Albert Posted September 8, 2017 Share Posted September 8, 2017 Join AtariAge at the 2017 Portland Retro Gaming Expo (PRGE), taking place Friday, October 20th through Sunday, October 22rd at the Oregon Convention Center. The show opens at 3pm on Friday so you can enjoy the huge Retrocade an extra day! The Portland Retro Gaming Expo (PRGE) is one of the largest classic gaming events in the country, bursting at the seams with video games and game-related activities all weekend long! Here's an incomplete list of what you'll find at the show: Exhibitors and Vendors selling classic gaming consoles and games Various panels in three separate auditoriums throughout the weekend Tons of special guests and speakers! Huge 30,000 square foot arcade PRGE live auction with many unique classic gaming items Tournaments throughout the show Cosplay contest AtariAge will have a large booth at the show, where you'll be able to play new and upcoming homebrew games, as well as our large back catalog of games we've published over the years. We'll also have several new games available to purchase for the first time in Portland--watch for those announcements coming soon! As 2017 is the 40th anniversary of the Atari 2600, the PRGE organizers have announced a great lineup of panelscelebrating the Atari 2600's rich history. One of these panels is titled, "Old Consoles Never Die", discussing the creation of new games for the Atari 2600 and other classic systems. The panel will be moderated by "Art of the Atari" author Tim Lapetino, who will be joined by homebrew authors Darrell Spice, Jr. (Medieval Mayhem, Space Rocks, and Stay Frosty 2) and John W. Champeau of Champ Games (Lady Bug, Conquest of Mars, Scramble), Atari alumni Howard Scott Warshaw (Yars' Revenge, Raiders of the Lost Ark, E.T. the Extra Terrestrial), and Albert Yarusso, owner of AtariAge. Please visit the official Portland Retro Gaming Expo website to learn more about the show. We've also created a Portland Retro Gaming Expo Forum to discuss the event. If you're attending the show, please stop by our booth, say hello, and play some new games! 7 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/269751-2017-portland-retro-gaming-expo-october-20-22-2017/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
+sramirez2008 Posted September 8, 2017 Share Posted September 8, 2017 Will there be any AA badges? Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/269751-2017-portland-retro-gaming-expo-october-20-22-2017/#findComment-3843454 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted September 8, 2017 Author Share Posted September 8, 2017 Will there be any AA badges? I'm not sure yet. I may not have time to do them. ..Al Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/269751-2017-portland-retro-gaming-expo-october-20-22-2017/#findComment-3843456 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gibstov Posted September 11, 2017 Share Posted September 11, 2017 Cool deal. This will be my first year attending the Portland Retro Gaming Expo. Looking forward to it, see you all there. 3 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/269751-2017-portland-retro-gaming-expo-october-20-22-2017/#findComment-3845319 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punisher5.0 Posted September 15, 2017 Share Posted September 15, 2017 I can't go but I wish I was. Id love to watch the Tetris tournament. Looks like I'll be watching it on YouTube again. Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/269751-2017-portland-retro-gaming-expo-october-20-22-2017/#findComment-3849042 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrekMD Posted September 15, 2017 Share Posted September 15, 2017 I'll be there! 2 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/269751-2017-portland-retro-gaming-expo-october-20-22-2017/#findComment-3849072 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Special Teams Posted September 16, 2017 Share Posted September 16, 2017 Will be there Fri-Sun! 2 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/269751-2017-portland-retro-gaming-expo-october-20-22-2017/#findComment-3849561 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Special Teams Posted September 17, 2017 Share Posted September 17, 2017 Let me know if you need any help setting up the AA booth Friday. Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/269751-2017-portland-retro-gaming-expo-october-20-22-2017/#findComment-3849978 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted September 17, 2017 Author Share Posted September 17, 2017 Let me know if you need any help setting up the AA booth Friday. Will do, thanks! ..Al Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/269751-2017-portland-retro-gaming-expo-october-20-22-2017/#findComment-3849986 Share on other sites More sharing options...
RetroChiGuy1212 Posted September 20, 2017 Share Posted September 20, 2017 I went last year for the first time. It was such a great experience. I'm sad that I won't be able to make it this year. My wife and I are expecting our first child around Thanksgiving, so I'm hoping that the three of us will be able to make it next year. Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/269751-2017-portland-retro-gaming-expo-october-20-22-2017/#findComment-3851908 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rev Posted September 23, 2017 Share Posted September 23, 2017 Air Raid may be at PRGE! 3 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/269751-2017-portland-retro-gaming-expo-october-20-22-2017/#findComment-3853477 Share on other sites More sharing options...
travelnjones Posted September 28, 2017 Share Posted September 28, 2017 The one thing i don't like about the portland retro is the dealers tend to not bring their A game in terms of Atari. They just seem to bring a pile of carts. As a collector anything less than a rarity 3-4 is sort of a waste of time. Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/269751-2017-portland-retro-gaming-expo-october-20-22-2017/#findComment-3857000 Share on other sites More sharing options...
+KaeruYojimbo Posted September 28, 2017 Share Posted September 28, 2017 The one thing i don't like about the portland retro is the dealers tend to not bring their A game in terms of Atari. They just seem to bring a pile of carts. As a collector anything less than a rarity 3-4 is sort of a waste of time. I don't think that's unique to Portland. Dealers just don't seem to know what to do with 2600 games. Their selection is either a bunch of common games that no one buys because everyone has them already, or a few rarities that no one buys because they're so overpriced. I'm usually able to come away with a couple of good finds though. Last year I snagged Shuttle Orbiter for 5 bucks because the guy didn't have prices on any of his stuff and was overwhelmed by people asking how much his games were. Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/269751-2017-portland-retro-gaming-expo-october-20-22-2017/#findComment-3857081 Share on other sites More sharing options...
travelnjones Posted October 3, 2017 Share Posted October 3, 2017 Last year i was out of work and didn't go because i didn't want to be tempted. I sort of wish they had a flea market corner where we could sell or trade. I went to a retro game thing held in Burlingame California that had some thing like that. I think actually trading with you folks would be better success. They have a swap meet in feb run by the PGRE people, I expected I could trade with people but nope. I even brought my crazy climber to "Swap". Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/269751-2017-portland-retro-gaming-expo-october-20-22-2017/#findComment-3860265 Share on other sites More sharing options...
+sramirez2008 Posted October 5, 2017 Share Posted October 5, 2017 I can't wait... Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/269751-2017-portland-retro-gaming-expo-october-20-22-2017/#findComment-3861109 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Special Teams Posted October 8, 2017 Share Posted October 8, 2017 The PRGE homepage has some new AA homebrew games listed!! That was a nice surprise, Al!! http://retrogamingexpo.com/ Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/269751-2017-portland-retro-gaming-expo-october-20-22-2017/#findComment-3863256 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted October 8, 2017 Author Share Posted October 8, 2017 I will be making announcements this week regarding all the new games to be sold at the show. ..Al 6 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/269751-2017-portland-retro-gaming-expo-october-20-22-2017/#findComment-3863257 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrekMD Posted October 8, 2017 Share Posted October 8, 2017 That page gives pricing. That's useful. 1 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/269751-2017-portland-retro-gaming-expo-october-20-22-2017/#findComment-3863346 Share on other sites More sharing options...
+sramirez2008 Posted October 9, 2017 Share Posted October 9, 2017 I will be making announcements this week regarding all the new games to be sold at the show. ..Al Can't wait to pick up Draconian at PRGE. Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/269751-2017-portland-retro-gaming-expo-october-20-22-2017/#findComment-3863672 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arenafoot Posted October 9, 2017 Share Posted October 9, 2017 I will be making announcements this week regarding all the new games to be sold at the show. ..Al Al, are there more than just 3 games for the VCS/2600 being released this year? Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/269751-2017-portland-retro-gaming-expo-october-20-22-2017/#findComment-3863818 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted October 9, 2017 Author Share Posted October 9, 2017 Al, are there more than just 3 games for the VCS/2600 being released this year? Yes. 1 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/269751-2017-portland-retro-gaming-expo-october-20-22-2017/#findComment-3863820 Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPUWIZ Posted October 9, 2017 Share Posted October 9, 2017 Al, are there more than just 3 games for the VCS/2600 being released this year? That depends, maybe if you move the wall of text in yer sig into a blog entry and link to it. Otherwise it is only 2. J/K Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/269751-2017-portland-retro-gaming-expo-october-20-22-2017/#findComment-3863827 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arenafoot Posted October 9, 2017 Share Posted October 9, 2017 That depends, maybe if you move the wall of text in yer sig into a blog entry and link to it. Otherwise it is only 2. J/K Better? LOL Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/269751-2017-portland-retro-gaming-expo-october-20-22-2017/#findComment-3863833 Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPUWIZ Posted October 9, 2017 Share Posted October 9, 2017 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/269751-2017-portland-retro-gaming-expo-october-20-22-2017/#findComment-3863835 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rev Posted October 16, 2017 Share Posted October 16, 2017 JR PAC MAN SIGN.bmp 1 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/269751-2017-portland-retro-gaming-expo-october-20-22-2017/#findComment-3868676 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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