Retroids Events Room
Join us in the Retroids room for a ton of gaming goodness! Retroids founders (Ken and Terry) will be running consoles at their tables as well as debuting their Retroids Videolympics high score contest. The Retroids Podcast Network (RPN) will be around to meet and greet their listeners. Join them in some casual gaming sessions with Street Fighter X Tekken, as well as their designated contests and podcast roundtable sessions. Galloping Ghost arcade joins us in the Retroids room again this year, and will have a myriad of arcade games to play, including a custom Street Fighter X Tekken arcade cabinet! Learn how to wire up your own arcade cabinet in their hands-on classes, and play against Team GGA in the newest iteration of Mortal Kombat. High score champions will also be on-hand to take on all challengers in a variety of games.
Check out the list of the scheduled events below:
Saturday
- 10am - Forza 4 (Xbox 360) Racing Contest (all day) [360 Nation]
- 11am - Retroids Videolympics: First session - High score contest featuring Atari 2600 and Nintendo Entertainment System games. Compete to get on the high score board and to win one of two awesome Retroids prize packages!
- 11am - Super Meat Boy (PC) Contest. Win a signed copy of the soundtrack. (ends at 1pm) [Amplified Gamers]
- 1pm - Arcade cabinet wiring 101: First session (learn how to wire an arcade cabinet) [Galloping Ghost Arcade]
- 2pm - Retroids Videolympics: Second session - High score contest featuring Atari 2600 and Nintendo Entertainment System games. Compete to get on the high score board and to win one of two awesome Retroids prize packages!
- 2pm - Bastion (PC) Contest. Win a signed copy of the soundtrack and a code for the game on STEAM (ends at 4pm) [Amplified Gamers]
- 3pm - Arcade cabinet wiring 101: Second session (learn how to wire an arcade cabinet) [Galloping Ghost Arcade]
- 4pm - Dark Presence presentation - Check out the newest updates on the fighting game created by Galloping Ghost Productions [Galloping Ghost Arcade]
- 5pm - Play the newest Mortal Kombat (PS3) game in a custom arcade cabinet against Team GGA [Galloping Ghost Arcade]
- 6pm - Play arcade games against world record holders, Matt Rocco, Matt Walters, James White and Udey Kumra [Galloping Ghost Arcade]
Sunday
- 11am - Crafting Mama - The Crafting Mama gals are doing "glass bead magnets" for kids of all ages to make and take with them. Choose from a wide variety of video game characters for your magnet...from Pac-Man to Mega Man, and many others! As an alternative project, video game coloring pages will be available for kids to color in their favorite characters such as Mario, Sonic, Zelda and Link. All materials will be provided for these projects. (ends at 3pm)
- 1pm - Welcome to the Goo LIVE podcast roundtable [Gamers Only Older] (ends at 3pm)
- 3pm - Amplified Gamers LIVE podcast [Amplified Gamers]