SoCal Retro Gaming Expo Day One

1/30/2016, 11:30 p.m.
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Well, day one of the SoCal Retro Gaming Expo is a wrap and it was a blast. (It is being held at the world famous Frank and Son Collectible Show.) Here is an overview of what we saw and thought about the convention.

We were pleasantly surprised upon first entering the building to see a row of free-play arcade machines ranging from TMNT to The Simpsons courtesy of Royce’s Arcade Warehouse. Parallel to the arcade machines is a long row of CTR TVs, all with different classic systems hooked up to them. From Atari to the Dreamcast and all things in-between, it was very cool to see younger kids playing these. We witnessed one eight-year-old give Mike Tyson’s Punch Out a try, and he was troubled by Glass Joe. Well, at least he tried.

Moving along we come across the vast array of vendors the SoCal Retro Gaming Expo had to offer. Of course, there was a plethora of retro gaming goodness at the expo. In addition, there was a great variety of custom retro designed items. One vendor had custom box art blown up for wall mounting action. Another had custom NES game-themed satchels for your rupee carrying convenience. Day one also saw a Smash Brothers Tournament and a panel that was held by Keith Robinson and The Blue Sky Rangers, of Intellivision fame. Again, day one was a positive one and we are looking forward to seeing how day two goes tomorrow.

Now check out these sweet pics!