8-Bit Classics

Atari's National Pac-Man Day
2021-04-03, 2020-04-03, 2018-04-03 | GA

Tandy Assembly
2020-10-30 - 2020-11-01 | The Heritage Center of Clark County – Clark County Historical Society and Museum, 117 S Fountain Ave, Springfield, OH 45502, USA, United States
More info @ http://www.tandyassembly.com/

Vintage Computer Festival East
2020-04-24 - 2020-04-26 | InfoAge – Science History Learning Center and Museum, 2201 Marconi Rd, Belmar, NJ, United States
More info @ http://vcfed.org/wp/festivals/vintage-computer-festival-east/

CoCoFest
2020-04-18 - 2020-04-19 | Holiday Inn Chicago-Elk Grove, 1000 Busse Rd, Elk Grove Village, IL 60007, USA, 2 Busse Rd, United States
More info @ http://www.glensideccc.com/cocofest/

Midwest Gaming Classic
2020-04-03 - 2020-04-05 | Wisconsin Center, 400 W Wisconsin Ave, Milwaukee, WI, United States
More information @ https://www.midwestgamingclassic.com

Midwest Gaming Classic 2020
2020-04-03 - 2020-04-05 | Wisconsin Center, 400 W Wisconsin Ave, Milwaukee, WI, United States

Vintage Computer Festival Pacific Northwest
2020-03-21 - 2020-03-22 | Living Computers: Museum + Labs, 2245 1st Ave S, Seattle, WA 98134, USA, 801 1st Ave S, United States
More info @ http://vcfed.org/wp/festivals/vintage-computer-festival-pacific-northwest/

Test Import
2020-02-01 | GA

Intellivision Anniversary
2019-12-03 | GA
Mattel Intellivision was released on this day in 1979.

Midwest Gaming Classic 2019
2019-04-12 - 2019-04-14 | Wisconsin Center, 400 W Wisconsin Ave, Milwaukee, WI, United States
The Midwest Gaming Classic is a trade show featuring 150,000+ square feet of retro and modern home video game consoles, pinball machines, arcade video games, computers, table top gaming, crane games, collectible card games, air hockey, and that’s just the start!
The Midwest Gaming Classic is about celebrating gaming, trying new things, learning about the gaming hobby, about meeting others who share the love of gaming, and having fun doing it!
No matter if you have one console and a handful of games or thousands of games in every room of your house, you’ll find something to celebrate with us!

Vintage Computer Festival Pacific Northwest
2019-03-23 - 2019-03-24 | Living Computers: Museum+Labs, 2245 First Avenue South, Seattle, WA, 98134, United States
VCFed.org is proud to announce VCF Pacific Northwest 2019!
Join us in Seattle on March 23rd and 24th for two days of exhibits, presentations, and general vintage computing goodness. Reconnect with old friends, peruse the consignment area, and enjoy both the event and the museum that is hosting us.

Portland Retro Gaming Expo
2018-10-19 - 2018-10-21 | Oregon Convention Center, 199 NE Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Portland, OR, United States

Pinball Expo
2018-10-17 - 2018-10-21 | The Westin Chicago North Shore, 601 N. Milwaukee Avenue, Wheeling, IL, 60090, United States
Pinball Expo is a 5 day event being held from 17th October to 20th October 2018 at the Westin Chicago North Shore in Wheeling, United States Of America. This event showcases products like Action music games, amusements products, model plastics parts, sports and arcade games, fortune tellers, driving games, diggers, cranes, gun games and sports games, pictures on bowling games, repairing pinballs, bowlers, pitch & bats etc. in the Toys & Games industry.

Vintage Computer Festival Midwest 13
2018-09-15 - 2018-09-16 | Holiday Inn Elk Grove IL, 1000 Busse Rd, Elk Grove, IL, 60007, United States
The thirteeth edition of VCF Midwest will take place west of Chicago in Elk Grove Village, IL, in conjunction with Fall Commodore Expo/ECCC.
Date and Time: September 15 and 16, 2018. The show will run from 9:00 AM on Saturday on into the night, coming to a temporary close at 12:00 AM and reopening at 9:00 AM Sunday morning. We’ll wrap up by 4:00 PM. Early setup will be available Friday evening until around 11pm, after which the venue will be locked until the show opens on Saturday morning.
Location: Holiday Inn Elk Grove Village, 1000 Busse Rd, Elk Grove Village, IL 60007. A group rate of $92/night is available with code “VMW”. Phone reservations can be made at (888)465-4329 or (847)437-6010 using the “Vintage Computer Festival MW 13” block.

Vintage Computer Festival West
2018-08-04 - 2018-08-05 | Computer History Museum, 1401 N Shoreline Blvd, Mountain View, CA, United States
Where: Computer History Museum, 1401 N. Shoreline Blvd., Mountain View, California (Google map, directions, lodging)
Hours: Saturday, 9:00-6:00, Sunday, 9:00-5:30
Tickets — Online ticketing will be available soon. Tickets will also be available at the door. Tickets are $20 for one day, $30 for both days, half-price for Computer History Museum members, and free for anyone 14 or younger.
Exhibits (and exhibit registration) — Hands-on exhibits are presented Saturday and Sunday. You’ll find demos of 1960s minicomputers, 1970s homebrew systems, 1980s eight-bitters, and a few oddities. Some exhibits contain pristine original machines, while others focus on unique modern hacks, and everything in between. Exhibit registration will be open soon.
Speakers — Come see our impressive keynote speakers! Details to be determined.
Consignment — Vintage Computer Festivals are not flea/swap events, however we do offer a consignment room. Click through to read the rules and to download the consigner form.
Food — Where they are computer nerds, there must be food! Items such as bagels, muffins, coffee, snacks, hot dogs, soft drinks, etc. will be available.
Don’t forget — CHM is the world’s best computer museum, and it will be fully open during VCF West. Do not miss your chance to see their incredible exhibits including the newly constructed software pavilion.

2D Con: A celebration of all things gaming!
2018-08-03 - 2018-08-05 | Doubletree by Hilton, 7800 Normandale Blvd, Minneapolis, MN, 55439, United States
2D Con is an all inclusive charitable gaming event held every summer in celebration of the gaming community. Featuring tournaments, live music, table top, RPG, TCG, speedrunning, cosplay, industry guests, retro gaming and more; 2D Con aims to be the best event around, no matter what your gaming style is.

Classic Game Fest
2018-07-28 - 2018-07-29 | Palmer Events Center, 900 Barton Springs Rd, Austin, TX, United States
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KansasFest
2018-07-17 - 2018-07-22 | Rockhurst University, 1100 Rockhurst Rd, Kansas City, MO, 64110, United States
KansasFest 2018, the premier annual Apple II convention, is scheduled for July 17 – 22 in Kansas City, Missouri. This year marks the 30th time that this event has been held. In July 1989, Resource Central held the first A2-Central Developer Conference, focused on the individuals and companies who were still producing hardware and software for the Apple II and IIGS computers. Within a couple of years, the event transformed into a conference for Apple II developers and users alike.
This year, KansasFest welcomes back one of its alumni, Roger Wagner. Though 2018 will mark Wagner’s third time as a keynote speaker for the event, most current attendees haven’t had the opportunity to hear him speak because his last appearance was 23 years ago. He has deep roots in the Apple II community, back to the beginnings of the platform. In 1978, Wagner started his own software publishing company, Southwestern Data Systems (SDS), as a vehicle for some of his first software products for the Apple II, Programmer’s Utility Pack and Apple-Doc, sold on cassette. He also wrote a word processor for the Apple II, The Correspondent. SDS sold software written by other authors, including Glen Bredon’s popular Merlin assembler, The Routine Machine by Peter Meyer (Applesoft extensions), and ASCII Express and Z-Term by Bill Blue, as well as games such as BEZAREby John Beznard and NORAD.
During the years he also wrote articles for the major publications of the day, including Call-A.P.P.L.E., Nibble, inCider, A+ Magazine, and GS+. Wagner is best remembered for his long-running Assembly Lines column in Softalk, teaching that first generation of Apple II users how to write software in 6502 assembly language.
He later renamed his software company to Roger Wagner Publishing, and continued to provide quality software for both the 8-bit Apple II and the 16-bit Apple IIGS. His most famous contribution to the IIGS was the HyperCard-inspired program, HyperStudio, which linked pictures, audio media, and text with clickable links, a foretaste of the hyperlinked web that was to later arrive in the 1990s. With his original background in teaching, Wagner continued the HyperStudio legacy by later developing it for Windows and Macintosh computers, and focusing on its application in the school environment, to teach students to create presentations and to learn about computers. He further developed HyperDuino, an Arduino-based hardware extension for the HyperStudioto allow students to control real-world devices with their projects.
KansasFest is an annual convention offering Apple II users and retrocomputing enthusiasts the opportunity to engage in beginner and technical sessions, programming contests, an exhibition hall, and camaraderie. KansasFest was originally hosted by Resource Central and has been brought to you by the KFest committee since 1995. Any and all Apple II users, fans, and friends are invited to attend this year’s event. In upcoming weeks, the KansasFest web site will announce registration details. For photos, videos, and presentations from past KansasFests, please browse the “Sessions” and “Multimedia” sections of the site.

Video Game Summit
2018-07-14 10:00 - 18:00 (America/Chicago) | The Odeum Expo Center, 1033 N Villa Ave, Villa Park, IL, 60181, United States
Remember how much fun you used to have playing Atari, Nintendo and all kinds of games on your computer? Well, you will have the rare opportunity to play these great games again at the Video Game Summit, Chicago’s premier video game trade show. In fact, several dealers in retro games will be on hand offering games, controllers, systems and memorabilia and will be prepared to buy or trade for the games you have held onto since you were a kid. Who knows, you might just have an Atari cartridge worth $1000 or more collecting dust in your attic.

Seattle Retro Gaming Expo
2018-06-16 - 2018-06-17 | Seattle Center Fisher Pavillion, 305 Harrison Street, Seattle, WA, 98109, United States
Seattle Retro Gaming is an organization dedicated to creating a network of gamers in the Seattle area, and providing outlets for us to express our passion for all facets of the geek culture in general, and classic videogames in particular.
Beginning in the early parts of the millenium, NWCGE (Northwest Classic Gaming Enthusiasts) started having small shows designed primarily to give collectors an opportunity to swap games and stories. Since then, NWCGE has put on several shows, and members have gone on to form both the Portland Retro Gaming Expo, and now the Seattle Retro Gaming Expo.
Our aim is to provide people in the Seattle-Tacoma area with a space to share their love of videogames, and to meet like-minded individuals. We believe that collaboration and cooperation between gamers and the organizations that represent them will benefit everyone, and we are committed to promoting that goal through our shows and events.

Vintage Computer Festival East
2018-05-18 - 2018-05-20 | InfoAge Science Center, 2201 Marconi Rd, Wall, NJ, 07719, United States
When: May 18-20, 2018

Friday: 9:00am – 6:00pm (classes and post-lunch keynote)
Saturday: 9:00am-6:00pm (morning keynote 9:00-10:30 followed by exhibit halls / consignment / vendors / museum open)
Sunday: 9:00am-5:00pm (morning keynote 9:00-10:30 followed by exhibit halls / consignment / vendors / museum open)

Where: InfoAge Science Center, 2201 Marconi Rd., Wall, NJ, 07719 (Google map, directions, lodging)
Tickets: Online ticketing will open in Spring 2018. Tickets will also be available at the door. Tickets are $20 for one day, $35 for two days, or $50 for three days.
Classes: Technical courses dominate the first day of VCF East.
Exhibits (and exhibit registration): Hands-on exhibits are presented Saturday and Sunday. You’ll find demos of 1960s minicomputers, 1970s homebrew systems, 1980s eight-bitters, and a few oddities. Some exhibits contain pristine original machines, while others focus on unique modern hacks and everything in between. Exhibit sign-up is open!
Keynotes: Details to be announced.
Consignment: Need to thin your collection a little bit? Or are you looking to pick up something new and interesting? We will have a consignment room to help! The consignment room is open to everybody – please see the consignment FAQ for more information.
Vendors: Do you work for a business that may interest our audience? If so, then you may qualify for a professional vendor booth.
Food: Details available soon.
VCF East Dinner: There is a VIP dinner Saturday night. Exhibitors, volunteers, and speakers will have first access to tickets. We anticipate extra tickets being available to the public. Details not yet available.

TI Fest West 2018
2018-04-28 10:00 - 17:30 | Vancouver Library, pin 901 C St, Vancouver, WA, 98660-3218, United States
Zero cost event! Just show up! We will have table space for those that want to set up systems and demonstration areas for presentations and streaming live to Youtube.
There is a library rule that there will be “no selling at the event” so any items for sale must be transacted outside of the event. Also I’m happy to deliver arcadeshopper.com orders there but no sales during the event.
First presentation is at 11am and we will have some prescheduled presenters, if you want to come and present talk to Matt at atariage.
Lunch/social time will be from 12:30-2pm there are several restaurants within 2 blocks to the west of the library.

Apple II Anniversary
2018-04-16 | GA

Midwest Gaming Classic
2018-04-13 - 2018-04-15 | Wisconsin Center, 400 W Wisconsin Ave, Milwaukee, WI, United States
The Midwest Gaming Classic is a trade show featuring 100,000+ square feet of retro and modern home video game consoles, pinball machines, arcade video games, computers, table top gaming, crane games, collectible card games and air hockey, and that’s just the start!
The Midwest Gaming Classic is about celebrating gaming, trying new things, learning about the gaming hobby, about meeting others who share the love of gaming, and having fun doing it!
No matter if you have one console and a handful of games or thousands of games in every room of your house, you’ll find something to celebrate with us! Click the buttons to find out even more!
Friday, April 13th, 6PM – 12AM
Saturday, April 14th, 10AM – 8PM
Sunday, April 15th, 10AM – 5PM

Dig Dug Anniversary (1982)
2018-04-08 | GA

National Retro Video Game Day
2018-03-08 | GA

Ralph Baer Birthday
2018-03-08 | GA

Pac-Man Anniversary (1980)
2018-02-26 08:00 - 17:00 | GA
