PORTLAND Retro gaming Expo 2009

[recycledgamer]

I just set up a Twitter account for the Portland Retro Gaming Expo. We're just starting, but it will be a great way to keep up on the latest news about the show.

RetroGamingExpo on Twitter

Chuck

[recycledgamer]

Matt Rau (of Video Masters TV) and I went up to Rick Weis' house a couple of weeks ago to do a short video of his game collection as a lead-in to the Portland Retro Gaming Expo on Sept 20.

Have a look at Rick's awesome collection and see me in an un-awesomely ill-fitting Atari t-shirt. We are clearly not video professionals by any stretch of the imagination, but we had a great time and got to see some rare and interesting gaming goodness.

Roll the clip!

Thanks to Rick for being such a good sport and gracious host!

Chuck aka RecycledGamer

[swlovinist]

Video looks great Chuck

[jahvybe]

Wow, good job on the video. It's cool to get a peek at Rick's collection, I knew he had some pretty sweet stuff.

[Kaboomer]

Rick has an incredible collection. Maybe we should change the Sept. 19th Chuckwagon Roundup/Pre PRGE Party to his place instead of Ground Kontrol Arcade

[recycledgamer]

Rick has an incredible collection. Maybe we should change the Sept. 19th Chuckwagon Roundup/Pre PRGE Party to his place instead of Ground Kontrol Arcade

Heh, there's no room! We could barely fit the three of us with lights and a camera tripod.

I can't tell you how many times Matt and I stopped talking mid-sentence because something amazing caught our eye. It's that good. ;-)

Chuck

[swlovinist]

Rick has an amazing collection. He would also be the last person to tell you that. He is one humble guy. Is our show really only 48 days away? I cant believe it! Looking forward to meeting you Kaboomer, and boy do I have some classic game stories to share!

[rick weis]

Maybe we should change the Sept. 19th Chuckwagon Roundup/Pre PRGE Party to his place instead of Ground Kontrol Arcade

Chuck is correct, about 10 people max, and that's pushing it.

Thanks chuck for helping with that video, looks great!

Rick

[recycledgamer]

I just posted a new interview with John Hancock (swlovinist) on the PRGE site.

It's about 20 minutes in two parts so grab some popcorn and enjoy.

http://retrogamingexpo.com/

Chuck

[coreys429]

Argh.....the show is 39 days away...I am going to drive everyone around me insane...I am starting to price things, testing items and fixing broken controllers...It is actually relaxing for me to fix broken Atari Joysticks for some weird reason. Anyways in a few days I will be posting what my table should look like for a sneak peek at whats being offered. Talk to who ever later. Recycled Gamer did a Nice job on the newest video thats up as well.

[tofu]

I just booked my airfare and preorder tickets.

[swlovinist]

I just booked my airfare and preorder tickets.

Glad to have you

[Eric Dude]

I'm attending again this year, and I can't wait! Hopefully I'll actually get to introduce myself to some of you guys, not just buy your stuff.

[rick weis]

I'm attending again this year, and I can't wait! Hopefully I'll actually get to introduce myself to some of you guys, not just buy your stuff.

glad you'll be coming back again! this years show will blow last years away!

Rick

[Eric Dude]

glad you'll be coming back again! this years show will blow last years away!

Rick

That's what I like to hear!

Question: What kind of tournaments will there be? Other than the 10-player Bomberman (which is AWESOME by the way), the details about that seem kinda vague. Just trying to figure out what I should practice for.

[rick weis]

Question: What kind of tournaments will there be? Other than the 10-player Bomberman (which is AWESOME by the way), the details about that seem kinda vague. Just trying to figure out what I should practice for.

10 player bomberman tournament on the Stage
1990 NWC tournament at the NintendoAGE booth
chunkout 2600 tournament at the NWCGE tables
multi system tournament in the Tournament area

Rick

[Eric Dude]

10 player bomberman tournament on the Stage
1990 NWC tournament at the NintendoAGE booth
chunkout 2600 tournament at the NWCGE tables
multi system tournament in the Tournament area

Rick

Thank you sir, and I apologize if that information was easily accessible but I was too lazy to find it. NWC tournament sounds like an awesome, once-in-a-lifetime thing. Also, can you offer any clarification as to what the "multi system" tourney entails? I think that's where my friend's confusion stemmed from (he's the one who wanted me to ask).

[coreys429]

Thank you sir, and I apologize if that information was easily accessible but I was too lazy to find it. NWC tournament sounds like an awesome, once-in-a-lifetime thing. Also, can you offer any clarification as to what the "multi system" tourney entails? I think that's where my friend's confusion stemmed from (he's the one who wanted me to ask).

The multi system tourney is what it is. Basically what it is, that tournament with starting out with one system and each level of the contest will have a different system to test your skills on.

[DigitalSpace]

10 player bomberman tournament on the Stage
1990 NWC tournament at the NintendoAGE booth
chunkout 2600 tournament at the NWCGE tables
multi system tournament in the Tournament area

Rick

No Goldeneye tournament this year? BobaFettHotep and I have been practicing a lot as of late. Oh well. Those all look pretty fun!

[swlovinist]

The multisystem tourament will be lots of fun. The system targeted for the tourey will consist of the following. Note that the below could change for planning reasons, so here is what I have so far. I will not post the games to keep it fair to everyone, but one game that we will be playing: Warlords for the 2600

Atari 2600
Nes
Super Nes
N64
Genesis