Our BIG GAME is this August 7-9. #LIRetro

Finally awake after another amazing LI Retro Gaming Expo! Hope you all had a fun weekend and thanks for stopping by to play Nixie! #indiegame #liretro

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Talking about my #LIRetro Gaming Expo weekend tonight, plus diving into more Donkey Kong Bananza as we dig down deeper to the Planet Core!

Sylverstone Khandr's full Long Island Retro Gaming Expo (LI Retro) 2025 haul of games & merchandise items. (Among Us Impostor & Fang Goodbye Volcano High plushes not included.)

Top half of the haul (from left to right): - Summer 2010/2020 Singles by Anamanaguchi (vinyl) - Celeste Original Soundtrack (vinyl) - Miami Vice: Music from the Television Series (vinyl) - LI Retro 2025 Event Program - LI Retro 2025 Weekend Badge - LI Retro Gaming Expo NES Logo Shirt - LI Retro 2025 3rd Place Tournament Medal (NBA Jam: TE) - LI Retro 25¢ Coin-Op Pin - DK Bananza "Oh Banana" Print (Joe Hogan) - Tron Bonne "Crush Your Enemies" Print (Joe Hogan) - Jet Set Radio Girls Print (Tina Quiri) - Street Fighter Cammy Mini-Print (Tina Quiri) - Joe Hogan & Tina Quiri Business Cards - Mario Party 8 for Wii (not from the expo, actually given to me by my friend Maple) - Zack & Wiki: Quest for Babaros' Treasure for Wii (not from the expo, actually given to me by my friend Maple)

Bottom half of the haul (from left to right): - Metroid II Game Boy Boxart Framed Poster (by Ranny Snice) - Sonic the Hedgehog Print Your Own Cookie (by Fluffy Sweets Co.) - Console Backpack Buddies Blindbags x2 - Hatsune Miku Backpack Hangers Figurine Blindbag x1 - Metroid Prime Hunters: First Hunt (DS) - Metroid Prime Pinball (DS) - Metroid Prime Hunters (DS) - Tony Hawk's American Sk8land (DS) - LI Retro Branded Pencil (from Diamond Feit's Retro Trivia panel) - Lala Barina & Barroth Monster Hunter Charms (by kurapixel) - Special OwO Badge Ribbon + Kurapixel business card (see thread for explanation) - Chibi-Usa Transformation Brooch Watch (a gift for my niece) - Small Emoji Plush w/ Cry Baby Tears (from Monster Mini Golf) - Tapu Lele & Tapu Bulu pins (from the Dice Tower roll) - Assorted Pins from the RetroFools booth (Powerpuff Girls, Charmander, Kids Next Door, Scooby-Doo, Pikachu, Lizzie McGuire, Samus Aran, I Paused My Game to Be Here, Cosmo-Con [FOP], Gilmore Girls) - Alien Xenomorph Tentacle 3D Print (from the Dice Tower roll) - Lucky Chloe Sticker & Tenga Fidget Toy - Lacey Johnson Greatest Hits Album - Lacey Johnson Anime Waifu Shirt - Lacey Johnson Keytar Kween Sticker - Assortment of Games & DVDs from the Dice Tower roll (Fun with Dick & Jane, Scary Movie 4 Unrated, Kinect Joy Ride, Medal of Honor Airborne, Wii Play, Chuggington Fire Patrol Rescue, The Snowman/Father Christmas, Swordquest: FireWorld)

Here it is - my full #LIRetro Gaming Expo 2025 haul!

I'll keep all the finer details in alt text, but as you can see, it's a good spread of games, apparel, accessories, music, and more.

Much love to all the vendors for making the marketplace as great as it was during the weekend.

Had a great time at LI Retro! Met some nice people and grabbed a bunch of goodies, including one in particular im happy about. Best thing about it is I convinced my friends to come with me next year and then some! Stay tuned for when I show off what I got from the con! #LIRetro

Digital Bonfire all together!

Farewell to the Cradle of Aviation Museum, and to LI Retro.

Might add more to the thread as I sift through my photos, but that's a wrap on #LIRetro Gaming Expo 2025!

Truly a phenomenal event throughout the weekend, and I had an amazing time if the thread didn't already show that enough.

Until next year!

Summer Singles 2010/2020 by Anamanaguchi, on vinyl!

Summer Singles 2010/2020 by Anamanaguchi, on vinyl! (the back)

My ACTUAL final purchase of #LIRetro 2025...

Summer Singles 2010/2020 by Anamanaguchi, on vinyl!

Literally caught me at the very last minute before the expo closed. 😅

THPS4 trick attack.

Pop'n Music!

Out in the first round of THPS4, roamed around the expo for last purchases, even got a round of Pop'n Music in too! #LIRetro

GIMME A DRINK BARTENDER #LIRetro

THPS4 tournament setup at LI Retro.

My last major activity for #LIRetro - the Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4 tournament!

Barroth and Lala Barina (Monster Hunter) charms from Kurapixel's booth at LI Retro. I ordered it in an OwO voice to get $5 my purchase, and got something to confirm my decision - a badge ribbon which reads "OwO;;;; i wost my dignity for this wibbon".

Thank you @kurapixel.bsky.social for having the funniest booth gimmick at #LIRetro this year.

My dignity was never on question because I will sacrifice it for good art.

(Details in alt text.)

Smash Remix Tournament at LI Retro.

MMG Mike competing in the Smash Remix Tournament at LI Retro. (Photo by Vesperia566.)

Sylverstone Khandr competing at the Smash Remix Tournament at LI Retro. (Photo by ShellshockPrime.)

MoonlitMaple competing at the Smash Remix Tournament at LI Retro.

Smash Remix tournament here at #LIRetro is super intense.

Both @mmgmike.bsky.social (Sonic) and I (Conker) are out, but @moonlitmaple.bsky.social (Bowser) is still alive.

Tetris Attack High Score Challenge at LI Retro.

MattBigFat leads the field at the Tetris Attack High Score Challenge at LI Retro with 3,374 points. (Photo by ShellshockPrime.)

Stopped by at the High Score Challenge area to do Tetris Attack - my rust was absolutely showing.

@mattbigfat.bsky.social was cleaning house though. #LIRetro

3rd place medal for the NBA Jam TE tournament.

Back of the 3rd place medal for the NBA Jam TE tournament.

Third place for the NBA Jam TE tourney! My medal streak continues for another year at #LIRetro.

Hello @will.thewulffden.com @bob.thewulffden.com @thewulffden.com! #liretro

Hello @will.thewulffden.com @bob.thewulffden.com @thewulffden.com! #liretro

Lost 89-57 to the SuperSonics.

So, I realized this posted hella late due to reception, but to sum up my play:

- Got crushed in my first game as the Knicks
- Pivoted to the Jazz and was draining threes with Stockton to stay alive in losers
- Got beat by the same guy who sent me to losers

Intense stuff! #LIRetro

NBA Jam TE tourney at LI Retro.

Seattle vs. Seattle!

So, these guys are the real deal. Everyone picked Seattle, which I'm assuming is meta.

So much for my idea to go Knicks (Starks/Ewing), these cats came to ball. 👀

#LIRetro

Sylverstone's LI Retro Day 3 attire.

The field for the NBA Jam TE tournament.

Day 3 of #LIRetro begins!

Checked out of the hotel, was able to make it in time for the NBA Jam TE (SNES) tournament - got a first round bye, so I'm just taking my time to see the competition.

Sunday LI Retro @liretro.bsky.social
2025-08-10

#retro #liretro #retrogaming #nintendo #xbox #sony

Sylver realizing the mangled mess of hair.

Sylver coming to terms with the mangled mess of hair.

Welp, that ends my Day 2 of #LIRetro. Holy hat hair, Batman!

Great stuff all around: got a good amount of stuff, saw a lot of familiar faces, came 2nd in the retro trivia contest panel, and looked pretty damn good!

Third and final day tomorrow. 👋🏾

This was a really neat device on display at #LIRetro this year; never have I experienced a 90’s computer like it.

Video Game Trivia with Diamond Feit & AshSaidHi!

Video Game Trivia with Diamond Feit & AshSaidHi!

Digital Bonfire is the trivia group!

Trivia with @feitclub.bsky.social and @ashsaidhi.bsky.social!

We're teaming up for this. #LIRetro

Maple and Mike pose with their 1st place medals.

So much confetti!

And the WINNERS of EON Gaming's 64-player Mario Kart: Double Dash tournament at #LIRetro is...

@mmgmike.bsky.social & @moonlitmaple.bsky.social!!!

Randomized Game Tournament

So sadly @shellshockprime.bsky.social and I crashed out of the first round...

My game was Super Indie Karts, his was GigaBash.

Perhaps next time.
#LIRetro

A peek at the game wheel's initial setup of games!

Here for the Randomized Game Tournament! 👀 #LIRetro

Hey @pixelmemories.bsky.social, your Shinobi fightstick is stealing my thunder!😊 I am disappointing customers left and right because it's not for sale. I am leading them straight to your website though!😉🤜🏻🤛🏻
#liretro

Mother Brain from Super Metroid.

Imagine running into this behemoth IRL! 🤣 #LIRetro

Views of the first and second floors.

Saturday is the busiest #LIRetro day for a reason - I'm already starting to feel it! 😩

Jeremy the Nostalgia Alchemist! (And Sylver, duh)

Ran into @nstlgaalchemist.bsky.social and his son while wandering through the #LIRetro console freeplay!