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The Long Island Retro Gaming Expo 2026 THE GAMING EVENT OF THE SUMMER August 7-9 at The Cradle of Aviation Museum. LIRetro.com
Happy to return this weekend to Long Island for one of the best expo! #CUPodcast panel with Ian on Saturday!
LI Retro@liretro.bsky.social · 2d agoPlenty of “first-ever” moments await this weekend in the Main Theatre at LI Retro! Which panel is on your must-see list? LIRetro.com
One of the retro scene’s longtime curators, Stu of Stu’s Game Reviews heads to LI Retro this weekend. Join Stu alongside Josh Mandel and Francisco Gonzales for a masterclass discussion in designing point and click adventures titles this weekend at LI Retro! LIRetro.com
Welcoming innovative adventure game developer Francisco González of Gundislav Games to LI Retro this weekend! Known for his incredible titles A Golden Wake, Shardlight, Lamplight City, and Rosewater, join him for a masterclass discussion in writing and designing point & click adventures! LIRetro.com
The gang is all here! Iconic game developer John Van Ryzin, known for his work in the golden era of Activision joins fellow industry legends at Audacity Games for a special panel showcasing the future of modern games for classic platforms, their storied careers and more this August 7-9 at LI Retro!
The Cosplay Competition is ready for the spotlight! See the region’s best cosplayers share their fandom with a special musical intermission performance of your favorite video game songs by singer, cosplayer, and professional mermaid Dress Magical - Nicole Oliva on Saturday, August 8th! LIRetro.com
Can you believe it’s been 30 years of N64?!? No matter how good graphics get, nothing will ever compare to those split screen memories. Celebrate with us in a special, fully-playable retrospective exhibit this weekend at LI Retro. Don’t worry we got rumble paks! LIRetro.com
TWO PANELS! Come see Pat and I Saturday at 1:30pm! Will I make @contricode.bsky.social feel awkward? Almost certainly! Then come watch @frankcifaldi.bsky.social and I discuss... gambling? On the NES? Finally, you can watch me play shooters, poorly, on the candy cabs! THRILL TO IT
LI Retro@liretro.bsky.social · 2d agoPlenty of “first-ever” moments await this weekend in the Main Theatre at LI Retro! Which panel is on your must-see list? LIRetro.com
An exciting three days of panels, masterclasses and special performances head to LI Retro this weekend. Who in our guest lineup are you excited to meet?
Just think, you’ve gotten 10 editions of LI Retro before GTA 6.
The EON GAMING zone is back in a BIG way this weekend at LI Retro with even more stations and hotly contested matchups in Mario Kart Double Dash, Halo 2 and more. Step into the ultimate pick-up-play solution for retro gaming and go full throttle! LIRetro.com
I cordially invite you to see me talk about old games this weekend with @feitclub.bsky.social and @seth.games! I will also be selling a small number of my most recent books (NES Era/History of Metroidvania) at a table in the vendor hall on Saturday and part of Sunday. Come on out, it'll be a hoot
LI Retro@liretro.bsky.social · 2d agoPlenty of “first-ever” moments await this weekend in the Main Theatre at LI Retro! Which panel is on your must-see list? LIRetro.com
Plenty of “first-ever” moments await this weekend in the Main Theatre at LI Retro! Which panel is on your must-see list? LIRetro.com
The sound of keys clicking is music to our ears. Harken the greatest generation of classic PC gaming in the largest game zone at LI Retro, expertly curated by Windows/DOS gaming enthusiast and connoisseur @dosnostalgic.bsky.social this weekend August 7-9! LIRetro.com
N64 Anniversary-themed merch add-ons are ALMOST SOLD OUT! Stop waiting and make sure to get this year’s exclusive items now at LIRetro.com/tickets
Don’t hold back! The action heats up this weekend with two star-studded tournaments presented by BrooklynVideogames inviting the best of the best to LI Retro. Lock in for TEKKEN 8 on Saturday, August 8 at 5PM and Street Fighter III Third Strike on Sunday, August 9 at 2PM. LIRetro.com
As a reminder, I'll be at @liretro.bsky.social this weekend! I'm lucky enough to be on two panels (Saturday w/ @retronauts.bsky.social & Sunday w/ @mylifeingaming.bsky.social) as well as in the marketplace selling Arzette stuff. Come say hello!
We’re incredibly excited to welcome all the Pokémon trainers this coming weekend to LI Retro’s Pokélab! LIRetro.com
This is my favorite retro game con, they put out the good stuff, and it's in a funky air and space museum. I'll be there lecturing, projecting slides into a giant IMAX theater showing Nintendo's abandoned attempt NES as a home lottery system. Later I will sip beer and play Barbie Fashion Designer.
LI Retro@liretro.bsky.social · 3d agoImport retro games are more than just foreign exclusive titles, they’re completely different experiences like a rapid-fire light gun Famicom game found only in Japan as seen here with @frankcifaldi.bsky.social of VGHF. Check out the Retro Import showcase this week, Aug 7-9 at LI Retro. LIRetro.com
Import retro games are more than just foreign exclusive titles, they’re completely different experiences like a rapid-fire light gun Famicom game found only in Japan as seen here with @frankcifaldi.bsky.social of VGHF. Check out the Retro Import showcase this week, Aug 7-9 at LI Retro. LIRetro.com
You all know where to go. 😉
LI Retro@liretro.bsky.social · 7d agoStart planning your adventure to LI Retro now! This year presents a brand new layout taking up the full capacity of the Cradle of Aviation to enable more games, more artisans and more experiences while improving a free flowing walkthrough. LIRetro.com
One of the aspects we pride ourselves at LI Retro is the use of hundreds of CRTs for nearly most of our retro gaming and arcade setups, ensuring the best and most authentic experience for attendees. So many CRTs in fact that it takes several days and trucks of loading (and lifting 😭😭😭) LIRetro.com
Get your cosplay ready! Next weekend at LI Retro is going to be full of cosplay events to level up! LIRetro.com
