LI Retro Gaming: 2024’s Most Unique Retro Convention!

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@MemoryVague 3 ай бұрын

I picked up a CRT monitor and HDMI->VGA adapter after we talked about it at this expo! Thanks for taking the time to explain how easy it could be.

@LGR 3 ай бұрын

I remember our talk about that, I hope it worked out for what you wanted!

@erikhaile7012 3 ай бұрын

Hey! I'm the dude who runs the PokeLab! Thanks for the little feature in the video! Glad you enjoyed the Expo, Its always a fun time. Though setup and teardown are always a bit crazy!

@LGR 3 ай бұрын

Heard lots of kind words about the setup you had goin’ on, nice job with it! Wish we’d gotten a moment to chat, maybe next time :)

@erikhaile7012 3 ай бұрын

@@LGR I do get a bit swamped during the Expo itself, as trading and sending Pokemon to people can take a decent amount of time, but I'm always willing to try and carve out some time to speak with people about it!

@DryPaperHammerBro 3 ай бұрын

*PokéLab, damnit

@DryPaperHammerBro 3 ай бұрын

@@erikhaile7012 *Pokémon

@GmailNexus 3 ай бұрын

The laughing man 😮

@wxcferdts 3 ай бұрын

You do a truly formidable voice-over once again, Clint, as usual: fluent, full of tidbits of info, knowledgeable, enthousiastic and with just the right amount of wit and humour. I could listen to and watch this kind of stuff all day. Your travel vlog was ace as well!

@LGR 3 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@BadAnimeGroup 3 ай бұрын

This expo really feels like it nails the balance between “professional” and “personable.” Usually you only get one at the expense of the other, and oftentimes you get neither! Looks rad.

@SNKev411 3 ай бұрын

LGR is one of the nicest guys I’ve ever met. Hope to see you next year at the Long Island retro gaming convention.

@yellowblanka6058 3 ай бұрын

He does seem like one of those people who would get along with just about anybody. We need more people like that.

@growingup15 3 ай бұрын

my god the amount of of CRT Screens is glorious. Feels like all we need is someone to record this con with a VHS Camcorder from the 90s and Boom this whole thing will feel like a Gaming Show from the 90s.

@NostalgiaChan 3 ай бұрын

I've never wanted to go to Long Island so badly in my life. This might honestly be the coolest convention I've ever seen.

@jeffgilbert5109 3 ай бұрын

I think there is supposed to be a really good arcade on Long Island.

@SegaSteve0429 3 ай бұрын

Im the guy that brought the Prologue 21s and most of the other Saturn stuff to the museum. Great to see someone giving my favorite parts of the show some attention. The amount of hardware all setup and usable at one place, much of it stuff the average guy would never get a chance to try out is amazing at this show.

@horrorqueencosplay 2 ай бұрын

I was one of the cosplay judges (the Edea Lee with bunny ears). Thank you for shouting out/showing some of our amazing entrants! It's such a talented bunch every year

@ktrixterx 3 ай бұрын

The Cradle of Aviation has become a Long Island staple. What Andy, Seamus and their teams have built is incredible and unique. It's been a lot of fun watching Retro-Com (along with Cradle-Con aka the Long Island Comic-con) grow each year. Great coverage of a great weekend LGR

@Ultimatebubs 3 ай бұрын

This museum is awesome to visit on it's own. I can only imagine how cool a convention held inside of it would be.

@ferretyluv 3 ай бұрын

*its

@livvecchio 3 ай бұрын

I’m from LI and had no clue this was even a thing! It’s also so fun to watch someone dissect their visit to a museum i’ve gone to so many times throughout my life. Hope you enjoyed!

@gooperbob 3 ай бұрын

LOL - I live just up the road from this place along the north shore! My dad and I went to this place ALL THE TIME when I was a kid, though I never heard about the retro expo until recently after watching one of 8-Bit Guy's videos where he mentioned previously heading to it as well. Might come down one of these years to see what its all about! If anyone here is also a military history nerd like I am and has some time to spare - another great museum nearby in Bethpage is the Museum of American Armor. Lots of tanks, equipment, and ground vehicles that they sometimes do events and drive-arounds with!

@donovans.5241 3 ай бұрын

One of these days I’ll get a chance to go to one of these vintage computer or game conventions. I’ve been in the hobby forever and yet to go to any of the conventions. Thanks to you I at least get to see a glimpse of what to expect. You have the best festival/convention coverage on KZbin. Hands down! Keep up the amazing work you do!

@LGR 3 ай бұрын

I appreciate that, thanks! I hope you make it to this or a similar show sometime :)

@AmigaBill 3 ай бұрын

You really captured the vibe of this unique and truly wonderful event. I feel very lucky to live so close to LIRetro and The Cradle of Aviation Museum. This I a very special event. Great meeting you again and thanks for the cameo 😂

@LGR 3 ай бұрын

Thank you Bill, and it was great to see you again, too!

@AmigaBill 3 ай бұрын

Also big shout out to that incredible arcade and Anatoly’s work with the LAN party and PC setup. I really enjoyed some Quake on the LAN like we did in the 90’s!

@fook123 3 ай бұрын

I go to this expo every year, it's pretty awesome seeing one of my favorite KZbinrs go to a gaming event in my neck of the woods

@branscombe_ 3 ай бұрын

thank you LGR for taking us along for the ride/tour I live in a very small Canadian city and we don't get anything like this hear or within a few hour drive.

@thesteelrodent1796 3 ай бұрын

we don't have shows like this at all in Denmark. At most there'll be some club gatherings, but nothing open to the public. Did however recently learn that there is a retro museum in a small town where we lived when I was little, on the other side of the country, so may have to go for a trip one day

@welllpapp 3 ай бұрын

@@thesteelrodent1796 I'm swedish and Retrospelsmässan in Gothenburg is the closest event like this that we get! I do recommend it, it's scheduled again this october :)

@schwagz124 3 ай бұрын

As a person who lived on LI for 20 years, it's always great to see others visit the Cradle of Aviation and the LIRGE! I never got to go to the Expo, but some friends of mine would go starting a few years back. Did hear about it's founding during my Senior Year of HS though, and the College Professor for the Gaming Club at my campus was there from the beginning! Cradle of Aviation, I've been to PLENTY of times though, whether it be from Cub Scouts, School Field Trips, etc. I'll definitely try to go back to LI to visit the Expo, hope to meet you there sometime!

@Eric-sj8rn 3 ай бұрын

Thank you for the kind words about our Island sir 🙏

@jamesd4223 3 ай бұрын

I did a double take at the thumbnail before realizing that was indeed the Cradle of Aviation. It sounds cheesy but it makes me happy knowing you had a great time in my area. A lot of people take that stuff for granted so seeing you having a blast and wanting to return is refreshing.

@DoggoneNexus 3 ай бұрын

It took me like an hour to get through this video because I kept pausing to soak everything in! It's so dense, every single frame has so many things going on.

@chillyspoon 3 ай бұрын

Thank you - the logistical scale of set up and tear down in a venue like that is nothing short of amazing - and what a venue; wow!

@PXAbstraction 3 ай бұрын

I'd heard of this show before, but hadn't paid it much mind, but this video's sold me on it! A buddy and I are already talking about going next year. We're outside Ottawa, Canada and it's an 8 hour drive from my place to the museum's front door. The pinball free play alone is worth the trip for us and combine all this with an awesome aviation museum too? Hell yeah!

@Blackadder75 3 ай бұрын

a nice road trip! have fun. If you have the financial means, add a few days for a short holiday in NY

@audiencesmember 3 ай бұрын

Holy molly this is insane! my mouth was wide open the whole time watching this. Wish to visit it one of these days.

@James_1337 3 ай бұрын

Hey, thanks for doing such a thorough job highlighting this show. It's not often I feel this proud about my hometown. I hope to see you next year!

@kumarp3074 3 ай бұрын

I was there on Saturday August 10th and it was my third year attending the show. I knew you were gonna be there but for some reason missed you. The show is huge so it's easy to miss stuff. The first year I was there I didn't even realize that they had stuff on the other floors. The museum itself is awesome. I've been going to events held there for over a decade.

@networkg 3 ай бұрын

Amazing guided tour of the event. Thank you for going and bringing this video to us, your fans.

@MrWolfSnack 3 ай бұрын

23:47 the chinese man meeting the dragon furry was epic. cultures meet.

@MarquisdeL3 3 ай бұрын

I love when cons are in non-convention center spaces. It gives the con such a sense of personality! I believe there are several conventions in the Cradle of Aviation. I've never been, but I have friends who have. And my partner is from LI so he got a bit of a surreal experience seeing your footage from the con.

@AshSaidHi 3 ай бұрын

So glad we got to chat!!! Awesome video LGR!

@LGR 3 ай бұрын

Thank you! And likewise, it was great to meet you there

@TheSkyline77 3 ай бұрын

I went to the Cradle of Aviation all the time when I was a kid, I had no idea they did anything like this! Grew up on LI, but I haven't been home for more than like a day since like 2022

@4Wilko 3 ай бұрын

This was a fantastic look at the convention. Those arcades are wild! I need to make time for the NYC Blerb.

@PACNATIC 3 ай бұрын

It was so nice to see you at the expo, glad you had a good time!

@brian_belmont87 3 ай бұрын

Thank you LGR what a fantastic experience you shared with us. Cheers from Reykjavik, Iceland.

@Cecilbags 3 ай бұрын

Glad you made it to Long Island! I lived there for 35 years, and while the pace of life is insane, it was interesting. I too would suggest Amtrack for visiting LI/NYC... driving in and out sucks!!! Hope you had fun!

@eveyweveydevey 3 ай бұрын

Just in the video alone it is clear that this con has a cozy vibe going on instead of just being 'big hall with cool stuff'. It's the first time I see footage of a con and think "damn, I wish I could go myself".

@homogenized 3 ай бұрын

Oh! I watched a video from a Pokemon youtuber who went to this same event in order to do all the old event distributions you mentioned. What a great idea, I love it! Having it in such a cool space is just the cherry on top!

@aguilerajohn 3 ай бұрын

I’m glad you enjoyed the show! I hope you come back next year and spend some time in my import stories area. I remember meeting you and your brother but when my brain is in show mode I have no idea who anyone is lol

@elone3997 3 ай бұрын

Awesome venue - it must be a nightmare editing something like this down into a reasonable length ♥️👍

@DaveVoyles 3 ай бұрын

I grew up over there -- you are right, there is no easy way to walk around the event because of where it's located. A major university, Hofstra, is located there as well, and all of those students were in the same boat. Terrible for college. But the venue is a REALLY need place!

@_Lacking 3 ай бұрын

I live under a rock apparently, I live 15 minutes away from the cradle of aviation and completely missed this…

@WilhelmScreamer 3 ай бұрын

There's several other conventioms there every year. Keep your eyes on their social media

@5ch3nk 3 ай бұрын

Wow. This seriously looks like the coolest convention ever.

@Arch_the_Protogen 3 ай бұрын

This convention looks downright amazing! Man, am I envious!

@MotherTruckingOwen 3 ай бұрын

Thank you for the videos; your enthusiasm, passion, and pleasant demeanor are always appreciated

@Bert3737b 3 ай бұрын

22:20 so glad to find a MSX there! The Panasonic A1WSX is a MSX 2+ only sold in Japan in early 90s, I bought one of these several years ago cause MSX 1 was my childhood computer, and it's my fave old computer. Thanks for the video resume, great job as always :)

@PinballBrendan 3 ай бұрын

I brought that WSX this year but we had 3 MSX total between all of the museum donors, including an Arabic model!

@Bert3737b 3 ай бұрын

@@PinballBrendanAl Alamiah MSX, nice and rare one! I've mostly Sony, Panasonic and Philips models

@BrickMuffin 3 ай бұрын

omfg we have to go to this. Thank you for sharing!!

@parjf 3 ай бұрын

I agree about the paper booklet, it made things easier to find. And it's a nice souvenir!

@woodroAcat 3 ай бұрын

8:13, spotted a wild Adam Koralik. Great video of the show!

@volttherobot 3 ай бұрын

Oh man, this is right in our backyard - Heard about the Expo, but never attended. Will DEFINITELY attend next year! Thanks for making this video!

@mr.sardine 3 ай бұрын

Heaven on earth. Looked like so much fun. Would love to be there at night with just some friends and no crowds. But perfect dreams can never come true 😂

@mrmxypltk 3 ай бұрын

If you volunteer you can get *some* of that experience! Though you'll probably be a bit busy helping set up or tear down!

@StillTheVoid 3 ай бұрын

New York really always had to up to ante in just about everything, huh? This Expo looks amazing and has just about everything you'd want on a retro gaming expo. The only teeny-tiny gripe I didn't see is 90s Big Box games for sale. 😭😭 Other than that, you guys look like y'all had a fantastic week on this exhibit. Thank you for all the footage and IN-DEPTH detail on what this convention had to offer. LGR at his best! 😎

@crazygamer9795 3 ай бұрын

I love these videos you make about different conventions and shows! I would love to visit a lot of them and you are showing all the great things there are to see! Keep up great videos and sharing your awesome adventures! I'm a huge fan and I admire your dedication to the presentation of technology and gaming history!

@LGR 3 ай бұрын

Thank you, I'm glad to hear and I hope you get the chance to visit some sometime!

@GryphLane 3 ай бұрын

I really enjoyed the travel vlog. I do sometimes like these long-form videos that I just leave playing ambiently in the corner of the room 😊

@smartiboi 3 ай бұрын

This convention looks like so much fun

@ambushytiger 3 ай бұрын

This is so cool; This legit looks like one of the most interesting and unique convention venues for anything I've ever seen. I was in NY back in July, although I didn't explore Long Island. I'll have to check this museum, out next time for sure!

@VascovanZeller 3 ай бұрын

This made the kid in me light up. Thanks for covering it, I hope to join such a thing one day!

@branscombe_ 3 ай бұрын

19:00 now THAT is a honourable (and fun) job!

@jcisonutubee 3 ай бұрын

i LOVE how this is styled like a Sims review video

@drfazio 3 ай бұрын

I volunteer at that museum as a docent. Probably one of my most favorite places on earth

@legendsatlunch 3 ай бұрын

would so love your brother to maybe start an episode off, trying to mimic you. I bet many people wouldn't notice. Think it would be funny as hell. At least he doesn't mind being on camera now. Epic trip and coverage. Really enjoyed your trip into NY.

@BubblewrapHighway 3 ай бұрын

Loved the travel vlog! Can't wait to see the show. I plan to book a private room on Amtrak from Upper Michigan to Florida to visit a friend.

@alexander-prime 3 ай бұрын

That's gotta be more candy cabs in one room than I've seen in person in my life. Such a cool video!

@zvndmvn 3 ай бұрын

Finally, a convention that combines my love of arcades, flea markets and aviation museums! 🤩

@wingshad0w00982 3 ай бұрын

The cradle of aviation is, literally, around the corner from where I work. As a history nerd I go there fairly often. LIRGEX (I think that’s their acronym?) is something that sees signs all the time. I always mean to try and go for one day, perhaps I will finally next year.

@svpracer98 3 ай бұрын

19:25 omg it's Lego Island!!! that game is genuinely pure nostalgia. That has to have been the first PC game I've ever played...

@noneofyourbusiness4616 3 ай бұрын

Something hauntingly melancholy and existential about viewing The Immortal John Hancock in silence from behind glass.

@justineightyone 3 ай бұрын

It was a pleasure meeting you in person finally! This video reminds me I need to put the badge i bought off you on my rig!

@lcrazy8l 3 ай бұрын

Just wanted to say, that trick with the mouse clicker for a background transition was smooth. 0:32

@magethenrogue3035 3 ай бұрын

I just want to say first off. You helped me and my daughter build a PC in 2020 and I am really FEELING the vibes on this video. I'm saying this with the most respect and love as a flight instructor and a train enthusiast, I love you're fandom of airplanes.

@sigrid9699 3 ай бұрын

yeees, train travel is always fun to see, I hope interstate travel in my country becomes a more common reliable inexpensive thing one day

@EngineerOfChaos 3 ай бұрын

Oooh. This venue reminds me of the venue of this local Toy Convention I was at. The convention center was actually an old centrifuge used for training astronauts. The main room is actually the main centrifuge chamber. That was so cool just to walk through

@lifewhydoyoumockme 3 ай бұрын

I don't know, I think spending too long in a centrifuge chamber might give me Dead Space PTSD flashbacks.

@EarthboundX 3 ай бұрын

Haha, I liked the couple people who looked like they recognized you while you were filming. 23:20 "Hey, I know you".

@97nelsn 3 ай бұрын

I wouldn’t be surprised if retro games and toys of LI was there as a vendor. One of my favorite retro gaming stores and it’s inside of a strip mall in Levittown. Great video by the way, now I want to go to this next year.

@SuperMoleRetro 3 ай бұрын

Wow, I can't believe the museum allows something like this. You would think the risk to the display's with all those people would be a big "NO" to hold a convention this large in it.

@mxnjones 3 ай бұрын

My thoughts exactly! The museum nerd in me is alternately thrilled and a little terrified.

@miawgogo 3 ай бұрын

it's probably the better convention for them to hold as the people attending a retro convention will understand how fragile retro stuff is(well most of the time)

@mbox314 3 ай бұрын

Alot of museums will bend over backwards to get a little extra money and to say they had some extra attendance.

@Slygathor 3 ай бұрын

They actually hold a few cons at the museum. A psudo comic con, tabletop convention and the retro gaming convention. And they host meetups for local clubs. The cradle of aviation is super cool

@aguilerajohn 3 ай бұрын

The exhibits are shockingly sturdy lol

@christophero1969 Ай бұрын

Cool trip.

@texasrattlesnake31637 3 ай бұрын

Another amazing (& unique) EXPO Clint! The amount of retro-ness in this one is mind-blowing! Looking forward to next year!

@neonflights5951 3 ай бұрын

I live on Long Island, i love this kind of stuff but wish i had someone to come with me to actually engage and educate me on it.

@plaitcut 3 ай бұрын

Oh I didn't know the Cradle of Aviation Museum hosted so many events. I once sold art at a comic convention that was held in it. The museum is vary spacious and nicely curated/landscape, its exhibits fit the vibe of a retro gaming convention way more! Also one of the only places on Long Island that didn't give me a headache driving there lol

@NickyVideogames 3 ай бұрын

I ran 5 of the tournaments this year, I didn't realize you went I would have stopped by! Probably passed your table a dozen times and didn't notice 😭

@LGR 3 ай бұрын

Aw dang! Yeah if I get another table next time I’ll have to deck it out and make it more obviously mine

@GXSimmer 3 ай бұрын

Great review! I live on Long Island and love this convention. I missed it this year, but it looks like it was a great time.

@m0nk3yl0v3r 3 ай бұрын

16:33 seeing Tony Hawk as a 'retro' game on a CRT sure makes me feel old... remember feeling how it was literally the cutting edge playing on PC at university in 2001 as a 21 year old

@TheSportsHammock 3 ай бұрын

You've sold me...I'm going to try and make it next year...I wonder what the dates will be

@Markimark151 3 ай бұрын

That convention looks better than VCF, the venue that’s a aviation museum that has arcades and other attractions! They have more video game platforms and tournaments.

@MrWolfSnack 3 ай бұрын

Need a LGR and Vinesauce teamup. Vinny has been to this convention every year.

@CousinHubertRetrogaming 3 ай бұрын

that is simply unheard of! Thank you for sharing in such detail the machines that shone at that event with us!!😊 As a collector of japanese rare computer systems and consoles i can appreciate what was there. Did they display an MSX or Sharp X1 VHD game like Road Blaster or Time Gal?

@thomasschlitzer7541 3 ай бұрын

Wow, that’s absolutely amazing 😳😍 Wish we would do this in our Speyer museum in Germany. That’s a perfect fit and must be such a fun experience!

@Necrowarp_ 3 ай бұрын

I never knew this was an expo! I live 15 minutes away from the museum this took place at.

@mogerus 3 ай бұрын

I feel that this way of holding events has become or will become a trend. A retro convention and a museum seemed like a great combination. I hope more museums open their doors to events like this.

@SynRequiem 3 ай бұрын

I feel so lucky to live nearby! This was the first retro con I ever attended last year and it set the bar sky-high. (Pun intended)

@nosferadu 3 ай бұрын

It's mindblowing to me that in the US there are places as close as a mile away that you can't reach by walking.

@MrWolfSnack 3 ай бұрын

You are free to walk anywhere you want. You can walk from your house right now to anywhere you want. Nobody is stopping you. The question is, will it be practical. You think I'm going to walk a mile in the hot sun across a 5 lane highway when it's 94 F out? Hell fucking no.

@Roboterpunk 3 ай бұрын

This is so incredibly cool. I wish we had an event like this over in Europe.

@Mergatroid 3 ай бұрын

I love even just the first 4 minutes of this video, thank you for even just a little bit to advocate for intercity and regional public transit and walkability. It’s always great to hear good urbanism takes from someone who makes content on completely different subjects.