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Already coming out April 5th to RetroGamersUnite? Help us spread the word and you could win a free DVD from 100 Yen, The Japanese Arcade Experience . Simply go to the Facebook Posts listed below and link your friend's names in the comments section, inviting them to come out to RetroGamersUnite April 5th! The RetroGamersWinnipeg Facebook Page The RetroGamersUnite Events Page! ( Gamer Tip : If you enter to win on both pages, you'll get double entries! Only one per post!) The winner will be announced on Facebook and can claim your DVD on April 5th at the Event's Table! Thanks for your help! 100 Yen is an outstanding documentary shot by local film makers documenting Japanese Arcade culture! You can buy your copy at PNP Games or visit them on April 5th at RetroGamersUnite ! Thank you to 100Yen Documentary for the support of our Event!

RetroGamersUnite is an event FOR game fans, BY game fans, new and old! We've planned everything with you in mind! We have activities throughout the day and tons of prizes to give away! Don't forget to buy your ticket at all our sponsors for only $5! Make sure to get your pre-sale tickets and you can enter our door prize draw to win this complete in box Nintendo Entertainment System! Thank you PNP Games for their donation! From our "Super Awesome and Free" Silent Auction to the Gamer Lounge, Tournaments and the mounds of Prizes, here's a run down of all the gnarly activities available on April 5th! Keep Reading for a complete run down of the day's events and more 80's adjectives!!

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We just got confirmation on an awesome pre-sale ticket door prize from PNP Games for April 5th's RetroGamersUnite at Sturgeon Heights Community Centre. As a thank you for buying a pre-sale ticket, you'll be able to enter to win this Complete in Box Nintendo Entertainment System from PNP Games As a thank you to those who purchased their tickets ahead of time, they'll be able to enter and win this complete in box Nintendo Entertainment System! Only those who purchased the pre-sale tickets can enter, so buy them now at all event sponsors while supplies last! Once the pre-sale tickets are gone, you can no longer enter. Thanks to  PNP Games  for their support of local video gamers and local charity! FAQ's Will those who get in with the "half price" coupon get to enter? YES! People who get in with the "half price" coupon from our sponsor pre-sale tickets will get their own ticket to enter on redemption of the coupon. If I buy tickets at the ...

Written By Nate On April 5th 2014 at RetroGamersUnite , we will be accepting food and clothing donations for Lighthouse Mission , Winnipeg's longest running homeless shelter. In exchange for your donations, you will receive tickets for every donation towards our awesome charity silent auction, the more your bring, the more you get! We've had to limit tickets given to a maximum to 20 tickets per person. There are some guidelines, but just remember the spirit of why we are doing this, to help our city's less fortunate and make a difference. A Sample of some of the prizes, this was donated by PNP Games . Prizes include many Retro Video Game Console Packages, Consoles by Hyperkin, artwork from ChasingArtwork and other great prizes from our many sponsors, vendors and friends! Check it out April 5th. Get a "Big Heart" bonus for extra tickets!  (CLICK HERE FOR AN UPDATE PRIZE LIST) Keep reading for more FAQs...

April 5th's Retro Gamers Unite will feature a "Free" charity silent auction. What do we mean by free? You don't need money to get tickets, just donations of non perishable food items and good usable clothing! Bring them to Retro Gamers Unite and we'll exchange them for tickets you can put towards these great prizes! We will NOT be selling silent auction tickets for money at the event, so don't forget to donate! You may be able to win tickets at #RetroGamersUnite, but you'll have to come out April 5! **We've had to update the "Donate to Win" post!** Wrapping party at the last RGCW meeting! The Finalized Prize List for our Super Awesome and Free Silent Auction for Charity! A Retron NES Game Package - A Retron NES System,  RETRO MAGAZINE and NES Games Donated by PNP Games and Retro Gamers Winnipeg The Mario Chess Set Package - Mario Chess and Pokemon Figures Donated by PNP Games and RetroGamersWInnipeg The Nintendo Game Cube Pac...

On April 5th's Retro Gamers Unite, our Retro Gamer Area will feature tons of retro video game consoles hooked up to classic CRT (boob tube) TVs for attendees to come and game for fun! It's open to play, we'll have consoles from Atari, Super Nintendo, Sega and more! You can meet up with other gamers and have a friendly match or participate in some of our MANY events! The Retro Game Master Challenge! - Attempt to set Winnipeg's top score in 2 classic video games, win a Retron 3 Package! RGCW's 2on2 Super Smash Melee Tournament - Become the first RGCW Melee Champions! 3 Retro Fighting Game Tournaments by Chipdamage Meet other gamers or challenge some of our "Game Masters". There'll be many prizes given out throughout the day just for playing. There'll be some free to enter single elimination tournaments with prizes from our sponsors and more! (P.S. Every kid who comes out will win a prize!) Buy your pre-sale tickets today (incent...