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Retro Game Con 2026 Spring Edition: Free Play, Vendors, and Voice Acting Guests in Syracuse Noah Price visits Retro Game Con 2026 Spring Edition in Syracuse for Good News York, explaining it as a scaled-down spring version of the fall event featuring a large free-play area, vendor hall, artists, retro sellers, and celebrity guests. Organizers describe the convention’s growth since 2013 into a multi-day On Center event drawing regional and international attendees, with the spring edition selling out. Guest Alicia Glidewell discusses voicing Carmelita Fox and Constable Neyla in Sly Cooper and doing Zero Suit Samus lines in Smash, plus being the Portal character model, and shares wholesome fan interactions and cosplay. The episode highlights vendors like a 3D-printing small business, an online Syracuse dice shop, and Megaton Games, along with attendees enjoying games from the 1980s through 2000s, and ends with calls to subscribe and repost. 00:00 Welcome to Retro Game Con 00:25 What the Event Offers 00:50 How It All Started 01:26 Meet Voice Talent 02:01 Wholesome Fan Moments 02:48 Vendor Spotlight 3D Prints 03:39 Free Play Nostalgia 03:55 Family Gaming Connection 04:18 Dice Shop Hustle 05:12 Designing Retro Vibes 05:57 Running Megaton Games 06:28 Everyone Is a Gamer 06:57 Come Next Year 07:15 Subscribe and Farewell
What started as a one-day show at Drivers Village in 2013 has grown into one of the most exciting gaming events in the region. Retro Game Con Spring Edition brings together a massive free play section, a packed vendor hall, retro game dealers, artists, and celebrity guests — the actual voices behind some of the […] More
Alex Silver of Megaton Games in Syracuse, New York said it best — he wanted to be the video game guy, and now he is. Running a retro game shop is no small feat, but when the entire weekend sells out two days early and the crowd keeps growing, it is hard to argue with […] More
Noah asked Danny, one of the team members behind Retro Game Con, what goes into designing the experience — and the answer was simple: pure nostalgia. From the look to the feel, every detail is built to take attendees back to Friday nights at Blockbuster, Mountain Dew in hand, Pizza Hut on the way. That […] More
GiGi’s Playhouse was not built by a corporation or a committee — it was built by a mom. In this clip from Good News York, Ruth Ann Riposa, interim board president of GiGi’s Playhouse Syracuse, shares the origin of the organization and what makes it unlike anything else. GiGi’s was founded by a mother who […] More
Alyssa Johnston, Executive Director of GiGi’s Playhouse Syracuse, offers a simple but powerful reminder about how to interact with people with disabilities. They are individuals — with their own likes, dislikes, and strengths — and the best approach is the same one used with anyone else: lead with respect, treat them with dignity, and let […] More
Alyssa Johnston, Executive Director of GiGi’s Playhouse Syracuse, shares what makes the organization truly special. GiGi’s Playhouse is more than a place to receive services — it is a judgment-free zone where individuals with Down syndrome and other intellectual disabilities can practice being their best, build confidence, and form real connections within their community. As […] More
GNY EP.179 | feat. Ruth Ann Riposa from ProNexus & Alyssa Johnston from GiGi’s Playhouse Welcome back to Good News York! In this episode, host Noah Chrysler sits down with Ruth Ann Riposa, interim board president of GiGi’s Playhouse Syracuse and founder of ProNexus, and Alyssa Johnston, Executive Director of GiGi’s Playhouse Syracuse, to talk […] More
For Nathan Grant and the Retro Game Con team, this is not just an event they put on — it is something they pour themselves into year after year. Nathan admits that when he is there on the day of the convention, surrounded by the crowd and the energy, he forgets he helped build it. […] More
Nathan Grant of RetroGameCon shares why free play has always been at the heart of their events. It is not just about buying and collecting — it is about actually sitting down and playing. Some of the best moments at Retro Game Con happen when parents introduce their kids to the games they grew up […] More
Nathan Grant of Retro Game Con breaks down what makes their special guests truly special — it is not just a quick signature and a photo. The voice actors take their time, connect with fans, and make every interaction feel personal. Whether someone is getting a childhood game signed or sitting down for a few […] More
GNY EP.178 | feat. Nathan Grant from RetroGameCon Welcome back to Good News York! In this episode, host Noah Chrysler sits down with Nathan Grant, Event Coordinator at Retro Game Con, to talk all about the exciting growth of Retro Game Con Spring Edition — now a two-day event for the first time ever! Nathan […] More
This new sushi spot in Syracuse might’ve just ruined every other sushi place for me. Check out Tokyo Fusion Revolving Sushi! #syracusesushi #tokyofusion #sushifordays #conveyorbeltsushi #syracuse More
Gary Simons has a simple message for the street racing crowd: bring it to the track. He has no issue with car culture or the street scene, but Esta Safety Park Dragstrip is ready to give anyone — Honda, Charger, Camaro, you name it — a safe place to find out what their car can […] More
Gary Simons breaks down the real cost of drag racing — and it is not cheap. From $100 fill-ups for his truck to race fuel running over $10 a gallon, and a five-gallon drum of M12 going for $150, the expenses add up fast. With fewer tracks around, longer drives, and mechanical parts harder to […] More
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