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In two weeks:  Trivia Night is BACK!  And we're joining our old friends at The Airlock in Kirkland, WA once again to help host this fun event.

Hope you know your stuff about all things video games and culture-related!  Because this time around, we're turning on "Hard Mode" and making things a bit more challenging than last time.  We're throwing together some very cool prizes and some sweet mech-gaming specials as well!  Didn't win the Trivia Night challenge?  Well stick around for some awesome Pod battles and good times with fellow gamers.

Be sure to visit www.the-airlock.com or www.blog.the-airlock.com for more information about what they're all about!

And most of all, here are the details:

What:  SRGE Trivia Night
When:  Tuesday, May 29th @ 7PM until we're done!

Where:  The Airlock - 12093 124th Ave NE  Kirkland, WA 98034
Why:  Why are you asking why!?  To have fun, win some cool prizes, and to get HYPE for this year's SRGE2012!!

We hope to see you all there!!
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*Update (5/13/12):  We recently found out that not one...but THREE competitors are winning trips to EVO 2012.  Each of the three games in the Ranbat Finals Tournament will each have their own bracket of eight finalists, with the winner from each winning the trip.  The article has been updated with more information, so please re-read it!  Thanks!

The competitive spirit continues at this year's SRGE as some of the area's top fighting game players will come to Bellevue with one huge goal on their mind:  Winning Another Castle's Toe-Fu Dojo 2012 Ranbat Season Finals Tournament!  And perhaps more importantly, going on to the EVO 2012 Championship Series in Las Vegas this July!

You read right.  Another Castle Video Games, this year's SRGE main sponsor, is also going to help send the champion of this year's tournament straight to the world's stage of fighting game tournaments.

This tournament will have three winners, each proceeding to EVO 2012 in their respecting winning game.  And those games?  Capcom's Super Street Fighter: Arcade Edition 2012 ver, Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3, and SNK Playmore's The King of Fighters XIII.  Each will be played by eight different finalists in a winnner-takes-all, double-elimination tournament to see who goes to Las Vegas!

And the competition doesn't end there.

In addition to the Toe-Fu Dojo 2012 Ranbat Season Finals, there will be open tournament competition at the show.  And along with the previous three games, Street Fighter II, Street Fighter III: Third Strike and Street Fighter x Tekken will be added to the tournament roster!  Whew, that's a lot of Street Fighter in two days!  Think you can handle it?  Ten come join us at the 2012 SRGE and get your tickets today!
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Attention all capable Vertical Tank (VT) pilots:

War has broken out in the region of Ocean City Island.  Your services are required, along with your allegiances to one of any of these four factions:  Hai Shi Dao, Pacific Rim Forces, Rights Brothers Faction, or the Jaralaccs Mercenary Forces.  Your services with be handsomely rewarded.  However, the same can certainly be said of up to 7 other VT pilots who may be sharing the battlefield with you over the course of this deadly 2-day campaign.  It is time to strap in, load up and prepare for battle.  Will you answer our call?

Planning on joining us at SRGE this year?  If not, you will be missing out on what likely will be the best part of this year's show!  We will have up to 8-player Steel Battalion: Line of Contact gameplay available throughout much of the weekend!  Awesome (up to) 4 vs. 4 VT battles will ensue each day, engaging pilots with one of the most impressive accessories classic gaming history:  the 2-stick, 3-pedaled, 40-button behemoth of the Steel Battalion VT Controller!  And we're providing these controllers, along with the TVs, the LAN setup and even start-up training to get you into the war.

So whether you're a VT veteran or someone who missed out on this awesome game from the last decade and wants to try it out, this will certainly be some of the most fun you can have at the 2012 Seattle Retro Gaming Expo!

And don't forget to pre-order your tickets to get in on this and a one-hour bonus into our Vendor Hall!  Click the link at the top of the page and join us SOLIDER!!
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Camp Kasem Raffle Update: The First Pair of Raffle Prizes!

Here are a couple of the first items we're raffling off at this year's Seattle Retro Gaming Expo:

Thanks to our good partners at Play N Trade, we have four (4) $20 Gift Cards to give away.  And who doesn't love Sega Dreamcast stuff? Because if you do, we've got a tough to find Sega Dreamcast Broadband Adapter (Model HIT-0400)!


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And don't forget, all proceeds from this year's raffle will go to Camp Kesem!  They are a college student-run summer camp for kids with parent who has (or has had) cancer.  This is a wonderful charity that helps kids, who have gone through much with their families, to just be kids for a week.

We'll be announcing more items in the future, stay tuned!
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Meet Our Feature Sponsor: Another Castle Video Games!!

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We are absolutely thrilled to announce that this year's Seattle Retro Gaming Expo 2012 could not be possible without our very good friends at Another Castle Video Games, as they have stepped forward as this year's Feature Sponsor!

What IS Another Castle Video Games, you ask...??

store001.jpg If you are a local video game collector, then you should know who they are by now.  If not, well you can find Another Castle Video Games is located in Edmonds, WA (about 20 minutes north of Seattle).  They deal in not only the newest and current releases of games, but they particularly specialize in an awesome selection of retro and classic video games!  From NES, to Atari 7800, to those crazy accessories for the Sega Dreamcast and much, much more.  You can even snag up some great little collectibles like candies, toys and figures. 

Tired of the console gaming?  Well they even have a full-sized ARCADE, right in the store!  Play some of your old favorites like the original Donkey Kong.  Or go for the buzzer-beater against your friends in some classic NBA Jam.  Most of all, the staff there are incredible friendly,  knowledgeable, and always excited to talk about games.

But what if you cannot make it all the way up to Edmonds?  (And c'mon, there's not much reason you shouldn't!)

Well Another Castle Video Games will, of course, be one of many of our vendors at the SRGE!  And they'll be bringing as much gaming goodness to the show for you to want to pick up for YOUR collection.

So visit Another Castle Video Games' Website for more information.

Even better?  Visit the Another Castle Video Games Facebook Page!

And of course, don't forget to pre-purchase your SRGE2012 tickets here to visit the Another Castle Video Games booth, or any of our other awesome vendors and guests at this year's show!
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2012 Cowlitz Gaming For Kids Video Show: This Saturday! 4/28



The 2012 Cowlitz Gaming For Kids Video Game Show is only 3 DAYS AWAY!!!

**It all happens this Saturday, April 28th in Kelso, WA!  With the doors opening @ 10am**


If you haven't already, check out the very special YouTube commercial featuring none other than NWCGE's John Handcock and MetalJesusRock's Drunken Master Paul!

There's AWESOME things to do in Kelso, and this has got to be the only event that's remotely interesting!  (totally kidding...)

In all seriousness, there will be:

  • Full-sized arcade games set to free play
  • An RC Pro-Am NES Tournament
  • Some awesome musical entertainment
  • A very special charity silent auction with rare and awesome goodies
  • Exclusive show-exclusive T-shirts available
  • Special lodging rates at the neighboring Comfort Inn
  • Of course: Lots of great vendors to add to those classic gaming collections you've got
  • And much more...!!

And we cannot forget that many of us from the Seattle Retro Gaming Expo will be in attendance as well!  Don't forget to visit the Specialty Gamer vendor booth along with the many, many other awesome places to shop.

Need more information?  Visit the 2012 Cowlitz Gamers for Kids Video Game Show Website!

Be there or be square!

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We are super happy to announce our first Camp Kesem charity raffle!  Camp Kesem is a college student-run summer camp for kids with a parent who has (or has had) cancer.

Over the next few weeks expect announcements on more raffle items from our MEGA generous vendors and sponsors!  The first item donated for the raffle just so happens to be this loose, but rare copy of Bubble Bobble 2!

Visit http://www.campkesem.org for more information about this wonderful charity group and and what they do!
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Saturday, March 24, The Airlock in Kirkland, and SRGE will be hosting a pub-quiz style Videogame trivia night!

The trivia night allows for teams of up to 6 compete for cash prizes and SRGE swag.  The multimedia format quiz will last approx. 2 hours, and will consist of 6 rounds of 8 questions.  Some rounds will be graphic rounds, and some will include video. All of them will test your range of videogame knowledge from the oldest games to the latest releases.

We'll have more details leading up to March 24th, so be sure to follow us on Twitter and Facebook to get the latest details!

Portland Retro Gaming Expo!

Check out this video that explains PRGE and what it's about!


Achievement Unlocked: SRGE 2011!

Thank you to everyone who attended Seattle Retro Gaming Expo 2011.  We had a successful first show, selling out of tickets halfway through the second day!  We hope that everyone enjoyed the show floor as well as the many events put together by Pink Gorilla and our other sponsors.

For those who attended out offsite events like the after party, charity auction, and Battletech Royale with Cheese, you can look forward to more SRGE events like these throughout the year.  We will be announcing our next event soon on this website and on our twitter/facebook accounts, so stay tuned for more details.

We also want to thank everyone who donated to Northwest Harvest and at the charity auction on Saturday night.  Together we raised over $3000 for the families being helped by Northwest Harvest!  Matthew and Todd from NWH are thrilled by the generosity of our attendees, and we thank Nolan for his generous contributions that made the auction possible.

Many thanks to all the volunteers, sponsors, vendors, and staff who helped to make SRGE 2011 a success! We're looking forward to SRGE 2012!

SPONSORS and PARTNERS

Another Castle

NWCGE

PRGE

GameClucks

The Airlock Battletech Pods

Digital Soaps

CJAC

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Camp Kesem