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The 5th Annual Portland Retro Gaming Expo is coming up on September 18-19, 2010 at the Portland Crowne Plaza. This is the place to be for deals on classic games. It's bigger then ever with over 8000 square feet of vendors and freeplay games. Prepay for your admission online and get in 1 hour...

Should be a blast. I'll be there bright and early on Saturday. Chuck

Just added a new video to the PRGE home page. It's an interview with PRGE's own John Hancock in his palatial classic game room. Check it out! Chuck

Hi all, I was going to hold onto these until the Portland Retro Game Expo, but I decided to put them up on eBay. 99 cents to start, no reserve and free shipping. Smart Boy Tetris (contains Tengen Tetris ROM) ROMOX ECPC "Lunar Leeper" cart for VIC-20 Chuck

Matt Rau (of Video Masters TV) and I went up to Rick Weis' house a couple of weeks ago to do a short video of his game collection as a lead-in to the Portland Retro Gaming Expo on Sept 20. Have a look at Rick's awesome collection and see me in an un-awesomely ill-fitting Atari t-shirt. We are...

I just set up a Twitter account for the Portland Retro Gaming Expo. We're just starting, but it will be a great way to keep up on the latest news about the show. RetroGamingExpo on Twitter Chuck

Lots of updates just announced for the PRGE. Check it out: http://www.retrogamingexpo.com

My secret weapon for cleaning dirty contacts without opening the cartridge is ordinary emery boards, like for filing your nails. They have a stiff cardboard base with abrasive on both sides. I stick the end into the cartridge and slide it across the contacts several times - on both sides of the...

Hi Brian! I know that Goodwill well (Portland "Superstore" - Ha!). Those carts have been in the showcase for weeks. Once in while, one of the pricers at that store looks every game up on eBay and prices them all accordingly. Except that they go with the highest price, whether it sold or not. I...

It's a ways off, but the date for the 2009 Portland Retro Gaming Expo was announced: http://www.retrogamingexpo.com September 20, 2009 Portland Crowne Plaza Hotel Portland, Oregon Woo-hoo!

PORTLAND CLASSIC VIDEO GAME EXPO ANNOUNCED August 2 – 3, 2008 in Portland, Oregon Portland, Oregon – July 7, 2008 – The NorthWest Classic Games Enthusiasts (NWCGE), a Pacific NorthWest-based group dedicated to the preservation and promotion of classic video games, announces the 2008 Portland...