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2024 Long Island Retro Gaming expo recap: touring the expo August 21, 2024

Posted by Mike C. in Aviation, Computer, History, Personal, Photography, Technology, Travel, TV, Video, Video Games, Weather.
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If you haven’t viewed the first recap post yet, click here. Skip ahead to the third recap here.

The vendor marketplace photos were taken both days while the exhibits were all taken Sunday.

Let the tour begin.

FIRST FLOOR
Walking in:

Vendor Marketplace:

I had a nice conversation with Tessa on Sunday before buying Tekken 3.
The Glen’s Retro Show table featured a light gun that can be used on modern TVs.
Jeff (left) was there to promote the light gun, a GRS Sinden Target Pro.

EON Gaming:

First floor artwork:

First floor signs:

Hangar Arcade:

PC Freeplay:

Best believe it’s still Bejeweled. (Sorry. As a Swiftie, that’s where my mind goes.)

Console Freeplay:

Virtua Cop on a Disney TV. Who’da thunk it?
I was in the area too early for tournaments.
NFL Blitz and Mike Tyson’s Punch-Out!!, two classics. (Admittedly, I like Blitz more, especially 2001.)

Dreamcast Indie Section:

Sho’s number 1!

PokéLab:

The Hall of Oddities:

Vintage ads:

WeatherSTAR 4000 simulations:

Returning to civilization after nearly getting lost on the first floor:

SECOND FLOOR
I briefly caught up with LI Retro staff member George Portugal while walking this floor.

High Score Challenge

Indie/Homebrew Showcase

Gaming Console Timeline

Ahra is in this photo. I’d meet her Sunday afternoon at Leonard Herman’s panel.

The Arcade Age Exhibit

More NFL Blitz, this time in arcade form
The Simpsons arcade game, and NBA Jam, another Midway game featuring the voice talents of Tim Kitzrow.
Computer Space, the first arcade video game

Other things on the second floor:

LI Retro garnered media coverage from News 12 Long Island.

A view from the stairs to the third floor:

THIRD FLOOR
25 Years of the Sega Dreamcast

That’s the end of the tour. All that remains is the third recap post with a conclusion and pickups photos, including what I picked up after LI Retro.

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