By MATT PIKE
St. Joseph Post
Tomorrow, St. Joseph will host its first ever video game convention.
St. Joseph Retro Con is happening tomorrow at the Good Times Event Center, beginning bright and early for VIP's at 8am, and the general audience at 9am.
Organizer Colt Skouby says there has been a lot of interest in having something like this around the community
"We don't have any game stores in town besides Gamestop and Entertainmart, so wanted to give our community a chance to have something different, see some amazing vendors, celebrities, special guests, cosplay contest, just a big way to bring in the community," Skouby tells KFEQmunnity host Brent Martin.
Skouby says one of the biggest draws of the convention will be famed artist Paule E Niemeyer
"For those in the video game community he is really big, he is actually the original artist for Mortal Kombat, so that iconic Mortal Kombat logo that we all know, and love is going to be there," Skouby explains. "He's also done work on Tron, all the Pac-Man's, some major motion pictures he was in charge of their advertisement, Lost World: Jurassic Park, Men in Black 2, and a bunch of others."
There will also be a cosplay contest as well as several vendors. Tickets to the event are two dollars, or three dollars for VIPs. It will run until 5pm.
Skouby says as more video games move to be digital only, it's nice to have conventions like this to keep physical games alive for people
"Relive their childhood, I love when I vend shows and a parent goes up to their kid and is like I used to have that as a kid, this is what I used to play," Skouby says. "So, if i can make those memories for kids to pass on, that would mean the world, because kids are the future of anything."
There will also be a big after party for people 21 and older, which will go from 7 to 11pm, 10 dollars general admission or five if you attended the con.
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