RETROWORLD EXPO

RETROWORLD EXPO SEPT 8-9 2018! Retroworld Expo, CT’s Original Video Gaming Convention will be held Sept 8-9 (Sat 10am-7pm, Sun 10am-5pm) at the Connecticut Convention Center in Hartford, CT.  As always our show will be filled with vendors\exhibitors, freeplay console & arcade gaming, tabletop, tournaments, cosplay, guests and much much more!    

EGX Expo

EGX Type: Expo When: 20 – 23 September, 2018 Where: NEC, Birmingham What’s the deal? They introduce themselves as the UK’s biggest gaming event. EGX is the place to discover new indie games, try out blockbuster titles weeks before their release and experience eSports events. On top of all the fun, the event will feature the GameIndustry.biz Career Fair for those interested in getting a job in

• The UK Retro Gaming Club

NES EU Release (1986)

In Europe and Australia, the NES was released to two separate marketing regions. One region consisted of most of mainland Europe (excluding Italy), and distribution there was handled by a number of different companies, with Nintendo responsible for most cartridge releases. Most of this region saw a 1986 release. Mattel handled distribution for the other region, consisting of the United Kingdom, Ir

Galaga Arcade Game - Japan Release (Sep 1981)

Galaga (ギャラガ Gyaraga?) is a fixed shooter arcade game developed and published by Namco in Japan and published by Midway in North America in 1981. It is the sequel to Galaxian, released in 1979. The gameplay of Galaga puts the player in control of a spacecraft which is situated at the bottom of the screen. At the beginning of each stage, the area is empty, but over time, enemy aliens will arrive in

Pengo Arcade Game (September 1982)

Pengo (ペンゴ?) is an arcade game developed by Coreland and published by Sega in 1982. The player controls Pengo, a red penguin that resides in the Antarctic. The game takes place in an overhead maze made of ice blocks, where Pengo fights the trolling, blob-like Sno-Bees. The objective of the game is for Pengo to survive a series of rounds by eliminating all Sno-Bees, while amassing bonuses by bringi

Scared Stiff Pinball (September 1996)

Scared Stiff is a 1996 pinball game designed by Dennis Nordman and released by Midway (under the Bally label), featuring horrorshow-hostessElvira. It is the follow-up to 1989's Elvira and the Party Monsters, also designed by Nordman.

Happy Birthday GameEx!

Happy Birthday GameEx! The first version of GameEx was publicly released on 2nd September 2004.

sebastien's - Pincab futur

[PINCAB] Pincab futur

Sony PlayStation NA Release (1995)

The PlayStation was launched in Japan on December 3, 1994, North America on September 9, 1995, Europe on September 29, 1995, and Oceania on November 15, 1995. The console was an immediate success in Japan, selling over 2 million units within its first six months on the market. The launch price in the American market was US$299 and Sony enjoyed a very successful launch with titles of almost every g

Sega Dreamcast NA Release (1999)

The Dreamcast launched in North America on September 9, 1999 at a price of $199—which Sega's marketing dubbed "9/9/99 for $199". Eighteen launch titles were available for the Dreamcast in the U.S. Sega set a new sales record by selling more than 225,132 Dreamcast units in 24 hours, earning the company $98.4 million in what Moore called "the biggest 24 hours in entertainment retail history". Within

Itchigo's - Woodrail Cab

[PINCAB] Woodrail Cab

Atari 2600 NA Release (1977)

The Atari 2600 is a home video game console released on September 11, 1977 by Atari, Inc. It is credited with popularizing the use of microprocessor-based hardware and ROM cartridges containing game code, a format first used with the Fairchild Channel F game console. This format contrasts with the older model of having non-microprocessor dedicated hardware, which could only play the games which we

imagamejunky's - Gamejunky Pin

[PINCAB] Gamejunky Pin

Steam Goes Live (2003)

The Steam client was first made available for public beta testing in January 2003 during the beta period for Counter-Strike 1.6, for which it was mandatory to install and use. At the time, Steam's primary function was streamlining the patch process common in online computer games. Steam was an optional component for all other games. 80,000–300,000 gamers tested the system when it was in its beta p

Super Mario Bros. JP Release (1985)

Super Mario Bros. was originally released in Japan for the Family Computer on September 13, 1985, and later that year for the Nintendo Entertainment System in North America, Europe on May 15, 1987 and Australia in 1987. It is the first of the Super Mario series of games. In Super Mario Bros., the player controls Mario and in a two-player game, a second player controls Mario's brother Luigi as he t

Zallax's - ARCADEGATE AG-1

[CABINET] ARCADEGATE AG-1

mace's Pincab Build

[project] My Pincab Build

Nintendo Game Boy EU Release (1990)

The Nintendo Game Boy was released in Japan on April 21, 1989, in North America on July 31, 1989, and in Europe on September 28, 1990. It is the first handheld console in the Game Boy line, and was created by Gunpei Yokoi and Nintendo Research & Development 1—the same staff who had designed the Game & Watch series as well as several popular games for the Nintendo Entertainment System. Rede

BootHammer's - BOOTHAMMER

[CABINET] BootHammer  

Sony PlayStation EU Release (1995)

The PlayStation was launched in Japan on December 3, 1994, North America on September 9, 1995, Europe on September 29, 1995, and Oceania on November 15, 1995. The console was an immediate success in Japan, selling over 2 million units within its first six months on the market. The launch price in the American market was US$299 and Sony enjoyed a very successful launch with titles of almost every g

N64 NA Release (1996)

The console was first released in Japan on June 23, 1996. The North American version of the Nintendo 64 officially launched on September 29, 1996. It was launched with just two games in the United States, Pilotwings 64 and Super Mario 64. In 1994, prior to the launch, Nintendo of America chairman Howard Lincoln emphasized the quality of first-party games, saying "... we're convinced that a few gre

Pac-Man US Release (1980)

Pac-Man US release, October 1980 by Midway Pac-Man (Japanese: パックマン Hepburn: Pakkuman?) is an arcade game developed by Namco and first released in Japan in May 1980.[1][2] It was created by Japanese video game designer Toru Iwatani. It was licensed for distribution in the United States by Midway and released in October 1980. Immensely popular from its original release to the present day, Pac-Man 

Galaxian Arcade Game - Japan Release (Oct 1979)

Galaxian (ギャラクシアン Gyarakushian?) is an arcade game that was developed by Namco and released in October 1979. It was published by Namco in Japan and imported toNorth America by Midway that December. A fixed shooter game in which the player controls a spaceship at the bottom of the screen, and shoots enemies descending in various directions, it was designed to compete with Taito Corporation's succes

Frogger Arcade Game (Oct 1981)

Frogger is a 1981 arcade game developed by Konami and licensed for North American distribution by Sega-Gremlin. It is regarded as a classic from the golden age of video arcade games, noted for its novel gameplay and theme. The object of the game is to direct frogs to their homes one by one by crossing a busy road and navigating a river full of hazards. The Frogger coin-op is an early example of a

Qix Arcade Game (October 1981)

Qix (pronounced "kicks") is an arcade game released by Taito America Corporation in 1981.

Vanguard Arcade Game (October 1981)

Vanguard (ヴァンガード?) is a 1981 arcade game developed by TOSE,[1] and published by SNK in Japan in 1981[2] and later during the same year in Germany by the same publisher,[3] while it was licensed to Centuri for manufacture in North America in October 1981[4] and by Zaccaria inItaly during the same year,[5] putting SNK on the map in those regions. The game was also licensed to Cinematronics for conve

Night Driver Arcade Game (October 1976)

Night Driver is an arcade game developed by Ted Michon[2][3] and licensed by Atari Inc for release in the United States in October, 1976. Originally licensed by Atari from German firm Micronetics whom Ted Michon had sold the game to and had released the game in 1977 as Night Racer,[4] Ted's version was in turn inspired by the earlier discrete coin-op Nürburgring 1.[5][6] It is considered one of th

The Lord of the Rings Pinball (October 2003)

The Lord of the Rings is a 2003 pinball game designed by George Gomez and distributed by Stern Pinball. It is based on the The Lord of the Rings (film series), which was first released in 2001. It features the highest possible score multiplier in pinball to date: During a combined "Two Towers" and "Gollum" Multiball it is possible to achieve a 84x Jackpot (when scoring seven subsequent combo Jackp