sdamike Posted February 26, 2020 Share Posted February 26, 2020 I live not too far from Buffalo NY, and I would love to go to something like the Portland Gaming Expo, but it is just too far. Is there any good events in the North East Area of the USA? Something in NY, PA, OH, or even further, I don't mind driving a number of hours to get somewhere if its good/big. The closest thing we have by me is "retrocon" in Syracuse NY. I have talked to a number of people and they say it is very disappointing, expensive sellers and small. As much as I wish it was good, general consensus is that its not good. Appreciate any input! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nateo Posted March 2, 2020 Share Posted March 2, 2020 On 2/26/2020 at 2:13 PM, sdamike said: I live not too far from Buffalo NY, and I would love to go to something like the Portland Gaming Expo, but it is just too far. Is there any good events in the North East Area of the USA? Something in NY, PA, OH, or even further, I don't mind driving a number of hours to get somewhere if its good/big. The closest thing we have by me is "retrocon" in Syracuse NY. I have talked to a number of people and they say it is very disappointing, expensive sellers and small. As much as I wish it was good, general consensus is that its not good. Appreciate any input! I too live in the Buffalo area, and the only thing close is the RetroGame Con in Syracuse. I was a bit disappointed with it the first year I went, but by the next show, it had already doubled in size! I'd say it's worth making the trip. I've been toying around with the idea of starting something here in the WNY area... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captmorgandrinker Posted March 3, 2020 Share Posted March 3, 2020 RetroGameCon has definitely grown in both size and reasonably priced vendors. Sure there's a few outrageous ones, but every show has those. If you're looking for bigger, https://www.avideogamecon.org/ in New Jersey might be the closest to you to fit that bill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nateo Posted March 3, 2020 Share Posted March 3, 2020 13 minutes ago, captmorgandrinker said: RetroGameCon has definitely grown in both size and reasonably priced vendors. Sure there's a few outrageous ones, but every show has those. If you're looking for bigger, https://www.avideogamecon.org/ in New Jersey might be the closest to you to fit that bill. That's still a 6 hour drive from the Buffalo area. It stinks that all the big ones are so far away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sdamike Posted March 3, 2020 Author Share Posted March 3, 2020 Thanks for the input, sounds like maybe the retrogamecon is worth a shot this year 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nateo Posted March 3, 2020 Share Posted March 3, 2020 I'll be there this year! You might see me and my buddy Seth going around, taking video and recording interviews. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captmorgandrinker Posted March 6, 2020 Share Posted March 6, 2020 On 3/3/2020 at 3:28 PM, sdamike said: Thanks for the input, sounds like maybe the retrogamecon is worth a shot this year What kinds of things do you seek from a show? Just vendors, or things like guests, freeplay games, etc? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sdamike Posted March 7, 2020 Author Share Posted March 7, 2020 On 3/5/2020 at 9:14 PM, captmorgandrinker said: What kinds of things do you seek from a show? Just vendors, or things like guests, freeplay games, etc? I have a buying problem, so mainly vendors lol. But it's all cool I dont want to make it sound like the other attractions don't matter, just not as much. Kinda side story here but My buddy is into anime and pops and all that, he asked if I wanted to go to flower city con (which is more like a comicon) a couple years ago in rochester and we did. While the show was small and i didnt buy anything, there was a band there playing some live f-zero tracks and that was pretty awesome on it's own. So good live music isnt a must, but was a nice addition too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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