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PAX East 2010: Retro Gaming Goodness

During PAX East, the third level of the Hynes Convention Center held two special rooms. These rooms were time machines, that took gamers back to the days when arcades were popular and game systems were cartridge-based. The classic arcade and classic console freeplay rooms were testaments to "back in the day," and brought a nostalgic tear to my eye.

The arcade room had a little of everything, from classics like Sinistar and Food Fight to obscure games like Leprechuan and Joust 2. The console room had every home system that mattered in the last 30 years, including the Atari 2600, Super Nintendo, Playstation, and Dreamcast. The room also had an NES dedicated to a Silver Surfer competition; anyone who could beat a full level of the game won some pins and a ton of bragging rights. Nobody won.

Check out the gallery of retro gaming after the jump.

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