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Photos: Retro Gaming Expo returns to the Anvil Centre

Gamers took over the entire building.
Jennifer Gauthier
Jennifer Gauthier
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Five-year-old Xavier Chan of Richmond plays Street Fighter Super Turbo.Jennifer Gauthier

The Vancouver Retro Gaming Expo took place at the Anvil Centre on Saturday, June 22. The event featured a vendor hall, free-play gaming, live music, panels and tournaments.

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John Ball of the Chilliwack Retro Computing Club with a computing system from 1969. 
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A Macintosh Plus computer is set up tp play The Oregon Trail. 
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Eduardo Carvajal of North Vancouver plays Guitar Hero. 
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David Sigrist of Langley plays Mine Storm on Vectrex. 
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Leonard Paul (AKA Freaky DNA) plays a track from Mega Man during his chip tune set. 
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The Wavebirds 5-piece ska-punk band perform. 
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Longtime collector John Hancock holds a Q&A on the fourth floor. 
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Five-year-old Xavier Chan of Richmond plays Street Fighter Super Turbo with his dad, Benjamin. 
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Alain Guay of Vancouver competes in a Tetris tournament. 
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Dealers sell video gamesin the vendor hall.
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A vendor hall took over the first floor.