Indie Retro News went to PLAY Expo Margate 2020!

During last weekend Indie Retro News had the pleasure of going to the awesome retrogaming convention of ' PLAY Expo Margate ', which lasted from the 21st to the 23rd of Feb 2020. It was an event that was to have a fair slice of gaming and merchandise stalls, cosplay, retro gaming hardware with games to play, modern gaming, competitions, arcade machines and much more. It was an event that we have been eagerly awaiting to go to all these months past, and we can very much say it was AWESOME!

Amicamp - Foundation is hosting a big Amiga event 30th-31st March!

Throughout the years we've always tried to feature as many events as possible that are dedicated to a multitude of systems from the Amstrad, C64 and ZX spectrum, to the Amiga or even the Atari ST. Now most of these events feature different systems with talent from around the world showing just what these systems can really do with some rather impressive demo's. However this event known as AmiCamp, which is going to be held in Greece, is going to be the Biggest Event held there for next generation amigas and classic Amiga gaming modding and news!

Chip Bit Day 2018 - Annual music festival banging away chiptunes 28th April!

Very short notice this one as we've only just come across it in our spam box, but we've recently been told that as from next Saturday 28th April, the annual music festival of 'Chip Bit Day 2018' will be held in Manchester as a dedication to a unique music community & genre know as ‘Chiptune’. If you don't know where Chip Bit Day comes from, they have told us it stems from the blog “Chip Bit Sid” - set up in 2015 - which features weekly reviews about chiptune music and artists. The blog had hit one year on the scene in 2016 and a celebratory event was in order: Chip Bit Day was born and the rest is history.

Spectrum35 - A celebration of 35 years of the ZX Spectrum!

It's the Spectrums' 35th year! Almost as old me! Almost.

It's been 35 years since the Spectrum was released in the UK - surely this should be celebrated with some sort of special event? Funny you mention it as yes, there is some sort of special event to celebrate it. Excellent! The Spectrum35 event will be held on Saturday 28th October 2017 at the Centre For Computing History in Cambridge, with the event scheduled to start at 10am. 

Amiga Retro Event - Playnation Games celebrates the Amiga - 29th September 2016!

Amiga owners have we got the event for you! As PlayNation Games is going to be celebrating the Amiga in their own special way, by hosting the Amiga Retro Event, held at Playnation Games on the 29th September from 6pm till 11pm. Organised by the Sega, Atari, Commodore, Nintendo RetroGaming Cafe Facebook Group, this event could be just what the retro gamer needs as not only can you play on original Amiga hardware, but you can discuss, buy, sell and even trade games!

Amiga Retro Event - Playnation Games celebrates the Amiga and you can't miss it this September!

Amiga owners and retrogamers alike, have we got the event for you! As PlayNation Games will be celebrating the Amiga in their own special way, by hosting the Amiga Retro Event, held at Playnation Games on the 29th September from 6pm till 11pm. Organised by the Sega, Atari, Commodore, Nintendo RetroGaming Cafe Facebook Group, this event could be just what the retro doctor ordered as not only can you play on original Amiga hardware, but you can discuss, buy, sell and even trade games!

International Amiga Day 31.05.2015 - It's a time to celebrate!

It's time to rejoice Amiga owners, as Sally of the Amiga day Facebook group has told us that the 'International Amiga Day 2015' is fast approaching on the 31st May! Celebrating 30 years of fun, it's time to celebrate all that is Amiga, from Amiga games to the Amiga hardware. The retro community want to keep the Commodore Amiga name alive and what better way to do that than an anniversary to the day dedicated to the great system. What an incredible line of retro computer systems from the A500 to the A4000, if you lived during that era of gaming then it was one of the greatest moments in our retro history.

Event Announcement: South Coast Amiga Rendezvous

For anyone that follows the retro events scene in the UK, it seems that all the juicy events take place either in the North (Manchester, Blackpool) or in London. Well following the pattern of the successful Lincolnshire Amiga Group meets, Indie Retro News writer Alistair has decided to put on a meeting in the South Hampshire area (UK) in Southampton - South Coast Amiga Rendezvous.

Indie Retro News is going to GEEK 2013 - : Gaming Expo :

Indie Retro News is going to Geek tomorrow, the gaming expo in Margate, UK! So if you wonder where we've run off to, now you know. This is a great retro event and it's Located in The Winter Gardens in Margate(UK) - 23rd-24th feb, it will be filled with puzzles, tournaments, consoles and pinball machines. But the main event will be retro computer games, current card and computer games as well as lots more, I can't wait! Oh and look out for my brother wearing his cosplay furry outfit.

GEEK2013 - Geek Expo : Margate UK 21st-24th Feb

Another great retro event is coming our way and we don't have long to wait. Located in The Winter Gardens in Margate(UK) - 21st-24th feb, it will be filled with puzzles, tournaments, consoles and pinball machines. But the main event will be retro computer games, current card and computer games as well as lots more, I can't wait!