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SUMMARY:The Question Block Videogame Trivia Night
DESCRIPTION:The Question Block is a multimedia trivia event focusing on classic and modern video games! 6 rounds plus a half-time bonus round focus on video game trivia\, minutiae\, and general knowledge. There will also be one non-video game related trivia round for your friends who may not be the huge nerd you are! The question block is a great time for everyone.
URL:https://thequestionblock.com/event/the-question-block-videogame-trivia-night-2/
CATEGORIES:SRGE Events,VG Trivia
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SUMMARY:The Question Block Videogame Trivia Night
DESCRIPTION:The Question Block is a multimedia trivia event focusing on classic and modern video games! 6 rounds plus a half-time bonus round focus on video game trivia\, minutiae\, and general knowledge. There will also be one non-video game related trivia round for your friends who may not be the huge nerd you are! The question block is a great time for everyone.
URL:https://thequestionblock.com/event/the-question-block-videogame-trivia-night/
CATEGORIES:Retro Gaming Community,SRGE Events,VG Trivia
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SUMMARY:The Question Block Videogame Trivia\, Oct 29th
DESCRIPTION:The Question Block is a multimedia trivia event focusing on classic and modern video games! 6 rounds plus a half-time bonus round focus on video game trivia\, minutiae\, and general knowledge. There will also be one non-video game related trivia round for your friends who may not be the huge nerd you are! The question block is a great time for everyone.
URL:https://thequestionblock.com/event/the-question-block-videogame-trivia-oct-29th/
CATEGORIES:Retro Gaming Community,SRGE Events,VG Trivia
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20131008T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20131008T210000
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SUMMARY:SIFF and SRGE Present: The Wizard
DESCRIPTION:Join Seattle Retro Gaming and SIFF as we screen the classic 80’s videogame movie\, The Wizard!  In addition\, our director of programming\, Rob will be hosting some 8-bit gaming on SIFF’s huge movie screen!  You will have the opportunity to live the dream and play Rad Racer on the big screen with our Power Glove! \nFrom the SIFF website: \nCorey Woods’ (Fred Savage) estranged younger brother Jimmy (Luke Edwards) may be quiet\, but by god is he good at Double Dragon. After running away from home\, Corey\, Jimmy\, and drifter Haley (Rilo Kiley’s Jenny Lewis) road trip to California\, encountering con artists\, an overly obsessed social worker\, a Super Mario Bros. 3 video game tournament\, and the biggest Universal Studios commercial you’ve ever seen. Come for the Castlevania II: Simon’s Quest and Ninja Gaiden gameplay\, stay for Beau Bridges and Christian Slater attempting comic relief\, and finish off with the late-film cameo from a pre-teen Tobey Maguire. Directed by television producer Todd Holland (“The Larry Sanders Show”\, “Malcolm in the Middle”\, “Wonderfalls”).  – Marcus Gorman
URL:https://thequestionblock.com/event/siff-and-srge-present-the-wizard/
LOCATION:SIFF Uptown Cinema\, 511 Queen Anne Ave N\, Seattle\, WA\, 98109\, United States
CATEGORIES:Retro Gaming Community,SRGE Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20130924T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20130924T210000
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SUMMARY:The Question Block Videogame Trivia\, Sep 24th
DESCRIPTION:The Question Block is a multimedia trivia event focusing on classic and modern video games! 6 rounds plus a half-time bonus round focus on video game trivia\, minutiae\, and general knowledge. There will also be one non-video game related trivia round for your friends who may not be the huge nerd you are! The question block is a great time for everyone.
URL:https://thequestionblock.com/event/the-question-block-videogame-trivia-sep-24th-715pm/
CATEGORIES:Retro Gaming Community,SRGE Events,VG Trivia
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20130714T150000
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SUMMARY:Retrogame Roadshow Featuring Chris Kohler
DESCRIPTION:Chris Kohler is a video game journalist and editor who has written for several publications in the past decade\, including Wired\, Animerica\, Official Nintendo Magazine and 1UP.com. He is also a published author of two books. His first book\, Power-Up: How Japanese Video Games Gave the World an Extra Life\, was published by Brady Games in 2004. His second book\, Retro Gaming Hacks\, was published by O’Reilly Media in 2005. Kohler is currently a resident of San Francisco\, California\, where he works for Wired\, running the gaming blog Game|Life.
URL:https://thequestionblock.com/event/retrogame-roadshow-featuring-chris-kohler/
LOCATION:SRGE
CATEGORIES:SRGE Events,SRGE Schedule
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20130714T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20130714T143000
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CREATED:20130702T072037Z
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SUMMARY:Retronauts LIVE!
DESCRIPTION:Come join the new relaunch of Retronauts featuring: Bob Mackey: Former host of Retronauts (2011-2013)\, and contributor to fun things like Something Awful\, EGM\, and Gamasutra. Ray Barnholt: Frequent guest on Retronauts\, and current one-man band on the ultra-rad video game publication SCROLL. Jeremy Parish: Original host of Retronauts (2006-2011)\, former executive editor at IGN\, Telebunny webmaster\, and all-around sharp dresser\, currently working on building USGamer.net.
URL:https://thequestionblock.com/event/retronauts-live/
LOCATION:SRGE
CATEGORIES:SRGE Events,SRGE Schedule
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20130714T113000
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SUMMARY:Breaking into the Game Industry with 343 Studios
DESCRIPTION:Dan Callan-Level Designer\, 343 Industries Dan has worked in the game industry for over ten years\, with experience in test and design at Nintendo\, Microsoft Studios\, Insomniac Games\, Bungie\, and 343 Industries. Ray Almaden-Lead Level Designer Halo 4\, 343 Industries. Ray has experience as a level designer at UbiSoft\, Electronic Arts\, Guerilla Games\, and 343 Industries on games in the Far Cry\, Splinter Cell\, and Killzone franchises. He was lead campaign level designer on Halo 4. Paul Ehreth-Level Designer\, 343 Industries Paul has worked as a designer at Microsoft Studios\, FASA\, and 343 Industries on games like Shadowrun\, Kinect Adventures\, and Halo 4.
URL:https://thequestionblock.com/event/breaking-into-the-game-industry-with-343-studios/
LOCATION:SRGE
CATEGORIES:SRGE Events,SRGE Schedule
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20130714T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20130714T230000
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SUMMARY:The Indie Revolution and Unholy Resurrection of 32-Bit Genre with Ryan Peyton
DESCRIPTION:“In short\, it’s my theory that indies will continue to break free of its 16-bit stasis in the coming years\, away from platformers and 2D\, and into the 3D realm. In the indie world\, I look at 2013 like it’s 1996 — game developers now have access to hardware\, platforms and tools that allow them to break away the shackles off 2D and build 3D games\, and now with a much more manageable budget. We’re also experiencing similar growing pains like our PlayStation and Saturn grandfathers. I’ll talk about the development of République and how we’ve taken inspiration from games like the original Resident Evil and Metal Gear Solid games. I’ll also put to other games that support this theory\, like Broken Age\, Hawken\, The Witness\, Spy Party\, Fez\, Kentucky Route Zero\, etc. I’ll end my talk by applying this theory to the next five years and predict where indie games will go.” – Ryan Peyton \nRyan Payton is founder of Seattle-based Camouflaj\, the studio behind the upcoming game RÉPUBLIQUE. He began his career in Tokyo as a producer on Konami’s METAL GEAR SOLID 4\, and was then recruited by Microsoft to return home to Seattle and direct HALO 4. After three years at Microsoft\, Ryan surprised the industry by announcing his departure to establish his own independent game studio\, Camouflaj. \nOne year ago\, Ryan and his team launched an ambitious Kickstarter campaign for RÉPUBLIQUE\, seeking $500\,000. Pitching the game as an iOS-focused\, story-driven “stealth survival” game that combines the qualities of the original Resident Evil and Metal Gear Solid games\, Ryan and the team raised $555\,000 through the popular crowdfunding site. Currently the 17-person team at Camouflaj is deep in development of RÉPUBLIQUE\, using the Unity engine. The game is scheduled for a late summer 2013 release.
URL:https://thequestionblock.com/event/survival-horror-with-ryan-peyton/
LOCATION:SRGE
CATEGORIES:SRGE Events,SRGE Schedule
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20130713T210000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20130713T230000
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SUMMARY:SIFF Movie: The Space Invaders: In Search of Lost Time Screening w/Director Jeff Von Ward
DESCRIPTION:In 1978\, the arcade game Space Invaders sparked an obsession that grew into a video arcade boom that made billions of dollars\, one quarter at a time. Only a few years later\, the boom ended\, and as arcades closed the early game consoles were converted\, destroyed\, or packed into warehouses and forgotten. Today\, obsessive collectors across the country have lovingly restored these classic games and are playing them once more. \nCo-presented by The Seattle Retro Gaming Expo\, taking place July 13 & 14 at the Northwest Rooms in Seattle Center\, and featuring panels\, a full vendor hall\, and a Freeplay Room fearing thousands of console games and complete collections of Super Nintendo and Nintendo 64 games. \nDirector Jeff Von Ward in person! Explore the second life of classic console arcade games\, which have relocated from once abundant video arcades into basements and garages all across the country. \nTickets are available here: http://www.siff.net/cinema/the-space-invaders-in-search-of-lost-time \n 
URL:https://thequestionblock.com/event/siff-movie-the-space-invaders-in-search-of-lost-time-screening-wdirector-jeff-von-ward/
LOCATION:SIFF Uptown Cinema\, 511 Queen Anne Ave N\, Seattle\, WA\, 98109\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20130713T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20130714T010000
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SUMMARY:Arcade Armageddon Chiptunes Concert and Retro Competition
DESCRIPTION:Electrowookie Records and Seattle Retro Gaming Expo (SRGE) are teaming up to present the 2nd annual “Arcade Armageddon\,” a night of video game music and on-stage video game competition. Inspired by the tournament at the end of the 1989 Nintendo-themed movie The Wizard\, this event seeks to appeal to video game fans young and old\, casual and hardcore. Seven games have been selected from the past 20 years of gaming history to provide for an intense tournament final on-stage in front of cheering fans. \nThe afternoon portion of the event will be held inside the SRGE expo hall\, located upstairs from Vera Project. Potential competitors can try their luck by competing for high scores in the Nintendo Entertainment System games Super Mario Bros.\, Tetris\, and Rad Racer. Players will be able to try once per hour to achieve a high score at the Arcade Armageddon booth on the Nintendo World Championship cartridge. As the expo winds down for the day\, the 20 top scorers will be selected to compete in the final rounds. \nThe main event begins at 7pm and will alternate between rounds of on-stage competition and musical performances. Each round will reduce the number of players until only two remain to compete for the grand prize. The games for the finals will be Saturn Bomberman\, Sonic the Hedgehog 2\, Street Fighter II\, and a secret final round to be revealed the night of the event. Hosts Jon Pio\, Holland Hume\, and Esther Bentson will provide lively commentary for the competitions.
URL:https://thequestionblock.com/event/arcade-armageddon-chiptunes-concert-and-retro-competition/
LOCATION:The Vera Project\, 125 Republican Street\, Seattle\, WA\, 98109\, United States
CATEGORIES:SRGE Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20130713T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20130713T173000
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SUMMARY:The Question Block Videogame Trivia
DESCRIPTION:The Question Block is a multimedia trivia event focusing on classic and modern video games! 6 rounds plus a half-time bonus round focus on video game trivia\, minutiae\, and general knowledge. There will also be one non-video game related trivia round for your friends who may not be the huge nerd you are! The question block is a great time for everyone.
URL:https://thequestionblock.com/event/the-question-block-videogame-trivia/
LOCATION:SRGE
CATEGORIES:SRGE Events,SRGE Schedule
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20130713T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20130713T150000
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SUMMARY:Collecting on a Budget with John Hancock
DESCRIPTION:John Hancock is a long-time video game collector\, enthusiast\, and historian – by which we mean he has entirely too many games that he never stops talking about. He has been a visible face for the retro gaming crowd for some years\, mainly because he is usually hovering\, vulture-like\, over the rarest thing on a given vendors booth. We’re reasonably sure he has some kind of psychic game radar. John is friendly\, outgoing\, and enthusiastically shares his love of gaming with everyone. \nJohn and his impressive game collection have been featured in several media interviews and articles over the years. John’s game room can only be described as staggering. Despite having around 5\,000 games and hundreds of consoles\, John somehow manages to have a wife and son (who is already sorting his building blocks by color and rarity)\, and he works as a counselor with mental health patients.
URL:https://thequestionblock.com/event/collecting-on-a-budget-with-john-hancock/
LOCATION:SRGE
CATEGORIES:SRGE Events,SRGE Schedule
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20130713T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20130713T133000
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SUMMARY:Playstation Collecting with Gabe Howard
DESCRIPTION:Gabe is an avid Playstation collector and has even gone so far as to collect different serial number PS1’s to have every variant hardware revision. Come see what hidden gems exists for the Playstation 1 and 2!
URL:https://thequestionblock.com/event/playstation-collecting-with-gabe-howard/
LOCATION:SRGE
CATEGORIES:SRGE Events,SRGE Schedule
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20130713T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20130713T120000
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SUMMARY:Arcade Armageddon Presents: ChipTunes!
DESCRIPTION:Our show partners at Arcade Armageddon talk about the rise of ChipTune music. Arcade Armageddon is an all-day video game extravaganza ! The qualifying rounds of the tournament will consist of preliminary rounds of tournaments leading into a massive party in the evening with live music and the chance to cheer on the finalists as they are brought to the stage for their championship rounds! Live music by Mega Ran\, Fighter X and The Icarus Kids!
URL:https://thequestionblock.com/event/arcade-armageddon-presents-chiptunes/
LOCATION:SRGE
CATEGORIES:SRGE Events,SRGE Schedule
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20130713T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20130714T170000
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SUMMARY:SRGE 2013
DESCRIPTION:Seattle Retro Gaming Expo is an annual show in the Seattle area\, and we are committed to bringing you the best place to find classic and retro games for playing\, buying\, or just reminiscing. This year’s show was nearly double in size and excitement\, with over 200 pre-purchased tickets sold\, along with new activities and events.
URL:https://thequestionblock.com/event/srge-2013/
CATEGORIES:SRGE Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20130712T210000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20130712T230000
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CREATED:20130701T094743Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20130701T094743Z
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SUMMARY:SIFF Movie: Ecstasy of Order
DESCRIPTION:Tetris. We’ve all played it\, rotating the pieces and dropping them in the perfect place\, or despairing as we discover a piece won’t fit. You may have even joked about ‘mastering’ the game. But what about the people who’ve truly mastered Tetris? Where are the Kasparovs and Fischers\, the great champions who’ve dedicated their minds to solving its deepest puzzles? This delightful documentary tracks down just such a group of record-holding Tetris masters as they prepare to compete in the 2010 Classic Tetris World Championship. \n  \nPresented by The Seattle Retro Gaming Expo. SRGE takes place July 13 & 14 at the Northwest Rooms in Seattle Center\, and features panels\, a full vendor hall\, and a Freeplay Room fearing thousands of console games and complete collections of Super Nintendo and Nintendo 64 games. \nYou can order tickets here: http://www.siff.net/cinema/ecstasy-of-order-the-tetris-masters
URL:https://thequestionblock.com/event/siff-movie-ecstasy-of-order/
LOCATION:SIFF Uptown Cinema\, 511 Queen Anne Ave N\, Seattle\, WA\, 98109\, United States
CATEGORIES:SRGE Events
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