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The Challenge:  Winnipeg's fastest time on the Mario Circuit 1 in the Time Trial mode (150cc) All standard RGCW Retro Challenge Guidelines apply  (click here for rules) Winnipeg's Top Score Lam Nguyen 1'06'78 (Donkey Kong) April 5 2014 Retro Gamers Unite Click here to get back to RGCW's Records Page

Check out the highlights of Retro Gamers Unite 1 that took place on April 5 2014 at Sturgeon Heights CC, Winnipeg's first retro video game convention for charity. Thanks to everyone who came out and made RGU1 a success!

Thank you again for making RETRO GAMERS UNITE - Winnipeg's first retro video game convention a huge success! Our awesome photographer took a bunch of great pictures of the over 550 people who enjoyed RGU1! Did we catch you? Click here to find out! Only the coolest cats were at Retro Gamers Unite Click here to see the RGU1 Picture Gallery + FYI - Here's why RGU1 was a huge success! - 550+ people attended the inaugural event! - Over $1500 and 500lbs of donations for Lighthouse Mission! -Winnipeg's LARGEST Super Smash Melee Tournament EVER! Can't wait to do it again! Thank You! #RGU2 -Nate

Click here to check out the Facebook Picture Gallery from Retro Gamers Unite 2014

"This was the largest Smash Melee tournament Winnipeg has seen"  -Tournament Contestant The field was intense, over 108 players (54 teams) came out to compete to become RGCW's First Super Smash Melee Team Champions On April 5th 2014 at Retro Gamers Unite , over 108 gamers (54 teams) competed to become Retro Gamers Winnipeg's first ever Super Smash Bros. Melee 2on2 Team Champions (and at the same time supporting charity)! The field was intense, the competitors fierce, but in the end, two teams fought while onlookers gasped in fainted breath. I know the words I used are poetic, but if you were there... you know it! =D

The Challenge Get the closest to beating the game (or the highest level) with the highest score in only 1 life. Click here for official rules from the forum Game Specific Rules -No Level-to-Level warps (in level warps okay) -If someone beats the game or ties a level, the highest score shall be the tie breaker -Not a time trial, turn ends once you die.

Thank you to our sponsors who took a chance on our group's first event and help give Winnipeg it's first Retro Video Game Convention! With their help, over 500 people came to raise more than $1500 and 500 pounds of food and clothing for Lighthouse Mission, Winnipeg's longest running homeless shelter!  We couldn't have done it without your donations, contributions and support! Thanks again! -RGCW

RGCW Coordinators Nate and Ed with Lighthouse Mission's crew. We just finished delivering 500lbs of donations for Winnipeg's less fortunate!  On April 5th 2014, retro video game fans gathered at Retro Gamers Unite , Winnipeg's first retro video game convetntion in support of the city's longest running homeless shelter, Lighthouse Mission . They raised over $1500 and 500 pounds of food and clothing donations for Winnipeg's less fortunate. Operation Manager Joel Cormie and Administrative Assistant J'Lynn Johnson were overwhelmed and very thankful to Winnipeg's retro video game community for their generosity! They said it best, you (the retro video game community) didn't just deliver money, food and clothing... you delivered hope, and that's worth more than gold! Thank you to everyone's support of Lighthouse Mission BE PROUD Winnipeg Video Game Community! You did something amazing! THANK YOU! Click here for the Facebook Photo G

Just a quick thank you to everyone who came out and supported our first event! It was great! Stay tuned for more pics/updates and results from today's event! Just wanted to make sure to thank everyone for helping and coming out! Retro fans gave a huge helping hand to Winnipeg's less fortunate! =D -Nate

Winnipeg's best kept secret, Video King has been supplying many rental video stores for years! They've opened out their warehouse to the public, and you know what that means! TONS of movies and even retro video games available for the masses! You can go down there and check out their rock bottom prices on DVDs and Blurays and even Video Games from Playstation, X-Box, Super Nintendo and more! Don't forget to buy your pre-sale ticket for RetroGamersUnite while you there (while supplies last!) Video King 309 Day St. (In Transcona) Phone: (204) 224-9521