Portland Retro Gaming Expo

Show Hours and Event Schedule

Vendor & Exhibition Hours

  • Saturday - 10AM to 5PM
  • Sunday - 10AM to 5PM
  • Vendor setup time TBD.

Championships

  • Atari Championships - Saturday after 5PM. The prizes are gift certificates to any of the show vendors (They must be used at the show). 1st prize = 100.00 gift certificate, 2nd prize = 50.00 gift certificate and 3rd prize = 25.00 gift certificate.

  • Nintendo 64 Championships - Sunday after 5PM. The prizes are gift certificates to Video Game Wizards. 1st prize = 100.00 gift certificate, 2nd prize = 50.00 gift certificate and 3rd prize = 25.00 gift certificate. These VGW certtifricates are good at the VGW booth at the show, or at their store.

  • Call of Duty 4 Contest - Sunday around 12 noon. The prizes are gift certificates to any of the show vendors (They must be used at the show). 1st prize = 100.00 gift certificate, 2nd prize = 50.00 gift certificate and 3rd prize = 25.00 gift certificate.

Contests and Competition During the Show

Contests and raffles will be running on BOTH days of the event - attend both days and don't miss out on the great prizes!

  • Video Game Wizards Contest TBA - 1st prize - A Nintendo Wii!!!

  • Atari 2600 Decathlon - At the NWCGE booth. 1st prize: A vintage Atari 2600 Phoenix mobile store display. Saturday at 12PM.

  • Super Street Fighter 2 Turbo Head to Head on Jamma - Holding a beat the booth contest were people can challenge different members of the booth for varying levels of credit at the show. 3 - 5pm both days.

  • Track and Field 100m Dash on Atari 2600 - At the NorthWest Clasic Games Enthusiasts (NWCGE) Booth. Prize: Atari 2600 "vader" system with games.

  • Bally War on Astrocade - At the Y-Bot Booth. Prize: 35$ credit at Y-Bot booth.

  • Tempest 2000 on Atari Jaguar - At the booth of Gerald Levinzon. 1st Prize will be a Super Sweet God of War 2 5' Standie, 2nd Prize is 2 New Marvel Legends action figures and 3rd Prize is a couple of used DVD's.

  • Crazy Taxi on Dreamcast - Speedrun - At the booth of Josh Byerly. Contest runs Saturday from 12:05 pm until 1:55 pm. Winner will receive a Dreamcast System + Mortal Kombat Gold & 2 Controllers. Winner must be present at 2:00 pm to receive prize.

  • Ikaruga on Dreamcast - High Score - At the booth of Josh Byerly. Contest runs Saturday from 2:05 pm until 3:55 pm. Winner will receive a Capcom Classics Collection PS2 and Taito Legends for Xbox. Winner must be present at 4:00 pm to receive prize

  • Chunkout 2 on NES (homebrew) - High Score - At the booth of Josh Byerly. Contest runs Saturday from 10:00 am until 11:55 am. Winner will receive winner will receive a copy of the game, Chunkout 2, by Zzap of NintenoAge and produced by Brian Parker of RetroZone. Winner must be present at 12:00 pm to receive prize

  • Tetris on Original Nintendo NES - At the booth of Corey. Prize: TBA.

  • Old Skool Atari Combat Tank-Pong Challenge - At the Recycled Gamer booth on Saturday. Bracketed tournament - bracket placement assigned at random. Sign up anytime between 10:00 AM and 2:00 PM. Play begins at 2:00. Stay until you lose (or win!). No-shows forfeit. You can leave a cell # when you sign up and we will try to call you if your turn comes up and you aren't present. 1st Prize: Brand New FC Twin NES Clone System - plays NES or Famicom carts.

  • There will be various other contests and competitions throughout the show hall, to be announced.


Raffle Prizes

There will be raffles at several vendor booths during the show. Here's what we know so far:

  • Video Game Wizards - Raffling off a Nintendo Wii!

  • Josh Byerly - Raffling off a vintage Sega Dreamcast Kiosk!


Special Events

Screening of High Score Documentary

Saturday night at 7:00 PM we'll be screening the award-winning movie HIGH SCORE starring Portland gamer Bill Carlton on his quest to beat the twenty year-old high score in Missile Command. After the show, Bill will be around for a Q&A session!

All attendees are invited to stay and enjoy this screening and unique opportunity to chat with Bill.


Special Appearance by R2-D2

SUNDAY ONLY - Scott Boothby will bring by his full-size, remotely operated R2-D2 for a visit to the 2008 Portland Retro Gaming Expo. Scott will be on hand for Q&A on his construction of this awesome sci-fi classic.

More information on his R2 unit is available on Scott's site and a video of R2 in action can be seen here.