Retro Gaming Museum
Play the Obscure and Rarest of Gaming History
The Long Island Retro Gaming Museum showcases the most unique and rarest gaming hardware and software, graciously donated by various collectors in our community. Learn and see what made these highly sought-after artifacts of gaming history so special to the overall evolution of video games.
Players will get the chance to play regional-exclusive consoles such as the Japan-only X68000 gaming supercomputer and PAL-territory Amiga platforms, to rarely-known early platforms like Nintendo’s TV Block 6, and many more, that all highlight the great extent of gaming history throughout time.
2024 Exhibits
The Steve Reid Art Collection
LI Retro Gaming Expo is very excited to announce our first ever original art gallery exhibition! Video game art collector and enthusiast Steve Reid will be sharing the highlights of his extensive collection of airbrushed paints and other original illustrations. Come see the actual, physical art used in the creation of game boxes, magazine covers, and conceptual designs from 1980s and 1990s video games.
2024 Exhibits
Nintendo World Championship Memories
Nintendo World Championships collector Adam Prager will be sharing his extensive collection of NWC memorabilia with LI Retro for 2024! See some truly rare and incredible items from a special time in Nintendo history. Guests will also be able to play the NWC challenges at the exhibit.
We are very sorry to announce that due this week’s inclement weather greatly affecting Adam’s travel route to Long Island that the NWC exhibit will not be at this year’s expo. We will do everything we can to display this exhibit at next year’s event!
Returning for 2024
The X68000 Xperience
Returning for a 6th consecutive expo, the Sharp X68000 makes its return to LI Retro. Play one of the most complete X68000 systems with hundreds of games available!
Have an interesting item you’d like to loan for 2025? We want to hear from you!
If you are interested in loaning an item for the museum, please contact Brendan at [email protected]. All museum items will be locked inside a display case unless you opt to allow us to set it up for free play in the museum area. Staff will be constantly supervising the museum during the event. Your item must remain with the museum for the entire duration of the event (Friday, Saturday, & Sunday). Anyone who loans an item will get comped admission for the expo. Please note that offering an item does not guarantee we will accept it – many items have already been secured and we will evaluate all items to make sure they fit the museum criteria.
We are seeking the following items:
• Development Systems for any console
• Prototype Software for any cartridge based console
• Demo Kiosks
• Any rare, obscure game consoles or computers
• Original artwork for game boxes, labels, and magazines.
