FroggoGamer Posted October 22, 2017 Share Posted October 22, 2017 This was my first visit to the PGRE and it was so huge, I didn't get to see everything. I did get Space Cactus Canyon, draconian, and LEN at the AtariAge booth and some homebrew from the competition. I did find some decent Atari deals to add to my collection, of course no extremely rare games but I did get some good uncommon games for my collection, as well as some games for other systems, including my vita (Limited Run Games had some leftovers on a game I missed out on. Nice.) I personally felt like I died and went to video game heaven. My only regret is I only had 8 hours to stay. There was just so much to see and so many game enthusiasts to speak to, I missed out on lots of stuff. I went in with a $300 budget. Well, I ended up spending twice that. But it was worth it. I regret I didn't get to meet SHE but the line was too long and I had to get back to the bus station. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FroggoGamer Posted October 22, 2017 Share Posted October 22, 2017 I don't see how to edit my comment on my phone, I meant HSW, not SHE. Who the hell programs Android spell check? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariBrian Posted October 22, 2017 Share Posted October 22, 2017 Dang I need someone to get me one nes homebrew since I could not attend the show , any takers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+sramirez2008 Posted October 22, 2017 Share Posted October 22, 2017 This was also my first PRGE, and it was great! I was able to catch up with some familiar faces and met several new ones. I purchased Draconian and Super Cobra Arcade for the Atari 2600, Blaster for the Atari 5200 and Jr. Pac-Man and Oregon Bound for the Intellivision. I was also able to get the following items autographed. Thank you all for not only signing my items, but spending some time just shooting the breeze. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPUWIZ Posted October 22, 2017 Share Posted October 22, 2017 ALL THOSE BEAUTIFUL POSTERS & BOXES, RUINED! J/K, cool you had fun. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arenafoot Posted October 22, 2017 Share Posted October 22, 2017 This was also my first PRGE, and it was great! I was able to catch up with some familiar faces and met several new ones. I purchased Draconian and Super Cobra Arcade for the Atari 2600, Blaster for the Atari 5200 and Jr. Pac-Man and Oregon Bound for the Intellivision. I was also able to get the following items autographed. Thank you all for not only signing my items, but spending some time just shooting the breeze. Ladybug Collectors.JPG I was about to say, "I thought Lady Bug LE was only 100 copies", then I realized you brought it with you to Portland. Sweet collection you have there! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FroggoGamer Posted October 23, 2017 Share Posted October 23, 2017 Here is my haul. Next time I get a chance to go, I have to get a weekend pass. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+sramirez2008 Posted October 23, 2017 Share Posted October 23, 2017 Here is my haul. Next time I get a chance to go, I have to get a weekend pass. Very nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Gemintronic Posted October 23, 2017 Share Posted October 23, 2017 Here is my haul. Next time I get a chance to go, I have to get a weekend pass. Looks like you snatched up a copy of Game Panic - something I developed in collaboration with John Hancock. Nice! Hope you enjoy it =) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+sramirez2008 Posted October 23, 2017 Share Posted October 23, 2017 I also had my Art of Atari book signed. -Thanks Tim. BTW, the AtariAge booth was awesome. Many thanks to Al for attending PRGE and making all of these great games available on-site. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S1500 Posted October 24, 2017 Share Posted October 24, 2017 I had a blast. Albert had the best booth there, and I'm not saying that because I'm on AtariAge. There were plenty of new games to play at the AtariAge booth. Lots of banners/posters, etc representing. The weather was terrible. This prevented me from doing any outside-of-convention exploring(Like QuarterWorld or the former Women & Women First bookstore on Portlandia). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ForceInfinity Posted October 29, 2017 Share Posted October 29, 2017 (edited) I finally got to attend that expo, and I must say that it was a surreal experience to finally meet some of the people behind those games that I played so many hours upon. All were great people in person and as a software engineer, it was really cool to nerd out with David Crane, if only for a couple of minutes. I ended up finding a Defender 2 cart in the wild, so I snapped it up. Yeah, the rain was a bit much, *especially* Saturday night as Portland was getting hit by a pretty good rain storm. Still all the same, I was glad I was finally able to make it out. Will be back out for 2018 to be sure! Edited October 29, 2017 by ForceInfinity Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travelnjones Posted October 30, 2017 Share Posted October 30, 2017 I bought games and I had them. Damn I'm stupid and have nearly all the common games. If you guys liked the retro you may like California Extreme down in the bay area. Its just a great arcade that is around for one weekend a year. Much less buying opportunities but it makes it very focused on playing. http://caextreme.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Nathan Strum Posted October 30, 2017 Share Posted October 30, 2017 I've been meaning to go to CA Extreme for years. Just haven't managed to get up there for it yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted October 30, 2017 Author Share Posted October 30, 2017 I've also wanted to attend California Extreme for some time. I'll get out there one of these years. ..Al 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FroggoGamer Posted October 30, 2017 Share Posted October 30, 2017 Looks like you snatched up a copy of Game Panic - something I developed in collaboration with John Hancock. Nice! Hope you enjoy it =) I have enjoyed it. I love all my new games. It was an impulse buy but I couldn't resist picking up a copy since it was right there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Intymike Posted November 2, 2017 Share Posted November 2, 2017 I did film a walk over the PRGE. Thank's to all who gave me a warm welcome! It was a great experience! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bLU0Li_jrWU&t=1s 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Wonder007 Posted November 8, 2017 Share Posted November 8, 2017 I had a great time at the show. Saw old friends, had breakfast with Ron Milner, got some nice items.,.it was totally awesome. The auction was the best one I have ever been to. I applaud the PRGE team for putting together a top notch show. This is definitely one of my highlights of the year. Already looking forward to the next show. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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