Retro Game Network is always interested in forwarding information about upcoming events, whether they are internationally known, statewide or even a local convention. We?ve brought to you news about such events such as swap meets, concerts and other events over the last few months, and today we would like to provide some information about an expo that will be of interest to our friends in the state of Oregon: The Portland Retro Gaming Expo.
Portland Retro Gaming Expo will be taking place later this month on September 29th & 30th, in Portland, Oregon. Among the events that are scheduled for this years gathering include a wide variety of speakers, including David Crane and Garry Kitchen from Atari and Activision, Joe DeCuir, who helped design the Atari 2600 console, Tod R. Frye, which many people charge him as the guilty party that programmed the Atari 2600 port of Pac-Man, and Ed Fries, who was the Microsoft game programmer who took the challenge of porting the Xbox game Halo to the Atari 2600. Having some of these legendary programmers alone would make it worth the price of admission. Not only that, Pat ?The NES Punk? Contri will also be making an appearance at the expo as well!
Another excellent note of interest is that there will be an unreleased Atari 5200 prototype available for purchase as a reproduction cartridge. A company called Y-Bot Classic Games obtained a copy of the prototype of ?Astro Grover?, after it was recently discovered at a thrift store earlier this year. The cartridges will have custom labels, and will be available for $30 at the Y-Bot Classic Games booth at the expo. I know I for one love hearing about new unreleased prototypes, and let?s face it: You can?t go wrong with Grover!
In addition to Y-Bot Classic Games, the two day event will feature nearly sixty different vendors from all over the country, including such nationally known organizations as AtariAge, SegaAge, Cheetahmen Games and Video Game Wizards. As of right now, booths are still available for those interested in having some set space at the event.
Portland Retro Gaming Expo will be taking place at The Oregon Convention Center, located at 777 Northeast Martin Luther King Jr Blvd in Portland. For those flying to the event, it can be found just a short 8 miles from Portland International Airport. Tickets are still available for purchase directly at their website, but only until September 14th. (After that, you will only be able to buy tickets at the door.) Buying your tickets online will grant you an extra hour for Saturday! The cost for the full weekend is $25, Saturday only costs $20, and Sunday only costs $15. Order 5 full weekend passes and you?ll save $25; Kids under 10 admitted free! Certainly a fun and inexpensive weekend outing for our viewers in Portland. Game on!
Portland Retro Gaming Expo: http://www.retrogamingexpo.com/
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