If you didn’t get to this weekend’s Classic Game Fest at the Palmer Events Center…well, you just missed Austin’s biggest retro gaming event of the year. This was the opportunity to relive that huge portion of your childhood (and beyond) devoted to video games. Fest attendees of all ages tackled arcade, console, and computer versions of classics such as Super Mario, Tetris, PacMan, Ms. PacMan, and Mario Kart.

Here’s a few highlights from this exciting event…

Zelda challenged Super Mario Bros. arcade!!!

The Video Game Museum!!!

Super Mario Bros. Speed Runs!!!

An Atari Homebrew lecture!!!

Super Smash Bros. tournaments!!!

Perler-bead retro art!!!

No idea!!!

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