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Retro Video Gaming Championships and Exhibition

May 8, 2014 By ausretrogamer

Attention Retro Gamers! Get your diaries out and mark June 1 2014 as “I am busy”.

The Amazing Mill Markets in Geelong will be holding the first ever Australian Retro Video Gaming Championships! First prize is a whopping $500 voucher to spend on retro gaming goodies – it doesn’t get any better than that! Entry is free, so you have no excuse! If tangling in gaming championships isn’t your thing, don’t worry, the exhibition should keep you occupied.

So what will you be doing on Sunday, June 1 2014? Hope to see you at the Amazing Mill Markets!

source: The Amazing Mill Markets

Japan Amusement Expo 2014

February 10, 2014 By ausretrogamer

Forget Valentine’s Day, I know exactly where I would like to be on Friday 14th February – at the Japan Amusement Expo (JAEPO) 2014. JAEPO is on from Friday 14th February till Saturday 15th February, with Friday being for traders only. If you are part of the general public, then mark Saturday as your day. Doors open at 10am! Get there early, as there are six great zones to explore:

Arcade Zone: the main exhibit showcasing arcade machines, sticker photos, simulation games, prize and medal game machines.
Family Zone: this zone includes arcade games, rides and amusement park equipment for elementary school children and families.
Prize Zone: exhibiting the prizes for prize (redemption) awarding game machines.
Related Product Zone: showcasing products and equipment related to amusement and entertainment.
Publication Zone: main exhibit for publications related to amusement and entertainment.
International Zone: Main exhibitors from abroad (outside of Japan).

With iconic arcade exhibitors like Taito, Sega, Konami and Namco headlining the expo, you will be assured to be dazzled with what’s new in the amusement machines world.

If you are lucky enough to attend, share your photos with us all.

Event Details:
Event: Japan Amusement Expo 2014 (JAEPO 2014)
Organiser: Japan Amusement Machine and Marketing Association, Inc (JAMMA)
Date: February 14 (Trade only) & February 15 (General public)
Entry Fee: 1,000YEN (~$11AUD) or Coupon
Venue: Makuhari Messe

image source: JAEPO and Taito

Game Masters Exhibition Coming To Sydney

November 26, 2013 By ausretrogamer

Get ready Sydney, the Game Masters Exhibition is coming to town. Opening on December 13 and running till May 25 2014, this exhibition is not to be missed!

We had the pleasure of attending last year’s Game Masters Exhibition in Melbourne. Our review of the exhibition should give you an indication of what we thought of it and what to expect. We promise, it is highly interactive and you will have lots of fun! Choosing what to play will be your biggest problem.

Tickets are available now.

Event: Portland Retro Gaming Expo

October 1, 2013 By ausretrogamer

Got any plans this coming weekend? Careful how you respond, as there is only one answer – you will be at the Portland Retro Gaming Expo [PRGE]!

The PRGE is on from October 5 to 6 at the Oregon Convention Centre. With its sister expo in Seattle, these are the premier retro gaming events that you need to attend. There are many highlights that have been announced for PRGE, but I am most excited about AtariAge debuting several homebrew games for the Atari 2600 and 7800!

If attending the expo wasn’t enough, if you buy your ticket(s) before October 1, you can win your very own Atari Asteroids Deluxe cocktail-style arcade machine. Go on, get going!

source: RadiumZ1

PAX Australia 2013: Ready For Action!

July 17, 2013 By ausretrogamer

If you have been living under a rock you may have missed our announcement earlier this year: Australian Retro Gamer (ausretrogamer), together with our retro gaming friends, will be bringing you the Classic Console area at the inaugural PAX Australia – Melbourne event, July 19 to 21.

Melb_Showgrounds_ausretrogamer — Melbourne Showgrounds: calm before the PAX Aus 2013 storm

There will be more retro gaming systems than you can poke a stick at. Be warned, the nostalgia will get a hold of you!

No need to fret if you cannot attend PAX Aus 2013 – we will be posting live photos and videos so you will feel like you are right there!

See you at PAX Aus 2013!

Event: Seattle Retro Gaming Expo

July 2, 2013 By ausretrogamer

Are you feeling lucky, punk! Well, do you? If you are going to the Seattle Retro Gaming Expo (SRGE) on the weekend of July 13 -14, then you are one lucky son of a gun.

If you haven’t grabbed your tickets, then head on over to SRGE and snap some up now.

SRGE 2013 Highlights:
source: SRGE

Massive freeplay room, including:

Every US SNES game available for play
Every US N64 game available for play
Over 1000 other games available for play such as (Jaguar, 3DO, Sega CD, TG16, etc.)
10 player steel battalion set up
8 player system link set up
61 inch Vertical Shmups Station
10 player Saturn Bomberman station
Retron 5 fully playable at the Hyperkin booth!

Panels including: