VIDEO GAMING
Calling all gamers!
Rose City Comic Con 2026 promises to be a plethora of video gaming experiences, creating the ultimate playground for our community! From gaming tournaments and console free play, to an incredible selection of arcade cabinets, retro games, and pinball machines. This year’s offerings will be an unforgettable convergence of fun and friendship for gamers of all varieties.
Rooms B110-116
Friday 1:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Saturday 10:00 AM – 9:00 PM
Sunday 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Portland Retro Gaming Expo – Room B113-116
Portland Retro Gaming Expo is back and once again and bringing their Retro Console Arcade to Rose City Comic Con. Experience over 60 retro video game consoles that will include an incredible selection of Atari, Nintendo, Sega, PlayStation, and Xbox games for your gaming pleasure. Over 1,000 games to choose from!
SYSTEMS
Nintendo
- Nintendo Entertainment System (1985)
- Game Boy (1989)
- Super Nintendo Entertainment System (1991)
- Virtual Boy (1995)
- Nintendo 64 (1996)
- Nintendo GameCube (2001)
- Wii (2006)
- Wii U (2012)
SEGA
- Sega Master System (1986)
- Sega Genesis (1989)
- Sega Saturn (1995)
- Sega Dreamcast (1999)
PLAYSTATION
- Sony PlayStation (1994)
- Sony PlayStation 2 (2000)
XBOX
- Original Xbox (2001)
- Xbox 360 (2005)
ATARI
- Atari 2600 (1977)
- Atari 7800 (1986)
- Atari Jaguar (1993)
AND MORE!
- TRS-80 (1977)
- Philips Odyssey 2 (1978)
- Intellevision (1979)
- TI-99/4 (1979)
- Commodore 64 (1982)
- Vectrex (1982)
- ColecoVision (1982)
- Amiga (1985)
- TurboGrafx-16 (1987)
Free Play Arcade Cabinets
Ground Kontrol Classic Arcades – Room B110-112
We’re so excited to welcome back Ground Kontrol Classic Arcade to the video gaming area!
Ground Kontrol Classic Arcade will be bringing 26 classic arcade games and pinball machines all set to free play for your gaming pleasure.
Are you a pinball wizard? Come show us what you’ve got! No need to bring quarters, but definitely bring your friends! See all they are bringing below!
*the below game list is subject to change
Arcade Cabinets
- Battlezone
- Captain America and the Avengers
- Carnival
- Centipede
- Cruis’n Exotica
- Dragon’s Lair
- Gauntlet: Dark Legacy
- Mario Bros.
- Millipede
- Missile Command
- NBA Showtime / NFL Blitz 2000
- Nintendo Play Choice-10
- Pac-Man
- Punch-Out!!
- Return Of The Jedi
- Tekken Tag
- Virtua Fighter 2
Pinball Machines
- The Champion Pub
- Dialed In
- Eight Ball Champ
- Fire!
- The Hobbit
- Pabst Can Crusher
- Pirates of the Caribbean
Classic Arcade Games High Score Competitions
Ground Kontrol Classic Arcade will also be hosting High Score Competitions on the following classic video games: Centipede, Missile Command, Pac-Man, and Return of the Jedi!
The competitions will be on going all weekend long. To participate please take a photo of your score and show them to Ground Kontrol Classic Arcade staff at their table. They will have a dry erase board displaying the highest reported scores all weekend long. They will be collecting contact information, so that they can award each winner following the weekend, so no one is required to be at the arcade as the show ends on Sunday.
Partners
Ground Kontrol
Ground Kontrol Classic Arcade is the West Coast’s premier classic arcade! We preserve and celebrate video gaming’s “golden age” by operating over 120 classic video games and pinball machines, feature two full-service bars, host game tournaments and high score competitions, and are available for public and private event rentals.
Portland Retro Gaming Expo
Portland Retro Gaming Expo is a 501(c)4 non-profit organization dedicated to celebrating the history and culture of classic video games. Our annual event will take place October 9–11, 2026 at the Oregon Convention Center. Experience our massive, free-play arcade featuring console systems, pinball, and arcade games. Learn about the history of gaming in one of our many panels, presentations, and exhibits. Compete for glory and cash prizes in our tournament series. Explore our exhibitor hall featuring hundreds of vendors. No matter your age or experience level, we have a video game for you! Learn more at retrogamingexpo.com
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