Portland Retro Gaming Convention 2015 October 17th-18th

[BigusSchmuck]

Anyone going this year besides Joe and Dave? I'll be there mostly for Gamesack and kicking butt at the Puzzle Fighter Tourney this year. http://www.retrogamingexpo.com/

[bob]

I know a couple guys going.  but nobody you would want to hang out with.

[xelement5x]

PRGE always seems like an interesting con, not sure I could justify going all the way out there for just a gaming con though.  Unless it was MGC, maybe someday!

[BigusSchmuck]

I know a couple guys going.  but nobody you would want to hang out with.

Lots of Youtube reviewers. Dunno, was hoping for something like the former CEO of TTI or something since we had Tom Kalinske last year. Bah, 30,000 square feet of arcades will keep me busy for the weekend.

[sirhcman]

I know a couple guys going.  but nobody you would want to hang out with.

Lots of Youtube reviewers. Dunno, was hoping for something like the former CEO of TTI or something since we had Tom Kalinske last year. Bah, 30,000 square feet of arcades will keep me busy for the weekend.

I heard there are going to be some interesting "elite" homebrew programmers there

[BigusSchmuck]

I know a couple guys going.  but nobody you would want to hang out with.

Lots of Youtube reviewers. Dunno, was hoping for something like the former CEO of TTI or something since we had Tom Kalinske last year. Bah, 30,000 square feet of arcades will keep me busy for the weekend.

I heard there are going to be some interesting "elite" homebrew programmers there

I'm not sure about elite homebrewn programmers, but there are Atari guys like Al Alcorn and David Crane. It looks like mostly Atari guys this time around. Nothing wrong with that, but it would be nice to see something I grew up with not more Atari 2600 stuff.

[DarkKobold]

I heard there are going to be some interesting "elite" homebrew programmers there

That might be the "case!"

[cr8zykuban0]

sadly, i wont be able to go im all out of vacation time at work and car registration wont allow such thing!

hope everyone who goes finds some great stuff!

[Mzo]

I have a wedding to attend at the same time this year.

Fart.

It's kind of a long trip but I had a great time last year =[

[BigusSchmuck]

I have a wedding to attend at the same time this year.

Fart.

It's kind of a long trip but I had a great time last year =[

I was ecstatic when I shook the hands of Tom Kalinske and Al Nielsen and got them to sign Console Wars. Even cooler was watching Tom play Mortal Kombat 1. lol Good times..
 

[Pcenginefx]

I generally don't go to many conventions, but I am going to this one for Sat. only.  I'll unfortunately miss Gamesack, but at least I'm going.............

I expect to be hanging around any vendor w/TG goods

[BigusSchmuck]

I generally don't go to many conventions, but I am going to this one for Sat. only.  I'll unfortunately miss Gamesack, but at least I'm going.............

I expect to be hanging around any vendor w/TG goods

Yeah me too, I just hope Retro Game Trader has some decent pricing instead of insisting every PCE game is PAL only lol.

[Gentlegamer]

I generally don't go to many conventions, but I am going to this one for Sat. only.  I'll unfortunately miss Gamesack, but at least I'm going.............

I expect to be hanging around any vendor w/TG goods

Come back and bring us the price report.

[BigusSchmuck]

I generally don't go to many conventions, but I am going to this one for Sat. only.  I'll unfortunately miss Gamesack, but at least I'm going.............

I expect to be hanging around any vendor w/TG goods

Come back and bring us the price report.

One thing I have learned over the years at these conventions the asking price is almost always negotiable. Even Retro Game Trader though their stuff was super over priced last year ($400 for a turbo cd with system card 2.0!).

[Jibbajaba]

I would like to go, just to say hello to the Game Sack guys, but it isn't in the cards this year.  I didn't know that Tom Kalinke was there last year.  I would have gone had I known.  I'd name my kid after that guy, if I had one.