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Written by Nate Zoo Tycoon publisher Microsoft will donate $10,000 to a non profit voted by players for every developer challenge completed! I'm a big sucker for creative ways of supporting non-profits, especially when it involves video games! Until December 31 2013, Zoo Tycoon players will vote specific, in game challenges they want to complete in support of chairty. In the new year, Zoo Tycoon developers will release those challenges and once they are completed Microsoft will donate $10,000 to the voted charity! If you're not a Zoo Tycoon player, you can still help out local charity at our first charity event #RetroHeartsWinnipeg April 5th 2014! (shameless plug!) 2014, Live More! Give More! -Nate Source: Joystiq.com

Have a safe and happy holiday from Retro Gamers Winnipeg! Don't drink and drive and remember to give to those less fortunate this holiday season!  -RGW

Written by Nate Special thanks to Winnipeg is Nerdy and Kyle for writing an awesome article and getting our group some exposure as well as promoting  #RetroHeartsWinnipeg - Our Video Game Charity Event!  KEEP APRIL 5 2014 OPEN! Thanks for the support! Retro Hearts Winnipeg is our first retro video game event to benefit Light House Mission , Winnipeg's longest running homeless shelter. Click here for event details ! Check out the article here! Some say I'm all "cheese" !?! Thanks to Kyle for writing this!

By Edward “24bit” Chirico 2013 was the year of Retro Gaming!!! (A pic of Nate's actual game room)        2013 was there year of Retro Gaming! We got to see remakes of games that we thought we would never see the light of day again.......Duck Tails might be one of the best capcom games of the NES’s (Nintendo Entertainment System) life span and we the new generation of gamers got to see this game in all its glory remade in beautiful HD. It didn’t stop there, we got remakes of Final Fight, Galaga, Wind Waker and Kingdom Heart’s just to name a few.  The virtual console is booming with the likes of Earth Bound, Super Metroid, Mario RPG, Secret of Mana and all the Final Fantasies. YouTube has been blowing up with retro game reviewers, pick up videos, and speed runs. People have been using these outlets to help donate to charities that reach number’s up to 200 000$ in a single week. This is something never thought possible 10 years ago.     

Between us (RGCW), PNP Games and ChipDamage , we'll be announcing the official tournaments that we'll be holding at our April charity event Retro Hearts Winnipeg. Stay tuned to the Facebook page for the latest details and voice your opinion on what you would like to see this April.

Find this flyer at your local PNP Games this holiday season! A Retro Video Game Event for Charity In benefit of Light House Mission April 5th 2014, 11am-9pm Sturgeon Heights Community Centre 210 Rita St (Near PNP Portage) Admission: ONLY $5/person  (children 6 and under free) We'll be featuring an entire day of retro video game and related vendors, a large open retro gaming arcade, tournaments hosted by ChipDamage (Winnipeg's competitive fighting game group) and RGCW, prizes, a charity silent auction, food and more attractions to come! Stay tuned to the Facebook page for more updates! We'll be encouraging attendees to bring much needed supplies to help out Winnipeg's longest running homeless shelters (more details to be announced!). They'll get free ballots to our sponsor donated silent auctions (prizes to be announced). The more you bring, the more you'll get! We already have some awesome sponsors and are currently attracting more sponsors

Written by Nate Calling all vendors for our first  Retro Video Game Event for Charity - April 5 2014. So, all you video game vendors, private collectors, artists, local groups, collectables retailers... everyone! Cheap tables at an all day event! WE WANT YOU! Interested? Message us on Facebook or email RetroGamersWinnipeg@hotmail.com Cheap Tables and Charity For our first event, we wanted to make it affordable comparatively to other events. $25 for a full table, $15 for half tables. Remember, the heart of our event is to benefit charity, your participation will only help that cause. All Day Event, Great Date and Time We have a premium Saturday date from 11am-9pm. An all day event with a target demographic for a great price....

Written by 24 Bit Gamer  “This new cat suit is quite frankly a dominator”   24 Bit Gamer here to talk about what I think is the first gem for the Wii U. Mario 3D World is a great 3D platformer that utalizes the Wii U to its best capability. There are many new forms that Mario and company can turn into; there is a cannon form, a goomba form, and of course, the cat form. Meow! This new cat suit is quite frankly a dominator! Once you put this on you will find it hard to lose. This is not a bad thing either. The new cat suit is the best addition to Mario since the Tanuki suit of Mario 3...

Written by Nate (founder / editor) "It's like art! Some people want the original Mona Lisa, some don't mind a Hi-Res JPEG" That was a quote from one of the many conversations I've had with the staff at PNP Games (I believe we were talking about legitimacy of owning original game cartridges). Fuelling Winnipeg's growing retro gamer market,  PNP Games has been the city's largest source for retro and current video games since 2007.... 

The first video for RGC Winnipeg. We announce our first event for charity and the winners of our November contests! Check out the video!  All the winners will be personally contact in the next few days via facebook. Our First Charity Event: In benefit of Light House Mission , Sponsored by PNP Games April 5th 2014 , 11am-9pm Sturgeon Community Centre Vendors, Tournaments, Gaming Lounge and more announcements to come! Also coming soon. RGCW's official YouTube page! Stay up to date with RGCWinnipeg, Like us on Facebook !