R3PLAY 'The Arcade, Retro & Video Gaming Expo' - Blackpool

[DBloke]

Plugging a massive video game event that is gonna be damn good.

R3PLAY (pronounced “Replay”) is a brand new show celebrating four decades of gaming history. Presented in association with Retro Gamer and gamesTM magazines, this unique event will offer gamers of all ages the chance to experience gaming systems from the 1970s to present day. R3PLAY will take place at The Norbreck Castle in Blackpool on 6/7 November 2010 – the final weekend of this year’s famous Illuminations.

Gail Porter is the special celebrity guest host of R3PLAY. Being an avid gamer, Gail owns all of the current-gen systems and is a huge fan of retro, too. Gail is also a representative of Macmillan Cancer Support, one of the two charities that R3PLAY is proud to be supporting. We are thrilled and delighted to welcome Gail to R3PLAY!

More than 300 systems will be available at R3PLAY comprising the finest possible selection of consoles, coin-ops and computers from all over the globe (with all machines set to free-play). Visitors will have the opportunity to take part in prize gaming competitions, listen to Q&A sessions with guest speakers, participate in workshops, view galleries of video game artwork, win fantastic raffle prizes, tender bids in a special auction and much, much more! Ticket holders will also be able to purchase games, systems, accessories and memorabilia via a number of specialist seller stands.

R3PLAY is dedicated to the celebration and preservation of the “3 C’s”:

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  CONSOLES

Ranging from the humble Atari 2600, through the SEGA vs Nintendo console wars of the 1990s, to the all-conquering behemoths that are the PS3, Xbox 360 and Nintendo Wii. Video game consoles from all corners of the world will be showcased at R3PLAY allowing visitors to play on rare and obscure machines they may never see again!

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  COIN-OPS

Arcade and Pinball Machines have captured the nation’s imagination since the first mass-produced classics of the 70s and 80s. R3PLAY not only looks at the retro classics, but thanks to the support of leading arcade communities, there will be plenty on offer for the new generation of arcade gamers, too.

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  COMPUTERS

The UK was a world leader in 80s computing and R3PLAY will celebrate the diverse history of Acorn, Amstrad and Sinclair, as well as their international competitors such as Commodore and Atari. Furthermore, fans of PC-based gaming will be able to enjoy both the very latest releases, in addition to classics such as Commander Keen, Descent and the original network version of Doom (Deathmatch anyone?). The National Museum of Computing will also be on hand, raising awareness of computing history in the UK.

Adult ticket prices are £12 for single-day entry and £20 for a weekend ticket, with reductions for children and families. It is expected that the full allocation of tickets will be sold in advance through the dedicated website: http://www.R3PLAY.info

Organisers, the Computing & Gaming Events Union (CGEU) have already staged a number of arcade/video gaming and computing events, raising thousand of pounds for charitable causes in the process. At R3PLAY, the CGEU will be raising funds for Macmillan Cancer Support and The National Museum of Computing at Bletchley Park.

R3PLAY presents a fantastic social networking environment for gamers, a perfect location for casual play as well as intense competition.

Further announcements regarding activities, sponsors/partners, lists of systems and special guests will be made over the coming weeks.

Id recommend that people get outa there homes and go to these as you will be amazed at the amount of total strangers that will happily talk to you about games for hours

 

[DBloke]

Bump of sorts as its a few weeks away
Even if this site probably dont have the UK usership of that it did

 

[DBloke]

News for Nintendo fans

Nintendo have added an additional date to the Nintendo Unleashed UK Tour and will be occupying a giant-sized 8m x 8m stand at the R3PLAY Expo in Blackpool on 6/7 November.

Visitors to R3PLAY can be assured of being treated to hands-on previews of a number of pre-release Wii and DS titles, including the groundbreaking new GoldenEye 007 game for Nintendo Wii.

You can ask reps of Nintendo in person and ask them "Why is the virtual console such utter pants?"