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Portland Retrogaming Expo 2011 announcement

Jan 14, 2011 at 1:39:34 AM
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2011 Portland Retro Gaming Expo Announced

The 2011 Portland Retro Gaming Expo will be held on the weekend of September 24-25, 2011 at the Doubletree Hotel in Portland, Oregon!



What's different from last year?

Our 6th annual show will enjoy the following enhancements:

  • Different weekend. For the past two years we have held the PRGE on the third weekend of September. In 2011 we have moved it out one week so as not to coincide with other events in town (like the awesome Portland Pirate Festival) and to move to a new venue that was available on that weekend.

  • New venue. The 2011 PRGE will be held in the Exhibit Hall of the Portland Doubletree Hotel located in Portland's Lloyd District. The Doubletree is located just steps from the Lloyd Center MAX Light Rail station and just across the street from Holladay Park.

  • More space. While we enjoyed a strong relationship with the Portland Crowne Plaza, our show has simply outgrown their facilities. In 2010 we used over 8,500 square feet of floor space spread across two rooms at the Crowne Plaza. Our decision to move to the Exhibit Hall at the Doubletree gives us access to 17,000 square feet in one contiguous room.

  • More games. In 2010 our Freeplay Arcade featured more consoles and full-size arcade cabinets than ever before. Due to the immense popularity of the arcade and tournaments we have allotted even more floor space for games in 2011. PRGE is currently working with some local arcade and pinball collector groups to help us secure even more game donations. Stay tuned for more details as we firm up these plans.

We encourage you to check back with this website often as we will constantly be updating with information on the show and classic gaming in general. Look for admissions and vendor rates to be posted soon.

www.retrogamingexpo.com...

A special thank you to Recycled Gamer for all the hard work put into our website redesign!



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Edited: 01/14/2011 at 02:25 AM by swlovinist

Jan 14, 2011 at 2:08:58 AM
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sweet John. I'll see you there!

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Jan 14, 2011 at 3:36:57 AM
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Hell yeah! I can't wait.

Jan 14, 2011 at 6:53:26 AM
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But I don't wanna be a pirate!

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Jan 14, 2011 at 11:58:20 AM
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Too bad Baconaise! I'll be there as usual. Can't wait.

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I HAVE IT ALL NOW NES WISE!  Unless you come across a Canadian DK JR MATH... if so I'm a Buyer!
USA GG set (Including all variants): COMPLETE!   Set includes 244 / 257 Sealed/NEW!
Euro GG set (Including all variants): Missing 9 boxes, 9 books, 9 carts.
Japan GG set: COMPLETE!  196/196
Brazil GG set: Have 61/68.  Need 5 boxes, 7 books, 3 carts.
GG Pirate Total: 68 different & Counting, Including Car Licence!
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Jan 14, 2011 at 12:00:55 PM
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I think I may try and make the trek out west this year, never been to the west coast, so this might be a good opportunity, if I have the money.

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Jan 14, 2011 at 12:19:56 PM
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Poker at my place again. I'm not losing any sealed black box this time!

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Jan 14, 2011 at 12:21:53 PM
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^You better step your game up then. I have BIG plans this year. Mwahahahaha!

Jan 14, 2011 at 3:00:33 PM
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LMAO... looking forward to the "how much pizza can we stuff into Robin's living room" festival again. Oh yeah and poker too.

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I HAVE IT ALL NOW NES WISE!  Unless you come across a Canadian DK JR MATH... if so I'm a Buyer!
USA GG set (Including all variants): COMPLETE!   Set includes 244 / 257 Sealed/NEW!
Euro GG set (Including all variants): Missing 9 boxes, 9 books, 9 carts.
Japan GG set: COMPLETE!  196/196
Brazil GG set: Have 61/68.  Need 5 boxes, 7 books, 3 carts.
GG Pirate Total: 68 different & Counting, Including Car Licence!
GG Prototypes:  4


Jan 14, 2011 at 3:03:35 PM
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Haha....I was over at Robin's a couple weeks ago and he's STILL got leftover pizza from 2010 poker night.

Jan 14, 2011 at 3:11:40 PM
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well maybe I'll get to meet some of you peeps ! i plan on going to this ... kept missing it in the past ...

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Jan 15, 2011 at 1:01:25 PM
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Went for the first time last year and it was awesome. Definitely bringing more cash this year.

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Jan 16, 2011 at 3:06:51 PM
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Good Times good time...Looks like I can now forecast some leave for September. Glad to hear we got more space this year...it will make it more enjoyable for everybody...and the Loyd Center is right across the street? How much better can it get?
We will definetly be staying the night this year...sooo...if anybody else's wife wants to go shopping...Missa is up for it both days...

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Edited: 01/16/2011 at 03:14 PM by Benihana

Jan 16, 2011 at 3:50:40 PM
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Doubletree looks nice but $9.95 per day for wifi, that is lame! But on the good side they don't charge you extra for parking like the other place does. Guess it's a toss up.

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I HAVE IT ALL NOW NES WISE!  Unless you come across a Canadian DK JR MATH... if so I'm a Buyer!
USA GG set (Including all variants): COMPLETE!   Set includes 244 / 257 Sealed/NEW!
Euro GG set (Including all variants): Missing 9 boxes, 9 books, 9 carts.
Japan GG set: COMPLETE!  196/196
Brazil GG set: Have 61/68.  Need 5 boxes, 7 books, 3 carts.
GG Pirate Total: 68 different & Counting, Including Car Licence!
GG Prototypes:  4


Jan 16, 2011 at 4:27:15 PM
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Originally posted by: Braveheart69

Doubletree looks nice but $9.95 per day for wifi, that is lame! But on the good side they don't charge you extra for parking like the other place does. Guess it's a toss up.


Who needs wifi when you will be playing NES all day...

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Jan 16, 2011 at 6:36:41 PM
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count me in! Anyone named Robin and Moedown wanna NA booth it up with me?

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Jan 16, 2011 at 7:06:22 PM
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Originally posted by: qixmaster

count me in! Anyone named Robin and Moedown wanna NA booth it up with me?

Absolutely!


Jan 16, 2011 at 7:19:31 PM
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Originally posted by: qixmaster

count me in! Anyone named Robin and Moedown wanna NA booth it up with me?


Missa and I are planning on getting a room...so I am sure we can spend some time at the booth with ya... maybe pick you up lunch...dunno
Maybe we will even wear our costumes one of the days...

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Jan 16, 2011 at 8:55:19 PM
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Originally posted by: qixmaster

count me in! Anyone named Robin and Moedown wanna NA booth it up with me?


I'd love to, but I think this year I have to pimp out the movie with Adam.  Let's see if we can get tables next to each other for footsie.

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Jan 17, 2011 at 1:40:36 PM
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Originally posted by: Braveheart69

Doubletree looks nice but $9.95 per day for wifi, that is lame! But on the good side they don't charge you extra for parking like the other place does. Guess it's a toss up.


In the show hall PRGE is getting a wired broadband connection line.  The plan is to set up a private PRGE wifi network off of this line. A few things have to come together for this to work, but our plan is to have free wifi in the show hall for any vendors or guests who want the password.

Chuck

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Jan 18, 2011 at 6:58:38 PM
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NICE! What good is a 17,000 square foot room full of nerds if we can't figure out how to collectively get free wifi?!

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I HAVE IT ALL NOW NES WISE!  Unless you come across a Canadian DK JR MATH... if so I'm a Buyer!
USA GG set (Including all variants): COMPLETE!   Set includes 244 / 257 Sealed/NEW!
Euro GG set (Including all variants): Missing 9 boxes, 9 books, 9 carts.
Japan GG set: COMPLETE!  196/196
Brazil GG set: Have 61/68.  Need 5 boxes, 7 books, 3 carts.
GG Pirate Total: 68 different & Counting, Including Car Licence!
GG Prototypes:  4


Jan 18, 2011 at 10:52:32 PM
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Originally posted by: robin

Originally posted by: qixmaster

count me in! Anyone named Robin and Moedown wanna NA booth it up with me?


I'd love to, but I think this year I have to pimp out the movie with Adam.  Let's see if we can get tables next to each other for footsie.


or at the very least bathroom stalls next to eachother for hjs throught the g-holes

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Feb 3, 2011 at 5:14:01 PM
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Originally posted by: qixmaster

Originally posted by: robin

Originally posted by: qixmaster

count me in! Anyone named Robin and Moedown wanna NA booth it up with me?


I'd love to, but I think this year I have to pimp out the movie with Adam.  Let's see if we can get tables next to each other for footsie.


or at the very least bathroom stalls next to eachother for hjs throught the g-holes

Can i film this?


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Feb 5, 2011 at 4:54:09 AM
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We'll probably sign up for another table this year, and hopefully come better prepared. Last year only one NA member came by our table to look at our stuff and say hello, that was pretty rad.

Feb 5, 2011 at 11:44:42 AM
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THANK YOU for changing the dates! w00t w00t. I can probably come this year now! What is crazy it that I will be in Portland in May, and I will be staying at the Doubletree. So twice is 1 year sounds amazing to me!
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