller.
 
Preliminaries were a free-for-all, with all characters open, all levels open, and items on. The Semi Finals Same rules except three 3-player battles, winner moves onto the finals.


The winner was Lauren Hem an allegedly autistic {{SSBM|Mario}} player who held the controller similarly to the claw grip. Despite the striking similarity to {{sm|Mew2King}}, he stated that this wasn't him.
The preliminaries were a free-for-all, with all characters open, all stages open, and items on. The semi-finals featured the same rules except with three 3-player battles. The winner would move onto the finals.


==Results==
==Results==
{|class="wikitable collapsible uncollapsed" style="text-align:center"
[http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/7567/pgc-tournament-results Results]
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!Place!!Name!!Character(s)!!Earnings
!Place!!Name!!Character(s)!!Earnings
|-
|-
|1st||{{Sm|Lauren Hem|USA}}||{{Head|Mario|g=SSBM|s=16px}}||
|1st||Lauren Hem||{{Head|Mario|g=SSBM|s=16px}}||
|-
|-
|2nd||{{Sm|Justin Stiles|USA}}||||
|2nd||Justin Stiles||||
|-
|-
|3rd||{{Sm|Levi Brunner|USA}}||||
|3rd||Levi Brunner||||
|}
|}


==External links==
==External links==
* http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/7536/do-you-got-game
*[http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/7536/do-you-got-game Announcement article]
* http://www.reddit.com/r/gaming/comments/29wtdf/mall_of_america_is_a_current_host_of_play/cipbk9k (Reddit thread)
*[http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/7540/pgc-tournament-q-n-a Q&A]
* http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/7567/pgc-tournament-results Results
* http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/7540/pgc-tournament-q-n-a (Q & A)


[[Category:2002 tournaments]]
[[Category:2002 tournaments]]
[[Category:Minnesota tournaments]]
[[Category:Minnesota tournaments]]

Latest revision as of 02:03, December 7, 2023

Second Annual Twin Galaxies' Video Game Festival
Dates July 13th, 2002
Venue Sam Goody Center
Mall of America
Address/City Bloomington, Minnesota USA
Attendance "over 100"
Entry fees N/A
Results
Super Smash Bros. Melee winners Lauren Hem
Staff
Organizer(s) Walter Day
Twin Galaxies
Planet GameCube

The Second Annual Twin Galaxies' Video Game Festival was a Super Smash Bros. Melee tournament held by Planet GameCube and Twin Galaxies alongside MLB Slugfest, Super Monkey Ball 3, and Crazy Taxi 3 at the Mall of America in Bloomington, Minnesota. The number of attendants was described as "huge" by a first-hand witness, the official results posted stated that it was over 100. Participants came from from Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, and Illinois. The winner of the tournament won a Limited Edition E3 2002 Nintendo GameCube press bag, stuffed a GameCube/GBA notebook, E3 Press Kit, and a brand new Nintendo WaveBird Controller.

The preliminaries were a free-for-all, with all characters open, all stages open, and items on. The semi-finals featured the same rules except with three 3-player battles. The winner would move onto the finals.

Results[edit]

Results

Place Name Character(s) Earnings
1st Lauren Hem MarioHeadSSBM.png
2nd Justin Stiles
3rd Levi Brunner

External links[edit]

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