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SPECIFICALLY FOR INDEPENDENT GAME DEVELOPERS AND GAMING FANS
Gameacon is the only conference of its kind — one that combines the business-to-business networking and educational opportunities of the GDC with the entertainment and public feedback aspects of Magfest or Pax. And it all focuses exclusively on independent game developers from around the world. Our mission is to promote independent artists in game creation by providing a space for them to showcase their work, the opportunity to reach an audience who craves to see it, and a forum to learn from each other.
Features: cosplay, game arcade, tournaments, LARPing, contests, presentations and panels, and more!
Please note that there are different passes available for sale – general admission and industry. Check the Gameacon website for more details and to purchase passes.
WELCOME TO THE 3RD Killer Instinct Tournament here
at Waypoint Gaming in Garden City New York.
Venue is $10
Entry is $10
Rules are simple
Best 2 out of 3 games all until Winners, Losers, and
Grand Finals.
Running on XBOX ONE S and PC.
Bring your own controllers
Brook Converters are also accepted here.
Gather your best 2 Amiibos & battle it out in either 4 or 8 player SMASH!
Double elimination
Fee: $5, 2 drink minimum
Total overall CP cannot exceed 120, Amiibos may be checked!
Start time: 9pm
Must be 18+, ID required
Gather your best 2 Amiibos & battle it out in either 4 or 8 player SMASH!
Double elimination
Fee: $5, 2 drink minimum
Amiibos must be at a standard 120 levels total
Start time: 9pm
Must be 18+, ID required
2v2 Amiibo in Smash on Wii U
Double elimination
Fee: $5, 1 drink minimum (2 soda / juice min) or food
Registration time: 7pm – 9pm
Start time: 9:30pm
BYOC
Must be 18+, ID required
Smash all night long – even after the tournament – Melee – Brawl pm & Wii U.
Tekken 7 tournament at Waypoint Gaming
$10 entry, $5 venue
Celebrating Gaming, Game Developers, and Gamers of all kinds
Gameacon celebrates the artistry of games and game creation. That’s what our name stands for – The Game Arts Conference. If you love video games, board games, esports, LARPing or the geek culture that surrounds it, then you will love Gameacon.
Overwatch tournament at Waypoint Gaming
$10 entry, $10 venue
$20 entry
Bring your own controller
$20 entry
Bring your own controller
Tekken 7 tournament at Waypoint Gaming
$10 entry, $5 venue
$7 Entry Fee
$5 Singles – $5 Doubles
$20 entry fee
First blood, first tower, first to 100 cs
Howling Abyss
3 bans
$20 entry
Bring your own controller
WELCOME!! To The Killer Instinct Tournament here at Waypoint Gaming in Garden City New York.
Rules are simple!
Best 2 out of 3 games all until
Winners,
Losers,
and Grand Finals.
$20 for entry and venue
Running on XBOX ONE S and PC.
Bring your own controllers
Brook Converters are also accepted here.
Gather your best 2 Amiibos & battle it out in either 4 or 8 player SMASH!
Double elimination
Fee: $5, 2 drink minimum
Total overall CP cannot exceed 120, Amiibos may be checked!
Start time: 9pm
Must be 18+, ID required
Gather your best 2 Amiibos & battle it out in either 4 or 8 player SMASH!
Double elimination
Fee: $5, 2 drink minimum
Amiibos must be at a standard 120 levels total
Start time: 9pm
Must be 18+, ID required
Get tickets now! – smash.liretro.com
Tournament pre-registration – https://smash.gg/tournament/smash-ultimate-launch-event
Excited for Smash Ultimate?! So are we! Bring your Switch and get ready for an awesome night.
There will be something for everyone!
For the Smash crowd –
-Freeplay stations to relax and learn the new game
-Smash Ultimate tournament ($10 entry) (which should be quite interesting a day after release!)
-Smash Melee tournament ($10 entry)
-A casual Smash Ultimate bracket (free entry) for more relaxed competitive play
-Games and tournament matches being played all night in the 300 seat IMAX theatre
-Older Smash game freeplay
For everyone else
-Retro gaming freeplay stations
-Arcade machines when you need a break from smashing
-“Bill & Seamus’s Excellent Adventure” – 2 gaming enthusiasts from the museum are running their own couch co-op game area
-Vendors selling game and game related stuff
-The Final Fantasy 9 jump rope challenge
-Raffles
Venue entry is $12 in advance, $15 at the door. Advance tickets end the Friday before at midnight.
There will be stations set up, but we encourage you to bring your Switch. The first 20 people who bring a setup (switch/dock/monitor) will receive free admission! We will have as many extra gamecube controllers and USB adapters as possible.
There will be security precautions in place to ensure that everyone’s stuff is safe as well.
Get tickets now – smash.liretro.com
Tournament pre-registration can be found at https://smash.gg/tournament/smash-ultimate-launch-event
Presented by your friends at Long Island Retro Gaming and Smash Island.
Tournament rules –
Smash Ultimate –
-Due to the upcoming nature of Super Smash Bros Ultimate any rules are subject to change UP UNTIL THE DAY OF THE EVENT.
At this time we aim to run 3 stock 8 minute best of 3 matches that switch to best of 5 for later rounds. Check back for added rules to be added once the TOs know more about the game.
Smash Melee –
Melee shall be operated via the EVO 2018 ruleset, and are as follows.
Game version: US Nintendo GameCube
Game Settings: 4 Stock, 8 Minute Time Limit, No Items, Pause Disabled, 2/3 Games
Starter stages: Yoshi’s Story, Fountain of Dreams, Final Destination, Battlefield, Dream Land.
Counter-pick stages: Pokemon Stadium.
Wobbling is legal. Freezing and infinite stalling are not legal.
First stage is decided by banning from the Starter Stages in P1-P2-P2-P1 order.
Winning player is not locked into the same character for the next match, but has to pick before loser selects character.
Following stages decided by winner banning one stage from all stages and then loser choosing.
Any matches that are best of five, there are no stage bans.
You may not choose a stage you have already won on unless mutually agreed to.
Game: Smash 4 on Wii U, 1v1
Start time: 9pm
Entry fee: $5 each, 2 drink minimum
18+ ID required
Arcade Wednesdays at Lizard Lounge:
All the other Video Games Retro to Brand new will be on and ready to be played – N64, Game Cube (x2), Xbox 360, PS2 (x2) Wii, Wii U (x2) Sega Genesis.
Gather your best 2 Amiibos & battle it out in either 4 or 8 player SMASH!
Double elimination
Fee: $5, 2 drink minimum
Amiibos must be at a standard 120 levels total
Start time: 9pm
Must be 18+, ID required
Gather your best 2 Amiibos & battle it out in either 4 or 8 player SMASH!
Double elimination
Fee: $5, 2 drink minimum
Amiibos must be at a standard 120 levels total
Start time: 9pm
Must be 18+, ID required
80s Arcade and Karaoke Nights Return!
Brought to you by:
Cradle-Con: A Comic, Collectible, & Pop Culture Con,
and the Long Island Retro Gaming EXPO
Can’t make it on Feb 23rd? No worries, we’re doing it again on March 23rd, you’re welcome!
March 23rd 80s Night:
https://www.facebook.com/events/1919842054811972/
Relive the glory days of the 1980s while playing classic arcade games like Pac-Man and Donkey Kong and singing your hearts out to ’80s karaoke music. No need to bring quarters as games are all set to free play, but please do bring the big hair, acid-washed jeans, shoulder pads, and Members Only jackets. And now we’ve added over 30 classic consoles from the 70s through the 90s so you can play all your retro favorites like Pong and games on the Atari 2600 all the way through to the Nintendo 64.
– Play on over 30 Classic Arcade Machines
– Play Games on Over 30 Classic Consoles
– 80s Karaoke
– Retro Game Tournament – TBD
– 80s Costume/Cosplay Contest
– $1 Raffles – win a Classic Console (TBD) – Drawing same night!
– Cash Bar
$15 advance tickets, $20 at the door!
Tournament Details
The team from the LI Retro Gaming Expo will be running a Retro Game tournament with a $5 entry and cash prize. More details to follow.
Costume & Cosplay Contest
Come in your best 80s costume or cosplay. Contest winner receives 2 tickets to Cradle-Con (June 1-2, 2019, up to a $50 value), runner-up receives a mystery prize!
About Cradle-Con – June 1 & 2, 2019
Cradle-Con was founded in June 2018 to raise funds for the Cradle of Aviation Museum’s education programs. Cradle-Con is a pure celebration of all things comic book culture. It is a new opportunity for readers to meet and greet their local comic book creators, for collectors on the hunt for those elusive rare books and toys, and for cosplayers to show off some of their best work. This is a spectacular new, more intimate experience for fans of all ages to gather, socialize, and be passionate about what they love. Visit http://www.cradlecon.com/ for more info.
About the Long Island Retro Gaming Expo – August 2019
Long Island’s premier gaming convention began with a simple idea, “Let’s make the kind of show we’d all want to go to!” And that’s exactly what they’ve done by providing a friendly and welcoming environment to everyone, including guests, volunteers and vendors. Heading into their 5th year in 2019, their “fun-first” approach has guided them from a small single day show to a multi-day celebration of gaming with over 4300 attendees in 2018. In 2017, they expanded their reach to include tabletop gaming, and the Long Island Tabletop Gaming Expo was born. This “con-within-a-con” is included with admission and features role-playing, war gaming, board games, and CCG’s for gamers of all skill levels. Find more info at http://expo.liretro.com/
80s Arcade and Karaoke Nights Return!
Brought to you by:
Cradle-Con: A Comic, Collectible, & Pop Culture Con,
and the Long Island Retro Gaming EXPO
Also see Feb 23 80s Night:
https://www.facebook.com/events/2182010208717330/
Relive the glory days of the 1980s while playing classic arcade games like Pac-Man and Donkey Kong and singing your hearts out to ’80s karaoke music. No need to bring quarters as games are all set to free play, but please do bring the big hair, acid-washed jeans, shoulder pads, and Members Only jackets. And now we’ve added over 30 classic consoles from the 70s through the 90s so you can play all your retro favorites like Pong and games on the Atari 2600 all the way through to the Nintendo 64.
– Play on over 30 Classic Arcade Machines
– Play Games on Over 30 Classic Consoles
– 80s Karaoke
– Retro Game Tournament – TBD
– 80s Costume/Cosplay Contest
– $1 Raffles – win a Classic Console (TBD) – Drawing same night!
– Cash Bar
$15 advance tickets, $20 at the door!
Tournament Details
The team from the LI Retro Gaming Expo will be running a Retro Game tournament with a $5 entry and cash prize. More details to follow.
Costume & Cosplay Contest
Come in your best 80s costume or cosplay. Contest winner receives 2 tickets to Cradle-Con (June 1-2, 2019, up to a $50 value), runner-up receives a mystery prize!
About Cradle-Con – June 1 & 2, 2019
Cradle-Con was founded in June 2018 to raise funds for the Cradle of Aviation Museum’s education programs. Cradle-Con is a pure celebration of all things comic book culture. It is a new opportunity for readers to meet and greet their local comic book creators, for collectors on the hunt for those elusive rare books and toys, and for cosplayers to show off some of their best work. This is a spectacular new, more intimate experience for fans of all ages to gather, socialize, and be passionate about what they love. Visit http://www.cradlecon.com/ for more info.
About the Long Island Retro Gaming Expo – August 2019
Long Island’s premier gaming convention began with a simple idea, “Let’s make the kind of show we’d all want to go to!” And that’s exactly what they’ve done by providing a friendly and welcoming environment to everyone, including guests, volunteers and vendors. Heading into their 5th year in 2019, their “fun-first” approach has guided them from a small single day show to a multi-day celebration of gaming with over 4300 attendees in 2018. In 2017, they expanded their reach to include tabletop gaming, and the Long Island Tabletop Gaming Expo was born. This “con-within-a-con” is included with admission and features role-playing, war gaming, board games, and CCG’s for gamers of all skill levels. Find more info at http://expo.liretro.com/
Get ready for a celebration of video games! We are looking to build the Staten Island gaming community by providing an inclusive environment where everyone can enjoy video games.
What to expect:
– free to play video games
– free to play board games
– video game tournaments
– kid cosplay contest
– adult cosplay contest
– free trivia contest
– free high score gaming contest
– free speed run gaming contest
– vendors
– door prizes
– and more!
Check back for announcements. Make sure to vote on our polls so we can make this a great event!
The 7th Official NJ Gamer Con will take place again at The Crowne Plaza Philadelphia-Cherry Hill in Cherry Hill, NJ on July 26-28th, 2019! We have some exciting announcements coming up: brand new special guests, tournaments, prizes, and much more- so RSVP now to find out what’s happening and don’t miss a thing!
24 Hour Free-play Arcade and Consoles
Big Special Guests
Live Music Performances
100+ Vendors
Tournaments
Tabletop Room
Cosplay Contest
Movie Screenings
Prizes & Much More!
Free parking
Kids 10 & under are free
Full restaurant, bar & cafe
Easy to get to, and close to everything!
AVGC is back! This year’s event will be returning to our roots: RETRO GAMING! Buy, sell, trade, talk about, and play retro video games. Stay tuned for more details at https://www.avideogamecon.org/
AVGC is back! This year’s event will be returning to our roots: RETRO GAMING! Buy, sell, trade, talk about, and play retro video games. Stay tuned for more details at https://www.avideogamecon.org/
We have now moved to Secaucus, NJ! To a much bigger venue!
An Anime, Video Game & Comic Con! We make cons fun again for all ages! Amazing panels you really want to attend, performances, maid cafe, after parties and more! Make new friends in a peaceful, loving and accepting community!
If you would like to perform, volunteer, or sponsor, please email puchianimecon@gmail.com