This week-end I attended to the 2019 edition of RGC, maybe the best convention for retro enthusiasts in France.

As always, this was a thrill. Such conventions are good occasions to connect with active members of the retro-gaming community: podcasters, youtubers, homebrew coders, demo makers, console modders or avid gamers. Of course, people came mainly from France, but also from abroad, such as the very talented people behind Micro Mages for the Nintendo Entertainment System.

It was clearly the biggest concentration of CRTs and assembly coders in France this week-end 😉

Many people presented their latest production. I of course showcased “Escape“, the rogue-like I am developing for the Apple II and documenting on this blog. I also brought an Amiga 500 running Speedball II. It is a great two player game, and it was good top show the proper version to all those Atari fanboys lurking around 😛

I learned many things about my machines of predilection, and also a few more tricks for the 6502.

Whenever you may live, don’t miss an occasion to attend to such a convention: it’s a lot of fun!

The biggest concentration of CRTs in France The biggest concentration of CRTs in France

People presented their beloved machines or games People presented their beloved machines or games

All games were of course playable All games were of course playable

On my space: my Amiga 500 running Speedball 2 On my space: my Amiga 500 running Speedball 2

My Apple II running “Escape”, my rogue-like My Apple II running Escape, my rogue-like

Trying the random level generator Trying the random level generator

I also showcased Prince of Persia running amazingly well on the Apple II I also showcased Prince of Persia running amazingly well on the Apple II

Speedball II is still as fun as ever Speedball 2 is still as fun as ever

A console modder A console modder

Hackers showcasing their project on stage Hackers showcasing their project on stage

The Amiga version of Athanor in the making The Amiga version of Athanor in the making

Kids having fun on an Atari 2600 Kids having fun on an Atari 2600

RGC poster