2010 Portland Retro Gaming Expo

The 2010 Portland Retro Gaming Expo takes place September 18-19 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Portland’s Lloyd District
 

Hundreds of classic home video game fans from around the Northwest and beyond will converge on Portland this September 18-19 for the 2010 Portland Retro Gaming Expo (PRGE). Celebrating its fifth year, the PRGE has expanded into an additional room at the Crowne Plaza Hotel near downtown in Portland’s Lloyd District.

The Expo will feature a large area of free-play video game consoles, full-size classic arcade machines, a classic video game “museum”, common areas for socializing and competitive gaming, organized tournaments and plenty of classic video games for sale from our many vendors.

The expo keynote will be given my Portland’s Robin Mihara, third-place winner of the 1990 Nintendo World Championships and producer of a film examining modern Tetris competition.  Additionally, the Expo will include contests, door prizes and a live “video game geek trivia contest”.

Classic video gaming is most closely associated with home consoles like the Atari 2600/5200/7800, Nintendo NES and Super NES systems, Sega Master System/Genesis and other game systems released in the 1980s and early 1990s. Attendees can expect to see and play these and rarer systems at the Expo.

Doors open at 9:00 AM on Saturday for presale ticket holders and 10:00 AM for admissions purchased the day of the show. Individual admission is $15 for a weekend pass or $10 for a daily pass. Family passes are also available for $45 and $30 (good for up to five family members). Children 10 and under admitted free with each paid adult admission.

Presale tickets are available at RetroGamingExpo.com.

For more information on the Portland Retro Gaming Expo, visit RetroGamingExpo.com.