Tournament:Twin Galaxies' Video Game Festival
| Second Annual Twin Galaxies' Video Game Festival | |
|---|---|
| Dates | July 13th, 2002 |
| Venue | Sam Goody Center Mall of America |
| Address/City | Bloomington, Minnesota 
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| Attendance | "over 100" |
| Entry fees | none |
| Results | |
 winners
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Lauren Hem |
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.
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 Mario player who held the controller similarly to the claw grip. Despite the striking similarity to Mew2King, he stated that this wasn't him.
Results
| Place | Name | Character(s) | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Lauren Hem |
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| 2nd | Justin Stiles |
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| 3rd | Levi Brunner |
External links
- http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/7536/do-you-got-game
- 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/7567/pgc-tournament-results Results
- http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/7540/pgc-tournament-q-n-a (Q & A)
