#jeffminter chats about the evolution of his #lightsynth at the recent #playexpo #blackpool www.youtube.com/watch?v=SQH-...

A Full Circle Reaction One of the highlights of my year is Play Expo – a weekend away in Blackpool that has a bunch of retro and modern video games. It’s pretty much the same every year: arcade machines as you walk in, trading hall to the left, pinball machines to the right, home consoles towards the back along … Continue reading

NEW BLOG POST - A Full Circle Reaction, where I share my favourite purchase from #playexpo - and touch on Game Dev and the Atari ST #atarist

Rhys, thanks for those kind words and the shout out. Its the first game Ive ever published and to see so many enjoy it at #PlayEXPO was amazing.

I hope the annoyance of it being addictive doesnt cause any hindrance 😅

Good luck, and all the best!

Until next time Blackpool... #playexpo

Counter Strike

Ah you think de_dust is your ally? You merely adopted the de_dust. I was born in it, molded by it. I didn't see the de_dust2 until I was already a man, by then it was nothing to me but blinding....

#playexpo

Be part of creating a retro game for Bangladesh at #PlayExpoBlackpool learn about the work of @caffegame.dev and how they are training a new generation of game developers. Find us in the indie zone. #PlayExpo

At #PlayExpo #Blackpool and the heating has gone down in my room at the Norbreck, so right now I'm watching @owdocookie.bsky.social like this!

The Garnish had a day out 😁
We all had a great time at Blackpool play expo
Fantastic selection of arcade machines , retro consoles to play as well as a retro game market on the side
Awesome time all around
#playexpoblackpool #playexpo #gaminggarnish #gaming #gamingpodcast #fyp #retro #retrogamers

At #PlayExpo, one of the stalls was selling magazines some of which I used to buy (Popular Computing Weekly)
£2 each or 6 for £10.... So I randomly grabbed 6.

Got home and the exact same listing that I never got to work properly was in one of the magazines that I would have bought in 1982 😱 👻

#PlayExpo was as good as ever.
Packed but always room to move.
Nearly got blown over on the prom though.
I had a spooky occurrence ....
#Blackpool

#playexpo Day 1 2/2

#playexpo Day 1 1/2

PlanckMan

planckman.com played this at #playexpo

It is annoyingly addictive!

At Blackpool #playexpo where you can try out chew chew mimic on #ngage for the first time :o
#screenshotsaturday #nesdev #indiegame #gamedev #homebrew

Selfie of Emily looking cute at a video game convention

At the #PlayExpo in Blackpool and I'm in my happy place - surrounded by Pinball Machines

John Romero at Play Expo 2025
#PlayExpo #doom

15. Virtua Striker 2 ver 2000 (Arcade)

Somehow one credited this at #playexpo. It is your bog standard arcade football game really.

My book is out in the wild! You can pick up The Best Life Adventure Games at #PlayExpo Blackpool this weekend at Gaming Newsagent’s stand!

(Photo credit @quangdx.com)

So #playexpo news

The Norbreck went cashless last year, and now has a range* of non alcoholic drinks available.

What next? Avocados? Vegan food? Stuart Lee doing the cabaret?

* Heineken and Gin

All set up at #playexpo in Blackpool come and say hello this weekend and play some @panic.com @play.date @uncrankdpd.bsky.social @helloplaydate.bsky.social

Week with spinning plates and a tough client, but potentially a decent amount of work on the horizon.

Now to wait for a couple of folks to arrive and not buy a Divoom on sale before a weekend of Retro Gaming fun for #playexpo.

Nerdy Christmas is here!

Exhibiting Wrongly Accused and retro platformer by @retrorabiul.bsky.social at #PlayExpoBlackpool Saturday and Sunday.

#indiegame #retrogame #detectivegame #PlayExpo

Wish those that I know who are doing #PlayExpo this weekend have a fun time, don't catch any lurgies and are not too traumatised by the horror of the Norbreck.

I'm not there this year, it's a long long trip and I don't have the leave for it.

Off to play expo tomorrow. Who will I see there? #playexpo #playblackpool

@positrongame.com is heading to BLACKPOOL, this weekend, October 4th and 5th.

Always a favourite show of ours, we've been invited to demo again this year, with one major difference: The game is out, to buy, on Steam!

#GameDev #IndieDev #PlayExpoBlackpool #PlayExpo #Blackpool

John @johnromero.bsky.social will be attending PlayExpo Blackpool this year as a guest!

Hope to see you all there this weekend.

#blackpool #playexpo #johnromero #convention

🎃 Did somebody say Halloween? 👀

We did 👻! Come play Cabbie! exclusive Halloween levels and VERSUS mode:

📍 Where? PLAY Expo Blackpool
📆 When? October 4th & 5th 2025

See you there! 🚕🚗🚜🚌

By #ReplayEvents

#PlayExpo #cabbiegame #indiegame #multiplayer #Halloween

Noticed #PlayExpoBlackpool is returning next month. Does anyone know if this ticket is still valid? #ReplayEvents #PlayExpo

Home - PLAY Expo Blackpool The UK's longest running retro games expo returns for its fifteenth year!

4th / 5th Oct damos games will be at #PLAYExpo in Blackpool as part of their indie gaming showcase. Any UK @play.date fans come to say hello, play some new demos and win some prizes. Tickets: playexpoblackpool.com @panic.com @uncrankdpd.bsky.social @helloplaydate.bsky.social #playdate

Been enjoying playing on the Lynx 2 I got at #playexpo this year. Got a mate to mod it with a BennVenn screen, looks amazing.

Also man they loved chunky sprites for the Lynx. The size of those Dragon Dragon sprites.