The Portland Retro Gaming Expo (PRGE) is an annual gaming convention and trade show celebrating gaming and video games as part of popular culture.
This includes current video games, retro-gaming, arcade games and pinball, board games, collectible card games and panels and Q&As with videogame industry pioneers and personalities.
The show features a large free-play arcade with hundreds of coin-op and pinball machines, multiple console play areas, the Blockbuster World Video Game Championship, the Classic Tetris World Championship.
It also features a themed museum, art shows, indie games, obsolete media formats, a collectibles live auction, many classic and modern tournaments and live DJs and bands. Multiple presentation tracks with industry alumni and content creators cover gaming-related topics and culture.
What: Portland Retro Gaming Expo
When: September 27-29, 2024
Where: Oregon Convention Center (Portland, Oregon)
Homepage
https://www.retrogamingexpo.com/